SINISTER MONSTER DOOM LEGION pt.16
It takes a bit of work to write proper nonsense (such as Scapula’s rant in prison); the tricky thing is making the words sound crazy to everyone EXCEPT the one who’s speaking it. Darkevilhelldeath-Man’s twisted theology isn’t meant to make sense to anyone but himself (so don’t ask me what the hell the “Great Octopus” is all about).
Well, isn’t this a perfect moment to wish you all a MERRY CHRISTMAS! Too bad there aren’t any SCAPULA action figures to put under your tree (or in the fireplace), but we’ll see what happens next year. Enjoy your wonderful holiday everyone and definitely check in next Sunday!
I just gotta find out the supplier where all the villains get their surplus and machinery. I must get my hands on a ship like that. I’ll worry about parking later. And 50 cents off Spam is fine with me, thank you. Have a good Christmas, Aidan! 🙂
He prays to the Octopus and IS the Octopus. He is delusional.
@George Giant death-machines and 50-cent Spam…that would probably make a good title for an underground rock album! Have a Merry Christmas, George! Here’s hoping Hank has plenty of uses for coal!
@Bearman I just realized right now that I may have been paraphrasing Charles Manson’s infamous line, “I am the Devil and I’m here to do the Devil’s work”…and on that happy note, a Merry Christmas to you, too!
Is his seat of power going to be located in R’lyeh?
Phn’glui mlgw’nafh DEHDMan ry’leh wagn’nagi ftaghn!
@Hoomi I’m impressed…I never knew you could speak Tagalog!
Seriously, I did a little Internet snooping, and you are indeed referencing Lovecraft. One of these days I’m going to have to sit down and actually read a copy of “The Call of C’Thulhu” (I’ve only seen one film version of it, simply titled “C’Thulhu” which seems like false advertising because he never even shows up!).
He did make a memorable appearance on “South Park”, destroying synagogues, Burning Man hippies and Justin Bieber with hilarious results.
The funny thing is that I didn’t intend any reference to Lovecraft here (although a bastardization of C’Thulhu has appeared in SCAPULA already…I’ll let the hardcore fans find him for themselves).
Oh, great squishy cephalopod (of death)… mighty brain/foot of the sea… how we worship thee. Grant us ink… Extend to us your tentacles of evil… and so forth and so on.
I know about the Octopus of Evil shown on Darkevilhelldeath-Man’s hat… oh, yes… me and my squid pals hang in certain circles…
Very Christmassy sentiments there, Aidan… Merry Christmas, indeed! Merry Death-mas.
My daughter and her husband are big Lovecraft/Cthulhu fans. We thrilled them one year for their anniversary by getting them the huge Cthulhu clicks figure from Wizkids. I, personally, have never actually read or seen any of the Cthulhu stories, other than a rather silly cartoon twist on it in Ghostbusters or something similar once.
I did make my son-in-law a Cthulhu antenna ball one year, and modified a Spongebob figure into the Squidbob ‘Thulhupants from John Kovalic’s “Dork Tower” comic.
I just thought the whole octopus emblem was rather Cthulhu-esque.
@squidrowmommy Death-mas?! There’s no death on Christmas!…except for the several hundred babies killed by King Herod’s goons. Strange how there’s no memorial for that…
Mollusks unite for a deader world! Glad you noticed the insignia; the Octopus is the symbol of the Sinister Monster Doom Legion as well as a number of propaganda villainous organizations.
@Hoomi I cant completely deny it. Lovecraft beat me to the whole thing by several decades, and even if I’ve never read any of the C’Thulhu mythos I can’t say for certain that DEHD-Man hasn’t.
I was kind of expecting your story to be that you thrilled your daughter at her anniversary by hiring a guy in a big C’Thulhu costume to entertain the kids!
Alas, no kids to entertain. Despite our daughter having been married for ten years now, we still aren’t grandparents.
Dammit.
Don’t those kids know that the reason we didn’t kill them when they were young, was so they could give us grandkids someday? (j/k)
They are sometimes called the first Christian martyrs…. those slain boy babies. And there is a Childermas, or Holy Innocents Day celebrated by the Catholics. Dates vary… Dec 27 or somewhere’s around Jan 6… so they are not entirely forgotten. (I have some Catholic background…)
May I predict calamari before this adventure ends?!? *grin*
Mmmm! Yummy! Fried spam sandwiches, hold the mustard!. Love the expression on Dr. Pah’s face. Will he be bought off that easily I wonder? Interesting final panel. Press the button of doom and… all the lights go out. Happy Christmas, Aidan!
Oh, and speaking of sock puppets, what do you think of this app ?
@hoomi I think parents want grandchildren in order to get revenge on their own kids. “Hey, remember all the trouble you gave me, son…WELL, NOW IT’S PAYBACK TIME! ENJOY THE POOPOO DIAPERS!”
Bill Cosby probably phrased it better on the “Himself” show.
@squidrowmommy Hey, I never knew about that! I also come from a Catholic heritage, and any new excuse to feel bad is welcome!
@jynksie I doubt it, but that would be delicious! NOM NOM NOM!
@Jande the First I think he’ll do anything just to get the hell out of there. Most villains would murder hired help like him once the job is done; at least Darkevillhelldeath-Man is paying for his trip home! Hey, it’s Christmas.
@Jande the Second I don’t usually open any links left in the ‘comments’ section (damn the spammers), but that was cute. Makes me miss “Sifl & Olly”.
Lol he’s even got a uniform now. Is that contraption a giant robotic reptile???
A coupon for half-off Spam? Now that’s evil!
And forget about Cthulhu (he’s actually just a minor god in the pantheon). I want to know when the FSM (Flying Spaghetti Monster) will make an appearance! He knows how to take care of octopi.
Hahaha – an octopus is in the walrus family, right?! Or … something like that?!
– It’s like what Lenin said… you look for the person who will benefit, and, uh, uh…
– I am the walrus.
– You know what I’m trying to say…
– I am the walrus.
– That *bleep bleep*…
– Oh yeah!
– I am the walrus.
– Shut the *bleep* up, Donny! V.I. Lenin. Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov!
– What the *bleep* is he talking about, Dude?
@speearr Now THAT’s the perfect pick-up line at a singles bar! “Say, good looking, is that a giant robotic reptile you got there?”
We’ll see the “Unspeakable Horror” next Sunday (hey, Hoomi, there I go again quoting Lovecraft!).
@macsnafu There must be a Demon God of Spam in the old mythos; Hormel makes the most unholy pestilence I’ve ever tasted (Spam is okay, but their chili is something I wouldn’t even serve in prison cafeterias). I’m not familiar with the FSM, but a quick Google search will fill me in…just hope it isn’t anything TOO scary!
@SpilledInky “Those are good burgers, Walter!”
Ah, Donnie….Donnie who loved bowling…good night, sweet prince. Now we’ve opened up the Lebowski quotes. Go ahead, people, let ’em roll!
Surprise! The DEHD Kids have infiltrated the comic, “Adam at Home.”
http://www.gocomics.com/adamathome/2010/12/25/
DEHD Man should have remembered to practice safe sox!
Happy Christmas Aidan! Hope you havea wonderful Christmas Day.
@Hoomi They’re EVERYWHERE! Sock puppets are invading comics all around the globe! They’re eating Charlie Brown’s kite! They’re kicking Odie off the table! They’re coming…for YOU(r comic)! Beware! BEWAAAAAAAAARE!
@Jande It was great. I hope your Christmas was just as wonderful.