The Gods of ArrKelaan on The Duck : Consequences

shiina and steve at 8:26PM, April 17, 2006

That is such a cool temple collapse, the smoke...the aftermath of ruin...The wide-eyed shock of seeing the life work go down in a catastrophic implosion of sorts...That is truly a cool comic. I don't think I'll even comment on the whole 'swearing' thing because I think it's pretty pointless. GoA has always been a slightly mature comic, around PG, and I don't see why the use of a swear word would obliterate all forms of child friendlyness abroad this comic. Didn't whats-his-face get stabbed in the back? It's not that bad... ... :) Whoops, I commented on the whole 'swearing' thing.

The mediocre one at 4:20PM, April 17, 2006

I agree, people, you shouldn't be having such a seizure over this, I mean I'm sure...no, I'm certain you curse throughout your day, God, and everyone in a twenty foot radius of me, knows I do, and quite a bit more than, admittedly, I should.

Milky at 2:56PM, April 17, 2006

WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL, PEOPLE?

Ronson at 4:49AM, April 17, 2006

I'm not making a logical argument defending the umbrage some will take over swearing. I accept that some will be offended, and hope they'll not be turned off reading the story as it unfolds.

Eviltwinpixie at 8:48PM, April 16, 2006

Brilliant. I, like everyone else in the whole world, adore that last panel. And swearing doesn't bother me, when it's appropriate, which it is when your life's work is laying in pieces around you. ^_^ Nicely done. :)

Ozoneocean at 3:33PM, April 16, 2006

MAN! I didn't realise that statue was so fricken HUGE! Love the scale in the last panel...

Wolfy at 11:52AM, April 16, 2006

Poor little guy.

Black_Kitty at 10:24AM, April 16, 2006

Nice nice~ And I personally don't see a problem with the swearing.

ccs1989 at 6:58PM, April 14, 2006

That kinda sucks for them.

Coydog at 4:13PM, April 14, 2006

Well, back to the drawering board. XD I know I'D be swearing up a storm!

Milky at 4:00PM, April 14, 2006

Don't spaz out guys. He just said shit.

magicalmisfits at 1:18PM, April 14, 2006

oops

Matt at 9:51AM, April 14, 2006

I tend to agree with The mediocre one and the others. Because of how sparsely you use profanity, when you do use it, it has appropriate emotional impact. Like here. That one word conveys worlds of emotion, as well as a depth of humor that one just wouldn't get across with some substitution word. Of course, I also tend to agree with Penn & Teller on the issue of Profanity; but I don't want to turn this page into a discussion of whether or not profanity itself is wrong or right. In addition to excellent dialogue, this panel also is amazingly well drawn; I can actually believe that this temple is truly falling apart.

subcultured at 5:54AM, April 14, 2006

screw the pooch

Cheeko at 5:53AM, April 14, 2006

*cringes*

Ronson at 5:47AM, April 14, 2006

Swearing isn't completely unusual in GoA. I've used the word "Damn" where it fit a few times. And "hell" where it was appropriate. But I knew this page was going to be a little bit surprising to some. I apologize to those offended, but when you're entire life crumbles before you, it seems to me that "crap" or "dagnabit" might not be the word you're looking for. This doesn't mean that GoA is going to become curse heavy. And I doubt I'll ever drop the F bomb. But I spent literally days thinking about what the little dwarf would say without cursing and I had two choices - make up an Arr-Kelonian swear word or use one that was readily available. I don't have the skill, the time, or the interest in creating Arr-Kelonian languages - let along curses. So I used this. Honestly, I can't even understand why this word is all that offensive. If it was "crap" "doody" "poo" or any one of a dozen more words that mean exactly the same thing, there'd be no reaction.