[0803] The Divine Comedy, Page 1
└ posted on Thursday, 14 July 2016, by Novil
- Sign: LEVEL 2 – Dep. for Chance and Destiny
- Angel: Here’s the record on Sandra North. You know, the girl with the talking raccoon. In this photo, she’s kissing her boyfriend Cloud.
- Thomas J. God: Aww, how cute.
- Angel: Our department decided that Sandra has to die next Saturday. Cloud will never get over the loss of the love of his life and will become a criminal drunkard.
- Thomas J. God: Excellent.
- Angel: If you could please sign on this page.
- Thomas J. God: Here you go.
- The Devil: Why the heck are you such a gigantic asshole?
- Thomas J. God: Pure self-loathing.
well im thrilled to see what deal the devil has to offer to larissa (?)…
Uh… holy shit hit the fan.
Also second!
What.
Well, this is going to be interesting. Sandra is set to die, but we all know that can’t happen unless the comic is just going to be called “Woo” after this. Someone dies in this story though, so who will die in her place? I vote for whoever in that department decided Sandra should die.
@ GardeBlaze:
I imagine it is Sandra that dies, but she gets better.
Still pretty sure this is all a red herring.
Wait, why are God and the Devil playing cards together? Aren’t they arch-enemies?
Xezlec wrote:
Satan is just filling in for Uriel why he goes out and does some wetworks.
I can see both Cloud and Larissa declaring blood feud on both of these jerks. And the Devil can see what will happen to them. He feels no urge to warn them of what will really happen. Woo, would be empowered by his goddess to bring her back. This does not bode well for the higher powers.
Oh god… Larissa…She’s going to die instead, isn’t she?
@ João Ferreira:
More likely steal some god slayer weaponry, arm Cloud and lead some smiting, where the sun does not shine.
Lol. It’s quite possible that the angel is speaking about different people in that second panel…
*opens a bag of popcorn*
*sits back and watches*
Yeah, probably a bad move. God is forgetting about Larissa, Yel Thuza, and Yuna. If anyone could kill God, it’s those three.
TvTropesgotmehooked wrote:
A… Different Sandra who knows a different Cloud and has a different pet raccoon? As in some kind of alternate universe?
So-Sandra, the girl who is so sweet that multiple strips have just been mildly amusing demonstrations of the depth of her empathy and thoughtfulness, dies pointlessly while a disinterested god signs off with vague approval. I mean, you guys have been talking about running out of ideas, but this is the worst conclusion to a webcomic since Rich Burlew posted an update that was just the text “Rocks fall, releasing the Snarl, which then destroys reality. The end.”
Coming out strong I see.
Oh dear, there’s a fully naked character here!!!
😉 😉 😉
Xezlec wrote:
They seem pretty chummy in the book of Job.
Didn’t Sandra sell her soul to the devil for a lemonade a long time ago, tho? Wouldn’t that create a conflict of interests or something?
Right, time to call that Racoon God/Goddess that is on a first name basis with Woo and Lily. Bet she will have something to say about that plan
And just like that, here come the fans with the pitchforks.
From one webcomic creator to another, I applaud Oliver Knorzer & Powree for going through with this. Stick to your guns!
I look forward to seeing what comes next!
@ João Ferreira:
Oh crap, that sounds very plausible now that you mention it.
Feathersnow wrote:
This isn’t the conclusion to a webcomic. This is the first strip in a new story arc in a webcomic. It seems pretty obvious the whole story is going to be about saving Sandra, and that’s how the whole deal-with-the-devil thing is going to come into play.
@ Xezlec:
I thought the rest of my response made it clear I was being sarcastic. Sorry, It doesn’t always translate over text.
@ Thisguy: I know Larisa is Russian, but I wonder if she knows a few phrases of German… such as, say, “flieg heim, ihr Raben…”
Larissa and the Woo? o.O
Clound and the Woo? o.O
Wait wait wait…
WAIT WAIT WAIT…
Devil, Ganesha and the Woo? o.o;
There’s something funny about the Devil using “heck” instead of “hell”.
Wait, how do you play cards with an all-seeing eye?
@ Thisguy: My guess is Thomas J. God didn’t forget Larissa, he’s just saying “excellent” because he wants hilarity to ensue
Actually that last bit explains a lot of what goes on in the world.
things have to be really bad if the Devil of all people calls you an asshole…
Well, it’s not a proper JRPG unless a bunch of kids end up killing God with the power of friendship. Incidentally, does this mean there’s a Sandra and Woo JRPG in the works?
Oh my god. Larissa’s going to sacrifice herself to save Sandra because she knows she’s going to die anyway- that’s why she’s making a Deal with the Devil on the cover.
Who is the fox character? I thought I was up on my deities but I’m blanking on this one.
@ SpriteGuard:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reynard
Xezlec wrote:
Read the story of Job.
Book of Job begins with God and a bunch of lesser deities hanging out, and Satan starts tempting God.
Bad Idea Tommy, Woo has already killed one god, and he wasn’t even directly threatening Sandra. (#744)
There is a coffeemaker in panel one! 😀
Drake wrote:
…or did he? 😉
Frank wrote:
Very very well! *budum tish*
Lucifar shoud have added “That’s MY job!”
@ Xezlec:
Because God does not play with dice, they settled on cards.
EXCELLENTE!
Lyserg.Z wrote:
Was going to comment this exactly. Especially since he has no problem with “asshole”.
@ Rex Vivat:
Rex Vivat wrote:
I disagree. Satan challenged God over God’s servant Job, alleging that God’s favoring Job because of God’s blessings, thus this is only why Job was obeying God. Satan moves God to take Job down by allowing Satan to do harm against Job for no reason. Satan wants Job to curse God for his sudden misfortune, but Job refuses to do so, thus proving Job loved God not for all of the blessings God gave him, but for Job’s obedience throughout all of his troubles, despite pressure from his wife and his so-called friends to curse God. Both were never “chummy” with each other. After Satan rebelled in Heaven and was kicked out, that (friend)ship had sailed away a loooooong time ago…
Xezlec wrote:
The idea of them being enemies is actually relatively quite recent. Ancient theologians, who actually believed in all the unicorns and fairies of the old tales (prior to the “mysterious ways” excuse), would have recognized the contradiction between an all-powerful god, and a rival that could stand up to him for even a second.
As such, the various demons and devils of biblical myths are either errant children being taught a lesson, or valuable servants providing the “alternative choice” which creates free will.
For the solidity of the faith, there cannot be any being that god cannot smite at will. Therefore, god can have no true enemies.
Have you ever seen God the Devil and Bob? I think it has the best God I’ve seen in fiction.
@ GardeBlaze:
I’d say god now. He had it coming.
Oh boy. I can already tell I’ll have strongly mixed feelings through this whole arc…
“Department for Chance and Destiny” Isn’t that a bit paradoxical? XD
Xezlec wrote:
Depends on your views and interpretation, I guess. Taking from another work of fiction, you see God and the Devil playing chess(?) at the end of Bedazzled. Not to mention that the Devil doesn’t seem all that evil in the movie, either.
Another interesting take on stuff is the book series “Incarnations of Immortality” by Piers Anthony. For anyone who hasn’t read them (7 books, if I remember right), I’d recommend it. 🙂
Djunk101 wrote:
Though I guess if only certain events were destiny and which path was taken to it were up to chance it could work. It’s an interesting idea that there could be certain events in history that no matter how you change them, the original event, no matter how horrible it seems, is still the only one with a long term positive outcome. It’s essentially the entire idea behind the “Hitler’s Time Travel Exemption Act” trope.
@ Xezlec:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PunchClockVillain
That’s not cool, TJ.
Seems to me the sensible solution (from a raccoon’s point of view) would be to have Sandra reborn as a raccoon. That would probably be well within Seeoahtlahmakaskay’s powers and Sandra could become Cloud’s pet raccoon (maybe even a talking one – by the way: Will we ever get an explanation why Woo can talk?).
I’m sure Novil has a better idea to reso9lve this situation, but at least someone (Woo) could suggest this solution at one point.