Alwaysnewguy

Apparently the third edition supplement on Arthurian legend has been used as an actual textbook in some college courses on the subject. GURPS, the game everyone reads, and no one plays.

Yep. Also, here's a fun tidbit. Journey to the West, one of the great novels of ancient china and inspiration for more manga, anime, movies, books, etc. than you can count. The first several chapters are dedicated to the origin story of Sun Wukong (known as Sun Goku in Japan) and how he single-handedly beat up all the armies of the underworld and heaven, became immortal several thousand times over, acquired a whole rpg supplement's worth of magical powers and equipment, and was basically only stopped when the author's personal version of God stepped in. And yet he also manages to be one of the most beloved characters in not just the story, but all classic literature. Because the character and the story around him were well-written, the ridiculously op, and pretty selfish and petty, character actually comes of as likable, and the story becomes beloved. Write well, and terrible characters become great ones.

That term has been applied so broadly that it barely has meaning anymore. Dan's giving her some depth, which is good, but it's not going to stop some people from hurling the accusation.

In response to the commentary on Ashley: she's already been told that Grace is an alien-hybrid, connecting that to this shouldn't be to hard.

I would be surprised if Susan hadn't mentioned that one of her friends was gender-fluid and might be a girl, it would be a pretty big omission. And Diane's introspection has helped her realize that she's been a bit of a jerk previously, so she's probably trying to be friendly and considerate. Not really surprising it turned out well

(Einstein weeps quietly in a corner) Why do have to be so mean to Einstein, Dan, what did he ever do to you?

{passes out from cuteness} {Random passerby finds me} "I think this guy needs help"

Yes and it will be GLORIOUS.

I didn't know science was on the curriculum in ancient Egypt.

It doesn't even work for ostriches, it's a myth.

Nonsense. Clearly she is an Amazon River Dolphin. Adorable (almost to the point of ridiculousness), small(ish), apparently harmless, but it can hunt down and eat pirahnas.

Maybe not. Magic is changing to accommodate the reveal, maybe by the time Sarah goes to college this won't be a big secret anymore. "Hi I'm Sarah and this is my immortal fae magic tutor/friend's great fairy godmother/ancestor of another friend, Pandora." "Hi."

Did everyone just forget that Dan already made a comic explaining this? I mean, I know that was more than a decade ago, but still.

Perhaps the destruction of the "Diamond" has permanently released him from the spell. After all, it existed solely to keep him alive so he could stop whatever the Diamond created, so now that it is destroyed the spell is no longer necessary. Maybe he'll end up working for the DGB.

Does anyone else think that Dan read or anticipated the conclusion jumping from the Wednesday comic discussion and wrote this to snark about it?