April 17, 2016 - Prophecy - page 14

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Jan

Finally, one of the first S&S jokes I wrote over 10 years ago. I guess Excalibur really isn't that special...

AlyxVixen • 04/17/2016

"Whoever pulleth the sword from the stone shall be crowned King" "Which sword?" looks around, pulls out legend book, skips to Magical Sword chapter "It doesn't say..." "Start yanking."

Sereverus • 04/17/2016

PunkTiger • 04/17/2016

There are so many different directions to go with this field of swords. I know there's a joke in here somewhere... sowing the seeds of war... the strange opposite of swords into plowshares... I can't seem to get a grasp on it.

Threyon • 04/17/2016

"You must choose, but choose wisely..."

Arc Nova • 04/17/2016

In ancient times, kings were selected by a convention of magical sword delegates.

ndrvr • 04/17/2016

In beloved Motherland Vale Valley, Sword chooses you ^^.

Lord_Chaos • 04/17/2016

Damned messy tourists.

Indagare • 04/17/2016

I wonder if Silver will try any.

Razmoudah • 04/17/2016

@Indagare: I could actually see her pulling one.

My first thought on seeing the last panel: Unlimited Blade Works (Archer's Noble Phantasm from Fate/Stay Night)

drivernjax • 04/17/2016

Well, there goes THAT myth.

WAtheAnum • 04/17/2016

well, looks like a lot swords are made "in" stones those days. I honestly wonder who exactly "PUT" them "IN" there....

Marcwolf • 04/17/2016

Cheap Harlots lying around in ponds handing out free swords is no way to start a monarchy :)

Breakin07 • 04/17/2016

Later a note is found:

"Mage-Thief found dead, died from laughter. My Centurion still looking for missing swords,"

Guiltyrequiem • 04/17/2016

I hope that this joke wouldn't follow up with the usual - Someone with great strength pulls up the sword while the stone is still stuck to it and uses the weapon to bludgeon some creature or something.

I think that been done in a number of games &/ comics.

On another paw, anyone else think these are the prototypes/ decoys for the real deal?

Ashley the Magic Cuddlefox • 04/17/2016

Ohh, the one in the middle of the last panel is almost the same as the sword 'Idealised Hero' Tor was holding back on page 5!

Spazzmatt • 04/17/2016

Seriously though. None of those are the artifacts. It still think it's that snow globe.

soriac • 04/17/2016

Well, that's a democratic king crowning, whoever pulls out the most magical swords wins.

Jade • 04/17/2016

It started out as a craze, rock-on-a-sword. You would stick a large rock on the end of your sword and then dare the next guy to do it...

...

...it didn't really catch on outside the valley...

Jan • 04/17/2016

@Guiltyrequiem Nope, not that tired old gag. Keep guessing :3

Hmm, if lightning ever strikes this area, be on the lookout for some spectacular arcs :D

Swift • 04/17/2016

Why Monty Pithon didn't came up with this..

Otter • 04/17/2016

It's like a parking lot for magic swords XD

Guesticus • 04/17/2016

Surprised you didn't use some classic and (semi-)wellknown swords for your Field of Swords (Deus in "GrrlPower" had a display case of 'replica' swords)

Could have been worse, could have been an axe in a rock like seen in "YAFGC" :p (or was it an "Axe in a Tree Stump"?)

Sammy • 04/17/2016

Whoever be able to pulleth the sword from the stone will be able to... um... pulleth the... sword from the stone.

Silverwolf • 04/17/2016

@Guiltyrequiem: Dragon Mango?

@Jan: And some really poofy/scorched fur.

Silver: "You just had to try to learn your Bankai, didn't you?" Tor: "I am getting tired if this whole sworded affair."

Blinkey • 04/17/2016

Maybe they'd be better off looking for some stale bread baguettes stuck in stone.

jprime • 04/17/2016

One down, no less than nine to go.

Golux • 04/18/2016

Let's combine this with some Wolfram Tech from the other comic and the big secret will be to look for the electrical cables and trace them back to the switch.

Katnik • 04/18/2016

Never mind these plain old iron things, I want a LIGHT SABER !

Vanbael • 04/18/2016

I don't think he's doing it right, there's supposed to be a heavenly aura around him.

Chuckalone • 04/18/2016

I think Crystal should try her hand at pulling out the swords as well as Tor. After all, didn't she lose a drinking contest trying to get her paws on a magic battle axe? And if one of them manages to pull out more than one sword, they should share it with the other.

Joseph frerichs • 04/19/2016

I think that with their luck, tor is going to open the gates to hell, the sword and the stone as the seal. I mean there is dark magic.

Rocket T. Coyote • 04/19/2016

Okay. That'll be five shillings. Now move along you lot.

Sir Hawk • 04/19/2016

I want to pull out the sword that says, "Whosoever pulls this sword from the stone shall be king of all awesomeness."

Muddypaws • 04/20/2016

LOL… Oh THAT's marvelous! Bravo Jan… Bravo!!!

Panther • 04/20/2016

We're in this famous and holy field where the magical swords are born XD

Katnik • 04/20/2016

Tor just needs a can of WD-40, that sword will pop right out. Or would that be cheating ?

Silverwolf • 04/22/2016

That sword in the foreground looks like the one from Tor was holding in the "Ideal Historical Representation of Heroes..." Foreshadowing or coincidence?

WB101 • 04/22/2016

Sort of reminds me of sverd i fjell in Stavanger...

OK. So which mage forgot to remove their piercing proc trinket before casting Storm of Blades? O_o

One blade to free them all, One feline to find it, One vixen to urge him on, and the darkness... blind it. (and I'll take "What is Sting" for $200 Alex...)

glances at the dark-blue pommeled sword on the left and mutters
Th precious... th precious...

ndrvr • 04/23/2016

Suspicious Inscription on a stone:

"Thou shallst pulleth thus Sword if

(please flip stone over)

thoust areth a Knight of Bada$$dom."

Enigma • 04/23/2016

All I see is money to be made with all them weapons just sitting there waiting for some one with a sleg and maby low powered explosives. What don't give me that look why try and pull them all and MABY get one when I can just crack the rocks they are all in and take em all?