July 21, 2013 - Road warriors - page 17

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Jan

Suddenly, tiger. This must be very confusing for Sir Knight there.

xerdar • 07/21/2013

Well played....and ouch.. Someone got a headache..

kitarl • 07/21/2013

.....this will all end in tears I just know it *says it in perfect marvin the manically depressed robot voice

37212513 • 07/21/2013

No, no, no, no, no..... Stupid is funny as hell done right, but when the cubs are at risk, it's just not funny anymore.

P.S. If getting a sword was that easy, I feel the average IQ. of the locals needs to be questioned, then abused.

S4TY4 • 07/21/2013

Uh-oh...hope your momma has fully paid your insurance kiddos, coz since the last time that catapult is used, it didn't shot very far...

awalker1829 • 07/21/2013

How could this possibly go wrong? Let us count the ways...looks like baby gryphons are about to get their first flying lesson either way.

Roseberi • 07/21/2013

Best weapon ever, a stick! ;-D

Schorse • 07/21/2013

It looks like the gryphons are are tied to the catapult, this MUST go wrong.

Jan • 07/21/2013

@Schorse They don't have seat belts on. It'll be a few more centuries before those are invented. ;) @awalker1829 This is going to take a while: 1. Catapult rope catches Silver's tail... 2. Silver misses her swing... 3. Catapult's parking brake disengages and begins rolling backwards... 4. Catapult arm gets stuck, requiring manual override because WD-40 hadn't been invented yet... 5. Sudden air-drop of bananas from ducks flying overhead, leading to an incoming stampede of barbarian herds... Heck, I didn't even get to the possibility of the darn thing actually working yet :P

Jade • 07/21/2013

Pigeons land on the Catapult, weighing it down so that it doesn't work...
A Bored Hoard happens by and Tor and Silver are Crowed Surfed away before releasing the Catapult...
The knight Yonks back his sword so they have to untie the catapult, still grasping the rope as it fires...
The handle and sword separate as Silver swings and stabs Tor in the butt...
Nothing, until they climb aboard to check out what went wrong.

MishaFox • 07/21/2013

OH Mommy Griffon had better be ready on the receiving end! And yes I feel sorry for the one who just got Thrunch'd on the head. "He'll have a whopping great headache.

Lord_Chaos • 07/21/2013

Are you sure Tor isn't related to Wil E Coyote "Super Genius".

LionkingCMSL • 07/21/2013

Did anyone else notice the knight is left handed, as is Silver? :=3

Karmakat • 07/21/2013

nooo NOT THE POOR BABIES HEHE

raynard_foxglove • 07/21/2013

I think this is going to end up with a LOT of characters in the air. OR a large pile of fur and broken catapult pieces. Hmmmmm....perhaps both.

Vanbael • 07/21/2013

That knight must posses a feat to use a two handed weapon one handed without taking penalty, shame that I'll never get to ask him what it is.

Also, I wonder what happens when mama gryph sees this?

MaveriKat • 07/21/2013

The Knight should be happy. All he has was a regular sword... Tiger gave him a Tree Branch +1!!!

WAtheAnum • 07/21/2013

KLONG! SLASH!

Whap can we trade weapons?

huh??

XDDDD best laughflash ever XD

NICEly done XD

feralcat52 • 07/21/2013

"Suddenly, tiger." Love it! And yes, the whole plan(?) does appear to have more potential for trouble than 2 little boys with a frog walking behind a lady in a low-backed dress.... Can't wait to see how this comes out.

Dragontech • 07/21/2013

Thrunch.. best sound effect EVER! LOL And I hope either those two baby grifs are fast learners, or that momma is going to be able to catch!

Chris 'Foxx' Yost • 07/21/2013

HEY! Since when is a rogue archer proficient with 2-pawed melee weapons?!?

driftingwolf • 07/21/2013

it was a one pawed long sword but I guess because of stats it takes a rouge 2 paws to use properly. lets sit back and watch the fail

Arc Nova • 07/21/2013

"Three... Two... One... Liftoff!"

...Later...

"Tranquility Base here... The Gryphon has landed."

Radio Blue Heart • 07/21/2013

Oh, Dear God, NOOOOO!

S4TY4 • 07/22/2013

@Arc Nova: That, or:

"Houston, we have a problem!"

LionkingCMSL • 07/22/2013

@Chris "Foxx" Yost; I wouldn't say Silver was "proficient" with the sword. That would imply she was engaged in a melee and doing intentional critical damage. As it is she is just trying to cut a non-moving rope with plenty of time to focus. That should be a skill anyone who knows which end to hold and the strength to swing the sword can do.

Heck, I'm not proficient at sword fighting, but I own a sword, and if it was sharpened, it's a display piece, I could do it.

Keiji • 07/22/2013

Tor is good at turning hay into shit aint he?

Pyre of Onyx • 07/22/2013

Uh. . . Mr. Knight? This may be a little late to tell you but. . . . . . you have a shield. Just sayin'.

Fargo Wolf • 07/22/2013

That one guard is gonna have one hell of a headache when he wakes up... X_X

Tor/Silver attempting to operate catapult = impending, yet comical disaster. The question is, is... Disaster for whom?

Tvorsk • 07/22/2013

Tor's chief weapon is surprise. Surprise and luck. Luck and surprise. Erm. His two weapons are luck and surprise and silliness... Ugh. His THREE weapons are luck, surprise, and silliness, and... approaching everything with a smile... ... I'll come in again.

Tigermark • 07/22/2013

No wonder that catapult doesn't toss things very far. The arm is on the wrong side of the fulcrum. Any tension just causes it to go bap against the crossbeam and toss whatever's in the basket right in front of it.

...bet the guards designed it.

Also, I hope sir knight's shield took the most of that "Thrunch!"

Crestlinger • 07/22/2013

Swords to sticks, the non-magical way.*Yoink!

These hatchlings are going to fly or Else!! The Or Else being the result of the catapult at the end of the Disney Hunchbavck of Notre Dame.

Silverwolf • 07/23/2013

Isn't this the line before Adam or Jamie sets off a really big boom?

Reynard L • 07/23/2013

11) Catapult senses a sudden drop of air pressure and releases the oxygen masks.

For some reason, that just seemed like something that would happen x3

CyFox09 • 07/23/2013

Don't worry, them babies'll be back; just like most stubborn cartoon sidekicks, they'll simply teleport right back to Tor and Silver - or climb out of the catapult just before 'takeoff' (which might be a REALLY good idea for them right now, hehe ;D)

gekkokid • 07/23/2013

well this doesn't semese like a bright idea

Golux • 07/24/2013

While expedient, so not a good idea. Mama Gryphon will show up as soon as they're out of sight and there'll be nothing to appease her with. I see tail bitings in your future, run!

Dragontech64 • 07/24/2013

I don't know why, but suddenly, this strip makes me hear that song "Hold That Tiger" (I forget what the real title is)

Talon Drew • 07/24/2013

@LionkingCMSL as an experiment I tried cutting a stretched hemp rope [1/4" thick] with a very sharp axe, a rapier and a 'cut-throat' razor; none worked. A sawing action or with a wood block behind, yes but not just stretched taut.

Tracker • 07/24/2013

Fortunately for that guard, it was -just- 'Thrunch', i didn't see any non pointy weapons in the last comic!

LionkingCMSL • 07/25/2013

@TalonDrew well, I did say Silver was "trying" to cut the rope. :=3

So, this gives us another possibility, the sword just bounces of the rope and goes flying from Silver's paws. :=3

Chris 'Foxx' Yost • 07/25/2013

@LionkingCMSL It isn't a matter of just trying to cut a rope mate, it's a simple matter of weight ratios! A 100-pound-soaking-wet wolfess can't wield a double-paw broadsword without upper body strength, although watching her trying to regain her balance whilst toppling over backwards with it would be funny as hell :)

Bring your sword over sometime man, I'll get out mine and we'll duel!

LionkingCMSL • 07/25/2013

@Chris "Foxx" Yost, I would, but you're not exactly right around the corner. :=3

I live in South Jersey, just above Vineland.

Shadowkey392 • 07/26/2013

Hey, you guys, you do realize that launching baby griffins is probably going to mark you for obliteration in Mama Griffin's eyes, right?

Thomas • 07/26/2013

I had a look at the previous page. The catapult is of the counterweight type, but the counterweight is placed in such a way that it only has a minimal way to go before it comes to rest on the ground. This explains why the rock didn't fly far. The griffon chicks are much lighter, but considering what they already have survived under Tor's "care" there's no reason to fret.

Shadowkey392 • 07/26/2013

Also, that's a close-range catapult. They won't go any farther than two or three feet.

BLackShadow6202 • 07/26/2013

What if the catapult pulls a Wile E. Coyote and flips over once they cut the rope, effectively landing on Tor and Silver? I mean, the babies would probably fall out, but they'd be fine. Maybe start eating tor's apparently delicious tiger tail again, but they'd be fine....