Hmm, actually, it was Belkar that assumed cholesterol was the thing. The ship’s cook had just told him steak was a homophone for stake, this Belkar’s response in the last panel.
None of these responses are very satisfactory to me. I’m going to assume then, at least in my case, it’s a joke that just didn’t land.
I don’t think the cholesterol angle is important to the gag. Belkar heard that vampires hate steaks, so he cooked some steaks. It’s not really that much of a leap. They also hate garlic, right? Apparently, they’ve got all sorts of food-related allergies. Hardly the weirdest thing Belkar’s ever killed.
Ha, wait, you’re talking about the title. Obviously, cholesterol is a part of that gag.
I think it’s clear that Belkar thought the cook was calling him a homophobe and was insulted by this. Belkar would never hate somebody for being gay; he hates all people equally without regard for their sexual orientation.
I also think the second panel is a Calvin and Hobbes reference.
So… is there any way that the Monster in the Dark originally came from the caves? And that it somehow holds the key to finding the rift?
He was found in a jungle, so it’s rather unlikely he’s from the arctic.
edit: added link. dear Og, people are obsessive
On the other hand, the hunters were surprised to find his creature type in the jungle. Maybe the arctic is where you’d normally expect to find him.
Zodar, then?
So, given that the Mechane can fly a bit higher than most airships, doesn’t that imply that there are probably some passes accessible to her that aren’t accessible to most other ships? Some less well-charted ones? That seems like it’d be highly desirable for multiple reasons.
“Nottinstory”? snort
Actually, it says Иottinstory. And also Иorth Pole. Why the N’s are back to front is a mystery to me.
They’re not. The font appears to use an enlarged, slightly more elaborate version of the lowercase “n” for the capital.
The backwards N is (one form of) a Viking/Nordic rune.
Since it’s been a while, what are your thoughts on the 9 sides throwaway line? My tally at the moment would be:
- OotS/Sapphire Guard
- [del]The Linear Guild[/del] (defunct)
- The Vector Legion
- The Northern, Western and Southern Gods, (except The Dark One and Hel)
- Redcloak and the Dark One
- Xykon
- The IFCC
- The Snarl itself
- [del]Girard and the Draketooth clan[/del] (defunct)
- Hel
11+ Serini, the elves, someone we haven’t encountered yet?
The Holey Brotherhood?
Just a one line joke not to be taken seriously. Even if taken seriously though, appear to have been defeated decades before the demon roach’s comment.
What nine sides throwaway line?