Ah well, it was nice knowing you Belkar.
Which means that being short is a real advantage there.
Now, that is a low blow.
Was that Belkar’s fantasy or Mr. Scruffy’s? Because it looked like Mr. Scruffy was getting the best deal…
That was painful.
Maybe both.
Over a month for that?
We already know what they’re doing. Why not at least finish the process by shrinking Bloodfeast, or is he going to spend another month and another whole strip to do that?
Well, that was worth the wait.
/s
I, for one, found the scene somewhat moving, especially when Belkar soothes Bloodfeast, who is going mad from terror about what’s happening to him. Or her. Has that been canonically established?
I do agree that a month seemed like a long wait for the strip.
Missed the edit window:
And since we know that Belkar’s prophesied death WILL happen, I’ve just figured out how: He will be mortally wounded, and before (or maybe just after) he expires, Sunny will turn him into stone, so after the ultimate victory, the two of them can be his memorial monument together.
Poor Bloodfeast knew something was happening.
…and was freaking out about it, endangering the party, until Belkar stepped up and calmed them (Bloodfeast) down.
(I’m gonna use they/them pronouns for Bloodfeast and Vaarsuvius until and unless I get a confirmed gender verification.)
It’s kind of hard to tell with reptiloids anyway. At the natural history museum where I volunteer we have a live Gila monster, “Leopold.” In truth we don’t know whether it’s male or female and to determine that would take a cloacal examination by a reptile DVM. While we have one come in once a month to make sure it’s healthy, there’s been no reason to perform the examination.
What if Leopold needs a Pap smear? And the doctor hasn’t even bothered to check?
Anyway, I’m fine if Burlew just tells us one way or another.
How do they tell? Presumably, the males look for females and vice versa from time to time.
That would mean that there’s a scent difference between the two, at least when they’re ready to be interested. Would Belkar be able to tell the difference?
Wiki:
Burlew has an undisclosed chronic illness which sometimes impedes his ability to draw comics and causes periodic delays in schedule. Due to his illness, Burlew reiterated on his website on July 10, 2011 that The Order of the Stick webcomic is produced on “a random schedule … depending on [his] ability to work.”
If Rich could produce comics on a weekly schedule, he could charge for it and attract a sizable audience. Unlike Japan, there aren’t any publishers who can swoop in and provide support staffing. So output is artisanal as is presumably bookkeeping and administration to some extent.
On the plus side, his hit percentage is extremely high according to my tastes. Well north of 90%, possibly around 99%. (YMMV of course.) I read a fair amount of manga, and it’s unlikely that a random page will produce joy.
Yes. Yes, it does.
And we don’t know whether Allosaurs have intromittent hemipenes (like lizards) or just a cloaca (like most birds).