The Idiodyssey 37
Wow! What a long, strange trip it’s been! Almost two years to the day since I began this Deep Fried storyline, I have finally wrapped up “The Idiodyssey”!
Those who remember the first strip will know that this journey started as a 24-Hour Comic Day project, and then became a challenge to myself to create an issue of Deep Fried that was (almost) entirely painted with watercolor– just to stretch my wings a bit. Who could have guessed that it would grow to become a genuine odyssey in its own right? (I mean, I could have guessed. No project I have ever begun in earnest has ever not taken at least a full year longer to complete than I’d wanted it to!)
Well, I done what I set out to do, and the world now has the most unrequested story ever–a Tolkienesque parody of Music From the Elder! (Fun fact: I never could figure out what “the Elder” actually is from listening to the album. Is it a god? A godhead? I went ahead and assumed that the council of the Order of the Rose are “the Elder”, but its kind of a strange name to hang on a collective. Anybody out there know Gene Simmons?)
Only history can judge how I have wasted my time, but one odyssey’s end is another’s beginning! I have now teed up the other tale I have been holding on to almost as long as “The Idiodyssey” and that I have greatly wished to impose on YOU, my dedicated readers. In 2023, get ready for “Jazz Hands“, Deep Fried’s most deviant story ever!
I assure you that The Broom Closet will have its work cut out for them when this next installment of The Hero’s Journey drops. But before that happens, I have to complete the other project that has taken me far too long to complete, that being Aftershock. I’m taking next week off so I can get some work done on this, but I will return the week after with something funny for you, so stay tuned! Also, join my darn mailing list… and become a subscriber! Do you know how much paying work I turn down to bring you this crap?? A lot, my friends ! A LOT!
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FINALLY, more Clarissa!
You know, I expected the atmosphere at the Broom Closet command center would be rather tense right now, but, holy mother of fuck! It looks like things got so tense that somebody snapped, and then the tension increased a bit from there.
I’m glad to see Mic has kept his wits, and kept his brains inside his skull, unlike his, uh, foxy colleague there.
Here I was counting on the Broom Closet to jump in and rescue the plot, but it seems the BC is presently having some, uh, technical difficulties.
Yep, I’m definitely thinking this means all are cut off from the Broom Closet right now. And Roadie should get it right about when he pulls his thing off and gets now karma Houdini save and finds himself in desperate need of a lawyer. Sorry Mic., but I think you might be boned.
F’ing lightweight can’t handle a little clown porn! Broom Closet needs to hire a few dragons.
Ardy ( the Roaddragon) sneers, ” Hey, nice AR 15, pig”. Grabs his HK G3, ” Ham sandwiches, anyone?”.
Yer odysseies are legendary, sir ! I caught ya two thirds through Blockhead’s War ! Always worth the wait.
It might be that I’m misreading something, but I’m not sure I understand what kind of moral code the Broom Closet wants to enforce. Beepo making a move on Asparagus is a Code Red (as it should be!), but Roadkill creating a new date rape drug (and committing various other atrocities) is sanctioned? Is it just that they only care about kids?
JY: Roadkill is like an “evil sponge”. Talking animals are allowed to get away with anything, so the worse their “dependent” is, the worse the pet has to be to keep the owner from acting on their own horrible nature.