Today's comic

[PF27]

Oh, jeeze. I hope being in shadowgeek form prevents the brain damage that could cause.

[Khayankh]

I'd be happy with Holy Rollers if they weren't all-Christian or weren't even mainly Christian. We have this stereotype in the United States of Protestant Christian groups becoming extremist - other groups could go down that path too. Since we're discussing Real Magic versus Game Magic anyhow, my money would be on Wiccans/Pagans. I mean, most gaming stuff does stereotype the Wizard/Warlock/Witch/etc., and if you're a person who believes that those are sacred callings that could get pretty offensive. Of course, there aren't a tremendously large number of people who consider such things sacred, and such people are rarely easily offended...but this is a comic, there might be more Pagans than Christians here. Jews, Muslims, et cetera have histories of being reluctant to accept magic-like things or witchcraft-y stuff - they could do Hunter-ish things, too.

Better yet, since there seem to be a lot of Hunters, it could be an interfaith deal...like the conservative Muslims, conservative Jews, and conservative Christians who've banded together to oppose pro-choice laws and gay marriage. And the has-beens could join in the geek-hunting, too.

If Geeks are "Creatures of the Night," perhaps different ones get different powers.

[Thunderhowl]

My gut feeling is that the hunters have nothing to do with religion at all. I think they are more along the lines of this rather than this.

[Bonames]

Bonames, in spite of the ninja leap, I don't think it's Abbie, I think it's Mark. The hair matches the way his shadow form is drawn.

HAH! Did you read today's comic?

"You stayed out late after game last night"

Told you, this shadow clearly moves with the grace of Abbie, Mr. I-don't-think-it's-Abbie

[Thunderhowl]

Hmmmm...
I think that line is a red herring. Abbie's weregeek form (as we've already seen) has two little pigtails. I'm still leaning towards Mark, even though I know how tricksy Alina can be.

[Faolan]

So, I'm not the only one who's done the "last-minute-absolute-bull-abstract-art" thing.

some of my best marks were among those.......

[Sir Ritalin]

Hmmmm...
I think that line is a red herring. Abbie's weregeek form (as we've already seen) has two little pigtails. I'm still leaning towards Mark, even though I know how tricksy Alina can be.

Indeed, a veritable Miles Davis of cognitive dissonance. A point for Bonames, though, is that Abbie's actual hair in this strip resembles the leaping weregeek's. The situation merits further observation and reflection, I feel.

[Pookajoe]

I find it odd that Abbie had a Painting of a Strange cloaked Weregeek form on her door.

[Thunderhowl]

Maybe it's a painting of Batman?
It kinda looks like a Batman pose...

[Pookajoe]

Floating in mid air?

[Thunderhowl]

In mid leap?

[Dinky]

Poor Abbie, she, like Lister never had a propper education.

[Alina P]

Red Dwarf reference = +2 geek cred!

Man, I love that show.... Speaking of which, has anyone ever heard the audio book version of Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers? They got Chris Barrie to read for it, and since he's a wonderfully talented impressionist, it's almost as though they'd gotten the entire cast of the show to read it! His Kryten especially cracks me up. I highly recommend it!

[Dinky]

I think I'm only entitled to 1 point of geek cred due to the fact that I am a brit and as such can find eps of the Dwarf and MPFC at the drop of a hat on cable.

Speaking of which I just rewatched Wither Canada, "Wenn ist das Nunstuck git und Slotermeyer? Ja!... Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput!"

SPORK.

[Sir Ritalin]

"Wenn ist das Nunstuck git und Slotermeyer? Ja!... Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput!"

/dies laughing

//earns 1 posthumous geek point

[Dinky]

Abbie could take Chris Ofili to a whole new level.

[Thunderhowl]

Abbie. Hating on Veronica Mars is not cool. That show is awesomesauce.

[Narf the Mouse]

...Now that's a rude old lady.

Just going by first impressions, she probably expects him to spend hours to find that one book off that vague description.

(No, I don't auto-respect by age, except for survival skills. Older people are generally more mature, but auto-applying that would be giving some people too much credit. Especially the old people who demand respect for age, but do not give it because of lack thereof)

Hmm...Bit of a rant, but that's a pet peeve of mine.

[Tom the Fanboy]

You guys see don't you?
The Abbie red herring, the short hair...

it must've been JOEL's shadowgeek form that came to CCGeek's rescue!

[Alondro]

I suspect the old lady is a Hunter in disguise! That's a man, baby! It's a mask!

*karate chops the old lady to the ground and starts pulling on her hair* WHY... WON'T... THIS... THING... COME... OFF!!