#464 – The Number You Have Dialed Has Not Been Recognised
September 9th, 2013 |
We have one more comic to wrap up this story. Week after that there should be a something, and then probably a nothing. Cuz of going to Edmonton Expo, and then going to sail around the Caribbean for a week.
“I told you, that was a 7, not a 1! Who wrote down this phone number anyway?”
What’s the name on the sign say? I know I’ve seen it somewhere before but I can’t place it.
I think it says Winslow.
I did not know “Winslow” myself so I googled it and found out it is either a small town in rural england or a notable coral reef in the Pacific (the latest likely interesting the cultist a lot more).. Or … or …
It is the resting place of another god : THE Winslow ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Winslow
Which is what I thought of when I saw the sign.
Notably though, the wiki page fails to note that The Winslow may actually have spoken at length once, at the end of the Buck Godot saga. It is never confirmed, but noone else is supposed to be there.
Yes but why would a town be named after the Winslow…. also I think WINSLOW has too few letters… but I could be wrong.
My guess is that it’s “The Winslow” Cult worshipers.
I first thought of Worm, the web serial. http://parahumans.wordpress.com/
Looks like the London borough of Hounslow, home of Brentford, setting of many apocalyptic Robert Rankin novels. Not sure that’s relevant, but I’d be surprised if none of the Exterminatus crew had read them.
But It doesn’t look like there is an ‘O’ in that sign……. Of course again I could be wrong…..
“Wet Leopard Growl”… Dan Abnett reference?
well, as someone who has visited winslow in the past I have to say… your giving the place far to much credit. that lightning strike is far to pretty to be allowed there
Looks like Hounslow to me.
I’m assuming they meant to go to Colliers Wood. Though tbh I assume that any Cthulu&friends summoners want to go to Colliers Wood simply by default.
With this strip’s continuity, we’ll probably be seeing that portal again around comic 600. Though I’m looking forward more to the return of Horatio Von Googly-eyes.
Well, looks like they ended up not where they wanted to be.
AND from the sounds of it, something came along with them, and naturally, it’s a wet leopard. If my experience with housecats has taught me anything, it’s that when a cat gets wet, generally it takes out its stress on whatever’s nearest to them.
my cat’s kind of weird, she actually likes playing with her water
The term you’re looking for is ‘defective’.
I love my cat dude, and she hates baths too, but she plays with her drinking water for some reason
Well, it’s only a short matter of time before they are attacked by hordes of chavs.
So, what’s the point of a reference in-panel if nobody can agree on what it is?
Most people seem to agree that it is Hounslow which, in reality, is a shitty part of London.
It is similar how they poked at Dagenham (again, actual part of London) here: http://exterminatusnow.co.uk/2012-01-16/comic/the-bookend-of-unimaginable-power/international-man-of-mercenary/
The reference is basically for Eastwood and Eastwood alone. I’d ignore it if I were you.
still gonna drive the guys with OCD mad, perfect for the current story i suppose.
*stares into the middle distance and mutters “I was just a boy. I was just a boy.”*
Are we going to see the cultists later worshipping the Red Lady?
Hounslow.
I remember.
I REMEMBER.
(I also still exist, incidentally.)
…still think it would be funnier if they ended up in Labyrinth or Hydrocity Zone. :-P
Virus and Rogue make a rather decent duo, don’t they?
also,virus’ expression in the first panel is brilliant. kudos guys
….I used to live in Winslow, in rural England. You’ve captured the likeness brilliantly!!!
Hmm… desolate planet, ruined city, a leopard-like wet growl… could we be talking about a Coeurl? I don’t mean the critter from Final Fantasy, I mean the creature from The Voyage of the Space Beagle by A. E. van Vogt.
All is strange and vague.
Are we dead?
Or is this Ohio?
Nope, too much ruined buildings. Therefore, it’s Jersey.
I was quoting the Three Wise Ones, but your point is valid. Either way, the economy sucks there; just LOOK at that urban decay!
I thought you where quoting Animaiacs?
there’s a “there’s no porpoise” joke here somewhere, but I’d rather not, hell I’m not even sure it’d apply to this situation
im mostly amazed they didnt get any massive property damage as was mentioned for once.
So if that’s Hounslow…where is the train to Serbiton? *gets looks* Come on…I can’t have been the only one thinking that! They DID do the “No one expects the Mobian Inquisition” earlier!
Delayed due to rain on the line
Not really related to that comic in question, but, seeing as how the Chaos Gods (relabel them however you like, I know what I see) exist in EN, I can’t help but wonder if there aren’t Necron, Ork, Eldar of either flavor, or Tyranid equivilents as well.
My guess for each:
Tyranids? Their whole deal is eating multiple sectors at a time, that’s not really something you can do with one planet. Some kind of locust swarm, maybe, or genestealers. And for genestealers, they already had a perfect opportunity to do that.
Necrons? I have a hard time believing they wouldn’t just go for skeletons as opposed to terminator robots. So… less ‘necron’ and more ‘tomb king’?
Eldar? Considering everybody is an animal, I doubt it.
Orks? Possibly, but they’d cut into the crew’s joke time, so again, gonna have to call ‘doubt it’.
No, but Virus is a Skaven, Rogue’s master a Lizardman and everyone else is a Beastman. Turns out they were the relabelled Warhammer Fantasy Chaos Gods the whole time!
What a twist!
Ahriman is just Ahriman in a fursuit.
That’s the real reason Magnus banished him from the Planet of Sorcerors, can’t stand furries.
Tzeench: So that has no arcane significance.
Ahriman: Nope, I just like it.
Tzeencth: Pass
Nurgle: It’s too clean
Khorne: I CARE NOT FOR IT UNLESS IT IS THE BLOOD-SOAKED CARCASS OF ONE OF MY ENEMIES
Slaanesh: Cool! I’ve never heard of this before.
And so Slaanesh gets yet another overflow worshipper.
i wonder if they can resurrect that city
Poor sods.
Wrong god to visit. Poor cultists…