Friday, October 31, 2014

Mostly Trick

Death Deities Sedna, Thanato, Hades, Persephone, and the Grim Reaper go Trick-or-Treating  Hades: And no scaring anyone to death this time  I want the night off

As I'm posting this on Halloween night, I thought it was fitting that the Deities of Death go Trick-or-Treating.  It's the one night a year when they can all walk around as themselves (or in Sedna's case, ride around in a little red wagon as herself). 

 As for me, I'm going as a werewolf this year.  So I guess I'm kind of going as myself as well. 

Friday, October 24, 2014

Everything's Relative

Death deity bring your relative to work night  Freya, Osiris, Isis, Hypnos, Thanatos, Hades What do you mean, invite Zeus, Persephone, the Grim Reaper, Sedna, and Anguta attend  This is my dad  He chopped off my fingers, so now he works as my gofer  And I never get to live it down

Sedna's story in a nutshell.

Today's comic features Sedna and her dad, Anguta, plus the Grim Reaper, Freya, Osiris, Isis, Hypnos, Thanatos, Hades, and Persephone.

Technically Anguta is a Deity of Death (his job involves hauling spirits to the underworld), but when you chop off your daughter's fingers, you don't get invited to many parties. 

Friday, October 17, 2014

Scream Cream

Hel addresses the spirits in Helheim: Many of you have been complaining about the endless cold here  There's not much I can do to change that, but I have a treat that should cheer you all up  Ice cream for everyone  Spirit: Oh, come on  Hel smiles and reveals under cloth: Aaaand 287 gallons of toasty warm hot fudge sauce  Yes  Wooh  Yay  All right

The self-proclaimed "goddess of ice cream" has fun with her underlings.

Perks of Helheim include year-round snowball fights.  Downsides include year-round frostbite. 

Friday, October 10, 2014

The Scottish Comic

How to terrorize theater people: Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth  Drama queen in spotlight screams What have you done  The Grim Reaper sits and eats popcorn

Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth....

This year we're kicking off the annual October Deities of Death fest in a slightly more subtle manner.  Well, as subtle as you can get when a drama queen is chewing the scenery. 

Friday, October 3, 2014

Budget Zombie Hunters

Easy Halloween Costumes for your Kids:  1 one Have them put on old, worn-out clothes  2 two  Have them change the oil in the car  3 three  Have them shovel compost  4 four  Have them paint the barn  5 five  Done  sign: Zombie Removal Services  Very funny, Mom and Dad

As it's now October, it's now time to start thinking about Halloween costumes, unless you're one of those individuals who plans out theirs about 16 months in advance.  But why pay for a costume from the store when you can make your slaves, er, kids make their own?  

Fortunately, my parents can't ever pull this particular strategy on me because I still have my "zombie hunter costume" from the last time I painted the barn.
(Fun fact:  barn-red paint really is almost the perfect shade for fake blood.)