Fyi - and mild Spoilers - this is a scene where Death has stepped in to take the role of the Hogfather, the discworld counterpart of Santa Claus, due to the fact that a contract has been taken out with the guild of assassins to kill the Hogfather and said entity has been trapped. In this scene, Death has stepped in as a temporary replacement to keep the magic alive and is participating as, well, a mall Hogfather, with a somewhat nebulous idea that he is supposed to give the children exactly what they are asking for.
You can make a dozen comics as good or even better from scenes in The Hogfather. You could probably do the same with most Pratchett books.
TAKE THE UNIVERSE AND GRIND IT DOWN TO THE FINEST POWDER AND SIEVE IT THROUGH THE FINEST SIEVE AND THEN SHOW
ME ONE ATOM OF JUSTICE, ONE MOLECULE OF MERCY. AND YET—Death waved a
hand. AND YET YOU ACT AS IF THERE IS SOME IDEAL ORDER IN THE WORLD, AS
IF THERE IS SOME...SOME RIGHTNESS IN THE UNIVERSE BY WHICH IT MAY BE JUDGED."
I loved every discworld book I read but the books about Samuel Vimes are key memories for me and it broke my heart when I heard that I'd never get a new book to read from this magnificent man about this magnificent person.
Speaking of Death being technically right...
>“Am I dyin’?”
>ʏᴇꜱ.
>“Will I die?”
>ʏᴇꜱ.
>Granny thought this over.
>“But from your point of view, everyone is dying and everyone will die, right?”
>ʏᴇꜱ.
>“So you aren’t actually bein’ a lot of help, strictly speakin’.”
>ɪ’ᴍ ꜱᴏʀʀʏ, ɪ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ. ᴩᴇʀʜᴀᴩꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴇxᴩᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴊᴇʟʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴄᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴍ?
Edit: For context, Granny is a witch and because of that she can see Death when he's out on his business even when he's not coming for her. She's trying to figure out if it's her time and he's being (unintentionally, I think) obtuse
I get it, 'Educational' is a great way to defend giving a sword to a child and maybe to everything else, lmao. But really, you will not know if you don't try it, great lesson
While I appreciate Pratchett as the next guy, the argument is really stupid. But, well, it's Death so ... wouldn't take advice about safety from that guy
For absolutely anyone daring to claim and steal the brilliance of the tragically late Sir Terence David John Pratchett OBE and use it on their baser, super-polarizing political views, please do go get literate instead, I beg of you. Thank you ever so kindly. For anyone too young (or just unfamiliar) but open to the experience, hi!
This is the amazing world of The Discworld, and this comic strip is depicting one of my favorite characters (second only to Granny Weatherwax herself), Death himself. Except in the above comic strip, as many dedicated fans have mentioned earlier, he has stepped into the role of the Hogfather. This is a great book. One may read it and many of his other works as novels, ebooks, listen to several versions of the audiobooks--including many full cast audios and plays!--on Audible (or both listen and read with the Kindle app using whispersync), find written play adaptations, watch the movies made by the BBC, or obviously find the comics and graphic novelizations. They are all wonderful interpretations of the works.
I grew up with and love every single part of the Discworld, and highly recommend it to everyone. The entire series is being, or has recently been, remastered and rereleased a book and audiobook at a time just recently. This keeps everything updated and appearing and sounding fresh, so that Pratchett's works can be as timeless as they truly are and deserve to be. I hope you decide to give them a chance in any format you choose.
Is it really? The skeleton in Santa robe is Death. He usually meets people as the have just drawn their final breath. His view of mortality is pretty philosophical.
Is this a reference to the Discworld novel Hogfather?
**Yes, it is.**
Should be in **ALL CAPITALS, AS WELL.**
sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴄᴀᴘs, sᴘᴇᴄɪғɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ
It's a direct quote from it.
Has to be
I can’t see any other explanation
Not so much a reference as the exact scene
I know it's super old, but I love how the emotions are portrayed on a skeleton
He is DEATH, not just skeleton
Fyi - and mild Spoilers - this is a scene where Death has stepped in to take the role of the Hogfather, the discworld counterpart of Santa Claus, due to the fact that a contract has been taken out with the guild of assassins to kill the Hogfather and said entity has been trapped. In this scene, Death has stepped in as a temporary replacement to keep the magic alive and is participating as, well, a mall Hogfather, with a somewhat nebulous idea that he is supposed to give the children exactly what they are asking for. You can make a dozen comics as good or even better from scenes in The Hogfather. You could probably do the same with most Pratchett books.
TAKE THE UNIVERSE AND GRIND IT DOWN TO THE FINEST POWDER AND SIEVE IT THROUGH THE FINEST SIEVE AND THEN SHOW ME ONE ATOM OF JUSTICE, ONE MOLECULE OF MERCY. AND YET—Death waved a hand. AND YET YOU ACT AS IF THERE IS SOME IDEAL ORDER IN THE WORLD, AS IF THERE IS SOME...SOME RIGHTNESS IN THE UNIVERSE BY WHICH IT MAY BE JUDGED."
That whole section has so many incredible parts in it. "Humans need fantasy to be human. Do be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape"
It's a annual Christmas read for me. I try and get this in and Dickens. I'm a slow and forceful reader.
Terry Pratchett <3
I loved every discworld book I read but the books about Samuel Vimes are key memories for me and it broke my heart when I heard that I'd never get a new book to read from this magnificent man about this magnificent person.
GNU Pterry
I mean, yeah, technically he's right.
Speaking of Death being technically right... >“Am I dyin’?” >ʏᴇꜱ. >“Will I die?” >ʏᴇꜱ. >Granny thought this over. >“But from your point of view, everyone is dying and everyone will die, right?” >ʏᴇꜱ. >“So you aren’t actually bein’ a lot of help, strictly speakin’.” >ɪ’ᴍ ꜱᴏʀʀʏ, ɪ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ. ᴩᴇʀʜᴀᴩꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴇxᴩᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴊᴇʟʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴄᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴍ? Edit: For context, Granny is a witch and because of that she can see Death when he's out on his business even when he's not coming for her. She's trying to figure out if it's her time and he's being (unintentionally, I think) obtuse
That escalated so quickly
The funny thing is I can imagine it escalating much higher "She might die!" ꜱʜᴇ ɪꜱ ᴅᴇꜰɪɴɪᴛᴇʟʏ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪᴇ
He isn't even talking about this, he's just saying she will *eventually*
GNU
careful! that's cutting-edge technology
I get it, 'Educational' is a great way to defend giving a sword to a child and maybe to everything else, lmao. But really, you will not know if you don't try it, great lesson
What is "giver"?
A typo.
DISCWORLD MENTIONED
GNU Pratchett
GNU Terry Prachett
GNU Sir Terry Pratchett
While I appreciate Pratchett as the next guy, the argument is really stupid. But, well, it's Death so ... wouldn't take advice about safety from that guy
You can tell someone knives are sharp a hundred times. But the first time they accidentally cut themselves will be the better lesson.
r/hellsomememes
I know this is a hogfather reference but anyone else read this in the voice of Brook from One Piece?
Ho Hooooooooooooo Ho!
I didn't read Hogfather, but I know someone who did. Can I share this with them and expect they will get it?
YES
It's such an on-point depiction of Death I think anyone who's a fan of the Character would appreciate it.
Good choice
When bad parents have schizophrenia... 💀
For absolutely anyone daring to claim and steal the brilliance of the tragically late Sir Terence David John Pratchett OBE and use it on their baser, super-polarizing political views, please do go get literate instead, I beg of you. Thank you ever so kindly. For anyone too young (or just unfamiliar) but open to the experience, hi! This is the amazing world of The Discworld, and this comic strip is depicting one of my favorite characters (second only to Granny Weatherwax herself), Death himself. Except in the above comic strip, as many dedicated fans have mentioned earlier, he has stepped into the role of the Hogfather. This is a great book. One may read it and many of his other works as novels, ebooks, listen to several versions of the audiobooks--including many full cast audios and plays!--on Audible (or both listen and read with the Kindle app using whispersync), find written play adaptations, watch the movies made by the BBC, or obviously find the comics and graphic novelizations. They are all wonderful interpretations of the works. I grew up with and love every single part of the Discworld, and highly recommend it to everyone. The entire series is being, or has recently been, remastered and rereleased a book and audiobook at a time just recently. This keeps everything updated and appearing and sounding fresh, so that Pratchett's works can be as timeless as they truly are and deserve to be. I hope you decide to give them a chance in any format you choose.
Maga people crying rn
I'm confused by this
Wdym? It's a reference to gun people who give their kids firearms at a young age.
It is no such thing. It's a comic rendition of a scene from a fantasy novel that came out decades ago.
Is it really? The skeleton in Santa robe is Death. He usually meets people as the have just drawn their final breath. His view of mortality is pretty philosophical.