Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire
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Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire is a daily fantasy
webcomic
by Michael "Mookie" Terracciano that began in May 2002. The comic follows the adventures of Dominic Deegan, a freelance seer
who finds himself often at the center of conflicts that threaten his whole world. The story is organized in long-form plots generally centered around an epic-scale adventure. Deegan's adventures lack a central villain who is consistent across the entire story, but instead involve several recurring major villains and secondary heroes.
Dominic Deegan blurs the line between traditional, serious epic storytelling and more modern semi-parodic
tones in its comics. Terracciano's frequent use of pun
s stands in contrast to the frequently grim and serious plots that he explores in the comic.
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
webcomic
Webcomic
Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are comics published on a website. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers or often in self-published books....
by Michael "Mookie" Terracciano that began in May 2002. The comic follows the adventures of Dominic Deegan, a freelance seer
Seer
Seer or Seers or SEER may refer to:Predicting the future* A clairvoyant, prophet, oracle, or diviner* The Seer , a fictional character on the television series Charmed...
who finds himself often at the center of conflicts that threaten his whole world. The story is organized in long-form plots generally centered around an epic-scale adventure. Deegan's adventures lack a central villain who is consistent across the entire story, but instead involve several recurring major villains and secondary heroes.
Dominic Deegan blurs the line between traditional, serious epic storytelling and more modern semi-parodic
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
tones in its comics. Terracciano's frequent use of pun
Pun
The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play which suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use and abuse of homophonic,...
s stands in contrast to the frequently grim and serious plots that he explores in the comic.
Collected Editions
- Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire Vol. One: Crystal Clear, ISBN 1-932775-23-4
- Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire Vol. One and a Half: Seer's Digest
- Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire Vol. Two: Ecstasy And Evil
- Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire Vol. Three: The Storm Of Souls
- Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire Vol. Four: The Battle For Barthis
- Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire Vol. Five: The War In Hell
- Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire Vol. Six: Two Thief Or Not Two Thief