The Final Victim of the Mission Curse

I was so proud of myself when I first came up with the idea of having all of Elder Van Dyke's companions Dear Johned while serving with him. I thought it would make for a good running joke. What I didn't figure when hatching that idea was the number of different ways I'd have to come up with for companions to get dumped.

Overall, I think I like the idea of the "mission curse" more than I like the execution. I feel like there were some solid jokes associated with it, but I should have made the manner in which Elder Van Dyke's companions were Dear Johned progressively more outrageous. 

Avoiding the Mission Curse

This is a really good idea. Keep reading to see if Elder Van Dyke's final companion can be the first to avoid the "mission curse." I've got my doubts.

Stress Eating

It turns out, Elder Toms and I have a lot in common. 

Unfortunate Greeting Card

Today's strip represents the extent of my rhyming abilities.

Failure to Communicate

Christmas Dear John

The mission curse doesn't take holidays off.

Cursed Transfer

Mission Curse Strikes Again

I wonder how many times this has happened.

Girl Worries

And just like that the clock starts ticking for poor Elder Daynes...

Dealing with a Dear John

Sure getting dumped by a girlfriend can be tough for a missionary, but won't anyone think of the companions?

Blessings of Heaven

I'm with Elder Van Dyke on this one, greenies are the best.

MTC Education

Poor Elder Van Dyke.

The Mission Curse Will Never Die

Poor Elder Van Dyke. His reputation precedes him.

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Mission Curse Redux

When I first started drawing my Mission Daze comic strip, I thought it would be a fun idea to have Elder Van Dyke watch in horror as companion after companion get "dear Johned." After a half dozen or so companions, the challenge became how to tell the same story over and over again without repeating myself. In the end it became quite the chore. 

Which is why I'm grateful that I didn't follow through with another idea: to have Elder Van Dyke accrue new girlfriends every time his companions got dumped. (I rejected this idea mostly because I came up with a strip too good not to use.)

One Way to Avoid the Curse

Elder Ryan is certainly proactive.

The Return of the Mission Curse

Poor Elder Ryan: as long as Elder Van Dyke remains in the mission, the threat of the mission curse lives on!

The Curse Lives on

Poor Elder Blank. What a chump.

The End is Nigh

Poor Elder Blank, he can hear the Jaws theme playing in his head now.

Girlfriend Worries

Poor Elder Blank. It is only a matter of time.

Awkward

Man, this transfer is going to be brutal for Elder Blank, isn't it?