Blue mage comic…

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The intro comic. Props to Sky Warrior Bob for the sprites and Dante for the fear the king line.
http://server5.uploadit.org/files2/060104-Bluemage.gif
I'm working on more.

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The next blue mage comic.
http://server5.uploadit.org/files2/060104-BluemageNo2.jpg

[Dante]

"You damn intellectual property thief!"

XD

[Mr. Viewtiful]

Good job on the first one Maetloaff (can't...spell...correctly...arg!)

I can't load up the second one, though...could you check up on that? I'm eager to see some greatness...

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It should work. It does for me. Try reloading the page a few times.

[Dante]

Odd... for me it was the first one that couldn't load.

Oh well, it works now.

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I guess it's just the uploadit.org servers. A lot of people use it to host stuff.

[Mr. Viewtiful]

Okay, I hit 'Reload' a few times and it came up fine. Good job, man!

[Dante]

"I grudgingly maintain that Meatloaff is still a damn intellectual property thief, however good the comic turned out!"

*Is obliterated by a Shadow Flare and Lv?? Death*

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Installment #3
http://server5.uploadit.org/files2/060104-Bluemage3.gif

[Meister]

That second one was pretty damn funny.

Because it's so true.

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Next episode: http://server5.uploadit.org/files2/070104-Bluemage4.gif

[Lost in Time]

Bluemage is my hero. Nice comics, I hope for more in the future.

[Needle]

I saw a couple of these and it looks like you're off to a good start. I would recommend finding a nice sprite background to match your characters though. It kind of completes the composition.

Also, you might want to invest in some webspace elsewhere. I can't get them to load most of the time and you could really use a webpage where each episode is easily accessible. It looks like you're dedicated and enjoying making your comic, so you might as well take the time and set yourself up somewhere for the long term!

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Working on getting my own webspace. For now, bear with me. Comic 4: http://server5.uploadit.org/files2/080104-Bluemage5.gif
P.S.: Reload the page a few times if you can't see them the first time.

[Lost in Time]

This would be comic 5, not 4.

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The first one was only the intro comic. It isn't part of the series.

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Eppy five: http://server5.uploadit.org/files2/090104-Bluemage6.gif

[Dante]

I sense a wannabe DS in the making...

[Anarchy_Balsac]

you should throw some ff2j jokes in there like:

GG:"so you get strong by getting beat up?"
Blue Mage:"well sort of"
frioniel:"what's wrong with that"
GG:"not you again, go away and don't talk about swords"
frioniel:"swords? where?"
GG:"*sigh*"

[MC43]

Hey... I Like what I'm reading so far...

[Mr. Viewtiful]

I am happy to see mine eyes blessed by the awesomeness of you Blue Mage comics, Maetloaff. I can't wait to see you make a website with all the stuff on it.

If you're searchiong around, www.angelfire.com has free webhosting, with some templates thrown in for those that don't know HTML.

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you should throw some ff2j jokes in there like:

GG:"so you get strong by getting beat up?"
Blue Mage:"well sort of"
frioniel:"what's wrong with that"
GG:"not you again, go away and don't talk about swords"
frioniel:"swords? where?"
GG:"*sigh*"I don't want to throw in any FF2j jokes because few people who don't use emulation know what they're about.

[Lost in Time]

Ok, sorry about that. Otherwise, still very nice, very nice indeed. Love to see where you're going with this.

[Lycanthrope]

More sadistic ways fate can twist things:
Enter a whole series of ways in which Blue Mage is defeated that give him useless powers, for instance self-destruction.

[Dante]

BlueMage learns Roulette.

BM; "HELL YEAH, I can instant kill people now!"

GG: You forget, you have to die first...

BM: "Oh crap."

*BM bites the dust*

[Lycanthrope]

Whoa, we can't initialize Blue Mage. We already have a BM.

[Lost in Time]

Bl.M nah it just looks crappy. Hey, can Bl.M change his stats like RM can?

[Dante]

No, he's just the king of intellectual property theft.

That said, he should eb able to crash stock markets pretty well with his mastery of Napster, Kazaa and the global counterfeitng industry,

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Sorry I haven't done a comic in a while. I've been trying to organize some webspace. Fortunately, I may be able to get some free hosting from my cousin Jason. I'll post a comic as soon as I can.

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Since the uploadit servers are down, I got a free Angelfire account to temporarily hold my files.
Here's the next episode: http://www.angelfire.com/comics/bluemage/Images/Bluemage7.gif
Here are the old episodes.
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/bluemage/Images/Bluemage.gif
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/bluemage/Images/BluemageNo2.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/bluemage/Images/Bluemage3.gif
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/bluemage/Images/Bluemage4.gif
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/bluemage/Images/Bluemage5.gif
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/bluemage/Images/Bluemage6.gif

[Dante]

Got a TOS error.

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Damn, I didn't realize that you couldn't upload pictures from there onto another site. Time to find another service.

[Dante]

I would recommend villagephotos, but they give me a lot of shit for exceeding my limit. Tell us when it's up.

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OK, I've found a neat place called photobucket.
Intro: http://img13.photobucket.com/albums/v37/Mætlöaff/Bluemage.gif
Episode 1: http://img13.photobucket.com/albums/v37/Mætlöaff/BluemageNo2.jpg
Episode 2: http://img13.photobucket.com/albums/v37/Mætlöaff/Bluemage3.gif
Episode 3: http://img13.photobucket.com/albums/v37/Mætlöaff/Bluemage4.gif
Episode 4: http://img13.photobucket.com/albums/v37/Mætlöaff/Bluemage5.gif
Episode 5: http://img13.photobucket.com/albums/v37/Mætlöaff/Bluemage6.gif
Episode 6: http://img13.photobucket.com/albums/v37/Mætlöaff/Bluemage7.gif
I'll get more stable hosting later.

[Dante]

Damneth, page cannot be found error.

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Try reloading a few times.

[Dante]

No luck, tried it around 7 ntims already.

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That's weird. It doesn't do that to me.

[Flarecobra]

How about TBM?

Oh, and I liked the "Goblin Punch" episode. That was funny as hell.

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Is anyone else having trouble loading the comics, or is Dante's machine just evil?

[Lost in Time]

Yeah... I'm having trobles too. I WANT MY BLUE MAGE!!

*Sobs in the corner*

[Lycanthrope]

myself as well is unable to load. Its tragic.

[AndyBloodredMage]

ive been havening no trouble at all. im using netscape.

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Well, I don't have any trouble, and I'm using Safari. I'm guessing it's your browsers. Time to find another host.

[Forever Zero]

I use Internet Explorer, and I can't get it. Good comic from what I saw so far.

[Lycanthrope]

ditto. And considering that IE is the most popular browser...

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Any suggestions on where to host this?

[Lycanthrope]

Fuitadnet? We kind of have an in there...

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I meant for free. I'm a cheap bastard. I'll get my own domain later, I'm just looking for a place to host them temporarily.

[Lycanthrope]

Bravenet.com. They have pop ups, I think, but... what can you do.

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Bravenet doesn't work. It absofugginlutely will not let me log in.

[Anarchy_Balsac]

maybe you forgot your password. i've had that problem before, or perhaps you made a typo when creating an account?

try making another and seeing if it'll work. i know free webs will work with copy and paste but you can't click the link

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As much as I hate to revive this fossil, I would like to say that the blue mage will return. I've found a spiffy webhost, and am setting up a page.

[CheshireThief]

I haven't seen any bluemage yet, but due to the reviews from other esteemed 8-bit fans, I will become a devout follower.

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As of now, I need a fairly apt webmonkey. Until I get my site together, I'll retain my comics at my forums (http://s4.invisionfree.com/The_Land_of_Tommorow/).

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Episode 7 is out. Read it at http://s4.invisionfree.com/The_Land_of_Tommorow/

[AndyBloodredMage]

that just linked to a forum, i dont see where the comic is.
o wait, ic it now. its easier just to post this link http://s4.invisionfree.com/The_Land_of_Tommorow/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=33

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It's pretty obvious. The section it's in is labelled "The Adventures of the Blue Mage".

[AndyBloodredMage]

well excuse me, some of us arent as perceptive as the Maetloaff, the grand maester of seeing things that are there

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"maester"? What exactly is that supposed to mean?
(Sorry, I tend to be a grammar/spelling nazi.)

[froofmyster]

A Maester is one of the leaders of Spira from Final Fantasy X. (eg: Maester Seymoure Guado is a leader of Sprira, a jerk, a traitor, and has blue hair despite the fact that he's a Red Mage.)

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Y'know, I've never actually played that game through.

P.S.- I'd appreciate some more feedback about my comic.

[froofmyster]

Y'know, I've never actually played that game through.

P.S.- I'd appreciate some more feedback about my comic.

'Kay. Your comic is very funny. The problem is, you're repeating the same gag. The Blue Mage attacks something, blank screen w/ sound effects, bleeding Blue Mage learns a new attack. Gets really old, really fast. The key is to give the readers what they expect the least. I'll send you an example as a private message so that won't ruin the secret if you decide to use the idea.

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That isn't the only gag i have in my bag, it's just a recurring one, like -chucks in 8bit. After all, I do have to play on the fact that in order to become stronger, blue mages have to have the crap beaten out of them. Expect to see it a good few times more, except in different forms. And as for your idea, I already had something like that planned. But thanks for the constructive criticism. I'll try to figure out new and creative ways to torture him.