How I Killed Your Master: Page 025 to ~046

[KillBill]

Plot-hookin' action!

Or, "Wong kept the seal hidden until giving it to the farmer, and they all live happily ever after." I'm sure that's exactly what happens and there will be no complications whatsoever. What could possibly go wrong?

[Kurosen]

Fixed! (http://www.nuklearpower.com/2010/06/21/how-i-killed-your-master-055/)

[rpgdemon]

It's weird how much of a different feel you get with the extra bit of text. Before, it had come across to me as a, "They only got a few hundred supporters... They're all dead now." type of thing. Granted, the next pages took that vibe away, but it all makes more sense now!

[Kurosen]

What a colossal nerd. (in reference to Matt's post below)

[MSperoni]

yaaay! Good prompt job fixing it :D

Now we can sleep easier ^_^




This is totally like in Romance of the Three Kingdoms (the actual books. Not the games.), where Sun Jian finds one of the Imperial Seals in a well.


well technically (RTK nerd alert) and more gruesomely Sun Jian found the well and fished out a woman's body (a lady of the palace) and she had a pouch or a box or something and the seal was in that.

I dunno if Sun Jian really found the seal or not, I only remember that he "worked to repair" Luoyang after Dong Zhuo razed it (according to the Sanguozhi that is). I don't think it mentions anything about it otherwise, but maybe he did. I think the Emperor had more than one seal so maybe he found ONE of them. There are so many different accounts of it all :P

Though for sure in RTK he finds the seal on a woman's corpse that had fallen in a well, I guess Luo Guanzhong has a thing for women in wells, cos remember Lady Mi threw herself in the well at Changban? Maybe that's some kinda imperial motif. Sun Jian finds the "key to the Empire" at a well, and ends up in a big battle after and dies, and Zhao Yun finds the "key to the Empire" (sorta) at a well and ends up in a big battle but he lives. And what I guess is kinda ironic is after that Liu Bei seeks refuge with Sun Quan who was in power thanks to Sun Ce who got power thanks to the seal Sun Jian found.. dun dun duuun.

(though that's just in the RTK, which is a romanticized account ya know)

[Arhra]

Holding up the shiny, shiny seal while strolling out into the open? What were you thinking, Wong?

But from that smile of Fang's, I can tell everything is going to be alright.

Poor, poor yellow-clad thugs.

[Ravashak]

I love Fang Lin's facial expression in the last panel. She's definately going to Hurt them =)

[Melfice]

yaaay! Good prompt job fixing it :D

Now we can sleep easier ^_^




well technically (RTK nerd alert) and more gruesomely Sun Jian found the well and fished out a woman's body (a lady of the palace) and she had a pouch or a box or something and the seal was in that.

I dunno if Sun Jian really found the seal or not, I only remember that he "worked to repair" Luoyang after Dong Zhuo razed it (according to the Sanguozhi that is). I don't think it mentions anything about it otherwise, but maybe he did. I think the Emperor had more than one seal so maybe he found ONE of them. There are so many different accounts of it all :P

Though for sure in RTK he finds the seal on a woman's corpse that had fallen in a well, I guess Luo Guanzhong has a thing for women in wells, cos remember Lady Mi threw herself in the well at Changban? Maybe that's some kinda imperial motif. Sun Jian finds the "key to the Empire" at a well, and ends up in a big battle after and dies, and Zhao Yun finds the "key to the Empire" (sorta) at a well and ends up in a big battle but he lives. And what I guess is kinda ironic is after that Liu Bei seeks refuge with Sun Quan who was in power thanks to Sun Ce who got power thanks to the seal Sun Jian found.. dun dun duuun.

(though that's just in the RTK, which is a romanticized account ya know)

I knew all that! I was just simplifying the whole business!
And if you believe that I have some worthless swamplandprime land for sale.

No, but seriously. I was simplifying it.

[Kurosen]

No man or woman living can out-RTK Matt.

[MSperoni]

No man or woman living can out-RTK Matt.

d'aww, shucks ^_^

[Melfice]

d'aww, shucks ^_^

Considering it's Brian who said that, I wouldn't readily accept it as a compliment. ;)

[KillBill]

Well Wong, give the seal to the farmer or maybe even the general, stop being seen and you're good to go!
(Who wants to bet the crime boss finds him before that :P)

[Green Spanner]

Oh no he di'nt!

Is this the part where Fang Lin goes berserk?

[Ravashak]

My guess is that it is, guess someone has to find their next of kin after the fight sequence =)

[Ryanderman]

I have a question... What happened to Wong's bruises and bleeding? He was beat up by the yellow gang only a few hours eariler, and the last time we saw the bruises was on page 48. After the flash forwards and flash backs, his face is completely healed, yet no time has passed.

[rpgdemon]

Well, since Wong is telling the story, he could just leave out the bruises and stuff, after he was interrupted.

[Kurosen]

The magic of kung fu.

[MSperoni]

He washed his face off/I forgot/didn't bother to draw it/kung fu magic/healing factor

[Loyal]

He evolves a healing factor after getting his ass kicked so many times.

[Veho]

That's actually the real ultimate Mantis Fist technique. He obviously didn't really learn how to fight; the only explanation is that the ultimate Mantis Fist technique is in actuality the secret to rapid healing.

[randomhuman]

so he's slowly turning into Wolverine?

[Green Spanner]

Oh Fang Lin you crazy.

[ChaoticBrain]

That was so much better than I anticipated. I knew she'd react badly, but I never expected her to put everything on hold just so she could resolve the issue right away... much less that the Cyclops gang would be so compliant.

The quiet fury makes it all the better.

EDIT: One thing I've been noticing lately. In recent pages, there have been at least two panels with close-ups of Fang Lin's face where strands of hair are drawn over her eyes. It's much more noticeable in the last panel from 2 pages ago, but it also appears in the "Girlfriend. Y-yeah." panel. Anyway, when the strands are drawn over her eyes like that, it almost looks like she has demonic slits for pupils. Is that intentional, by any chance? And can we consider it foreshadowing of some kind?

[MSperoni]

... it almost looks like she has demonic slits for pupils. Is that intentional, by any chance? And can we consider it foreshadowing of some kind?

I just thought it made her look better, if you wanna read into it as symbolism/metaphor then feel free :)

[Loyal]

It's funny how everyone decided to wait around for her to do her thing.

Incidentally, I'm having difficulty viewing page 59.

[Kurosen]

Yeah, the archives were acting up for me last night. Couldn't get certain pages to load even though they're on the server.

[Astrobot7000]

Man, she must really hate Wong do react that badly.
Dang!

[BigDemonicBunny]

Man, she must really hate Wong do react that badly.
Dang!

Let me quote to thee

"98.If an attractive young couple enters my realm, I will carefully monitor their activities. If I find they are happy and affectionate, I will ignore them. However if circumstance have forced them together against their will and they spend all their time bickering and criticizing each other except during the intermittent occasions when they are saving each others' lives at which point there are hints of sexual tension, I will immediately order their execution.

[Hatake Kakashi]

That comic just made Fang Lin really hot. As the great Spike Spiegel said in the animated film Cowboy Bebop: Knocking on Heaven's Door:


I love a woman who can kick my ass.

[ChaoticBrain]

This page: "This isn't goofing off..."

Next page: Makes a bandit look down and flicks his nose. "That is!"

[Aldurin]

comic 61 is not showing up.

And Fang Lin needs more anger issues.

[Kurosen]

Works for me (http://www.nuklearpower.com/2010/08/16/how-i-killed-your-master-061/).

[rpgdemon]

Page 62 isn't showing up.


(This plan is flawless.)

[Aldurin]

Now it works.

[Veho]

Do let me know if this kung fu fight interrupts your playtime.

I think the "kung fu" bit is unnecessary (and not strictly accurate here, but let's not split hairs). I think the sentence would work much better without it.

[Ravashak]

Grinned at the pouting xD

[ChaoticBrain]

It almost looks like the bald guy was copy-pasted into both panels.

Almost.

Also in the first panel, it looks like Fang Lin's body isn't leaning in the direction she's punching. It gives that panel a feeling of inaction and stiffness.

[KillBill]

Okay so :P
First, Wong beats these guys on his own.
Then, Fang beats these guys on her own.
Now, both team up. Should be twice as easy, right?
Yet, during a stretch when they're even fighting seriously, they start getting hit. By a guy with a little stick, no less.
Conclusion: They're sucking more each battle and will die next battle when everyone who finds out about the seal comes after them. :P
But really, Wong, Fang, you gotta step it up! Can't be takin' more than one hit to KO an enemy, two tops, if you wanna be able to take down an army with swords someday. We'll give you slack for that part this time since some of em are a little on the big side :P And because it's early in the series.

[MSperoni]

The stick is small but it could still pack a wallop, like a police baton. Wong got smacked right across the temple too.

Also the first two fights w/ the bandits they were taken by surprise, and Fang Lin isn't fighting any of the four, she's fighting the hugest one, and she DID knock a guy out in one punch (the "Girlfriend" guy).

Doesn't seem all that inconsistent to me.

[Gitman]

Awww, she really does care about him after all!

[ChaoticBrain]

Is there any reason why she couldn't have used that on the big guy and then pulled Wong out of there so they could both escape?

[Kurosen]

Overconfidence.

[MSperoni]

I doubt those little knives would make the large guy let her go, they would have served only to piss him off more and tighten his grip, and then where would she be? And he's got a lot of clothes on, they probably wouldn't have even sunk in that deep, and she couldn't really hit him in any good spot to make him release her. Throw them at his head? He's looking right at her, he could move. Throw them at his stomach? Yeah, THAT'D work... Throwing them at the guy holding her would have been a waste. Instead she chucked 'em at the other guy so to take him by surprise and knock the club free.

(ED: at least that's how I thought of it, and probably would have done it, were I in her kung fu shoes)

(Plus doing it this way is a lot cooler).

[Aldurin]

Either way this turns out, the moral of the comic is "sharp objects are fun"!!

[krogothwolf]

I have to agree with KillBill, it does feel inconsistent. The first fight hardly felt like they got surprised. They surrounded him and then he kicked their ass and knocked em out with 1 punch each. Not only that, they were hitting them during the fight then each of them gets hit once and they are pretty much done for? I understand Wong with the stick, but even distracted after what she had done to the big guy that one punch shouldn't have put her down so easily.

[Kurosen]

I will echo what Matt said earlier: that guy wasn't with them. He's new. He's like Boss Bandit.

[krogothwolf]

I think im just bummed that one punch took her down and but that still doesnt explain how guys who have been beaten so eays are so hard now.

[MSperoni]

The punch didn't "take her down". She was stunned, and now she's being strangled by a guy 7 feet tall and that's the more pressing issue in this situation.

Besides, he hit her cleanly when she wasn't looking, and he's like SEVEN FEET TALL and probably 2.5 times her weight or more. Where this REAL she'd probably be knocked out or severely injured, or severely stunned, certainly not composed enough to aim two throwing knives while being strangled (then again were this real I dunno if a lot of the stuff in this comic would happen, I kinda think of this comic as being in the middle of realism and fantasy but leaning slightly more toward the latter).

I've seen enough MMA stuff and watched enough sports to know that "shit happens" and one instant you can get creamed by a punch and the next you can rise up and endure. There are a variety of conditions. The bandits may be more prepared, maybe Wong's technique is off (he's been running around all day and hasn't eaten much, he's probably tired or something). I think of it like DnD damage rolls, sometimes you roll an "8" and sometimes you roll a "2" and sometimes you critical and to 2x damage.. And if it seems "inconsistent" it's because life is inconsistent. It's consistently inconsistent! ^_^

I also don't think of these bandits as generic paper-doll enemies, i kinda think of them as guys who can rise to occasions or suck as the story warrants. Wong knocked them down earlier in a few hits because at the time he was in the zone and perhaps they weren't (like how some days I can draw a lot better than other days).

(speaking of the DnD connection I DID work out hitpoints and damage for every combatant because I'm a nerd and obsessed with statistics and from what I worked out everything is going how it should be :D ... except I'm not sure I gave them all enough HP, but I can't drag on the fights FOREVER, it ain't DBZ after all :) )

[krogothwolf]

But the same goes for the bandits they've take 2 beatings fairly recently haven't they? Or was there longer time between next them? Also its your fault for making her seem so awesome cause I thought she'd kick everyones ass easily and now that she's in a jam it makes me sad. So yeah, shouldn't make such awesome characters next time! Okay so thats a compliment and your full explination makes snse to me. I'm still sad about he getting a bloody face.

[MSperoni]

But the same goes for the bandits they've take 2 beatings fairly recently haven't they?..

That's true.. hmm.. well, I suppose maybe the bandits have a kind of regeneration bonus, and are probably a little drunk.

[Kurosen]

Regen bonus + drunk is how I'm explaining everything from now on.

[ChaoticBrain]

Is Lin going to die?:ohdear:

[Krylo]

I think im just bummed that one punch took her down and but that still doesnt explain how guys who have been beaten so eays are so hard now.

Were they beaten easily before? I count three fights.

First Fight: Wong sucker punches one of them and basically takes them by surprise.

Second fight: Wong gets his ass beaten like a red headed step child until Lin sucker kicks a couple of them.

Third fight: There are no sucker punches or kicks and there's an extra big guy. Things are not going as well.

[PipBoy]

To say each character can only handle one blow each is a pretty hefty exaggeration. Wong and Fang Lin appear to have some fight left in them, but now they're banged up and can't keep up the pace-- I mean, honestly, getting hit in the face with a length of wood DOES tend to put one at a disadvantage for the remainder of a fight. Besides, it's a lot easier to make a run for it if you make your move before they break your legs.

Anyway, it's rather too bad that Lin is covering Wong's escape and not vice versa, given that Wong didn't even know the name of the city until she told him. If he weren't the guy telling the story I would have said he's clearly toast either way.

[ChaoticBrain]

The old guy is actually Fang Lin wearing a fake beard. Calling it now.

[Veho]

I say Wong stamps them into submission.

[Narazazen]

No Wong. Don't run.

They've got your girl friend. If you run, they'll curb stomp her pretty face into submission. They might do all sorts of unspeakable things with her broken body, and then when they're done, prop her up somewhere everyone can see: then demand that you return the seal or they'll kill her. Slowly and painfully.

No Wong. Don't run.

It's morphin' time. Unleash the fury. Give in to the Dark Side. Go Super Saiyan. Do what you were destined to do: kick ass, take name, and chew their bubblegum. Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of their women.

No Wong. Don't run.

Win the battle. Be so damn manly, even Lin will immediately fall to her knees in supplication and want to bear your children right then and there: only you were so damn manly in winning the fight, your sons have already been immaculately borne unto her.

No Wong. Don't run.

You know Kung-Fu? Show me! :argh:

[Jagos]

kiss ass

All epicness defeated by one mistype... -_-;

[CABAL49]

I hate doing this but we were left at a touchy moment. I need conflict resolution! When can we expect new HIKYM?

[MSperoni]

Pretty soon, I'd hope :)

[Ravashak]

Well, the new one should be here (http://www.nuklearpower.com/2010/09/28/how-i-killed-your-master-067/), but the front page seems a bit bad to me. Is this problem on my side or on nuklearpower's?

As Melfice said, it works again

[Melfice]

Well, the new one should be here (http://www.nuklearpower.com/2010/09/28/how-i-killed-your-master-067/), but the front page seems a bit bad to me. Is this problem on my side or on nuklearpower's?

Probably nuklearpower.com, since the website's all wacked out for me as well.

[rpgdemon]

Huh. Worked for me just fine.

[Arcon]

Doesn't work for me either,maybe it will be up later?

[Hatake Kakashi]

Tch. RIP, Fang Lin. You were a most worthy character.

[Sky Warrior Bob]

Tch. RIP, Fang Lin. You were a most worthy character.

I don't think Fang Lin is dead

I believe the Red text belongs to Chang Sen, the angry young man from the original few comics. Green text old Liu Wong.

Yeah, its been a while since we've had Chang interrupt the story, or otherwise made his presence felt. So the pause in the story telling might be confusing.

Thus far, from my read Fang Lin's fate is unknown.

SWB

[krogothwolf]

Fang Ling would be forced to work in a Brothel first! Then'll be killed if that doesn't pan out! :)

[MSperoni]

Yes, after 10ish years the stage has finally been set for Brian's comics to take the plunge into gratuitous perversity.

[Tev]

Fang Ling would be forced to work in a Brothel first! Then'll be killed if when she kills the first guy who even tries to touch her girly parts and then the next six guys who try to get her chains re-secured to the floor and that doesn't pan out! :)

There, I fixed that for you.

[Melfice]

In the mean time, the website still doesn't work properly for me.
All I'm getting is a white background and lots'a links and some words, but no comic.

Working like a charm!

[Kalbelgarion]

So is the red text Fighter? Or Red Mage?

Oh, wait! I bet it's Thief after his class change!

[MSperoni]

Thief was never red....

[rpgdemon]

Thief was never red....

Yeah, what kind of a ninja wears bright red?

[Hatake Kakashi]

The one that gets fixed the next day to fuck with the audience.

... or was it?

[Jagos]

Yeah, what kind of a ninja wears bright red?

Jason did...

And he fought with a Tyrannosaur.

[Melfice]

Jason did...

And he fought with a Tyrannosaur.

Actually, no.
I don't know what Jason was, but he was no ninja. At least, not in the season where he used a Tyrannosaur.

Season 3, I think, was where they got ninja-like outfits and Jason (I think it was still Jason Nope. It was Rocky by then) used a monkey or monkey-like Zord.

Oh, gods. I'm a Power Rangers nerd. KILL ME!

[Jagos]

My work here is done.

*teleports away*

[Sky Warrior Bob]

Yeah, what kind of a ninja wears bright red?

Well, if we're talking about fictional ninjas, there are the trainees from American Ninja (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMitUx3fcXE). How cute, they're like Skittles.

SWB

[Loyal]

Are one of those three Xu Li?

[ChaoticBrain]

Is he really Meng Qi, or is he just a skillful impersonator?

[Jagos]

Confirmed. Liu Wong is an idiot.

[GrandMasterPlanetEater]

Once you've dug yourself into a hole, all you can do is stop digging.

The correct answer now is "My friend has hidden it and only she knows where it is. If you rescue her, we can get it for you."

[DreadArchon]

The correct answer now is "My friend has hidden it and only she knows where it is. If you rescue her, we can get it for you."
I guess you deserve a cookie after this latest comic. :knowledge:

Edit^2: Wow, I still lived in Montana the last time I signed in to the forums? That means I last posted before I even chose which college I wanted to go to... and I'm now in grad school. :eek:

[Tev]

I really like the "We're not together and it's very important to never ever imply that" line. Lin seems the kind of girl who'd break Wong if they ever got together in the sack.

[Loyal]

He just remembers what happened to the LAST guy who implied it.

[GrandMasterPlanetEater]

I guess you deserve a cookie after this latest comic. :knowledge:

Yeah, wow. I'm shocked that Wong actually gave the right answer this time around.

I'm going to go find myself a cookie.

[MSperoni]

A Chinese cookie! A fortune cookie! :D

[MSperoni]

Everyone's been commenting about the new page in the "Behind the Punch" thread, I think everyone forgot that this is the thread for commenting on HIKYM :D

and rightly so, this thread's been buried with the "no posts in the last million years" threads.

[Hatake Kakashi]

Even so, I'm happy to see it back. Deliriously happy.

[ChaoticBrain]

Ah, the old Boisterous Bruiser (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BoisterousBruiser), dim-witted but good-natured. I think we can assume by this point that Zhang is a good guy, if perhaps unwittingly working under a villain.

[MSperoni]

maybe he's a villain unwittingly serving a good guy, and thinks the good guy is really a bad guy, and follows along thinking he's doing "bad" but he's really doing good!

...yeah

[rpgdemon]

maybe he's a villain unwittingly serving a good guy, and thinks the good guy is really a bad guy, and follows along thinking he's doing "bad" but he's really doing good!

...yeah

Come on man! The spoiler tag is there for a reason! :P

[MSperoni]

Spoiler! ---> They're all aliens

[ChaoticBrain]

Spoiler! ---> They're all aliens

i knew it all along

[Fenris]

Spoiler! ---> They're all aliens

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!

[ChaoticBrain]

I bet Fang already killed everyone in the Yellow Cyclops gang.

No but seriously, I hope this story doesn't take the dark turn I fear it will. You wouldn't do that, right?

[MSperoni]

A dark turn, and someone dies as the result of a failure by the main character?

Spoiler alert! -- > Wong is Warbot

[rpgdemon]

A dark turn, and someone dies as the result of a failure by the main character?

Spoiler alert! -- > Wong is Warbot

This got a sincere laugh out of me. Good show.

Also, is anyone else unable to see anything related to HIKYM on the site?

[BigDemonicBunny]

I love that last frame.
Zhangs smile is effing scary.

[ChaoticBrain]

I wonder what he means by "papers". I hope it's at least paper-like in some way, otherwise it just doesn't seem clever at all.

[BigDemonicBunny]

I wonder what he means by "papers". I hope it's at least paper-like in some way, otherwise it just doesn't seem clever at all.

More "ham-like".

As in "Zhangs ham-sized fists".
That guy has been itching for a fight all night.

[Hatake Kakashi]

LOVE the look on Zhang's face. Very well done, sir! It was almost worth the wait.

Almost.

[ChaoticBrain]

More "ham-like".

As in "Zhangs ham-sized fists".
That guy has been itching for a fight all night.

Unless... Zhang attacks the guards with "paper", as opposed to "rock" or "scissors".

You know, like the fight between Goku and Jackie Chun.

[BigDemonicBunny]

Unless... Zhang attacks the guards with "paper", as opposed to "rock" or "scissors".

You know, like the fight between Goku and Jackie Chun.

Nonono. JUDO CHOP!

[ChaoticBrain]

The worst part is, I'm probably the only one bothered by the fact that Zhang beating up the guards has absolutely no relation to the word "papers".

[rpgdemon]

I personally thought that it was better/funnier for it.

[MSperoni]

The guards are "paper tigers" ?

[Ravashak]

love the facial expression of the guy on the back in the first panel.

Also, subtle... very subtle

[BigDemonicBunny]

love the facial expression of the guy on the back in the first panel.

Also, subtle... very subtle

Zhang is not just a subtle kind of guy. Kind of like Black Mage. Except no chronic backstabbing disorder (not yet).
And he does it with fists and not hadokens.

[Loyal]

I do hope Zhang won't end up being someone Wong has to fight. That'd be a real shame.

Like, I'm on the fence about the other two right now, but I really don't want Wong to have to fight Zhang.

[ChaoticBrain]

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/6/8/1950977//blargh.png

This face. I love this face.

[KillBill]

Saw the new page. Noteable that she was holding out on her own this whole time-- that's something you don't see too often :P
The HIKYM icon on the right wasn't flashing "New", so I don't know if everyone thought to click it yet.

[MSperoni]

Yeah it wasn't flashing "NEW" for me either. I just happened to click on it for some random reason :P

[BigDemonicBunny]

There is something bugging me about the last frame.
I think her right arm might be a bit too long.

[Narazazen]

It would appear someone else has made the tragic mistake of putting the words "Wong" and "Boyfriend" in the same sentence again. :P

[ChaoticBrain]

So if she was weakened enough to be captured, how did she manage to recover quickly enough to hold her own like that?

Something doesn't add up.

[MSperoni]

Opportunities sometimes present themselves. Also there's no annoying Wong around getting whacked in the head to distract her.

[Kurosen]

Yeah. She wasn't weakened, she was distracted.

[Jagos]

Ok... That's intriguing... The Tiger Fist really loves making fighting badasses if she's taken on 7 or 8 people, by herself with nary a mark other than the fist to her eye when distracted...

[Tev]

So if she was weakened enough to be captured, how did she manage to recover quickly enough to hold her own like that?

Something doesn't add up.My guess is that the guy who just went through the wall tried to cop a feel while she was down.

[MSperoni]

sports/athletics/art are funny sometimes. Sometimes you're in the zone, sometimes you're not. Wong and Lin will probably get more consistent as they get better. I dunno how many people here watch sports, but you can see sometimes even the best can go from really great to really shitty and back to really great in a short time.

Zhang Gan and Master Fei are probably ALWAYS in the zone, though.


EDIT: Or to make it seem more nerdy, think of it in DnD terms. Sometimes you just have bad rolls.

[ChaoticBrain]

EDIT: Or to make it seem more nerdy, think of it in DnD terms. Sometimes you just have bad rolls.

I immediately thought of this. (http://www.nuklearpower.com/2004/06/17/episode-430-very-long-range/)

[Gitman]

And here I was thinking Lin might have to learn some humility after needing Wong to come rescue her. Silly me. :D

[Krylo]

Something tells me Zhang is going to like Lin.

[Loyal]

Lin's pretty hardcore.

[ChaoticBrain]

Something tells me Zhang is going to like Lin.

But then Wong will be deprived of his only potential love interest!

[MSperoni]

if Wong just HAS to have an obligatory opposite-sex love interest he could try to charm Guan Mi. That is, if Fang Lin ultimately rejects him (doesn't look too good so far).

EDIT: Mayhaps tho Fang Lin's firm denial of being "the girlfriend" is not just in regards to Wong but in regards to the genre in general? Women characters don't HAVE to exist for that reason, y'know.

[Hatake Kakashi]

Mayhaps tho Fang Lin's firm denial of being "the girlfriend" is not just in regards to Wong but in regards to the genre in general? Women characters don't HAVE to exist for that reason, y'know.

Just makes her hotter.

[BigDemonicBunny]

Well. My Trope sensors are detecting dangerous levels of UST.

[MSperoni]

Troped if you do, troped if you don't!

[Krylo]

EDIT: Mayhaps tho Fang Lin's firm denial of being "the girlfriend" is not just in regards to Wong but in regards to the genre in general? Women characters don't HAVE to exist for that reason, y'know.

So you're saying she'll be the boyfriend?

[MSperoni]

If Old Man Wong's recollections are as dim as the typical old man, who knows what might happen?

He seems to be doing well so far though.. not wandering off on tangents or talking about things that don't matter, unless he IS doing that and we don't know yet..

[fhgwdads05]

So... Uh... What happened to HIKYM? It seemed like things were going to get started up and running smoothly again, and then suddenly it stopped and this new project appears. Don't get me wrong, I like the look of the Dreadful, but I'd much rather see more HIKYM. :wtf:

[MSperoni]

There's still going to be HIKYM. The Dreadful is something for me to do in between HIKYM delays. HIKYM's production requires at least three people to have free-time: Brian (for the scripts), Me (for the art) and Jeff (for the lettering). There is a lot more potential for scheduling conflicts, especially with all the stuff Brian has to do with Atomic Robo, etc. The Dreadful only requires one person: Me (for everything).

[fhgwdads05]

Ah, thanks for the clarification. I kind of temporarily forgot you guys had a third person working with you on it. Sorry Jeff!

That said, I'm looking forward to this scene. I've been pondering about what might happen if Wong were to suddenly realize that that's not Meng Qi and co. he's been palling around with. Fang Lin may have proven she's scary as all get out, but I'm still not sure she could handle Zhang by the looks of it.