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[Skyshot]

My exact response to that was "OOH!* [Clap]". I had been thinking "My death was less sissy-esque than your death!"

Incidentally, no one ever did point out that reference in the linked comic. Does nobody else read the Fortuna Saga?

And congratulations on a 3000th post.

*The kind of "OOH!" when you see someone get owned, not when you see something shiny.

[Great Cartoonist]

I think Fortuna Saga is still down because of that stupid Freewebs monthly bandwidth thing.
Great comics, everyone. Thought I'd just get that out of the way. Everyone says that.
I have a big future planned out ahead for my story arc. It'll probably involve Skyshot, Meister, Chicago, Qeeko, mammothtank, and anybody else who'd like to be featured (on top of that, there will also be Rick yelling "Stop stealing MY ideas!")
And phil_mike, I have nothing against you. I just wanted to use part of your storyline for my comic because hey, it sorta fits in to what's been happening with me.
I'll post another episode soon. It takes place between my last comic and phil_mike's last comic.

[CHICAGO¤lollie]

I have a big future planned out ahead for my story arc. It'll probably involve Skyshot, Meister, Chicago, Qeeko, mammothtank, and anybody else who'd like to be featured (on top of that, there will also be Rick yelling "Stop stealing MY ideas!")
Sounds like I'll also have an excuse to do some forum-based drawing again. :D

[Dragonsbane]

Sounds like I'll also have an excuse to do some forum-based drawing again. :D

You know you want to draw me. 'Cause I'm cool like that.

[RickZarber]

phil_mike: Awesome, just awesome. Plus, these two for one deals are great!

Sounds like I'll also have an excuse to do some forum-based drawing again. :DYay! *Is a big fan of C¤L's art/humor.*I have a big future planned out ahead for my story arc. [...] (on top of that, there will also be Rick yelling "Stop stealing MY ideas!")Meh, while I try not to consciously steal anything, I can't claim to be very original...

Also, just a note to anyone using charcters who appear in my comic - I don't actually view my story as going on in the same continuity as everything else here. As such, I'd appreciate it if it were kept seperate. Mostly I'm just trying to keep things simple, but I'm also trying very hard not to break the fourth wall in my story and to do so I've kinda got a system of rules in place that govern how my world works. So yeah, I don't mind self-referencing stuff like the above - I just don't want it to be in my continuity. I hope this doesn't come off as hard-assed or self centered. I'd just appreciate the opportunity to try my idea out. That's not to say I'm not open to any contributions to my arc, as long as it's run by me first. Demon, in fact, has something up his sleeve that I can't wait to see...

[CHICAGO¤lollie]

You know you want to draw me. 'Cause I'm cool like that.
Why must you persist with your jedi mind tricks? My artisticly comedic mind can only be controlled so much! SHE CAN'T TAKE MUCH MORE, CAPTAIN! D:

[Skyshot]

So, your mind can be controlled? I must use subliminal messages to force you to draw me.

Hey, Chicago! Draw me next! Pleasepleasepleasepleeeeeease?

Wait, no, that's superliminal! Abort! Abort![/vague Simpsons reference]

Also, FW, good job. I was wondering how you would end that joke; in fact, I originally intended it to be a one-shot, non-continuity thing since it would be hard to follow up on. Nevertheless, you seem to have handled it gracefully.

[mauve]

phil_mike- I love you.
Words cannot describe the true magnitude of my adoration for those comics. Every moment killed me. (I carry a phoenix down about my person for just these occasions.)


GC- The trumpet thing? Priceless. Who knew that the plot hole led straight to the underworld? Crazy old world, isn't it?

FenrisWolf- I loved watching Skyshot through the window. The details in your comic are fantastic! Keep up the great work!

Mammothtank- Where do you find your backgrounds? They're awesome!


Note- I'm going to be offline from the 3rd to probably the 11th (vacation!) so this area will be pleasantly Mauve-free for an entire week. WOULD YOU STOP CHEERING?! I GET IT ALREADY! I need the break to refill my funniness reserves. OH- and for you folks who PMed me about what the bleep was going on in the last episode of Finding Meister: It was called "Inside Jokes" for a reason. If you didn't get it, you probably weren't supposed to. :p

[RickZarber]

Mauve, I think you're mistaking cheering for crying... http://www.geocities.com/rickzarber/none.gif.... :p

Anyways, enjoy your trip!

EDIT
ZutsuJin: That's a thousand levels of awesome.

[CHICAGO¤lollie]

Zutsu, the second you're of legal age, you're having my first child. Nothing else to it.

You other folk, be afraid. Be very sexually afraid.

[Patrat]

*is afriad....SeXuAlLy*
zomg! All these comics OWN! I haven't really had the time to make anything, as i've been on vacation.... i think i forgot to mention that........
Whoops.
Anywho, it won't be long until i am forced back into my state of boredom and creativity (Aug. 21). Then i'll have plenty of comics to write, im sure.

[phil_]

Rick! You have joined us. Soon, the world will belong to the kittens (and the Empire of the World)! Also, the comic was nice. We should all mention that comic that brought us here more often.

GC: Funny stuff. We liked the last panel, because we're vain.

Zutsu: Yay for hand-drawn comics!

[RickZarber]

Rick! You have joined us. Soon, the world will belong to the kittens (and the Empire of the World)!Heh heh, well actually... Any idea what it says under the kitty? Cause it changes things a bit. ;)

Fenris: I almost forgot to ask last time... I can't quite make out what's happening in the background with Skyshot and the weapon. Does it follow him inside and suddenly stop, or is it something else?

No comic tonight folks; I need to get my sleep schedule into something normal so I can get my life back in order, and tonight's the night I try a new approach.

[Fenris]

Skyshot blocks it with his staff. It's hard to tell through the glass, and the resized sprite.

[Loyal]

Hehe... Funny comics, everybody! ^_^

[Silly Kitty]

I'm the leader? Yay! I like to lead. ^_^

Fenris: Yay for making new comics.

Everybody else: Great job.

SAAM: I love it!

[Loyal]

Woah! It's SAAM!

[Lycanthrope]

SAAM returns with puns.

[Skyshot]

Youth-in-asia...it took me a moment to catch that.

SAAM, your comics are awesome. I'm still laughing over "Osterbomb."

Also, Fenris, good work. Although "Kitty Crew" disturbs me. How 'bout "Sky Crew" or something...? :)

EDIT: Nice quick update, Fenris. Also, that'd be 1-800-BIG-TANK, right? Or is it something else for the 244?

[Fenris]

Very clever Skyshot. You win the prize. Thanks, by the way.

[Loyal]

So, Meister does advertising now? ...Oh, wait, he did those Guest Comics (One advertising Fruit Pies, and another advertising Sprite). :p

[mammothtank]

But how could I afford such a thing? And how would they ship it? I built the last one myself with parts I scrounged from junkyards.

Nice comic, by the way.

[Fenris]

I built the last one myself with parts I scrounged from junkyards.

...Which would explain how it got destroyed so easily :p

Thanks. And Loyal, if you could dig up those old comics, I would like to see them. I haven't read them yet, and I went through most of this thread, maybe skipping a comic or two.

EDIT: Thanks. Am I the only one who thinks the BM Sprite can looks angry?

[mammothtank]

You won't find them in here; they were supposed to be 8-Bit Theater guest comics, but either he never got around to submitting them or they were rejected for some unknown reason, I forget which. Give me a few minutes; maybe I can find them for you.

Edit: Loyal, I would tip my hat to you if I wore one.

[Loyal]

Fear my ninja-searching skillz! (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=288011&postcount=6)

[Demon with a Glass Hand]

Zutsujin is awesome and I have just repped him accordingly.

Yeah. I'm great like that.

[Meister]

Mommy, I'm on television! Whee!

[Fenris]

RMB: It's nice, but pay attention. That thread is for pictures/comics/songs/whatever for NPF members ONLY. Notice how the comics are all with NPFers. And the pictures are about NPFers. I would create a gif thread in the Arts and Crafts section, but ask a mod first.

I'm not calling you stupid, I'm just pointing out a fact.

[Red Mage Black]

I'm not stupid Fenris, I've made a few others before and no one seems to mind. While I'm at it I'll offer my services to gif for anyone using their character. ASK RMB IF YOU WANT A MOVING GIF OF YOUR CHARACTER!!

Awesome comics everyone, keepeth uppith the goodeth work.

[RickZarber]

Great new Technobum installments and now a new SAAM comic?! Maybe I should stay offline more often! SAAM, I don't think words can express how much I've missed your comics, so I'll let this emoticon do it for me. http://i.imdb.com/Photos/CMSIcons/emoticons/basic2/hehe.gif

I will be taking a hiatus from comicing for a while; I've too much to do recently, and I don't think I'll possibly have time for a new one until Sunday at the soonest.

[Bailey]

I was thinking for a bit about a few strips I'd like to make, and I was just wondering who here takes some sort of martial arts class.
If you take one, please say what it is and refer me to a sprite of you in martial arts gear.

If you have no such sprites, I can mess with what I can find and see what can be done.

So far, I've got:

Tae Kwon Do
Newb (tkd sprites done)
Phil (no tkd sprites, other sprites in sprite thread)
Mike (no tkd sprites, other sprites in sprite thread)
Druidal (tkd sprites done)

[Skyshot]

I've studied various martial arts -- TKD, Hapkido, US Special Forces Hand-to-hand, English...no such sprite, though. If anyone wants to make one for me, go ahead and I'll subpixelate it.

Anyways, guess I'm up for whatever you're planning.

[Great Cartoonist]

I don't know... can swordplay be considered martial arts? Probably not, so just try to imagine me getting River City Ransom on someone's fleshy behind. (Actually, Technos Samurai has a lot more moves that are cooler than RCR. Examples: The flying spin kick from Double Dragon [yes, it's in TS too!], Mach Punch II [The equivalent of Stone Hands from RCR, with an uppercut at the end instead of a normal punch])
See what you can do about making a sprite of me doing karate, because I don't have said sprite.

Also, I'm surprised no one found the hidden joke in my latest not-regular comic yet. I'm rather disappointed in you, Skyshot.

[Skyshot]

Also, I'm surprised no one found the hidden joke in my latest not-regular comic yet. I'm rather disappointed in you, Skyshot.Eh? Why me? I've put hidden stuff in my comics on occasion (and no one yet seems to have found where I went in the last few panels of my Revenge against AJ comic), but I've missed whatever you're talking about. Does it have something to do with Chicago's line? Incidentally, I've never played Maple Story.

[Loyal]

I still can't get Maple Story to download... That site hates me. I click on the link to download and nothing happens... Garr...

Sorry, off-topic rant. Great comics everyoen!

[Great Cartoonist]

Eh? Why me? I've put hidden stuff in my comics on occasion (and no one yet seems to have found where I went in the last few panels of my Revenge against AJ comic), but I've missed whatever you're talking about.
Yeah, I guess I better enlighten you all. I hid a silhouette of Skyshot in the bottom-right corner of my comic, hoping that it would surprise everyone when someone eventually finds it. Bleh.
Just copy the image onto your hard drive, open it with whatever paint tool, and use a fill color on the bottom black part of the comic.

P.S.: I do know where you are hidden in your revenge against AJ comic, I just don't wanna tell the rest of the forumites so they'd try to find it too.

P.S. (again): It took me 20 minutes to find Cat's sprite sheet. I had to look in the Slightly Out of Order website.

[Fenris]

P.S.: I do know where you are hidden in your revenge against AJ comic, I just don't wanna tell the rest of the forumites so they'd try to find it too.

I found him too. Well hidden ^_^

[Skyshot]

Lovely. Now everytime anyone makes a comic, I'm gonna have to check for someone putting me in it.

Hey, it'd be like Where's Waldo, only with Skyshot, and a different way of hiding the character, and a different audience, and a host of other things. Ya know, you have to feel sorry for Waldo. No matter how hard he tries to hide, there are always people trying to find him. Poor guy must be paranoid out of his skull. Like I'm going to be with every new comic.

Rage...

[mauve]

Hi. Guess who found out that her hotel has free internet access? Me likey high-speed internet....

Anyway ON TOPIC!- Nice animation, RMB! I just started reading bobandgeorge.com a few weeks ago, so as soon as I saw it I sqealed in protoman-y joy. I know; I shouldn't be praising other wecomics here. You're still the best, Brian! Don't hurt me.


I'll let you all go back to your mauve-free vacations now. I'm in CALIFORNIA!! Woot! PS- Sun is evil. (It's 106 degrees now.)

[Skyshot]

Aw, great. Cancel the party plans. Kind of a shame, what with all the cheering I had planned. :D

So, what hotel is this? And does it come with free MS Paint access as well?

[QueenQeeko]

This is my next attempt at a moving gif. Feel free to praise me or beat me with a big fat stick. Some people prefer to throw flaming axes at me.
How about being swatted for the wrong thread?

I don't recall any NPF members looking like Protoman. And if there IS, then I shall find him and steal him.

[videogamerz2000]

I don't recall any NPF members looking like Protoman. And if there IS, then I shall find him and steal him.

Doesn't Omega use a Protoman gif for his avatar, QQ? Maybe we should ask him what he thinks of it...
Good stuff everyone!
phil_mike, you guys have something good!
Fenris, you know you don't have to be BMG!'s slave to be able to sprite good comics!
Rick, you're awesome as usual.
And to the rest, great stuff!

[Salookanana]

RMB: I WOULD throw a flaming ax at you, BUT... its Protoman! How can you not love him? I mean... the ... protoness of it all... and... blues? Also whisleling.... yeah... it is a nice animation btw. What do you use to animate your gifs?

[Inbred Chocobo]

Fenris, you know you don't have to be BMG!'s slave to be able to sprite good comics!

Yay, you just have to be mine. :p

Great comics everyone, and thanks for including me.

[Fenris]

Fenris, you know you don't have to be BMG!'s slave to be able to sprite good comics!

No, but it helps. :p

Sorry, Inbred, I'm all servanted-out. Blame Muave.

[Red Mage Black]

Doesn't Omega use a Protoman gif for his avatar, QQ? Maybe we should ask him what he thinks of it...


Out of anyone, thats where I got the idea of making the gif. If anything, I'm going to make a megaman one of him walking(front view) but recolored so it looks more like Technobum.

[Fenris]

Why am I reminded of my own birthday strip and RickZarber's latest comic...

Not too bad.

[Skyshot]

"If you can read this you're not paying attention to the story."
"This is not a hidden message any more."This is what you've reduced me to, GC. I'm altering the backgrounds looking for hidden messages.

[Thaumaturge]

Heheh, all excellent comics!

I love the hidden text, GC - and thanks for pointing it out, Skyshot!

[Bailey]

meh, my monitor seperated it out automatically.

maybe you folks with resolutions not so good had trouble, but this is one case where my computer was actually better

EDIT:

he also wonders why he's raising his hands ike that, but I'm not sure if you guys have that hidden or not.

it isn't on mine, but it might be on yours

[Skyshot]

I had no trouble seeing the second message, but the first one escaped me until I used Paint.

This whole thing has given me an idea for a comic I'll have to make sometime. If it isn't funny, it's GC's fault. :D

[mauve]

Yay! I saw the hidden messages too! I's teh smart! Nice one, GC!

phil_mike, once again you crack me up.


Aw, great. Cancel the party plans. Kind of a shame, what with all the cheering I had planned.

So, what hotel is this? And does it come with free MS Paint access as well? Best Western Hotels. Yeah, it probably had Paint but I was so dazzled by the high-speed internet (I've got the world's slowest connection) that I didn't bother to look. And about the cheering party: PPPPLLLLLLLBBBBLLBBLTT!! to you! ;)


And in case anybody is dying to know, the next episode of Finding Meister is on the way. I started it before going on vacation, (I'm home now, two days early. And its actually NOT because of the fact that I was in the Emergeny Room at 1 a.m. this morning. *rolls eyes* ) and I'm almost finished. It's a bit long, though, so I'll have to decide whether to make it one huge episode or break it into two.

[Loyal]

Testing his brotherly reflexes... XD

[phil_]

Thank you, Loyal. I was worried that people wouldn't get it.

Mauve, ONE HUGE EPISODE! But by now, I guess you've already started whichever way you decided.

[Great Cartoonist]

Death probably didn't have enough fights with Entropy, I guess.

[The Kneumatic Pnight]

Nice comics everyone. I don't say this nearly enough, so this applies to every comic I've ever not replied to that I like... however vague or obscure that may be.

Especially everything that Mauve Mage has done.

Though, one thing... GC, in your latest comic, I think you misspelled Skyshot.

[Skyshot]

Yeah, he left out the initial S.

Wait...

EEEEEEEK!
*hugs knees**mutters*always watching...always listening...always waiting...always...always...

[Staizer]

heh, noticed the DBZ dragon way . . . thought that was kinda funny as well.

good job Phil/Mike

[Skyshot]

Classic, phil_mike. Only, how can two coins pay for the both of them? I thought the price for crossing was two per?

[Admiral_Kelly]

They could stack on each other and say that they are a very tall person...

[Fenris]

Once again, the power of video games triumphs over the forces of life and death.

Extremely entertaining.

[Skyshot]

Okay, FW, that was awesome. Let's all give the guy some kind of grand prize and retire in shame...and then destroy him...

Incidentally, I insist something be said from Skyshot about the priest guy ripping off his look. I just gotta see it.

[Great Cartoonist]

Nice way to finish up, phil_mike. Yes, video games dictate me as well. Just look me up in Maple Story.

I knew FenrisWolf's current avatar led somewhere...

Oh, and yes, I did forget the S in Skyshot's name. It's because I had morning sickness from getting up early.

[Skyshot]

Okay, just when I thought it couldn't get creepier, I check the panels and find...nothing.

I know there's something in there somewhere...I will find you...and destroy you...

Were we supposed to make out what was in the last panel? I couldn't, although a Tonberry comes to mind.

[Great Cartoonist]

Heh... I knew it would annoy the heck out of someone...

[Fenris]

Okay, FW, that was awesome. Let's all give the guy some kind of grand prize and retire in shame...and then destroy him...

Aw. I thought you liked me. :p But, if you kill me, I just keep coming back. So nyah to you!

phil_mike: That was hilarious! Only true brothers have conversations like that.

[Skyshot]

"Finally! A hidden message!"Ah, sweet relief.

FW -- the guy was only in two pieces? I really haven't been feeling well lately, have I?

[Fenris]

Well you see, you were currently in the process of beating me with my own arm, then BMG came up, and you hastily dropped the arm.

Yes I AM the BMGhist cleric. And I like it that way. :p

[Great Cartoonist]

One of the reasons why I don't play Solitare. And there's also someone else who's more direct about disliking Solitaire. (http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=solitaire)
You'll get to beat someone up in my comic soon, Skyshot. Like maybe in the next two weeks.
Anyone wanna be a recruit?

[Admiral_Kelly]

SPOILER WARNING!

Here's a tip:

To find Secret Messages, DL the pic and invert the image, Bam! Secret Messages unmasked! Its that easy.

[Silly Kitty]

I haven't really been on alot latly and I missed alot of comics.

Wow the awesomeness!

Great comics everybody. You have been busy Fenris and GC. Keep it up.

[mauve]

I love you people.


phil_mike, would you believe me if I told you I had toyed with the idea of burying you in the dead topic repository and bringing you back as zombies for one episode of Finding Meister? Reading that comic was creepy. Funny as hell (no pun intended), yet creepy. And the video game comic was so perfect. Oh, if I had a gamecube I'd come back from the dead for LOZ, no hesitations. Alas, I have a PS2. That means I have Kingdom Hearts 2 to live for. Kind of sad, really. When I first saw the two coins, I thought Phil was holding out to cross the river Styx because hell had a game arcade or something. (My computer loads pictures VERY SLOWLY, so I had quite a while between seeing the coins and seeing the last panel to figure out what might happen.)

GC- Ha! I feel so smart, what with being able to find all those super-secret hidden messages. I like where the plot is going, too. The virus cracks me up.

FenrisWolf- O.....M.....G....... This is AWESOME! Sheez, I'm offline one day and when I come back I find about four different comics, all of them oozing with teh funneh. How do you manage??

Also- Where's RickZarber? I haven't heard from him since I left on vacation. Are you still here, Rick? You can't leave me hanging on that cliffhanger, man. I need to know who the shadowy figure is! :p

Lastly, for anyone who cares- The next episode of Finding Meister is coming soon. Sorry it's taking so long; I got writer's block for the past few days. Also, I'm working on several future episodes at the same time for some reason. I'm expanding the plot a bit, and I think you'll all enjoy where it ends up going.

[Fenris]

FenrisWolf- O.....M.....G....... This is AWESOME! Sheez, I'm offline one day and when I come back I find about four different comics, all of them oozing with teh funneh. How do you manage??

I sold my soul to BMG, and she doesn't have a return policy. I really need to get better at reading fine print...

Lastly, for anyone who cares- The next episode of Finding Meister is coming soon.

One word= YAY!

A PM between me and RickZarber.

I have a question, do you even HAVE any time to work on your comic, because it's been ages since the last update. Sorry to nag, but I'm getting impatient. They're just too damn good!

And you haven't updated your website for a long time.Yeah, sorry, I've been on hiatus. For one thing, I found myself with horrible writer's block. For another, I've been on a really bad schedule lately, (like 4am-2pm), and it's really screwing up my life. Unfortunately, I have a habit to start working on these comics at like 9-11pm. And since they generally take 2-3 hours... So I told myself that until I got my shit straightened out I'd refrain from doing that.

And I HAVE figured out who the shadowy figure is. If you absolutely must know, PM me. I will tell you. If I feel like it. :p

EDIT: My site is back up, without the maintenance. If you want to know the reason why, click here. (http://www.freewebs.com/fenrisw)

[Great Cartoonist]

I'll probably include you too, Mauve.

Now for an announcement: By Sunday I will be going on vacation, like Mauve Mage and Brian Clevinger, to visit my grandparents and other relatives for the rest of August. That means that I probably won't be able to upload any new comics, because the place where I'm staying (my grandparents') has a shoddy AOL dial-up connection and I'll be probably seeing my cousins. So I've posted 2 new episodes for you to enjoy for now. The premise is that it's gonna be something like a Neopets thing: two sides are recruiting members and they are both fighting to see who will be the winner. Yeah, that's the best I can explain it.
On the plus side, I may be able to continue work on my game since there is no Maple Story to distract me there.
Also, there are a couple of things you can probably do to fill the void:

1: You can post comics that are related to my storyline. It can be about anything about my storyline, I don't mind, in fact I welcome it. BUT DON'T DO THE ENDING! I'm going to do that! And make sure your comics are good. If you think it sucks, don't post it.
2: (for Chicago/Qeeko/anyone who's got some artistic talent only) You can post artwork related to me, my storyline, and my characters. I'm sure Chicago or Qeeko would like to do the "Doll is a Lamia" scene at the end of Episode 8. See #1 for the same rules.
3: Post your own comics.
4: Play Maple Story, 'cause I sure won't be.
5: Read the other threads on this forum.
6: Go do something useful, like going to work.

Anyway, that's all for now. If I'm lucky I'll probably post something while I'm on vacation.

[CHICAGO¤lollie]

2: (for Chicago/Qeeko/anyone who's got some artistic talent only) You can post artwork related to me, my storyline, and my characters. I'm sure Chicago or Qeeko would like to do the "Doll is a Lamia" scene at the end of Episode 8.Ah, uh, thanks? O_o

UPDATE: Hawt new piece of artwork up fur y'all. VA Ninja, 1 kn0w j00'll l1k3 th1sz0rz. Hawt. X3

And now to get back to the piece of artwork I'm supposed to be coloring.

[Staizer]

Mauve, you never cease to amaze me!

"Hello Mr. Shotgun!"

"Political Stupidocracy."

*dies from laughter*

[mauve]

Chicago*lollie- I love that Shiney's helmet has earholes! Yeeheee! Your drawings are always so fantastic. You would not believe how frickin' jealous I am. And the avatar cracks me up.

FenrisWolf- Thanks! I'm glad I have you as a contractually bound servant so you can answer these things for me. ;)

GC- Funny, funny, funny! I couldn't read the first of the newer edits, however. I could see the pictures, but it wouldn't expand enough for me to read the texts. I'll probably include you too, Mauve. I'd love to be included! Happy vacation!

[Meister]

Foxy people! Sweet!

And... whoa. I can see why it took so long to do that comic, Mauve. o_O It's just so full-to-the-brim with gags and backgroundy goodness. Amazing.

[Thaumaturge]

Once again, very cool and funny comics, all!

Special mention goes to Mauve Mage, for her continuing excellent "Finding Meister" series, Chicago, for his excellent artwork, and FenrisWolf, whose blue screen comic would get him a special mention alone! :)

[Fenris]

Bwahahahahahaha! That is hilarious, Muave! I cannot express how funny that is in words! So, I will express it with a mime!

On second thought, maybe not.

Chicago, that is a very well done drawing. Your artistic talent never ceases to amaze me.

Thanks for all the praise, guys. It's easier to make a comic when people like it than when they don't. :)

[Loyal]

"You're all morons. Ever consider a career in politics?"

"Don't give them ideas!!"

Mauve, you are simply awesome. :p

[Skyshot]

Heh, perfect choice for IC.

Let's see...if Skyshot's room doesn't have a row of lockers in it, it's not Skyshot's room. Plain and simple. It doesn't matter if there's no bed, if there's a row of lockers; it's his. You have to play Exile to really get that, though.

Chicago -- is there a joke with the "pacer" I'm not supposed to get? 'Cause I have no idea what that refers to. You're going on my "list" though...you'll eventually see which one...

GC -- "I've recruited Skyshot because he can hurt people a lot." I love the image people have of me. And your comics only improve.

[Inbred Chocobo]

BLAST! Since my transformation I do not sleep in a barn. You will pay for your crimes with your blood. Very nice comic by the way.

[Dragonsbane]

So much brilliance! I love you all! Some more than others!

[Fenris]

Oh noes. Not my blood!

Thank you.

To Skyshot: Zing! *does an "over the head" motion* :p

*Looks at Inbred Chocobo's Location* Touchè, Inbred Chocobo.

EDIT: WHEE COOKIE! ^_^

[Silly Kitty]

Hahahahahahaha.

I love all the comics! *passes out cookies*

[CHICAGO¤lollie]

Chicago -- is there a joke with the "pacer" I'm not supposed to get? 'Cause I have no idea what that refers to. You're going on my "list" though...you'll eventually see which one...S'no joke with the pacer, per say. T'is but a mere drawing tool! It has no joke! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA--Hm.

I must say, Chocobo's room is somewhat fitting, in a strange fitting way. Also, Mr. Shotgun. o_O

[mammothtank]

Many many comics in my absence, and all of them rock. (b^.^)b Cool.

[RickZarber]

I'm glad I have [FenrisWolf] as a contractually bound servant so [he] can answer these things for me.Yeah, it means less work for me! :p

Seriously though, what he quoted is pretty much the deal. Though he left out the bit where I said I'd be back. The date I told him is wrong now though, because it seems that my upcoming vacation will be slightly extended and I won't be back until Friday. But yeah, assuming I can get on a somewhat decent schedule, expect the comic to return next weekend. I plan on taking my script-book with me.

In the meantime, awesome comics (and sketches!) everybody. I haven't been posting much lately, but I've been keeping up with them. Everyone keep up the good work while I'm gone, so it'll take me a good hour or so to catch up when I get back! (Dial-up.... bah...)

[mauve]

Sheez Inbred, were you raised in a barn?! Sorry, I had to say that. Although technically it'd be a stable, huh? Very funny, FenrisWolf! You never cease to amuse me.


[Jedi mind trick] You will enjoy your vacation and come back with comics, RickZarber.[/Jedi mind trick] Betcha didn't know that I was a JEDI mage, didja?

[Fenris]

Muave: THAT was HILARIOUS! How do YOU manage? :p

I'm curious about who's on that list of people to ban...

[Staizer]

Fenris, your comic was number 666 . . . creepy. But pretty good none-the-less.

[CHICAGO¤lollie]

Technically, Mauve's got the 666 placing. And it fits well too. XD

[Skyshot]

Technically, Mauve's got the 666 placing.
It does have Meister and shiney in it...

[mauve]

Technically, Mauve's got the 666 placing.

It does have Meister and shiney in it... GYAAAAAAH! THE END IS NEAR! IT'S THE NEXT SIGN OF THE APOCALYPSE! *sniff* I'm a harbinger of doom. *sniff* FATE! WHY DO YOU TORTURE ME SO!?

[Skyshot]

MT, you know I'm always up for a quest.I'm a harbinger of doom.I'm the Harbringer of Justice (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=300420&postcount=7). We must fight sometime.

Come to think of it, that would be interesting -- pitting member v. member in various arena-type comics. There'd have to be alternative endings, though, just in the interest of fair play. For instance, in me versus anyone, there'd be two endings -- one depicting my victory, and another one to depict another victory on my part! Badum-psh! Or whatever.

[Fenris]

Count me in, mammothtank. "As soon as my heart resumes beating, we'll find new members." Very well written.

And Skyshot, that's an interesting idea. I now have to kill you out of spite.

I'm kidding. Doesn't make it a bad idea, though. =P

[phil_]

That's fine mammoth. Just look how much we care. We don't even want to go on your little quest *sniff* YOU BE THAT WAY! Whaaaaaa! (T_T)

Mauve. Fenris. GC. We love you guys. You are honorary members of phil_mike. Also, you're all sexay, and we like sexay people as well as kitty-avvie people. The secret to being sexay is to have a kitty-avvie.

EDIT: Staizer is cool too. However, he's too late to be an honorary member. Sorry, but we're already violating the fire code. Maybe next time you'll be more punctual.

[Loyal]

Aww, come on, what's not to trust of me, Mammoth? =D

[CHICAGO¤lollie]

The secret to being sexay is to have a kitty-avvie.That's bad luck for Sexy Foxy Anthro Chicago. :( F1L_M13K 15 H4X :{{{

EDIT: Wait, vot be zis?
*reads*

XD Now there's a jump of surprise.

[mammothtank]

Aww, come on, what's not to trust of me, Mammoth? =DYou're a THIEF. That explains it right there.

So I've got Skyshot and FenrisWolf already. I'll take a maximum of 7 party members, so there's 3 open slots left.

[Loyal]

Skyshot is a Thief/Cleric, how come he gets in?

PREJUDICE!! Bah!!

[mammothtank]

Skyshot is a Thief/Cleric, how come he gets in?
I'm the Harbringer of Justice (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=300420&postcount=7). We must fight sometime.Skyshot steals out of necessity, not greed. That's why.

Plus he has healing magic and an awesome staff. He's more versatile than a pure thief.

[mauve]

I'm the Harbringer of Justice. We must fight sometime. Bring it on, Cleric-boy. Bring. It. On.

Mammoth- I can't wait to see how this comic goes. *stares at screen* I'm waiting, you know.

[Melfice]

...so there's 3 open slots left.

May I apply for this opportunity? Should all slots have been filled, I will also be satisfied with a job as a sub- or main boss/opponent.

That is all.

Well, there's also the generic praise to the comics and their creators, but I assume you all know I like 'em.

[Patrat]

May i Apply also? If not i will also be happy being somthing else.

[Inbred Chocobo]

I propose that I become the main enemy, but if that isn't possible I will join your team.

[videogamerz2000]

Hey guys, awesome work as of late. Fenris is awesome as usual, MM's is always a hoot and phil_mike, keep on rockin'.
And to mammoth, I think you could always use a dragoon. Everyone always needs a dragoon. It's a natural part of life. And I'm the perfect guy to fill that spot. So what do you say?

[Fenris]

Now, a serious query to the members of my comic who are getting their own rooms at the temple. These rooms will most likely be used multiple times throughout the story. I would highly appreciate it if you were to PM me with your requests as to how your room is. Inbred, this also applies to you. The stable was merely a joke to tie the comic together. Or was it? Yeah. It was. Maybe.

Now, on a less serious note: That was hilarious, phil_mike. Nice set-up for the gag.

[mammothtank]

Seeing these new volunteers has given me a very interesting plotline idea. I will try to include as many requests as I can. If all goes according to plan, then I can still allow one more party member, as well as a couple more enemies. You'll find out who's who as the story progresses.

[Staizer]

I'll be an enemy! I like being all evilful and stuff . . . don't have a sprite though . . . man, times like this I wish I knew what the fuck I was doing with picture editing programs.

[Red Mage Black]

Maybe I can volunteer for something. I wouldn't mind being a mindless town citizen, an NPC if you wish.

[Fenris]

Mammoth: BUWAHAHAHAHA! That is hilarious. The blank panel is what ties it together, and it does it's job nicely.

[Skyshot]

Henceforth, all posts typed by the one who is myself shalt be in form equivalent to that of the one panel. Why one such as me would do this I cannot say, but...uh...prithee yon something?

[mauve]

Loyal- That. Was. AWESOME!!! I remove my oversized mage hat to you. I will now be forced to commandeer that plotline because it has given me an idea for the next episode. The potato bag, the sarcasm, the human rights laws, the fallout shelter.... It was all so perfect. And oddly... fitting for us. *sniff* I love you, man!

phil_mike- HA! Once again, you made me laugh so hard I lost part of my lung. I NEED my lung, damn you! And Phil, know that the Mage doth aknowledge thy query and shall provide thee with an answer. (Skyshot ain't teh ony one who kin talk purty!) I like the new sprites, by the way! Although for some reason I can't see Mike as anything other than a pirate, now... ;)

Mammothtank- Very funny! I agree with Fenris about the blank panel. That was awesome! And if your comic has any need for a mage of the fuschia/mauve-colored variety, as background person or cannon fodder or evil henchwoman or whatnot... I'm your girl!

[Fenris]

Loyal: It is a shame you aren't making more comics, because that one rocked! It was quite simply put, holycrapthatwassofunnyInearlyfelloutofmychair!

[Loyal]

It's not that I don't WANT to make other comics... I just can't think of anything to make them from. :(

[phil_]

You could join me in making random comics, Loyal. The comic thread needs more non-story contributions.

[Loyal]

Now Meister REALLY has something to worry about in terms of when you find him! ^_^

Also, I forgot to mention... This is the little Sprite Sheet for Patrat I used in that last comic there. 'Cause I'm a complete and utter perfectionist when it comes to sprite-resizing. <_<

[EDIT]: I should do that, phil_mike, shouldn't I? But alas, I am still lacking in material to use... *Thinkthinkthinkthinkthink*

[Fenris]

Muave, that was hilarious. Both of them. phil_mike, nice rebuttal. I have absolutely no idea how you do it.

And an announcement: I am now working on the rooms. Whee! ;)

[Patrat]

^.^ Im Green with tinglieness! Like a winter green double mint gum!
Great comics guys. ^.^

[mauve]

HA! Your ninja origami skills are no match for me, Phil.
Hee hee, very funny.

[Fenris]

How did I just notice?

That's "Horse With no Name" by America!

"After 9 days, I let the horse run free, 'cause the desert had turned to sea. There were plants and birds and rocks and things, there was sand and hills and rings.

"The ocean is a desert with its life underground, and the perfect disguise above. Under the cities, lies a heart made of ground, but the humans will show no love."

[/insane song memorization]

Nice music choice, Muave.

[Skyshot]

When did this happen?

phil_mike -- nothing wrong with story lines. They're actually quite fun.

[mauve]

Your work continues to amaze me, ZJ, although now I fear for the continuation of my existance.


Fenris- Yay! You got it! You get a radioactive cookie! I was listening to that song on my iPod while I was doing the comic, and I needed something to fill the empty space.
When did this happen? What, the song? It's in the top box of Finding Meister, after "By Mauve Mage, etc."

[phil_]

Zutsu Jin, are your feet backwards in that picture? It looks like your big toes are on the outside. Maybe it's a side-effect of learning such an evil school of magery?

Oh yeah, and it's a double super-cool picture. The evil look in your eyes and the obvious threat posed by the severed head kinda made me forget to say how cool it is!

[shiney]

I wish to lodge a complaint with Mauve Mage, re: latest comic.

It's nuklear. You're headed to the salt mines for this one.

[Fenris]

Meister, I'm guessing Sin City. I've never seen that movie. I just know it's like a comic book...

That was very funny.

Oh, and shiney, she did have Nuklear. I even double checked.

So, can we have our Muavey Mage back now? :p

EDIT: *looks down* Meep...

[Loyal]

"There's no way they could've survived a NUCLEAR blast like that."

I think that's what he was talking about.

[Red Mage Black]

I have no inspiration for comics you guys! I just make random ones! I need some help, can anyone help me?

Anywho, great comics people. I love everyones storylines but can't come up with any of my own. I envy everyone.

[Admiral_Kelly]

Use new forumities in your comics, RMB. I bet that all the ones that have been used in the picture thread have been used at least twice. Look for events that have happened on the forums recently and make fun of them (ask premission first though).

[Melfice]

ANOTHER SOUL SAVED!

You have done well, Meister. For seeing the movie, and making a related comic about it, you receive cookies.

Also, the other comics are cool too, as well as ZutsuJin's drawing. That's one cool bloodmage.

[Lycanthrope]

Meister Noir. It ought to be made into a series. Immediately.

[Great Cartoonist]

Change of plans... I'm back early.
Yeah, I know I said I'm on vacation for the rest of August, but my parents had the idea of seeing a friend who inconveniently happens to live (relatively) near my place of residence but is a long drive away from where I was spending my vacation. And since it was closer, we ended up going back home 13 days earlier than I had originally planned. So, yeah.

Okay, let me catch up... there.

Mauve, your comics are still funny.
Fenriswolf, I like your style.
ZutsuJin, kick@$$ artwork.
phil_mike, did you split your account or something?
mammothtank, nice, you have a storyline now.
Meister, woo-hoo, Sin City-style comics!

Anyway, I have a new comic and a sprite sheet for you to enjoy.

[mammothtank]

"What do you think I did? I ran!" I would too. Good one, man.

Nothing like the persuasive power of a Mammoth Tank to recruit new members. Nice comic, GC.

[Fenris]

Yay! People like giant energy beams! And I was accepted by random! Whoo-hoo!

Apparently, I am a bum AND a Technobum. Hmm. Oh well. :)

[phil_]

RMB and I would never feud. But what's a little eye-poking between friends?

Seriously, though, pretty nice. I like the 3D look.

[Bailey]

it needs to be cleaned up a little though.

it looks like the first frame is the background and the second frame is a foreground flashing on and off.

[Skyshot]

And on that note...where's Mike? Did one of you finally destroy the other?

[_mike]

Why I'm right here Skyshot. Phil could never destroy me!
Yeah, RMB, cool gif. I like the background; much better than the old black frames.
Phil, you still suck. Do better, or else...

[RickZarber]

Well, I'm back... but I don't have a comic yet. Soon, though.

Seening the phil/mike account split caused great confusion at first. I'm surprised it hasn't engendered tabloid celebrity-like scandal. :p

Awesome comics, everyone! Nice lot to come back to. But Meister gets extra special props because his comic made me actually double over and Sin City is just so fuggin' awesome (and so is he!) and if you haven't seen it you damn well should... well, then again, you're 14 right? I have a sister your age and I'd sure as hell never let her see it...

[Bailey]

I think it's because one of them moved so now it would be very inconvenient for them to use the same account.

and I look forward to seeing more comics.

as soon as i get some time I'll finish the one I'm working on and post it.

[RickZarber]

Mauve: That's the greatest line I've heard all day/night, and it's gettin' sigged!

Newb: Pah... SCANDAL I say!

[mauve]

I wish to lodge a complaint with Mauve Mage, re: latest comic.

It's nuklear. You're headed to the salt mines for this one.OH GOD, NO! HAVE PITY ON THIS POOR STARVING ARTIST! I can't stand the sodium!

Meister, that one goes on Mauve's List of Coolest Things in the Known Universe. "So I deleted his accounts. Both of them." Hilarious! Although it disturbs me that the ad spammer kind of looked like Brian... *twighlight zone music* I agree with everyone who said this should have a sequel!

phil_ (or _mike?)- Congratulations, I heard that the separation surgery was successful. You are no longer connected at the underslash, I see. I loved the ZJ comic; the last two panels were the best. So what was Yellow Magic?

Great Cartoonist- Welcome back! I love mammothtank's special ways of 'persuading' people to join you. Speak softly and carry a big tank, that's what I say.

Mammothtank- Yeeheehee. Final Fantasy sprites and a Megaman sprite traveling together in harmony and bloodshed and massive firepower. How sweet. ^_^

RMB- Nice animation! You're showing a lot of improvement with each piece you do! Keep up the good work!

RickZarber- Yays! I've been sigged!

[Fenris]

Glad to see you're back, RickZarber. That was pretty funny.

Muave: I still have no idea where the funny comes from. You can't be human. I'm on to you! :p


BOOYAH! I finished the last of the rooms! Whee!

[Great Cartoonist]

RMB, I like your attempts at an animated gif.

RZ, your rhyming ways are up there with Dr. Seuss.

I think I'll lay off the comic-making for a while. Oh, let's say... for 20 minutes. I bet Mauve Mage's gonna make a comic about my latest comic.

[Fenris]

ZutsuJin: You. Creep. Me. Out. Big. Time!

Very nice picture! I like the detail.

[mammothtank]

Fenris, those rooms all look really cool. I like Skyshot's the most. An obstacle course!

[Skyshot]

I designed it myself.

Yay, my room! 'Tis perfect! Dinky lamp, though. But there's a row of lockers, so I'm set for life.

IC's room creeps me out a bit. Doesn't SK need to change and stuff like that in there? It reminds me way too much of this comic (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=302992&postcount=592).

Hmm...hey, IC...wanna change rooms...? ;)

[mauve]

Fenris- I like Inbred's new room, complete with security cameras. Hmm...hey, IC...wanna change rooms...? You do realize that you've just signed your own death warrant, don't you? :p

ZJ- Again, your artistic skills amaze me and make me fear for my life.

Newb- From what I can read, very funny. My crappy connection won't let me enlarge it enough to read without going ballistic.

GC- Loyal is seriously going to get a complex from all this! ^_^ I'm not sure if I'll interrupt your storyline at all or not, so don't wait on me to make more.

[Bailey]

Loyal will rue the day he stole my chocolate money!

I was fine when he stole that feather, I was fine when he stole that bit of string, I was even fine when he took half of my prized button collection, but that choclate money was the last straw!

We should all gang up on him and force him to throw a picnic for us!

[Fenris]

Dragonsbane: That was simply hilarious. You got his accent perfectly too.

[videogamerz2000]

This work of DB is what I have always loved and known.
But just one question. Sure Dragoncorp is a spin off his anme, but how can you have a company called Dragoncorp and you have no dragoon among it's staff.
I'm good at doing dirty work as well.... Or I could be a cashier.
Either works well.

[ApathyMan]

Well, DB, that was hi-fucking-larious. *gives DB a hardy thumbs-up*

That was also the first time I've been to that thread in a while... I gotta go back and read the loads of comics I've missed.

*does that*

[Dragonsbane]

Well, obviously there are dragons working there...we need someone to collect the "protection" money.

Thank you for the warm welcome-home, everyone.

[Great Cartoonist]

So YOU'RE the reason why the US is messed up!
Heh, I like it.

Also, I forgot to mention: FenrisWolf. Comic. Good.

[Red Mage Black]

DB: I was just cracking up when I saw that comic. I can't believe you have Bush under your command though, I was expecting someone else but Bush made it even better. (I know who can collect protection money, ME!)

Anywho, everyone, your comics make me laugh and snicker as always. Keep up the awesome work!

[Meister]

"Dick Cheney's lichdom." *snicker* Very nice, DB.

... Mauve seems to be quite... devoted.

[Fenris]

Zutsu, those are pretty good! And by pretty, I of course mean they are freakin' awesome!

And you do need to draw other people. I like the style you drew Demon, RMB, and ApathyMan in. (Probably others, but those are the ones that come to mind.)

[Skyshot]

Well, it's true. Every thread in OT eventually gets political.

[CHICAGO¤lollie]

So, wait. No 69 jokes? Well someone had to ask.

Rick: Nice one. XD
RMB: Heh, looks like plothole magic is becoming one of those trends.
GC: Me? Oh my, how unusually kinky. I mean, odd. o_O`
ZutsuJin: O_o
Fenris: That's cable television, right? And high speed internet?
Newb: Chocolate cash? Blasphemy! D:
DB: ...dude. A television that big? Envy.+
GC:
#1 - The heck? I may be nuts, but I'm not that bad! XD
#2 - ...that's plothole magic again, right? O_o`
ZutsuJin: o_O

[Dragonsbane]

"Dick Cheney's lichdom." *snicker* Very nice, DB.

... Mauve seems to be quite... devoted.

It's true! During the election, his heart problems actually DID kill him. However, he was transformed into a lich, and gained new energy for the Republican cause.

Yes, why do you think she searched so long and hard for you?

[Bailey]

but you can go to any dollar store and buy a large bag of chocolate money!

if you find stupid people, you can buy stuff with it, and if you get hungry, you can eat it!

what could be better?

well, other than having a dulcemancer for a roommate of course.

[CHICAGO¤lollie]

what could be better?Caramel cash. *pssh* Like, so totally DUH.

...unless this dulcemancer casts World of Pure Imagination on a regular basis. Does this dulcemancer cast World of Pure Imagination on a regular basis?

[Bailey]

no, just summons ice-cream money specially enchanted to stay frozen and not get dirty in your pockets.

also summons large bags of sugar.

like, those 30 gallon bags full of sugar.

[mauve]

Loyal will rue the day he stole my chocolate money!
We should all gang up on him and force him to throw a picnic for us! All in good time, my dear Newb. We still need Loyal to do our dirty work in the upcoming Shiney episode. But now I've given you a forbidden spoiler. CURSE YOU AND YOUR JEDI MIND TRICKS!

what could be better?Johnny Depp. ANYTHING is better with Johnny Depp.

ZJ- Love the drawings! And yes, start doing some of other members too!

DB- HA! That was so awesome! Somehow, I always knew there had to be a mastermind behind all of this. I should have known it was you. Yes, why do you think she searched so long and hard for you? And here I thought it was just because I was a conspiracy-obsessed spaz!

GC- Poor Chicago. Insanity has finally taken its toll. :p

[Fenris]

ZutsuJin: That is an excellent drawing. I have no idea where your talent comes from, but keep it up! You have a gift with art.

Share it with me, please? I need to get better at drawing. :p

[Bob The Mercenary]

A very nice subject you chose to draw, ZJ. He looks strangely familiar. Like I've seen him somewhere before. Does he model in fashion ads? 'Cause if he doesn't, he should.

[Edit] One of my friends just said I look like Wolfwood.

[Loyal]

I can draw a little bit, but DAYMN, Zutsu! You make me want to get a whole lot better (Which is partially why I'm taking Cartooning this year). O_O

[CHICAGO¤lollie]

CG, you just named four things I haven't seen. Guess I better keep going with that and not watch them. XD

Zutsu, yes! More color!

[Fenris]

RMB: Now THAT'S a nice Animated gif. Well done.

And, I updated my website, in case you happen to care.

[phil_]

Hooray! I can't see anything wrong with that, RMB.

*sniff* I'm so proud.

[Inbred Chocobo]

Thats pretty nice RMB. The only thing I would have done different would be to either extend the lightning bolts in the beginning, or shrink the sides a bit.

[Skyshot]

Eh? RickZarber? That name sounds familiar. Is he one of them whippersnappers makin' comics?

Welcome back, man. Love the new episode. Also, who's James Gond? (Sorry, I got that so often, I had to lash out.) Still not sated...

[Fenris]

Rick, welcome back. I did notice another typo. Happend should be happened.

I had to. Sorry. :p I guess you fixed it anyway.

That was hilarious. Why do I have the sneaking suspicion that I won't be introduced for a while? :( :p

[Red Mage Black]

Hmmm Fenris, where have I dissapeared to in your comic eh? Anywho, I think the stealing the tank bit with Nikose was hilarious.

Anywho(2), I'm still waiting for other side splitting comics to be posted. C'mon people![/joking]

[Fenris]

For a little while, yeah.

Remember, you signed on as comic relief, and the story is writing itself.

Just be thankful I didn't do what I considered: Leaving you passed out in the bar for the rest of the comic. :p

[RickZarber]

Welcome back, man. Love the new episode. Also, who's James Gond? (Sorry, I got that so often, I had to lash out.)Sigh... I should really proof read these much more before I rush to get them up. Gond was of course fixed; saw that one right away, as soon as it was posted. And here I was hoping I could fix it before anyone noticed. :p Rick, welcome back. I did notice another typo. Happend should be happened.

I had to. Sorry. :p

That was hilarious. Why do I have the sneaking suspicion that I won't be introduced for a while? :( :p...Screw it. I'm not waiting 10 more minutes to upload a fixed comic again. Happend can stay...

EDIT: Gah, I'm too much of a perfectionist... Happened is now correct...... And if anyone sees another typo in this one, they can keep it to themselves!!!

Also, you're relatively soon in the plot. It's just a matter of getting everyone there. And today's isn't really filler stuff - I've actually had this one in mind for quite some time.

[mauve]

Yay! RickZarber has returned to us!
The James Bond thing was hilarious. I loved the shot of Demon through the Bond gun barrel. And the pose you chose for BMG in the 'seducing scene' made me laugh out loud. (Not good; it's 11:24 pm here and peeps be tryin' to sleep! >.<) Excellent choice. It's good to have you back.

[RickZarber]

Thanks Mauve. And turnabout's fair play. Your punchline had me laughing out loud... and getting weird looks from my brother. :p

[Demon with a Glass Hand]

I not only love Rick Zarber but, if he does not reciprocate, I will also destroy everything he holds dear until he loves me.

The best part about being in Rick Zarber's Comics, is that I can sit back and say to myself "That's exactly what I would do. I'm great like that."

And I am. I'm great like that.

When you're this great, how can Rick Zarber not reciprocate your love?

I'm very attractive.


:p

[Skyshot]

MM -- Loyal wins again.

The tension builds between the two of us. I'm so awesome.

AJ -- that's got to go on the FSF.

[Loyal]

Hah! The hybrid-Thief will never win over the pure Thief*!*Actually, I'm 8-parts Thief and 2-parts Rogue, but it's better than one close enough to Cleric to wear its robes!
:p

[Melfice]

Nice ones people.

Mauve, your comics never cease to amaze me. I was laughing, like the others.
And Zarber, that comic rocked, as always. :p

[Great Cartoonist]

Mauve, Rick, Arlia, your comics rock.
Hmm... Loyal vs. Skyshot... who would win?






:p . There. Blargh.

[phil_]

Dryads make gin? from tree bark? GC, you live in a odd world.

:p

[Admiral_Kelly]

Hmm... Loyal vs. Skyshot... who would win?I purpose a contest; the one who dose the best Loyal VS Skyshot comic is the winner.

Any objections?

[Bailey]

that url that was hidden in the last of GC's comics was amazingly amuzing.

yes, you can quote me as having said "amazingly amusing" if you want to

[Skyshot]

Hah! The hybrid-Thief will never win over the pure ThiefMaybe not in a straight-out stealing contest, but in an actual fight, I have better range. Like, spells. And you can't hide, 'cause I can still hurt you with Earthquake.

Basically, it depends on the contest.

[Loyal]

Owing to my lack of fighting proficiency, I would never accept a duel. I run!

Yes, I feel fully dignified running from any sign of danger. Better to be a living wuss than a dead bravado, I say.

[Great Cartoonist]

Spoken like a true thief. With a bit of rogue.

[Bailey]

my motto is "when you're up to your ass in alligators, today is the first day of the rest of your life"

also "if you see somebody you don't recognize, scream: welcome to the intarweb; here there is one rule only; fear my elite posting skills"

although not so much either one as "Remind me again why I have a motto rather than a witty catchphrase"

[Arlia Janet]

RZ, oooh, I wonder who it is.
It's definitely not me. I guess I haven't picked on people enough. ;)

Good comic.

[CHICAGO¤lollie]

RMB: Excellent animating, there. ^^
Rick: But, the James Bond method was sexy and exciting. :\
Mauve: ...wow. XD
AJ: Candy Corn?
GC: Well, it seems accurate enough. Then again, I've never had alcohol before in my life.
I plan to keep it that way, too. Personal reasons.
...yyyYep, accurate enough. I don't think I'd last too long at all. XD
Rick: I hate it when things end like that. Now I have to tune in next time. Damn you, Rick!

[Loyal]

Hah, it's quite clearly--HURK! *Is dragged away by the Spoiler Police* THE TRUTH WILL BE REVEALED!!

Err, yeah, great comics everybody. :p

[Melfice]

Hmm... I wonder who it is. I was thinking Melfice 2.6, but the head doesn't match up...

I hate cliffhangers. Otherwise, it's a good comic again, Rick.

And everybody else as well.

EDIT: I've found out who the bad guy is!

But I'll never tell! 'Cause I'm evil and stuff, and that's what evil people do, y'know?

[Inbred Chocobo]

I wonder who it could be. I bet its me, but then again the shadow doesn't seem to quite match. Ah well whoever it is better be someone cool.

[Red Mage Black]

ZJ dude, that is OMFG awesome! I never thought my character could look so casual. Thanks for that man. Major props.

[Fenris]

Very well done, those artists out there!

Mammothtank: That's me, always there to lend a helping hand.

Now, an announcement:

An addition will be added to my website which I know you'll all enjoy.

No, I won't tell you what it is, not yet.

But I know you'll enjoy it. :)

It'll be added just as soon as I get the relevant data.

[Skyshot]

Curse you and your strategically-placed product placement, Rick! Curse it, I say!

And the cliffhanger. I ran through all the sprite sheets on the NP Member Sprite Sheet thread and didn't find a match.

But still! Product placement!

[Fenris]

Well, ya missed one then.

'Cause I found it. :p

[Loyal]

The answer is D, None of the Above... Wait, do forumites not-intro'd in the comic yet count as new characters? Or just created-for-the-purpose characters? It's rather obvious who the shadow is of... I bet you thought I'd put it here, huh. Too bad!
However, I hate spoilerdicks, so I won't say who it is. Unless you PM me and ask...

Melfice, you're not doing a very good job at not being evil. By not spoiling them, you're doing the non-evil thing. So ha. :p

[Silly Kitty]

I'm in comic heaven. So many comics when I'm busy.

I really need to get on more. Keep 'em coming guys/gals.

[mauve]

Hah, that was good, Patrat. Your addition to the story has proved most useful because I was stuck in my own plot. I needed a reason for Loyal to actually pull off the planned heist. This'll come in handy. Thankees. I don't mind people adding to my story, as long they only do one episode. (I really do have a storyline planned, even though it may not seem like it.) For the most part, I'd appreciate it if people pm me before making a direct addition to Finding Meister. I don't mind if anyone uses my sprite or makes jokes at my storyline in their own comic series, but I'd like to know ahead of time before anyone makes changes to my own cartoon. But don't erase that one, Patrat; it was funny and it'll help move my own plot along.

RICK- Gyaak! Cliffhanger! And an intermission that makes me crave Twizzlers for some reason! Mmmm, twizzlery.... Very good. I look forward to seeing the Shadowy Figure step into the light.

ZJ- Awesome work! You continue to throw me into a jealous rage every time I see the awesomeness of your work. *Stares down at her hands* Why can't MY HANDS create things like that, huh?! WHY NOT, DARNIT?!

AJ- I wouldn't understand the destruction of a small town? My my, you don't know me very well, do you? Very funny comic! ^_^ Welcome back!

Melfice- Sheez, did you draw that?! That's terriffic!

Mammoth- Funny as always. I love the hissing clawed monster. BTW- Where do you find your backgrounds?

[mammothtank]

Mammoth- Funny as always. I love the hissing clawed monster. BTW- Where do you find your backgrounds?I use Dawn of Souls battle backgrounds, which can be found right here. (http://sprites.fireball20xl.com/OS/HTML/Square/Final/ff12advance.htm)

[Patrat]

*phew!*
Thanks Muave. I was worried there for a minute. And the fact that it even helped was cool too. And like i've said before, The series is really cool ^.^

[Fenris]

I feel Mauve's (<- I spelled it right this time! Whee!) comic #20 deserves a late special mention. So, read on.
Read the white box at the top if you don't get it.
:p

[Melfice]

Melfice- Sheez, did you draw that?! That's terriffic!

Well, no. Actually, no. Just the light-horn©®tm. Although I did at one point draw him, it's just not this one.

Melfice, you're not doing a very good job at not being evil. By not spoiling them, you're doing the non-evil thing. So ha.

Ah, but that's the evil thing. People WANT to know. I'm not telling. Can you imagine the torment? Also, I'm not telling, unless people turn to the Dark Side.

[Fenris]

I thought this would go here instead of Wing Wong.

Darth Melfice... version 2.7? says:
Also, do you know who the mystery guy is?
FenrisWolf-Lord Vader in Disguise says:
^_^
FenrisWolf-Lord Vader in Disguise says:
Ye-up.
FenrisWolf-Lord Vader in Disguise says:
'Tis obvious.
FenrisWolf-Lord Vader in Disguise says:
It is...
FenrisWolf-Lord Vader in Disguise says:
Sqeebl the monkey.
FenrisWolf-Lord Vader in Disguise says:
Duh.

:p

[mauve]

YAY! My pony has been sprited! That's very funny, phil. I love Shiney's Ban Gun. I'm now a cowgirl pirate ninja-in-disguise who sings! Hooray!

RZ- I still adore you, even if you did commit the mortal sin of double-posting. That was great.


Thanks to everyone who participated in my readership survey. It's proven to be quite informative. All you people who are now sick of giving the secret symbol every time you post can stop now. ^_^

[CheshireThief]

Bravo, phil. Well-executed movie comic. If I had been drinking milk, I would be holding you responsible for buying me a new keyboard, as it would have been covered in lactose.

[RickZarber]

RZ- I still adore you, even if you did commit the mortal sin of double-posting. That was great.

Thanks to everyone who participated in my readership survey. It's proven to be quite informative. All you people who are now sick of giving the secret symbol every time you post can stop now. ^_^Oh, was that suppose to be for more than just one?

Actually, since Phil posted shortly after, it made my double post pretty superfluous... I may just fix that...

Phil: the sprite pony rocks!

[Patrat]

Oh yes: Overlord your face off.

It reminds me a the almost way too popular summer joke, Your face is <insert the insult of the other person.>

Ex.
(non descript person): God, patrat, your really stupid.
Me: Oh yeah, well your FACE is stupid!
(non descript person): ..... Ok your banned
Me:AWW FFU-!! *Patrat was banned by MEISTER*

[Loyal]

It was ALSO painfully obvious to anybody who paid attention to spritework... <.<

[Skyshot]

Wha? I ran DB's sprite over that silhouette. It came up negative. What'd I miss?

(Directed specifically at RZ): Also, as long as I'm going to have reason to be up against him, I may as well make use of one joke I've been dying to make for a while now. I could run it by you like I did with the first Skyshot vs IC comic, or if you give me the relevant backgrounds and conditions of the sprites, I could make it myself. Trust me, it'll be worth it either way.

[Fenris]

Well, on the one I figured out, I mirrored a sprite and it came out positive.

I've known for ages. @_@

And trust me, RZ, it is worth it to let Skyshot give you the script. I know from experience.

Phil: Nobody's fixed the lights yet? C'mon people! I can't see! I'm getting abandonment issues here! :p

[_mike]

Should you miss it?... nay!
That was pretty funny, phil. FUNNY LIKE YO FACE!
I really like the monkey comic, Rick. More comics should be based off of the conversations of brothers.

[Skyshot]

AJ -- you shouldn't try to take something like that in all at once. Ideally, you shouldn't try to take it in at all unless you speak the languages involved regularly. And if you do, I shall burn half my clothes.

Also, I've PM'd the aforementioned script to RZ, and I intend to send another to a certain other member with me in their plotline...

You may notice my current avatar has a kitten in it. It's a mark of my creativity that I have the same basic subject as everyone else. If someone reads this after I have 600 posts, here it is.

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/7315/skyshot040ke.png

[RickZarber]

I really like the monkey comic, Rick. More comics should be based off of the conversations of brothers.Thanks. And I agree. We were actually trying to count all the sibling pairs that frequent NPF. There's quite a lot, surprisingly...

So yeah, just for the record, Skyshot and I are figuring out how to the above-mentioned comic. In the meantime, I'm sorry to say that because I've been up for 15 hours now, there won't be a comic tonight. Tomorrow morning, maybe.

Oh yeah. AJ: OMGBRAINMEATS! Which leads to the question... how much per ounce, huh? ...I know a guy... :p

[Skyshot]

We were actually trying to count all the sibling pairs that frequent NPF. There's quite a lot, surprisingly...SNAFU and Arlia Janet, Phil and Mike, Inbred Chocobo and Silly Kitty, RickZarber and his yet-unnamed brother, Mammothtank and Dynamite, BlackMageGirl! and SephirothSama, who've I missed?

[Dragonsbane]

Might I add...MUWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Excellently done! Bravo! I especially liked my villainous entry into the storyline.

[Lycanthrope]

Also me and ChaoticSorcerer, although he hasn't posted in an aeon.

[mammothtank]

RZ: I'd take the scanner just because I hate monkeys.

AJ: You tried to read it all at once, didn't you? Nice comic! (b^.^)b

FW: Just like a typical Thief. Where'd all the money come from, though?

[CHICAGO¤lollie]

ZutsuJin: Nice sketch! :D
Melfice: Oh god, it's happening again!
Wait. Join-up, get Melfice with horn at no charge. Horny darkside!
Patrat: What'chu got against standing around doin' nothin' eh? EH? :B
Mammoth:
#1: Whee, Negative Chicago cameo! But... Note to self: Update sprites.I love the hissing clawed monster.I'm a monster? TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO CRY ;o;
#2: ...well, at least he's helping. Blaster shots always help.
Rick:
#1: <(Oo,)>
#2: Explosion noise!
Phil: I want to see the feature presentation. Why aren't you playing the feature presentation? [LAWSUIT] D:<
Rick: Drunk monkey!
AJ: ... o_O
Fenris: Maybe it's just me, but it seems like Skyshot is awesome. And rich.

Great work, y`all!

[videogamerz2000]

I like wounding people. Especially sneaking Cleric/Theifs with alot of money. Plus, I like talking, sophisticated monkeys as well.
Good job everybody!

[mauve]

AJ- Your brain is large and scary. I wouldn't want to meet it in a dark alley unless I was armed with a shiney-hurling bazooka. Anybody know a guy who could hook me up with one o' them bad boys?

RZ- Dude, go for the scanner! Once the monkey throws back one martini too many, you'll be in a world of trouble. Do you know how many law violations a martini-drenched monkey can cause?! Very funny comic. You and your brother remind me of my little sister and myself. And that frightens me.

Fenris- I am now led to believe that Skyshot is the root of all awesomeness. But don't tell Loyal2NES I said that.

[Arlia Janet]

Anything with the phrase, "Meanwhile, in hell..." I like.

I'd clean my room too, but all brilliant people are messy. I'm not brilliant, but I can pretend can't I?

Edit- "Shiney-hurling bazooka" Hmmm. Do you hear that? It's inspiration!

[shiney]

Shouldn't have gone in there, AJ. We tried to warn you once.

Just go to zombo.com and everything will be allright.

[mammothtank]

Mauve, it doesn't resize for me either, which means I can't read it. :(

[Skyshot]

Where'd all the money come from, though?Well, you notice I've been travelling around with several other people? Not to mention that mugger we walked past?

[CHICAGO¤lollie]

I read it just fine. Ah ImageShack, t'is a popular one, a-yup yup!
Solve your troubles with direct linkage! [link (http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/6690/rpgeeks9qp.png)]

Mauve, you silly color you.

[RickZarber]

You and your brother remind me of my little sister and myself. And that frightens me.What frightens me is how much your room sounds like mine... "decomposing piles of ancient homework"... Yup. I've tried cleaning it randomly several times this summer; I've taken out at least 4 bags of trash, but it's still messy. And the closet is also inaccessable. Though, I did some cleaning Saturday and my desk is clear and my clothes are all put away for the first time in like 3 years...

Anyways, great to see another RPGeeks comic!

[Fenris]

GREAT BIG EXCITING WONDERFUL AWESOME MAGNIFICENT MAGICAL NEWS!

Now, that I have your attention, I have something to show you.

I updated my website, all like yay, right? Well, this website has got something better!

I now host Finding Meister! (http://www.freewebs.com/fenrisw/Mauveindex.html)

I have also set up a Forum for the two webcomics! (http://s13.invisionfree.com/TATB_and_FM_Boards/index.php)

I've been a busy little Wolf, haven't I? :p

[Skyshot]

Huh, Silly Kitty beat me by one registration. I'll be #3, then.

Wonder how this'll pan out.

[Admiral_Kelly]

Good job FW.

Just one thing; you could also host the "Get Mauve Mage" story arch on the Finding Meister website if by chance some non-NPFers go on to your site.

[Fenris]

If I know what you are talking about, and I think I do, I cannot find the old comics. I think they were in the old forums. I have read the entire thread.

EDIT: Nevermind. I just didn't realize that they were a series, or I didn't remember them. Credit to Skyshot for pointing them out.

WOAH! I just noticed I have a picture on Mauve's Wall!

*Does the happy dance* :p

Rick: Excellent work, my friend. Who could this other party member be? Only time will tell. Or you, if we can manage to get you drugged. :p

[mauve]

RZ- Man, DB is so evil! I love it!
Only time will tell. Or you, if we can manage to get you drugged. I vote for option B! I'll hold him down, and you go get the syringe!

FW- The Kidnap Mauve comics weren't in the old forum- They started right after my first RPGeeks episode many many pages back. They didn't have titles or headlines, they just involved Meister scheming, Patrat foiling, and me being stupid. Don't worry about hunting them down if you don't want to; I'm planning on making an introductory comic for the website that'll explain some of the nonsense anyway.


On a different note, I think I might get back into some more RPGeeks comics now. I've got a whole new plot arc planned for Finding Meister as soon as I finish the "Great Heist" plot I just started, (The same-old-scenario is getting a bit tiresome, don't you agree?) but I've been getting some ideas for me, Demon and Dave to mess with in RPGeeks. God, what am I going to do when school starts back up? My comic life will be in shambles! SHAMBLES I SAY!

[Demon with a Glass Hand]

Ah, RPGeeks. Gotta love how I totally steefed the co-host spot from Dave.

I'm great like that.

And, in somewhat comic related news, I am the official president of the 'Mauve Mage Fan Club.'

Additionally, I am also the president of the 'Rick Zarber Fan Club,' and the 'BlackMageGirl! Fan Club.'

I also happen to be dating all three of them. Though the one has nothing to do with the other.

If anyone wants to make a 'Demon is the Filthy, Filthy Forum Whore Fan Club' be sure to inform me. Also, a 'Mothers against Demon with a Glass Hand' awareness group would probably be a good idea, too.

[Meister]

Dave is currently preparing to take a major spot in another comic. Stay tuned.

[Bailey]

SNAFU and Arlia Janet, Phil and Mike, Inbred Chocobo and Silly Kitty, RickZarber and his yet-unnamed brother, Mammothtank and Dynamite, BlackMageGirl! and SephirothSama, who've I missed?

Newb and Druidal

[Fenris]

Meister, glad to see you have a series going.

That was an excellent opening strip. I wish my opening strip for my series was that good.

[RickZarber]

ZJ: Nice comic-making, reeeeally disturbing subject matter...

Meister: Yay! Triumphant return!

[Red Mage Black]

ZJ: Dude that is just.... priceless...

Meister: The added chirps were perfectly timed. Awesome man. Hiding in bushes can become a bad habit.

[Loyal]

Yay, MeisterComics™! Personally, I liked the 8-bit sprites just a wee bit more.

[Fenris]

Meister, that was awesome.

That even sounds like something she'd say, too.

[Patrat]

Heh, that bush reminded me of meatwad from aqua teen hunger force..
Pretty good so far, i can't wait to see s'more (...hehe S'more= some more)

[Fenris]

Okay, I finished making the Skyshot Vs. Phil_Mike and the Calaca series webpages, but I grew too big for freewebs.

So, for a while, I won't be able to update. And, the Comics aren't hosted. I simply do not have enough room.

I will work post-haste to rectify this... unfortunate situation.

~FenrisWolf

[_mike]

wow, phil, that's very different from the way I thought it would be (see how I avoided saying if I like it ;P ).
For those who can't tell, that's a pic of pirate mike, kinda a teaser for a series I'll be starting before too long. Just need to make some sprites.
Also, ZJ, do you plan to continue the story you started, or was that a one shot? Cause if it was a one shot, it's a very strange one.
So, for a while, I won't be able to update.
Does that mean you won't be posting in the comic thread? Couldn't you post here and move it to where ever you're going later?
I still love this thread. Keep up the good work, folks; I hope to join you in it soon.

[Fenris]

Oh, I'm going to be posting in this thread, just as soon as I can come up with a decent plot for the next comic.

Meister: That is excellent. And I hate you now.

Stupid cliffhangers.... :p

[RickZarber]

Meister: That's fantastic. Truly. Also, we gonna get the neu-Meister sprite sheet any time soon?

I'm having trouble with the layout & dialogue in the next comic, but I hope to have it up sometime today.