The NP member comic discussion thread!

[mauve]

It's supposed to be a windbreaker-type coat thing, so I made it kind of baggy-looking. Sorry, didn't mean to make you look fat.

[Loyal]

I know, I know. 'Twas just a joke.

Seriously, though, those pockets get STUFFED almost to the point where the zipper can't close, so I expected no less. ^^;

[Flarecobra]

And all that food that SK doesn't eat has to go somewhere besides the trash...

And Mauve? Who's next on your hit list of pictures? And those guys in your Comics that were assumed to be Mafia look more like Jawas.

[mauve]

What can I say? Jawas are the source of all evil. They're almost as evil as... dare I say it... Fitted sheets.

And next on my list is either RickZarber or Silly Kitty. I say "or" because technically it's RZ's turn, but I'm having a really hard time drawing him for some reason. I might get SK's done before I'm happy with Rick's.

Here's the list, in the order I recieved the requests:
RickZarber
Silly Kitty
Garud
Hatake
Inbred Chocobo
Flarecobra
sk3l3t0n
The Wizard Who Did It
Patrat

Oh, just to let you know: School starts back up for me on the 25 of September. That means I might be slowing down on the drawings a bit by that time.

[GARUD]

Mauve, all of your drawings so far have been wonderful. Take your time though. There's no rush and nobody is going anywhere.

Anyway, peeps keep up the funny. I'll get another comic up when I can be bothered.

[Patrat]

http://img322.imageshack.us/img322/3852/patrat16bitds8.png (http://imageshack.us)

I guess i'll go ahead and request a drawing too, ^.^
Keep up the awesome work!

[Flarecobra]

Heh, Stuntman has his buffalo, I can turn into a lamia and just slither.

And what is with Demon's look as I walk by? Did I miss something?

[RickZarber]

Completely unrelated to you, Flare. That's his superior "I'm above all that" look (also seen in episodes 38 and 50--and possibly others).

[Fenris]

Rick, me likey this comic. Really, it just makes me giggle for reasons I can't comprehend.

AQOSTW will come back, eventually. My first day of school starts tomorrow and I got shunted to the other comp right now, and I don't have any spritesheets saved here, or nothin'.

[RickZarber]

And yet there it is. XP

Skyshot crying? O.o

"Is it a ruse? A clever ruse?" [\The Chainsaw Vigilante]

[Skyshot]

Fenris -- it's true! When have I ever said anything unkind to him or about him, huh? Huh? Never, that's when. Loyal, I declare an everlasting feud and vendetta against you! (By the way, "college days?" I've only been here three or four weeks.)

[Fenris]

Fenris -- it's true! When have I ever said anything unkind to him or about him, huh? Huh? Never, that's when. Loyal, I declare an everlasting feud and vendetta against you! (By the way, "college days?" I've only been here three or four weeks.
Like I knew that. =D

Call it a comic set in a fictional place with characters based loosely off their real counterparts. =D

[Loyal]

Heyyy, I made Skyshot cry! Though they're not real tears, little hobo--He's just setting you up! How could one as heartless as HIM feel true sorrow? :p

[Flarecobra]

No opinion on my pic? *Cries*

[POS Industries]

No opinion on my pic? *Cries*

Aww, your pic is just wonderful, Flare! If it makes you feel any better, my song was completely ignored, too. So, the moral of the story is that everyone here can fucking go to hell, the bastards.

[Flarecobra]

Hell, I know I'm going to hell. And I would've commented on it, but your song never loads.

[POS Industries]

Hell, I know I'm going to hell.

Really, who isn't?

And I would've commented on it, but your song never loads.

Well, if all else fails, just download the thing and behold its apparent suckitude on your own time.

[The Wizard Who Did It]

No opinion on my pic? *Cries*
Don't cry! Don't cry!

About the pic, I have 2 things to say:

1. It's actually very nice. A bit too much attention skewed to the left, but meh, I'm not much of an artist.

2. Lamia Flare wears a leash?

[Flarecobra]

Not on my Work computer. ^_^ My home computer time is spent on RO. ^_^

Twid: Well, the skew was doe to my scanner being about a foot above my head while I'm standing on a chair....not much I can really do there. And the leash is just metephysical. You know, I'm holding myself back. Like said, those that have seen me in RO, knows that I ususally have a menical grin on my face while I'm popping Porings with my spear.

They look so cute, then I poke them and they make a satisfying pop....nothing more satasfying then picking on the weak...

[POS Industries]

Not on my Work computer. ^_^ My home computer time is spent on RO. ^_^

Excuses, excuses.....

[Loyal]

And the leash is just metephysical. You know, I'm holding myself back. I thought you said in the not-completely-colored version that it was supposed to be a whip? <<

Excellently done, by the way. ^^

[Flarecobra]

Note that I said it started out as a whip, but I fucked it up, so I improvised it into something with meaning.

[phil_]

Ok, POS, I listened to your song. The piano kinda drowns you out. Could we get some lyrics, or, even better, could you work on the mixing a bit so that your voice is above the piano?

You have a pretty good voice, though, and the tune is catchy. Is this song from the view of Pedro O' Sullivan?

[mauve]

Sorry guys; I've been having some dial-up problems and haven't been able to view anything on the comic thread for the last few days.

Flare: That looks great! I've said it before and I'll say it again, I just love how the face turned out! Coloring on the tail looks fantastic.

POS: I wish I could hear it, but still having dial-up issues that won't let me open it. :( I is sad.

Fenris: Poor Skyshot. He's emotionally scarred. Probably for life. And yet... I must laugh at him. Does that make me cruel?

Don't answer that.

[POS Industries]

Ok, POS, I listened to your song.

That makes one. Thanks!

The piano kinda drowns you out. Could we get some lyrics, or, even better, could you work on the mixing a bit so that your voice is above the piano?

Yeah, I noticed that. Admittedly, I kinda rushed the production to get it out as quickly as possible and that was actually about as good as I could get the vocals without them getting too distorted. My microphone is of rather poor quality, and trying to record using the power of one's computer is a bit tricky, especially with software that you're figuring out as you go.

I'm actually in the process of getting a band together and redoing the song, then passing the mixing part off to someone with a little more edumacation on the subject. Also, if I can get the guy I have in mind, he's also a damn good drummer.

You have a pretty good voice, though, and the tune is catchy. Is this song from the view of Pedro O' Sullivan?

Actually, it's pretty deeply from the point of view of the real, live guy typing on this side of the monitor. I'm not terribly good at opening up, and music is one of the few outlets I have that allows me to do that.

That said, I'm currently working on the song "Little Johnny Live-a-Lot", which I wrote some months back right here in the forums. As much as I like opening up and writing deeply personal songs, I also like being funny. All things in moderation.

POS: I wish I could hear it, but still having dial-up issues that won't let me open it. :( I is sad.

Understandable. I'm actually planning to get some high-speed internets in my house within the next couple days, and will be uploading versions of the songs onto something other than myspace, as I have become aware that streaming audio can be a crapshoot for some people. I'll also put the lyrics up here for you guys that want to know what I'm saying.

EDIT: Man, I really do say "actually" a lot!

[Flarecobra]

Flare: That looks great! I've said it before and I'll say it again, I just love how the face turned out! Coloring on the tail looks fantastic.


Thanks Mauve. I did a little blending work on it.

[Khael!]

I am really bored at school right now and I've got a spare. :gonk: Crazy comics, you guys! I haven't had time to catch up quite yet, but still! If for some wildly absurd reason I become popular/spazzy enough to star in a comic, draw me up as a Red Mage with blue sunglasses and one of those goatee /soul patch / little chin-beard thingies.

[RickZarber]

Khael, best way to get in comics is to get sprited (either by yourself or by request [see: Arts & Crafts]) or make a comic yourself! I remember when I read through the entire Comic thread for the first time; I think I had my first comic up about a week later. XP

Mauve! Only just now saw the pic. Awesomeness! I think you're the first one to ever do RZ art. Usually when someone has a request list I don't like to add to it, but I'm glad I did this time. Imaginary Rep for you! I shall be showing this off at my ArtKlub on Thursday!

I've been working physically exhausting nine-hour days six days a week recently, and my 1 day off is always full. I don't know when I'll have the time to make a comic again...

[Khael!]

I've been meaning to, but I have been limited to using school computers and my PSP for my online needs. I can't access my own copy of photoshop 'cause my brother monopolizes it! The fink. Can I post a spritemap in the comic thread, or do you/mods really prefer proper comics?

[mauve]

I shall be showing this off at my ArtKlub on Thursday! I'm flattered and I'm glad you like it, but I'm not sure I feel comfortable with that, really. Nothing personal, I just kinda want to keep these things here, you know? Yeah, I'm kind of a control freak when it comes to my drawings... :sweatdrop

Hopefully you read this before Thursday... If not, oh well.

[Flarecobra]

Sprites have their own thread in the Arts and Crafts area, It's not hard to find.

[Raiden]

Flare: Flare Lamia! KYUUUUUTE! */end kawaii moment*

Mauve: Kickass, as always.

POS: Cooking babies? Hmmm...I'm sure we can make something with that. KFB: Home of the Original Recipe. Honestly, if I need to spell out what KFB stands for, then it's probably for the best you don't know.

Rick: ....He..did he...I think he just....oh no he did NOT use a lightning bolt in a summon without express written consent by the one resident thunder god, i.e. myself. Lightning is copyrighted by one Raiden, seeing as how I'm the go-to man for electric outbursts. I'm fine with it, though. I just expect, at some point in the comics, I appear to sic the Electric Law Ninjas on him. They're like normal Law Ninjas...only electric. With electric swords. And lots of other electric shit. But their scariest weapon...is their knowledge of the loopholes in the law system. Don't be surprised if they're done with him, and your comic never existed. Broadscale memory wipes are expensive, but it's a cost I'm willing to pay.

[Flarecobra]

That was his brother Raiden.

[Dragonsbane]

Skyshot, an embodiment of the purest evils? Wouldn't that be me? After all, I am most fond of a well-fried baby cooked with the proper herbs and served with a side of mashed potatoes.

They really ARE quite tender, you know! ^_^

[edited]

Rick: ....He..did he...I think he just....oh no he did NOT use a lightning bolt in a summon without express written consent by the one resident thunder god, i.e. myself. Lightning is copyrighted by one Raiden, seeing as how I'm the go-to man for electric outbursts. I'm fine with it, though. I just expect, at some point in the comics, I appear to sic the Electric Law Ninjas on him. They're like normal Law Ninjas...only electric. With electric swords. And lots of other electric shit. But their scariest weapon...is their knowledge of the loopholes in the law system. Don't be surprised if they're done with him, and your comic never existed. Broadscale memory wipes are expensive, but it's a cost I'm willing to pay.

Ahem. As a creature of Lawful Evil alignment, I am obligated to remind you that the veracity of your statement is dubious and may in fact be entirely lacking. While it IS true that you, Raiden, are the God of Thunder in a specific pantheon, that does not give you copyright upon all uses of storm-related phenomena. Cases "Thor v. Zeus" and "Shamash v. Apollo" cited for precedent. Moreover the Free Magic Act of 1227 DR in response to the "Church of Auril v. Elminster & Cone of Cold" case earlier in that year specifically prohibits deities from prosecuting spellcasters for drawing on elements in their portfolio to perform acts of magic. While you DO possess the ability to prevent the use of those elements by a specific individual, it is considered an act of Divine Anger and cannot be declared after the spell has been cast...and even if that were to happen, it is possible for him to simply request another deity with a similar portfolio for those spells back. A divine conflict would likely spark if you stood your ground then, and support would flow to the other deity because you initiated the situation.

*summons a pair of glasses solely to take them off and polish the lenses*

Secondly, your specified title, as stated explicitly by you, is "God of Thunder". Technically speaking, the accused has done absolutely nothing involving thunder, a sonic shock wave caused by the rapid heating and expansion of the air produced around and inside a bolt of lightning, turning it to plasma and causing it to explode with an extremely loud sound, or "thunderclap". One was produced as a result of his lightning, but only as a natural byproduct, not the aim of the spell.

Furthermore, the conjuration effects of mass displacement of electrons as lightning was simply the thematic effect of his summoning spell. He is even more innocent of wrongdoing (in this case) than if he had simply been casting a Lightning Bolt spell.

You, sir, don't have a leg to stand on nor any reasonable grounds for taking legal action against my client. However, the threat of Electric Law Ninja has caused him undue stress and worry, causing him emotional trauma and potentially scarring him for life. As for the aforementioned memory wipes, they cause even more trauma. We may be "forced" to press charges against you.

[Khael!]

Wow, and I used to hate LE aligned people. Yet the perfection!
That was... I... Chaotic neutral... can't - say it... you... I respect you man. Electric Ninjas and everything.

*OOC experience point penalty*

[mammothtank]

I just wanted to thank everyone for taking this so well. I mean, I haven't made a comic in months, and have recived not a single threat or angry PM. You guys are a real patient and understanding bunch, and I appreciate that.

...yeah.

Though I can't make any promises, I hope to be able to contribute to the comic thread at least infrequently, when I can get past my homework and my addiction to KKRO. Don't expect a series though; I've never been able to keep up with one.

To all those who posted comics, know that I at least looked at and was amused by your work, regardless of whether or not I said anything. Keep 'em coming, people!

[RickZarber]

Khael: Pishaw. You don't need Photoshop. Paint works fine as long as you don't fall into those occasional Noob-ish pitfalls (ex. light green grass, light blue sky--aka "Burns Teh Eyes!"--or resizing sprites by something other than 25, 50, 100, 200, 300, 400, or 500% incriments). Or if you must use something more sophisticated than that, there's always the GIMP.

Mauve: >> << Check your PM box...

Raiden and Dragonsbane: DB's got everything pretty much covered, except for one other thing: the lightning summons was not cast by my brother. Rather, he simply clapped ("summoning" his steed) and the buffalo appeared in the manner that seemed most sensible to it at that moment. Recall if you will that it vanished in a cloud the first time. Seeing that it's a magical beast, I'm not at all sure of the mechanics, but it's entirely probable that it will never come or go in the same way more than once...

MB: Too right. I know why I haven't been posting (and now MT too) but why's everyone else so very busy all of a sudden?

[phil_]

why's everyone else so very busy all of a sudden?RaiRO. Shiney doesn't know what he's done.

I'll probably re-continue Aquamancy no Mike in a week or so, when I achieve Monk-dom. I don't like to leave stuff unfinished (I once had a speech that I spent two years without doing. Quite the drain on my sanity).

[Flarecobra]

Though RaiRO has given me a good comic idea. See, in this pyrimid there are lamia-like beings known as Isis, and he thought he could take one for himself, and started getting chased by some, yelling my name.

[Loyal]

As for me... Well, to be honest, I have no excuse whatsoever.

On the plus side, I am writing a novel that directly ties into the comic series that I said months ago I'd do... So it may just lead into it when I'm done... Hopefully.

[Fenris]

MB: Too right. I know why I haven't been posting (and now MT too) but why's everyone else so very busy all of a sudden? One word: School.

Also, I have to practice my trombone for 30 minutes a night. And I need to finish up that movie my friends and I are filming.

Another word: Lazy. I could probably do it, but I prefer to do it when I feel like it, rather than forcing it. I've found it makes it funnier.

[mauve]

My excuses for not making comics lately:

1) Marfan excuse. Can't use this excuse for the entire period of non-comikyness, but I can use it for my lack of comics within the past few weeks. My health has been getting swiftly worse lately-- I've spent the past few weeks in pain, although I haven't had to go to the hospital yet. It seems like all the pleuracy that I managed to bypass during the summer is coming back with a vengeance. No collapsed lungs, luckily, but lots of lung pain. I tend to lean forwards in my chair when I'm drawing or doing comics, and that's become a painful position to be in when I'm having lung pain. Video games are my consolation during these times, not drawings. As a result, I've been kicking ass at Devil May Cry, but accomplishing very little in the way of comics. Drew RickZarber's pic on a good day, haven't gotten back to work since. But then, I use this excuse for just about everything.

2) getting ready for school: So much to do before school starts. Driving me nuts.

3) Drawings. I've been working more on these drawings than I have on my comics, and I've..um.. kind of forgotten what my storyline was going to be about. I had a bunch of ideas, and I've forgotten half of them.

4) Dirge of Cerberus, Cowboy Bebop episodes, and V for Vendetta. Rented them yesterday, decided that I really didnt' want to work on the comics/drawings like I said I would.

5) General laziness. At least I'm honest.

[phil_]

I've..um.. kind of forgotten what my storyline was going to be about. I had a bunch of ideas, and I've forgotten half of them.A handy tip to you and others with ongoing storylines: make an outline. Helps keep you on track and it helps you remember where you're going with the story. I've had a text file outlining AnM since the beginning (though it's changed a bit along the way).

I also write out the dialouge for my comics before I slap them together, and I'm pretty glad I do, or I'd have to re-write the next comic by now. Plus, my copy of the gimp has this thing about crashing when I use the stroke tool (for bubbles), so it helps to only have to type everything once. But that's more of a personal thing. Still, notes and outlines are good pals to have.

Also, sorry to hear about the lung pain.

[Inbred Chocobo]

I don't have to tell you why I ain't making comcis, now shut up and go away.

In truth though, I am trying to figure out where I want to go with this new series of comics I am thinking of making. And for those of you who have forgotten or are curious, yes, Sprite Wars does still exist. I am just trying to figure out what is going to happen.

[Khael!]

Okay, RickZarber, you got me. I can do some pretty amazing stuff with MS paint. The thing is I feel so violated every time I use it. I glance down at that little clock in the corner screen, and it dawns on me that I have spent 3 hours recoloring something meticulously by hand when photoshop's magic selector wand could have let me do it in 2.5 seconds.

Hate MS Paint. Okay, I'll stop being such a wuss and go oldschool.

[phil_]

Near the bottom of this (http://www.bobandgeorge.com/Other/Guides/Spriting.html) guide is a method of really quick MS Paint recoloring using the Eraser tool. Alternatively, you could download the gimp. (http://www.gimp.org/) It has that magic selector wand too. Or, there's the final option, asking one of us to do it.

Depending on how custom a sprite you want, I may be willing. Send me a PM if you wish to discuss this further.

[Fenris]

Yeah! Eat it!

Er, Welcome back, Arlia! Fifth being a mod ain't so bad, you just have to get used to the mandatory worship every alternate Tuesday.

Seriously, welcome back.

[Khael!]

I can NOT thank you enough for that link! I had no idea that the eraser could be set up to work so brilliantly. The only thing I noticed that wasn't listed was that you can hold ctrl and click a colour to add a third colour to your pallette. I managed to do some minor editing to RM's sprite easily within my time budgeting. WHOOHOO!! Paint sucks less now!

:cool: = you guys

[Major Blood]

Hey, Arlia's back!
Holy gene-splice... classic!

[GARUD]

Er, Welcome back, Arlia! Fifth being a mod ain't so bad, you just have to get used to the mandatory worship every alternate Tuesday.

Ya, welcome back Arlia. Fenris made a mistake though. We worship Fifthfiend EXCEPT on alternate Tuesdays. That's now naked Tuesday (dunno, it was Krylo's Idea).

[Flarecobra]

It's about time someone noticed...

And apperentally I never got that memo about those events.

[Major Blood]

Newb: It's because he's Fenriswolf, 'nuff said.

[Bailey]

Because the combination of Cockney rhyming slang, Al Bhed, and Binary amuses me.

[Loyal]

I think you might've made a mistake or something... Because an exact copy-paste, minus the "Edit:", produced...

Petals fall around
FenrisWolf dances badly
Why does my brain hurt?Drana uhla fyc y Nup Nuo hysat Hafp.

Hafp kud punat jano aycemo.So... Could you stop doing things in Binary? No offense, but it's really getting annoying having to fish through various different pages to figure out what the hell you're talking about.

At the least, you could provide a translation WITH the binary stuff...

Sorry if I sound mean or anything--Head colds and phlegm-induced headaches make me miserable.

[Bailey]

um, the stuff after the edit was something different.

I'll go clarify that, shall I?

[Flarecobra]

I'd have to agree with Loyal....it's quite annoying.

[Major Blood]

Mauve: I dunno, i didn't find the boots that stupid.

On a completely different topic, does anyone get that feeling right when you start making a comic that you REALLY don't want to do it; so you don't?

[Fenris]

Oooh, pretty picture.

I like it, Mauve. Lord knows it's better than my attempt at SK art.* XD

*Which really isn't saying much, but I do like it.

[Loyal]

Ooh, very nice, Mauve. Boots are happily ignored for the beauty of the rest of the pic. =D

[GARUD]

I don't think there is anything wrong with the boots Mauve, good stuff! I like!

[RickZarber]

A handy tip to you and others with ongoing storylines: make an outline. Helps keep you on track and it helps you remember where you're going with the story. I've had a text file outlining AnM since the beginning (though it's changed a bit along the way).Yeah, I've got a two-page JAQ outline that I wrote out after the first few comics. Maybe I'll post it at some point in the future after I finish the series. The only downside to my outline is that I'm trying to keep JAQ at exactly 100 comics, so occasionally I lose the freedom to do whatever in a given comic because I need to hit certain plot points by comic number x.

I also write out all of my comics in advance. All the JAQs since #8 are scripted, sometimes mere hours, sometimes weeks or months, before they actually get made. Though most of the time I don't strictly adhere to the script. There's usually some dialogue or panel layout changes that occur during the actual making of the comic.

Mauve: You're too hard on yourself. Your drawings rock. ;)

AJ: Welcome back. Unfortunately the only way to escape the Twilight Zone is... no, come to think of it, there is no way out.

[Flarecobra]

Brown steaks usually just mean that the blood's dried. Maranate that sucker, and it's good as new. So long as nothing's growing on it.

[phil_]

We ate'em, didn't we? They only smelled funny before we cooked them.

[Flarecobra]

I know. Personally I find those kinds of steaks perfect oppertunities to try new maranoades.

[Dragonsbane]

Phil and AJ make me laugh until my sides hurt.

For some reason, I always picture SK as a chibi, with really huge eyes, childish manner of speaking, and incessant bounce.

[mauve]

Phil- Well, tasty steak, past expiration date or otherwise, is better that whatever you might get to eat at the hospital. XD

You made me laugh, Phil. And considering that I'm in the library, two hours before I start my first day of work here, that may not be such a good thing. But it's so totally worth it.

[Silly Kitty]

Awww, cute Mauve! Thanks! I love it!

[Dragonsbane]

See? Bounce! She is made of bounce! POKE HER RAPIDLY!

[mauve]

Yaaay! More PyrosNine-y adventure of PyrosNine-iness!! Proving that falling to one's death can be fun! :D

[Flarecobra]

What next? Using fire attacks as retro-rockets to cusion your decient, or are you going to just crash?

[PyrosNine]

I did crash! and IT HURT! Like few other things!

Except well, maybe a hangnail and having one's skin ripped off, then having the bare muscles covered in lemon juice..

[Fenris]

It's MegaMan, isn't it? ISN'T IT?

[PyrosNine]

No! It's the butler, with the jar of reduced fat mayonaisse, in dungeon's secret throne offscreen!

[Flarecobra]

One of my sisters perhaps?

Nah, I know who it is....And I'll never telll....

[Melfice]

It was me! Muahahahahaha!
I killed it, while you were busy with RickZarber, and then I joined quickly with Skyshot!

... I'm gonna laugh my arse off if it's true. XD

But, yes. It is fairly obvious who it could be.

[Bailey]

There's only three possible people.

DB
Shiney
Me impersonating one of the other two


The first two are obvious.

Why me, you ask?

Because I'm insane and I'll show up anywhere if it means an adventure where I get to impersonate people

[Flarecobra]

Well, there are a couple of other options, such as an NPC.

[PyrosNine]

I both totally didn't see that at all, and further your saying of "OH SNAP!"

But the blackbelt joke was corny and both you and Dragonsbane must die for it.

[Skyshot]

RZ::O_o:

I mean...really...snap.

[mammothtank]

What are you talking about? That's not "Oh snap," that's "So this is it, we're going to die."

*beats own head* MAKE COMIC.

[RickZarber]

I [...] totally didn't see that at allSeriously, if anyone did see that coming, I'd be asking them about next week's lottery numbers.

Well, except for Fenris. He actually did guess Orin's fate a while back, the clever little bugger.

[Loyal]

...Wow. That was... Daymn, Rick. Nicely done, but COMPLETELY unexpected.

Am I the only one who just noticed Orin has (or had, rather) two different-colored eyes?

[Flarecobra]

I kinda noticed that myself...

[mauve]

In the words of Darth Vader...

NOOOOOOooooOOOOOOOooooOOOOooOOOooOOOO!!!

Poor Orin.


The rest of us are screwed now, aren't we?

[Karrrrrrrrrrrresche]

In the words of Darth Vader...

NOOOOOOooooOOOOOOOooooOOOOooOOOooOOOO!!!

Poor Orin.


The rest of us are screwed now, aren't we?

Oh yea, he's gona knock you guys into next friday.

[Fenris]

Seriously, if anyone did see that coming, I'd be asking them about next week's lottery numbers.

Well, except for Fenris. He actually did guess Orin's fate a while back, the clever little bugger.I did?

Hmm... now that I think about it, it's fully possible.

[phil_]

All I have to say is...

that's quite a crowd behind you, RZ. I mean, you guys could start a basketball team.

And if you do start a basketball team, and take on DB's team of summoned demons as the climactic showdown... I'm not sure if I'll laugh or scream.

And I liked the Blackbelt joke. There aren't enough 8-bit jokes in the thread, considering the forum. I don't think there are any Nuklear Age jokes, but I could be mistaken, having never read the book. :(

[Dragonsbane]

Rick, that was brilliantly done. Were any of the expressions on my sprite custom? I don't think I've seen them all before. Additionally, you made me look very badass...I approve. *slow, even, and villainous clapping*

[RickZarber]

Am I the only one who just noticed Orin has (or had, rather) two different-colored eyes?Heheheh. Well, they have been like that since day one (http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/3773/rzspritecomic441ic.png)...I did?Yeah. We were talking one time on MSN and you were saying something about making an NPF account for Orin. I told you that wouldn't be necessary, and you immediately asked if I was gonna kill him off. I hemmed and hawed a bit and avoided the question.I don't think there are any Nuklear Age jokes, but I could be mistaken, having never read the book.It's funny you should say that, because I was thinking about future episodes yesterday and came up with a pretty good one that I will probably include. Unfortunately, it's not until like comic 98.Were any of the expressions on my sprite custom? I don't think I've seen them all before.Um, I think panels 5, 6, 8, 10, and 11 were custom expressions. I'm so used to doing it that I don't really think about it anymore... And I'm glad you approve. :)

[Flarecobra]

I have to admit, the amount of expression you can put into video game sprites is the stuff of envy.

[Fenris]

Yeah. We were talking one time on MSN and you were saying something about making an NPF account for Orin. I told you that wouldn't be necessary, and you immediately asked if I was gonna kill him off. I hemmed and hawed a bit and avoided the question.
Ah, so I did. Found the archive. Might as well post it.

Fenris: I should totally make an account called "Orin Day".

RickZarber: Well.....
RickZarber: Let's just say... I wouldn't, if I were you...

Fenris: Was there an old member called that?

RickZarber: Yes

Fenris: Oh. ^^'
Fenris: XD

RickZarber: Of course, I could be lying to you and you'd have no idea.
RickZarber: >>
RickZarber: <<

Fenris: XD
Fenris: Wait, how would you know?

RickZarber: Exactly.

Fenris: :P
Fenris: You only joined 5 months before I did.
Fenris: And I've only been here a little over a year.
Fenris: Unless you're a bigger lurker than Mes, and I doubt that.

RickZarber: heheh

Fenris: :P

RickZarber: And no, I didn't lurk

Fenris: So, really, there would be no harm in me joining under the name Orin Day. :P
Fenris: 'Cept I don't need two accounts.
Fenris: And he supposedly can't get into the forums.

RickZarber: Well, I'm trying not to give anything away on the plot here, but... let's just say it won't be necessary.

Fenris: Yay!
Fenris: Well, what better person to kill off than one that doesn't exist?

RickZarber: Who said I was killing him off?
RickZarber: Sorry, who said I was killing HIM off?

Fenris: XD

RickZarber: >>
RickZarber: <<

Fenris: *laughs*
Fenris: *a lot*

EDIT: Since there's been such a booming* request for new AQOSTW, I might as well get that started up again.

*lack of

EDIT THE SECOND: Gah, I'm having trouble coming up with ideas. Wait, just thought of one. Just letting you all know it will be odd. =D

[mauve]

Hehehe. I've recently come up with a new comic idea-- a stand-alone comic, not part of the mafia series-- about one of our good forum friends. If I get time, I'll draw it up.

Stupid school. Stupid school taking up my drawing time.

[Karrrrrrrrrrrresche]

Yay for Silly Kitty our loveable dictator!

[Dragonsbane]

Kitty makes an acceptable figurehead dictator...all she demands are "cookies", "monies", and "a bear". The rest can be controlled from behind the scenes with the Shadow Government I organized.

[Flarecobra]

I'd support SK as World Dictator....so long as the price is right.

And Fenris, if you want to be lazy, you could just copy the first third or so (Up to SK's entry) of that comic for the next one...

[mauve]

Meh, I could live with Silly Kitty as dictator of the world. It'd probably be a cuddly, albiet insane, world after her initial bloody rampage to seek revenge on those who scorned her in past years. Let's overlook the fact that I was one of the Technobum Admin, okay? I'm hoping I don't end up like Skyshot and Fenris, with a fist mark on my face.

Dragonsbane's shadow government... Now that I'd have to think about for a while. Unless of course Dragonsbane offers me some sort of cushy shadow government job. (Not likely, but not impossible, I suppose.) Then I'd be perfectly fine with it.

[mammothtank]

If SK were supreme dictator, I would just die. God, I'd never escape the cowbell...

Shadow gov'ts just suck however.

[Fenris]

Let's overlook the fact that I was one of the Technobum Admin, okay? I'm hoping I don't end up like Skyshot and Fenris, with a fist mark on my face.
Skyshot got a foot. =D

And Fenris, if you want to be lazy, you could just copy the first third or so (Up to SK's entry) of that comic for the next one...
Yeah, I could, but I'd probably redo it a little to have better quality. I mean, the whole fight thing is good and all, but it looks a little lame and just doesn't fit the overall tone of the rest of the comic, ya know? And I like those new shadow effects I found. ^^

EDIT: Also, Fenris cannot summon his knapsack like that. Which is a shame, because I rather like Kerploof.

Mammoth, I love the comic. XD

[Flarecobra]

Best laid plans usually fall flat.


Least, that's what I've heard.

[Silly Kitty]

Awww. Me as dictator would be fun! Hugs for all!

[Dragonsbane]

Meh, I could live with Silly Kitty as dictator of the world. It'd probably be a cuddly, albiet insane, world after her initial bloody rampage to seek revenge on those who scorned her in past years. Let's overlook the fact that I was one of the Technobum Admin, okay? I'm hoping I don't end up like Skyshot and Fenris, with a fist mark on my face.

Dragonsbane's shadow government... Now that I'd have to think about for a while. Unless of course Dragonsbane offers me some sort of cushy shadow government job. (Not likely, but not impossible, I suppose.) Then I'd be perfectly fine with it.

The Shadow Government is full of opportunities for talented and witty magesses. In fact, a cushy job just opened up that we think you would be just perfect for. How does Head of PR sound?

[StuntMan118]

RickZarber, your webcomic sucks.

My buffalo is a male buffalo! It just has a girl's name...

[mauve]

MT- Oooh, a battle against oneself. Very philosophical. Also... Loyal gots electrocuted, teeheehee. :p Good job, Mammoth! I give it two thumbs up!

The Shadow Government is full of opportunities for talented and witty magesses. In fact, a cushy job just opened up that we think you would be just perfect for. How does Head of PR sound? That sounds just fine. Do I get an office?

Of course, this "newly opened job" doesn't have any sudden-death clauses in the job description, does it? Do I need to search for Uber-Fine Print before I sign anything? Nothing personal, of course. Can't be too careful with Shadow Governments, you know.

[Dragonsbane]

Well, as "Head of PR" for an organization that isn't supposed to exist, your job is essentially a well-paid sinecure disguised as a long-titled bureaucratic position in SK's regime. If someone gets too close to the truth, and questions are asked, your job is to look cute and deny that we exist to all the reporters and television showhosts. This will happen rarely, of course, we're very well hidden, and all questions shall be quickly retracted after the truth-seeker's child, spouse, pet, or other relative "goes to camp".

[Flarecobra]

Yeah.....after all, when one has a Bag of Holding at their disposal, it'd be SO easy to make someone disappear....

And Rick, can I get the volcano backgrounds please? They'd be much better then what I'm using right now...

[mauve]

Well in that case, then, count me in.

[Flarecobra]

Phil, Mike, I was wondering when you two were going to pull off the Pirate stunt.

[phil_]

Oh, we shall.

Though, if by some infinitesimal chance you refer to that sketch I did of _mike... this time last year, no, this isn't what that was about. That came to naught.

[RickZarber]

First off, that is the coolest still of that monkey I've ever seen.

Secondly, what's that green building that ends in "atoria"? I'm trying to think what it might be, but nothing's coming to mind.

Also, ship-finding trick aside, I'm so gonna find a caricture of a nectarine first... >> <<

[phil_]

It's a gelatoría, because Mike thought it would be funny if we were all holding ice creamm cones and I couldn't think of what the word for ice cream shop is in Spanish. Lacking an internet connection at the time and thinking that gelato was clse enough and probably a cognate, I made the sign read as it does.

Also, while I made ice cream sprites for all of us, I felt it was more trouble than it was worth, so that sight gag died in production.

[mauve]

Ice cream is "helado," I think. I don't know if "Heladoria" is a word, though. :shifty: I dunno... Maybe "La Tienda del Helado" would work?? Or "Almacén del Helado?"

Okay, I'm getting too involved in this. I'll shut up now.

[phil_]

"Heladoría" would've been best, I'll bet ("helado" sounds suspiciously like "gelato"). Fortunately, I can always say that the guy who owns the shop doesn't live in Abuelas Calientes, doesn't speak Spanish, and ordered a sign that makes the residents groan every time they see it.

Hooray for ret-con!

[Jeneralissimo]

Heladoria sounds right to me, but I'm too lazy to look it up. And a Spanish word sounding like an Italian word shouldn't be too much of a shock. ;)

Abuelas Calientes

Hot grandmothers? :O_o: Now you're making me wish I didn't know Spanish.

[phil_]

The horror of this town's name has been there, Jen; you just missed the sign.

GC, you seem a bit hard on yourself in that comic, bud. You know there'd be a party if the intarweb wasn't imaginary.

[RickZarber]

Oh, that's it buddy. You just made my list.

[Flarecobra]

Not to mention I don't owe you jack squat. :P

And If I didn, I think making you not-green would've worked. I'd just be doing it as a favor since I'm already a Dragoon Knight....

[Major Blood]

Not to mention I don't owe you jack squat. :P

I know, it's just something i made up.

[phil_]

POS, I'm really, really sorry for not downloading Kid Cuisine earlier. I just followed the link in your sig on a whim tonight, and I was not disappointed. This may, nay, probably will, join my list of songs to sing when I need to kill time. I like it.

Concerning more recent comics, I thought we'd all learned not to trust krylo about anything. I suppose this isn't true in the land of MB's comic. I'm kinda wondering where this story is going to go. The tests could be fine comedy (I wonder why you need witnesses...).

[Incendius]

I'd just like to say thanks for keeping up those comics after I dissapeared Pyros, they are great and I've really been enjoying reading em, nice job.

[phil_]

Yay for Bobobo reference! Yay for quitting RaiRO! Huzzah, PyrosNine!

[Flarecobra]

Was that other tattoo from when Krylo made you his "Bitch of the Day" perchance?

[mauve]

Yay! PyrosNine is back! Your comics gave me a much-needed laugh, Nine of Pyros.

You know, just the other day I was wondering what had become of you. I said to myself, "Self, Pyros hasn't been around in a while. That maketh me sad. Where do you suppose he went?"

To which I replied, "Don't talk to yourself, crazy freak."

[PyrosNine]

Was that other tattoo from when Krylo made you his "Bitch of the Day" perchance?

*curls up in fetal position and rocks back in forth*

[mauve]

Urg. I do that all the time, Great Cartoonist. :sweatdrop You're not alone.

[Satan's Onion]

Really, Great Cartoonist, would this board be a tenth of what it is without that kind of posting? I say not.

[mammothtank]

Rick: If it's anything like this (http://adultimum.net/rw/246.htm), it's gonna be awesome.

'Course, it'll probably be awesome anyway, but I couldn't pass up an opportunity to link that comic.

[mauve]

Great comic, Rick!! I love the Captain Morgan scene! XD

[Flarecobra]

Say Rick, that's quite good....I can just see you on one knee before the Caption...

And there needs to be a "Best Pirate" and a "Best Ninja" result. :P

[RickZarber]

Say Rick, that's quite good....I can just see you on one knee before the Captian...Was that a euphamism? I'm gonna take it as one and act all mock offended. But seriously, what can I say? I loves me my rum.

I did the comic on my brother's laptop, though, and looking at it on my PC I can see that the Captain doesn't blend into the white like it was meant to. It's too yellow. Ah well.

Also, MT... I feel all unoriginal. So I won't include the obligatory "Clue" joke now.

Also, also: I forgot I had to work really late today, and really early tomorrow. So I lied about Part Two being tonight. I'll finish it ASAP.

[mauve]

Rick, you're a lying liar who tells lies. You're funny, though.

[Flarecobra]

No rick, it was you honoring the Captian.

[Silly Kitty]

Hm, I'm noticing a lack of me in comics as of late. I demand more me in comics! Get to it! At least put me in the Halloween comic.. I have a pirate suit and a bunny suit.

[GARUD]

Mauve that... I don't know. Words can't explain... it's great... I love it. It's fantastic. It's perfect. Thank you so much. I wish there was some way to repay you for it.

Guys, your comics, they are fantastic. Sorry about not commenting as they came, but yeah. They are good.

Pyros, I have to give you an honourable mention for use of the hamsterball attack. Trust me, that attack is painful, real painful.

[Flarecobra]

I can give an answer. He's in the only place where Thorque can't get to him. That's why he's smiling.

[GARUD]

I can give an answer. He's in the only place where Thorque can't get to him. That's why he's smiling.

That's brilliant. Now how do I get there?

[Fenris]

Mauve, brilliant drawing as always. =)

I'm currently working on a super special über-huge project that has nothing to do with AQOSTW, so I won't be updating that for a while.

I think that it'll be worth it though. I know I'm excited for it.

[Dragonsbane]

Say...I saw a black-eyed man in Rick's comic. Is it me? Am I in it? Do I FINALLY have a Halloween sprite?

I asked, threatened, cajoled, demanded, and flayed the weeping souls of entire families...but no one ever sprited me in a ninja costume. :(

[Fenris]

Say...I saw a black-eyed man in Rick's comic. Is it me? Am I in it? Do I FINALLY have a Halloween sprite?

I asked, threatened, cajoled, demanded, and flayed the weeping souls of entire families...but no one ever sprited me in a ninja costume. :(
The only black-eyed sprite I see is Phil's, and I think that's an eyepatch.

So, no. Also, it's not that hard to make a ninja sprite. I could do it, so that should tell you something.

[mauve]

Wow Loyal, those are terrific! Kudos to you! Are you doing a series?


I wish there was some way to repay you for it. Well, my secret castle lair does need a new moat... You up for some digging? It's only about twelve feet deep all the way 'round.

[GARUD]

Well, my secret castle lair does need a new moat... You up for some digging? It's only about twelve feet deep all the way 'round.

Anyone have a shovel that I could borrow?

[Melfice]

I could remove your shoulderblade for you to shovel with, if you'd like...

Also, nice drawings Loyal. Looks really good.
Keep up the good work, man!

[Flarecobra]

It's simple. Distract him, then RUN.

And Loyal, Those are pretty cool.

[phil_]

We can't have enough comics about zombie paranoia. Good job raising awareness, Arlia. Who knows, you may have saved a life.

[Loyal]

Wow Loyal, those are terrific! Kudos to you! Are you doing a series?Sorta. There's definately a larger story behind the pictures. There's a reason why Nexus is giving another guy the Boot to the Face, and consequently a reason why he's fighting against a squad of soldiers in an arena. Right now, I'm just giving myself the biggest incentive for visualizing the plot, and therefore making the plot easier to write.

My plots are written like a Sudoku puzzle: I have a three here, a one here, a few fives over there, and the rest, I figure out as I go along. I make each new number fit in with the rest of the puzzle, and go back and change previous things if the new part makes something not work. These drawings are the threes and fives. ;)

[EDIT]: Ah, the excessive alliteration... It's actually become rather fitting of late...

But the thing with AJ was from a Bond movie, first of all. "YES! I am INVINCIBLE! *Liquid nitro tank explodes behind terrorist/computer geek*"

[Flarecobra]

Is me chomping on a Poring from Rangorak Wisdom?

And Yes, AJ IS invincable. And I'm guessing you made female is from Misfile, while the stick-IC is from Megatokyo...The rest I don't know.

[mauve]

Nice one, MT!!

Spoilers: The alliteration is Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire (I think?), and the “Something Stupid!” is from Bob and George.

[POS Industries]

Erm, guys? He said to PM him about this. Unless we're giving a big fuck you to that rule and doing what we want anyway, which is befitting of the NPF. In which case, AJ's taking from both Fortuna Saga (natch) and Captain SNES, and IC is totally done in Yacc Crop Imp style!

[Fenris]

Glee! Comic!

Rick, that was awesome. In 6 years, I'll join y'all on the plateau of Innebriation.

If I can stumble up the stairs, that is.

[mammothtank]

S'alright guys, whatever works. I guess using this thread will help you work together anyway. Now let's see...

Flare got two guesses right out of three (though given that I haven't read the comic she guessed incorrectly, it could apply all the same), Mauve got two guesses right out of two, and POS got one guess right out of three (no person in there alludes to more than one comic).

You guys have five right out of seven. Get 'em all and I'll make a recognition comic for everybody with at least one correct guess.

[phil_]

Rick, I likes your comic. Nice pick-up line. MT, I have no idea what the gorilla thing is about, and I look foward to knowing.

Though, is there someone there guarding the rum, Rick? 'Cause, not everyone's as responsible as Fenris.

What I'm saying is, I should've been trashed seconds after entering the room.

[mauve]

Rick, that's hilarious! The last panel with Dragonsbane is just perfect. Is he in a ninja costume?

In 6 years, I'll join y'all on the plateau of Innebriation.

If I can stumble up the stairs, that is. If there's any alcohol left by that time.

[Arlia Janet]

Bond-movie Shmond-movie. Remember, I AM bulletproof.

Rick, pirates drink grog, not rum. It's rum served hot, spiced and lemoned. Don't let Captain Morgan fool you, he was never more than a lee helmsman.

[Flarecobra]

Just because real pirates never drank rum, doesn't mean Rick can't. If you like it, drink it.

And Rick, remember my old Spritesheet? It had some alternate costumes for me....

[RickZarber]

Though, is there someone there guarding the rum, Rick? 'Cause, not everyone's as responsible as Fenris.

What I'm saying is, I should've been trashed seconds after entering the room.Ah man, I wish I'd known that earlier. Ah well, I'll figure out how to work it into the next one.Is he in a ninja costume?As per his request.
Rick, pirates drink grog, not rum. It's rum served hot, spiced and lemoned. Don't let Captain Morgan fool you, he was never more than a lee helmsman.That would mean Johnny Depp lied to me, though, and I can't accept that.
And Rick, remember my old Spritesheet? It had some alternate costumes for me....Hint hint, right? :p

[Flarecobra]

Hey, I help you on JAQ, right?

[Arlia Janet]

Johnny Depp is capable of lying...
I can still remember that warm Owensboro night and how I never heard from...

Whoops! Sorry I got off track there. Grog does have rum in it. I guess a pirate, in a pinch, would just drink it straight.

[Flarecobra]

Talk about circular logic....and I'm swiping that DEP pic you posted on your frontpage there AJ. *Slithers off into the night*

[mammothtank]

<.< Anybody else going to guess? There are still two unrevealed references. If you guys stopped caring, just say so and I'll post the answers.

[Flarecobra]

Might as well MT.

[mammothtank]

A'ight, here goes.

Silly Kitty and Patrat: Running gag from Bob and George (http://www.bobandgeorge.com/)
phil_ and _mike: Supposedly playing Boggle à la ADVENTURERS! (http://adventurers-comic.com/)
Inbred Chocobo: Shirt Guy Dom style from MegaTokyo (http://www.megatokyo.com/)
Arlia Janet: Running gag from Captain SNES (http://captainsnes.com/)
Flarecobra: Emulating Ragnarok Wisdom (http://adultimum.net/rw/)'s Kawaii-Chan
Loyal2NES and Mauve Mage: Spark alliteration and common reaction as seen in Dominic Deegan (http://www.dominic-deegan.com/)
mammothtank: Zapped by Tedd's Transformation Gun from El Goonish Shive (http://www.egscomics.com/)

In hindsight, I could have delivered that with a little more thought. I could have made it clearer what phil_ and _mike were doing exactly, I shouldn't have used AJ since she's already a webcomic character, I could've made the TF Gun allusion a bit more specific...

Ah well. Maybe once I'm actually back into comicing I'll give stuff like that more thought.

[Inbred Chocobo]

I feel like an idiot that I have missed that drawing for so long Mauve Mage. But DAMN I look good. I must say Mauve I thought your drawings were good before but each one just keeps getting better.

But now that you have drawn me, we all know now your drawing will just get worse and worse since obviously the best thing you could draw was me.

Edit: I was tempted to point out subtle details you got wrong from the sprites, but I have a feeling no one cares, so instead I'll turn it into a contest! Whoever figures out 3 details that is wrong with the picture when compared to the sprites gets a cookie. Whoever thinks that it takes away from the picture however gets hit in the face.

[RickZarber]

Let's see... Your sprites have gloves, the jacket should be sleeve-less, and... collared?
Rick Z--jonesin' for a cookie.

[Inbred Chocobo]

Blast, didn't think it would be that easy. Also I noticed a slight coloring error, but whatever. (Thats actually a fourth error, but I don't care)

(Grumpily hands over a cookie.)

[RickZarber]

Man, I'll do just about anything for a cookie. (Lies.)

Artistic liberties taken here aside, one thing I really admire in Mauve's drawings is the sense of motion. Her characters really look like they were caught mid-action, which is something I've never been able to inject in mine. So yeah. Jealousy.

[Loyal]

Artistic liberties taken here aside, one thing I really admire in Mauve's drawings is the sense of motion. Her characters really look like they were caught mid-action, which is something I've never been able to inject in mine. So yeah. Jealousy.Ain't it the truth. It's one thing to get the pose itself, but it's quite another to make it look like someone just threw a dagger, or that fellow is channelling a kick-ass spell, or (in my case) making it look like some guy really just got a face full of foot.

Good work, Mauve. And if I haven't complimented you on your ability to make colored pencils look GOOD on scanners, then consider it done now. :D

[mammothtank]

I was tempted to point out subtle details you got wrong from the sprites, but I have a feeling no one cares, so instead I'll turn it into a contest!I have just one thing to say.

...

Well, that and Mauve kicks ass, but you knew that already.

[Flarecobra]

Hey, can't Inbred wear something diffrent every now and then?

[mauve]

Your sprites have gloves, the jacket should be sleeve-less, and... collared?
Whoops. That's what I get for drawing him from memory.


And thank you, everybody!! I feel so speshul! ^-^

[Flarecobra]

*Hugs Mauve* And if you have any questions for mine, ask away.

And I declare that Mauve Mage is the Art Goddess of the Forums

[Dragonsbane]

*also hugs Mauve* speshul indeed ^_^

Ah, Rick...I see that my ninja sprite has come forth from the dank, primodrial darkness, and I am most pleased. This party thing, it is a fine idea, and I am most interested in seeing more. In truth, you do very well at making me chuckle.

[MASSIVE EDIT OF DOOM]

Johnny Depp is capable of lying...
I can still remember that warm Owensboro night and how I never heard from...

Whoops! Sorry I got off track there. Grog does have rum in it. I guess a pirate, in a pinch, would just drink it straight.

As you humans say...The more you know...

Muwahahaha.

Talk about circular logic....and I'm swiping that DEP pic you posted on your frontpage there AJ. *Slithers off into the night*

O.o

I will try very hard not to read innuendo into this. I will fail, but I will still try very, very hard.


<.< Anybody else going to guess? There are still two unrevealed references. If you guys stopped caring, just say so and I'll post the answers.

"Gorilla right there" is from Adventurers. Ah, that Khrima...now he was a young lad with some promise. True villainous ambition at its best.

Oh, you posted the list below...well, at least I was right. For that you may keep your skeletal structure as it is, unless you would like to possess six massive, chitinous arms set with flesh-rending spines, along with venomous chelicerae and an exoskeleton strong enough to stop high-caliber bullets...

[Great Cartoonist]

Mauve, your art is no doubt better than mine. Why? A number of reasons. (http://generally-cliched.deviantart.com/) One of which is the fact that it's in COLOR. And GOOD USAGE of color.
Me? I can't do jack squat with color. (And yes, I am such an idiot that I put a double-negative in there.) I can't even draw myself in color if I had a mirror placed perpendicular to my clipboard surface, and I drew myself in the same style that I draw my own characters, with 256 different colored pencils at my disposal.

[mauve]

Your drawings are very good, GC. I like your style of drawing. I kinda like them in black and white. If you really wanted to put yours in color, maybe you should try running a drawing through a copy machine and then practice coloring on the copies. That's what I do. That way if I screw up royally, I've still got the master to make another copy of and start again. What's nice about your drawings is that because they're done in such a simple style, they won't require a great deal of ellaborate shading and such.

[RickZarber]

No comics for a month, guys. A freaking month. I know I never did part 3 of my Halloween comic, and it's now December, but still. I'm allowed moments of hypocracy.

What the hell, huh?

Just to be spiteful, I think I'll finish it and post it tomorrow. Then the rest of you won't have an excuse.

[Loyal]

Oh ho, but I have a damn good excuse:

I'm not producing a confirmed series (Such as JAQ, AQoStW, etc), and most of what I do lately is pencil sketching. While I do have some I could post right now (I believe five, to be exact), I want to have at least eight drawings to put up all at once. That's right, eight. Maybe more.

So there. :p

[mauve]

School just got out for winter break, so maybe I'll finally get a chance to work on more drawings. I've got one sketch of Flare partially finished, but I'm not sure I like it so I'll probably trash it and start over.

And this afternoon I tried to get back into the sprite comic-ing habit, but I just couldn't come up with any ideas. For ANYTHING. That makes me a sad mage. But who knows? Maybe inspiration will strike. And hopefully it won't be painful when it does.

[Major Blood]

Me? I'm just lazy.

And that's all.

[Silly Kitty]

Haha! CJ! Awesome! I can tell who I am in the chat too. Really good job being me. =D

[Flarecobra]

Was the lesbian bit a jab at me, or have there been things happoning in the room involving it?

And you forgot the "Show pictures of you crossdressing, but only if you're able to pull it off." Talk to Krylo about that.

[Loyal]

It's not you--SK frequently gets tagged as a lesbian and whore in chat. SK sometimes plays along, and humor ensues.

[CelesJessa]

Was the lesbian bit a jab at me, or have there been things happoning in the room involving it?

And you forgot the "Show pictures of you crossdressing, but only if you're able to pull it off." Talk to Krylo about that.

No it's towards all girls because the guys are always hinting at the girls that they should be lesbians and doing lesbianic things, and, like Loyal said, often times people play along. I do it too. (such as Kitty and I when we are like "let's make babies!" as is seen earlier)
Edit: that's why I did such... over-the-top guy visions of lesbianicness (is that a word) such as "full body massages" and such.

Sorry if I caused any offense. = \

[RickZarber]

I can't decide it that makes me really miss being able to chat with you people, or if three months of exile is improving my mental health...

...Seriously, nice comic CJ! And thank you ad infinitum for breaking the silence of the comic thread!

Now I don't feel obliged to try and cram this comic out tonight. Cause let me tell you guys, it just ain't flowing.
Again, yes, I'm aware of my hypocracy. I know you all have valid excuses (as valid as mine, at least). Tongue in cheek's the name of the game that Rick likes to play...

[Karrrrrrrrrrrresche]

Why did I only get one line!?
In spite of a lack of lines from me, great comic.

[Arlia Janet]

No. Believe you me. Posting a picture of your clevage on "teh intarweb" is one of the worst moves you can make. Observe:

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/2513/clevageyq4.png

Let's see how the thread behaves.

EDIT: Oh FC, we should totally make out some time ;)

[xravi]

OMG OMG OMGWTF?

[Lady Cygnet]

OMG OMG OMGWTF?

Arlia Janet, I do believe you have proven your point...and I also believe that xravi is having an aneurysm, an extreme nosebleed, or a really strange orgasm. :D

[Karrrrrrrrrrrresche]

Arlia Janet, I do believe you have proven your point...and I also believe that xravi is having an aneurysm, an extreme nosebleed, or a really strange orgasm. :D

I'd guess all of the above.

[Arlia Janet]

..and I also believe that xravi is having an aneurysm

Great, my breasts probably took a life. Do you have any idea how awesomely tragic that is?

[Karrrrrrrrrrrresche]

Great, my breasts probably took a life. Do you have any idea how awesomely tragic that is?
It's okay, he only has 66 posts so it'll be like he was never here.

[RickZarber]

Feh. That could be anyone's clevage.

[Elminster_Amaur]

Even Krylo's.


What?


Now none of you here can honestly say that you've never thought about what(or who) Krylo would do if he had breasts.

[Flarecobra]

He'd play with them.

And Loyal...why does it look like I'm trying to get someone's attention? *Makes out with AJ*

[mammothtank]

Those are some kickass sketches.

Being drawn always makes me wish I could draw at all myself. I guess I'm just destined to produce nothing but shoddy spritework...

[Flarecobra]

Come on MT, you're a good spriter....

[mauve]

Those rock, Loyal! The Loyal VS Nexus sketch is seriously badass. I love the fighting poses. It really looks like they're fighting each other with all their strength.

And it's nice to know that on the internet, I appear to be graceful. Cuz I sure as hell don't offline. XD

[Fifthfiend]

I should probably check these threads more than once every three months.

I'd have said Bizzaro World (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=436284&postcount=1123), myself.

Except I'm still a total asshole, so I guess that wouldn't quite apply.

[Dragonsbane]

*clandestinely dabs blood from nose after seeing Arlia's cleavage*

This thread is going up even more, I love the way Loyal drew those people...although I'm tempted to burn his house down for not including me...and, Celes, your comic was absolutely hilarious. Much praise.

[Loyal]

And Loyal...why does it look like I'm trying to get someone's attention?Total accident. You might notice that about half of your body is... different... from most of the folks on the forum. If I intended to make you look 'inviting', I'd have done so. Ehe. <<

Those are some kickass sketches.

Being drawn always makes me wish I could draw at all myself.Every artist has their own niche for artwork. Sprites take effort and skill; The art of spriting is the art of pushing as much detail as possible in as small a space (Physical and filesize) as possible.

Those rock, Loyal! The Loyal VS Nexus sketch is seriously badass. I love the fighting poses. It really looks like they're fighting each other with all their strength.

And it's nice to know that on the internet, I appear to be graceful. Cuz I sure as hell don't offline. Nice to hear that I captured the 'action' bit of it nicely. Was afraid it'd still seem too much of a still-life. ^_^

This thread is going up even more, I love the way Loyal drew those people...although I'm tempted to burn his house down for not including me...You wouldn't really have looked right without a smoldering ruin of a village in the background, and these were character sketches only. <<

Thanks, everyone. ^^

[Flarecobra]

Hey, I like my scales. ^_^

Though it does look like I'm getting ready for a date.

[Melfice]

I too share DB's feelings of disillusion... I mean, I am/used to be a big name around here... *puppy eyes* Just kidding.

Those sketches do look awesome. Everybody looks quite alive, indeed. ^_^

[Dragonsbane]

Melfice and I remember "the day", and what happened "back in" it. We were big. Now we must unleash our long-smouldering powers and annihilate all who would disrespect us!

Yeah, loved the sketches. ^_^

[Flarecobra]

*A certien white-feathered harpy is glaring at Dragonsbane, holding a bundle in her arms*

And Mauve, if you do make a new one, can I at least see the old, junked one?

[Great Cartoonist]

Those sketches were awesome. Have you taken any art classes beforehand?

[Loyal]

I too share DB's feelings of disillusion... I mean, I am/used to be a big name around here... *puppy eyes* Just kidding.

Those sketches do look awesome. Everybody looks quite alive, indeed. I honestly wouldn't know where to begin with you in the first place anyway.

Besides, you're in a webcomic already, one drawn by Queen Qeeko no less! What more do you want? :p

*A certien white-feathered harpy is glaring at Dragonsbane, holding a bundle in her arms*Ah, yes... DB's wife. I'd forgotten about her... Hm, yes... Now there's an idea.

Lord Dragonsbane, thou shalt have thy likeness imposed on paper yet! *Starts practicing drawing a Harpy*

[EDIT] Well... maybe. First I gotta figure out how to properly draw a harpy. XD

Those sketches were awesome. Have you taken any art classes beforehand?As a matter of fact, I'm taking one now. However, most of my skill improvement comes from practice and observation--I never outright copy something, but rather I try to emulate its build (Put line A here, circle B there, etc.) so that I can learn how to do it in the future in my own style.

And of course, there's lots of lucky accidents wherein a line didn't go quite where I wanted it to, but turned out a lot better as a result. ^_^

[Elminster_Amaur]

DB, you used to be about as big as a pick-o-teeth. The one that Gnomes use.

Also, teets dunnay kill people, high blood pressure mixed with never having seen tees kills people.

[Adghar]

In response to Mauve Mage's Flarecobra picture:
I'm not allowed to give enthusiastic criticism. The fact that your drawings are excellent goes without saying.
If you remove the whole part of mythology about lamias, remove the context(NPF) of the picture, and you only give a passing glance at the picture rather than inspecting it closely, it's possible to mistake FC for an effeminate male rather than a female. No, I don't know how you could fix it, and I'm not sure you need to.

[mauve]

She has a girl figure and girl eyelashes. What more do you want from me? :p

But if it really bothers everyone, I'll take it down. I did, admittedly, have a lot of problems drawing this one. I've seriously been struggling with it for the better part of a week, so I wouldn't be surprised if it's not my best work.


But I dunno... Is it really that bad? I was kinda happy with how it turned out. But that's just me, and I'm a freak.

[Loyal]

Don't worry. Lamias are hard to draw convincingly. (Then again, I'm not that great with any living creature not at least 90% human, but hey)

I think the biggest Male-maker would be all the armor. It's really impossible to make someone look realistically feminine in a helmet and platebody.

You done good, Mauve. :D

[Flarecobra]

Yeah...I don't usually wear my heavy armor in lamia form. That stuff'd make me top-heavy. Light to medium would be better.

Though it looks good as is MM. ^_^

[mammothtank]

If you remove the whole part of mythology about lamias, remove the context (NPF) of the picture, and you only give a passing glance at the picture rather than inspecting it closely, it's possible to mistake FC for an effeminate male rather than a female.Then it works perfectly. Nothing wrong there. Besides, that drawing is the most badass I've seen in a week. Rock on, Mauve.

[xravi]

I want to be in a somtehing.....or something or other some.........thing

[Flarecobra]

Got a spritesheet or a discription someone can use?

And I think Loyal got off of DB's nuke list.

[xravi]

Got a spritesheet or a discription someone can use?

My avatar is good enough.

[RickZarber]

My avatar is good enough.Or would be, if I could tell what the feck it was. Burning starfish? Supernova? Discombobulated mummy set aflame?

Loyal and Mauve = awesomeness. But you guys know that already.

I wish I had something for you guys, but today is my only day off save for Christmas, and I can't bring myself to spend it at the computer...

Ooh, I know!

*scurries*

[Elminster_Amaur]

Burning starfish? Supernova? Discombobulated mummy set aflame?It looks to me like a flaming frog with feathers coming out of its head, but that's probably just me.

[Flarecobra]

Looks more like a skeletal hand blowing up.

[xravi]

Now that I think about it, I don't know what it is either. Says it's a dark archon or somthing.

[Dragonsbane]

Loyal...Mauve...you two are so very awesome. I like the poses.

[Adghar]

Now that I think about it, I don't know what it is either. Says it's a dark archon or somthing.
This person here *points at xravi* is very knowledgeable about Starcraft (http://www.battle.net/scc/protoss/units/darkarchon.shtml).

Is it really that bad? And here I was thinking people randomly drag-clicked because their fingers were bored like me and both my brothers.
Y'know, I don't want my spoiler-text to go to waste, so instead of trying to wittily point everyone in the general direction of my last post in this thread, I will just straight out point out to everyone that my last post in this thread did in fact contain some spoiler text.

[phil_]

Obviously, it's not a goat, as goats go "Ble-e-e-eh" or "Meh-eh-eh-eh." It's more likely a sheep.

Poor sheep.

[Major Blood]

Obviously, it's not a goat, as goats go "Ble-e-e-eh" or "Meh-eh-eh-eh." It's more likely a sheep.

Poor sheep.

... oh yeah.

[Flarecobra]

Or a lamb, knowing Krylo....

And what happoned to me and Fenris? Did we just drop out or something?

[RickZarber]

Meh-heh. I'm gonna laugh when they walk in and Krylo's just been interviewing the goat or something. ...In a non-sexual sense.

Also, extra points for the well-placed Family Guy nod.

[Major Blood]

Or a lamb, knowing Krylo....

And what happoned to me and Fenris? Did we just drop out or something?

You're still there. Just not in this comic.

[Flarecobra]

Rick, very nice. ^_^

And just HOW does one rig "Spin the Bottle"?

[Melfice]

Strong magnet and some piece of metal in the bottle?

One way of rigging it. Doubt it'd work though.

[Lady Cygnet]

You're still there. Just not in this comic.

The role of "Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Comic" will be jointly played by FenrisWolf and Flarecobra.

[mauve]

Poor floaty-skull Krylo, forced into becoming a carved centerpiece. In other news... Whee! Pirates reference!!

I've been looking forward to seeing this one, Rick! You did not disappoint! XD

[Patrat]

Ahahahah! Excellent halloween comic, along with the new comic in the series!
Keep it up.
And yes, where HAS the rum/other comic gone?!

[Great Cartoonist]

So you leave your comic at a cliffhanger for -- what, months? -- only to update it with another cliffhanger? Your comic oozes suspense and anticipation, Rick.

Coincidentally, Nikose, the first two of those comics are pretty much the story of my life.

[Dragonsbane]

These comics are getting more and more awesome.

Additionally, yes, that is exactly what I would do.

[RickZarber]

So you leave your comic at a cliffhanger for -- what, months? -- only to update it with another cliffhanger?Ah-heh... I guess I did, didn't I? I really meant for this one to go up soon after the last one, but then work got in the way, and I had so few days off, and making a comic is such a huge time commitment... and those are my excuses! :p But yeah, I really slowed down last year--like to one a month at the most. I'ma try to get back to one a week now.

I'm afraid the next three comics all end in cliffhangers as well...

Thanks for the kind words, everyone.

Also, Nikose gets a cookie for being awesome.

[Nikose Tyris]

Sweet! A comment from one of the cool kids! *eats his cookie with joy* ^^ Squee.

[Fenris]

Nikose, I like this comic. I'm glad to be a part of it.

Glad to be the part that does nothing, that is.

I'm the appendix of the comic section!

[Melfice]

I'll tell you what happensallnext week. It's under spoilers, because Rick himself told me I shouldn't just openly tell people. So, here it is:

Rick will make a new comic that will ALSO end in a cliffhanger. It's like watching a god-damn soap opera!

It was a good comic again, Rick. Also... I should make some new sprites to match my new internet persona. >_>

[RickZarber]

I'll tell you what happens[...]You know me so well. ;) I almost feel I should apologize for all the drama and the lack of jokes, but it's important to the story right now. I will bring the humor back in the next Act, though.Also... I should make some new sprites to match my new internet persona. >_>Yes. And if you can do it by the time I get to comic 67, I'll incorporate the change into Act Three like I did for Demon, Loyal, Fenris, Flare, and myself for Act Two. (That goes for anyone else as well.)

[Raiden]

A guy got his head cut off. That's all the humor I really need.

Though a few fart jokes might liven things up a bit.

[Melfice]

You know me so well. ;) I almost feel I should apologize for all the drama and the lack of jokes, but it's important to the story right now. I will bring the humor back in the next Act, though.

Pfft. Who said webcomics need to be funny all the time?
I like where it's going. I was only kidding about what was under the spoiler tags.
I don't mind the cliffhangers at all.

Yes. And if you can do it by the time I get to comic 67, I'll incorporate the change into Act Three like I did for Demon, Loyal, Fenris, Flare, and myself for Act Two. (That goes for anyone else as well.)

Eep! Consider myself getting to work, if I can find the time. Any idea what 67 is being produced?

[Flarecobra]

Don't forget the new ones I've got Rick. ^_^

[RickZarber]

Though a few fart jokes might liven things up a bit....I'ma make you regret that one. *evil giggle*Pfft. Who said webcomics need to be funny all the time?
I like where it's going. I was only kidding about what was under the spoiler tags.What kidding? You're 100% correct. :cool: But thanks.Eep! Consider myself getting to work, if I can find the time. Any idea what 67 is being produced?Let's see... That last one was 62, so that gives you about five weeks.Don't forget the new ones I've got Rick.I have not! Nor those Lamia sprites. And that's all I'm gonna say about that. << >> :p

[PyrosNine]

I swear, the suspense in your comic is so thick, Rick, that I could cut it up and serve it along side some mashed potatoes.

Mmmm....drama-y.

All the drama I can fit into my comic is whether or not I can play the pipe organ.

[Silly Kitty]

RZ: I just noted that whenever I'm in your comics I am doing something violent towards you. Are you trying to tell me something?

[RickZarber]

It hurts good?

Seriously, I had no idea. It must be subconscious.

[PyrosNine]

Wow. I was in someone else's comic for a change. I gotta admit that using Wing-Wong comics would supply a near endless amount of comic ideas.

[RickZarber]

Loyal, that looks sweet, man! How'd you go about doing this? I did something similar for that Melfice pic, but I'm wondering if you found an easier way.

The only thing that nags at me--and it's a little thing; watch your foreshortening.

EX:

[mauve]

Holy crap, that's awesome Loyal!

[Loyal]

Loyal, that looks sweet, man! How'd you go about doing this? I did something similar for that Melfice pic, but I'm wondering if you found an easier way.Pencil sketch is the background layer. I just slap another layer (For the colors) on top, set its blending mode to "Multiply", and color it in like a coloring book (Which, yes, is incredibly easy :D).

The drawing itself was completely shaded before scanning, so except in extreme shading circumstances (Like that mage's hood over his face), entire areas can be filled with one solid color and it'll still come out right.

I also colored the image itself in a high resolution (I think 200) before bringing it down to the size it is now, which might've helped the quality.

The only thing that nags at me--and it's a little thing; watch your foreshortening.It didn't look right either way when I was drawing it, to be honest. <<

[mammothtank]

Doesn't make it any less awesome. I have to wonder though - when will we get to hear the Loyal/Nexus backstory in its entirety?

Also, on an unrelated note, check out the milestone this thread is about to reach. Geez. O_o;

[RickZarber]

Oh, wow, yeah that's definately easier than my way. Mine involved scanning the sketch, copying the image, pasting it into an alpha channel, loading that channel as the selection, creating a new layer with that selection, and filling with black. Then creating a new layer under it for coloring purposes.

Or something like that. It was complicated, that's what I'm getting at.

Tonight's JAQ will probably be delayed a bit. I haven't started it yet... Edit: And now it seems I'm going to the movies, so I probably won't get much done tonight. That said, they cut my hours this week, so I'll have time to finish it by at least Wednesday.

[Loyal]

Doesn't make it any less awesome. I have to wonder though - when will we get to hear the Loyal/Nexus backstory in its entirety?That's a very good question. I can tell you that it wouldn't look good in sprites, and it's just detailed enough to rule out drawing it. So, I had the novel idea of making a typewritten story of it, broken into chapters.

Though I'm not quite sure if it's okay to post it here once I have enough to justify it, being that it has nothing whatsoever to do with the forum or any of its denizens besides myself (And that validation seems to be stretching it). Can I get some confirmation on that?

Also, on an unrelated note, check out the milestone this thread is about to reach. Geez. O_o;I'm honestly surprised nobody's trying to claim that milestone for themselves. I was almost looking forward to seeing folks post nonsense to get the post, and have mods continually delete said posts (Like what happened in the Comic thread). Heh.

Oh, wow, yeah that's definately easier than my way. Mine involved scanning the sketch, copying the image, pasting it into an alpha channel, loading that channel as the selection, creating a new layer with that selection, and filling with black. Then creating a new layer under it for coloring purposes.Whenever I tried a method like that, I couldn't get anything resembling straight, solid lines (Like way back here (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=337693&postcount=790)), leaving me to redraw the lineart myself before adding color... Which as you can imagine was rather frustrating and a major motivator for simply posting them as originally made).

[Flarecobra]

Rick....What is it with me and fire? And you know, it works as is too.