Hurfworld? No - Erfworld!

[Geminex]

Sooo... Erfworld. World's only comic set in a world that abides by rules more usually applied to turn-based strategy games. Book one finished a while ago, after a long line of very informative updates, today is the launch of book 2. What fascinates me most about it, is that behind the brightly colored panels and grotesquely-cute characters is a really vast world. You really get the feeling that there's been huge amounts of planning, that the entire world you're reading about plays by rules that are just as rigid as, say, physics, and you really join the PRotAgONiSt in discovering the rules through observation. That's what I really love about the comic. That and, y'know, constant war.
For those of you who do not know Erfworld, READ IT! It's main protagonist is a fat, antisocial nerd, so you shouldn't have any trouble sympathiZING.

Okay, sorry.

Anyway, the website's back up, though the first page of book 2 has yet to appear. Still update 49 gives us quite a lot to talk about.

Analysis of the latest text update (49).First very informative moment: Jillan and Vinny now appear to be a couple. Very interesting. Very nice. My fanfic has come true (not really). I won't start speculating about this yet, because I have a feeling we'll be told a lot more about this very soon.

Second moment: Apparently GK now knows about FAQ. Or it does if the scouting stacks managed to report back. If that's the case, I'm guessing there's gonna be a few Dwagons heading their way fairly soon.

Third moment: Charlie seems to be chanelling all the resources he would otherwise be putting into helping the coalition through Jillan. Looks like he really did persuade her to trust him, most likely by showing the decrypted ansom to her. That makes her relationship with Vinny even more interesting. Back to Charlie, I understand the Turnamancer thing, but I wonder how they got the natural allie's alleigance? Money? Whatever it was, seems to have been effective.
Of course, considering Jillan's apparent reliance on Charlie, if any element of the Coalition found out about this, that might be quite effective at hurting the coalition, as Translyvito, as faq's closest ally, would now also be accused of treachery.

And finally, wonder what "Charlie's next plan" is gonna be?

[Riin Whitewind]

I seem to remember something about book two having a different artist as book one? EDIT: Yeah.

If so, the style of art is probably going to shift around. I hope it doesn't too much - the art's what got me hooked in the first place.

[Fifthfiend]

Art's by one of the people who did some Summer Update art. It's a bit sharper, but that seems fitting given that Erfworld is becoming a more defined place.

[t_catt11]

To the OP - it is my understanding that you are correct - a TON of planning has gone into the backstory and world that this comic is set in.

[Ravashak]

Page 1 of book 2 is up now. Stanley is still his cheerful old self.

[Geminex]

"Life is like buying a spell to summon the perfect warlord but refusing to pay for the support plan. You never know what you're going to get".

I wonder if his mamma always said that?

Also, I really like the new art style. Edgier. Even more fitting.

Also also, Fifth, thread title should be "Smurfworld"

[Arhra]

I like the chinese dwagons.

Parson's definitely slimmed down too.

Also is Maggie wearing the Triforce?

[Malek]

There's also a fire flower in one of the pots in the background.

[Arhra]

Hmm, the summer updates seem to have been taken down.

That's really annoying.

[Kim]

No, they didn't. There's a drop-down list where you can select "Summer Updates '09".