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The references in that video were just a reminder of all the little things you wouldn't necessarily get from just following the comic itself - blitzing chakras? Formspring and Tumblrs? Tiny dice? Cat on shoulder? You could show this to someone who's just a fan of the comic but has no contact with any other fans or anything else Hussie does (do people like this exist?) and they wouldn't get most of it.
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Wrist Watch posted:If I were Hussie I'd make a point of it to blow an insignificant amount of money (compared to what the comic generates regularly) on something I always wanted from my childhood too. Ever had a jaw cramp? you're gonna want to kill yourself if biting down on jawbreakers with all your force unwillingly doesn't do it.
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Dolash posted:(do people like this exist?) The only reference in your post that I get is that Hussie deleted his Formspring some time back, So yeah I guess I am this person, hi there.
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Mar 15, 2012 15:52
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Yeah I have no idea what the tiny dice refers to. And is the cat on shoulder referencing that one picture of him? Is that really a "thing"?
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Mar 15, 2012 15:55
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Yeah having pretty much just read the comic, and then only recently, I miss out on most of the references in the video. I have no doubt they're things that happened, but I wasn't there for them.
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Mar 15, 2012 16:05
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Nighthand posted:Yeah having pretty much just read the comic, and then only recently, I miss out on most of the references in the video. I have no doubt they're things that happened, but I wasn't there for them. - The Chakra thing was when a bunch of MSPA fans gave Hussie money to pay some lame con-artist to make a 'soul image' of Hussie, which is where you gently caress around with a picture in photoshop until it supposedly shows their true-self or whatever. Hussie got the money, but then decided to just do the picture himself. He then promised to spend the money on Olive Garden, which was a whole other adventure in itself. Read here.  - The Terrible Painting that was bought was of a football player fighting a horse. It is just as terrible as you can imagine. Again, readers pooled money so Hussie could get this. It has appeared in the comic. Need for the Steed  quote:Everything about this painting is loving amazing. Oakland Raiders linebacker Bill Romanowski fending off a wild, flaming black steed, in a mystical snowcapped mountain setting. I don’t know if it’s the concept alone, which itself is obviously mind-blowing. Maybe it’s also the curious, vaguely-humanoid musculature of the horse. It has a man’s bicep and triceps, and some very suspiciously man-like back muscles. Or maybe it’s the flaming mane, which on closer inspection, doesn’t resemble flame so much as synthetic orange puppet hair. This steed is either from hell, or has recently escaped Fraggle Rock, and is ready to tear the entire NFL a new rear end in a top hat. But he didn’t count on bumping into Bill Romo (understandably, since he was bucking around the middle of the damned Himalayas).
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Mar 15, 2012 16:54
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JamJars posted:Good lord this has been a productive week for the fandom. The best part about this is the 'GET A TUMBLR, CRY DEEPLY' bit. re: Dolash-- you know now that you mention it, I legitimately don't recall anything about cats on shoulders, and I've been following the fandom for a while. Maybe it's half a fandom thing and half a 'following anything this dude ever does or says anywhere on the internet' thing. For example, I didn't have a clue about the fancy santa or Muppet Saw comics when the references to them first came up.
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There is a photograph of him somewhere with a cat on his shoulder. That's really all there is to it.
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Mar 15, 2012 17:04
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Walliard posted:I've always wondered whether Andrew would find a way to work Medium into the comic. Man, I'd dance like a kid on Christmas if he ever finds a way to work in any of those songs. It's still one of my favorite albums.
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Mar 15, 2012 17:19
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YggiDee posted:There is a photograph of him somewhere with a cat on his shoulder. That's really all there is to it. As long as I'm posting photos... Cat:  Hussie has the same tattoo as Dirk:  These are all off simple google searches. I'm not a Husstalker.
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Mar 15, 2012 17:20
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JamJars posted:Good lord this has been a productive week for the fandom. This would have been a lot better if it was longer. There are still a lot of crazy cool things Hussie has done that could have been added. Wizardology, humanimals, the Olive garden.
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Mar 15, 2012 18:22
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Here's an interesting tumblr writeup by a fan on just how the dialogue has subtly changed (as remarked a few posts above). A snippet: quote:I know it sounds stupid and petty, but I really admire the way Hussie’s writing the dialogue currently to distinguish it from the Pesterlogs. I noticed this during the first intermission too, but it’s even more obvious in the latest update. Both Rose and Dave (and to an extent Kanaya) talk slightly differently in person to the way they do over Pesterchum. I think it's a compelling point, though the sample size right now is admittedly small. Hussie has a strong enough ear for voice that I wouldn't put this down as coincidence just yet.
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Mar 15, 2012 18:23
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Bobulus posted:I'm not a Husstalker. I know what you meant by this, but my brain in all its wisdom decided to parse it as a synonym for Husswhisperer. Incidentally, The Huss Whisperer is a poorly produced ironic internet film I would totally watch.
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Mar 15, 2012 18:59
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Bobulus posted:- The Terrible Painting that was bought was of a football player fighting a horse. It is just as terrible as you can imagine. Again, readers pooled money so Hussie could get this. It has appeared in the comic. Need for the Steed Besides showing up directly, haven't poses been based on it a few times? I could swear I remember a scene that looked almost just like this (with carapaces maybe?)
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Mar 15, 2012 19:01
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Idunn posted:Yeah I have no idea what the tiny dice refers to. And is the cat on shoulder referencing that one picture of him? Is that really a "thing"? https://twitter.com/#!/andrewhussie/status/48174121745530881
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Mar 15, 2012 19:01
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Miracon posted:Besides showing up directly, haven't poses been based on it a few times? I could swear I remember a scene that looked almost just like this (with carapaces maybe?) One of the track images on vol. 8 was similarly posed, at least: http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/calamity
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Mar 15, 2012 19:18
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I don't usually read Homestuck anymore because of story choices I didn't really agree with... Yeah- I'm a little baby, but I like to give him a chance and check on it every so often. Kanaya is pretty awesome, gently caress Gamzee. I was really disappointed when he didn't get what he deserved but hopefully its coming up. Gamzee and Scorpio chick are the worst things ever. Just had to sperg for a moment.
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Mar 15, 2012 19:21
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H.P. Shivcraft posted:Here's an interesting tumblr writeup by a fan on just how the dialogue has subtly changed (as remarked a few posts above). Kanaya's dialogue is also different as well now that she's speaking. From the little bit in yesterday's update, her sentences are a lot more condensed than the wordy ones she used to use over Trollian. Her "well uh...gently caress that guy" bit is something I'd never expect Kanaya to say when she was still chatting.
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OwlbearHug posted:I don't usually read Homestuck anymore because of story choices I didn't really agree with... Yeah- I'm a little baby, but I like to give him a chance and check on it every so often. Sorry, Vriska is pretty much the best character and there's no two ways about it!
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OwlbearHug posted:I don't usually read Homestuck anymore because of story choices I didn't really agree with... Yeah- I'm a little baby, but I like to give him a chance and check on it every so often. Just had to stop in here and say that you're basically wrong about everything ever and if you told me grass was green I'd probably be suspicious and go take a look. Also now I think Kanaya sucks just because I think you're so wrong.
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Mar 15, 2012 19:47
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Guys, can we please not do this "my opinion is better than your opinion!" thing every time someone so much as hints they dislike someone in the story? I think Vriska makes a great character, but that doesn't mean being all snarky to people who disagree with me is a particularly mature way to act. It's also important to recognize that Vriska is a great CHARACTER even if she is/was kind of an awful person. It's understandable to disapprove of her actions in the story while still approving of her place in the plot. That and she showed signs of redeeming herself in some ways, so she wasn't just plain bad in a black/white sense. Very complex and interesting, really.
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H.P. Shivcraft posted:I think it's a compelling point, though the sample size right now is admittedly small. Hussie has a strong enough ear for voice that I wouldn't put this down as coincidence just yet. It's probably not coincidence. Something I remember on Hussie's very first Formspring (I think, might have been the second) was someone linking him to someone voice acting a pesterlog. Andrew mentioned that he didn't really like voice acted pesterlogs because it isn't actually spoken dialogue. He also mentioned that if he were to create direct dialog between the characters, it would likely be different. Edit: I went and found it. I screwed up a few details, but still the message is the same: Andrew's formspring posted:Have you heard any of the fan voices for characters? If so, what do you think? Boneless Jogger fucked around with this message at 20:24 on Mar 15, 2012 |
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Are all the sprites and tile art ripped from video games? I recognize the Instant Revitalizing Device and the note pad from Chrono Trigger.  The record player and maybe the candles are from Final Fantasy VI. The crate and cans in the bottom-right corner has Chrono Trigger's colour palette, but does anyone recognize anything else?Also, I'm really enjoying watching the trolls and humans interact with each other. The characters seem unphased by a lot of things (like whole planets being wiped out), but it's satisfying that Kanaya shows resent for Gamzee.
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Eggie posted:I recognize the Instant Revitalizing Device and the note pad from Chrono Trigger.  e: nevermind, misread your post. The bookshelves are from Zeal!
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As far as I can tell, everything in that shot that wasn't in the original walkaround flash is ripped from some game or other.
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Waffnuffly posted:It's also important to recognize that Vriska is a great CHARACTER even if she is/was kind of an awful person. It's understandable to disapprove of her actions in the story while still approving of her place in the plot. That and she showed signs of redeeming herself in some ways, so she wasn't just plain bad in a black/white sense. Very complex and interesting, really. Oh yes, I agree. When a character is able to make you feel things such as anger, pity, even something as strong as antipathy I know he/she is well done. I appreciate that she did try to do a little good and had a lot of her own demons to deal with. I didn't intend for this to be a serious discussion since i just mentioned her in passing. I like to think, at least outside of the MSPA forums, that the frothing devotion from her fans is mostly fabricated/ironic.
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OwlbearHug posted:I like to think, at least outside of the MSPA forums, that the frothing devotion from her fans is mostly fabricated/ironic. Haha, you'd hope so, but having seen earlier incarnations of this thread go through pages (yes, pages) of heated arguing about the matter, I wouldn't be so sure 
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To me it seems most of Vriskachat seemed to be vocal fans of the character misconstruing people talking about how broken a person she is/was as saying she was a bad character, that and standard internet misogynists/gender-politic crusaders butting heads.
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Nostalgamus posted:One of the track images on vol. 8 was similarly posed, at least:  How did I never notice this?
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Andrew's Formspring posted:Have you heard any of the fan voices for characters? If so, what do you think? To be fair, a lot of the computing devices used in pesterlogs (the ones in glasses, mainly) don't seem to have keyboards or any way of inputting text other than speech-to-text.
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Miracon posted:Besides showing up directly, haven't poses been based on it a few times? I could swear I remember a scene that looked almost just like this (with carapaces maybe?) Been going on my SA Homestuck archive binge, and people pointed out that in WV: Rise Up, there was a scene with a black Knight attacking a white humanoid piece, so there's that. \/  \/
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Rumda posted:To me it seems most of Vriskachat seemed to be vocal fans of the character misconstruing people talking about how broken a person she is/was as saying she was a bad character, that and standard internet misogynists/gender-politic crusaders butting heads. So yeah this stuff is good natured paling around compared to the Bad Old Days. Got even worse in other places (to the tune of "she deserves to be raped to death and eaten by jack").
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Vriska was kind of hard to deal with reading in real-time, back when there were a dozen suspended plot threads and it wasn't clear if he was trying to build her up into a major antagonist with a motivation like that or what. And I'll admit I was part of it (not in this thread, but in general). It ended well, of course. But before we knew how it was going to end, she was a character who represented many different things to a lot of people who cared an awful lot about those things. It was only natural that things would get ugly.
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Vriska and John are adorable. She has no idea how to handle his derpyness and its fantastic.
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KoB posted:Vriska and John are adorable. She has no idea how to handle his derpyness and its fantastic.
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Seoinin posted:Dude's so crazy ingenuous it hurts. Some guileless drunken master poo poo, you subterfuge his rear end and its you that ends up off balance. It's the playing cards metaphor at work. Joker beats everything.
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Walliard posted:It's the playing cards metaphor at work. Joker beats everything. He's simply the best there is.
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OwlbearHug posted:Oh yes, I agree. When a character is able to make you feel things such as anger, pity, even something as strong as antipathy I know he/she is well done. I appreciate that she did try to do a little good and had a lot of her own demons to deal with. She's a really polarizing character because of how she was characterized- and I agree, it's a sign of a great character- but I actually really liked her. She was pretty much unironically a bad person, but she had absolutely no self-awareness, and only started to realize why she had no friends pretty much minutes before she died. Incidentally, while I understand why it happened, her death is one of the few things I really think Hussie should have done differently (in that I think, 'hubris, etc.' be damned, she should have lived and continued to grow as a person/character. Killing her off was something of a missed opportunity.) It's not enough to turn me off the comic, though (nothing is at this point, V V)
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I think my favourite thing with John is how effortlessly he totally destroys Karkat when it comes to Trolling. Karkat just tries so hard, while John just effortlessly exploits the non-linear chatting to completely gently caress hi over. It's so great. As to Vriska; I found myself sympathising with and liking her far better on my second readthrough. once her character arc was over, I found her a far more interesting piece of the comic.
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The distinction between spoken and written dialog is a very nice touch, and one I really have to applaud.Bobulus posted:Need for the Steed What's even funnier is that a fan artist did a version of this with Maplehoof and Equius, and I think actually gave it to Hussie at a convention.
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