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SlothfulCobra posted:Looking at the first panel again, who are those people in the convenience store? Is the activity club doing a sleepover, or maybe some investigative "journalism"? Strange beings sometimes wander into stores to buy things. Also I don't think anyone's mentioned it, but see the [Pull] rope in the first panel and look what it's attached to upstairs.
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# ? Apr 29, 2013 19:25 |
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kidcoelacanth posted:Convenience stores often find themselves occupied by "customers", who have come to purchase wares. Said customers' silhouettes remind me of Johnny and his crew, sans Ollie.
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# ? Apr 29, 2013 20:33 |
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Zerilan posted:If Zack gets an online store started that just sells all the shirt designs that his characters have worn in the comic he would pretty much end up with all of my money. I've been helping someone open a daycare and would kill for the insolent children shirt.
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# ? Apr 29, 2013 20:40 |
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Tupperwarez posted:I'm guessing it's either The Cousinhood snooping on the new spectral in town, or a hilariously obvious Mafia-owned business. The duplicating ghost considered possessing Max's dad. It didn't, presumably because he's kind of a dork but I think the fact the ghost even considers it says that Max's dad has the potential, even if it never developed for whatever reason.
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# ? Apr 30, 2013 03:02 |
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Prison Warden posted:The duplicating ghost considered possessing Max's dad. It didn't, presumably because he's kind of a dork but I think the fact the ghost even considers it says that Max's dad has the potential, even if it never developed for whatever reason. Well everyone has the potential to become a spectral, any regular human that gets possessed will become one eventually. Zack has also confirmed in the comments somewhere that spectral ability/color isn't genetic or anything. edit for big nerd Probably her grandpa just has a lot of red spirit tools lying around, would explain why they happen to share the same color. YES bread fucked around with this message at 03:32 on Apr 30, 2013 |
# ? Apr 30, 2013 03:20 |
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Oh my God, I just looked at the cast page. Scroll all the way to the bottom entry.
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# ? Apr 30, 2013 05:02 |
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Takezio posted:Oh my God, I just looked at the cast page. Scroll all the way to the bottom entry. I want it. I need it. Edit: I have it.
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# ? Apr 30, 2013 05:42 |
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Is it just me or do the Activity Club pictures on the cast page look a bit different? I don't remember Mr. Spender having that coat before.
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# ? Apr 30, 2013 05:54 |
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Nick_326 posted:I forget if this was posted already. It's a compilation of certain things Zack has said in the comments section. Oh my god. SaladinShui posted:Interesting that the spirit shows up on film. I mean presumably only the spectrals can see it, but still. That means the camera is actually recording it, just in a way that’s invisible to normal people, right? Zack posted:Yes. I have an idea for a chapter using this as a plot device. I think the idea is that, to spectrals, the spirits are completely real in such a way that, for example, a spectral would be able to avoid getting a tan on a sunny day by staying under a large, floating spirit. The real world and the supernatural world are sort of like two separate worlds on top of each other, with spectrals getting affected by things in both. So this is basically going to happen with Suzy I guess, unless all the theorycrafting this thread has done about Dimitri is right and he hides everything. Although I guess Suzy has never been depicted with a camera, and she wanted Max for that job, so maybe not.
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# ? Apr 30, 2013 14:52 |
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Last night the creator of Vibe did a livestream with accompanying vocals by Demon Kings guy and Zack. By the end it had mostly turned into Parachat and he answered a ton of (mostly really awful) questions. Here's most of what I remember, spoilered for spoilers and meta stuff! Obvious at the end of last chapter, but Spender is juggling two or more spirits. More importantly, he is confirmed to own several ties. Zack mentioned that a lot of people have assumed that the Cousinhood is some kind of huge over-arching spectral organization, and that it's really not. Things he's been most excited to draw in the comic so far? The first appearance of Doorman, and the first page of chapter 4. Also, Doorman has a friend that we have yet to meet. He seems to really like Doorman. The main villain has not yet been introduced. This was accompanied by lots of evil laughter. Lisa runs a coffee shop within the school cafeteria, the accepted currency being Starchman Stars. Cody will become a mystery solving tween, gosh. Max's friends Sam and Doghouse will show up for one chapter. Talked about how spirits in the wild will eat ghosts and other spirits, and how spirits trapped in tools/mediums can eat ghosts/spirits of the same energy type to regenerate faster. The specific example he gave was a spirit killing it's medium and hoovering up the ghost() for a quick snack, at the expense of long-term energy gain. Confirmed that he understands plot threads and basic storytelling by answering some dude's question that yes, Max will meet his mother eventually. Said he wanted to make sure he got the scene right. Someone in the stream said "don't want to pull a loss.jpg?" and he replied "yeah that." Someone asked if Isabel was an only child. His response: "Kiiiiiindaaa?" Insolent Children is skater kid music and they sing about hating their parents. Max and his dad listen to them together.
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# ? Apr 30, 2013 17:10 |
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YES bread posted:
the best dad
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# ? Apr 30, 2013 23:08 |
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You know it's time to reconsider your life when your work has pretty much become a nearly ubiquitous cautionary tale for others in your field. Thankfully Tim Buckley is apparently incapable of introspection
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# ? Apr 30, 2013 23:32 |
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http://paranatural.net/chapter-4-page-3/ That's not how you make a Calzone, dad-dude.
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# ? May 4, 2013 01:21 |
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I've had pizza almost that greasy. Also, is it just me or does that lamp in the background have a noose tied around it?
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# ? May 4, 2013 01:24 |
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pelvic thirst
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# ? May 4, 2013 01:29 |
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Oneiros posted:I've had pizza almost that greasy. That rope goes downstairs for customers to pull on when they want to check out. Presumably the lamp breaking is what alerts the upstairs to this.
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# ? May 4, 2013 01:31 |
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Just imagine Lefty casually taking a stroll down a park or something on his fingers.
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# ? May 4, 2013 01:52 |
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kidcoelacanth posted:pelvic thirst Zack comes up with the best names for things
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# ? May 4, 2013 02:32 |
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I wonder what sorta extra diet restrictions "deep veganism" involves?
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# ? May 4, 2013 03:04 |
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Matlock Birthmark posted:I wonder what sorta extra diet restrictions "deep veganism" involves? No animal or plant products or byproducts. Hence the glitter.
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# ? May 4, 2013 03:28 |
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I like the little imp dude in panel six, all with his tiny fire sword and shield, fighting a rat spirit. Also hooray, the store ghosts! Edit: I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Max's dad spent/wasted the time to set up a completely ludicrous anti-theft system. Like RFID tagging every item with a unique ID, letting him know that not only did you steal an energy drink, but that you took the third lemon-lime one from the left. Tupperwarez fucked around with this message at 03:36 on May 4, 2013 |
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kidcoelacanth posted:pelvic thirst Pelvic Thurst. Pelvic Thirst was that lovely new coke version they put out.
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# ? May 4, 2013 03:44 |
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I really love Hissin' Pete. That's all I have to say that hasn't already been said.
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# ? May 4, 2013 04:00 |
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Tupperwarez posted:I like the little imp dude in panel six, all with his tiny fire sword and shield, fighting a rat spirit. Their battle rages eternal It's good to see PJ again, he's pretty great.
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# ? May 4, 2013 04:10 |
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I have to imagine that Max's dad would be thrilled that he bought a store that has personal ghost security.
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# ? May 4, 2013 04:11 |
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Speaking of names for beverages, I note they are drinking Diet Bubs.
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# ? May 4, 2013 04:54 |
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Matlock Birthmark posted:I wonder what sorta extra diet restrictions "deep veganism" involves? Real Deep vegans dont eat anything that casts a shadow. Short answer: being vegan just makes you better than most people.
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# ? May 4, 2013 04:56 |
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I'm really digging the lighting on this page. It's just beautiful. Maybe these spiritual squatters can make themselves useful as a security system. That'd be neat.
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# ? May 4, 2013 05:47 |
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The shoplifters look like they have uniforms under their hoodies. Mayview Academy rich kids? Also they look like bizzaro versions oh Johnny and two of his friends.
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# ? May 4, 2013 06:10 |
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Prison Warden posted:Real Deep vegans dont eat anything that casts a shadow. Short answer: being vegan just makes you better than most people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqqGZBRBLcM (For anyone that didn't get the reference. It's a great movie, you should rent it or something. Comics're pretty good too.)
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# ? May 4, 2013 08:27 |
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Onean posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqqGZBRBLcM And the other reference was an older one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFBeeBSIH5Q
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# ? May 4, 2013 16:02 |
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YES bread posted:Their battle rages eternal I only just noticed the little red spirit that befriended max on that page. I love finding new details like that.
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# ? May 4, 2013 17:27 |
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PJ's got a thousand-yard stare for every panel of that strip. His eyelids don't so much as twitch. That kid's got it rough.
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# ? May 4, 2013 23:17 |
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MechaFrogzilla posted:And the other reference was an older one: Well, there ya go. Didn't know about that one.
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# ? May 5, 2013 04:22 |
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YES bread posted:Their battle rages eternal How does he make such a background detail so likable? Seriously this little guy with a shield and fiery sword personifies .
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# ? May 5, 2013 04:28 |
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Did they actually expect people to buy a drink called "Pelvic Thurst"?
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# ? May 5, 2013 17:05 |
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Are you really saying you wouldn't?
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# ? May 5, 2013 17:09 |
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Zack would make a killing if he opened an online store that exclusively sold Paranatural-inspired novelty drink sleeves. I would drink out of my Pelvic Thurst coke-can holder every day.
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# ? May 5, 2013 17:35 |
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Cute fan art of Paranatural, courtesy of Gigi Digi, creator of Cucumber Quest.
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# ? May 6, 2013 01:21 |
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Issac's hair aint' spikey enough. But that's a pretty cool fanart drawing.
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