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Dracula is one of those novels that has acquired near mythic status and is arguably applicable to any number of social mores of the late 19th century. Off the top of my head I've heard arguments for him symbolising female sexuality, male homosexuality, menstruation, the primal father, fertility, the industrial revolution, the aristocracy and probably a bunch of others that I've forgotten.
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Android Blues posted:Sorry, you guys. I just love talking about Dracula. Do you have a blog or something of the sort where you talk about these kind of things?
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Jul 26, 2014 12:45
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Android Blues posted:
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Jul 27, 2014 01:39
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DoctorTristan posted:Dracula is one of those novels that has acquired near mythic status and is arguably applicable to any number of social mores of the late 19th century. Off the top of my head I've heard arguments for him symbolising female sexuality, male homosexuality, menstruation, the primal father, fertility, the industrial revolution, the aristocracy and probably a bunch of others that I've forgotten. Steampunk Dracula.
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Jul 28, 2014 05:06
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Didn't they do that recently on some TV show? Make Dracula out to be a free energy revolutionary in 19th century England trying to destroy the Illuminati cabal of oil barons? I'm PRETTY sure that wasn't a dream I had...
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Jul 28, 2014 05:15
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Vorgen posted:Didn't they do that recently on some TV show? Make Dracula out to be a free energy revolutionary in 19th century England trying to destroy the Illuminati cabal of oil barons? I'm PRETTY sure that wasn't a dream I had... I do remember someone mentioning this during a derail in the Metal Gear Civilization LP. It sounded incredibly stupid.
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Jul 28, 2014 11:56
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I liked that bit in The Dracula Tapes where Dracula had to keep feeding on Lucy because van Helsing, not knowing what blood types are, was killing her by transfusing in blood from whoever was convenient. Of course, blood type mismatches tend to kill a lot faster than that, but still, cute idea.
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Jul 28, 2014 12:25
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Vorgen posted:Didn't they do that recently on some TV show? Make Dracula out to be a free energy revolutionary in 19th century England trying to destroy the Illuminati cabal of oil barons? I'm PRETTY sure that wasn't a dream I had... Yeah. It got canceled.
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Jul 28, 2014 14:07
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Pope Guilty posted:The Dracula Tapes Nice stealth pun.
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Jul 30, 2014 02:18
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Kickstarter update to say there's no update. Looks like there's been some progress on the "The(r)kla" story, but a setback on the Sir Francois PDF.
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Aug 5, 2014 15:34
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paradoxGentleman posted:Actually, I like finding out stuff like this, especially given my recent interest in gothic novels. I don't, but hey, thanks for your interest!  I'm flattered.
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Aug 5, 2014 17:50
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My favorite take on vampires is Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer. It compares wealthy southerners profiting off of slaves to literally feasting upon them for sustenance. Also Abraham Lincoln swinging around a silver Axe.
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Aug 5, 2014 17:59
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Cat Mattress posted:Kickstarter update to say there's no update. Looks like there's been some progress on the "The(r)kla" story, but a setback on the Sir Francois PDF.  bangin
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Aug 5, 2014 21:53
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Ooo, the wallpaper also implies that the Mechane crew will be sticking around.
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Aug 6, 2014 01:32
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Ooh, what is that? They defile a temple to the Dark one?
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Aug 6, 2014 02:01
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Johnny Aztec posted:Ooh, what is that? They defile a temple to the Dark one? Aparently that image is not as iconic as I assumed.
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Aug 6, 2014 02:07
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It really hammered the point home that early D&D was 100% about being a bunch of tomb raiders.
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Aug 6, 2014 02:12
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Potsticker posted:Aparently that image is not as iconic as I assumed. There is an episode that references that SO HARD in Reboot.
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Aug 6, 2014 04:51
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AD&D PHB cover:
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Aug 6, 2014 04:52
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All the people in the painting are Gygax too, IIRC.
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Aug 6, 2014 04:58
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sebmojo posted:
I love the fact that Roy is leafing through that AD&D handbook 
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Aug 6, 2014 13:32
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Took me a while before I realized the statue is Redcloak and they are taking away his eye
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Aug 6, 2014 17:36
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DeadBonesBrook posted:Took me a while before I realized the statue is Redcloak and they are taking away his eye Holy poo poo. ... d'you think Rich had this planned that far in advance?
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Aug 7, 2014 13:46
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Parahexavoctal posted:Holy poo poo. I doubt it. He probably intended to re-make that image at some point and then put the pieces together as the story progressed. Then again, what the gently caress do I know?
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Aug 7, 2014 14:31
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Three weeks... what the gently caress, Rich Burlew?
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Aug 13, 2014 08:18
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You're doing it wrong. Try it like this. Gee, I sure hope Rich is okay. 
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Aug 13, 2014 08:19
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Colonel Cool posted:Three weeks... what the gently caress, Rich Burlew? Put it in a RSS feed, forget about it in between updates, be happily surprised one day at work instead of pointlessly angry at a webcomic. e X fucked around with this message at 09:20 on Aug 13, 2014 |
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Aug 13, 2014 08:55
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Colonel Cool posted:Three weeks... what the gently caress, Rich Burlew? Yeah, it takes the time it takes. He'll make it up at some point; his average over a long period is 1-2 strips a week, iirc.
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Aug 13, 2014 09:17
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Poison Mushroom posted:You're doing it wrong. Try it like this. WHELP!
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Aug 13, 2014 10:23
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The system works.
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Aug 13, 2014 10:32
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That a Terminus Est reference I see?
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Aug 13, 2014 10:42
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Mercurial Greatswords and other Terminus Est references are a proud tradition of D&D. Like most things that have disappeared into the system's maw, they have stopped being a reference to the original work and started being a reference to themselves.
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Aug 13, 2014 11:15
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Those fleshy claws look seriously weird to me. With the black three fingered one, it was obvious that it was a stick figure thing, but now, it falls right in the uncanny valley.
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Aug 13, 2014 11:33
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Did Belkar bring the food for his cat into Vaar's cabin or did Vaar keep spare catfood around?
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Aug 13, 2014 11:56
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What past events are V referring to? If it's the whole Soul Splice issue, it looks like V took the exact wrong lesson from it.
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Aug 13, 2014 12:05
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Darth TNT posted:Did Belkar bring the food for his cat into Vaar's cabin or did Vaar keep spare catfood around?
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Aug 13, 2014 12:30
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Kajeesus posted:What past events are V referring to? If it's the whole Soul Splice issue, it looks like V took the exact wrong lesson from it. Murdering an entire race of dragons.
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Aug 13, 2014 13:11
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e X posted:Those fleshy claws look seriously weird to me. With the black three fingered one, it was obvious that it was a stick figure thing, but now, it falls right in the uncanny valley. Wait until you see the Steven Spielberg & Peter Jackson OOTS movie.
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Aug 13, 2014 13:32
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Colonial Air Force posted:Murdering an entire race of dragons. Ohh, right. That thing.
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Aug 13, 2014 13:33
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Darth TNT posted:Did Belkar bring the food for his cat into Vaar's cabin or did Vaar keep spare catfood around? It's not a cruise liner, this is probably a communal area.
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