PYF Comic: The only time I'm pathetic... Is when I'm making sweet love to my wife!

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CzarChasm: Mar 14, 2009; I don't like it when you're watching me eat.

Ronnie going a little intense here

# ? Dec 23, 2022 02:52

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# ? May 25, 2024 07:42

MokBa: Jun 8, 2006; If you see something suspicious, bomb it!

Hark! A Vagrant

Here�s the thing about a homosexual relationship between Holmes and Watson: you are never going to prove it. It just isn�t in the books, explicitly. It would be rad if it was but it�s not so now we are going to have arguments with no end because, maybe maybe maybe maybe. They are like James Buchanan and Willian Rufus King, who I always picture going grocery shopping together because they looked like they were the cutest little old couple, but who is to say for sure? Aside from Andrew Jackson, who had lots to say.

Eventually the idea that these two were hookin� up between the pages gets so popular that people who never read the books will argue, �yeah man of course they were!� That�s popular culture for you! I think it�s interesting. Between you and me, I much prefer (obviously) Gay Watson to Stupid Watson. What Watson does in his spare time is his business, now solve me some drat crimes, boys!

I�ve been drawing pirates. It seemed natural to make comics out of them! Maybe someday I will get to some sweet real pirates, like Jean Lafitte or Anne Bonny or etc etc.

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Captain Hygiene: Sep 17, 2007; You mess with the crabbo...

PYF Comic: gently caress's sake. What a cock.

# ? Dec 23, 2022 03:52

CrocodileKingSaysNO: Jul 25, 2007

Captain Hygiene posted:

PYF Comic: gently caress's sake. What a cock.

# ? Dec 23, 2022 04:04

The Saddest Rhino: Apr 29, 2009; Put it all together.
Solve the world.
One conversation at a time.

i like to think that kate beaton Isambard Kingdom Brunel comic was the one that started the death knell of the steampunk subculture

# ? Dec 23, 2022 04:12

CrocodileKingSaysNO: Jul 25, 2007

# ? Dec 23, 2022 06:57

Push El Burrito: May 9, 2006; Soiled Meat

MokBa posted:

I’ve been drawing pirates. It seemed natural to make comics out of them! Maybe someday I will get to some sweet real pirates, like Jean Lafitte or Anne Bonny or etc etc.

This is just Our Flat Means Death.

# ? Dec 23, 2022 07:03

By popular demand: Jul 17, 2007; IT *BZZT* WASP ME--
IT WASP ME ALL *BZZT* ALONG!

Push El Burrito posted:

This is just Our Flat Means Death.

That is a better description for The Young Ones.

# ? Dec 23, 2022 07:38

Ghost Leviathan: Mar 2, 2017; Exploration is ill-advised.

Pirates being all Venture Bros I could watch an entire series of.

Also has there ever been Stupid Gay Watson?

# ? Dec 23, 2022 07:46

The Saddest Rhino: Apr 29, 2009; Put it all together.
Solve the world.
One conversation at a time.

The Saddest Rhino posted:

TOGETHER by @hausofdecline

CW: Mention of Suicide

Theresa Horowitz: Bioluminescence Expert is the best character in the comic. Case in point:

# ? Dec 23, 2022 08:40

Emzedoh: Jun 26, 2013

Emzedoh posted:

And then it got worse.

# ? Dec 23, 2022 08:45

SimonChris: Apr 24, 2008; The Baron's daughter is missing, and you are the man to find her. No problem. With your inexhaustible arsenal of hard-boiled similes, there is nothing you can't handle.; Grimey Drawer

SimonChris posted:

...

Dicebox

# ? Dec 23, 2022 10:20

stringless: Dec 28, 2005; keyboard ⌨️ cowboy

Push El Burrito posted:

This is just Our Flat Means Death.

I'd watch this spinoff

# ? Dec 23, 2022 12:02

Tree Bucket: Apr 1, 2016; R.I.P.idura leucophrys

We have a lot of black and white art in this thread atm! Which means-

# ? Dec 23, 2022 12:30

Kennel: May 1, 2008; BAWWW-UNH!

Excellent

# ? Dec 23, 2022 12:46

Sleve McDichael: Feb 11, 2019; ~nice~

Incredible :pusheen:

Pop Team Epic Ray is cool as hell, Achewood Popuko has Ultra Peanut vibes and I love it

# ? Dec 23, 2022 12:51

The Saddest Rhino: Apr 29, 2009; Put it all together.
Solve the world.
One conversation at a time.

Tree Bucket posted:

We have a lot of black and white art in this thread atm! Which means-

Goddamn these are so good every time

# ? Dec 23, 2022 12:57

Tree Bucket: Apr 1, 2016; R.I.P.idura leucophrys

Sleve McDichael posted:

Incredible Pop Team Epic Ray is cool as hell, Achewood Popuko has Ultra Peanut vibes and I love it

I don't know what Ultra Peanut is!
Epic Ray (Popwood...?) should really be a lot less rad, but I just couldn't delete him when he came out looking like that.

# ? Dec 23, 2022 13:00

projecthalaxy: Dec 27, 2008; Yes hello it is I Kurt's Secret Son

Tree Bucket posted:

I don't know what Ultra Peanut is!
Epic Ray (Popwood...?) should really be a lot less rad, but I just couldn't delete him when he came out looking like that.

Ultra Peanut was a character from early achewood, a girl otter who occasionally hung out with Phillipe.

# ? Dec 23, 2022 13:32

Tree Bucket: Apr 1, 2016; R.I.P.idura leucophrys

Aha! That's what I was going for; just couldn't remember the name.

# ? Dec 23, 2022 13:36

projecthalaxy: Dec 27, 2008; Yes hello it is I Kurt's Secret Son

The old Ultra Peanut strips are another solid example of Achewood's cool, hip, definitely aged well dialogue.

click here for slurs, borderline chingchong level phonetic accents, lounge singing

# ? Dec 23, 2022 13:41

Flying Zamboni: May 7, 2007; but, uh... well, there it is

Son of Thunderbeast posted:

Last time on Joey's Special Experience by Hirohiko Archie: Lord Trumpet tells a young Cepelis that if he continues with his heroin training, his fate will irrevocably lead to his untimely death! Cepelis opts to finish his training regardless! Back in the present, Cepelis advances on Taro, then leaps into the air for a spinning downward kick to finish off Taro once and for all!

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I like how this panel sounds more coherent as a 20x machine translation. In the original he's just shouting the (incredibly stupid) name of his attack, Heaven Hell Snake Kill or something

"Joost, watch this!" *I wrap myself in a chain and immediately get cut in half by a zombie, it's unclear what move I was trying to do.*

# ? Dec 23, 2022 14:08

MokBa: Jun 8, 2006; If you see something suspicious, bomb it!

Tree Bucket posted:

We have a lot of black and white art in this thread atm! Which means-

How are you this good at it every time? As a fellow artist I am genuinely amazed at your ability to copy and synthesize all these styles. And your HAV Alexander is very close to how Beaton actually drew him.

# ? Dec 23, 2022 14:27

vyelkin: Jan 2, 2011

Tree Bucket posted:

We have a lot of black and white art in this thread atm! Which means-

Hell yeah fantastic work as always, only Joost is missing

# ? Dec 23, 2022 14:28

Kit Walker: Jul 10, 2010; "The Man Who Cannot Deadlift"

Kit Walker posted:

Kill Six Billion Demons

Alt text: I think you already know what the next page is going to say.

quote:

Meti�s Sword Manual

Argument

1. Glory to the Divine Corpse, o breaker of infinities

2. I am Meti, of no house but myself. In my 108th year I am surrounded by fools. My compatriots cling obsessively to their destiny, and my only apprentice is an idiot speck of a girl with more talent for eating than skill with the blade. Therefore I have decided to die drowning in the boiling gore of my enemies, of which there are many.

3. My master was the greatest lord general to the king Au Vam, Ryo-ten-Ryam, who first coaxed me into learning the ways of turning men into ghosts. As his interest quickly turned to the wholly uninteresting and most useless parts of my body, I returned the favor and relieved him of his.

4. It is my personal opinion the straight sword is best if you can obtain one, but I also favor the sabre. The spear, stave, or club are peasant�s weapons of which I am wholly unfamiliar and so will not speak on them.

5. Upon meeting me, you might find that my appearance is quite dreadful and unkempt. I have been spat upon by priest, king, and merchant alike. I have no retainers, and possess nothing except a straight sword six hand spans (5 and a half kret) long (this is the proper length). This is because I am Royalty and the undisputed master of the principal art of Cutting. I will fight naked with ten-thousand men.

6. From the age of thirteen I practiced every day with the straight sword. I followed a strict vegetarian regimen, and harsh training of barefoot sprints (five) between cities, squats and breathing exercises (two bells), and sword drills and resistance training (three bells).

7. By the age of sixteen, my body was a steel edifice. I was so often mistaken for a man I began to wear my hair long with no pins and unbind my breasts. I could break stone with my hands with no effort, I could sprint between the Yellow City and the Lunar dominions in a day or less and barely strain my breath. My mastery of the sword complete, I enlisted in the Middle Army�s third legion, where I was widely respected as a swordswoman of incredible power.

8. When it came time to face my first real opponent, the Colossus of Pardos, in my youthful pride and immense skill, I brought all my training and mastery to bear. Scarcely half a day passed before my sword was shattered into thirty pieces, my right leg was almost torn from its socket, and my honed body was broken pathetically in a hundred and forty places. I defeated him by gouging his brains out through his breathing valves. My thumbs, in this case, proved far more useful.

9. At that moment, with my thumbs in his brains, I had a revelation. I had trained far too broadly. Existence and the act of combat are absolutely no different, and the essence of both, the purity of both, is a singular action, which is Cutting Down Your Opponent. You must resolve to train this action. You must become this action. Truly, there is very little else that will serve you as well in this entire cursed world.

10. I hope that by reading this manual, you will be thoroughly encouraged to become a farmer.

Alt text: Don't wear it out.

quote:

Long Live the King

quote:

Meti�s Sword Manual

Mastering the sword

1. YISUN�s glory is great, and you may know this by two paths, the sanctioned words, and the sanctioned action

2. The sanctioned words are YS ATN VARAMA PRESH. The meaning of these words is YISUN and their attainment is Royalty.

3. The sanctioned action is to Cut.

4. To Cut means division by the blade of Want, that parer of potentials that excises infinities.

5. To train with the sword, first master sweeping. When you have mastered sweeping, you must master the way of drawing water. Once you have learned how to draw water, you must split wood. Once you have split wood, you must learn the arts of finding the fine herbs in the forest, the arts of writing, the arts of paper making, and poetry writing. You must become familiar with the awl and the pen in equal measure. When you have mastered all these things you must master building a house. Once your house is built, you have no further need for a sword, since it is an ugly piece of metal and its adherents idiots.

The 18 Precepts

1. Consider: there is no such thing as a sword.

2. Your stance must be wide. You must not be spare with the fluidity of your wrists or shoulders. You must have grip on the handle that is loose and unstrained. I heard it said you must be tender with your sword grip, as though with a lover. This is patently false. A sword is not your lover. It is a hideous tool for separating men from their vital fluids.

3. Going onwards, you must adjust hands as needed, do not keep the blade close to your body, keep your breathing steady. This is the life cut. You must watch your footwork. Your feet must be controlled whether planted on fire, air, water, or earth in equal measure.

4. Breathing is very important! Is the violent breath of life in you not hot? Exhale! Exult!

5. You must strive for attachment-non-attachment when cutting. Your cut must be sticky and resolute. A weak, listless cut is a despicable thing. But you must also not cling to your action, or its result. Clinging is the great error of men. A man who strikes without thought of his action can cut God.

6. To cut properly, you must continually self-annihilate when cutting. Your hand must become a hand that is cutting, your body a body that is cutting, your mind, a mind that is cutting. You must instantaneously destroy your fake pre-present self. It is a useless hanger on.

7. A brain is useful only up until the point when you are faced with your enemy. Then it is useless. The only truly useful thing in this cursed world is will. You must suffuse your worthless body with its terrible heat. You must be so hot that even if your enemy should strike your head off, you shall continue to decapitate ten more men. Your boiling blood must spring forth from your neck and mutilate the survivors!

8. You must never make �multiple� cuts. Each must be singular in its beauty, no matter how many precede it. You must make your enemies weep with admiration, and likewise should your head be shorn off by such an object of beauty, you must do your best to shed tears of respect.

9. When decapitating an enemy, it is severe impoliteness to use more than one blow.

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Son of Thunderbeast: Sep 21, 2002

Son of Thunderbeast posted:

Last time on Joey's Special Experience by Hirohiko Archie:

Flying Zamboni posted:

"Joost, watch this!" *I wrap myself in a chain and immediately get cut in half by a zombie, it's unclear what move I was trying to do.*

Read right to left:

Chapter 34 - Download It For Free Tomorrow and Continue, Part 2: END

# ? Dec 23, 2022 17:25

Professor Wayne: Aug 27, 2008; So, Harvey, what became of the giant penny?

They actually let him keep it.

e-dt posted:

When Uncle George was younger, he used to like jerks, but jerks are different these days.

I have a print of "Our every move is the new tradition" in my office. It's very classy.

And good to see Ranking of Kings back!

# ? Dec 23, 2022 18:24

CrocodileKingSaysNO: Jul 25, 2007

CrocodileKingSaysNO posted:

LAST TIME ON BACK

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Vadun: Mar 9, 2011; I'm hungrier than a green snake in a sugar cane field.

Thank you Avril

# ? Dec 23, 2022 19:59

Digamma-F-Wau: Mar 22, 2016; It is curious and wants to accept all kinds of challenges

# ? Dec 23, 2022 20:23

SimonChris: Apr 24, 2008; The Baron's daughter is missing, and you are the man to find her. No problem. With your inexhaustible arsenal of hard-boiled similes, there is nothing you can't handle.; Grimey Drawer

# ? Dec 23, 2022 20:23

Baron von Eevl: Jan 24, 2005; WHITE NOISE
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Welcome to Donderchat biiiiitcheeeeeeees

# ? Dec 23, 2022 20:43

CPColin: Sep 9, 2003; Big ol' smile.

I probably posted this last year too. Too bad.

# ? Dec 23, 2022 20:51

Push El Burrito: May 9, 2006; Soiled Meat

Can't believe it's almost Donder's Eve!

# ? Dec 23, 2022 20:57

Owl at Home: Dec 25, 2014; Well hoot, I don't know if I can say no to that

Kit Walker posted:

Kill Six Billion Demons

I have been trying hard to get into K6BD, it feels like something I should be into, the art is amazing and the worldbuilding is cool, etc. etc. Thinking about what isn't clicking for me, now I realize a big part is the pacing. For a comic that has such an insane amount of sheer stuff happing on each page and every panel, I still feel like very little has actually happened I have very little emotional investment in any of the characters so far. Sometimes it feels like there is so much detail and so much stuff happening that it interferes with the story's conveyance/readability, and the important parts of the signal get lost in the noise.

We're around eighty pages in now. Eighty pages. To put that into perspective, by page eighty Ten Earth Shattering Blows was already well into the big desert chase scene. By page eighty of Forming, Rhea was leaving to fight Ghob. By page eighty of Hitmen for Destiny, they were already on the cave exploring arc. Meanwhile, in K6BD, I still don't really feel like I have much insight into the main drivers of the story other than 'protagonist is confused and scared, still' and 'everybody wants the key'. Which aren't BAD motivators per se, it just feels like we have spent eighty pages reinforcing these two ideas over and over rather than building on them with new layers of nuance. I don't know, maybe the world building is just going over my head.

I think the pacing would be improved a lot if there were more lacunae between the busiest, most action oriented scenes. So far my favorite sequence in the story and the part I felt most invested in was when Alison woke up and she and the angel talked and drank coffee, and I think the story would benefit from more quiet moments like that.
I do think that Ten Earth-Shattering Blows does the highly-detailed scenes with tons of chaos and everything happening at once thing better than K6BD does. And part of that is because TESB does take those moments to slow down and let the characters breathe before reveling in more chaos.

Having said all that I definitely don't think K6BD is a bad webcomic or a bad story. I know a lot of people for whom this kind of slow-paced, lore heavy, information rich storytelling is like catnip. I think it's just not a natural fit for me as a reader.

# ? Dec 23, 2022 21:11

Son of Thunderbeast: Sep 21, 2002

Drawing the comparison just makes me wonder now what K6BD would look and read like as drawn by Thorsby

Allison is obviously the Anette. Is the expository angel Lostclock?

# ? Dec 23, 2022 21:14

By popular demand: Jul 17, 2007; IT *BZZT* WASP ME--
IT WASP ME ALL *BZZT* ALONG!

You have the power to make it happen.

# ? Dec 23, 2022 21:28

BasicLich: Oct 22, 2020; A very smart little mouse!

SimonChris posted:

https://twitter.com/joshcarlosjosh/status/1601304983617404928

# ? Dec 23, 2022 21:51

Kennel: May 1, 2008; BAWWW-UNH!

Son of Thunderbeast posted:

https://i.imgur.com/LgGtmcj.mp4

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Laserjet 4P: Mar 28, 2005; What does it mean?; Fun Shoe

Mx. posted:

I don't get blind alley

peanuts on lexapro

# ? Dec 23, 2022 22:13

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