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Enjoying Pumpkin Boy so far.His Divine Shadow posted:GREAT makes me feel sad and depressed mostly. The future teaches you to be alone, GREAT to be afraid and cold. Hyouge Mono Ceremony 25: Nobunaga On My Mind     Not sure how sincere you're being in your argument to Kiyohide, Sasuke. Not sure at all. Japan Tengu Party Illustrated chapter 20: Of Shinobu     Something that's stuck with me since the first time I read JTP - it's really interesting how one becomes a tengu in this work. There's no bite, no ritual, no pact, no education, you just grab kids and as they hang out with you eventually they become tengu too. It's an original idea, and the author works the ambiguity of the situation well, except for Hirai being such a creep about Yukina.
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I really like Hyuge Mono, but now that it's into the GoT intrigue stuff, I'm constantly losing track of who is who, and the significance of the allegiances and stuff. It's definitely not a problem with the comic, everyone looks very distinct, it's maybe a combo of my poor familiarity with the real history, and reading it a few pages at a time being not super conducive to remembering each guy and his deal as they rotate in and out of the narrative. I guess I should find a place to read it all at once rather than complaining, though!
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rodbeard posted:I can't stop reading Great at this point, but I'm desperately hoping it ends soon. Also, I can't help but notice KC Green's cultists seem to be just the anime club aged up and given new names. Ditto on both points. Kit Walker really summed up why I'm struggling with Great and, personally, the constant sense of "nobody here is actually happy or at least won't be for long" over a series of this length is not for me. I'll keep reading it out of grim curiosity but it's not something I'll ever go back to. I remember really liking Minus though when it was coming out! Would be interesting to see how that holds up. With the cultists, I definitely thought, "Wait am I an idiot for not noticing this anime club thing before now?"
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mycatscrimes posted:I really like Hyuge Mono, but now that it's into the GoT intrigue stuff, I'm constantly losing track of who is who, and the significance of the allegiances and stuff. It's definitely not a problem with the comic, everyone looks very distinct, it's maybe a combo of my poor familiarity with the real history, and reading it a few pages at a time being not super conducive to remembering each guy and his deal as they rotate in and out of the narrative. I think it's expecting a certain baseline knowledge of Japanese history just as a consequence of being a Japanese comic written for the Japanese audience, dealing with one of the most famous events (at this point, anyway) in Japanese history. The gist of things right now is that Akechi (surly looking kinda stout guy) has just topped his boss and is trying to go for the big seat himself. He's taken the capital, but is having trouble gathering allies. Meanwhile, Hashiba (thin faced tanned guy), having secretly planned for just this situation, is having a lot more success doing the same: a bit of flattery got Sasuke on side, which meant that Sasuke persuaded his much more powerful brother-in-law Nakagawa Kiyohide (thin faced guy with pointy moustache and great cheekbones) into backing Hashiba. He's also working on other lords based around the capital. We're building up to a throwdown between Akechi and Hashiba: they were both lieutenants of the big man, but Hashiba is planning to parley being the avenger of Nobunaga into being the top guy even though there are a couple other generals who might have a claim - but they're not in the perfect position to Do Something, are they? Anyway, you can gorge yourself on Hyouge Mono here: https://mangadex.org/title/408b1018-bb00-4384-a6f1-d72492ebc29a/hyouge-mono rodbeard posted:I can't stop reading Great at this point, but I'm desperately hoping it ends soon. Also, I can't help but notice KC Green's cultists seem to be just the anime club aged up and given new names. !!! Edit: Man, Mort's really matured some, huh? Emzedoh has a new favorite as of 05:14 on Nov 1, 2023 |
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! Thanks for both the link and the refresher on what Hashiba's deal is! Yeah it definitely does write for an audience familiar with the history, but that's just natural for what the story is, I wouldn't expect otherwise. It's a good opportunity to learn. 
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rodbeard posted:Also, I can't help but notice KC Green's cultists seem to be just the anime club aged up and given new names. What! mycatscrimes posted:I really like Hyuge Mono, but now that it's into the GoT intrigue stuff, I'm constantly losing track of who is who, and the significance of the allegiances and stuff. It's definitely not a problem with the comic, everyone looks very distinct, it's maybe a combo of my poor familiarity with the real history, and reading it a few pages at a time being not super conducive to remembering each guy and his deal as they rotate in and out of the narrative. Same, samity same! I really like it, but rarely have any idea what's actually happening. So many excellent faces. Anywho, speaking of aesthetic masterpieces, it's time for Department of Misc.    
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Tunicate posted:Last time a comic was disquieting someone narrowed ir down to the noses being in the wrong place so someone please do the needful edits on great You mean like this? 
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The Department of Misc is one of my favorite kinds of chaos.
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Thanks! Yeah, 17 is probably my favorite overall, with the possible exception of "Persephone Lasertag Jones." The art looks better when I just relax. Almost makes me want to redo the whole thing from the start, but that way lies madness. (I really appreciate how the thread tolerates these experiments. I guess I'm trying to find a kind of middle ground- how good can a comic get without it having to be someone's actual career?)
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Hempuli posted:As I said before, it's interesting to hear these views on GREAT, since I can't fully relate to some of the feelings people are having about it. I was worrying a bit that the previous comments implied that people weren't really interested in seeing more of it, so it's good to know that that's not the case, though! 
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Tree Bucket posted:What! yesssssssssssssssss
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Giant Ethicist posted:I was about to comment something to the effect of: No, thank God. Even a lot of schools are sort of phasing them out. Missed this earlier - the slacker contingent finally win out, then? I know anime gives you a distorted image, but sports days seemed like a pretty big deal in schools? Cooking Papa - Cook 9: Let's Try to Make Hakata-Style Tonkotsu Ramen!      I'm not sure what distinguishes Hakata ramen from everyone else's, but I used to eat at a restaurant called Ippudo that marketed itself with that style when I lived in China. I don't know how well the chain is regarded, but I liked it a lot. I just looked them up now and holy poo poo, they've got locations in New Zealand now! I better go get some this weekend. Anyway, bonus comic because Halloween and it just updated - I present to you Malky Dungeon: Coorse Weys       Ever wanted to see Niles and Frasier being used as a golf ball by undead Britons? https://x.com/MalkyDungeon/status/1719429067961737326?s=20
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Emzedoh posted:Cooking Papa - Cook 9: Let's Try to Make Hakata-Style Tonkotsu Ramen! i think it got mentioned upthread but lol, bartley scanlation with the self-insert of bartley, the massively incompetent character
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The Saddest Rhino posted:THIN WAIST 六朝怪谈 (Spitting on Ghosts) A GIRL'S HORSE          Moral: ....if you skin the creepy guy your daughter promised to date, maybe.... don't make it part of your furnishing............
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I'm not sure what I was expecting to happen to the horse-husband, but uh. That was a thing alright. Is David Cronenberg still making movies? This might be up his alleyway a bit.Inexplicable Humblebrag posted:i think it got mentioned upthread but lol, bartley scanlation with the self-insert of bartley, the massively incompetent character Self deprecating humour is a hell of a drug.
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I should also mote that the "pumpkin" nickname is purely invented by the translator, the actual words are just "daughter". Anyway, happy belated halloween! 🎃
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Hello here's Vigils for Friends #300. Thanks once again to this thread and the people within it who have read the comic. More soon probably!
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Spirit Circle         They're not sending their best, folks
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Samovar posted:A lot of these Chinese legends seem to be women = spooky???!??! To be fair this is pretty cross cultural lol
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Owl at Home posted:Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur (Oct 31-Nov 7, 1943) I feel like this poor dude is getting gaslighted in a major way. I haven't read any of the other Prince Valiant comics, so I am just going to assume that he's an innocent person who just happened to draw the ire of a cunning woman.
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I fuckin love Ingrid so much. Prince Valiant is a comic with a lot of amazing powerful women in it. Sometimes they get spanked but theyre still amazing.
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"Hmm... my widower dad has tons of hot babes hanging around in his castle. Must be because of me!"
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A sweet ending! These characters are from a long-running comic Joe made way back (long before Clown Corps). He did a big retrospective about it on his Patreon, mostly to avoid people actually reading it.
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SavoyTruffle posted:Hello here's Vigils for Friends #300. Thanks once again to this thread and the people within it who have read the comic. More soon probably! Looking forward to 'em!
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Yeah, I got a laugh but it is a bit overdone for a PBF comic. Maybe they got tired of people arguing about underexplained jokes.
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hmm. i don't get it. so the guy with the sword came to marry the guy eating cereal, but there was an accident?
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Son of Thunderbeast posted:How and why would a cereal company include the One Ring as a prize? Or are they mass producing it? Only one of them is the real thing, that's the fun of opening the box!
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Captain Hygiene posted:Only one of them is the real thing, that's the fun of opening the box! Magic the Gathering did this and it tore the community apart
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