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gently caress that Kat/Zimmy chapter is over a decade old, lmao
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CodfishCartographer posted:gently caress that Kat/Zimmy chapter is over a decade old, lmao Yup and it handles everything so much better than the current chapter. It's sad looking at old chapters to be reminded of just how far this comic has fallen. Oh well, time for the next plot mandated thing to happen randomly so the characters can have completely out of character reactions to them. Maybe we'll get lucky and Paz and/or Kat will also yell at Annie for no reason, that's always a classic. This seems like a good place for Paz's last appearance in the comic anyways.
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Feb 24, 2023 23:14
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Tiny Myers posted:It feels wild to compare to a chapter like this. Divine may end up being my high point chapter for the whole comic. Good art, interesting story, high stakes, lots of unanswered questions. Felt like the comic could only get better from there. But in retrospect, ehhh...
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Feb 25, 2023 02:07
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It's like reading a different comic. God this used to be so well executed.
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Feb 25, 2023 02:48
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message from your little comic, mate
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Feb 25, 2023 02:50
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You know there COULD be some cool thematic stuff going on if this was better executed. Coyote left his body behind in favor of Loup, who left his body behind in favor of Jerrick. Reynard was forced to leave his body behind. Annie left two bodies behind to her new one. Kat has now left her body behind for the machine. There could be some interesting takes on this kind of thing, in a very cyberpunk sort of way.
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Feb 25, 2023 03:15
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CodfishCartographer posted:You know there COULD be some cool thematic stuff going on if this was better executed. Coyote left his body behind in favor of Loup, who left his body behind in favor of Jerrick. Reynard was forced to leave his body behind. Annie left two bodies behind to her new one. Kat has now left her body behind for the machine. There could be some interesting takes on this kind of thing, in a very cyberpunk sort of way. And the humans becoming animals to join the forest, and the fairies having to die as a test to become human... It was a whole thing!
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Feb 25, 2023 03:24
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And the robots left their old bodies to join new ones! Which was a process created by Kat and part of what has led her to this status of machine godhood in the first place! They also transcended robotics - presumably they can no longer link to each other with cables, because they are all New Flesh People. So they went the other way. There's definitely something to talk about there.
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Feb 25, 2023 03:38
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I genuinely, honest to god believe he's trying to move to a more manga style. I went back to chapter 46, and here's Kat furious and yelling:  You've got one background dot face but every panel is different with multiple full body pullbacks with different gestures and angle changes. The noses are all different even simplified. The yelling mouth is realistic. The latest page gives us the exact same emotional range... But this is generic manga style. Both of them with the sharp pointy noses. The exagerrated mouth yelling side profile. Everything's a front-on shoulder up close up or facial closeup except the final beat. Here is a random page of Horimiya, a shoujo romance. Look at the arrow nose, the shouting mouth, the pull back simplified face comedy beat, everything being a face or shoulder close up with no gestures besides the final panel.
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Feb 25, 2023 04:01
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coolusername posted:But this is generic manga style. Both of them with the sharp pointy noses. The exagerrated mouth yelling side profile. Everything's a front-on shoulder up close up or facial closeup except the final beat. That, or... 
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Feb 25, 2023 04:49
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coolusername posted:I genuinely, honest to god believe he's trying to move to a more manga style. I wonder if he's just trying to crank out pages faster because he's overwhelmed with the 3x per week pace. Maybe the simplified style makes them easier to churn out quickly. That's partly why manga style is the way it is, no?
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Feb 25, 2023 15:21
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Moskau posted:That, or... you've somehow made this whole thing even worse.
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Feb 25, 2023 19:19
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Moskau posted:That, or... How dare you
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Feb 25, 2023 19:20
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Moskau posted:That, or... let's not say terrible things we can't take back I do wonder, when this is all tied up, how much of the overarching plot was set in stone when the comic started and how much has been changed over time in a reverse-cerebus-syndrome "I don't want the characters I've gotten attached to to feel bad or uncomfortable on-screen"
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Feb 25, 2023 21:01
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coolusername posted:
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Moskau posted:That, or... Hey now, Kat and Paz don't look half-asleep. Mouthes are pretty spot on mind you.
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Feb 26, 2023 05:34
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Not to be pedantic, but how exactly did Kat know Annie was about to cut out the chip when this page established she regains sight and hearing after that point?
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Feb 26, 2023 06:04
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Bobulus posted:Not to be pedantic, but how exactly did Kat know Annie was about to cut out the chip when this page established she regains sight and hearing after that point? It's a solid assumption. From their perspective something awful happened. Kat considers it salvageable.
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Feb 26, 2023 07:47
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Randalor posted:Hey now, Kat and Paz don't look half-asleep. Mouthes are pretty spot on mind you.  better?
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Feb 26, 2023 10:15
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Much worse, please desist.
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Feb 26, 2023 11:13
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Skyelan posted:
please continue, i made my "i'm done reading and posting" post months ago and i'm still here for some reason.
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Feb 26, 2023 17:54
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Niavmai posted:please continue, i made my "i'm done reading and posting" post months ago and i'm still here for some reason. I followed this comic for over a decade, so y'all best believe I have one hell of a reservoir of "man, what a disappointment" posting remaining
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Feb 26, 2023 18:58
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It has been a while since Tom Sidell made those high quality horror monster shots. Is Annie going to see something horrific from Kat's cadaver?
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Feb 27, 2023 01:09
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*Reads new page* Sure. Whatever.
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Feb 27, 2023 09:13
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Nothing as corny as that. Just something equivalent but described differently.
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Feb 27, 2023 09:26
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Ditocoaf posted:Nothing as corny as that. Just something equivalent but described differently. The way she's describing it, it sounds more like sleep paralysis. She's controlling the computers with her mind, but she can't control her body at the same time.
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Feb 27, 2023 09:50
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I mean I am interested. This does intrigue me.
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Feb 27, 2023 10:01
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I'm intrigued, and look Annie's nose has returned! Although I do think the flat lighting/shading in this one isn't doing many atmospheric favours to the pretty big plot swerve going on here.
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Feb 27, 2023 10:30
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Randalor posted:She just needs to figure out the port settings and IP address to access the meatshell. Simple mistake really, who hasn't forgotten to write those things down before ascending to a state of transhumanism? It's like forgetting the combination to your locker, that's all.
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Feb 27, 2023 11:53
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Everyone accidentally restarts the SSH server while they're SSH'd in at least once
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Feb 27, 2023 11:58
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Hahaha nice
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Feb 27, 2023 13:17
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Ah so this is how Kat makes that Machine Bug God form for herself.
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So how long until Kat has the brilliant idea to build an exosuit she can remotely pilot to sustain and give her meatshell mobility, with speakers and cameras built into it so she can interact with people while she
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Good thing Kat just didn't warn her friends something like this could happen, despite her apparently programming protocols specifically for it. Also ignoring how you could just program a chip in your neck to prevent you from getting electrically shocked?
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Feb 27, 2023 15:36
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look, these things sometimes just slip into production
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CodfishCartographer posted:Good thing Kat just didn't warn her friends something like this could happen, despite her apparently programming protocols specifically for it. Also ignoring how you could just program a chip in your neck to prevent you from getting electrically shocked? I mean, the tone of this situation is all over the place, but at least these things make sense in the setting. We've seen plenty of straight-out magic and how Kat interprets that magic as code. It reads to me like feature-creep: She had a problem she wanted to solve and came up with several ways to do it, and then didn't stop and think about how implementing all those solutions at once would conflict. 'Oh, I'm working around experimental electrical tech all the time, it would be a good idea to have a way to negate shocks from electricity. For safety. Until I figure that out, I'll make it so my body can't reflexively jerk when shocked, which could lead to me pulling my arm back and hitting something even more dangerous.' 'Okay, I borrowed a bit of code-magic from the Court that lets me negate the shock by absorbing it. Cool cool cool. Although... if I'm already going to be absorbing shocks, I should take advantage of that. Let me use that power for something.' 'Okay, now I can use the absorbed electricity, so I'm not burning calories like crazy to control my new So now when the chip was turned on, it starts absorbing ambient electricity, the 'don't twitch' failsafes she forgot to take out go off, and her body is immediately immobilized.
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Bobulus posted:I mean, the tone of this situation is all over the place, but at least these things make sense in the setting. We've seen plenty of straight-out magic and how Kat interprets that magic as code. It reads to me like feature-creep: She had a problem she wanted to solve and came up with several ways to do it, and then didn't stop and think about how implementing all those solutions at once would conflict. i think absolutely all of these words are giving tom too much credit at this point.
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remember when it looked like someone might face an actual consequence? nm
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Fragrag posted:look, these things sometimes just slip into production
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Skyelan posted:
B^Unnerkrigg Court
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