Fried Chicken posted:

Spell it out for me

Cat Mattress posted:

Mirror it though. It should face the posts.

Matlock Birthmark posted:

Do you mean a ghost wielding a tool would look really silly, since it would just be a floating object. Or do you mean the fact that since a ghost is all spectral energy that the tool would completely devour them?

Tollymain posted:

kickball tournament arc

Whitenoise Poster posted:

If Paranatural was an anime it'd be one of the few where it'd be hard to play "Spot the protagonist in the classroom."

Cryophage posted:

Roger Explosion posted:

We should start taking bets.

Renaissance Robot posted:

If your wardrobe was possessed with spirits of the correct colour, would getting dressed give you a smorgasbord of ghost powers?

khy posted:

Someone remind me why Max is wearing his father's shirt

Brannock posted:

Sports anime is the best anime.

Probably Magic posted:

So there needs to be an elaborate background to distract from the action because...???

oddium posted:

conversely i feel that paranatural has seen on a stark upswing in every department and will probably continue to own bones for the foreseeable future. i don't know what you consider "humor" or "jokes" because the comedy's still top-notch. how can you look at floating cool kid or double crying phoenix or the Newzy with Suzy or sun tzu thumbs up hyperchess and disagree

Prison Warden posted:

Just because something doesn't cost money doesn't magically make it immune to criticism, what kind of argument even is that? Nor does criticising something make person some kind of murderous internet troll.

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This is a point I guess. I think One Punch man (the original version) has that kind of release schedule? A whole bunch of actual, like, physical comics were published that way even if a lot of US comics stick to an issue-a-month schedule even when there's not much reason for it. I feel like if something is good enough (and Paranatural is) it could stand on it's own merits. the days of internet ad revenue being a huge thing are kind of over aren't they? I'm sure Zack could maintain a good income of readers (and money for hosting) through Patreon and merch sales at this point. I think my main concern is if you build up a rep for erratic updates it makes people more likely to bail altogether or lose interest.

Matlock Birthmark posted:

And I agree, and have moved Paranatural to my once a month reads, no big deal. I guess I didn't articulate myself well. I'm trying to push back against the idea that people who have issue with lack of consistency are somehow being entitled jackasses. The people bothering Zack on social media certainly are, but is it so much of a problem if someone says here that Paranatural sometimes has pacing and update issues. I prefer stated consistency, and will drop comics after awhile if it becomes a major problem. Paranatural is hardly at that level, but for example, I've dropped the Meek awhile ago, and probably will not return to it again even now that it's updating regularly.

In the end, I think you had the best point RSS solves this problem very nicely.

kinmik posted:

I just read the chapter from the beginning, and hitball flows really nicely that way, with the exceptions of the boring stuff (i.e. when everyone's monologueing/providing explanations/detailing their masterplans). I had forgotten small important things that happened along the way, like the fact that Suzy is still documenting, and supplying Max with a wire.

When you read it in one long go, you can't tell that it took the greater part of 2015 to churn out. Webcomics are like TV episodes, in that they're nice to watch as they air so you can...air your grievances and flip out over the good poo poo, but they're even better when you're drunk and binge-watching them on Netflix. I like hitball again, but I can't wait for Hijack to gently caress off to the teacher's lounge.

VictorGrunn posted:

I actually feel bad for Hijack here. Saying 'Jeff had the right to punch Johnny, not you! You're a bully!' leaves out - Jeff couldn't. He was weak, outnumbered and humiliated, and this is clearly part of a regular routine for him. Jeff popping Johnny one would have been met with a moment's shock and Friendship Formation Kick The poo poo Out Of Jeff.

MikeJF posted:

I'm getting a bit of Psychonauts vibe here.

Countblanc posted:

holy poo poo

Dolash posted:

Or, alternatively, having spirits squat in front of the camera for a whole movie's production such that no spectral can actually see what's going on.

Who What Now posted:

I'm only familiar with good anime.