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The New Comic Thread for Wednesday, June 10, 2009

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    PhonehandPhonehand Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    you guys are fucking weird

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    KovakKovak did a lot of drugs married cher?Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    no phone hand

    your

    weird

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    PhonehandPhonehand Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    clap your hands

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    L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Koshian wrote: »
    yeah

    I hate that I get this

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    UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Probably in the minority, but I'm really indifferent to these separate "story" comic arcs.

    The only one I liked was Paint the Line.

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    NuzakNuzak Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Rolo wrote: »
    Phonehand wrote: »
    oh god are you guys for real

    I'm voting republican in the 2012 election

    I'm skinning rolo alive in 2011

    I'm getting a fine leather jacket from TDOT in 2011.

    The photograph is falling from my hand.

    cleverly done

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    Run Run RunRun Run Run __BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2009
    #pipe wrote: »
    you're picking your favorite of three

    when you've only seen one

    that is

    that is the stupidest thing

    Well, Lookouts is new and in a setting that intrigues me.

    We've already seen Jim Darkmagic stuff. We will see more.

    And Automata is about robots.
    My views on AI and stories featuring them have been discussed at length, so let's refrain from doing so again.

    So, I can savely say that I will probably vote for Lookouts unless Jim turns out to be pure excellence.
    Fantasy is pimp, Sci-Fi is for fags.

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    The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Actually didn't we see some of automata in the appendix of one of the comic collections? I think they've been sitting on that idea for years.

    Or was that something else?

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    AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Nah, you're right. Rolo (I think) posted a couple photos a page or two back. It looks neat.

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    #pipe#pipe Cocky Stride, Musky odours Pope of Chili TownRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    #pipe wrote: »
    you're picking your favorite of three

    when you've only seen one

    that is

    that is the stupidest thing

    Well, Lookouts is new and in a setting that intrigues me.

    We've already seen Jim Darkmagic stuff. We will see more.

    And Automata is about robots.
    My views on AI and stories featuring them have been discussed at length, so let's refrain from doing so again.

    So, I can savely say that I will probably vote for Lookouts unless Jim turns out to be pure excellence.
    Fantasy is pimp, Sci-Fi is for fags.

    So you're saying you'll vote for this one unless the other ones are better

    #pipe on
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    Metal JaredMetal Jared Mulligan Wizard Rhode IslandRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Depending on how the week goes Lookout may have the edge due to pure amount of content already available. Gabe and Tycho seemed really excited about it on the podcast. Excited enough to have Kiko make a logo for the group, to make wallpapers and draw the daughter of Eyrwood.

    I just want to know if this will be a 'fair fight' if they do their normal: 1 page comic plus 1 news post for Automica and Jim Darkmagic I think that Lookouts has an excellent chance of winning.

    Now if they do a podcast, plus concept art, plus logo designs, plus background story etc etc for the other two it'll just be down to the opinions of the readers. Since it's their own contest they can (if they wish) attempt to weigh the outcome how they want. It seems like they started out wanting to do three concepts and then while designing really got into the Lookouts story.

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    Run Run RunRun Run Run __BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2009
    #pipe wrote: »
    So you're saying you'll vote for this one unless the other ones are better

    No. I will not vote for the robot thing under any circumstances.
    And it is very unlikely I will vote for Jim, unless it completely blows away any expectation, which I find quite unlikely.

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    #pipe#pipe Cocky Stride, Musky odours Pope of Chili TownRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    #pipe wrote: »
    So you're saying you'll vote for this one unless the other ones are better

    No. I will not vote for the robot thing under any circumstances.
    And it is very unlikely I will vote for Jim, unless it completely blows away any expectation, which I find quite unlikely.

    well thanks for letting us all know your process for deciding on which story arc to vote for when you've only seen one of the three

    I'm glad you were here to clarify it.

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    Burden of ProofBurden of Proof You three boys picked a beautiful hill to die on. Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    so is this comic called lookouts or may we die in the forest?

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    KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I almost feel bad voting for one since it will mean voting against the others. Maybe there will be a box marked "I'm a pussy and can't decide! Please do all three!"

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    Run Run RunRun Run Run __BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2009
    #pipe wrote: »
    [well thanks for letting us all know your process for deciding on which story arc to vote for when you've only seen one of the three

    I'm glad you were here to clarify it.

    You asked.

    I can rule out option B because it's robots. I can rule out option C because I want something new.

    So yes, I don't need to see the other entries in order to decide.

    Kinda like taking the strawberry candy without having tasted the lemon or cherry ones.

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    ButlerButler 89 episodes or bust Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    #pipe wrote: »
    [well thanks for letting us all know your process for deciding on which story arc to vote for when you've only seen one of the three

    I'm glad you were here to clarify it.

    You asked.

    I can rule out option B because it's robots. I can rule out option C because I want something new.

    So yes, I don't need to see the other entries in order to decide.

    Kinda like taking the strawberry candy without having tasted the lemon or cherry ones.

    I don't think that's going to do it.

    I think we're going to need some diagrams up in this bitch.

    It is vital that we understand every fascinating detail of your decision making process.

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    MagicPrimeMagicPrime FiresideWizard Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Has anyone else noted how this would make a badass DnD one or two-shot game?

    Does 4e still have the rules to make "kids" where they have a ton of negatives to their stats?

    With PHBII I can see a group of "Scouts" being fighter, rangers, maybe a little half-orc kid that is a barbarian.

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    AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I was thinking something along those lines, too, MP. Fun light-hearted adventure, or incorporating them into a campaign setting, with maybe the PCs as higher-ranking members of the Lookouts, having to rescue lost initiates and whatnot.

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    Metzger MeisterMetzger Meister It Gets Worse before it gets any better.Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Smart Hero wrote: »
    I was thinking something along those lines, too, MP. Fun light-hearted adventure, or incorporating them into a campaign setting, with maybe the PCs as higher-ranking members of the Lookouts, having to rescue lost initiates and whatnot.

    Lookouts insurgency against an invading goblin army.

    Maybe they adopt some kind of symbol from the animal kingdom.

    WOLVERIIIIIIIIIIIINES

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    AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Basically a D&D Red Dawn.

    (That was what you were going for, right?)

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    Metzger MeisterMetzger Meister It Gets Worse before it gets any better.Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Yes, yes it was.

    edit: I meant it as a joke but that actually sounds really badass.

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    AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Yeah, it really isn't that bad an idea.

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    Metzger MeisterMetzger Meister It Gets Worse before it gets any better.Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Little Lookouts all springing pit-traps and shit on goblins like fucking little ewoks.

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    AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Someone more motivated than me should make a 4e Lookouts class.

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    MagicPrimeMagicPrime FiresideWizard Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Smart Hero wrote: »
    Basically a D&D Red Dawn.

    (That was what you were going for, right?)

    Or a DnD Lord of the Flies

    You could definitely go a lot of ways with it. Lots of really cool interesting ways that is inspiring me right now.

    I think having the PCs be the little children would be a new experience for a lot of players. Would a 8 or 9 year old be considered small or medium I wonder?

    I will have to delve in my 4e books deeply tonight to find the answers to these questions.

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    AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    defiantly is not the word you were looking for, but I like the visual image.

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    IloveslimesIloveslimes Everett, WARegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I really like this comic. The idea for it is so intriguing.

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    MrFriskettMrFriskett Registered User new member
    edited June 2009
    Oh, this is a beautiful comic, and I want to see more, but when I read it I became wistful picturing it, not as a comic, but as a game produced by Double Fine in the mold of Psychonauts.

    You'd get to play as a young Lookout, excited to learn in a dangerous environment with other quirky kids also in tow, gaining skills marked by badges, navigating obstacles, solving interesting puzzles, all with brilliant dialogue, a lot of heart and a great sense of humor.

    I would love to see the Penny Arcade team get involved with Double Fine and making a thing of creative beauty and lush personality that would live in my heart forever. Damn, I want to play that game!

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    Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2009
    #pipe wrote: »
    So you're saying you'll vote for this one unless the other ones are better

    No. I will not vote for the robot thing under any circumstances.
    And it is very unlikely I will vote for Jim, unless it completely blows away any expectation, which I find quite unlikely.

    Good to know you're still dumber than a box of hammers

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    ButlerButler 89 episodes or bust Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Hey now, they're letting boxes of hammers into college now. Well, business school.

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    Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2009
    Butler wrote: »
    Hey now, they're letting boxes of hammers into college now. Well, business school.

    God they let them in and next thing you know bags of rocks will be getting in too

    What's the world coming to I tell ya

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    ButlerButler 89 episodes or bust Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    The Ballad of the Lookouts

    With a one, and a two, and a hey-nonny-oh!

    Strong the will of a Lookout boy
    Knife in hand and an ear for danger
    Watch the treetops, taste the wind
    And through the Eyrewood safely go!

    Now a basilisk is a fearsome foe
    With a serpent’s tail and a cockerel’s toe
    And a tiny crown on its comb just so
    And its black eye ever burning with a fatal glow

    But a Lookout fears not a beast so vile
    And he’ll strike it down from an eighth of a mile
    With an arrow dipped in the weasel’s bile
    For the shot that hits unerring is his typical style

    Strong the will of a Lookout boy
    Knife in hand and an ear for danger
    Watch the treetops, taste the wind
    And through the Eyrewood safely go!

    (More verses to follow)

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    WimbleWimble Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I love you, Butler.

    Now Ten needs to sing this or something!

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    ButlerButler 89 episodes or bust Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I'll probably write some more tomorrow, it's getting late and I doubt I could finish another verse before bed.

    Now, you might be wondering, why would I post something that isn't complete yet? Well, it's quite straightforward: I am a whoooooooooore.

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    LanglyLangly Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    this is the best goddamn thing in the whole goddamn world.

    should there really be a poll? who would vote for anything else

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    AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    butler you should send that to Gabe and Tycho when it's done.

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    OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Smart Hero wrote: »
    butler you should send that to Gabe and Tycho when it's done.

    This is most certainly what you should do

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    ButlerButler 89 episodes or bust Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Only if they pay me in signed Khoo photos.

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    TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Man, so we have to choose which two stories to sacrifice?

    Harsh.

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