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New Comic 7-26-10: Blood and Oil, Part 2

vrstvrst Registered User regular
edited July 2010 in Social Entropy++
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  • Sweeney TomSweeney Tom try The Substance it changed my lifeRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    detective regal looks like he's seen better days

    also, about damn time the comic got uploaded

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    excellent.

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  • NeliNeli Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    <3<3<3

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  • ouzaruouzaru RIESLING OCEANRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Holy shit this is greeeeeeat.

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  • UsagiUsagi Nah Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    this is wonderful!

    not that I didn't enjoy Friday's comic but the layout was a little confusing, today's really improves on that and it's much more readable

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  • 2 Marcus 2 Ravens2 Marcus 2 Ravens CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Oh hell yeah. Totally worth the wait.

    The layout is much easier to follow this time around, too.

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  • thorgotthorgot there is special providence in the fall of a sparrowRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    excellent

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  • AntimatterAntimatter Devo Was Right Gates of SteelRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    love this

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  • FrankoFranko Sometimes I really wish I had four feet so I could dance with myself to the drumbeat Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    the 50's vibe is pretty alright

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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2010
    I love this!

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  • DidgeridooDidgeridoo Flighty Dame Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Holy crap, the government is considering forcing the automatons to turn off their 'higher functions' themselves?!

    They're just BEGGING for a robot uprising at this point

    Edit: Loving this arc, by the way.

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  • AntimatterAntimatter Devo Was Right Gates of SteelRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    I just realized, this art reminds me of Darwyn Cooke!

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  • OmnomnomPancakeOmnomnomPancake Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    pretty good

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  • UrielUriel Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Fantastic.

    Goddamn.

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  • EndEnd Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Cool!

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  • FizFiz Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    It makes me sad that this is only going to be 5 comics. I love this so much, and the way the guest people are handling it is pretty awesome.

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  • fightinfilipinofightinfilipino Angry as Hell #BLMRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Sweeney Tom wrote: »
    detective regal looks like he's seen better days

    also, about damn time the comic got uploaded

    apparently one of the guest artists was sick, but he got the job done anyways.

    i bet you feel like a jerk now doncha!

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  • TamTam Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    verry gut!

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  • NeliNeli Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    pretty sure they could turn this into an entirely separate comic and get a following for it too

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  • RankenphileRankenphile Passersby were amazed by the unusually large amounts of blood.Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited July 2010
    god this is good stuff

    well written, gary

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  • 2 Marcus 2 Ravens2 Marcus 2 Ravens CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Fiz wrote: »
    It makes me sad that this is only going to be 5 comics. I love this so much, and the way the guest people are handling it is pretty awesome.

    Yeah, this is turning into something I could see myself reading a whole lot of.

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    I don't usually say fruity stuff like this but I'm really diggin' the color palette here

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  • PonyPony Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Neli wrote: »
    pretty sure they could turn this into an entirely separate comic and get a following for it too

    i'd buy it!

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  • EndEnd Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Neli wrote: »
    pretty sure they could turn this into an entirely separate comic and get a following for it too

    I'd follow it for sure.

    Edit: Hell, what pony said. I'd buy it!

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  • jkylefultonjkylefulton Squid...or Kid? NNID - majpellRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Getting some Darwyn-Cooke-doing-Parker vibes from this, and that is a good thing. Worth the wait!

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    ok this is awesome all around

    also the dialog bubbles are much clearer than the first

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  • RankenphileRankenphile Passersby were amazed by the unusually large amounts of blood.Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited July 2010
    This is a product I could easily envision paying money for

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  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    I really love this but all I can think is that I would love it more if Mike drew it. There's a bit more flow that comes from Mike and Jerry sitting and writing together that these guest projects haven't quite hit for me. It's never unclear in a Penny Arcade comic which direction you need to read it, and pauses in dialogue are always telegraphed extremely well. While I am loving the shit out of this and can't fault Gary's writing - Carl especially is just exactly the same character as when he was originally written - it's just a little hard to read and it spoils it ever so slightly.

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    mr. whitta, if you're reading this, you've done an excellent job. also, please bring back game theory, thank you.

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  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    This is excellent.

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Love this. Keep up the good work guest comicers!

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  • RankenphileRankenphile Passersby were amazed by the unusually large amounts of blood.Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited July 2010
    Willeth wrote: »
    I really love this but all I can think is that I would love it more if Mike drew it. There's a bit more flow that comes from Mike and Jerry sitting and writing together that these guest projects haven't quite hit for me. It's never unclear in a Penny Arcade comic which direction you need to read it, and pauses in dialogue are always telegraphed extremely well. While I am loving the shit out of this and can't fault Gary's writing - Carl especially is just exactly the same character as when he was originally written - it's just a little hard to read and it spoils it ever so slightly.

    really?

    Because I have absolutely no issue following this.

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Rankenphile wrote: »
    Willeth wrote: »
    I really love this but all I can think is that I would love it more if Mike drew it. There's a bit more flow that comes from Mike and Jerry sitting and writing together that these guest projects haven't quite hit for me. It's never unclear in a Penny Arcade comic which direction you need to read it, and pauses in dialogue are always telegraphed extremely well. While I am loving the shit out of this and can't fault Gary's writing - Carl especially is just exactly the same character as when he was originally written - it's just a little hard to read and it spoils it ever so slightly.

    really?

    Because I have absolutely no issue following this.

    like I said, the dialog structure in the first was kinda wonky, but this one is much clearer

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  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Kuribo's Shoe wrote: »
    I don't usually say fruity stuff like this but I'm really diggin' the color palette here

    Ain't nothin' fruity about that. It does look really good.

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  • fightinfilipinofightinfilipino Angry as Hell #BLMRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    the feel of the artwork just exudes 50s cool. i like it quite a bit.

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  • RankenphileRankenphile Passersby were amazed by the unusually large amounts of blood.Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited July 2010
    man, I really like the ink-washed feel of the art in this, too

    the more I look at it, the more I really really enjoy this series so far

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  • MugginsMuggins Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Carl looks just so happy

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  • GeoMitchGeoMitch Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    that robot is fuckin' stoked

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  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    I really like how Carl looks in panel 5. I don't know why, he just looks really cool.

    Also, I am really digging the guest artist(s?) here. I really can not wait to see how the rest unfolds. I'm with Rank, I could easily see myself paying for an Automata book/printed comic series/whatever.

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  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Rankenphile wrote: »
    Willeth wrote: »
    I really love this but all I can think is that I would love it more if Mike drew it. There's a bit more flow that comes from Mike and Jerry sitting and writing together that these guest projects haven't quite hit for me. It's never unclear in a Penny Arcade comic which direction you need to read it, and pauses in dialogue are always telegraphed extremely well. While I am loving the shit out of this and can't fault Gary's writing - Carl especially is just exactly the same character as when he was originally written - it's just a little hard to read and it spoils it ever so slightly.

    really?

    Because I have absolutely no issue following this.

    On the first read, I missed the first bubble and went immediately to to one at the top of the page. That and the odd tacked-on feeling of 'it's Carl' to the ninth panel (I would have put it in its own panel) are what I'm talking about. It's minor, but it breaks the flow, for me. If I'm reading a comic and I start thinking about what I would have done instead of the comic itself then it draws me out of it. It's one of the reasons I read PA, because it's so fluid, which makes it all the more jarring when I see it on their website.

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