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I wish they would just do runs of all these ideas.
I agree. I don't understand why they don't show one next week, one for PAX, and the other later in the year (do they go to Blizzcon or something else?). That way we can have all three and live in a place of happiness forever with robots and fantasy boy scouts and snarky wizards and, and cake.
No slight to this at all, and as others have mentioned the writing is solid, but what's new? It's hard to tell a story like this and do something different, it always turns out as political commentary.
The Lookouts has that oh-so-fresh feeling. It's a solid new concept and I bet it ends up as a stand-alone IP.
Which would make a better Saturday morning cartoon?
Dropping Loads on
Sceptre: Penny Arcade, where you get starcraft AND marriage advice.
3clipse: The key to any successful marriage is a good mid-game transition.
No slight to this at all, and as others have mentioned the writing is solid, but what's new? It's hard to tell a story like this and do something different, it always turns out as political commentary.
The Lookouts has that oh-so-fresh feeling. It's a solid new concept and I bet it ends up as a stand-alone IP.
Which would make a better Saturday morning cartoon?
I think the question is really which would make a better comic.
No slight to this at all, and as others have mentioned the writing is solid, but what's new? It's hard to tell a story like this and do something different, it always turns out as political commentary.
The Lookouts has that oh-so-fresh feeling. It's a solid new concept and I bet it ends up as a stand-alone IP.
Which would make a better Saturday morning cartoon?
I guess what really did it for me is - the designs are gorgeous, and it's fresh stylistically, but most importantly Carl really stands out as a really great character, just from those few panels.
I didn't get that feeling from anyone in Lookouts, much as I liked it.
We're on to a different comic now but I'm posting this anyway:
The Ballad of the Lookouts
In the Eyrewood depths we make our home
And through its thickets and glades we roam
Though menaces lurk in the shadows and gloam
We shall ever beat our path upon its springing loam
Fear we not threat of tooth nor claw
From bird and beast, reverence we draw
From the tips of the leaves to the floor of the shaw
Be our woodcraft and our presence the prevailing law
Strong the will of a Lookout boy
Knife to 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 to hand and an ear for danger
Watch the treetops, taste the wind
And through the Eyrewood safely go!
Though we’ll ford dank streams with vim and pluck
And cry not a whit, though the leeches suck
If there’s just one thing that’ll dash our luck
It’s the Eyrewood Daughters and their girlish muck!
Daughters are weird and they don’t wear pants
We suspect they want us to hold their hands
But we’ll never submit - no way, no chance…
Until our parents make us at the solstice dance
Strong the will of a Lookout boy
Knife to hand and an ear for danger
Watch the treetops, taste the wind
And through the Eyrewood safely go!
Strong the will of a Lookout boy
Knife to hand and an ear for danger
Watch the treetops, taste the wind
And through the Eyrewood safely go!
No slight to this at all, and as others have mentioned the writing is solid, but what's new? It's hard to tell a story like this and do something different, it always turns out as political commentary.
The Lookouts has that oh-so-fresh feeling. It's a solid new concept and I bet it ends up as a stand-alone IP.
Which would make a better Saturday morning cartoon?
I guess what really did it for me is - the designs are gorgeous, and it's fresh stylistically, but most importantly Carl really stands out as a really great character, just from those few panels.
I didn't get that feeling from anyone in Lookouts, much as I liked it.
Yeah. I think there's a lot more *potential* in Automata. Lookouts, while awesome, is basically going to be the same feeling/style as the Deep Crow arc.
I wasn't thinking about it from an art perspective, you're right about the style. I was thinking mostly on how The Lookouts felt more original, but yeah, that's not the whole story.
Dropping Loads on
Sceptre: Penny Arcade, where you get starcraft AND marriage advice.
3clipse: The key to any successful marriage is a good mid-game transition.
No slight to this at all, and as others have mentioned the writing is solid, but what's new? It's hard to tell a story like this and do something different, it always turns out as political commentary.
The Lookouts has that oh-so-fresh feeling. It's a solid new concept and I bet it ends up as a stand-alone IP.
Which would make a better Saturday morning cartoon?
I guess what really did it for me is - the designs are gorgeous, and it's fresh stylistically, but most importantly Carl really stands out as a really great character, just from those few panels.
I didn't get that feeling from anyone in Lookouts, much as I liked it.
Kinda difficult with only one page actually made so far, though.
The little portrait of Carl on his ID is so nice. I can see him standing there for his big day, all dressed up. Smile, Carl, smile. The camera clicks, he gets his ID, and he is just so proud.
i feel like lookouts is going ot be the same old same old
lol roll d20 for reflex save
type references
like its ground we've already been too
I really don't think you are giving them enough credit here. Everyone is complaining about how lookouts is all more of the same but I think they can do really well with it.
I liked the lookouts. The art was beautiful and the story promises to be great. Ideally they would do both this and lookouts. Not too interested in jim darkmagic.
I think what's great about the line is the ambiguity.
Option A: Carl handled the police officers. Badass, but kinda weak in terms of realism
Option B: Carl realized the struggle against people like that isn't worth the price of defending yourself. I like this option more.
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holy shit.
And a gorgeous new artstyle, to boot?
I'm not seeing Jim Darkmagic or Lookouts winning me over at this point.
Actually it looks like a walking iPod to me.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1434574702064909013
but obviously Tycho's backstory wouldn't have gigantic plot holes
What spring does with the cherry trees.
on the internet
I agree. I don't understand why they don't show one next week, one for PAX, and the other later in the year (do they go to Blizzcon or something else?). That way we can have all three and live in a place of happiness forever with robots and fantasy boy scouts and snarky wizards and, and cake.
http://www.onemanga.com/Pluto/
but then again, it is probably familiar ground for all "iz robots human?!" stories
Streaming 8PST on weeknights
just people being dicks to things they don't see as like them. pretty normal, actually.
The Lookouts has that oh-so-fresh feeling. It's a solid new concept and I bet it ends up as a stand-alone IP.
Which would make a better Saturday morning cartoon?
3clipse: The key to any successful marriage is a good mid-game transition.
I think the question is really which would make a better comic.
I need more of this.
I don't think you can link that here.
Hint: It's the same answer for both
3clipse: The key to any successful marriage is a good mid-game transition.
I guess what really did it for me is - the designs are gorgeous, and it's fresh stylistically, but most importantly Carl really stands out as a really great character, just from those few panels.
I didn't get that feeling from anyone in Lookouts, much as I liked it.
The Ballad of the Lookouts
In the Eyrewood depths we make our home
And through its thickets and glades we roam
Though menaces lurk in the shadows and gloam
We shall ever beat our path upon its springing loam
Fear we not threat of tooth nor claw
From bird and beast, reverence we draw
From the tips of the leaves to the floor of the shaw
Be our woodcraft and our presence the prevailing law
Strong the will of a Lookout boy
Knife to 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 to hand and an ear for danger
Watch the treetops, taste the wind
And through the Eyrewood safely go!
Though we’ll ford dank streams with vim and pluck
And cry not a whit, though the leeches suck
If there’s just one thing that’ll dash our luck
It’s the Eyrewood Daughters and their girlish muck!
Daughters are weird and they don’t wear pants
We suspect they want us to hold their hands
But we’ll never submit - no way, no chance…
Until our parents make us at the solstice dance
Strong the will of a Lookout boy
Knife to hand and an ear for danger
Watch the treetops, taste the wind
And through the Eyrewood safely go!
Strong the will of a Lookout boy
Knife to hand and an ear for danger
Watch the treetops, taste the wind
And through the Eyrewood safely go!
Yeah. I think there's a lot more *potential* in Automata. Lookouts, while awesome, is basically going to be the same feeling/style as the Deep Crow arc.
3clipse: The key to any successful marriage is a good mid-game transition.
Kinda difficult with only one page actually made so far, though.
I really don't think you are giving them enough credit here. Everyone is complaining about how lookouts is all more of the same but I think they can do really well with it.
I liked the lookouts. The art was beautiful and the story promises to be great. Ideally they would do both this and lookouts. Not too interested in jim darkmagic.
I'm just not super confident in this cop story.
Rice Boy is the best
Everybody, read Rice Boy
You will get enough robots and enough fantasy
I think what's great about the line is the ambiguity.
Option A: Carl handled the police officers. Badass, but kinda weak in terms of realism
Option B: Carl realized the struggle against people like that isn't worth the price of defending yourself. I like this option more.