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New Comic Thread for July 31st of 2009

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    AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    It would be neat if Gabe and Tycho released some sort of double-digest trade of Automata and Lookouts sometime in the future.

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    SzechuanosaurusSzechuanosaurus Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2009
    darleysam wrote: »
    If this was a webcomic, I'd read it.

    Graphic novel.. make it a graphic novel.

    Don't you have to pay...money...for those?

    I'm not sure I'm comfortable with financially rewarding people for creative efforts which I enjoy experiencing.

    Maybe they could do, like, pavement art with it or something and when they come round with the donation cap I can just pretend like I've got to be somewhere really important in a hurry.

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    DelzhandDelzhand Hard to miss. Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    robothero wrote: »
    meh

    wassa matter, don't like the robot hero?

    see what i did thar

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    AMP'dAMP'd Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    darleysam wrote: »
    If this was a webcomic, I'd read it.

    Graphic novel.. make it a graphic novel.

    Don't you have to pay...money...for those?

    I'm not sure I'm comfortable with financially rewarding people for creative efforts which I enjoy experiencing.

    Maybe they could do, like, pavement art with it or something and when they come round with the donation cap I can just pretend like I've got to be somewhere really important in a hurry.

    Your MO sounds uncomfortably similar to mine

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    darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    darleysam wrote: »
    If this was a webcomic, I'd read it.

    Graphic novel.. make it a graphic novel.

    Don't you have to pay...money...for those?

    I'm not sure I'm comfortable with financially rewarding people for creative efforts which I enjoy experiencing.

    Maybe they could do, like, pavement art with it or something and when they come round with the donation cap I can just pretend like I've got to be somewhere really important in a hurry.

    This is because you are clearly a kilt-wearing, whiskey-guzzling stereotype of a Scottsman. I would indeed pay money for an extended Automata story.

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    KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I'd buy an Automata graphic novel so hard it would make the bookstore clerk uncomfortable.

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    zacharyzachary Creative Developer Minneapolis, MNRegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Man I don't know why I voted for the Lookouts. I'm infinity plus one more excited about Automata now that the second page is out.

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    fightinfilipinofightinfilipino Angry as Hell #BLMRegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    because the concept for Lookouts is also pretty damn awesome?

    i was afraid Automata was going to turn into some Matrix-type story, but i am pleasantly surprised so far.

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    LucascraftLucascraft Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Did they take the comic down from the first page? (Yes I know there's a version of it in the OP of this thread.)

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    MagnumCTMagnumCT Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I don't see how the Lookouts could possibly remain an option after Automata, but to each his own, I suppose.

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    MagnumCTMagnumCT Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Lookouts: Goofy, pint-sized fuckers amble through the woods performing call-and-response.

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    AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    please don't start the retarded Lookouts vs Automata stuff

    it's retarded

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    UsagiUsagi Nah Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    This is magnificent.

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    WeaverWeaver Who are you? What do you want?Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    This is the most excellent thing.

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    MagnumCTMagnumCT Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Smart Hero wrote: »
    please don't start the retarded Lookouts vs Automata stuff

    it's retarded

    I don't mean to start anything, as I've never really weighed in on it before. Moving on, this is really great stuff.

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    crwthcrwth THAT'S IT Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    oh sweet, my birthday comic is automata being continued

    :^:

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    DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2009
    Smart Hero wrote: »
    please don't start the retarded Lookouts vs Automata stuff

    it's retarded
    yes, this

    if some of you feel compelled to start that debate again, take it to D&D where I'm sure you'll find people welcoming such a discussion

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    MagnumCTMagnumCT Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I'll pass and drop it. My attention span isn't long enough to read a D&D post.

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    maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Why is the comic duplicated in the OP?

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    DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2009
    that wasn't directed specifically at you, but to anyone who might feel the need to bring up such a pointless discussion here

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    MagnumCTMagnumCT Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    :^:

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    wynlynddwynlyndd Registered User new member
    edited July 2009
    I love Automata thus far. I think it has awesome potential. Also kinda makes me think of Elijah Bailey and R. Daneel Olivaw from Isaac Asimov novels.

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    SeriouslySeriously Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Why is the comic duplicated in the OP?

    For whatever reason the comic sometimes goes down after it's posted. In this case, I'm guessing some plucky soul had the comic saved before this happened, so he linked that one as well so we'd all have something to view.

    But now the official comic is back up, so he just looks stupid.

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    AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Why is the comic duplicated in the OP?

    The actual comic link was dead but someone with quick skills snagged it and hosted it themselves, I believe.

    Now it's back up so it's showing up again.

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    SticksSticks I'd rather be in bed.Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I just can't get over how elegant the robots meet 1920's noir idea is. Like Firefly with its space western setting, I can't help but think "why didn't someone do this sooner?".

    That's not to say it hasn't been done before, because it probably has. This is just my first major encounter with it. I really hope this current arc becomes a launch pad for a new endeavor, and not just another CTS that they come back to once every blue moon.

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    DogDog Registered User, Administrator, Vanilla Staff admin
    edited July 2009
    Noir + Robots + Internet = Cash Money

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    GabrielGabriel Registered User, ClubPA, Penny Arcade Staff, PAX Staff staff
    edited July 2009
    Thanks guys. Reading how much you guys like the story so far is just awesome. This gives me the boost I need to crack out another page today.

    Also it was Kiko that created the visual design of Clickwise, not me.

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    Grid SystemGrid System Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Smart Hero wrote: »
    Why is the comic duplicated in the OP?

    The actual comic link was dead but someone with quick skills snagged it and hosted it themselves, I believe.

    Now it's back up so it's showing up again.
    They're both PA hosted. One is at [noparse]www.penny-arcade.com/whatever[/noparse] and the other is at [noparse]penny-arcade.com/whatever[/noparse].

    Edit: Seriously awesome, Gabe.

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    AntimatterAntimatter Devo Was Right Gates of SteelRegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Gabe, I'm really glad you guys made Automata.

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    el_vicioel_vicio Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    KalTorak wrote: »
    I'd buy an Automata graphic novel so hard it would make the bookstore clerk uncomfortable.

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    Burden of ProofBurden of Proof You three boys picked a beautiful hill to die on. Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    very enjoyable comic today

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    DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2009
    top notch Gabe

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    AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Gabriel wrote: »
    Thanks guys. Reading how much you guys like the story so far is just awesome. This gives me the boost I need to crack out another page today.

    Also it was Kiko that created the visual design of Clickwise, not me.

    Well in that case, many kudos to Kiko!

    You didn't do too bad, either, I guess.

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    GameGrrlGameGrrl Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Gabriel wrote: »
    Thanks guys. Reading how much you guys like the story so far is just awesome. This gives me the boost I need to crack out another page today.

    Also it was Kiko that created the visual design of Clickwise, not me.

    This is fantastic, Gabe.

    I realize this is probably a ton of work for you guys, but I'd love to hear a podcast of the Automata production process.

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    Burden of ProofBurden of Proof You three boys picked a beautiful hill to die on. Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    also the Max Payne movie was an example of horrible noir

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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Oh my God this was incredible

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    UsagiUsagi Nah Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Kiko did an amazing job with the Clickwise

    and I said it about the first one, and I'll say it again: I'd love to see a larger version

    edited because even coffee can't help me spell

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    SticksSticks I'd rather be in bed.Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    also the Max Payne movie was an example of horrible noir

    They made a Max Payne movie? I don't even remember it, because I try to block out terrible ideas.

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    DogDog Registered User, Administrator, Vanilla Staff admin
    edited July 2009
    I think it was good but I am going to wait until I have read the entire arc before making a mess in my pants, aka the opposite of what people did for Lookouts.

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    KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    The Clickwise language is one of those things that is perfectly depicted in comic form and I'm not sure could be adequately translated into any other medium.

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