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Yay! Its back again! I stagger my reading of it to Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday cause there aren't enough good webcomics on those days, so I am not the best person to lead a real time discussion, but it really needs a thread. So in Monday's we see the mysterious return of the dark figure. (linky)

Who is starting to sound really, really desperate.

Also, is it just the art upgrade, or does Ellen's green ray seem more... jeeze, what is a same word to use? Powerful? More powerful then usual?

Edited by wingedcatgirl on Oct 10th 2025 at 12:46:21 PM

JinxedBlackcat The Ultimate Bifauxnen from Blurry Edges of Genderfluidity Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
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#276: Jun 9th 2010 at 6:25:43 PM

hm...What about Nanase and Justin? Is their suffering bit the whole closeting gay bit?

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ACDrawings YOSH! from MY PERSONAL REALITY Since: Jan, 2001
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#277: Jun 9th 2010 at 6:30:11 PM

Justin doesn't have the full fledged magic gig like the others. He's still basic Anime Style Martial Arts.

With Nanase I believe it's a combination of the Susan incident and there's more to her family than meets the eye.

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Xeniph Cloudcuckoolander Since: Jun, 2009
#278: Jun 10th 2010 at 11:41:22 PM

Susan in a crooked undershirt! *SWOOOOON*

My title is no longer sticking out of its box, but I couldn't think of anything better to put here.
A_H_R Resistance is Futile from Crevice of your Mind Since: Feb, 2010
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#280: Jun 11th 2010 at 1:14:22 PM

I definitely agree with that, although I think Grace is always a bit too diabetic, so I'm biased that way.

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Semiapies Since: Jan, 2001
#281: Jun 11th 2010 at 2:24:20 PM

I'll be the sole guy with no real problem with this entire arc.

I just vaguely want to know whether Shive was trolling for correction with the earthquake distance bit, or covered for a screw-up.

edited 11th Jun '10 2:24:53 PM by Semiapies

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#282: Jun 11th 2010 at 2:26:51 PM

Shive is pretty good about covering up certain plot holes. Some of them, less so, but the ones he'd be aware of he is usually good about. Usually.

It could be either way, but I do hope if he did retcon, that the trolls are not going to be some meaningless subplot.

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#283: Jun 11th 2010 at 6:20:15 PM

@Semiapies - I don't have a problem with it either, I like it.

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#284: Jun 11th 2010 at 7:16:23 PM

Me neither. Or maybe, me too. Have no problem with it, that is.

edited 11th Jun '10 7:16:41 PM by KnownUnknown

A_H_R Resistance is Futile from Crevice of your Mind Since: Feb, 2010
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#285: Jun 11th 2010 at 7:39:26 PM

I don't have a problem with the arc either. I just have problem with the characterization, but that's an ongoing thing.

:/.

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#286: Jun 12th 2010 at 10:27:08 PM

It's funny, looking back on it, the gradual changes in Susan's design included her being relatively skinny, and I never really noticed until the second panel here.

edited 12th Jun '10 10:27:48 PM by KnownUnknown

A_H_R Resistance is Futile from Crevice of your Mind Since: Feb, 2010
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#287: Jun 16th 2010 at 6:32:37 PM

Meh, this joke was definitely forced

Also-

The commentary for the recent sketchbook thing pisses me off. Not me pissed off at Dan, not this time anyway. It's more of general pissed offishness at myself, because I'm still in highschool, and I am horribly paranoid my stories are crap as well.

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#289: Jun 21st 2010 at 4:30:03 AM

The plot thins. Or thickens. Could go either way, really. Things could get more complicated, or more likely go the way I thought it was really going from jump.

edited 21st Jun '10 4:35:04 AM by KnownUnknown

A_H_R Resistance is Futile from Crevice of your Mind Since: Feb, 2010
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#290: Jun 21st 2010 at 3:48:56 PM

Merph. I really would of preferred if it had gotten interlooped with fairy view. Instead of telling, we actually saw.

Also, that jogger's motion positively sucked. He falls into that 'posing' problem artists give when they can't draw action...

edited 21st Jun '10 3:50:38 PM by A_H_R

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#291: Jun 21st 2010 at 6:32:29 PM

^ evil grin. Cheerful as always, eh?

I defy you to say something positive about the next strip. Just one thing. And "this ____ isn't as crappy as usual" doesn't count.

edited 21st Jun '10 6:32:39 PM by KnownUnknown

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#292: Jun 24th 2010 at 2:35:38 AM

What.

edited 24th Jun '10 2:36:16 AM by God_of_Awesome

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#293: Jun 24th 2010 at 3:33:21 AM

It's easier to Pot Hole you know.

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A_H_R Resistance is Futile from Crevice of your Mind Since: Feb, 2010
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#294: Jun 24th 2010 at 2:35:19 PM

@Known: uhm, the art is good?

Seriously though, I have been semi complimenting the improving quality of Dan's commentary. Although why he feels the need to phrase Sarah's hairstyle happening before like 'this is NOT the first time we saw her like this!' as if to justify his decision, is beyond me.

Also, once again, running pose in the first panel is bad, he needs to really work more on that, but I do like Susan summing up my thoughts in one coherent word.

edited 24th Jun '10 2:35:44 PM by A_H_R

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burinnu Tell me something happy from Someplace Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
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#295: Jun 25th 2010 at 11:15:46 AM

YAAAAAAAAY OMEGA GRACE!

I don't know why, but I can't look at Omega Grace without thinking of Tedd's reaction to first seeing that form.

I'm in your fanfiction, correcting your spelling.
A_H_R Resistance is Futile from Crevice of your Mind Since: Feb, 2010
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#296: Jun 25th 2010 at 6:05:03 PM

*clears throat* I do believe this page was less crappy than normal

:D

Now leave me alone.

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#297: Jun 25th 2010 at 6:53:10 PM

^ You're insufferable...

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A_H_R Resistance is Futile from Crevice of your Mind Since: Feb, 2010
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#298: Jun 25th 2010 at 6:57:14 PM

Hey, that was directed towards Known, not you. And I was being completely sincere. None of the jokes were badly done, and the commentary was amusing enough.

edited 25th Jun '10 6:57:56 PM by A_H_R

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#299: Jun 25th 2010 at 7:19:36 PM

AHR, you amuses me when you're giving grudging compliments like that.

But yeah, it's nice to Omega Grace again, and nicer to see that the commentary didn't mention that at all.

NLK Mo A Since: May, 2010
#300: Jun 25th 2010 at 8:36:56 PM

I really like EGS, the plot, mythology and characters are really likable, but I don't think I'm the only one who disliked all the Ellen/Nanase focus lately. Just cause Shive's a Yuri Fanboy doesn't justify all the unnecessary focus on the lesbians (though I might be a bit biased in that respect, since I'm somewhat against GLBT. I've got nothing against Justin though).

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