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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

Daremo Misanthrope Supreme from Parts Unknown Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: If it's you, it's okay
#35651: Mar 18th 2025 at 8:05:55 PM

Comic Hope 177

Ethics? I've heard of those...

Creed of the Happy Pessimist:Always expect the worst. Then, when it happens, it was only what you expected. All else is a happy surprise.
CompletelyNormalGuy Am I a weirdo? from a place where folks put cream cheese on hot dogs (Oldest One in the Book)
Am I a weirdo?
#35652: Mar 20th 2025 at 9:49:42 PM

Comic.

Turns out Jay doesn't know about spellbooks. I guess Arthur doesn't tell her jack shit. A very different approach to family and magic than Edward.

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HeraldAlberich from Ohio (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
#35653: Mar 20th 2025 at 9:59:12 PM

Arthur didn’t want her to learn more spells at all. It’s only because of Pandora turning Moperville into her own personal magic-mark sandbox that Jay even has more than one.

HeraldAlberich from Ohio (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#35655: Mar 23rd 2025 at 8:21:17 PM

Oooh, that's an interesting magical rule.

Will29 (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#35656: Mar 24th 2025 at 5:08:29 AM

> I think all my spells are copied.

You have at least one personal spell, Jay. The one Pandora gave you.

Malady (X-Troper)
#35657: Mar 24th 2025 at 6:30:21 AM

Pandora gave Jill a spell? What was it? When?

...

In other things, I bet the book is so big because so many spells were from Pandora, so since Hope knows the spells, the book gets info from her since she's making the book.

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Elfive (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#35658: Mar 24th 2025 at 7:52:20 AM

Yeah no, Jay's first spell was the one being used on her when Pandora found her.

Will29 (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#35659: Mar 24th 2025 at 7:57:07 AM

Yeah, I misremembered it as Pandora giving Jay a mark+spell combination, but it started as just boosting magic resistance, then awakening + spell copying. Sorry for the confusion.

HeraldAlberich from Ohio (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
#35660: Mar 25th 2025 at 9:00:29 PM

Hope 180

“Copied spells get descriptions based on how you think they work” … and Jay thinks about her spells a lot.

Daremo Misanthrope Supreme from Parts Unknown Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: If it's you, it's okay
#35661: Mar 25th 2025 at 9:03:39 PM

Comic Hope 180

I'm just verbose!

Creed of the Happy Pessimist:Always expect the worst. Then, when it happens, it was only what you expected. All else is a happy surprise.
Daremo Misanthrope Supreme from Parts Unknown Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: If it's you, it's okay
#35662: Mar 27th 2025 at 8:36:11 PM

Comic Hope 181

Enter freely, and of your own... Wait, this isn't how it works!?

Creed of the Happy Pessimist:Always expect the worst. Then, when it happens, it was only what you expected. All else is a happy surprise.
Daremo Misanthrope Supreme from Parts Unknown Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: If it's you, it's okay
#35663: Mar 30th 2025 at 10:35:50 PM

Comic Hope 182

In which Hope narrowly avoids becoming a closet case.

Creed of the Happy Pessimist:Always expect the worst. Then, when it happens, it was only what you expected. All else is a happy surprise.
HeraldAlberich from Ohio (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
#35664: Apr 1st 2025 at 8:56:07 PM

Hope 183

To quote Questionable Content, “Oh lord, we’ve adopted another one.”

ironballs16 Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
#35665: Apr 2nd 2025 at 5:42:05 AM

[up]

That might be the hardest I've laughed this entire storyline

"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"
HeraldAlberich from Ohio (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
#35666: Apr 3rd 2025 at 9:14:00 PM

Hope 184

I get the feeling Raven has his own immortal investment fund, Hope. You buy all the books you want.

HeraldAlberich from Ohio (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
#35667: Apr 6th 2025 at 8:47:41 PM

Hope 185

Jay, you have magic. Just turn into smoke and fly to your car; you probably don’t even need to unlock the doors to get in.

That said, cute moment here.

Daremo Misanthrope Supreme from Parts Unknown Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: If it's you, it's okay
#35668: Apr 6th 2025 at 11:11:00 PM

Got to be slightly more unobtrusive about her magic, I think, given her subtle disdain of those who are, "really bad at hiding it".

Creed of the Happy Pessimist:Always expect the worst. Then, when it happens, it was only what you expected. All else is a happy surprise.
Daremo Misanthrope Supreme from Parts Unknown Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: If it's you, it's okay
#35669: Apr 8th 2025 at 8:59:41 PM

Comic Hope 186

Do you, sir, have a room? Are you beckoning me in? (Hit it)

Creed of the Happy Pessimist:Always expect the worst. Then, when it happens, it was only what you expected. All else is a happy surprise.
DatLonerGirl Gimme your desire... from a top secret place Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Gimme your desire...
#35671: Apr 13th 2025 at 8:21:23 PM

UM THEY CAN KILL PEOPLE NOW???

Writer, or something. Push the button, if you dare. 🖲️
Daremo Misanthrope Supreme from Parts Unknown Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: If it's you, it's okay
#35672: Apr 13th 2025 at 8:42:57 PM

You're a microscopic cog in my catastrophic plan, designed and directed by my red right hand.

Creed of the Happy Pessimist:Always expect the worst. Then, when it happens, it was only what you expected. All else is a happy surprise.
wingedcatgirl mys. minty from the silly dimension from lurking (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
mys. minty from the silly dimension
#35673: Apr 13th 2025 at 10:05:00 PM

There does seem to be restriction on who they can kill. This guy was touchable specifically because he killed first. Killed at all, or does it also matter who he killed?

Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.
CompletelyNormalGuy Am I a weirdo? from a place where folks put cream cheese on hot dogs (Oldest One in the Book)
Am I a weirdo?
#35674: Apr 13th 2025 at 10:36:11 PM

So he can kill this guy because this guy killed someone. I wonder how this will impact the characters we actually care about. I don't think Susan is in any danger. She's only killed vampires, and considering how most immortals feel about vampires, I suspect their law has some sort of loophole built in that killing vampires doesn't actually count as killing. However, it's a possibility, so I'll mention it. Grace is probably fine as well as Damien ultimately killed himself. Jay could potentially have a problem. She explicitly killed another human being using magic. It wasn't intentional and it was in self defense, but it's possible the new immortal law doesn't take that into account.

And then there's the feds. Edward has likely killed someone. It's hard to save the world multiple times without doing so. Arthur has almost certainly killed someone. Now, any immortal who actually targeted one of those two would be putting a huge target on their back (I guess the same goes for any immortal who targets Jay), it still might be a possibility.

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Malady (X-Troper)
#35675: Apr 14th 2025 at 4:50:39 AM

Just because they can kill doesn't mean it's easy. Voltaire had to get up close. Although, he probably wanted to show Mist...

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