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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

MurlocAggroB from the second-most ridiculous province of Canada Since: May, 2015
#35676: Apr 14th 2025 at 6:22:51 AM

Maybe it's less restrictive than just "kill for kill". I think it's more "their actions need to match a mortal". That would maybe explain why it's related to Hope being allowed to compete in a card tournament.

Also, um, wow. Was not expecting that.

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thok That's Dr. Title, thank you! (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Non-Canon
That's Dr. Title, thank you!
#35677: Apr 14th 2025 at 6:27:56 AM

I can imagine that the new laws only apply to actions taken after the laws were enacted.

MurlocAggroB from the second-most ridiculous province of Canada Since: May, 2015
#35678: Apr 15th 2025 at 8:35:39 PM

Hope 188

I think my theory is right. Also, egads this went from zero to a hundred.

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DatLonerGirl Gimme your desire... from a top secret place Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Gimme your desire...
#35679: Apr 15th 2025 at 10:30:29 PM

Bro about to have his aura stolen or???

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
#35680: Apr 17th 2025 at 8:14:46 PM

Comic Hope 189

This is    The End of Hope   .

Yep, last page in the Hope arc. Wait, what did you think I meant?

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
#35681: Apr 21st 2025 at 9:01:21 PM

The return of EGS:NP! Cinder 33

Ooh, Tedd’s taking that “parents on separate dates” thing pretty hard.

I appreciate the style of the recap in The Rant.

Daremo Misanthrope Supreme from Parts Unknown Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: If it's you, it's okay
#35682: Apr 23rd 2025 at 8:17:49 PM

NP Cinder 34

It's a mystery.

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
#35683: Apr 29th 2025 at 2:35:10 AM

NP Cinder 36

That expression says the misunderstanding wasn't an accident.

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.
FuzzyBoots from Outlying borough of Pittsburgh (there's a lot of Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
HeraldAlberich from Ohio (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
#35685: Apr 30th 2025 at 8:25:58 PM

NP Cinder 37

In which we discuss French homonyms.

FuzzyBoots from Outlying borough of Pittsburgh (there's a lot of Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
#35686: May 1st 2025 at 7:34:45 AM

Yup, there's a tale that the slippers being glass was a mistranslation although it's fairly well debunked. Something like that used to be one of the few jokes I could tell in French where two men were about to put out the boat for fishing when one asked, "Did you bring the worms (vers)?" and the other replying, "We don't need glasses (verres) because I don't have any wine."

HeraldAlberich from Ohio (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
#35687: May 2nd 2025 at 8:39:16 PM

NP Cinder 38

Sure, if you own a private plane, you register it under an LLC and rent it out when you’re not using it. Same thing here.

Daremo Misanthrope Supreme from Parts Unknown Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: If it's you, it's okay
#35688: May 6th 2025 at 4:09:23 AM

NP Cinder 39

You're pretty, you don't need to know how to actually do things.

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.
Will29 (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#35689: May 6th 2025 at 10:19:16 AM

[Troy] Can I play the piano any more?

[Dr. Zaius] Of course you can!

[Troy] Well I couldn't before. (plays piano)

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?
#35690: May 6th 2025 at 8:28:08 PM

False Kings 1

Poor Edward hasn't even had his coffee yet.

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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
#35691: May 6th 2025 at 11:55:46 PM

HOWEVER! There is a very simple explanation for why he can see it, and it's very much possible to deduce what that explanation is. Also, it's going to be addressed within a couple pages, so there's no need to...

You've already started a conspiracy board, haven't you.

wild mass guesswild mass guesswild mass guesswild mass guess The only possible explanation for this is that Edward has mega evolved into a double immortal! wild mass guess

... I think that's about as good as I can do with that bit. My actual guess is that either she did technically offer him hospitality for the specific purpose of not locking him out (and it still counts even if he wasn't there at the time and doesn't know), or else accepting his hospitality does it too.

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?
#35692: May 7th 2025 at 12:29:50 AM

My money is on it being because she's accepting his hospitality by staying in his house. Of course, if that's the case, then I wonder if Justin's uncle Jim could have seen the place had he walked in when it was in the comic shop, or if it only applies to homes. Of course, now I'm double-speculating, and nothing good ever comes of that.

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DatLonerGirl Gimme your desire... from a top secret place Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Gimme your desire...
#35693: May 7th 2025 at 8:15:18 AM

Oh, I just figured she was sleeping in a normal guest room.

Edited by DatLonerGirl on May 7th 2025 at 11:15:30 AM

Writer, or something. Push the button, if you dare. 🖲️
HeraldAlberich from Ohio (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
#35694: May 7th 2025 at 9:31:05 AM

When Tedd offered her hospitality, she said there is no spare room (Grace has what presumably used to be the guest room), but that Hope could move her dwelling into the house. So that’s what this is.

Maybe Edward, the powerful wizard, has a true-seeing spell he never bothers to turn off.

Edited by HeraldAlberich on May 7th 2025 at 12:39:11 PM

DatLonerGirl Gimme your desire... from a top secret place Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Gimme your desire...
#35696: May 7th 2025 at 11:56:21 AM

I can't believe that page was a month ago...

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
#35697: May 7th 2025 at 5:03:50 PM

Well, there was a nearly 3 week break in there.

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.
MurlocAggroB from the second-most ridiculous province of Canada Since: May, 2015
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?
#35699: May 8th 2025 at 8:16:45 PM

False Kings 2

Well, that josses one of my theories. I had assumed that Edward had copied the chart spell from one of the Dunkel parents (mostly based on this old strip).

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MurlocAggroB from the second-most ridiculous province of Canada Since: May, 2015
#35700: May 11th 2025 at 8:52:31 PM

False Kings 3

"You can invite friends without permission when you get your own house."

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