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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

stevebat Since: Nov, 2009
#6226: Oct 10th 2011 at 1:33:31 PM

Last arc seemed more like a Character development arc to me.

Apocalypse: Dirge Of Swans.
MrAHR Ahr river from ಠ_ಠ Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: A cockroach, nothing can kill it.
Ahr river
#6227: Oct 10th 2011 at 1:34:08 PM

...I don't...

I just...

WHY?

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TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#6228: Oct 10th 2011 at 1:34:47 PM

Because Shive is an idiot, that's why.

MrAHR Ahr river from ಠ_ಠ Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: A cockroach, nothing can kill it.
Ahr river
#6229: Oct 10th 2011 at 1:36:29 PM

Character development arc. So NOW we get a break from the plot or what?

Blugh. That gauntlet thing could have worked just. fine. at the end of the previous arc. Jeebus.

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Tidal_Wave_17 Since: Sep, 2009
#6230: Oct 10th 2011 at 4:22:47 PM

Sarah's mouth looks a little funny in the last panel. Did Shive try to shade her top lip in?

GethKnight Since: Apr, 2010
#6231: Oct 10th 2011 at 4:41:27 PM

Maybe this is the start of a new arc?

MrAHR Ahr river from ಠ_ಠ Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: A cockroach, nothing can kill it.
Ahr river
#6232: Oct 10th 2011 at 4:42:32 PM

This storyline is intended to be a short and relatively simple one before the next one, which, well... I'm not sure how complicated it will be from YOUR perspective, but from mine? Boy howdy! ...Whatever that means.

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Smilingcloud Since: Jul, 2011
#6233: Oct 10th 2011 at 8:23:20 PM

Character arcs would be meaningful to me if the characters didn't feel like puppets at times.

TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#6234: Oct 10th 2011 at 8:34:38 PM

/Kermit Tedd

/Miss Piggy Grace

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#6235: Oct 10th 2011 at 11:16:30 PM

Fourth panel. In which Susan makes yet another facial expression I didn't think I'd see on her face.

TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Medinoc from France (Before Recorded History)
#6238: Oct 12th 2011 at 3:14:18 AM

New page. I like the Nanase fairy facepalming.

"And as long as a sack of shit is not a good thing to be, chivalry will never die."
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#6239: Oct 12th 2011 at 5:47:01 AM

Bah, Sheik was clearly just a disguise.

And Zelda in general gets a much better deal than, say, Peach.

vanthebaron Mystical Monkey Master from Carlyle, Il Since: Sep, 2010
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#6240: Oct 12th 2011 at 6:00:24 AM

and shive tells us what we already know about Lo Z being kind of sexist

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Tidal_Wave_17 Since: Sep, 2009
#6241: Oct 12th 2011 at 6:21:05 AM

Is it strange that my first thought after looking at this page was "Okay, now he's trying to make AHR mad on purpose"?

vanthebaron Mystical Monkey Master from Carlyle, Il Since: Sep, 2010
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#6242: Oct 12th 2011 at 6:22:39 AM

nope just pointing out the sexism in Lo Z

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Zennistrad from The Multiverse Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: I don't mind being locked in this eternal maze!
#6243: Oct 12th 2011 at 9:20:52 AM

Making AHR mad isn't really hard to do given that she sees everything as a flaw.

MrAHR Ahr river from ಠ_ಠ Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: A cockroach, nothing can kill it.
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#6244: Oct 12th 2011 at 10:39:43 AM

I could really care less about LOZ.

It's an ok series, full of ok plot devices and loljapan.

I'm just bored out of my mind.

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TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#6245: Oct 12th 2011 at 10:41:02 AM

Yeah, this little sideshow is utterly pointless, unless an evil ninja comes in to threaten to rape kill the two of them and Susan has to kick his ass.

Or something equally improbable.

edited 12th Oct '11 10:41:13 AM by TheyCallMeTomu

Daremo Misanthrope Supreme from Parts Unknown Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: If it's you, it's okay
#6246: Oct 12th 2011 at 10:58:10 AM

The pointlessness was pointedly pointed out as being the point before this bit even started.

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.
TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#6247: Oct 12th 2011 at 10:59:29 AM

I'm beginning to wonder if Shive is intentionally trolling his audience at this point.

MrAHR Ahr river from ಠ_ಠ Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: A cockroach, nothing can kill it.
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#6248: Oct 12th 2011 at 11:08:12 AM

Just because something is pointed out, does not make it good.

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Daremo Misanthrope Supreme from Parts Unknown Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: If it's you, it's okay
#6249: Oct 12th 2011 at 11:22:02 AM

But it does make complaining about it rather superfluous. If you're only coming for the plot(such as it is), continuing to hang out when the plot is explicitly not in residence means you only have yourself to blame for any feeling of annoyance.

It's like hanging out with your SO's friend that you already know you don't like when you know your SO isn't going to be there. Why?

edited 12th Oct '11 11:22:21 AM by Daremo

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.
MrAHR Ahr river from ಠ_ಠ Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: A cockroach, nothing can kill it.
Ahr river
#6250: Oct 12th 2011 at 11:25:04 AM

Don't Like? Don't Read!, you mean.

Because I feel as if EGS can be improved if he just applied himself, and wasn't so lazy, and blah blah blah he doesn't know how to properly plan these things blah blah blah not how you do character development blah blah blah it gives me an erection to complain blah blah blah...

edited 12th Oct '11 11:26:56 AM by MrAHR

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