November 22, 2014 15:27:51
November 25, 2014 09:26:41
Jennifer Hilty But Blondie just wants to help, Wayne! Look how HELPFUL that massive fireball looks!!! I love how these guys are throwing so many original ideas at Wayne and his crew that he just doesn't know how to handle it. XD "No, it's completely impos--I'm sorry did you say you want INTO the pit?!! 0.o???" I foresee Goon #1 getting punched out when he drops down, if only because Kiku's time is probably running out by now, BUT WHO KNOWS WHAT ADVENTURES AWAIT?!!1? Ah, duly noted! (On the scripting thing, since I'm quite sure that was in response to my last comment.) I did figure you guys had a general outline of what was going on, at least. ;) It's quite exciting to know that you guys have such an overall clear idea of the whole story! That has to be a nice feeling. P.S. Is there any chance that the thing at the bottom of the Pit is a certain giant mutant sewer toad monster that made a one-page appearance in the Old Comic.
November 25, 2014 13:45:35 · Reply
Annieke van der Werf My money is on doilies. Lots and lots of mutated doilies of doom~! The doily is one of my favourite things to cryptically talk about, since for those who haven't read the old comic it must seem like such a weeiird random thing~ Yet we know better. We have seen it, and it haunts... Oh how it haunts us... *dramatically drapes self over couch in woe* (Also syncronised dancing. Please tell me that's gonna make it to this version <3)
November 26, 2014 09:56:38 · Reply
Aja Vanilleon Haha, yes -- that fireball would have helped everyone so that they STAYED helped! And yeah, I'm really glad that you posted your earlier comment. It got me thinking that even if you and other long-time readers knew that the story was pretty well outlined, many others might not. ^^; Figured it was good to post some reassurance there. Thanks! P.S. I suppose it's safe to say that there MIGHT be... a chance. ;)
November 28, 2014 02:37:18 · Reply
Aja Vanilleon Well, while we're making obscure references... Be careful not to fall asleep on that couch. ;D (And never fear! MOST things from the old comic will make it back into this version... in one way or another.) ♥
November 28, 2014 02:37:43 · Reply
December 12, 2014 15:56:15
Jennifer Hilty ....YES OH MY GOODNESS YES TAKE HER WITH YOU ESP. SINCE SHE SEEMS RELUCTANT THAT JUST MAKES IT BETTER XD Good grief you guys give yourselves so many characters to work with. I'm not really worried because you did a wonderful job with so many characters LAST time, I'm just really impressed.
December 12, 2014 20:20:26 · Reply
Aja Vanilleon I'm happy to hear it! D and I always hope that the story is easy to follow, even though the cast has gotten pretty large. (And this is the result of us trying to include as few characters as possible. XD I'm sure you know how that is.)
December 20, 2014 08:27:03 · Reply
KitFang AAAAH, YES! Please, yes! This applies to both possible outcomes, honestly. I mean, Joe being a fair and delicate flower is great too...but adding a second female to our group (or at least the semi-regular supporting cast) would be *fantastic*! And think of the snarks! Won't someone please think of the snarks?! Also: duck sighting! I feel like I haven't noticed it in the past few pages. Good to see you still hanging in there, elegant songbird!
December 13, 2014 20:50:18 · Reply
Aja Vanilleon Ho ho... I wonder how Joe would cope with this lady AND Jen in the group. :3 Indeed, the duck tends to keep a low profile during conflicts (since its intervention is rarely needed).
December 20, 2014 08:28:19 · Reply
Annieke van der Werf Come on Joe, we all know you're a delicate flower! Admit it, oh fair one~ I wish I could up my pledge, but at least what I can affored now is like two loafs of bread a month, and when you look at it like that it should definitely help! :D
December 15, 2014 10:09:19 · Reply
Aja Vanilleon Joe may be willing to admit that he's a fair and studly flower. :3 And yes! You are already awesome and helping a lot! I wasn't hinting that more people should raise their pledges. (Actually, I almost left out that part of the post, since I was afraid it might come across that way.) But since several people did that recently, I wanted to make sure that they're acknowledged and appreciated. Making any pledge at all is a wonderful help, and I appreciate every bit of it. I want everyone to only do what's comfortable for them, and to feel great about how much they're helping. ♥
December 20, 2014 08:29:46 · Reply
December 20, 2014 10:26:01
Melissa Lum So, it looks like Joe is getting stuck behind. Henson will have to go or risk loosing his chance to follow now that the Emcee is free.
December 21, 2014 04:52:43 · Reply
Aja Vanilleon Exactly. If he doesn't hurry, he might miss his chance to visit the doom pit. ;) Happy Holidays!
December 24, 2014 17:20:25 · Reply
Jennifer Hilty Doggonit, you went and tossed the guy away before you got Joe out! And things were going so stinkin' well!
December 21, 2014 05:25:26 · Reply
Aja Vanilleon Alas, bardbarians often take DECISIVE ACTION first, and ask important questions later. Also, Merry Christmas! I hope you're having an awesome holiday. :)
December 24, 2014 17:20:54 · Reply
Jennifer Hilty Ah well, I suppose every class has to have a weakness. After all, if he were too perfect, why would need the rest of the party? Merry Christmas to you, as well! =D
December 25, 2014 06:41:27 · Reply
Dale Shumate Oh my, couldn't resist catching up on Patreon once I saw the pages below! I love this bard character so very much.
December 25, 2014 00:14:04 · Reply
Aja Vanilleon Haha, thanks! I'm happy to hear it. :D He certainly is fun to write.
December 31, 2014 03:50:47 · Reply
January 20, 2015 06:36:08
Melissa Lum Poor Joe. He looks so lost.
January 20, 2015 06:49:47 · Reply
Aja Vanilleon He was really looking forward to that super-fun pit slide. :(
January 21, 2015 07:39:03 · Reply
Annieke van der Werf Dammit Aja, stop not doing what I expect you to! And by that I mean please don't <3 Oh Joe... My year is going great so far! We're officially buying the new apartment on the 30th, but we already got the key so we can start working on it. So much cleaning, so many walls to strip, so much floor to remove... And then we can paint and put in new floors! Not to mention all the packing... luckily it's 1,5 streets away, so we can work on it whenever :D So how's your year been so far?
January 20, 2015 11:50:39 · Reply
Aja Vanilleon Sweet! Nice things are good, but nice things that you fixed up yourself are the best. I bet it will turn out great. :D This year is starting out pretty well. It's been all art all the time, so I'm slowly catching up on Ye Olde Commission and Gift Art Backlog... which has slumbered undisturbed, lo, these many aeons... untouched by starlight, untroubled by time, deep in the WIP folder of R'lyeh. But the time has come for it to rise again. Ia! Ia! Backlog fhtagn!
January 21, 2015 08:00:40 · Reply
Jennifer Hilty Darnit. My hope was that he would suddenly pop free, sending them both sprawling into and down the pit in an unceremonious bundle. It would have been so FITTING. I don't believe for a minute that Henson just callously abandoned Joe. He's totally running back to the pit to shove himself stick-in-the-dragon's-mouth-style sideways into it and hold the door open. After all, this is a semi-Medieval setting, it's not like the door is made of high-tech hydraulics or something. (Sure hope not anyway or Henson be squish.) Regardless of which way it goes, this outta teach Joe not to blatantly insult and degrade the dude risking his life to help him. Srsly dude.
January 20, 2015 14:41:47 · Reply
Aja Vanilleon Hero katamari! That would have been great. XD Would've made things a lot easier for everyone, too, ho ho ho...
January 21, 2015 07:50:20 · Reply
January 25, 2015 06:59:17
Jennifer Hilty Doggonit, guys, can we just work together for a minute. XD I just have this feeling that Richard is going to come bursting back out of the pit because he realized they hadn't followed and muscled his way back up the vertical slope. Then he'll smack the fire guy on the head, bend the bars open for Joe, and everyone can go on their merry way. Because come on, it's Richard. My favorite part of this page is the bruiser giving Jim a consoling pat. "It's alright, m'lord, you tried. I'm just very good at my job."
January 26, 2015 15:17:55 · Reply
February 17, 2015 07:25:39
Jennifer Hilty Ohhhh myyyyy woooooord things are about to get reeeeeeeally messy.... YOUR DEATH WILL BE AVENGED, THERAPY BUNNY Hopefully messy in a hilarious way and not a gory way, but you haven't mixed those two up yet so I'm not too worried. :D
February 17, 2015 17:02:29 · Reply
Aja Vanilleon Right you are! I have a pretty low tolerance for bloody mayhem. Good clean mayhem is much more fun. :3
February 25, 2015 22:17:34 · Reply
Annieke van der Werf Avenge. That. Bunny.
February 17, 2015 17:04:29 · Reply
B. Ratcliff Welp, this will end splendidly.
February 25, 2015 18:39:46 · Reply
Aja Vanilleon Next up: all quarrels resolved, with calm discussion, over a nice cup of tea.
February 25, 2015 22:17:42 · Reply
February 25, 2015 21:31:14
Annieke van der Werf I want Joe's outfit for my next LARP so damn much... Honestly, if I dye my hair blonde now I could cosplay him pretty well! And nah, what on earth could happen that you'd need those things, Joe? I mean, I have ~no idea~ where that tunnel could lead, and really, why you think you might need weapons is beyond me. Really. Just bunnies and sunshine thattaway.
February 25, 2015 22:26:50 · Reply
Aja Vanilleon Ah, LARPing sounds fun. :3 I'm sure you'd make a very pretty Joe!
February 27, 2015 09:20:02 · Reply
Sarah Wong I had to reduce my pledge, and then this beautiful page happened :( Well, hopefully I'll have more income and be able to ramp my pledge back up in a few months! I love this comic!
February 26, 2015 19:59:12 · Reply
Aja Vanilleon It's all right! Any size of pledge is a huge help, and it means a lot that you're still supporting the comic. :) I hope things get easier for you soon!
February 27, 2015 09:20:11 · Reply
March 15, 2015 03:14:48
Annieke van der Werf There's always one that keeps their hwad cool... which, to be fair, is quite an achievement with all that fire around! (Guess who finally has a floor in their new apartment! :D and a kitchen and bathroom that will be working on Tuesday! Our old handyman screwed us over big time, but the new one fixed it all rather quickly thank god, so monday we'll finally officially living there! We're just rather low on money because of all the extra costs (so no new furniture for a while ;_; ), but at least we're almost there!)
March 15, 2015 10:23:36 · Reply
Aja Vanilleon Hooray for floors! Almost everything is better with a floor. :D
March 16, 2015 18:59:37 · Reply
B. Ratcliff Can't tell if it's actually hitting his knee or just the ground behind it. I R Bad at perspective.
March 16, 2015 12:30:16 · Reply
Aja Vanilleon D'oh! You're right, that does look kind of ambiguous. (It's supposed to be hitting his knee.) I'll see if I can make it clearer before it goes up on the main site. :) Thanks!
March 16, 2015 19:03:01 · Reply
B. Ratcliff Having some of the fire pass in front of it would go a long way toward that, I think. Just a suggestion =D
March 17, 2015 12:32:43 · Reply
Jennifer Hilty There's always that ONE GUY who has to be annoying and actually paying attention. =P Also we all know whatshisface is coming out the other side of this, because he's a Berserker and that's what they do. Also doggonit Henson.
April 9, 2015 16:58:52 · Reply
March 23, 2015 05:28:54
Aja Vanilleon Indeed! Fortunately for peasants everywhere, most magical fire is a lot weaker/less focused. Of course, with Henson's typical luck, he has to be fireball'd by one of the more competent mages. :D
March 26, 2015 15:16:40 · Reply
B. Ratcliff Well, on the upside, he's now protected from ninjas.
March 23, 2015 12:30:06 · Reply
Aja Vanilleon There's always a silver lining! (He'll still have to watch out for ghost wizards, though.)
March 26, 2015 15:16:47 · Reply
Jennifer Hilty YAAAAY ESCAPE TIME also good on you Joe, redeeming yourself from being kind of a jerk earlier. :D
April 9, 2015 16:59:33 · Reply
April 19, 2015 06:58:27
Aja Vanilleon You've found the secret behind the comic's title. ;) The true magic is hair that ALWAYS looks fabulous -- no matter if its owner walks all day in the sun and wind, gets into fights, works up a sweat, rolls through the dust, runs around in the rain, or catches on fire. (If only we could harness this power in real life...)
April 20, 2015 02:16:16 · Reply
Melissa Lum Fox in the hen house. Marty only has reason to kill Wayne, but I wonder if he'll be taking on other nobles for his encore battle. There's no limiters to stop him anymore.
April 20, 2015 06:44:37 · Reply
Jennifer Hilty Marty is truly a terrifying force of nature. It's really quite fitting that Wayne should meet the defeat at the hands of one of the gentlest, most quaverly peasants he forced into the ring. He made a monster and now he gets to play with it. Gj, Wayne. Gj. I'd be a little surprised if Marty actually succeeded, but who knows? If nothing else, I am doggone sure that Wayne's career as a Nobles underground speakeasy/fight ring manager is straight-up over. I can't imagine the other nobles will be impressed with how completely and fantastically he lost control of this situation, and that is a fitting justice.
April 23, 2015 21:34:26 · Reply
April 26, 2015 10:28:10
B. Ratcliff WELP. Run while you can!
April 27, 2015 13:55:50 · Reply
Aja Vanilleon That option is looking better all the time. :D
April 28, 2015 23:00:23 · Reply
Jennifer Hilty Oh Jen, you had it too easy. Looks like the Protagonist Good Fortune has been sucked away by the boys again, and you're just going to have to deal with the consequences.
April 29, 2015 00:53:06 · Reply
September 11, 2015 08:34:21
September 26, 2015 01:01:56
Jennifer Hilty Well well WELL! And we're back at the ring! And it looks like someone is actually bothering to intervene. I feel it won't go well for them. I love how the lady is just like, "That's new", indicating that people getting kidnapped from the stands is not an irregular occurrence. XD But at least the guys are being original! Perhaps it will work this time! Huzzah for scripting progress! =D It's rather reassuring to me that accomplished comicers like yourself script as you go; sometimes I worry that we're supposed to have the whole dang story plotted out ahead of time. ^^; Whatever your process, it seems to be working quite splendidly! Can't wait to see what happens next for the gang.
November 24, 2014 16:13:14 · Reply
Aja Vanilleon The audience does appreciate the novelty (although Wayne might not have as many flashy moves as the last guy). :D
November 25, 2014 09:14:15 · Reply
Grey Liliy Fudge Chunk & Cinnamon Buns~ Yum. :D
December 4, 2014 03:24:32 · Reply