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Con: Another reminder, I’ll be at AoD (Anime on Display) in San Francisco next weekend with Ben Hsu of Dubious Company. Check out our Dubious Medusa panel at 11am on Saturday, then come by our booth to get a free sketch or buy a book or t-shirt! Also, possibly free Chocodiles!
Of course! Everyone’s known that vampires sparkle since way back … a few years ago at least!
If I were Urano, I’d pick her up and toss her as far as I could for that one!
I concur
Typo. “OTYHER” instead of “OTHER”.
Thanks. I’ll try to fix that with the next update.
oh, i thought otyher was a vampire clan or something
…yes. We’ll go with that.
That’d actually be a pretty cool way for characters and such to be named. Whatever typo sounds the best. 😛
I agree! I figured it was a clan as well, like all the vampires in that clan wear armor 😀
sad I thought it was going to be oyster vampires for a sec there =(, no blood sucking shell fish
Bad Marah no twilight jokes
Well, that does explain the armor. And why he hasn’t burst into fire.
What’s the SPF rating on that suit; 9000 or higher?
Also, typo in panel 2, “otyher.”
Correction: 9001 or higher. 😛
@Marah
FACEPALM COMBO x2
Oh Marah, so misinformed. :p
…Otyher?
Where are the sparkles!?! Produce the sparkles.
D:
*reads punchline and facepalms*
And you say my puns are bad, Jake, and you MAKE A TWILIGHT reference?!
Oooh. this means war. “Fang” you for the advanced warning, but you’ll find my puns can “suck”. I will come at you with “blood” in my eyes, and you will find that I can pin-“point” any puns I can think to point out (no points for doubles).
And this is just the warm up!
Don’t blame me. Marah is really into Twilight, so this is like straight from my real life.
Even raising the “stakes” like this, I think you’ll find “sun” of us don’t take such a challenge “light”-ly. I’m no “night” in punning armor, but I “glamour” for the chance to exercise my wit.
I must be “baked” not to see those puns, I guess I should “reflect” on my abilities now, while I go play Castlevania: Harmony of Despair.
But do not fret, I will not leave you to the “wolves”, I’ll be back, and in greater punbers!
oh, these puns are just “batty”. I mean, it can sure be easy to go around “coffin” these up, and I’m “Vlad” to see such pungeon masters about, but it’ll be a “dark” night when the fun is “drained” out by overuse.
(also. Harmony of despair absolutely rocks. if you’re on PS3, my PSN is Nitron_ZX if you wanna play with another MM fan ^-^ )
[Vampire Pun]
Jake in the book in the commentary you say Een instead of Even. So instead of fretting over the spelling mistake trying to make Een your new slang.
Also when Season 2 is coming out im gonna try to get photos of my advertising campaign.
Een though I agree with you, I still can’t help feeling bad about it.
Swason2 ends around the end of April. I’m not sure if the Kickstarter will start right awy or not.
What are you guys een talking about? Een with my good hearing I couldn’t een understand what was said!
*CS Davidicus added “een” to his repitoire*
I think it’s an Irish accent. Or Scottish maybe.
People type in an accent? That’s just awesome, I just type how I speak!
Correction: *CS Davidicus adds “irish accent” to his repitoire*
I’m sure if Urano polished his armor enough it would sparkle. Would that be good enough for Marah? lol
I like the face Urano is making in my head at the sparkle question.
Side note: Love the bonus stories in the book! I just finished reading them. I actually forgot they were there and I was just thumbing through the book and was like “…I don’t remember this stuf… OH! Bonus material!” T’was awesome reading. I’m now going to get others to read it. Also, Medusa panel gets a place of special honor next to my Myth Busters poster!
………………………………………. *after reading the twilight joke decides not to read those comic next week* sorry, I really can’t stand the anne rice rejects and the confused polymorphs of twilight. No offense to the fans
just to say, seriously. 1 week
so i was rereading the book again {so sue me it’s a great book} and I noticed somethings. 1 is medusa’s short hair in the back. is that a blooper or [more likely given the bangs she has } is her hair just usually covered up by snakes? 2. You used the “it’s a secret to everyone” title for the nose picking comic will you be using an original title for the glasses comic which actually says “it’s a secret to everyone” 3. Did jake forget about the events of the bonus bonus comic or will it happen to be that Jake and Marah both had runins but Life will keep them from realizing the common Aquaintance they share? 4. does the tube from charles bonus have significant plot value or is that going to be saved for a special “if we raise enough each time” bonus arc stretching over the books? 5. What kind of Airline lets “that” on board? {and dont say Delta} 6. I think i’m the first person to coin the slang that shows up in the 10,000 bonus but im not sure either way it’s an awesome bonus comic. 7.I am deadly serious about campaigning for Season 2 kickstarter. you lemme know when it happens and I wont rest untill we get some serious positive publicity. like a Celebrity endorsement. I actually know one Celebrity who might, Vic Mignogna voice actor real friendly dude I interviewed him once.8. I love the Stickers but im afraid to actually put them on something because they’re so awesome and my house sucks so much. maybe the book itself. 9. Will you be making new designs for season 2 stickers. or even a Votey on which characters she’d look good as? 10. Have you introduced Marah to cool Vampires like Spike , Angel , and others who i can’t think of cause blade was pretty cheesy and underworld is eh {in my opinion}.
Here we go:
1: She has some actual hair in addition o the snake hair. You can see it every now and then
2: I may change the title of “glasses”, but probably to a different Zelda reference.
3: Of you’re referring to the Ghost, Jake and Marah will talk about that eventually.
4: I haven’t decided yet.
5: Delta.
6: I think you may be right.
7: Thanks! Vic is great. I’m a big FMA fan. If you know how to reach him I;d be happy to send him a comp copy of the book.
8: Thanks!
9: I plan to do a vote for three new stickers.
10: Marah is pretty stubborn. She likes her vampires sparkly.
I’ve actually seen the guy at the EXPCon, he even did his Edward (I’m not short) line. Still can’t believe he’s Brody from DBZ.
Just to say, I was America (male) from the EXPCon Hetalia World Summit
*facepalm through my skull*
upon rereading AGAIN {this is why you dont drink 12 oz of Red Bull before bed kiddies} disregard number 4. and Replace it with will “Who Cares” be making another appearence?
Also I reread the Comments and Realized that I may have been behind pressuring you into making a certain reveal early and I sincerely apologize Jake. I didn’t mean to throw off your groove. I will now throw myself off the Palace Wall. SOOOOOrrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!
Don’t worry about it. It all worked out well in the end.
So… What’s the comic going to be called after these two die then?
Growing up “that bites” and “that sucks” were the only insults that could be considered vague vampire references (though they really weren’t). I’ve been trying to get “that sparkles” added to the list as the worst of the worst, but it hasn’t caught on yet.
I’m sure that “otyher” is a subtle shout out to the olde tyme spelling of Vampyre.
im so sorry lol
Another typo no one has mentioned yet… in the first panel, shouldn’t Marah’s last word bubble end with a question mark?
Oh! thanks!
Why doesn’t Urano sparkle? Because he hasn’t polished his armor in a while?
I bet real vampires just love being asked about the sparkles thing…
He’s not a teenager, he doesn’t sparkle,
so I was rereading the book. {Yet again} and
1. I feel bad for Comic Charles because in the Bonus. the Bonus from the Government says “Poops.” instead of “fecal matter” or “Waste product” I think Jake and the Girls is influencing his vocabulary
2. “But first lets smoke!” I laughed.
3. I like how the Bonus explains why the Mermaids tried the same plan twice and with what looks like the same amount of players involved only it went poorly for them the second time.
4. Considering your comments on the bonus comic i thought youd like this {though you probably seen it before] http://e621.net/data/17/99/17999879e8d95b63133eab72fa2ee37e.png?1275790853
5. That closeup on your face in “i’m not your mother” is a bit unnerving. it almost looks bishy.
6. In book 2 will you be interviewing your fictional characters as well as your real inspirations?
1. The Bonus from the Government?
2. Yeah, smoking is pretty funny.
3. It was really weird drawing the Mermaid sequence in season 2 knowing that no one had read the bonus material from season 1 yet. Hopefully everything makes more sense now.
4. I have seen that. It’s great.
5. I’ve never been called bishy before.
6. Nah, I think I’ll stick to real people. I have some great guest artists lined up for the Season 2 break, and I want to spend more time talking to Marah, my brothers and Sisters and maybe Urano if he feels like it.
1. In Charles Dream Sequence the Fbi Agent said poops rather then an more scientific term like fecal matter , or waste.
Oh, right. Both FBI agents I’ve known talk like that.
Thank you Jake, I’d be happy to
Oh also i wrote Vic now im waiting for an email back
I feel like I should know what this means, but I don’t.
I wrote Edward Elric and am awaiting on his Response
Awesome!
I love that Medusa asks where the sparkles are, likely never having heard of Twilight. She just follows Marah’s lead. 😀
Kids these days, right?
In this day and age, that joke’s just way too easy now.
As soon as He said vampire i saw this coming from a nayuta’s distance away
Also, when Medusa says it it’s cute ^-^
LOL sparkles 😀
After Rereading the Book Again {Im serious people}
I have to say Charles is one of my favorite characters. for three reasons.
1. His enthusiasm in the 10 k bonus comic.
2. His impromptu “Cooking Show” I just get this mental image that despite his job sounding boring he’s really an awesome entertaining guy.
3. His bonus Comic subconcious. Despite when he awoke in the hospital his bitterness towards Medusa because of his arm being cut off. His Bonus comic shows that he has an fascination with her on some level.
Also Jake I thought that the L.M. Was actually alot bigger. Were we only seeng the top parts of it?
I Also Like Marah’s expression when Medusa suggests dumping your stuff in the toilet. Not bitterness, not excitement, Just “Why not?”
2. He really is.
The lake monster really should have been much bigger.
I’ve been holding back on the whining (no, really, I have) but the mailman passed by once more without delivering my book. Jake, could you make sure it went out?
As for all the bad vampire buns, I command you all to stop it. And for penance make a donation to Noses for Attu… (but it was my only line)
And that’s supposed to be vampire “puns”. Bad typo! Bad, bad typo!
You and the rest of the “guest stars” were among the last to go out. I know some of you have gotten your books already, but some haven’t. Hopefully it’ll show up on monday.
somehow i can just hear the sound of utter disappointment and conviction in medusa’s voice when she asks where Urano’s sparkles are when she hasn’t even seen or read Twilight. i did, and that is time i can never get back. i mean, crap, count Chocula is a scarier vampire than the sparkly puss from twilight.
Hey Jake. Is “Not a Fish Scientist” really Charles?
Yes. Or someone doing a very good job faking it.
Real Vampires don’t sparkle in the sun… nor do they burst into flames. Just have to wear shades as not to fry their sensitive eyeballs.
It’s “coven” guys, get with the times!
or nest.
So I reread the book again and had some thoughts on it and season 2 kickstarter.
1. Xbox /360 isn’t just for racist thirteen year olds. It’s also for lonely people like me who found ps3’s price tag too intimidating and wii too childish. I only have Xbox Live Silver so I can’t play with anyone but I don’t mind. Once you start down the Forever Alone path it grows on you like fungus.
2. In season 2 kickstarter. You should avoid telling us anything about the bonus comics. just labeling them 1 – whatever. This way we can’t put any pressure on you. and you can make a list of ideas you like for bonus comics and just use a dice to decide. Also instead of quitting at 10,000 extend the bar. 10 grand bonus , 50 grand bonus, 100 grand , 500 grand bonus, a million dollar bonus comic. If you make it all the way to a million you might have have a cartoon eye bulging jaw dropping. but if you only get to 15 thousand or so youd know you were ready just in case.
3. Another kickstarter higher donation gift idea. Maps of Yeld!
i’ll mention more thoughts if i think of them
1. I should have clarified: XBOX live is for racist 13 year olds. Maybe that’s not a fair generalization, but the horrible racist children I’ve in every XBOX live match I’ve ever played have convinced me to stay away from the system.
3. I’ll save the maps for the upcoming Magical Land of Yeld RPG.
I know what i’m buying next after ME3
Urano doesn’t sparkle because everyone knows that Homer Simpson is Mr. Sparkles.
heard you hung out with emma of chapel chronicles cool
Actually I didn’t. Emma and I have traded some art and chatted a few times, but we’ve never actually met.
Ok still cool
It’s here! W00t!
Great decision on the hardback, Jake. Worth waiting for. Your comments are a huge bonus. Count me in for kickstart2.
And yessss…*extra* snakes!
Glad you liked it!
The first time I read the typo, I automatically read ‘other’.
Later I read Otyher, and assumed it was a clan. However, then I was confused at the next part. How do they conclude that Urano is a vampire when he says “I and some of the Otyher vampires”?
Something has to be fixed, one way or another.
Either “I and some other vampires…” or “Some of us Otyher vampires” though that last one isn’t set in stone, as long as it conveys the same meaning.
So, I’m rereading some of the strips- and now I have a question. If Urano’s a vampire, and he doesn’t sparkle (thank you, Jake), does he burn up in the sunlight like traditional vampires if he takes that helmet off?
No. Yeld Vampires are just really strong and tough blood drinkers. They don’t have any of the traditional weaknesses of Vampires, except being staked through the heart.
Still says “Otyher.” 🙂
yep.