– I thought for sure the MLP joke last strip would be a huge hit, but I guess most of you didn’t like it. It’s funny, because at conventions so many of the Medusa readers I meet are enthusiastic Bronies (and always give my buttons). Oh well!
– Just a reminder, the ebay auction for the Modest Medusa original art ends later today. If you’re interested in acquiring some hand colored original art please check it out! All the funds will go toward paying convention expenses this fall. If this auction goes well I’ll be posting more original art over the next week or so. Here’s the auction link.
– The July Sale is still going. Until the end of the month you can get Modest Medusa Season 1 and 2 (along with a free pack of stickers) for just $28. That’s $6 off the normal price! Here’s the store link.
So both she and jake are turning into monsters then
With KoC, the process took years, I just assumed it was happening so rapidly to Marah due to Urano’s armor
Well she did kind of fuse with Urano so yeah..
I loved the MLP joke and am a huge brony but I saw all the hate and decided not to feed the parasprites. I want Marah to become a berserker for some reason maybe its the armor and the fact she looked angry ever since she went o Yeld. Jake of course has to become the demon lord, its just common sense he’ll either become the hero that saves the day or the anti hero that has to put stupid in its place. I really want to see how this whole story will unfold! I’m so excited >_<
Friendship through monsterism. It all makes sense now.
Hey, friendship IS magic, even if people get particular about horses.
Hmm…wonder what happened to that spell book? If Marah doesn’t like her pointy teeth perhaps Modest could turn her into a bunny rabbit with a flaming spear coming out of its little forehead or something. OTOH, maybe pointy teeth aren’t so bad…
I thought the joke was really funny too, but like Gaztasterofpork said I didn’t want feed the hate…
MLP? bronies?! me no comprende a thing ;-(
aside from that, yay for pointy teeth!…..and i still think mara has a point, if horsy can´t help following momdusas orders, whats stopping her from ordering him to bring the kids back?
I’m not a brony, but I don’t feel compelled to hate on MLP. I did finally see an episode of MLP recently. It wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t my speed. Maybe 10 years ago, I would’ve loved it. I’ve kind of lost interest in watching some of the other shows like Power Puff Girls and Foster’s Home for Imaginary friends, in spite of the enormous crush I had on “Miss Francis” back in the day.
Miss Frances. With an E, it’s a girls’ name. With an I, it’s a boys’ name. I’ve known some of each, and I’ve also know several people who were unaware of the difference.
I didn’t know the difference.
I have a niece… she watches the new My Little Pony, and I find it hilarious to put the 80’s cartoon on instead and watch the confusion on her little 5 year old face. Otherwise, I completely lack an interest in the show.
Now is Jake turning into a monster of some sort now? Or only Marah? Jake has been a prisoner for a bit and that may lead to not promptly turning monster. Or it could just mean he gets the pointy ears and looks like the other locals. Or it could affect the young much more quickly than adults. The knight of Chains looked as though he may still have been just out of his teens when he first entered. Maybe even younger.
Me, I’ll just embrace the monstrosity. “Roar and such. Monsters need not write term papers, foolish mortal professors! Roar!”
“Mr. Miles, you may be 80 feet tall, but that doesn’t mean your assignment on the socio-economic development of Northern Europe isn’t due.”
“But…. I’m 80 feet tall. It’s not like you can make me.”
“As I am, yes. Hence (stomp-stomp-stomp), Mecha-Prof!”
That, or just give him a F. That’s kind of scary, too.
My thought on this was more like… Jake did better on his saving throw. Maybe it’s his adult-sized willpower, or his refusal to accept a lot of what’s going on; Marah, on the other hand, has embraced a lot of Yeld stuff, like joining the pirate crew, using Urano’s magic armor and spear, etc.
I liked the previous comic’s joke, even if I don’t care for the show. I mean, I thought it was clever.
Jake of course will turn into a monster that creates Chocodiles by expelling them from his mouth. What do you mean that wouldn’t be a monster?
Mara’s turning into an oathbreaker yay I was right
If Jake does become a monster, he’ll probably have self-healing powers. Jake’s been through a lot.
Don’t fret. Pointy teeth will go away as soon as they leave through the exit toilet. But it’ll be year 2136 when they return, so she could fret about that.
Maybe friendship IS magic, and it’ll be an epic battle between the power of monster and the magic of friendship. Marah will summon her spear and smile, “You don’t get it, do ya, jerk? I don’t break my oaths. I’m here to break yours.”
Hatahs gonna hate, Jake. Hatahs gonna hate.
Meanwhile, consider yourself lucky I haven’t stormed the studio for the air conditioning. 🙂
You’d be welcome.
If you guys were closer I’d consider getting on the waiting list for a desk there. I’m not an artist but there are some days I wish I had an office…
A place to escape to.
Escape to an office? What kind of world do you live in?!
I have a bicycle now. Of course, it’s 100 degrees outside now. I don’t mind it, but I realize heat isn’t for everyone. (Hence, the air conditioning hope mentioned earlier.)
I want to go windsurfing in such a bad way…
100 degrees is about 50 degrees warmer than I prefer.
Damn skippy.
If Marah is turning into a vampire, I think she got a pretty good deal. Urano didn’t burn up in the sunlight- which is pretty much the only major downside to being a vampire. Having badass pointed teeth could be worth putting up with a major garlic allergy.
But what if she wants to get married? 😉
There are always courthouse marriages. Also, the holy restrictions may not be part of the package. And even then, what determines the afflictions? Specific deities, certain shapes, or just the presence of faith? If its the last one, she may not be able to exist anywhere as a vampire. A lot of people have faith in governments, money, and society as a whole.
There are so many different vampire myths, weaknesses and what not, it’s hard to tell what weaknesses and strengths would be associated with her transformation into one. Seems like something one could have a lot of fun with.
“I have a weakness to coca-cola ads…. seriously… God, that is so lame…”
Uh… Common law marriage?
Of course, that has its own issues, too. I’ll not ponder this further for sake of my sanity.
I remember Modest being into Pokemon . I do not remember being into MLP in the comic strip so much but I got the joke anyway. Maybe if she got hit in the head and looked crossed eyed and then had a craving for muffins in a strip or several before to help set upthe joke?
The only other reference was from the 2 hour comic last year.
I suppose that after a certain amount of craziness the revelation that you are turning into a monster just isn’t worth much of a reaction, lol.
Depends on the kind of monster. I had a nightmare once. This was a peculiar nightmare because it had a twist. I WAS THE MONSTER!
Seriously. It was one of the most frightening dreams I ever had, and it’s not really suitable for mixed company.
If Jake is turning into a monster, that could be the reason he was able to give one of those fairies a punch solid enough for them to feel it.
It’s obvious, Marah turns into an Oath Breaker, and Jake… well, he turns into Batman. Literally. A Bat-man. Squaaaaah!
well thats going to be interesting to explain when they get home.
(I was a big fan of the last strip i just know its easier to mention it later as you should never feed the trolls as they say)
I generally don’t post on comment forums, as everything is already said before I get there. :B But yeah, I got a chuckle out of the mlp reference, myself.
I think if the pony joke went over poorly it was because you only did things halfway. If you really wanted to do a pony joke, you’d need to do it better than that.
Just my thought.
Love the webcomic and really looking forward to how this twist develops.
I’m more of an Adventure Time person but the MLP joke did make me lol 🙂
I’m more of an Adventure Time person too.
I dunno about the other commentors, maybe it was just me. MLP makes me wanna set that world on fire… and send the lot of them to a glue factory… but then I’m a spawn of chaos and destruction so, cutesy wootsy is just not my thing. I can tolerate *some* cutesy stuff (Like Cardcaptors 😀 ) but MLP is too much for me.
That said… OH SNAP MARAH HAS FANGS! She probably also sparkles…. well.. I kinda hope she doesn’t turn into a vampire. I think the vampire thing has been done to….. *pause for effect*…. DEATH! |:3
Kinda hope it is another kind of monster, IF she turns into a full blown monster at all.
Lastly, this makes me wonder, Jake the character has been in Yeld longer, by a few min to a day… doesn’t that mean he, too, is transforming, or maybe it’s like alcohol, higher body weight, longer to turn into a monster… Hmmm… speculation speculation.
Anyway, a great page as always, and a better twist than I’ve ever seen Shamalan pull off!
I’m not a huge MLP fan, but I thought the joke was perfect. I imagine sweet little Modest getting all of these ideas from watching cartoons, and how it all makes perfect sense to her to base decisions on what she learned from them – which makes me love her even more!
Gotta love Mara’s reaction to being monsterfied.
All I have learned from this arc is as follows:
1. Yeld turns humans into monsters
2. Marah has begun the process of monsterification (man, spell check hates me for that)
3. Jake has been there longer, but doesn’t appear to be transforming (yet)
4. Friendship is magic
Damn it, who wrote #4!?
In all seriousness, this has been a very, very good arc; tragic but enjoyable. So many questions remain to be answered, and now I’ve just got to be patient. *twitch*
Also, i think she’s getting taller! =D
I’m sad to see so many comments from people who clearly had no interest in the game Jake is (trying to) making. I couldn’t make much sense of the first draft of rules, and haven’t had the time to find the link to the updated one. But here’s what I remember from the storyline of the game mechanics:
Humans only turn into monsters if they enter Yeld before their 13th birthday and stick around until their 13th birthday. At which point they turn into either a Vampire or a Werewolf, based on (at least according to the game rules) whether they lived a life of doing good deeds or bad deeds.
Jake is clearly past his 13th birthday. While the game rules didn’t cover for what happens to somebody who enters Yeld past the age of 13, I don’t think anything will happen to Jake. His body has finished growing so it is no longer susceptible to the influence that Yeld has over a growing child’s body.
Wow. I’m surprised anyone read that. This is pretty close to accurate, but not entirely. Adults who enter Yeld will eventually turn into monsters as well. For some it might take days, while for others it could be weeks, months or even years. Kids start to turn once they turn 13 years old, but the transformation isn’t instant either. Anyway, the rate of corruption varies from person to person. So Marah is turning into something. Jake will eventually too. Time to go home!
Anyone interested can find the link to the current rules draft of the game (which has lots of story stuff hidden in it, by the way) in the notes here: http://www.modestmedusa.com/?p=809
The whole Marah with fangs thing has caused a few people to mention Twilight in regards to vampires.
I’m not overly fond of any vampire stories, but I have to say I feel like Mrs. Meyer did one thing well. I really don’t see vampires burning up in a holy place if they were truly real. Mrs. Meyer mentioned one of the vampires going through his transformation in a church, and there was a cross in … what’s-his-name’s house. (Edward’s… father?)
I only got through the first book before I started school. The main thing that really freaked me out had to do with the fact the book was completely written in first-person. I was surprised to realize it was the first book I had ever read written entirely in first-person. My enjoyment of entertainment comes from placing myself in whatever situation the characters are in, be it book, movie, or the like.
What basically happened was I became a teenager girl while I was reading Twilight. It was moderately unsettling.
Whatever Jake is turning into, it must have regenerative abilities.
Also, nobody seems to have noticed that she dosen’t need those glasses she lost anymore.
I am just caught up with this series after hours of reading from the start. I just love how this evolved from a humorous story about living with a magical creature into an exciting adventure in an entirely different and unique world. Keep up the work Jake!
Thanks!
– Friedrich Nietzsche
!!!
o.o I have just been AMAZED!!!
Holy Crap! If Marah is becoming a vampire (is She?)…Then What will Jake become?!?!? 0.0