I can has "to be continued?"
Not actually to be continued! I mean, it will be, the events of this storyline can only go so far in EGSNP, but it's not quite over yet.
Catalina's been wanting to unleash this silly answer since she first thought of the game within a game.
Which, by the way, is why her getting a thir...
2024-09-24 07:13:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Surprised Catalina face
I genuinely wasn't consciously trying to imitate a certain shocked electric rodent, but after choosing that face for a preview image, I can't unsee it.
- Diane finding out about Grace's magic dreams
I originally figured I'd draw Diane dressed up like classic Sherlock Holmes (the most iconic ver...
2024-09-21 04:32:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Three spells in one
Cast two, get the third for a higher cost! What, you thought it'd be free? No no no. Merging multiple spells into one results in the OPPOSITE of discounts.
"Dan, it's your made up magic system. You could just say she can chose not to shrink the jacket."
NO THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS!
"She's awakened. She could have a spell that shrinks everything with the option to intentiona...
2024-09-19 06:15:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Cats out of bags
Dogs and cats, out of bags, spilled beans everywhere, mass hysteria!
Panel three has a special place in my heart, and it's because it reminded me of something very, very important:
ACCURATE PERSPECTIVE IS OPTIONAL.
I was on the verge of having Catalina stand for panel three due to how things would have looked from a truly accurate angle, but then I remembered that important t...
2024-09-17 05:21:41 +0000 UTC View Post
"What did your background character eyes see?"
"Using my incredible power to ignore the curvature of the planet, I see the orcs are headed northwest." "The heck are you on about?"
Me: "Should I design and draw these extras whose identities aren't important, or should I u...
2024-09-14 03:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Super fast magic
A spell is never late, nor is it early. It is finished being cast precisely when the wizard means it to.
Which is five rounds from now. Somebody tank so I can do this thing.
Sometimes there's no natural way for characters to point out exactly how long something took, and that's when narration gets an arrogant grin on its face and nonchalantly walks in.
Tired Rhoda 2024-09-12 03:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
What the heck even
Perhaps the single most common question asked in Moperville.
"I mean, obviously, Rhoda happened, but I'm thinking SPECIFICS!"
Due to the in-universe speed of "what just happened", and wanting to show before and after Catalina, I was somewhat limited in my ways of clearly showing it.
As such, I 100% cheated with overly-descriptive "sound effects", with "sound effects" in all...
2024-09-10 03:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Kitty rescue!
"After much deliberation, we've decided to congratulate the person who actually did something while we were ineffectually discussing what to do. Good work, team!"
I had different ideas for Catalina rescue (and also Catalina peril), and I'll elaborate on the different rescues in a later comic commentary.
As for the potential perils, some weren't even Catalina in peril. For example, one ...
2024-09-07 03:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Turkey time
At least, I THINK getting three strikes in a row is a turkey? I figure even if I'm wrong, it's a good choice for the preview.
I like including tangential details and observations simply because that's how my brain rolls, but I ALSO like including them because they naturally function as red herrings, and that easily could have been the case with 2024-09-05 03:01:53 +0000 UTC View Post
I confess I did not have an exact context in mind when I proposed the possibility of Lucy finding herself receiving head pats from Catalina and Rhoda.
Of course, it turns out I didn't need one, because OBVIOUSLY Lucy would be dressed like this, complete with cat ears and a tail. It's basic math, really.
2024-09-03 06:11:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Frame Two
Frame two is specifically sized to house non-standard poster sizes that are off one inch from the industry standard, thus making them mostly useless unless you have EXACTLY the right poorly made poster.
Somewhere far away, with no idea why, Nanase nods after panel two.
That said, Nanase's really good at finding those novels. She might have a spell for it.
There's just no way...
2024-09-03 05:26:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Twistier than a pretzel
Wait, are pretzels actually twisted when making them? (Watches a video on making pretzels.) TWIST! They said twist! I'm validated. Pretzels are twisty.
PLOT TWIST, FOOLS!
What do you mean you all saw this coming?
Oh.
Um...
Sorry I called y'all fools.
Anyway, I can do what Catalina does in this comic. Not the strike thing (well, maybe the strike thing)...
2024-08-31 03:02:02 +0000 UTC View PostGrace and Sarah are introducing Ashley to the magic tea shop and its curvy effects, but...
(In all options, they've already had some tea)
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2024-08-29 17:58:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Those are my odds?! Goooood.
Catalina is strategizing, and naturally, we should be very concerned.
Sidenote: The next sketchbook will be Tuesday.
I've already got it sketched, and it's mostly using existing palettes, hence my confidence in this bold declaration. I've chosen Tuesday because, short of outside factors, having time on Monday to finish it should be guaranteed if I don't have time today ...
2024-08-29 03:42:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Diane fact
The most important thing to understand about Diane is that her hair is pointy, making her instantly identifiable, and preventing any sort of confusing her with other characters.
"Like, that's cool and all, but if you don't dial it back a little, we're going to get to the last frame, and you're going to be out of things to say that easily come to mind."
As is probably known by now, Diane ...
2024-08-27 03:18:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Lucy fact!
Or FICTION? No, no, it's probably fact.
I actually like Lucy's backup answer. I sometimes do things because I want to have my own firsthand opinion on it.
But that's not what she wanted to talk about, SHE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT SWORDS!
More comics 2024-08-24 04:34:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Detective Diane deduces again
Or not. You can't trust what's actually going to happen when there's alliteration or acronyms involved. Someone was determined to make those happen at all costs.
"E" is anything from two of the above to all of the above. I mention this because it occurs to me that multiple interpretations are possible, and "all of the above" is the more common option to include see in such m...
2024-08-22 03:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Now we know!
And knowing is a fourth of the battle! It used to be half, but that was before social media.
I actually had considered "Rhoda is simply bad at bowling" being the case, but I didn't like that as much as whatever this is.
This is more relatable to me than being bad at bowling, for I am, of course, fantastic at it.
I haven't bowled in over a decade, and I can't remember how wel...
2024-08-20 03:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Definite genuine enthusiasm
It's like me when I'm the only one not enthusiastic about a particular restaurant choice. They'll probably at least have SOMETHING on the menu I recognize, right?
What do you mean no
Turns out Rhoda's last name is "Gutterball", and her middle name is "Alwaysgetsa".
Not really, of course. A clarification I would consider unnecessary, but I'm the person who named som...
2024-08-17 04:14:53 +0000 UTC View Post
♫ This is the greatest plan... ♫
That doesn't have to be sarcasm! Maybe it actually is the greatest plan! You don't know!
I wasn't sold on this plan of Catalina's until I realized that Diane and Lucy would totally be into it.
I also like that Catalina believes she's the only one likely to experience the penalty she's suggesting. I imagine that sort of penalty actually could be fun, but it reall...
2024-08-15 04:38:40 +0000 UTC View PostTo reiterate, this shouldn't affect current members. I am mostly making this announcement to help get the information out there.
To quote Patreon's help article on the subject:
"To keep the Patreon iOS app available to all creators on the Apple App Store, Apple is requiring that Patreon use iOS in-app purchases for all new purchases made in the iOS app. Beginning in November 2024
Concerned Catalina
Concerned cat Catalina contemplates... Concerning... Cantaloupes? I probably could have kept that alliteration going, but a thesaurus would have to have gotten involved.
Catalina only has good ideas, so there's no conceivable way anything can go wrong!
The fi...
2024-08-13 03:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostI'm plotting to wrap up the Double Date storyline, and I'm not a hundred percent decided on how to do that.
As such, I'm essentially giving myself until Monday for my mind-brain to sort everything out.
If I don't, I'll probably panic and just have Rhoda shrink everyone, and pretty sure no one wants that. Ninety-five percent sure, anyway.
2024-08-08 20:49:29 +0000 UTC View Post
All roads lead to...
...Rome? That can't be right. Rome isn't even on the same continent as I am. A land road's not going there. We'd need an ocean road! Maybe a tube? A tube for cars in the ocean makes sense, right?
A billion and three are roughly interchangeable, right?
Just to be 100% clear, the three options are contact Diane, contact Lucy, or see Justin when he's working (or via Luke).
G...
2024-08-08 03:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
A flashback with Luke
Luke used to shoot thwomp rats in his spaceship back home, which didn't actually harm the thwomp rats, as they were made of solid stone, and protected by spikes.
- Luke visibly nervous about bowling with Diane and Lucy (Justin and Sarah talking about Justin's date)
Apology and info
"I apologize for being too awesome."
"That's funny, because MY information says you're anything BUT awesome."
"Words can hurt, you know."
Camdin is NOT sure whether it's okay to hug back.
Since I don't have a lot to say about this before the next comic, I'm going to talk about something behind the scenes. I've recently concluded that I need to do the following things ...
2024-08-03 03:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Choosing who to be
In which not all questions are answered, but perhaps a small amount of clarity can be obtained.
I struggled a bit with the first panel. I wanted to make it extra clear that Dave a) can choose personalities, and b) isn't limited to this form when transforming.
Which isn't difficult to convey if one is allowed to just say that, but I wanted to convey that information with somewhat ...
2024-08-01 03:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
What did fish ever do to us?
Besides sound funny to use in certain sentences, I mean. Actually, I guess that's exactly it.
- Previous running to see Camdin
The original idea I had for Dave's spell was essentially the a...
2024-07-30 03:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHeadpats! Specifically...
(In every option, Lucy is slightly-to-very bewildered)
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Next sketchbook ASAP, between end of current and start of next EGSNP storyline at the latest.
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2024-07-29 13:52:33 +0000 UTC View Post
The score to beat
If you think you saw this comic on the main page for about a minute, no. No you did not. I would never make that mistake, and if I did? I would deny it.
Which, um, is not what's happening now, but I would.
Unable to remember how well my younger scrub trash self bowled, ...
2024-07-27 03:58:37 +0000 UTC View Post
