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  2. Posted

    So, any speculation on all the plot threads that Dan says he is pulling, including the supposedly invisible ones? When the topic of discussion shifts to vampire and monster hunters, you can't not think of Noriko. But I doubt the griffins know anything about her specifically.

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    Without any explanation, it's very random even for EGS. If one excludes fantasy sequences and non-canon cutaway gags, there really aren't any notable non sequiturs in the comic. But I haven't read all of it even twice yet, I may be completely wrong. And the pony panel certainly doesn't help my case.

  7. Posted

    12 minutes ago, SeriousJupiter said:

    Eeyup. In the commentary of the very first page of this storyline.

    It isn't completely impossible for the script to have changed. The commentary you linked to almost seems to treat Tedd as a means of establishing the temporal location of this story relative to the tournament. But today's final panel strongly suggests Christmas/December anyway. I guess we'll find what/who they are looking at on Friday.

  9. Posted

    22 hours ago, Scotty said:

    Susan's had at least 3 arcs where she's had some character growth, "Hammerclorians" "Identity" and "Playing with Dolls". I guess "Playing with Dolls" is probably the least significant of the 3 but I consider her expressing her frustration about how she looks and the comments from people on the review show as growth. "Identity" was split between her and Elliot but her discovering that she's got a thing for watching others and the later coming to terms with not being ready for a physical relationship is a big deal. And of course, "Hammerclorians" was all Susan telling Sarah and Grace things she had kept buried for a while that probably affected her almost as, if not as much as finding her dad with another woman. I guess the segment of Grace's birthday where Susan and Justin nearly hook up was significant as well since it was an eye opener for her and helped reshape her views on males.

    All in all, I think Susan's probably evolved the most over the course of the comic considering she started off as a man-hating feminist who thought Elliot was an A-hole to having a conflict of feeling over the possibility of dating him. Add that she's a Trekkie and yeah, she's my fave. ;)

    As for backstories, it's hard to say who's is most significant, I mean yeah the Susan and Diane connection is something we all want to know more about, but Tedd and Nanase's family history ranks pretty high as well with why Noriko left, Adrian's involvement, what's special about Tedd and the whole Lord Tedd deal. Also the fact that Nanase's mom knows more than she's letting on.

    Grace would be next with her though he backstory is now known to everyone who was was involved. Though there's still the very high possibility of her being a key player in the Lord Tedd and General Shade Tail storyline if Dan gets around to it.

    After that it kinda drops off some, Ellen's backstory is known as well to everyone in the main 8 as well as her parents and Edward and Greg. What isn't known is directly tied to Elliot in terms of Magus and Pandora's involvment in Ellen's creation and why the immortals Helena and Demetrius have been following Elliot for it seems some time before their improper deaths.

    Then there's Justin who's backstory involved him and Melissa which has pretty much been concluded unless Dan decides to bring them together as good friends through Noah or something. His involvement with Luke could prove interesting though.

    Sarah has the least interesting background really, grew up with Elliot, unfortunately kept in the dark about Elliot's after school activities until shortly after the comic started. No mysterious past. What she has going for her is basically what's developed fairly recently, IE her breakup with Elliot and delving into magic with Tedd, and the most significant bit being her getting marked by Pandora.

    I think it's safe to say that they're all involved in the overarching plot of Pandora though.

    Whoa, you took the prompt for elaboration quite seriously! Thank you, we got a pretty good overview of most unresolved plotlines related to the 8 in the process.

    35 minutes ago, SeriousJupiter said:

    I voted for Elliot, because I honestly like him the most, but it was painful to do because his name is misspelled in the poll. I can't stand misspelled names.

    I really have no idea why I wrote the name like that. Fixed it. Yeah, he's pretty hard to dislike. For the most part, he's the relatable everyman, although he is occasionally a little bland if you don't consider his powers. But why would one do that?

  10. Posted

    59 minutes ago, Matoyak said:

    It's been fun, but I'm hoping we move on soon. 

    Same for the main comic, really. The past few storylines seem to have been long even by EGS standards. So a Date at the Mall has lasted for over a year (and by the looks of it might well last for another month or two depending on how the discussion with the griffins goes), and Squirrel Prophet also took a year. 

  11. Posted

    This seems like the kind of thread that the forum should have, I don’t know if the old one did.

    The 8 "main" characters of EGS present a quite remarkable variety of character traits, although some of them are admittedly more fleshed out than others. Sarah, for example, seems until quite recently to have served as either the Only Sane Woman, a plot device, or the cuteness factor when Grace isn't available or enough. Justin hasn't precisely had his big moment yet, either, IMO.

    Still, none of them really seem to blend together, so it's probably quite easy to identify a favourite.

    For me, it's very hard to beat Susan. I like pretty much everything about her, from her backstory and as-of-yet mysterious connection to Diane, to her cynical sense of humour with the sweet Nature underneath. She's arguably got the deepest personal issues of any main character, with the possible exception of Tedd, and it's extremely satisfying to see her overcome them. In fact, I can't recall any comic in which she actively participates as being boring. It's a shame it's been a few years since the main storyline concentrated on her.

     

    Very interested in hearing others' opinions! :) The more thorough your elaboration, the better.

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    Hi there!

    I only discovered EGS a few weeks ago, so I never got the opportunity to post on the old forum. The initial archive binge over a few days (and nights) was probably the longest and most intense one I have ever embarked on, and I somewhat regret the haste now, when I have to join all the old fans in their patient waiting... But seeing the amazing art evolution and all the links between storylines in such a compressed form was still very enjoyable. Certainly one of the best webcomics I've ever read.