ChronosCat

So he cried constantly for seven and a half years, until Spider-man was created?

So, apparently Grace thinks there's something off about Sam's voice, or maybe she has some sense even without her antennae that makes her feel something is wrong. My guesses: - Sam has started taking hormones, and it's affecting his voice. (While this is the most mundane answer, I seem to recall indications Sam lives with his family who don't know about him being transgender, so that would make this option unlikely.) - The Sam we know has a near-identical twin (possibly one who is a non-transgender male), and they both sometimes use the "Sam" name. This is the twin. - Someone with nefarious purposes is masqurading as Sam. (...To pick up Sam's comics? Okay, the plot here is not immediately obvious.) Hey, take it to the pacing thread! I think she deliberately let out her antennae to find out what's going on. And I think what Grace finds out is what is going to affect the situation.

Maybe people were getting to graphic with the shipping?

I see your point; the only pre-US governments which could be said to have any continuity with the modern US government would be the colonial governments (particularly the British-affiliated ones). It just wasn't originally clear to me that was what you meant, and Native American civilizations are ignored or forgotten so much that I like to remind people about them whenever it seems like that might be happening.

That depends on how you define "nation". There were some city-states, as well as the Iroquois Confederacy... And actually the term "nation" is often used to describe Native American tribes (and not just modern ones). Also, outside of what is now the US there have been various Pre-Columbian empires in the Americas, such as the Aztec and Inca.

http://egscomics.com/egsnp/nanasecraft-34 Those maid outfits (in addition to the cavewoman outfits) almost makes not seeing what they're really wearing worth it for me. (I'm still anxious for the British CGI dude to be sacked, though.)

http://egscomics.com/comic/tsos-23 [space for spoilers] Wouldn't getting a customer's number from the store's records for personal reasons be against the store's rules? At the very least, it feels like an invasion of privacy.

Behold! An extremely old and out of date behind-the-scenes comic. A few ten-year-old images with blue pencil lines left in. A couple of rejected panels, with in-image commentary. An image actually titled "behind the scenes". Also, searching for these I ran across but didn't bother getting the links for a font test and some experiments from the transition from landscape to portrait format. Interestingly, besides the recent color-palette tests, I couldn't find any behind-the-scenes material more recent than 2011.

Yay for radiating heart background! And the starburst too, I suppose, but we've seen that a zillion times already; it's gotten old.

She said she was going to get Sarah's clothes back in the last strip. Their dialog in this strip strongly implies (and in my opinion only makes sense if) Sarah has now gotten dressed.

I really like Sarah's outfit, but I'm a bit annoyed by the hints Dan's been making over on Patreon that he's going to continue to draw her in that outfit. I want the images in the comic to actually represent what happens in the story! (Of course, if her clothes were somehow transformed, I wouldn't mind that - I just don't get the impression that's where he's going with this.) Oh well. Anyway, yay for starburst background in panel three!

I admit I had forgotten that (I only remembered the point where she was not very happy with Sam just like she's not happy with Ashley, all because she thinks Sarah and Elliot got over their breakup too quickly). Still, I could see Grace seeing this pep-talk as inspiration to double-down on the "be encouraging" plan.

With her prominence in Goonmanji 2, I'd consider Hanma's appearance in Sister 3 a cameo rather than a one-off or extra. Also, the fact that Dan decided to make her canon prior to that (as much as is possible without showing her in a canon comic) makes me suspect she'll appear in the main comic again at some point, with more of a role to play. I love that when it comes to EGS we can say something is "only five years" ago.

I seem to recall Dan saying that Goonmanji 3 would all guys (or at least male-presenting prior to transformation hijinks). I would assume Elliot & Justin would be in it, probably Tedd as well, and the 4th slot could be filled with one of their male friends/romantic interests (maybe Luke?). Maybe if they've gotten a little more development by then, "The Parents" could be Goonmanji 4? (Of course, based on Goonmanji 2, it would probably only be 4 players, so technically Edward, the Dunkels, and Mrs. Kitsune would be enough...)

Yay for circles-and-starburst background in panel seven! Or maybe she'll decide it's her duty to talk to both of them in a supportive manner without telling Sarah why she's suddenly so supportive, and (probably in private) hint to Sam without being pushy that he should tell Sarah. (Which isn't so far off from what I expected her to do in the first place.)

Given the context, I'd say "we've".

While it was posted on the 26th (for some of us, including Dan), it technically counts as the Sketchbook for the 27th (and is labeled as such on the site). I agree with you on it being hard to recognize Mrs. Dunkel and not seeing Mrs. Kitsune in the right-hand image at all. This is one problem with having the end result of an extensive transformation shown in a single image with no lead-up; this is one of the more extreme examples, but it's far from the first time it's happened with Dan's Pinups & Sketchbook entries. However, as a more-or-less stand-alone image, I really like it. It's well drawn and colored, the clothing/form/character designs are good, and I like the scenario.

I like Nanase's outfit. And I guess based on the background Santa Ellen must have delivered some transformations this year.

I hope the dungeon didn't steal Sarah's clothing while she wasn't looking. I'm all for Sarah and/or Nanase adventuring naked, but I feel like taking all of Sarah's clothing at once would be cheating.

Yay for starburst background in panel 3! Also, as a fan of nudity, I support this turn of events, even if we aren't actually going to see much more of Sarah than usual. It's kind of strange though to have what feels like a major character development moment with a non-canon version of a character. That would be VERY sensitive scales ... But apparently Sarah's afraid of that possibility. (Which ironically means we probably won't find out if it would have made a difference, at least not in the comic itself.)

http://egscomics.com/sketchbook/2018-046 I kinda thought this might wind up as a sketchbook entry. Of course, since I mentioned the pateron version in the thread for the corresponding NP strip, now we don't have anything to talk about in this thread. (Or do we? Feel free to prove me wrong here, everyone.)

http://egscomics.com/comic/tsos-16 Yay for starburst background in panel one! ...So now I'm starting to think maybe no one will see Grace using her powers; in fact maybe this little sequence exists entirely to explain this aspect of Grace's powers. It wouldn't be the first time Dan has inserted a scene just to explain someone's powers...

http://egscomics.com/egsnp/nanasecraft-28 Called it! Or at least, Sarah thought of the same idea I had (though even just within this comic she took longer to figure it out than I did). It remains to be seen if we're right. (Of course, Dan giving out cookies would suggest we are.) Actually, if this is all there is to it, I'm a little disappointed - that was a very simple and easy puzzle.

http://egscomics.com/comic/tsos-17 [space for spoilers] For once, I noticed right away when Tedd changed sex! That's one victory over change-blindness! Out of curiosity, how many of you noticed right away? Anybody not notice until they got to the commentary (or until I said something)? (I'd make it a poll, but I suspect I wouldn't be able to include any spoiler precautions for one.)

My thought was maybe at some point she telekinetically "jostled" something, but either her sense wasn't developed enough to tell it had moved, or she didn't have confidence in her sense yet. If she didn't see it move or otherwise sense it with any of her senses besides her telekinetic sense, she might either never have noticed, or noticed but assumed it was just her imagination.