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5/25/13 - Traditional Fanart Category Contest Winner

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:21:21 +0000

We have a winner, and it's... DANIEL! Tying with him (but not getting any prizes) are my parents, for getting me a framed poster of all my characters. Check out my main page for more details on the winning entries, some cool honorable mentions, as well as some news regarding my own fanart getting recognized by the comics "Accidental Centaurs" and "Bonnie N. Collide, Nine to Five". Next week I'll announce the Generated Fanart winner!

Story: Fri. May 24, 2013

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:03:55 +0000

www.elgoonishshive.com/?date=2013-05-24

Ah, it begins. Finally.

On another note, a party like what, exactly?

Voting and Commentary: Uber vs GGF

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:57:35 +0000

Vote! Vote on pain of being hit with sticks. I can do that. Through the Internet. Trufax.

LeaPlath vs Tyris

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:55:39 +0000

All the world's a stage, but some bits of it are more stagelike than others. One such is the Galaxy, so named because the builders wondered "how exactly can we one-up William Shakespeare and his little Globe?" A semicircle fully five hundred metres in radius, the outermost patrons must take their viewing pleasure through magnifying goggles and long-range directional microphones. High above, a fall from the lighting catwalks will break half the bones in a man's body. In the Galaxy's time it has been host to such great works as Trapped in the Sky, Carnage in C-Minor and The One with the Invitation, but this Arena pocket-dimension replica is technically pristine... for the next minute or so, at least.

Machinery hums as the orchestra pit rises, and the faint sounds of a keyboard synthesiser grow closer. As Tyris comes into view, a tiny figure on an otherwise empty platform, he stops playing a just-altered-enough-to-be-safe-for-broadcast version of Nuclear Mission Jam, stands and takes a mock bow to the vacant seats, then looks around for his opponent, calling out in a most hammy fashion: "WE ARRIVE!"

There is silence... followed by the sound of slow clapping. Standing up on the edge of the Gods is Lea, four arms crossed, staff under one arm, sword at her hip, slowly clapping.

Abruptly she leaps from the Gods, using magic to slow herself and landing in the middle of the seats, looking up at Tyris and grinning, holding her staff out in front of her horizontally, her other hands clenched into fists: “Bring it.”

Story: Wednesday 22 May 2013

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:08:44 +0000

I guess Diane is taking Rhoda's advice on being nice to Elle. And that is such a good cover story.

Story: Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:07:31 +0000

http://egscomics.com/?date=2013-05-22

Second Life glimpse! SL!Ellen looks to be much less inhibited than even pre-Painted-Black Ellen.

Also, the editor's still messed up. Anyone know how to put in multiple comment tags? 'cause it doesn't work the way it used to and I haven't figured out how it works currently.

Reaction to Filler for 5-21-13

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:48:57 +0000

And the next! Jason... seems comics are always the priority.

Rocket Science (help)

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:17:25 +0000

I'm doing some calculations for a sci-fi story and came to the conclusion that I'm going to need to accellerate 23,000 tonnes of payload to roughly 520 kilometers per second. I have tenatively decided to go with a nuclear salt water rocket in spite of the controversy in the scientific community surrounding it (I want the story to be fairly hard, hence why that's a concern) because my rough estimations indicate that getting this beast up to speed in anything like a reasonable amount of time takes roughly all the newtons.

Anyway, if anyone can find an internet calculator that will tell me the amount of fuel it will take to get this up to speed and then back down again, or do it themselves, that would be real helpful.

Weekday updates.

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:44:41 +0000

For those of you who didn't read the news blurb under the latest filler:

Alright, so you see this is a filler strip up, we have good news! We'll be updating 5 days this week!

Reaction to Filler for 5-20-13

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:14:43 +0000

And so, a filler arc begins... but no, you do not have to look at just these three panels for an entire week! There will be 5 updates this week! Amazing but true!

Story: Monday May 20, 2013

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:01:36 +0000

http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2013-05-20

More angel spell stuff. Probably gonna shift focus next page.

Awfully short commentary from Dan today.

Hey, everyone. 'Tis Anne with a message

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:59:09 +0000

Hello hello, everyone. Yes, it's been next to FOREVER since I posted in the forum. But I have a few things I'd like to address directly, so here we go.

1. Where are the updates? Well, right now, they're still slowly being written in script form. I've been busy with life stuff, though I admit that I should be making more time to get these done so that Ian can begin the drawing process. We've had a few prelude comics (see any recurring themes?) as well as some fun fillers from Ian (including a mini-story coming up soon!). The next story part should be right around the corner, but it's up to me to get the scripts written and finalized before the comics themselves can begin. So, yeah, it's on me.

2. We want you back on art! This isn't going to happen. It's mostly a time matter. I appreciate that there are many of you out there who enjoyed my art, but I just do not have the time to dedicate to drawing the entire comic.
I will aim to draw a filler/one-shot once in a while, but that's about all I can do.

Ian, meanwhile, has graciously shared his amazing talents to bring to life the comic that would still be dead if he had not offered to take the position of the full-time artist. Ian brings an eager dedication along with his talents. Ian's goal is to make The Wotch's continued existence possible, and I thank him for it.

3. So...who's doing what now? I am still writing, as I always have. There are filler exceptions, but, generally, I am still the author of The Wotch. Robin is webmastering and taking care of tech stuff. Ian is doing the art. Coloring will be either Ian or Robin depending on the comic. Thom Khatt still does a LOT behind the scenes with the website and the over-all management of 910CMX. Others help in various ways, but those are probably what you have to know for the moment.

4. Is this hiatus going to be forever long again? No; this is just because the last story finished up at kind of a really busy time in my life, and now, while things are starting to calm somewhat down, there are still some pretty major things I'll be doing this summer. Still, I'd like to avoid going into another long break, so I shall shoot for early June for the next story part to begin.In the meantime, we'll have some fun magical-mix-up comics coming from Ian in the very near future!

Thank you for your concern and support and your patience. The Wotch is important to me, but there are things that just must take priority in my life, and this has always been the case. Still, we here behind the scenes would LOVE to be able to get back to regular, several-times-a-week updates if possible. Here's hoping.

Stay magical

--Anne

Run you clever boy

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:05:49 +0000

after watching the latest episode of Doctor Who i was blown away, not by the reilisation that with some dificulty you can track clara throught clasic who, but more by the fact that the show is fast comeing to an end, with the all the revels that have been made this seems to be the logical conclution (to me anyway) im not going to put all my speculations down in the first post (im far far to lazy for that) but i want to here your theories about the course of the show

Filler 5/18/13 - Last of the Twenty-Something Birthdays

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:50:46 +0000

Like I said in today's comic, you can still submit to my contest this weekend. If you're reading this on or after Monday, May 20th, then you're outta luck. I'm happy to say that I've gotten some pretty cool fanart, and I look forward to announcing the winner next week! Thanks again to everyone who participated! You've made turning 29 a little bit easier to bear.

Omegaclawe vs. Logos

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:20:39 +0000

The Yaretiva Forest was thick and lush, sprawling almost endlessly as far as the eye could see, nearly untouched by man's hand... "Nearly," that is, because about seventeen years ago, scenic Route 49 was carved through the center to give passing motorists a taste of its beauty. While it didn't attract the traffic of an interstate freeway, Greyhound bus lines and their ilk traversed its expanse regularly.

Near the paved pathway, the foliage and undergrowth was carved away, and was subjected to a controlled burn on a regular basis to ensure that the road would not be overtaken; essentially, this splits the vast wooded area into two distinct halves.

On the east side, the forest climbed its way all the way up to the base of the Kalek Mountains. Small glacial rivers and creeks permeate and bisect the undergrowth, flowing into a man-made river near roadside, and eventually to a collection basin to the Southeast corner. The soil beneath the undergrowth is loamy, with a slight springiness to its texture; the hospitable soil has given rise to a bounty of natural bushes, many of which have grown to great extents. As you near the mountains, however, the loamy soil becomes far firmer, and almost rocky, with only the most resilient undergrowth and flora growing therein.

The west side appears a more subdued half of the forest, as with the road's introduction and river re-routing, the majority of its moisture comes from rainfall, albeit, in the rain shadow of the Kaleks, this was far from sparce. Natural riverbeds, however, run dry and create large dips and trenches in the landscape, many of which are concealed by undergrowth until you're right on top of them. The soil is firm, and wild grasses and moss constitute the majority of the undergrowth, with the occasional bits of ivy and the like traversing up and around the trees.

Great oaks and mighty elms still own this land, and their claim holds strong. Will our combatants weave their way through this lush beauty on their way to victory, or do they have other plans in mind?

Story: Fri. May 17, 2013

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:02:54 +0000

www.elgoonishshive.com/?date=2013-05-17

Wow. Random subject change.

Comic was right on time, though. Nice.

EDIT: WTF? It won't let me link the comic.

Story: Friday May 17, 2013

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:02:18 +0000

http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2013-05-17

Exposition is awesome.

Story: Wednesday May 15, 2013

Wed, 15 May 2013 04:02:17 +0000

http://egscomics.com/?date=2013-05-15

More instant messaging goodness. And another Vanellope.

Reactions to "One Shot" for 5-13-13

Mon, 13 May 2013 05:26:53 +0000

Alright! Look, another Dragon's Dream prelude comic! yay!

Story: Monday May 13, 2013

Mon, 13 May 2013 04:01:20 +0000

http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2013-05-13

In today's comic the parts of Ellen and Nanase will be played by the fandom.

Absurd Archiving Adventurer (Also Alliteration)

Sat, 11 May 2013 08:30:05 +0000

Assuming the Alliteration did not terrify you into not clicking this link (you're reading this so that's not the case) you're probably trying to figure out what this is about.

Well I'm tired of archive binging and coming across corrupted pages interrupting my reading. So I'm making an offline archive on my computer. I've just finished the first archive binge after three days of this.

After I'm done I'm going to find a website to put the archive up for download if anyone is interested.

Trying to arrange everything based on the Archive it belongs in. There will be a Main Archive, NP Archive, Sketchbook Archive, and Guest Comic Archive (Technically belongs in the main archive but they're chronologically challenged although the Q&As remain in the Main Archive) when I'm done.

Example of the archive while I was working you can see a very corrupted comic page below it:

Bets

Sat, 11 May 2013 06:16:19 +0000

Sure, we can all talk up a storm. Who has the best handle on things? The one who has the most quatloos!

Everyone starts with 0 quatloos (q). You may go up to 100q into debt, plus 10q per calendar month, starting when your first bet is official.

Offer and accept bets in posts to this thread. Bet offers implicitly expire once further information on the subject has come up. You can only offer bets such that if they're all taken and you lose them all, you're still within your debt limit.(bets which can't resolve until later can use the future months' debt limit) Try to be unambiguous with the terms of the bet.

To be well-formed, it must be possible for a bet to be won by either party. So, no 'Grace never does X'. But you could have 'Grace doesn't do X by the end of 2014'. This also means that I won't accept a bet which has already been won.

I will track all taken bets in this post. Try to avoid editing your posts to keep the record clear. If your most recent edit date is more recent than someone claiming a bet with you, I'm going to accept that bet. If in doubt, make a new post.

Based on an earlier thread at Erfworld.

My initial bet offers:

I offer 10q that Elliot dates (as in actually starts going on a date with, no matter how interrupted or how cluelessly he doesn't realize it's a date) or kisses Diane before dating or kissing Susan.

I offer 10q that if Elliot dates Diane, he does not realize it was a date before the date starts.

My 2q to your 25q that Susan and Diane are not identical twins separated at birth.

I offer 10q that Magus makes at least 3 more appearances in 2013.

I offer 10q that the next 'whale' sighting isn't until after Elliot has dated or kissed either Diane or Susan.

My 10q to your 5q that the next 'whale' sighting is before Elliot has dated or kissed both Diane and Susan.

I bet 10q that someone other than Akiko makes a clear MLP reference before August.

STANDINGS:
Drachefly is at 0q and has 2q out
partner555 is at 10q and has 40q out
Dan Knight is at -10q and has 15q out

ACTIVE BETS:
Drachefly's 2q to partner555's 25q that Susan and Diane are not identical twins separated at birth.

Partner555 bet Dan Knight 10q that the whale will show up again by the end of 2013.

Partner555 bet Dan Knight 5q that Kaoli does not meet Ellen by the end of 2013.

RESOLVED BETS:

Dan Knight bet partner555 10q that the Monday, May 13 2013 strip would be a scene change. It wasn't.

Filler 5/11/13 - Fanart In, Fanart Out

Sat, 11 May 2013 06:10:41 +0000

There's one week left in my fanart contest, folks! I've finally gotten a few more entries - and rather nice ones at that - but I'm always happy to get more! But I like to give as much as I get, so I'm also entering a fanart contest as well - one for a comic I've yet to add to my Links page (But plan on doing soon) called Bonnie N. Collide, Nine to Five. It's the story of a girl who works in an office by day, and does roller derby by night! I'm putting up my submission as a filler - due to some technical difficulties, I haven't been on the computer enough to work on another comic, but I hope that you still enjoy this anyway. And look for Bonnie N. Collide on my links page soon!

I Seek A Collaborator

Sat, 11 May 2013 04:44:01 +0000

Hi All,

This thread was an option I pitched way back when the Arena shuffling was near-infancy, and it seems to have picked up steam as far as desiring its existence, so here it is.

This thread is made for people who want a way to get out there and connect with other Arena-users, as far as collaborating interpersonally beyond just asking for a fight.  Got a story arc you're going to want help with?  Maybe a pitch for some larger event?  Just want your characters to make some friends or acquaintances, so that you don't feel like you're writing on an island?  For any and all of those queries, you've come to the right place!

There is, though, a bit of information that would be helpful to have, just so that we, as navigators of the thread, can easily know whether or not we can be of service.  You don't have to use the template below, but feel free to, by any account (and mods: feel free to add/clean up things if you see fit).

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Primary Character:  This isn't to say that the people offering to collaborate aren't as important, but it does say which character the poster is looking to use in the offer.  A link to the fighter profile would be nice.

No. of People Sought:  Looking for one person?  Two people?  Six?  Open call for all comers?  Note for creators: keep track of filled spots, and adjust your call accordingly.  No one's fault but yours if you get people calling for a spot that isn't there.

Closing Date:  Simple.  What day do you need people by?

Willingness to Run Partial:  If you don't have the number of people you're asking for, can you run with less, if people are interested by your closing date?  This may not be applicable to your specific event or collaborative call.

Synopsis:  What are you looking to do here?  If you feel spoilers are likely, such as the case may be for a story arc, you can be as vague as you want.  Be sure to mention details that may aid others in determining whether or not they would be a fit for your piece.

Fights Requested:  Yes, no, maybe?  Some events are such where having a fight each time, or with everyone, is unfeasible.  If it's a story arc, maybe you can't afford a fight because of win/loss variability and having to adjust, but you still need people.  Say so here.

Structure Level:  Is there a "must-end in x or y manner" clause, or can people play loose and let what happens happen?

PM's Only, if Interested:  Yes or No.  The thread can be used to judge levels of interest, but this does lend itself to mixed reactions and the like among the community, especially when people ninja one another's posts for that last spot in an event or arc.  Asking people to PM you for interest can help you filter responses, start a discussion about whether or not character personalities and the like would mesh before agreeing, or just hit the ground rolling and get going.  I recommend it, but I know some people's PM inboxes are stuffed.

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I'll put a sample request under spoiler tags.  This will, actually, be a live request.

Spoiler

Places

Sat, 11 May 2013 01:36:11 +0000

This topic is a container for public places that have been created for the indirectly moderated use of the Arena users.

What does that mean? It means that if you have a store, cafe, park, bar, etc. that you want to make available for the general public to use without directly contacting you for details, this is place to put it.

On the other hand, if you prefer to deal with your patrons directly, Downtown Tandy is probably a better place.

In any case, here's some do's and don'ts for this topic:

Do provide as much detail as possible about the venue, its staff, its patrons, and its security.

Do attempt to use venues posted here instead of inventing new ones ad hoc. The reuse of locations will build a more robust world and can create solidarity between its inhabitants, as well as providing excuses for characters to meet.

Do contact the creator/curator prior to doing anything drastic or crazy at a location. Some people may not want their bar blown up or their guests accosted by a mutant clown.

Do consider these places public, and keep in mind that there are many forms of eavesdropping among the arena populace.

Do keep these locations up to date.

Don't create more than one post per place. Multiple places in a post is fine, but the other way around is not.

Don't try to retcon anything that has appeared in an LBM/fight/etc.

Don't declare something non-cannon because it used ambiguity in your place you do not agree with. You should have provided more details.

Don't simply change features or make things up for an established place. Some assumptions within reason is fine, but deciding the bar that is described here as perfectly normal is run entirely by gnomes on stilts is not.

Don't be overly restrictive about things here. This is still a collaborative exercise in writing.

Might add more later, but my laptop's running out of power. Mods, feel free to edit this post as necessary.

Story, Friday May 10, 2013

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:28:15 +0000

http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2013-05-10

THREAD GET!

(actual comic reaction thoughts to be added later)

Star Trek Into Darkness

Thu, 09 May 2013 21:09:40 +0000

Here be spoilers, proceed no further until you've seen the film.

Spoiler

Kacky sucks at....

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:11:03 +0000

I thought I might as well put my capture device to good use and record myself playing a couple of games.

Right now it's just game footage but if enough people can tolerate my voice I may put commentaries over the top of them.

First up is Contra: Hard Corps Uprising, the first level.

Next is Dust 514. I decided when the game finally left beta and refunded all skill points that I would go for a quick shotgun build. Unfortunatly I forgot to boost my armour to a point where I can take more than one hit.

Please give me pointers, tell me what you want to see, pretty much any way I can improve these videos I'll at least look into it (Assuming it's not too expensive)

Give my creation liiiiife!

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:48:03 +0000

It's allllive!

Errr, wait... that's the wrong link. Pretty clearly linked you a video feed of Dan or Tesle or someone... possibly Gene Wilder, actually.

Try This one

So it's back for at least a bit! With excellent art!

Don't you just hate it when charging in doesn't work?

Story Thursday May 9, 2013

Thu, 09 May 2013 07:26:56 +0000

http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2013-05-09

Ok Dan's ****ing with us now.

Now it's going to be a theory of Susan and Diane being twins that pops up. Though I can't think of a good reason for that considering the Pompom household seems to be loaded.

Are You a Fan of Eternal Darkness?

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:20:28 +0000

Then you might be a fan of the spiritual successor by several of the original developers, Shadow of the Eternals! If you're /especially/ interested, consider spreading the word and maybe dropping a bit of cash on the project. It's not on Kickstarter, but it does have reward tiers based on donations, if that's a deciding factor for you...

http://www.precursorgames.com/shadowoftheeternals/

Story Wednesday May 8th 2013

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:57:19 +0000

http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2013-05-08

Can honestly say, did not see that coming.

Story: Tuesday May 7, 2013

Tue, 07 May 2013 07:57:47 +0000

http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2013-05-07

Should we set up a betting pool on whether or not this is the right place?

WARNING - Malware on webcomics sites 2013 May 6

Tue, 07 May 2013 07:07:12 +0000

I tried emailing both Chris Hazelton and Thom Revor at the emails I had for them, some of which then bounced, but I'm also writing in this forum and hoping it gets to the right people.

Today in my round of webcomic websites I went to misfile.com and then immediately my web browser warned me that Google had flagged a domain, from which the Misfile site loaded content, for hosting malware that installed on a user's computer without intervention.

http://google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?tpl=safari&site=e-ads.eqads.com&hl=en-us

Google shows that the problem exists now/today, 2013 May 6, and I consider this a serious matter.

I don't know what other webcomics/sites use equads.com for ads but a significant malware risk may be present.

Xaos vs Discord

Mon, 06 May 2013 22:13:05 +0000

I first encountered and then proceeded to read the entire archive of The Wotch recently. When it came out that Xaos is an avatar of order, one of the first things that popped into my head was a crossover with MLP:Friendship is Magic: "So thats why Princess Celestia needed Discord freed - so they can have a more effective resistance for when Xaos comes knocking."

It just seemed such a natural fit - there is no canonical explanation for what they need Discord for, and The Wotch as a setting is already well-primed for crossovers.

Introduction time

Mon, 06 May 2013 21:41:08 +0000

Introduction time
How to sum up a poster?
Senryu might help

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I've read EGS regularly for a long time - not sure how long, actually. Since before the birthday party, anyway.

I can be found with this name at the forums of Sluggy Freelance, Erfworld, Order of the Stick, Irregular Webcomic, in the game Kingdom of Loathing, at Kongregate and Fanfiction.net, and on blogs using gravatar.

Is it just me, or is Susan sort of a cat theme magnet?

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:00:42 +0000

Cat-related things are in various places in the comic, but Susan seems to attract quite a few of them. Tedd imagined turning her into a cat, and Jeremy really likes her. Curiosity is depicted as a catgirl(I know it's a visual pun on "curiosity killed the cat", but I'm still including it). Catalina, who is one tail and set of ears short of being a catgirl, was attracted to her, and Elliot, who has been/can become a catboy, is quite attracted to her. You could include the fact that her best friend has been a catgirl, but that wasn't directly related to Susan, so I'm not going to.

Given that we now know she and Elliot have been doing the reviews at Elliot's house, I'd be interested to see if she's interacted with Brownie at all. Of course Brownie seems like she'd warm up to just about anybody, but still.

Story: Monday May 6, 2013

Mon, 06 May 2013 05:27:27 +0000

http://www.egscomics...date=2013-05-06

Bad Ellen

A Pathetic Plea for Fanart

Sat, 04 May 2013 04:30:04 +0000

http://www.theheroesofcrash.com/TakePityAndSubmitSomethingPleaseFiller.PNG Hey, folks. It's Cannon. Josh is busy staring at his reflection in the mirror, longing for his lost youth, so I'm here to shamelessly beg for fanart on his behalf. As you may already be aware, Josh has a fanart contest that concludes in just over two weeks, on his 29th birthday: May 19th. He's only gotten one piece of fanart so far, and it's in the "Generated Fanart" category (His special category in which you make a character in a video game, which may or may not require actual artistic skill. Although in the case of the submission I saw, there was definitely skill involved.). He's got NADA for the "Traditional Fanart" category. I figured that although he's been constantly reminding people in his own forum, it'd make sense to mention his contest here in the Art Fair. I humbly ask you (Well, maybe not humbly. Humble I'm not so good at, I'll admit. It's hard to be humble when you're as awesome as I am) to submit some fanart to Josh's contest as a birthday present for him. His website has all the rules. Just click the button with the shaved goril- er, I mean, with Titanium Maiden on it, and you can read the contest rules. Come on. Do it. The poor sap needs something to look forward to in his old age. Oh, and don't forget... there's prizes.

5/4/13 - A Pathetic Plea for Fanart

Sat, 04 May 2013 04:27:11 +0000

Hey, folks. It's Cannon. Josh is busy staring at his reflection in the mirror, longing for his lost youth, so I'm here to shamelessly beg for fanart on his behalf. As you may already be aware, Josh has a fanart contest that concludes in just over two weeks, on his 29th birthday: May 19th. He's only gotten one piece of fanart so far, and it's in the "Generated Fanart" category (His special category in which you make a character in a video game, which may or may not require actual artistic skill. Although in the case of the submission I saw, there was definitely skill involved.). He's got NADA for the "Traditional Fanart" category. I humbly ask you (Well, maybe not humbly. Humble I'm not so good at, I'll admit. It's hard to be humble when you're as awesome as I am) to submit some fanart to Josh's contest as a birthday present for him. His website has all the rules. Just click the button with the shaved goril- er, I mean, with Titanium Maiden on it, and you can read the contest rules. Come on. Do it. The poor sap needs something to look forward to in his old age.

Your First Strip - What was it?

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:05:02 +0000

I was talking up EGS to a friend of mine (in person, for a change), and somehow this led to me thinking back to when I first started reading the comic. A friend (in person) showed it to me in much the same way. I even remember what was going on. This was the story strip at the time, though because this was before things were archived separately, the main page showed this filler strip.

Naturally, I hadn't a flippin' clue what the hell was going on.

How about y'all? Does anyone else remember exactly where the story was when you came in?

Story: Friday May 3, 2013

Fri, 03 May 2013 08:59:00 +0000

http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2013-05-03

huh so Susan's the youngest.

Story: Thursday May 2nd 2013

Thu, 02 May 2013 06:57:26 +0000

http://egscomics.com/?date=2013-05-02

That awkward moment when you both know the secret, but neither wants to tell the other.

EDIT: Holy crap I beat ~~ZeNozzle~~ everyone.

Hello there, I'm Ginjuri, and I will be your Overlord.

Thu, 02 May 2013 04:23:15 +0000

Nah I did that on a forum once before and it didn't work out XD Hello there! My name is Ginjuri, well actually it's the name of a OC of mine but we'll get to that in a moment, pronouced Gen-jur-ee. I forget what it means. Silver something or another. Anywho on to why I'm here. Simple: I wish to learn to write web comics, find a artist, then tell the story of "The Spellbinding Saga". But first you will kneel and kiss my ring- Hey where'd my ring go?? Oh for crying out loud...<.< Fine you don't have to kiss my ring, but you still must surrenders your pronvinces to me. And any surly wenches too. >=D

Story: Wednesday May 1, 2013

Wed, 01 May 2013 08:56:10 +0000

http://egscomics.com/?date=2013-05-01

More Mamase also looks like it's NYE time

Apparently I have a magic power that lets me know when the comic has been posted because I was talking to my dad when I suddenly felt the need to check to see if the comic had updated.

Story: Tuesday April 30, 2013

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:35:50 +0000

http://elgoonishshive.com/?date=2013-04-30

Huh. Didn't see that coming

me thinks Dan should take Wednesday off to recharge and get caught up.

Neverwinter

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:58:14 +0000

So I don't know if many of you have heard of this (#TheWotch IRC channel probably wants me to shut up about this) but the Neverwinter MMO by Cryptic goes into Soft Launch/Open Beta tomorrow, meaning anyone who wants to play can sign up for an account (or sign in if you have a Perfect World Entertainment account) and play.

Unlike Cryptic's other two games Star Trek Online and Champions Online this is built as F2P from the ground up along the same lines as PWEs other games meaning that most of the cash shop items are cosmetic or are just for convenience.

The game uses the terminology from the DnD 4e ruleset and is an action based MMORPG.

Fuyu, Kirby and myself all played in the Closed Beta and had a great time of what we played, so here's hoping we can get some more 910cmx players onboard with it.  If you do show up we'll be playing on the Dragon server until they merge the servers (The separate servers are to ensure the best possible gameplay for all players who want to jump straight in and there will be a merge somepoint after the launch).

Neverwinter also uses a custom user generated content engine called the Foundry, some of you who've played STO may be familiar with it as it is at the core the same base system.  The Neverwinter Foundry is a far more advanced with new tools availible including a full interior designer.

Foundry content can be linked to doors and NPCs in the main game and move into instanced missions designed by the editors, mobs are guaranteed to provide a level appropriate experience and you're guaranteed at least one level appropriate drop and XP scaled to the mission length.  The Foundry is a free feature which unlocks to play foundry missions when you level a character to level 11 in the main game and unlocks to create new missions when you level a character to 15 in the main game.

Yeah, New Guy Here

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 06:24:17 +0000

Found this community when I did a web search on a particular El Goonish Shive comic. After a few weeks, I finally decided to join up. One thing: the sign-up page said I'd get a confirmation e-mail, and I haven't. Nonetheless, my account became "real" at least a couple of days ago. Is this something I should worry about? Thanks.

story: Monday April 29, 2013

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:02:17 +0000

http://egscomics.com/?date=2013-04-29

*evil laughter*

What were the hammers considered if not magic?

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:01:04 +0000

Prior to Jerry's reset, women were able to summon hammers to hit offensive men with. We've seen Susan hammer plenty of people(here's to hoping we see more), so has no one stopped to wonder where those hammers came from? Particularly the ones getting hammered? You'd think it would be rather surprising to have someone pull a huge hammer out of nowhere and whack you with it. Considering Susan didn't know about them until two years ago, I'd think they're not common knowledge, yet no one seems surprised when they're summoned. Are the people of Moperville so desensitized to weird stuff that they don't bother questioning it? Actually, that would explain why Mr. Verres' methods of hiding the paranormal are apparently effective despite being rather silly.

It just seems like something that would draw attention to itself if magic isn't out in the open. Mr. Verres and the Paranormal Division want to keep magic a secret, yet women summoning giant hammers apparently didn't make them bat an eye. What am I missing?