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NP Comic for Tuesday, Sep 19, 2023 Kevin is loosing whatever passes for his mind. Delusions of grandeur clearly labelled. Nice touch. If you cut up Kevin with a table saw, would you have four mini-Kevins, or would they no longer work? Hmm, I think we need to apply the scientific method.

Comic for Monday, Sep 11, 2023 Kevin is giving Tedd a lesson from Dan's real life, I guess?

Sketchbook Comic for Monday, Sep 11, 2023 The faces don't normally seem dissimilar, but there must be subtle cues, because there all look like Elliot transformed.

Comic for Thursday, Sep 7, 2023 Thus Sprach Kevin (queue music). I see him as more like the monolith than like Zoroaster, though. Except the monolith kept it's mouth shut. So to speak.

Sketchbook Comic for Monday, Sep 4, 2023 Grace is cute as a goth. I suppose the large breasts are because cows have big udders, but breasts are not shaped like udders nor placed like udders. This probably ties into why I'm not a fan of furries in general. At least she's not a lizard with breasts or a naga. The horns are more problematic. They look quite dangerous - to Ashley. They would be connected to the skull, but not adequately braced, and seem like they would be prone to fracture her skull if she stumbled against something or took a blow to the head.

Comic for Monday, Sep 4, 2023 "Oh, he's back." - Snarky, dismissive, lack of contextual framework - 'Tedd lives here, I'm in his basement' "'Thanks for asking.' See? I was helpful." - Emotionally needy, missing the point, lacking confidence. Basically, an A.I. that is questioning its own existence (Sarah spots that Kevin is misconstruing the events. My only quibble is she is assuming he is capable of learning. I'd say TBD, prove it Kevin, show some actual progress, even if in a wrong direction.) "Speaking of lessons . . . Boyfriend! Please use magic so Ashley can practice observing a person casting spells." - Lacking the rudiments of polity. Ask Elliot his name, dipstick. "It's unlikely you'll be able to copy any yet, but it's possible, so pay super extra close attention!" - Pointless discouraging remark, badly structured request for Ashley to watch Elliot (already implied in previous statement). Note that all three people present in the last panel have shading indicating embarrassment, yet they have nothing to be embarrassed about. They are embarrassed for Kevin, for how inept he is. Kevin is his own self-parody. His flaws make little sense. In some cases he has too much knowledge for what he is; where did he acquire that knowledge when he has limited exposure and is made with a specific purpose in mind. His ability to misuse the word 'super' in a way that still makes sense defies credulity. Arthur tasked Kevin with training Ashley. Arthur actually tasked Ashley with raising his created incorrigible stick kid. (Kevin gave Ashley an order, so that would be an order of the stick, right?) Tedd, please refrain from unnecessary interaction with the stick. He's a defective A.I., and each conversation is new opportunity for error. God help them if they need to come up with a joint lesson plan. More importantly, why are Tedd's eyes glowing in the first panel?

Comic for Wednesday, Aug 30, 2023 It is logical that Kevin, being entirely non-biological, and going dormant when he isn't training someone thinks that is the only reason to exist. From the point of view of software design, he is lacking in user friendly interface features. Kevin is too early a version of what he is, at best the beta version. It is not good that Tedd is taking Kevin's criticism to heart. It show too much vulnerability for the position he's been thrust into. Kevin's P.O.V. is unhealthy, and Sarah is correct. He probably needs more context, if he's able to absorb it. I'd start with "Magic is a tool, a means to other goals, not an all consuming purpose in itself. That is not true for you because you were created with the purpose of training others in magic, but Kevin, you are also a tool, a means to an end." Maybe this arc will deal with Tedd's tendency to fixate at the expense of his other needs.

Comic for Monday, Aug 28, 2023 'Enormous'? I would have said 'Obnoxious'. I see him as the Scrappy of the comic. And, like Scrappy, he doesn't serve a purpose. It would have made more sense if Ashley had found an enchanted training spell book or a magic training iPad. He defies any form of logic. How does he see and hear? How does he think? How does he speak? Why, in the context of his single purpose, does he have emotions? What do those emotions reflect? He does not seem to have a personal ethos that matches Arthur. So where do the differences come from? My conclusion is that he is strictly comedy relief. When does he get 'face' time in the comic? When he says something dumb. So, caveat, when they do the movie version of EGS, Kevin will be the villain pulling the strings behind the evil. "Hey, Kevin, can you help us start a fire?" "Certainly. I know several trivial cantrips for creating fire." "Actually, if you'd just stick one of your ends in this pencil sharpener, we just need some tinder." Years later, Kevin is a magic training toothpick. "Practice good oral hygiene, kids. Clean your teeth."

https://www.egscomics.com/comic/layers-040 Regarding the last part of the commentary, Ashley's situation actually reminds me of the average Doctor Who companion (at least during the classic series; I'm not very familiar with the modern series).

https://www.egscomics.com/comic/layers-011

Sketchbook Comic for Friday, Apr 14, 2023 It really is rabbit-forming.

Sketchbook Comic for Friday, Apr 7, 2023 So, arms linked; Susan is not avoiding body contact. This could be rabbit forming. I did not recognize Ashley, thought it was Elliot in one of his girly forms. The title spelled it out.

Sketchbook Comic for Friday, February 17, 2023 Elliot is transforming into a more or less duplicate of Ashley, but the transition appears to still be in process. His hair is defying gravity. (Gravity does not appreciate the sentiment.) Also, details are off, which could be because he is still transforming. His face shape is face shape is rounder, his boobs are bigger, and his hips are wider; overall he looks a bit bigger. The thing at his knee level looks like a skirt or pants dropping, which seems odd; in the comics so far, they typically resize, and his hips look like they'd still hold up a skirt or pants. Part of the transition? Ashley likes how she looks.

Dan accidentally released this Milestone for patrons earlier than usual; it can be found at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/whoops-ashley-76836142 Tomorrow night it should be available on the main site; I'm guessing the URL will be https://www.egscomics.com/sketchbook/2023-001 I don't have too much to say about this one other than that the art's pretty but the contents don't do much for me.

https://www.egscomics.com/sketchbook/2022-018 https://www.patreon.com/posts/76265365 I have found my desktop background for the next few days.

Comic for Wednesday, June 29, 2022 Oh, great, she didn't finish, nor leave instructions.

https://www.egscomics.com/sketchbook/2022-007 I wouldn't be particularly fond of this if it were just the image, but I like the story, and the image is a good illustration for it.

NP Comic for Saturday, June 11, 2022 It appears like she's kind of like imagining herself very much like Nanase, but with her own attitudes and hangups. The first imagined image in panel three looked nude at first (I guess it technically is) but it is fur covered and has a tail, and large ears, so "I'm a mouse" maybe? Girl has issues.

NP Comic for Tuesday, June 14, 2022 Not sad to see this series end. The art is good.

https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/oc-17 I've probably been watching too much anime, but I expect that panda to be some sort of talking animal that turns out to be a vital (or vitally hindering) part of Ashley's Magical Girl transformation

NP Comic for Tuesday May 26, 2022 https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/oc-15 Grace is a catalyst.

NP Comic for Thursday May 26, 2022 Grace is a catalyst. Misplaced, please delete.

https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/oc-14 Completely platonic

NP Comic for Tuesday, May 17, 2022 Per the tags, I feel like 'Grace in Ashley's imagination' should be a separate tag, but that it would be ultimately confusing. Grace rocks the mad hatter hat, not so fond of the mumu. I'm not seeing a point to all this.

NP Comic for Tuesday May 12, 2022 Grace reads minds and didn't use magic. Ashley changed color and didn't use magic either. Ashley is going to be smitten by how accepting Grace is.