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Comic for Wednesday, Nov 29, 2023 So imminent foreshadow, Sarah is going to see Hope (formerly Pandora) soon.And Sarah has been practicing.

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

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.

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-016 So, it's only a flashback with a minor retcon or two and a new fantasy sequence. I'm a little disappointed, but I suppose it was necessary for those fans who haven't re-read the early years of the comics enough to have them more-or-less memorized.

https://www.egscomics.com/comic/layers-013 Yay for question-mark background in panel two! Also, I suppose I could have mentioned it in the thread for the previous strip, but it really struck me here: I really like this look for Tedd.

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

Comic for Wednesday, Mar 29, 2023 Hug, hug, hug, healing, reflection, obsession, counter-obsession. Sarah did return the hug. (In fact, panel 2 and 3 look the same.)

Comic for Monday, Mar 27, 2023 Hug, That's pretty much it. Susan feels safe around Sarah. This is not the first time she's hugged Sarah spontaneously.

Comic for Friday, Mar 24, 2023 "Change? Spare change?" - "Why, yes, indeed. I carry coins in my pocket not to spend, but to hand out; of course they are spare." The commentary explains (to me,anyway) this odd hot mess of Susan melting down. Dan is relating an incident from his early childhood though the medium of his comic, and Susan is the sock puppet. Susan's reactions are actually those of a toddler, and actual toddler. With that filter, it makes a bit more sense. In any case, I like how Sarah is the voice of reason and puts it all to bed. And I like the last panel, Susan is becoming more openly social. My schools did not have shared lockers, either.

Comic for Wednesday, Mar 22, 2023 Sad Susan is still sad. And confused. She made Sarah not say a joke (commentary). Fear of the future? "I don't want to become my mom."? "Relationships will change, and I'll miss my friends."? "Everything will be unfamiliar. I will loose control. I take comfort from being in control."? Or ???

Here. You've been neglecting Sarah, Susan.

Comic for Monday, Mar 20, 2023 Susan is not aware of why she feels upset. This is not unusual; she has been hiding from something her whole life. She needs counseling. Sarah is going to provide it; in EGS this will work, at least to get her started. In real life, friends can be helpful, but use professional resources if available, although my track record says the pros are not necessarily helpful. Shop around, find someone insightful you are comfortable with.

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.

https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/assorted2022a12 Dan tweeted yesterday that he came up with an idea for a series of related comics within the Assorted 2022 "story". I hope this is the first part of that; I can see several interesting directions to go from here.

https://www.egscomics.com/comic/balance-118 And here I thought Mr. Verres was the one who seemed more concerned than we had any reason to believe was warranted.

https://www.egscomics.com/comic/balance-114 For a moment I thought the 'DING' was Ashley leveling up

NP Comic Saturday January 8, 2022 Oh, Nohs! Grace is a social contact vampire!

https://www.egscomics.com/comic/balance-059 Dan is playing a game of Quantum Chicken

https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/blanket-10 Will Sarah do something? Will she just sit there? Will Dan end this story before we know any significant details?

https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/blanket-08 "Too much rampant attraction" I think Newton expressed a similar sentiment before codifying Gravity Edited - Wrong Date

https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/blanket-07 Will Grace ever understand that most people can not consider things like nudity or intimate closeness without implying sexuality?