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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 52: Discussion
« on: March 15, 2019, 05:39:30 am »
I think she might have CS3's teapot. That's why she's asking Polly to be specific.
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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 52: Discussion
« on: March 06, 2019, 06:28:18 pm »Hmmm...room 313. That's the same frame number in the Zapruder film when President Kennedy's head exploded after the bullet hit it. Possible warning that this is some sort of trap...? 🤔
There's also John 3:13 (just typing in 3:13 to see what passages I got) about practically nobody returning from Heaven. I'm thinking about all the people trying the Dark Cell and none of them making it (failing and getting memory-wiped).
Also there's Corinthians 3:13 where it talks about trials by fire and testing people. Pretty much the Arena and the Dark Cell.
I think two random passages are probably more significant than exploding heads. But I could be wrong.
It's also the date of the Edict of Milan. But that's not very relevant.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/313_(number)
It's also a crazy number in math (palindromic prime, twin prime with 311, several other types of prime, and an Armstrong number).
Also, this page is sooooo cute.
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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 52: Discussion
« on: February 21, 2019, 05:25:23 am »
The Bell woman... She's the one I suspect most of tampering with everyone's mind around the events of the murder of Conclave. It's always the mousy secretary.
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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 52: Discussion
« on: February 14, 2019, 07:10:56 pm »
Polly's a Ball Buster for sure! 
The saying it was a fake mustache made me think of just how far May could troll Bern. Disguising as a weird mustachioed man would probly make the top of the list. Call it now, that's totally not a demon as I originally though but May in a weird disguise.
The saying it was a fake mustache made me think of just how far May could troll Bern. Disguising as a weird mustachioed man would probly make the top of the list. Call it now, that's totally not a demon as I originally though but May in a weird disguise.
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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 52: Discussion
« on: February 14, 2019, 04:29:43 am »
That sketchy shading. Anyone else think he might be one of those demons?
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Flipside Discussion / Re: are the forums dead?
« on: February 02, 2019, 08:34:41 am »
I am like this with Megatokyo. Doesn't help that the author updates extremely slowly.
I can name those people (not counting hundreds or thousands of lurkers) on about two hands. Myself, Brion (of course! ^_^ ), SAGG, sunphoenix, SirBananaPie, UmberIsSexy, and ... that's mostly it. Obviously, there are quite a few more but some of them won't navigate to the forum. I think a very large part of this is once you get to the forum, there is no real Back To The Comic button, so the average user is wary of going there unless shortcutted. Also, it breaks the immersion when you have to stop reading the comment to discuss.
The question is, do you want to hire out someone like Disqus, or internalize it to the comic design? It looks like you have some talent for web design, so either is fine.
I can name those people (not counting hundreds or thousands of lurkers) on about two hands. Myself, Brion (of course! ^_^ ), SAGG, sunphoenix, SirBananaPie, UmberIsSexy, and ... that's mostly it. Obviously, there are quite a few more but some of them won't navigate to the forum. I think a very large part of this is once you get to the forum, there is no real Back To The Comic button, so the average user is wary of going there unless shortcutted. Also, it breaks the immersion when you have to stop reading the comment to discuss.
The question is, do you want to hire out someone like Disqus, or internalize it to the comic design? It looks like you have some talent for web design, so either is fine.
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Flipside Discussion / Re: are the forums dead?
« on: February 01, 2019, 01:11:01 pm »Yeah I understand that. I was just mainly wondering where the rest of the rather large following is, i.e. whether or not I am missing most of the action. I mean, the Patreon following is doing quite well and I assume that the total number of readers is typically about 100 times the paying followers. Also Brion rarely visits the forum lately.
I wasn't aware Flipside had a large following... until I saw the petition for donating for comic made by May, and two strips later Brion reports that they met the goal. That's what, six days or less and $5k or so is donated?
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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 52: Discussion
« on: January 17, 2019, 12:16:47 am »
Thin Man mentioned or implied that Bloody Mary would eventually outgrow her need for human flesh.
That is, regeneration, doesn't come from nowhere. This magic (whether actually tech or not) operates under physical laws. One of those is that regeneration in all likelihood exacts a toll on the body. What toll? A requirement for alot of energy (and matter) to use to regrow herself. The likely reason it must be human is because she needs similar tissue to reconstitute herself.
Which makes us wonder what's really going on with the easy regrowth of May's hand...
I think I know what's going on. It's kinda a jar bug ritual. It was in an anime called Ghost Hunt, and also in Inuyasha. She's trying to get a version of herself that doesn't need to eat to heal.
That is, regeneration, doesn't come from nowhere. This magic (whether actually tech or not) operates under physical laws. One of those is that regeneration in all likelihood exacts a toll on the body. What toll? A requirement for alot of energy (and matter) to use to regrow herself. The likely reason it must be human is because she needs similar tissue to reconstitute herself.
Which makes us wonder what's really going on with the easy regrowth of May's hand...
I think I know what's going on. It's kinda a jar bug ritual. It was in an anime called Ghost Hunt, and also in Inuyasha. She's trying to get a version of herself that doesn't need to eat to heal.
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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 52: Discussion
« on: January 16, 2019, 04:48:41 am »Bwahahaha! I remember that episode of "Slayers"... I think later on he criticizes them for eating him and not sharing WITH HIM! {Snicker...} Great Vintage stuff!
I don't remember that part but the part right before he mentions how crisp and delicious his friend looks. Pretty sure this joke wasn't in the dub though.
I checked. He calls him a lunch special, and says "You ate him! You ate him all!" implying he wanted some too.
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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 52: Discussion
« on: January 14, 2019, 08:14:01 am »AS GOD IS MY Witness... I Swear she slipped and fell into the pit! No one pushed her.. not me!
So since she cannot die by simply being mangled... Mary is now a ~ Gore-naut, Zombie-naut, Carrion-naut...
"And to think... I hesitated." ~ Hellraiser II: Hellbound
I imagine she's eaten some of her clones too.
https://youtu.be/Vgkoucw_M44?t=401
(Video about critters eating a fishman and concealing the fact)
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Flipside Discussion / Re: Mistake Thread
« on: January 02, 2019, 05:59:15 pm »
Bump.
Sorcery, not socrecy.
Sorcery, not socrecy.
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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 52: Discussion
« on: December 29, 2018, 04:40:24 am »
-Yeats
https://www.unp.me/f153/too-long-a-sacrifice-can-make-a-stone-of-the-heart-169186/
Quote
Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart
O when may it suffice?
That is Heaven's part,
Our part is to murmur name on name,
as a mother names her child.
When sleep at last has come,
on limbs that had run wild.
What is it but nightfall?
No, no, not night but death.
Was it needless death after all?
(Then he taks about England, since this is a context of a revolt vs England)
https://www.unp.me/f153/too-long-a-sacrifice-can-make-a-stone-of-the-heart-169186/
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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 52: Discussion
« on: December 21, 2018, 02:14:02 pm »
I've been around relationships where the other person is like that.
It doesn't really matter whose fault it is. They're hurt and bothering them right then won't help. Usually at that point, I don't know what to do to help.
It doesn't really matter whose fault it is. They're hurt and bothering them right then won't help. Usually at that point, I don't know what to do to help.
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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 52: Discussion
« on: December 18, 2018, 03:55:32 am »
sunphoenix, I imagine the reason it's just these three is they're the leaders of this group. And yeah there's alot of fallout from this thing. Glyph, Buzz, and the other girl all died (a knife wound is resurrect-able, I'd imagine, being dismembered and stuck inside a pit... a bit harder, though that might be a later quest, to get revenge on what did this).
Depending on the tone, think of a theme song for this chapter. I'm going say (Where Were They Going Without Ever Knowing) The Way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0wfu3tOrtQ
Oh, I didn't notice those shoulder hangers. That's cute!
Depending on the tone, think of a theme song for this chapter. I'm going say (Where Were They Going Without Ever Knowing) The Way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0wfu3tOrtQ
Oh, I didn't notice those shoulder hangers. That's cute!
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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 51: Discussion
« on: December 06, 2018, 05:00:21 am »Oh, now I get it when I read somewhere in this forum that the ability might be something Suspiria used earlier already. Was the "No Spoilers" thing something Brion put into that post? Also that post seems to be gone now.
To clarify: The Instant Karma ability is closely related to the Retribution Doll Suspiria used to kill the Conclave. So when Crest got killed while the sword was inside his enemy, the ability was triggered.
I like that outcome! ^^ It was well thought-out.
It was probably one of my posts. I tend to analyze every frame of anime and webcomics, and as a result sometimes figure out some of why characters are able to do stuff before it is officially announced. I don't sweat it.
Oh, I didn't realize it came from that moment. I just figured since Suspiria is adding power to the sword, that's probably part of it.
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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 51: Discussion
« on: December 04, 2018, 05:05:57 am »
I think "use people" is the wrong word.
Maytag has three special skills:
CS3 is basically a bag of tricks, able to summon up stuff. And her charisma nets her some friends. Of course, them staying depends on earning CS3's trust, as that cat plans to take Eye and run.
I guess I'd compare her to a character like Kingpin. Except she weighs a little less. She has her personal strengths, but no powers except durability. But Kingpin is attached to both Hydra and the Hand, both of which have a huge number of super-powered allies, to say nothing of his common thugs. Now, I don't see her as a crime lord, but let's consider. Maytag used to be alone. Then she found Bern. Then Crest. Then Glyph. Then Glyph's friends, and now she Suspiria in her party. She is not exactly party leader, but despite having Thin Man hunt her for her abilities, for awhile she had a regular entourage, all of which were pretty special.
Maytag has three special skills:
- Psychological resistance to pain
- Natural charisma, bluff ability, and poker face
- Her bag of tricks
CS3 is basically a bag of tricks, able to summon up stuff. And her charisma nets her some friends. Of course, them staying depends on earning CS3's trust, as that cat plans to take Eye and run.
I guess I'd compare her to a character like Kingpin. Except she weighs a little less. She has her personal strengths, but no powers except durability. But Kingpin is attached to both Hydra and the Hand, both of which have a huge number of super-powered allies, to say nothing of his common thugs. Now, I don't see her as a crime lord, but let's consider. Maytag used to be alone. Then she found Bern. Then Crest. Then Glyph. Then Glyph's friends, and now she Suspiria in her party. She is not exactly party leader, but despite having Thin Man hunt her for her abilities, for awhile she had a regular entourage, all of which were pretty special.
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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 51: Discussion
« on: December 03, 2018, 09:35:00 pm »@Kiran: Stories with characters like Suspiria in them are difficult to tell without giving a Deus Ex Machina impression. I've stated it above:Suspiria has been shaping the world like a god, so as a writer it must be really difficult to not make something look like a Deus Ex Machina. I mean, the characters are currently dealing with someone who has the powers to create random Deus Ex Machinas all over the place as if they were in the Matrix and they need to figure out how to deal with someone like that. I think it's legit to assume that Crest's sword received an ultimate attack because of that.
While I do prefer Maytag and Bernadette over Crest, I also do prefer Mary and Suspiria over the others, so I'm perfectly happy with this arc.Okay, Mopey is still alive, but you can't have everything. At least Glyph died.
@bulma:
Regarding OP characters, I am currently watching The Disastrous Life of Saiki K on Netflix. That guy is more OP than One Punch Man, but the series is hilarious. They deal with it mostly by giving him weaknesses and silly characters to interact with.
Yeah he is, I know the show. Yet despite him being much more OP they handle it by making it character-driven like you say. The problem with One Punch Man is that the story is basically all about him trying to find a worthy ally so it basically highlights just how overpowered he is. Whereas, Saiki K is about Saiki trying to entertain himself and slowly gaining friends despite himself. Pffft Teruhashi's literal glowing personality and Kaido's theme song literally kept me watching an entire first season in like three days.
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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 51: Discussion
« on: December 03, 2018, 09:21:43 pm »I agree wholehearted... this Web comic has not solely been about just Maytag... or Bernadette... but all three of the main characters, May, Bern, AND Crest! It has consistantly and in my opinion given equal screen time to all three of the main characters. Bern got her power up so has Crest... I'm kinda waiting for Maytag to get hers but she has proven time and again... that she is a remarkable woman of substance who takes on ALL challenges head on and her Cummings and insightfulNess ARE her greatest power...and as yet have proven Matchless! I cannot wait to see Maytag, Bernadette, Polly, Crest and Suspira all together again fighting against the threats of the world!!!
So you have my vote of confidence, Brion...keep up the great writing!!
I thought Eye and CS3 were her powerup. May's power has always been social not combat so it follows her "power" is gaining strong allies.
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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 51: Discussion
« on: November 23, 2018, 10:21:31 pm »Suspiria has been shaping the world like a god, so as a writer it must be really difficult to not make something look like a Deus Ex Machina. I mean, the characters are currently dealing with someone who has the powers to create random Deus Ex Machinas all over the place as if they were in the Matrix and they need to figure out how to deal with someone like that. I think it's legit to assume that Crest's sword received an ultimate attack because of that.
While I do prefer Maytag and Bernadette over Crest, I also do prefer Mary and Suspiria over the others, so I'm perfectly happy with this arc.
As someone who is also writing a story about someone very OP (the story is called Oracle of Tao, and there's a video game of it, and I'm trying to make a novel), there are certain tricks to it.
1. Extremely slow caster (Grune from Tales of Legendia, most summoners, Ambrosia in my game, etc).
2. Make them turn out to be a villain (Sephiroth, also Grune sorta, alot of characters actually)
3. Make them turn out to be a deity (also Grune, also Ambrosia)
And of course there's kill them off, make them the Ace (what TvTropes calls a heroic background character), or introduce Kryptonite into the setting.
But this isn't an accurate list because there are two others: make their powers have some sort of drawback or make them so strong that they have to hold back or blow everything up.
Ambrosia starts out with a sort of slow-cast tai chi power powered by tattoos, in the end of the first part she learns she is a deity but mainly what changes is that her power is now kinda normal speed and stronger, she can't use her deity powers (doing some means she takes up her power's responsibility and is hamstringed by its restrictions), and she get The Ace treatment until the ending where her daughter mostly takes the limelight.
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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 51: Discussion
« on: November 21, 2018, 07:45:26 pm »
Karma attack!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe2Pq3n9Euo
Kiran, I think some of your dissatisfaction about pacing is from the fact that you're confusing sword abilities for sword wielder.
In Bern's case, it wouldn't be much good except for a Split Rose wielder. In Crest's case, it took awhile for him to figure out that his sword is basically an extension of Suspi's feelings for him. When viewed this way, it's less a cheap giveaway and more something they managed by character development or skill.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe2Pq3n9Euo
Kiran, I think some of your dissatisfaction about pacing is from the fact that you're confusing sword abilities for sword wielder.
In Bern's case, it wouldn't be much good except for a Split Rose wielder. In Crest's case, it took awhile for him to figure out that his sword is basically an extension of Suspi's feelings for him. When viewed this way, it's less a cheap giveaway and more something they managed by character development or skill.
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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 51: Discussion
« on: November 19, 2018, 01:03:33 pm »
That's uhhh really creepy that he has a freaking hole through his head and he's like "No Worries!"
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Flipside Discussion / Re: Did the anti magic sphere fail to completely counter Suspiria?
« on: November 15, 2018, 11:56:02 pm »
It's just easier to call her a *****. I tried to explain things, but mostly everyone froze cuz she went way off the rails.Everything that happened is a result of her screwing up with handling Suspiria.
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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 51: Discussion
« on: November 15, 2018, 11:51:21 pm »
Resurrection is out. According to what Brion told us about the process, brain injuries are no go. I have a few ideas, but we're gonna hold off with those for the time being. It's possible this is a really suck time loop that keeps repeating until Suspiria makes things right with Crest. The other option has something to do with a power that Suspiria used earlier. No hints.
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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 51: Discussion
« on: November 14, 2018, 03:10:28 pm »
I dunno what to think anymore. It's almost like someone shoved a large spike through my brain.
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Flipside Discussion / Re: Mistake Thread
« on: November 12, 2018, 08:52:44 pm »
Fairy Tail is an anime show.
Fairy tales are fables.
Fairy tales are fables.
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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 51: Discussion
« on: November 12, 2018, 06:02:37 pm »
If this were Fairy Tail, someone would step in front of the attack with both hands wide apart, then die. Or seemingly die, then recover later.
You're about 600 pages away from understanding the context anyway then, since the character I mean is still a background character. Why, you haven't even gotten to the cows yet!
Watching Man of La Mancha (Turner Classic Movies on DVR). Talk about a coincidence.
You're about 600 pages away from understanding the context anyway then, since the character I mean is still a background character. Why, you haven't even gotten to the cows yet!
Watching Man of La Mancha (Turner Classic Movies on DVR). Talk about a coincidence.
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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 51: Discussion
« on: November 12, 2018, 04:01:23 am »
There's a chance Crest's loud screaming will wake her up in addition to the sword working. Or instead of the sword working. I dunno.
i'm kinda reminded of something in Gunerkrigg Court. I mentioned it during the Japan Break? Well there's a scene where the talk about how a man sees a stone, and imagines a woman. Usually this would mean a sculpture, but there is girl whose body is like rock in terms of hardness.
The interesting thing is the story suggests humans imagined her into being in such a way as to predate them, ditto the stars in the sky. But that's a side idea. We do it every day, we take an ordinary girl by all accounts, and she becomes our Dearest. Or a bunch of lumber becomes our dream home.
i'm kinda reminded of something in Gunerkrigg Court. I mentioned it during the Japan Break? Well there's a scene where the talk about how a man sees a stone, and imagines a woman. Usually this would mean a sculpture, but there is girl whose body is like rock in terms of hardness.
The interesting thing is the story suggests humans imagined her into being in such a way as to predate them, ditto the stars in the sky. But that's a side idea. We do it every day, we take an ordinary girl by all accounts, and she becomes our Dearest. Or a bunch of lumber becomes our dream home.
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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 51: Discussion
« on: November 05, 2018, 02:54:42 pm »
...Oh!
It's a sword made by her will.
Also, this sword doesn't look quite the same when he first got it, and now. I'm assuming that's NOT a mistake.
It's a sword made by her will.
Also, this sword doesn't look quite the same when he first got it, and now. I'm assuming that's NOT a mistake.
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Flipside Discussion / Re: Japan Break
« on: November 02, 2018, 05:14:05 am »
We went to the UK, and it was awesome. Now it's kinda not. "Multiculturalism."
I guess my point being, it's like we visited a canal in China after college and they had this seaside art, like a mosaic fish. And townsppl be damned they were gonna build a new irrigation system cuz PROGRESS and that area was gonna rise to the point where the sculpture could no longer be seen.
You never know how someone's gona ruin the experience. When you said "hope we get to see it again" I just thought of how some countries I visited, I don't wanna go back cuz big government has tried making stuff homogenized, so there's nothing to see anymore.
I guess my point being, it's like we visited a canal in China after college and they had this seaside art, like a mosaic fish. And townsppl be damned they were gonna build a new irrigation system cuz PROGRESS and that area was gonna rise to the point where the sculpture could no longer be seen.
You never know how someone's gona ruin the experience. When you said "hope we get to see it again" I just thought of how some countries I visited, I don't wanna go back cuz big government has tried making stuff homogenized, so there's nothing to see anymore.