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The REAL How Not To – Intros

Adam — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:25:41 +0000

I decided to go back to my roots and turn the original list of 10 items into actual comics instead of just randomly ranting about them on podcasts and convention panels. Also, for the record, the artist (the guy in red, who can draw) last appeared… eh… it was a long time ago.

Tweets from 2010-09-03

Adam — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:00:00 +0000

@borkedplanet @callouscomics Not sure why, but I read that as "Real World Tetris" and was considerably confused. in reply to borkedplanet #
@borkedplanet Yes, yes it could. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQT_VoLtyIY in reply to borkedplanet #
RT @RyanKHudson: Hey I posted a comic this morning, but the main site is down. For today's strip go to http://channelate.net #
@actionchick On the twitter webpage, there's a Retweet thing on the side under Replies – the middle tab is Retweets by You in reply to actionchick #
@ImpChan Welcome to the world of the obsessive compulsive sprite comic artist. Sucks, dunnit? in reply to ImpChan #
@ellejohara I've never been able to get a clear read of Velma. My guess is… the freakier, the better. in reply to ellejohara #
Food doesn't taste nearly as good without trans fat. Gimme back my trans fat, you skinny health nazis! #
@GenDraftComic @JIGreco That's the thing I've found really lacking about SG-U… there's no funny or light episodes like on SG-1 and SG-A in reply to GenDraftComic #
@GenDraftComic @JIGreco It's a little sad that the lightest funniest episode they've had so far saw most of the crew dying. Repeatedly. in reply to GenDraftComic #
@GenDraftComic I hated… HATED… the new BSG, so they're really pitching woo at the wrong audience with SG-U if they keep this up. in reply to GenDraftComic #
@shatteredmyth Are you sure you actually made it? in reply to shatteredmyth #
I don't think American television viewers often realize how seriously f'd up the entire Brittish television system is. #
@Senshuu I miss the "In stock" cards they'd have at Sears and TRU for video games to accompany one pristine game box sealed inside plastic in reply to Senshuu #
@ImpChan If it helps… http://forums.errantstory.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1575&p=22205 in reply to ImpChan #
Ok, this is seriously f'd up… Apple Valley (which was cancelled due to nobody liking it and resurrected out of pity) is #476 on TWCL. #
Meaning that my red-headed stepchild webcomic is now ranked higher than AoD, my main comic, ever was. Jeebus. #
@callouscomics Hey! #
@callouscomics Good… which is also oddly bad. It's like Success and Depression got together and had a kid and named it Desuccssion. in reply to callouscomics #
@callouscomics So The Apple of Discord, my A-list comic, is now officially getting it's ass handed to it by Apple Valley, my B-list comic. in reply to callouscomics #
@callouscomics I know it may just be the temporary bump it's getting from being the new kid on Drunk Duck, but wow, I was not expecting this in reply to callouscomics #
RT @callouscomics: Have a great Sunday with today's Callous #comicstrip "Productivity"! http://su.pr/8f0GLI #webcomics #humor #comics #
@callouscomics And to think, a couple of weeks ago I pulled the plug on AV declaring it "not worth the effort" and "the weakest link". in reply to callouscomics #
Never, before the internet, would I have seen a video of a man soiling himself while running at high speed. #
@nihiofkdi Not actually sure what it's from… but this is apparently what I get for clicking on short URLs without researching first. in reply to nihiofkdi #
@jellybeansniper I miss the good ol' fashioned days when people just Rickrolled each other, or sent links to goatse in reply to jellybeansniper #
A new Apple Valley is up – On the road with Leaf and Gabbie in Zeb's "Spaceship" – http://bit.ly/cCYvNO #
Thanks @anakronistical @MetalJawComics @monkey03 for the RTs earlier! in reply to anakronistical #

Lockerroom Hijinks of the Super Friends

Adam — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:58:17 +0000

Teamwork Building of The Super Friends

Adam — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:11:43 +0000

Tweets from 2010-08-27

Adam — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:00:00 +0000

@phinmagic Apparently, it's got "fiasco" written all over it. Not that anyone could read it, being that it's so screwed up… in reply to phinmagic #
@Frumph Well, it's more than just the mix-and-match content management systems – huge tracks of comics have just vanished in the translation in reply to Frumph #
@Frumph I think the biggest sin they probably committed was not telling their users what was happening until they'd already done it. in reply to Frumph #
@Frumph If they did, they obviously didn't make a big deal of telling people. A lot of people thought the downtime was just downtime. in reply to Frumph #
@Axonite I actually like the "Big K" (Krogers and their underling stores) version of the Diet Mt Dew much better than the real deal. in reply to Axonite #
@Axonite Yeah, it should be – I know I've been able to get it at Ralphs and Food 4 Less (also Krogers chain locations) in reply to Axonite #
@kncomics Taunt me not with your alcoholic goodness! I still have another 8 hours before I'm free… #thirdshiftsucks in reply to kncomics #
@kncomics It's not as bad as it could be – normally I also work Saturday and Sunday nights. I live (and drink) vicariously through Twitter. in reply to kncomics #
@kncomics But this week, I took bonus days off, and plan to revel in the decadence of having a normal weekend for once. in reply to kncomics #
@nihiofkdi Those generally do tend to be the options. in reply to nihiofkdi #
@kncomics Well, it's the price I pay to be… er… paid. I get a .50/hour raise for working Sat and Sun, and another .55/hr for 3rd shift in reply to kncomics #
@ImpChan I can sketch something up for you. Would you rather have weapons turrets that fire soap or toothpaste? in reply to ImpChan #
@ImpChan Sorry, I went to the COBRA School of Interior Design. All of my designs come with missiles and gun turrets. It's my "signature". in reply to ImpChan #
@nihiofkdi @Jablair51 I'm actually posttentious. in reply to nihiofkdi #
@defectivecandy Have you checked in the lint trap in the dryer? I left mine in my pants one day, that's where it wound up getting caught. in reply to defectivecandy #
@eccentriclee I think it's because furries strive to wear their inner self on the outside via their fandom and fursonas. in reply to eccentriclee #
@eccentriclee The cultural rejection of said self has a much more profound and damaging impact on them because of that. in reply to eccentriclee #
@betweenfailures C'mon, el Diablo Gigante takes actual pride in his work, there's no way he'd back Shyamalan. This reeks of Elder Gods. in reply to betweenfailures #
@eccentriclee Are you sure you're not confusing "furries" with "teenagers"? I mean, I can see the similiarities… in reply to eccentriclee #
@eccentriclee Insular culture full of buzz words outsiders don't "get", odd appearances, some are highly sexualized and into experimentation in reply to eccentriclee #
@eccentriclee …others just want to be left alone by the cruel world that doesn't understand them so they can write bad poetry… in reply to eccentriclee #
@eccentriclee I myself am not (my inner "me" is apparently a viking warlord, not a anthromorphic homonid) but I have appreciation for them. in reply to eccentriclee #
@eccentriclee I just think it's funny (ironic funny, not ha-ha funny) that after complaining about others being two-faced… in reply to eccentriclee #
@eccentriclee …the person in your tale of woe themselves flip-flopped, reversing their own stance and being all Janus-y. in reply to eccentriclee #
@eccentriclee Also, how often does one get to whip out a Janus reference in modern conversation that doesn't involve Goldeneye? Awesome. in reply to eccentriclee #
@eccentriclee I was actually talking about the person in you were complaining about, just couldn't fit it all into one tweet. No offense. in reply to eccentriclee #
@eccentriclee Goldeneye was really an epic milestone in non-computer-based Multiplayer. And level design. Oh, the Citadel. The Citadel. in reply to eccentriclee #
@eccentriclee I just thought you thought I was talking about you instead of them due to the unfortunately timed break between tweets. SC4? in reply to eccentriclee #
@eccentriclee Yeah, you're on your own there… all SimCity taught me is that it's really a good thing I don't do city planning for a living in reply to eccentriclee #
@jellybeansniper I should do another one of my "Questionable Parody" comics featuring the ladies of "QP" on a dating show. in reply to jellybeansniper #
@jellybeansniper It could end with the bachelor hanging himself. in reply to jellybeansniper #
I think the "doing science" montage in Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus is the best/worst I've ever seen in any bad movie. #
I'm at Frisch's (1341 Rombach Ave, Wilmington). http://4sq.com/9menpQ #
About 5:30 into the video – http://tinyurl.com/2cwszdt – I made that. #
A new Apple Valley is up, and Gabbie is employing some good ol' fashioned cuteness blackmail. http://bit.ly/ankOm6 #
I'm at Kenwood Towne Centre (7875 Montgomery Rd, at Kenwood Rd, Cincinnati). http://4sq.com/6aU5QS #
New Apple Valley comic is up – http://bit.ly/ankOm6 #
@borkedplanet This also marks the return of Gabbie's "cute voice"… which was her original voice until I realized it was a pain to write. in reply to borkedplanet #
I was challenged by @subversivecynic to find a word or phrase that I could run a google image search on that would not produce porn. #
I found a phrase – "clown eating a squirrel" – that did not produce any porn… but dear god, I have seen things I cannot unsee now. #
I have come to the conclusion that pornography is on the internet to protect us from much worse things. #
@RyanKHudson Filters off, no protection whatsoever. in reply to RyanKHudson #
@GenDraftComic Thanks. Apple Valley is going for twice weekly – Tues and Thurs, and AoD is going to drop to Mon and Fri for the time being. in reply to GenDraftComic #
@GenDraftComic That way, I can keep up the quality of both and stay sane… well, sane-ish, anyway… in the process. in reply to GenDraftComic #
@GenDraftComic The comics help keep the voices inside my head in check. in reply to GenDraftComic #
Watching "Peggie Sue Got Married", which is set in an alternate future timeline where Nicholas Cage evolved into Christopher Walken. #
New Apple Valley is up – And why must they always laugh at Zeb's mighty spaceship? http://bit.ly/aTrluQ #
New Apple Valley is up, and Zeb asks us the question… Van, or Astro-Van? http://bit.ly/aTrluQ #
RT @Metafrantic: RT @EqualityAmerica: Power Ranger David Yost: I'm #Gay http://bit.ly/dinOlj #LGBT #
@razcat I do! I'll be right over… in about… 6 hours… … nevermind… in reply to razcat #
@Axonite Give it time. Let the legend of the Big K slowly waft across the border. in reply to Axonite #
@MichaelPoe It was bound to happen with one of them eventually. And I'm proud that Yost is standing up and speaking out. in reply to MichaelPoe #
@MichaelPoe It does, however, mean that his marriage to the chick from the water planet in Season 4 was a sham. in reply to MichaelPoe #
@ellejohara Forget Ken Mehlman – did you hear that Billy from Power Rangers also came out? in reply to ellejohara #
@ellejohara If you read the article (I linked a couple hours ago), it's actually heartbreaking what he went through because of his sexuality in reply to ellejohara #
I just wanted to thank everyone who has been reading Apple Valley for helping to make it a real and successful comic in it's own right. #
RT @JIGreco: New Arkham Polytech! Staff http://goo.gl/fb/wMuiw #
RT @borkedplanet: Meet my minion: http://su.pr/1dWqXZ #
@Eben07 Yeah, hopefully you still have the unlimited data plan. Otherwise, this could get costly for a lot of people. in reply to Eben07 #
I sure hope that Glen Beck has his "crazy" pants ironed… he's going to need them this weekend. http://t.co/MMauPM7 #
For those of you just joining the party, a new AoD went up last night – alas, poor Sandbag… http://trunc.it/ancbf #
@defectivecandy Did you get your housing situation sorted at least? in reply to defectivecandy #
@anakronistical Thanks for the RT! Always appreciated. in reply to anakronistical #

Hubris Gets His Groove Back

Adam — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:00:50 +0000

How NOT To… Multi-task

Adam — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:09:55 +0000

Tweets from 2010-08-20

Adam — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:00:00 +0000

I hate twitter pandering, but I really could use your collective support on this – I'm only a few votes behind – http://bit.ly/a3QV7i #
I hold no ill will towards Galaxian, but I – and my comic – could really use the boost from getting into round 3. It's been a bad month #
First, a #FF to those who #FF #039;d me – @EntitiesRUs @GenDraftComic @anakronistical @Skeletica #
Now, #FF of awesome people I've met in real life – @OnyxSparrow @ImpChan @n9uxu @fesworks @chebutykin @dannyson1 @Weirdonian @razcat #
@borkedplanet Maybe the perfon in qweftion juft haws a whisp. in reply to borkedplanet #
I wish I was better at drawing the female form. There's a reason there are almost no ladies ever in my comic. #
Which is apparently weird – I must be one of the few straight males who did not spend the better part of his school days drawing breasts. #
@jellybeansniper Depends on the age of the highschooler, I guess… High School could put you anywhere between 12-13 and upwards of 18. in reply to jellybeansniper #
@jellybeansniper I think the big difference is one of percentage as opposed to actual age. Like, a 40yr old dating a 35yr old is only .875 in reply to jellybeansniper #
@jellybeansniper Compare that to a 20yr old dating a 15yr old, where there's a 25% age difference. in reply to jellybeansniper #
@jellybeansniper Socially acceptable is usually in the high 80's/low 90's for percentage as long as one party is under 30. in reply to jellybeansniper #
@Duncebot You could stick them in a gallery, like I did with my old sprite comic that some of AoD is based off of. in reply to Duncebot #
@Duncebot That way, they're up… somewhere… but people have to look to see them. in reply to Duncebot #
@Duncebot And yes, we get it, your Wang is magical. in reply to Duncebot #
@jellybeansniper My wife and I are 2 1/2 years apart – it was a big deal when we met… I was 16, she'd just turned 14. in reply to jellybeansniper #
@jellybeansniper Now, a decade and a half later, the difference is negligable. in reply to jellybeansniper #
@jellybeansniper Yeah, no, that is sorta wrong. I'd have to wonder about the home lives/upbringing of all involved in that situation. in reply to jellybeansniper #
@jellybeansniper To the highschooler, daddy issues much? And to the 20-something, most people wait until their 40s for a mid-life crisis. in reply to jellybeansniper #
I'm only 3 under – anybody who hasn't voted yet, I' really REALLY could use your help! http://tgtwebcomics.com/projects/events/tournament2/ #
@jellybeansniper I am? AWESOME! Still, I wanna make sure I hang on to the lead, don't know when Kurt's going to cut it off. in reply to jellybeansniper #
@jellybeansniper I can't actually see the web page from here – stupid work computers where we're only allowed to have IE7. in reply to jellybeansniper #
@dannyson1 There are so many things wrong with that tweet by @PolarCoug, I don't even know where to begin feeling ashamed of them. in reply to dannyson1 #
@jellybeansniper I wouldn't have a problem with it if I could tweak it, put toolbars on it, etc… but it's the default frill-less version. in reply to jellybeansniper #
@dannyson1 Your spelling is apparently another. (own=/=one) in reply to dannyson1 #
RT @ellejohara: True Tales of Lesbian Drama: The Atheist Part 4: Highway to Hell http://bit.ly/cMU4GY @jyhash #comic #
Ok, it's just about done so I feel safe to tell you all… I didn't "kill" the Apple Valley comics, I just sort of… moved them. Away. #
The entire Apple Valley archives are going up on DrunkDuck – http://www.drunkduck.com/Apple_Valley/ – with ALL NEW comics (eventually). #
@callouscomics I'd go with a "bwwwwaaaaaaaaa" sort of thing. in reply to callouscomics #
@jellybeansniper @betweenfailures I haven't seen the movie, but I sort of pegged him as a modern day Shinji (Neon Genesis Eva) too. in reply to jellybeansniper #
@betweenfailures AKA, "Oh, I'm in a band and have a girlfriend and friends who don't hate me because I whine…a lot. It sucks to be me." in reply to betweenfailures #
@jellybeansniper Several of my characters were in a band in highschool called "Beareded Thunder". Fletcher played the bass. in reply to jellybeansniper #
@jellybeansniper The band broke up when their drummer impaled the rhythm guitarist with a drumstick because he thought he was a vampire. in reply to jellybeansniper #
@jellybeansniper Ironically, he WAS undead, just not a vampire… but he didn't want to be in the band anymore after that. in reply to jellybeansniper #
@jellybeansniper And Fletcher never gave up his love of music, taking up the violin next and becoming a professional violinist. in reply to jellybeansniper #
@jellybeansniper Of course, none of this ever made it into the comic – and may never, now that I've backburnered Apple Valley. But still… in reply to jellybeansniper #
@jellybeansniper The joke with Fletcher becoming a violinist is that he's also The Archer of Discord… so a lot of bow work. in reply to jellybeansniper #
@jellybeansniper And in return, I could slip in a "Jellybean Sniper Rifle" into Doc Hubris' list of weapons he's sold to the government. in reply to jellybeansniper #
@jellybeansniper It could be a sniper rifle made of jellybeans… which, admittedly, would still be pretty useless. in reply to jellybeansniper #
@ellejohara @vertigo_x I wrote some bad Lexx fanfic back in the late 90's… does that count for anything? in reply to ellejohara #
@ellejohara nope. Linkify me? in reply to ellejohara #
@drunkenfools Religious people avoid my house too. Once, I nearly got a batch of Jehovah's Witnesses to convert to Omnitheism. in reply to drunkenfools #
@ellejohara Psst… there technically isn't even a Planet 9 anymore. in reply to ellejohara #
@ellejohara Unless, of course, you count the dwarves… and then Pluto would be 10, because Eris would be 9. And rightly so. in reply to ellejohara #
@noontanow Omnitheism is all about peace and love, brother. You just have to accept is that all religions are right, including yours. in reply to noontanow #
@noontanow Faith is a bird that should be held lightly and should stay in your hand, it should not have to be crushed to death to be kept. in reply to noontanow #
@drunkenfools Well, I seriously do believe in Omnitheism – that all religions are essentially true, and that nobody holds a monopoly on God. in reply to drunkenfools #
@drunkenfools It's surprising the number of people who agree with that, they just don't know what the name for it is. in reply to drunkenfools #
@defectivecandy I had a quasi-ex go from "I'm moving, but I'll call you when I get my new phone number and we can go out"… in reply to defectivecandy #
@defectivecandy …to "Hey, sorry I never called you a year and change ago, now I'm married w/kids." in reply to defectivecandy #
@dannyson1 "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street". Classic. in reply to dannyson1 #
@squirrelyTONKS If you have something capable of streaming (like the Wii, 360, PS3) then it's worth it. Otherwise… eh. in reply to squirrelyTONKS #
Last night, I insinuated that I may have tried to convert a couple of hapless Jehovas's Witnesses over to Omnitheism (which I totally did). #
Shortly after I made these comments, I got a tweet from some yutz named @noontanow saying "thats bull shit". Obviously a scholar, this one. #
What pisses me off is that this @noontanow guy didn't even stick around and fight like a man. Or a woman. Or whatever in the hell he is. #
He just hit me and @technopriest5 with caps-and-punctuation free comments regarding his disbelief in our Jehovas's Witnesses tweets and ran. #
Well, I call you out, @noontanow – You are a coward, a goon, and an undereducated mook. #
RT @Vertigo_X: Round 2 Winners posted! http://is.gd/eiED5 Setting up for Round 3 #
WAAAHOOO!!!! I get to be killed off in Round 3, not 1 or 2! It's an honor and a privlege, thank you all! #
In a little bit, I go home and draw at least Monday's comic. Any suggestions for topics? Nothing is beyond my grasp to corrupt. #
RT @borkedplanet: you got my votes everyday on tgt! RT @kallisti_x: AoD Update: : Answering The Call http://is.gd/ejuHL #
@borkedplanet Thanks! I know there's something oddly insular about re-retweeting someone retweeting your tweet, but I went there. in reply to borkedplanet #
@fesworks I think so, though it may differ person to person. Some people dislike labeled "bi", no matter where their starting point is. in reply to fesworks #
@OnyxSparrow @kaitou_ I'd love to order a pizza (using one of those) that was so complex, the only way it could exist is as a tesseract. in reply to OnyxSparrow #
@jellybeansniper They Might Be Giants did an awesome (albeit shorter) cover of Jessica on one of there rare ancient singles… which I have. in reply to jellybeansniper #
So AoD updated tonight – http://is.gd/ejuHL – and Apple Valley is back and completely updated to current on DD – http://trunc.it/aavqu #
@jellybeansniper It's one of their rarer bits – http://tmbw.net/wiki/Jessica in reply to jellybeansniper #
@OnyxSparrow And a klein bottle of soda. in reply to OnyxSparrow #
@DarkonZero Don't do it! http://trunc.it/acrus You have so many reasons to live! in reply to DarkonZero #
Sometimes I wonder how Google actually makes money. Their whole financial layout doesn't make sense to me. #
@webcomictv I guess… that does make sense, it's just I suspect other things like Google Voice cost them a ton of money. in reply to webcomictv #
@webcomictv I mean, they're giving out telephone numbers like they're free candy. That's a bit weird. in reply to webcomictv #
@DarkonZero Uwe Boll needs to direct an anime movie… An adaptation of Mega Man. in reply to DarkonZero #
@imycomic 7-11, Walmart, Krogers, Doller General, Target, K-Mart… they're sort of everywhere. in reply to imycomic #
@imycomic Some of them have minutes plans ($.02 per minute, etc), while others have monthly plans ($30 for a month of service, etc). in reply to imycomic #
@callouscomics If a phone is unlocked, any sim card will work. Otherwise, you'll need the phone. But it's about as expensive either way. in reply to callouscomics #
@callouscomics @imycomic http://www.net10.com is one of the more prominent companies – cheapest phone is $20 for phone and 300 minutes. in reply to callouscomics #
@callouscomics http://www.tracfone.com is another – their phones are cheaper, but most don't come with minutes at all. in reply to callouscomics #
RT @lextrical: Music Bean 149 – Electromagnetism (remix) – http://bit.ly/b4LoFp #
@oppernaR Forever is too coming out one of these days! They promised! It's not a lie… (sobs openly)… I still have mine on preorder… in reply to oppernaR #
AoD updated last night – http://is.gd/ejuHL – and Apple Valley is back and completely updated on DD – http://trunc.it/aavqu #
RT @JIGreco: The race begins! New Arkham Polytech. http://bit.ly/aYckOE #webcomics #cthulhu RTs appreciated #
@webcomictv Hey, how would you feel about a humorous weekly movie review show/comic at some point? in reply to webcomictv #
@webcomictv I did Cinematic For The People as a side-comic for several years – I brought it back as part of AoD, but stopped due to clutter. in reply to webcomictv #
@webcomictv The original comic (what's left of it) is here – http://trunc.it/acy2d – and the new ones are here – http://trunc.it/ac0rm in reply to webcomictv #
@fesworks I always sorta figured it's like multiclassing in Dungeons and Dragons. in reply to fesworks #
@chebutykin I admit, perhaps I base (rolls dice) too many of my observations on Dungeons and Dragons. in reply to chebutykin #
@chebutykin I just mean… like, if you're a wizard, you're a wizard all the way (from your first magic missile to your last acid spray)… in reply to chebutykin #
@chebutykin But a barbarian who picks up a class in wizard is still, ultimately, a barbarian – he can also cast a few spells. in reply to chebutykin #
@betweenfailures As well as her chance to stun the enemy. in reply to betweenfailures #
Apple Valley has had a graphic overhaul – http://www.drunkduck.com/Apple_Valley/ – now, to do up a new comic or three… #
So here's an odd question… should I just throw my new Apple Valley comics up whenever, or should I try and establish some sort of routine? #
More to the point, if AoD updates Monday, (most Wednesdays) and Fridays, what day or days should I shoot for for AV? #
@n9uxu Apple Valley is the continuation of the whole Arthur/Leaf/Gabbie/Horn/Hubris end-of-the-world story. in reply to n9uxu #
Brand new AoD… er, excuse me, Apple Valley, sorry, this a bit new for me. http://bit.ly/c2y59x More about crazy Zeb! #
Fans of The Apple of Discord, might want to check this out… Apple Valley is officially it's own comic! http://bit.ly/c2y59x #
What? @dannyson1 is evolving! (flashing) Congratulations! Your @dannyson1 has evolved into @danielkid2! #
I just ousted @mutt7469 as the mayor of Goodwill Thrift Store on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/d4XuzO #
I'm at Goodwill Thrift Store (4912 Airway Rd, Woodman, Riverside). http://4sq.com/d4XuzO #
@MichaelPoe On an entirely unrelated note, did you get any pictures of the DeceptiTom in action? in reply to MichaelPoe #
@MichaelPoe I got some pics before I gave him to you, I was just wondering if he got into any interesting adventures. in reply to MichaelPoe #
@Weirdonian I couldn't say anything because it was a secret birthday present… but yeah. in reply to Weirdonian #
Another brand new Apple Valley comic now over at DrunkDuck – http://bit.ly/bizTXC – more on Zeb's nefarious, poorly thought out plans. #
@ellejohara I had been meaning to do something with Lexx for a while now, but decent topics for them to cover kept eluding me in reply to ellejohara #
@ellejohara I just kept trying to figure out a joke of some sort, and the characters were not cooperating in my mind… this was the result. in reply to ellejohara #
I haven't actually gotten any feedback about Apple Valley – http://trunc.it/ajh1o – yet, but from the numbers people are at least reading it #
According to the DrunkDuck stat thingy, I'm at 411 for Story comics/550 total… That's… good, right? I can't actually tell. #
I mean, being that I haven't heavily promoted it… or advertised it… and I've barely even mentioned it on AoD. #
@ellejohara There's actually a study that shows that the positive after-effects of shrooms last for up to and occasionally over a year. in reply to ellejohara #
@ellejohara They said that in a randomly tested group of similar people, people who had taken shrooms reported to have had a "better" year. in reply to ellejohara #
RT @JIGreco: New Arkham Polytech! Tentacles http://goo.gl/fb/mnP7i #
@RunDudeyRun Thanks, it was fun to do. Such great characters, once I had a vague premise, they sorta ran with it on their own. in reply to RunDudeyRun #
Today's AoD revels more-than-a-little in my penchant for odd fandoms – please RT if you feel moved – http://bit.ly/aC8ZCz #webcomics #Lexx #
@thezombiehunter I just wanted to say, while it's not quite over yet, it has been an honor to be defeated by you in the TGT Poll. #
@Prestwickuk How did that kill it? in reply to Prestwickuk #

Lexx-ography

Adam — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 04:00:02 +0000

This is based on a true story. No, really.

I’m a big fan of Lexx. I first accidentally discovered the series when I picked up a couple of the first season episodes from the discount bin at Blockbuster over a decade ago. The first season was epic – it consisted of 4 2-hour-long episodes, which were re-branded as stand-alone movies to those countries (like the US) that were unfamiliar with the show. I, of course, locked in on immediately to the combination of Tim Curry (Supernova) and Rutger Hauer (Eating Pattern), and had no idea what I was getting myself into.

Lexx was always, to me, the “Little Scifi Engine That Probably Shouldn’t, But Often Did Anyway”. With it’s mix of unusual characters – the cowardly, whining, sex-starved captain Stan was a stark contrast to every other Captain we’ve ever seen in any scifi or fantasy epic that wasn’t a straight-up parody of the genre. Zev/Xev and Kai were a one-true-pairing that not only failed to ever actually get together, but Xev actively tried to “pair” with nearly anything that walked (even if her heart did belong to Kai). 790, the talking robot head, was technically comic relief, but was often depressingly unfunny, and as the series went on became Dr Smith from Lost in Space.

The series ultimately went everywhere the modern ‘genre-savvy’ scifi epic shouldn’t go, and did so with a style and flair that only a Canadian-German co-production. They had a kill count higher than almost any show I’m aware of… I mean, forget planets, which the Lexx destroys constantly… season 2 saw the end of an entire universe, and season 3 saw them accidentally destroy THE AFTERLIFE, re-killing-off half the people they’d already killed at least once (in some cases, more than one)… and then, Season 4 saw them blow up what I can only describe as “The Afterlife’s Afterlife”.

So a few months back I decided, in my rounds to slowly but surely defame all of my fandom loves, that Lexx deserved the lens be turned on it (having already taken pot shots at Star Trek – repeatedly, Star Wars, LOTR, Babylon 5 [oops, haven't hit that one... yet], Stargate, Star Trek some more… the list goes on.)

But what to do with a scifi show I acknowledge most people never actually watched? I workshopped the idea for a few months in my brain – an intergalactic war breaking out over fans’ preference over Zev (1st season, with the silver hair) or Xev (2nd-4th seasons, with the orangish hair); some sort of censorship thingy, The Lexx randomly blowing up other people’s big ships (Death Star, Borg Cube, Megamaid, etc)… but no matter what the idea, I couldn’t get any of the characters to agree to it inside my head. They were too cynical, too subversive, too sarcastic, too uninvolved. And so eventually, that’s how the comic ended – with them not liking the idea and wandering off.

There’s a telling scene about the nature of the show that I’ll leave this rant with. It’s from the beginning of the second episode-movie from the beginning of the show, titled Supernova. It shows a man floating through space in some sort of stasis spacesuit.

The guy’s suit is playing an automated message playing advising all that his home planet had come under attack from a terrible plague, and that the only hope they had was to launch him into space with the hopes that he would encounter some benificial magnificent alien race to aid his world in it’s time of need.

As the suit’s automation senses a large alien vessel approaching him quickly, it wakes him to face the salvation of his people… only for him to come to consciousness just in time to smack into the bottom of the Lexx (and explode) as it shoots past him on it’s way to do it’s own thing.

Dora The Master

Adam — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:53:14 +0000