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Cinderella - 111 - HD
Stealth concern for another - https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/cinder-111Which, regardless of what you might have heard, is NOT expressing one's concerns about another person while hiding in nearby bushes.CommentaryElliot, in his mind: "Aw, Cinderella looks nervous. Maybe this was a bad idea? She might feel guilty if I suggest we should go back for her benefit... But what if... I disguise my concern for her well being as my own person misgivings? SHE WILL NEVER KNOW!"Out loud: "Erhem! Cinderella, I—"Cinderella: "OH NO Y...
Future Shipping EGSNP Non-Canon Nonsense
I’m curious if future EGSNP storylines with non-canon shipping are of interest. There’s been positive feedback about Elliot and Tedd in Cinderella, and I enjoy the freedom of a separate canon, but I’m curious if there’s general interest in further explorations outside the main canon with characters falling into new roles and connections.Note: Voting Yes isn’t a vote for that becoming all EGSNP is. It’s a vote for more like Cinderella sometimes, on occasion.Tangential side note: I made this post on mobile, and ye gods, they make the ...
Cinderella - 110 - HD
And the man in the back said everyone attack - https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/cinder-110and it turned into a ballroom Blitzball game from Final Fantasy X! They figured out how to do it, and it's great!(I'm referencing Ballroom Blitz and Final Fantasy because I'm just that cool.)CommentaryI'm trusting people to interpret this comic correctly in spite of the lack of text, and I am certain that you reading this right now have, of course, interpreted it correctly.So yes, congratulations! Your conclusion that Cinderella Tedd saw a g...
Cinderella - 109 - HD
Shall we dance... Over there? - https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/cinder-109"Where?" "There." "There?" "No, there." "Not there?" "Not there." "But there." "No, there-there." "Thank you, but I was feeling okay, actually."Commentary- Overwhelmed by the crowd- Explaining this quite rapidly to Prince ElliotPrincess Elliot is a little shorter than Prince Elliot. I don't believe I need to clarify that she is taller than Cinderella Tedd, but for the sake of completion, Princess ...
Cinderella - 108 - HD
A note for you, sir! - https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/cinder-108"Is your refrigerator running?""Those haven't been invented yet. Even if they had, by the time you receive this reply, and I receive yours, the timing of your joke will have collapsed.""Well, you better go catch it!"Commentary- Elliot writes a noteMain canon references:- Note from Grace to Raven about saving a magic wild boar- Note from Grace to Edward about seeing the Emissary of Magic againGrace: "Did Elliot just steal my thing?!"Sarah: "H...
UPDATE: Next story page Friday, next EGSNP Saturday
Due to a personal matter, I have limited availability this week, both literally and mentally. I can promise to return Friday mostly because a lot of that page is already done.This delay is necessary, but I know it’s frustrating regardless, and I apologize in recognition of that. Thank you to everyone for your support and patience.
Next Story Page Weds, EGSNP Thurs
I apologize for another delay, but a personal matter has come up. I’m “okay,” but I might need to adjust the schedule further. I will, of course, announce if this is the case.I do look forward to what will now be Wednesday's page.
Cinderella - 107 - HD
EDIT: Accidentally not HD! Fixed nowHow do I look? - https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/cinder-107"Absolutely dreadful.""DREADFUL?!""Wait, is that not a compliment? I meant it as a 'bad is good' sort of thing.""Dreadful doesn't… I mean… I don't think…? Aw, heck. I don't know."CommentaryI felt I had to callback the modesty joke in the previous comic, but I also wanted this moment. My solution was to make it so Princess Elliot's beauty only really hit Cinderella Tedd once eye contact was ...
Considering Recap Options for Earlier Chapters
I'm planning to at least have a go at writing recaps of early EGS chapters.I don't mean in the style of "hello, I'm John Wikipedia, behold my reputable sources," but rather recaps done in my best attempts to make them entertaining for new and existing readers.(Not that Wikipedia isn't entertaining. I'm just referring to a more informal style!)Depending on how well tests of that go—I'll be trying the basic writing part out either way—I will consider more elaborate options such as including new illustrations an...
Cinderella - 106 - HD
A Modest Princess - https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/cinder-106Obviously, this is in reference to matters of personal assessment and humility. It could not possibly be in reference to anything else whatsoever.Commentary- Previous discussion of modestyI didn't want to fill up the first panel with the explanation of a conjured mirror, nor did I want to force that explanation into the second panel, so I hope everyone jumps to the conclusion that the mirror that's suddenly on the balcony is, in fact, the result of convenient fairy godmother ...
October 25 End of Month Poll
Princess Elliot with another Elliot! That Elliot is…—In case it matters, Princess Elliot from Cinderella is taller than normal feminine Elliot, but shorter than normal masculine Elliot.Poll ends end of day Monday, November 3rd (3 AM Eastern North American Time). Can vote for more than one.I intend to have the next sketchbook ASAP, but before then, I’m plotting to decide on some color palettes in advance by coloring existing panels and sharing the results in posts here. I want to get more organized and faster in general, and I see that as ...
Cinderella - 105 - HD
Transforming a prince - https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/cinder-105Part 1 of 57. Naturally, you don't just suddenly transform a prince. It takes at least 12 comics at a minimum, 30 comics to do it pretty well, 50 if you REALLY want to do it right, and 57 if you write like I do. Commentary- When it was Cinderella Tedd's turnAdrian: "We could just trim the, uh, 'shark fins,' your highness."Elliot: "No, we can't! For me and my sister, it's our thing! It's would be like putting glasses on Superman!"Adrian:...
Cinderella - 104 - HD
HEY! Listen to this! - https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/cinder-104If you want to lock on to an enemy, hit the Z-button! What do you mean there's no Z-button? There MUST be a Z-button! Why would there NOT be a Z-Button?!CommentaryI felt Prince Elliot would do something in this situation, but he was only allowed to do it if it was funny.Once we've found out what the heck this was all about, y'all can be the judge as to whether he succeeded!Me? No no, this is all on him.--More comics at egscomicsin partnership with Hiveworks
Next Story Page Monday, Messed up Announcement
I planned and announced in advance that there wouldn't be a Friday page this week. I did this on social media and in a couple of the commentaries, but there was also supposed to be an extra obvious notice at the bottom of the comic image for Wednesday.I messed up, and posted the version without the message! I apologize for any confusion and disappointment this caused.
Cinderella - 103 - HD
We could do that, right? - https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/cinder-103An incredible twist that no one could possibly see coming because I am the master of pretzel-based writing.In that there are incredible twists, and not in that it's incomprehensible.Can one really know a pretzel?EDIT: Accidentally left out some grey on Elliot's one suit in the first panel.CommentaryI'm back! Secretly, EGSNP has been being written, drawn, and catered by Oda, my honey badger plushie!Hopefully Oda didn't go too off the rails while I was secretly i...
Cinderella - 102 - HD
Transformation Confirmed! - https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/cinder-102"No, seriously, what even is EGSNP?""EGS plus NewsPaper, because these comics are sized like those in newspapers.""So it's NOT 'No Pickles'."CommentaryTedd: "Is this all about wanting fancy dresses?"Elliot: "I'm also concerned with the wellbeing of society and individual freedom."Hope: "But also fancy dresses."Elliot: "My point is this isn't just about fancy dresses!"--More comics at egscomicsin partn...
Cinderella - 101 - HD
A choice to make - https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/cinderella-101A choice like waffles or pancakes. Or pancake waffles. Or a muffin that's been put into a waffle press.CommentaryI wound up writing about tangential things in the previous two commentaries because I needed to reach this comic before giving proper commentary. I thought I’d have more I could say about the previous comic before this commentary, but I realized the very first thing I wanted to say was a spoiler for this comic.I wanted Cinderella Tedd to choose to tell Prince Elli...
Cinderella - 100 - HD
The (Sort of) Brilliance of Prince Elliot - https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/cinder-100The important thing is his brain got where it needed to go without any serious collisions along the way. CommentaryHe managed the impossible leap to the truth by being too out of touch to consider any far more likely scenarios.And... Uh-oh. I've just realized what I wanted to say next is better said next comic again. Um...Hey, let's talk unaware overpowered protagonists! I made this joke while working on this comic:"Oh noOH NOI MADE PRINCE ELLIOT A...
Cinderella - 99 - HD
I'm sure you're wondering... - https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/cinder-099"...What we're going to do with all these watermelons!""Smash them open on the beach while blindfolded?""How did you know?!"CommentaryI can't really say what I want to say about this one until the next one, so here's a couple Prince Elliot facts!1. Prince Elliot requires less editing of how I naturally phrase things. For example, I probably would have modified panel two in some way for regular Elliot. Granted, given the space I g...
Cinderella - 98 - HD
Oh hey I'm back - https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/cinder-098"Seriously, how are you that fast and stealthy?""I wear sneakers!""To a ball?""I painted them. It's fine."CommentaryPast me:"Okay, so Prince Elliot and Fairy Godmother Hope need to get back to Cinderella Tedd. How do they do this? It really is an issue for them to just walk through the palace. Heck, Elliot being spotted at all is an issue, but with Hope? That would raise so many questions among the guests in addition to Elliot getting swarmed...
Cinderella - 97 - HD
Now let's go see your goddaughter - https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/cinder-097Fairy Godmother Hope will most certainly be all for this idea and not protest a single bit!CommentaryI'm with Prince Elliot on this one. If Cinderella Tedd already knows she's there, and was concerned by her being chased, Fairy Godmother Hope had best say hello to set her mind at ease. Not doing so would be selfish, as what Hope's mostly being motivated by right now is embarrassment.Not that I'd suggest she's conscious of that. That sort of thi...
Next Story Page Friday
Next story page Friday due to a blunderous writing blunder of blunderous proportions, the blunderosity so extreme as to threaten the very fabric of reality itself.Which is to say I’m now rewriting a whole lot to avoid a glaring continuity error I was about to unwittingly introduce. I will explain the error in detail in a future commentary, but it may be a while as explaining it would be a spoiler unto itself.This is the part where I contemplate keeping a journal of all the many details about absolutely everything. I don't have such a thin...
Cinderella - 96 - HD
Pretty please stop that - https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/cinder-096By order of the prince, it would be quite nice if you did not do that thing you've been doing, please.CommentaryWhat is obvious to some is not always obvious to others, and it's not a matter of who has the biggest brains. We all have strengths and weaknesses when it comes to observation.Granted, I've often been baffled by what people can miss when it comes to reading other people's emotions, but I've equally baffled a great many people by the obvious things ...
Cinderella - 95 - HD
Silly Cinderella Stuff - https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/cinder-095Probably something to do with glass slippers or pumpkin carriages. Perhaps pumpkin slippers and glass carriages? Slipper Carriages? Glass pumpkins? Glass pumpkin slipper carriage godmothers?CommentarySurely you've the answers to these questions, Cinderella. You have spent as many as a few hours with the man while under the impression he was someone else. That ought be plenty of time to know such things.For the sake of brevity, I didn't include another reason for Prince E...
Cinderella - 94 - HD
Hello there! - https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/cinder-094Something something Star Wars reference because I wrote "hello there" and that's a thing to do with the Star Wars.Commentary"I also have pointy ears, but by no means is that conclusive. It is indicative of me being something other than human, yes, but specifically a fairy? Not with certainty, no. As far as I'm aware, however, no other humanoid beings have wings such as these. You can therefore conclude, with certainty, that I am a fairy.""That wasn't really...
Cinderella - 93 - HD
The prince goes meep meep - https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/cinder-093That's a roadrunner reference! Everyone knows the roadrunner, right? Runs fast, bit of a stinker, probably not worth the effort to catch?CommentaryI say things such as "please" and "thank you", and I feel right doing so. This includes when I'm a customer in a store. Even if it's someone's job to help me out, it feels right to show courtesy and appreciation. Frankly, I do appreciate it. Again, job or not pay, paid for or not, they're helping...
End of Month Poll - September 25
Recently zapped Mist and Po are inexplicably…The “your” bits are meant to imply they will be facing / addressing the viewer.Can vote for more than one. Poll ends midday Thursday, October 2nd.
Cinderella - 92 - HD
I'm on it like waffles on a pancake! - https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/cinder-092Like waffles on a... ME!Yes, me?What did I just write?I've no idea, but it felt right to write.Well, it wasn't.Commentary- "I didn't send you a waiter"In years past, Prince Elliot used to wonder when he was going to be taught how to govern—or, as he had put it then, "how to rule the land". Most of his time, however, seemed to be devoted to playing games. Hide and seek, foot racing, horse racing, martial arts, fencing, improvisation...
Cinderella - 91 - HD
The Priorities of Cinderella - https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/cinder-091I've undoubtedly made recent mention of priorities in one of these announcements, but I cannot recall what it was. Therefore, I am not repeating myself. This is how personal reality works.Commentary"You're allowing for the possibility that this is some other fairy godmother?""I have insufficient data to speak with complete certainty!""I'm not sure why, but I find that oddly endearing..."An easy trap to fall into while writing is to focus...
Cinderella - 90 - HD
Next EGSNP after this Thursday, September 25thStop right there, Fairy Godmother scum! - https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/cinder-090"How DARE you attempt to do something nice for the prince?!""YEAH!""Don't do nice things for the prince!""I believe you have all missed the actual issue, here..."CommentaryThat man was not giving Mr. Raven's briefing his full attention.ScheduleAhead of me is a week who looked at my desired schedule, scoffed, and told me best of luck.Ahead of this story is a scene who would very...
