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Nanase and Her Fox - 24 - HD
Round Two: FOX!- At egscomicsCommentaryBefore any fans of literal foxes send a deluge of comments my way, I'm aware that Fox's ears aren't shaded very foxy-like. I experimented a lot with different ways of shading it, but I didn't think the more-foxy results looked very good. Maybe it's because of my style, maybe it's the angle, maybe I just FAILED MISERABLY, I'm not sure.As such, I just made the ears match the tail (implied orange), and I'm placing all the blame on Nanase. It's her fault those ears aren'...
Nanase and Her Fox - 23 - HD
Super easy.- At egscomicsCommentary- "There are no points." (Grace talking to the Emissary of Magic)Once again, I tried to make this less wordy.I felt I needed to elaborate on why Cheerleadra was applicable, however, and it took me a while to sort out just how the heck to fit that in panel one.Then panel THREE had less text, but I wasn't satisfied with it. After I wrote something I was satisfied with, it felt a little too dry, so I tossed in the elephant example.I'm no longer making any promises of brevity of text. I clearly can...
Nanase and Her Fox - 22 - HD
What next?- At egscomicsCommentaryOkay, I know this is all sorts of wordy after I said I'd avoid making wordy comics, BUT!I originally wrote less.What happened was I kept editing it for clarity, and it just kept getting longer.Admittedly, I could have left out the detail about getting some energy back when she unsummons fox. Given that Fox is supposed to be a costly spell, I figured this would be a really good thing to point out early even if missing with trades later.Wordy Kevin also wasn't going to interrupt! He was going to say somet...
2023 October End of Month Poll
Susan and Sarah as girlfriends, except...----Can vote for more than one, spookily ends with the end of the month."Figures" could also be referred to as "body shape." Weight, proportionate leg length, measurements, etc.Next sketchbook posting early November.
Nanase and Her Fox - 21 - HD
Absurdly Powerful Arthur?- At egscomicsCommentaryI saw the question of whether Kevin's last assertion meant Arthur was "absurdly powerful," and it made me want to write this.I'm going to avoid anything this wordy or tangential going forward (I'm boldly assuming that will be appreciated), but once I thought of the example Kevin gives, I knew I was going to make this comic.Never you mind!We know it's possible for someone to summon Steve with a name he has given (which is why he gets called "Steve," a name Edward ga...
LIGHTNING ROUND! (For End of Month Poll)
Naïve me thought we'd have a clear winner in this poll, but there's a tie!In fact, it's a LOVE TRIANGLE! ...Hm?Susan has informed me that's it's a FRIENDSHIP triangle, and that we are all to refer to it as such (regardless of what the final image might suggest).In any case, I want to toss up the poll by tomorrow evening, so vote away for which pair will be in the final poll!Can only vote for one. If THIS poll is a tie, I'll flip a coin or something. Slightly-over 24 hour poll.
Nanase and Her Fox - 20 - HD
A dastardly villain!- At egscomicsCommentaryAshley's self-insert characters should never assume they're going to get the Mary Sue treatment. They've only got, like, ten percent odds of being that lucky.Ashley's JobIn this storyline, I basically consider it Ashley's job to take the exposition I want to include, and use it for nonsense like this.Which I almost decided against this time. I wrote this comic before I'd settled on visuals for the previous exposition-filled comic, which wound up having its own silly visuals.Ult...
Next Story Comic Friday
I'm not satisfied with what I'd written for Wednesday, and I want to improve it. My apologies for this delay.
Nanase and Her Fox - 19 - HD
Wifi Fox! Do your best!- At egscomicsCommentaryGonna level with everyone: I basically just went with "doggo" for the last panel. Foxes are in the same family as domesticated dogs, sure, but they have their own nonsense going on.I, however, just wanted Fox making a silly face with a wagging ponytail.Apologies to enthusiasts of literal foxes who would have preferred her... Um... I'm not actually sure what. Invading a chicken coop?This comic was essentially the result of me thinking about summons, how Fox fits into that nonsense, and w...
Character Poll for End of Month Poll
Doing something a bit different in which I'm asking about pairs of characters.Ashley isn't in this poll because there are a bunch of sketchbooks with her in them coming up, and she's also been in a bunch of recent ones. She'll be back, I assure you. I just felt she shouldn't be in the polls this month.Please also note that these aren't necessarily shipping pairs (in the context of this poll, I mean).Can vote for more than one, and I apologize for the lack of order, wrote them as I thought of them (and I really hope there...
Nanase and Her Fox - 18 - HD
But how much science, exactly? - https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/fox-018- At egscomicsEDIT - Minor eyelash correctionsCommentaryI felt like I should define exactly what they're even doing from a "science" standpoint.SO I DID.The answer is "not much." They don't even have a hypothesis. They just want a general idea if what they're trying are help Nanase think the good, and this is probably good enough for that.Tedd's not publishing a paper on this any time soon, however.I feel like I'm cheating by not having N...
Nanase and Her Fox - 17 - HD
Wand Perception.- At egscomicsCommentaryI continue to enjoy exploring differences in perception, and how different people, animals, etc. experience REALITY ITSELF!I don't want to commit to how exactly Kevin perceives reality. For all I know, future me will have a story relevant idea for how he's doing it, and I'd rather not contradict him. He's likely older and grumpier than current me.What I will do is point out the obvious: Kevin is a wand. He's not using eyes, noses, or feet to perceive reality.He has, at a minimum, demon...
Nanase and Her Fox - 16 - HD
Proper testing!- At egscomicsEDIT - Shadow correction.CommentaryFox sticking her tongue out amused me. That's the full extent of the logic behind that.If I HAD to justify it, however, it reflects Nanase resisting a desire to poke fun at Tedd, but failing to keep Fox from expressing it.I think custom-made puzzles would be best for this, but Tedd is a general going to war with the army they have, not the army they want
Rhoda and Ashley Shared Brain Cell
Finally meeting, and openly sharing information, Rhoda told Ashley of her magic, and all the things she could do with it.Ashley, not having much in the way of unique magic, wanted to share something personal with Rhoda. Awkwardly, she spoke of various stories she's written, and how Rhoda's spells could be used in them.Unbeknownst to either of them, their minds then went to exactly the same place.
Nanase and Her Fox - 15 - NP
Thinkiness Test- At egscomicsCommentaryI enjoy writing someone trying to be scientific, and doing better than average when compared to many characters in fiction, but still an amateur who, to a degree, is muddling through things with statistically insignificant data sets.Completely unrelated, but I likeMythbusters.MATH!Grace, meanwhile, would just instantly know the answer (24,601).I, too, cannot do multiplication like that quickly in my head. I can do it, I know my basic multiplication tables and such, but I'm nowhere near fast enough to j...
Taking Monday Story Comic Off
I want to get a moment that comes soon in the story right, and I feel like I need a little extra time to do that.Friday's page will be posted as planned, but after that, the next story page will be Wednesday.So my apologies for the delay, and I hope you'll like the moment I'm plotting.
Nanase and Her Fox - 14 - HD
Woo! Fox!- At egscomicsCommentaryI originally thought it would be funny for Ashley to describe how the process of summoning Fox looks, and for Nanase to react with "what? Really? I had no idea!"Which would have made SOME sense... Right up until it made NO sense.Nanase closes her eyes when casting the spell, and even if Nanase could see through Fox's eyes before Fox was fully formed, it would be from Fox's perspective. It makes sense that she hasn't seen it with her own eyes.The problem was that there's simply no way some...
Nanase and Her Fox - 13 - HD
Epic cool backstory.- At egscomicsCommentary- The wink- The scene shown in panel two- Ashley's concern about Nanase's intentionsI think it is perfectly fair for people who read my comics out of order to be UTTERLY BAFFLED by what the heck even is happening!That said, I've no problem with them doing that, and even readers who've read everything might lose track of a thing or two given how many comics there are.Heck, I had to double check the specifics of this incident with the fairy doll. *I* remembered a couple of things incorre...
Nanase and Her Fox - 12 - HD
Learning opportunity!- At egscomicsCommentaryOne could easily think the reason Ashley is in this story is because we're going to be exploring trades to make spells cost less, which is definitely something she should take advantage of as part of her training.Instead, it's something I realized after the story had already started, and the ACTUAL reason Ashley is here is because I thought it would be fun to have her around.As per usual, however, I'm going to claim it was all planned in advance.
Next Sketchbook in a Week
I’m sorry about not having one sooner, as was planned, but I’ve had a bad week health-wise. Not so bad that I can’t work, but I’m barely going to manage (hopefully?) to get everything else I need to get done to finish the week, and properly rest this weekend.
Nanase and Her Fox - 11 - HD
Meanwhile, in Ashley's brain...- At egscomicsEDIT - Reworded part of the comic (addressed below)CommentaryOn that day, the towel mages briefly thought they were about to have their moment. Once again, however, it was stolen by the clothes mages.The clothes mages always looked down on the towel mages, as did everyone else.The towel mages, however, knew that they, and they alone, would NEVER be without a towel.EDIT: The comic originally said "white mage" instead of "healer mage." I thought it was pretty common to refer to magi...
Nanase and Her Fox - 10 - HD
Spell casting budget- At egscomicsEDIT - Added a "for" in panel one ("a few times FOR testing")CommentaryFor the record, I did not work backwards from that last option! I was legitimately brainstorming ways to make the spell less costly to cast before getting "trades" involved!Creating a smaller duplicate? Makes sense!Creating a duplicate that doesn't do much of anything without manual control? Makes sense!Duplicating only the bare minimum necessary? Makes sense!So yes, I genuinely don't think it's a stretch ...
Nanase and Her Fox - 009 - HD
A Curriculum In Need of An Update - https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/fox-009- At egscomicsCommentaryI didn't originally plan for Kevin to have a reaction to this, but once I got to the subject of trades, it became retroactively obvious as all heck that Kevin would have a personal interest in it.Kevin's a character who was here because, logically, he had to be if Ashley was going to be here. Ashley doesn't tend to hang out with Tedd alone unless practicing magic, and that means mandatory presence of Kevin was mandatory.Kevin didn'...
September 2023 End of Month Poll
After discussing Rhoda's abilities, and Ashley's stories, Rhoda and Ashley are, unknowingly, imagining the exact same thing.What are they imagining?Can vote for more than one. If unable to vote for more than one in the app, might need to vote in a browser.Poll Ends 12:30 pm West Coast USA time October 1st.
Nanase and Her Fox - 008 - HD
Light Reading- At egscomicsCommentaryTedd's expectation is that people will check their spell book once they discover, by accident, that they have a new spell, then immediately forget about it again.
Nanase and Her Fox - 007 - HD
Coolness!- At egscomicsCommentary"Admit it. You don't think I'm cool. You just like my sunglasses.""No, that's not true!""Then why do you insist I wear them at all times?""...""I thought so."
Poll for Next Poll
The next end of month poll is soon, and I've decided to ask what variety of nonsense one might like to see on the ballot.The actual end of month poll will begin midday Thursday.Next Milestone image will be October 9th.(To clarify, Elliot and Tedd are, at least technically, "not together in canon." "Together in canon" refers to dating, married, etc.)
Elliot and Tedd Chilling Out
Elliot and Tedd didn't know why Ashley and Grace encouraged them to do certain things, but they never questioned it, either.(Possibly non-canon. It can be difficult to tell sometimes.)
Nanase and Her Fox - 006 - HD
You can WHAT?!- At egscomicsCommentary"It's like there's someone standing just behind you humming slightly off tempo TV show themes."If people are allowed cookies for predicting reactions, this may well be one of the easiest cookies ever earned.Not that you shouldn't be proud!
Nanase And Her Fox - 005 - HD
Figuring out foxes.- At egscomicsCommentaryA lot of advice boils down to "just don't do this, OBVIOUSLY," but I rarely see people consider states of diminished mental capacity and/or fortitude when suggesting these things.Things that could contribute to poor decision making include hunger, anger, stress, intoxication, distracting environment, lack of sleep (have I said to get enough sleep yet???), magical side effects, and all sorts of things.This isn't to say people stop being responsible for their actions. It's just more a...
