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Double Date - 76 - HD
I can has "to be continued?" - At egscomicsNot actually to be continued! I mean, it will be, the events of this storyline can only go so far in EGSNP, but it's not quite over yet.CommentaryCatalina's been wanting to unleash this silly answer since she first thought of the game within a game.Which, by the way, is why her getting a third strike in spite of slipping isn't the joke. Sorry, everyone hoping for a turkey! (Including Catalina herself.)This storyline is going to end very soon, and that's because this storyline is...
Double Date - 75 - HD
Surprised Catalina face - At egscomicsI genuinely wasn't consciously trying to imitate a certain shocked electric rodent, but after choosing that face for a preview image, I can't unsee it.Commentary- Diane finding out about Grace's magic dreamsI originally figured I'd draw Diane dressed up like classic Sherlock Holmes (the most iconic version of him, anyway), but I wasn't really excited about it. I was just going with him as a visually recognizable detective.Then I had the thought of ANOTHER visually recognizable detective,...
Double Date - 74 - HD
Three spells in one - at egscomicsCast two, get the third for a higher cost! What, you thought it'd be free? No no no. Merging multiple spells into one results in the OPPOSITE of discounts.Commentary"Dan, it's your made up magic system. You could just say she can chose not to shrink the jacket."NO THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS!"She's awakened. She could have a spell that shrinks everything with the option to intentionally exclude something."BUT SHE DOESN'T HAVE THAT!"You could write it so she does."NO! SHE ...
Double Date - 73 - HD
Cats out of bags - At egscomicsDogs and cats, out of bags, spilled beans everywhere, mass hysteria!CommentaryPanel three has a special place in my heart, and it's because it reminded me of something very, very important:ACCURATE PERSPECTIVE IS OPTIONAL.I was on the verge of having Catalina stand for panel three due to how things would have looked from a truly accurate angle, but then I remembered that important thing.All of the cheating is happening in panel three to show some of Lucy's face and have her positioned where I needed in the...
Double Date - 72 - HD
"What did your background character eyes see?" - At egscomics"Using my incredible power to ignore the curvature of the planet, I see the orcs are headed northwest." "The heck are you on about?"Commentary- Oh hey, it's THAT guyMe:"Should I design and draw these extras whose identities aren't important, or should I use silhouettes?"The headache I had that almost made me take a sick day:"I have a suggestion."Witnesses!I felt I needed to address whether other people in the bowling alley noticed anythi...
Double Date - 71 - HD
Super fast magic - At egscomicsA spell is never late, nor is it early. It is finished being cast precisely when the wizard means it to.Which is five rounds from now. Somebody tank so I can do this thing.CommentarySometimes there's no natural way for characters to point out exactly how long something took, and that's when narration gets an arrogant grin on its face and nonchalantly walks in.Tired RhodaI'm not THAT concerned about "power scaling" nonsense in EGS. Being super powerful doesn't make that much of a difference ...
Double Date - 70 - HD
What the heck even - At egscomicsPerhaps the single most common question asked in Moperville.Commentary"I mean, obviously, Rhoda happened, but I'm thinking SPECIFICS!"Due to the in-universe speed of "what just happened", and wanting to show before and after Catalina, I was somewhat limited in my ways of clearly showing it.As such, I 100% cheated with overly-descriptive "sound effects", with "sound effects" in all of the air quotes.LINES!I misjudged the line thickness on this one, so if the lines look a little...
Double Date - 69 - HD
Kitty rescue!- At egscomics"After much deliberation, we've decided to congratulate the person who actually did something while we were ineffectually discussing what to do. Good work, team!"CommentaryI had different ideas for Catalina rescue (and also Catalina peril), and I'll elaborate on the different rescues in a later comic commentary.As for the potential perils, some weren't even Catalina in peril. For example, one option was accidentally throwing a bowling ball high enough, and/or in a bad enough place, that property da...
Double Date - 68 - HD
Turkey time - At egscomicsAt least, I THINK getting three strikes in a row is a turkey? I figure even if I'm wrong, it's a good choice for the preview.CommentaryI like including tangential details and observations simply because that's how my brain rolls, but I ALSO like including them because they naturally function as red herrings, and that easily could have been the case with Catalina commenting on slippery bowling shoes."Ha ha! You thought I was setting her up to fall, but no! She got a strike!"(Granted, most people seem...
Lucy Kitty!
I confess I did not have an exact context in mind when I proposed the possibility of Lucy finding herself receiving head pats from Catalina and Rhoda.Of course, it turns out I didn't need one, because OBVIOUSLY Lucy would be dressed like this, complete with cat ears and a tail. It's basic math, really.
Double Date - 67 - HD
Frame Two - At egscomicsFrame two is specifically sized to house non-standard poster sizes that are off one inch from the industry standard, thus making them mostly useless unless you have EXACTLY the right poorly made poster.CommentarySomewhere far away, with no idea why, Nanase nods after panel two.That said, Nanase's really good at finding those novels. She might have a spell for it.There's just no wayCatalina's face in panel four is a result of some approximation of the following thought:"I don't care if it's not the...
Double Date - 66 - HD
Twistier than a pretzel - At egscomicsWait, are pretzels actually twisted when making them? (Watches a video on making pretzels.) TWIST! They said twist! I'm validated. Pretzels are twisty.CommentaryPLOT TWIST, FOOLS!What do you mean you all saw this coming?Oh.Um...Sorry I called y'all fools.Anyway, I can do what Catalina does in this comic. Not the strike thing (well, maybe the strike thing), the balancing on one leg while at weird angles for an extended period of time thing.I don't stand still in one place well for long, but somet...
August 2024 End of Month Poll
Grace and Sarah are introducing Ashley to the magic tea shop and its curvy effects, but...(In all options, they've already had some tea)----Poll ends midday California time Tuesday, September3rd. There will also be a sketchbook that day.Can vote for more than one. If that doesn't work in the app, should be fine in browser.
Double Date - 65 - HD
Those are my odds?! Goooood. - At egscomicsCatalina is strategizing, and naturally, we should be very concerned.CommentarySidenote: The next sketchbook will be Tuesday.I've already got it sketched, and it's mostly using existing palettes, hence my confidence in this bold declaration. I've chosen Tuesday because, short of outside factors, having time on Monday to finish it should be guaranteed if I don't have time today or Friday.And now, THIS comic's commentary!Losing on purpose is essentially not playing.Naturally, there ar...
Double Date - 64 - HD
Diane fact - At egscomicsThe most important thing to understand about Diane is that her hair is pointy, making her instantly identifiable, and preventing any sort of confusing her with other characters.Commentary"Like, that's cool and all, but if you don't dial it back a little, we're going to get to the last frame, and you're going to be out of things to say that easily come to mind."As is probably known by now, Diane is not upset about having been adopted. She has some complicated feelings about meeting her biological ...
Double Date - HD - 63
Lucy fact! - At egscomicsOr FICTION? No, no, it's probably fact.Commentary- Cool sword stuffI actually like Lucy's backup answer. I sometimes do things because I want to have my own firsthand opinion on it.But that's not what she wanted to talk about, SHE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT SWORDS!--More comics at egscomicsin partnership with Hiveworks
Double Date - 62 - HD
Detective Diane deduces again - At egscomicsOr not. You can't trust what's actually going to happen when there's alliteration or acronyms involved. Someone was determined to make those happen at all costs.Commentary"E" is anything from two of the above to all of the above. I mention this because it occurs to me that multiple interpretations are possible, and "all of the above" is the more common option to include see in such multiple choice lists.Speaking of "all of the above", that's what I would choose ...
Double Date - 61 - HD
Now we know!- At egscomicsAnd knowing is a fourth of the battle! It used to be half, but that was before social media.CommentaryI actually had considered "Rhoda is simply bad at bowling" being the case, but I didn't like that as much as whatever this is.This is more relatable to me than being bad at bowling, for I am, of course, fantastic at it.I haven't bowled in over a decade, and I can't remember how well I used to do, but I assume I averaged a score of three hundred and five on the regular.Nice spare!In bowling, you get ...
Double Date - 60 - HD
Definite genuine enthusiasm - At egscomicsIt's like me when I'm the only one not enthusiastic about a particular restaurant choice. They'll probably at least have SOMETHING on the menu I recognize, right?What do you mean noCommentaryTurns out Rhoda's last name is "Gutterball", and her middle name is "Alwaysgetsa".Not really, of course. A clarification I would consider unnecessary, but I'm the person who named someone Justin Tolkiberry, so under the circumstances, it's for the best I make things clear.--Mo...
Double Date - 59 - HD
♫ This is the greatest plan... ♫ - At egscomicsThat doesn't have to be sarcasm! Maybe it actually is the greatest plan! You don't know!CommentaryI wasn't sold on this plan of Catalina's until I realized that Diane and Lucy would totally be into it.I also like that Catalina believes she's the only one likely to experience the penalty she's suggesting. I imagine that sort of penalty actually could be fun, but it really all depends on the individuals playing and the vibe of the group.Also, I'm someone who commonly d...
iOS Pricing Increase, Shouldn't Affect Current Patrons
To reiterate, this shouldn't affect current members. I am mostly making this announcement to help get the information out there.To quote Patreon's help articleon the subject:"To keep the Patreon iOS app available to all creators on the Apple App Store, Apple is requiring that Patreon use iOS in-app purchases for all new purchases made in the iOS app. Beginning in November 2024 new membershipspurchased in the iOS app will be subject to Apple’s 30% App Store fee."In November, payments for newpatrons will also have to change so i...
Double Date - 58 - HD
Concerned Catalina - At egscomicsConcerned cat Catalina contemplates... Concerning... Cantaloupes? I probably could have kept that alliteration going, but a thesaurus would have to have gotten involved.Commentary- Catalina supporting bowlingCatalina only has good ideas, so there's no conceivable way anything can go wrong!The first panel basically exists as a shorthand for "they have not actually started bowling yet", which I felt was a worthwhile thing to establish given the past few comics focusing on Camdin and Dave.It's ALSO ...
Next EGSNP Tuesday
I'm plotting to wrap up the Double Date storyline, and I'm not a hundred percent decided on how to do that.As such, I'm essentially giving myself until Monday for my mind-brain to sort everything out.If I don't, I'll probably panic and just have Rhoda shrink everyone, and pretty sure no one wants that. Ninety-five percent sure, anyway.
Double Date - 57 - HD
All roads lead to... - At egscomics...Rome? That can't be right. Rome isn't even on the same continent as I am. A land road's not going there. We'd need an ocean road! Maybe a tube? A tube for cars in the ocean makes sense, right?CommentaryA billion and three are roughly interchangeable, right?Just to be 100% clear, the three options are contact Diane, contact Lucy, or see Justin when he's working (or via Luke).Granted, they're conclusion jumping about how much Justin knows, but they could be doing worse, really.Ground R...
Double Date - 56 - HD
A flashback with Luke At egscomicsLuke used to shoot thwomp rats in his spaceship back home, which didn't actually harm the thwomp rats, as they were made of solid stone, and protected by spikes.Commentary- Luke visibly nervous about bowling with Diane and Lucy(Justin and Sarah talking about Justin's date)-"His boyfriend's (Luke) like a frightened bunny."In a shocking twist, LUKE IS GOOD AT BOWLING.Also, he totally used his spell to see if Diane and Lucy had magic, and it's the actual planned reason why he was so nervous...
Double Date - 54 - HD
Apology and info - at egscomics"I apologize for being too awesome." "That's funny, because MY information says you're anything BUT awesome." "Words can hurt, you know."CommentaryCamdin is NOT sure whether it's okay to hug back.Since I don't have a lot to say about this before the next comic, I'm going to talk about something behind the scenes. I've recently concluded that I need to do the following things to stay on-schedule, and get comics done at a reasonable hour:1 - Above all else, get enough ...
Double Date - 54 - HD
Choosing who to be - At egscomicsIn which not all questions are answered, but perhaps a small amount of clarity can be obtained.CommentaryI struggled a bit with the first panel. I wanted to make it extra clear that Dave a) can choose personalities, and b) isn't limited to this form when transforming.Which isn't difficult to convey if one is allowed to just say that, but I wanted to convey that information with somewhat natural dialogue, darn it.--More comics at egscomicsin partnership with Hiveworks
Double Date - 53 - HD
What did fish ever do to us? - At egscomicsBesides sound funny to use in certain sentences, I mean. Actually, I guess that's exactly it. Commentary- Previous running to see CamdinThe original idea I had for Dave's spell was essentially the ability to mimic other abilities, and spells. To clarify, this would not have been like a wizard learning spells. This would have been "the person in front of me has an enchantment, and I can copy that right here, right now, but not later."Which is potentially interesting, particularly if it c...
July End of Month Poll
Headpats! Specifically...(In every option, Lucy is slightly-to-very bewildered)----Poll ends midday August 1st.Next sketchbook ASAP, between end of current and start of next EGSNP storyline at the latest.Multiple choice might require voting in a browser instead of the app.
Double Date - 52 - HD
The score to beat - At egscomicsIf you think you saw this comic on the main page for about a minute, no. No you did not. I would never make that mistake, and if I did? I would deny it.Which, um, is not what's happening now, but I would.Commentary- Accidental double dateUnable to remember how well my younger scrub trash self bowled, I attempted to look up numbers to expect from novice bowlers. I got varied answers, but those mostly disagree on whether sixty-two could be considered "good" for a novice.Me? I'm not sure. I just know...
