Register a SA Forums Account here!
JOINING THE SA FORUMS WILL REMOVE THIS BIG AD, THE ANNOYING UNDERLINED ADS, AND STUPID INTERSTITIAL ADS!!!

You can: log in, read the tech support FAQ, or request your lost password. This dumb message (and those ads) will appear on every screen until you register! Get rid of this crap by registering your own SA Forums Account and joining roughly 150,000 Goons, for the one-time price of $9.95! We charge money because it costs us money per month for bills, and since we don't believe in showing ads to our users, we try to make the money back through forum registrations.
 
  • Post
  • Reply
net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

A milky bead of information fresh from the teat of Andrew's twitter:

quote:

andrewhussie andrewhussie
well, that didn't work
1 minute ago

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

Bogart posted:

Alright, you bastards who have actually seen it, give us a summary.

nope nope nope don't do this

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

Can we seriously just have the restraint not to post summaries of the flash in single chunk spoiler tags? gently caress

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

Reene posted:

ALTERNATE FLASH LINK

I WARNED YOU ABOUT HOSTING BRO. I TOLD YOU DOG.

you're a dead man! dead!

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

.swf or bust!

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

The Jack Noir art, pictured some posts above screencapped on the previous page, used in the "Jack begins to kill the Exiles" sequence, is really janky and lovely.

With that aside, fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!!!!!!! Wow.

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

Forer posted:

You're just jealous because vriska's still dead!

Actually I thought (and still do think) the same thing too when I saw it, and the closeups during the stabs, Maybe I'm just jealous that nepeta's still dead?

*holds small framed picture close to chest* someday...

Really astonishing production all around but the art conflicts could get apparent at times. But it's hard to complain about anything in light of this insane feat.

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

Sockser posted:

Dave / Rose?

They were standing on Quest Slabs when they were suddenly enveloped by the creation of A Green Sun.

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

Yeah I was wondering what Jack was doing inside that dank-rear end flower. gently caress this comic is so well thought-out. Hussie's brain must work outside the conventional laws of time and space.

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

Well everything that Plazmataz did on Vol 8 (and prior albums) was totally sweet. Are you there, Plazmataz? I really like the music songs you make for the Homestuck, you are the best music man.

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

Xander77 posted:

I am very dumb, and despite kinda nderstanding what happens in individual scenes, I have trouble figuring out how the whole comes together (possibly because I never quite figured out the whole past/future/alternate universes deal and how they relate to each other). Does someone have a link to a handy explanation?

http://mspandrew.tumblr.com/

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

Holy poo poo, Andrew's explanation of the "yellow yard" thing. gently caress me it all comes together so flawlessly.

Also, 11/11/11. Back to the beginning.

e.

Dolash posted:

I mean, it's just a narrative possibility, a door not yet closed, but he's at least acknowledging that this is a totally different way of going God-Tier that involves being baptised in the fires of Lord English.

gently caress that is so cool

net cafe scandal fucked around with this message at 04:16 on Oct 27, 2011

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

King of Solomon posted:

http://www.mspaintadventures.com/storyfiles/hs2/03808.gif

But she did see it.

That's not the Green Sun, that's Jack blowing up the Troll Meteor.

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

KoB posted:

Vriska and John's conversations are always enjoyable to me. They're so awkward and adorable :allears:



GT: holy poo poo, look at these glittering space riches!

Easy mode: [s] Wake. Came out on my birthday, too.

net cafe scandal fucked around with this message at 09:36 on Feb 20, 2012

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

H.P. Shivcraft posted:

My method of introduction has always been "A group of kids sequence-break a Sims-like game that manipulates reality and thus find themselves trapped in an apocalyptic Earthbound pastiche."

References to the source material carry a lot of weight with some people.

That's perfect. Thank you.

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

Idunn posted:


?CG: I SEE NOTHING BUT A COWARD BEHIND DARK EYEWEAR CLEARLY DESIGNED FOR WOMEN AND A PAIR OF IMPUDENT LIPS PURSED SO TIGHT IT'LL SOUND LIKE AIR SQUEALING OUT OF A BALLOON WHEN I PUNCH YOU IN THE GUT.

Such a great line. God bless you, Karkat.

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

RickoniX posted:

Just noticed this

That's the Queen's ship, right?

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

Gabriel Pope posted:

That's PM taking a shuttle to the Battlefield to collect the white king's sceptre and crown.

Oh, right. Doy, forgot the context.

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

Woahh the Jailbreak album is really sweet.

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

So I guess Jade just left the entire population of Derse to be erased :(

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

EB: it was kind of like you were torn from the pages of my favorite japanese mangas.

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

I'm so glad Lord English doesn't look "dapper" or whatever.

tumblr posted:

This is the opposite of what I wanted D: Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Put on a shirt aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah you look so unrefined and not classy at all no no no how did you even come out of that and why are you so huge and muscley D:

tumblr posted:

There might have been a couple people within 50 yards from me who might not have heard my frustrated “NOOOOO”

sfgjshdfg ;_; Why why couldn’t English look like everyone predicted

I liked that version of English a lot wweh

Eat it, chumps.

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

Oxygen Deficiency posted:


I'm kind of curious about what this "predicted" form of LE was supposed to be. Anyone have a link?

see: Every instance of Lord English fanart before the reveal





Tall, dark and handsome :allears:

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

The problem with making Lord English a tall Doc Scratch is that it's boring, and that every single person in the fandom subscribed to either that interpretation or the Big Cal theory.

e.

Thundarr posted:

I was getting flashbacks to Super Metroid while LE was HONKing with that screaming face. All I could hear in my head was the Mother Brain scream, which I suppose is appropriately terrifying and cacophonous.

Yes, totally!! Lord English's design is Super Metroid as gently caress.

net cafe scandal fucked around with this message at 19:38 on Nov 2, 2011

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

I'd like to point out that the the Cairo Overcoat -> Time Sarcophagus is the coolest poo poo ever in a webcomic full of Cool poo poo.

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

Dolash posted:

Not even sure if I should post this but a friend who keeps up with Homestuck stuff on 4chan told me there's apparently some big plan over there to buy Hussie and his girlfriend a box of dildos and have them mailed to his house.

I mean, you know, 4chan, so maybe it's just a running joke, but he seemed to think they were reasonably serious about it. Supposedly they'd aimed for and raised 270$ on paypal for it? It might be worth giving him a heads-up. Hopefully it's just another stupid 4chan joke that doesn't get off the ground, or it's someone with a paypal account scamming people who think they're honestly going to buy a bunch of dildos for Hussie.

Hussie's lady already knows about this which means I would assume Hussie does as well. In fact,

HUSS WOMAN posted:

if i ever receive a strange dildo under unusual circumstances i will put it on a little plaque with some thanks

nbd I guess

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

quote:

I think some wanted a more suave motherfucker to bust onto the scene, someone perhaps sleek, dapper. This doesn’t fit the concept at all, nor suits anything we knew about him previously. Doc Scratch is his smooth, well mannered counterpart. He already fills that role. LE as Scratch 2 is a really boring idea to me. LE as a big, no-nonsense brute, functioning as Mr. Hyde to Scratch’s Dr. Jekyll, is much more interesting.

Gonna go ahead and agree with this. :c00lbert:

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

Under the vegetable posted:

You guys who are complaining about the way Hussie's telling the story might not be aware, but this is basically webcomics' Ulysses, and the experimental aspects are a fundamental part of the complete experience. I try to stay away from the fanbase of Homestuck because a majority seem to view it as "just another good comic" to swoon over and write porno about, but jeez, guys, you're reading a historical literary event as it happens. How do you even enjoy this comic without realizing that? You don't know how to tell a story better than Andrew Hussie! If you think it can be a tale told "better", you're pretty much wrong. On every level, even. It's his story, and it's told in a way that is unequivocally his. This poo poo is insanely fantastic and it's a goddamn miracle in itself that something this arcane has acquired the fanbase it has, but the more people like the folks I see arguing keep arguing about what parts are "good" and what parts "aren't" the more I wonder if they even read the loving thing.

It's like if somebody rolled up on Nabokov, pulled his incomplete notes of Pale Fire out of his desk, and went "hey vladdie, buddy, cut this poem down like 333 lines, i just don't have the patience to sit through this, and boy golly what's with this interpretation from this other guy, who is he even?!! he's not even doing it right, what is he, nuts!? you gotta fix it or vladdie, buddy, i ain't reading."

You gotta have better things to do than pretend you know how to tell a story better than arguably the best storyteller in the preadolescent field of digital comics. You gotta.

_____ ;

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

annatar posted:

I think Evan Dahm the dude from Rice Boy produces tighter and more coherent work and might be reasonably be called better,

Heads up, everyone in this thread should check out Rice Boy. It's great stuff.

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

Keep in mind that when Vriska gets stressed or flustered she uses the number 8 in places that don't really work phonetically. #vriska101

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

Seems legit.

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

Is..is it pretty?

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

Reregular posted:

Does anyone else often have dreams about being with the girls of Homestuck? Aged up, of course. Usually I have sexy dreams about Terezi, romantic dreams about Aradia, and platonic dreams about Kanaya or Jade.

Quoting this for preservation.

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

Bec, being the Guardian that he is, prototyped himself to protect Jade, on two counts: One, to shield the island from the meteoric explosion and two, (mild story spoilers that gowb may not have reached yet) to prevent the Bec-prototyped Jack Noir from harming Jade.

It is explained in some conversation between Jade and Karkat. Bec fucks everything up, but in doing so, ensures Jade's safety from a major threat. He's not really just a dumb dog.

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

When the time comes to reproduce Terezi smell-o-vision panels on paper I seriously hope you consider scratch and sniff.

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

KoB posted:

If every Troll stayed alive, including Sollux, the only elements left that arent alive are Heart, Void, Hope, and Life. Guardian kids will be these four so that we have 1 of each element alive.

This guy hit the nail right on the loving head. Good job.

Jane of Life.

Jake of Hope.

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

Agent Boogeyman posted:

Jane's Class will be PRINCESS

One syllable.

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

rotinaj posted:

Or just give up and never try again. :cool:

Act 2

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

creationist believer posted:

Page of Hope, not Heir. A lot of people are speculating that Mom and Bro will be Heart and Void, since those are the other aspects that no living character has right now.

And Doom. Sollux is dead.

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

President Ark posted:

Half-dead.

Counting the deaths:

Waking self: killed by Vast Glub on Alternia.

Prospit dream self: slept in Prospit when it was destroyed.

Derse dream self: Awoke on Derse after Feferi's gross kiss, joined the rest of the trolls and promptly dressed in his old clothes, was blinded by science, strongly implied to have died, the cause of which is now almost certainly psychic exertion from transporting the trolls to the Green Sun.

His having his "foot out the door" and being able to step outside the dream bubble was probably a result of his Derse dreamer still being alive, which, as of [S] Cascade, is not anymore. By the time the Troll Meteor arrives at the Green Sun, I think Sollux will be pretty much out of lives.

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • Post
  • Reply