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RandomFerret posted:I like the garage sale. It's a relatable situation involving two of the main characters, it's only one page, and you get a sense of the writing style with the different dialects going on. Hell, it even starts out with Vlad. "Now, we drink! We feast! We spit on the face of death for another day! BAH!"
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If they're willing to commit an hour or two to reading a few months' worth of Achewood, I would start them on Ray getting the piano and the subsequent road trip. Lot of funny strips, and it sets the direction going forward by really developing the Ray and Beef relationship. And the months following that arc also have a lot of great stuff, like the Oregon Trail emulator, the introduction of Molly and Nice Pete, and gently caress Algebra.
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I ended up starting with a direct link to the GOF storyline, and before I got way into it i backed out a bit and I think got linked to the first comics the cats were in, maybe. I didn't read the very beginning for a while. But I started in a lot earlier than a lot of the starting points here.
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OBAMA ACKBAR posted:I'm not gonna say GURLZ WONT LIEK IT because I know that's not a given, but in general I think the GOF has a more direct appeal to guys than girls. I'm a girl and I love Achewood and I bought the GOF book and gave it to my boyfriend and he thought it was "weird". Which is totally wrong of him but whatever, I'll win him over on Achewood one of these days. (Also one of my friends is coincidentally also a girl, and has a tattoo of Ultra Peanut, and her husband has one of Phillipe which is so :3)
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vonnegutt posted:I'm a girl and I love Achewood and I bought the GOF book and gave it to my boyfriend and he thought it was "weird". Which is totally wrong of him but whatever, I'll win him over on Achewood one of these days. A-loving-dorable.  Hey, Onstadt, when are we going to be able to buy our own SCIENCE DIET shirts?
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Rustmouth Chafings posted:If they're willing to commit an hour or two to reading a few months' worth of Achewood, I would start them on Ray getting the piano and the subsequent road trip. Lot of funny strips, and it sets the direction going forward by really developing the Ray and Beef relationship. And the months following that arc also have a lot of great stuff, like the Oregon Trail emulator, the introduction of Molly and Nice Pete, and gently caress Algebra.
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Let's get the WORD from the BIRD, shall we? Onstad what is the "OFFICIAL RECOMMENDED STARTING POINT" for new readers?
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Johnny Aztec posted:what is the "OFFICIAL RECOMMENDED STARTING POINT" for new readers? Obviously here is the absolute best starting point.  for being nude. For being so nude.
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May 31, 2010 03:08
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The second Achewood hardcover starts with The Party because Onstad says that's where the strip found its legs. All strips prior to that arc are included as bonus material. Start with The Party.
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May 31, 2010 03:09
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The first Achewood comic I saw was the arc where Ray and Roastbeef invented the mobile phone jock strap. Never looked back baby.
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May 31, 2010 03:44
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I don't want to go down the road of favorite strips(they are all the best", but I particularly like this one: http://achewood.com/index.php?date=04292004
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Johnny Aztec posted:I don't want to go down the road of favorite strips(they are all the best", but I particularly like this one: http://achewood.com/index.php?date=04292004 I love the way Beef looms in over Ray to deliver his final line.
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Happy Hippo posted:The second Achewood hardcover starts with The Party because Onstad says that's where the strip found its legs. All strips prior to that arc are included as bonus material. I do not recall this one appearing, why is that Mr. Onstad 
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May 31, 2010 07:34
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Goddamn it is weird not to see mouseover text on an Achewood
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I started from the beginning and kept clicking for a solid weekend or so, only stopping when suddenly the "next strip" button wasn't clickable anymore. That was "Keith Moon's Alive Head" as I recall. Man, the memories...
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Jerusalem posted:I love the way Beef looms in over Ray to deliver his final line. The look on Rays face in the last few panels sells it. He isn't happy that his weird fetish has been discovered. This comic does have some incredible moments. Rays night in Germany, Molly and Roast Beef getting married The Fight arc and just moments with Lyle.
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SeanBeansShako posted:The look on Rays face in the last few panels sells it. He isn't happy that his weird fetish has been discovered. Do not dismiss Beefs Magical Underpants arc! LOOK AT THE GENIUS! LOOK AT IT!
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Johnny Aztec posted:Do not dismiss Beefs Magical Underpants arc! Why would I dimiss the arc that got me hooked on the comic? Also, remember when Ray went undercover to undermine Tina and get her back? good times.
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May 31, 2010 17:07
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The bit where Ray yells at Teodor for yammering on about "How Wikipedia is" and sarcastically telling him that he would just love to hear how Wikipedia is at that particular moment is hillarious.
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SeanBeansShako posted:The look on Rays face in the last few panels sells it. He isn't happy that his weird fetish has been discovered. Also when Ray made it home after walking all the way from Mexico and demanding "Emeril food"
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Happy Hippo posted:Also when Ray made it home after walking all the way from Mexico and demanding "Emeril food" WHY THE HELL IS NO ONE STUFFING A LASAGNA IN A TURKEY?! PUT BUTTER ON WHAT I SAID! edit: oh god I was reading through the archives and I found a strip I must have missed: http://achewood.com/index.php?date=09202007 Oh lyle, how low will you go? Johnny Aztec fucked around with this message at 23:40 on May 31, 2010 |
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You know how a few pages back somebody substituted an Idaho inmate for Nice Pete? Well, thanks to a Cracked article I found this picture, which screams "humanized feline serial killer" even more.
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My My, Is that a Fine Cherry Pie I see on that rock over there? / ManiacClown posted:
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I remember when I first started reading Achewood I found it incredibly difficult to remember who was who and had what personality. Phillipe was my anchor - I could make sense of him because it was really clear he's a little kid. From there I could start working out everyone else.
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Remember when Pat got that Porkpie hat? god what a dick.
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 New StripA frightening glimpse into the mind of the man (cat) himself.
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If this is the first Achewood strip you've ever read, you're going to have some questions.
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[Inevitable comparison to Silent Hill goes here.] This is what it is like to be Nice Pete.
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Hasn't the fact that Nice Pete doesn't see her as having eyes been referenced before? It's creepy as gently caress
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Sigma-X posted:Hasn't the fact that Nice Pete doesn't see her as having eyes been referenced before? Yes, this strip is actually a creepily accurate visualization of what he said here. More of Nice Pete's thoughts on women
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Also notice the puckered anus of a mouth. I like this opportunity to see into the mind of Nice Pete, complete with first-person perspective. Were I a lesser man, I may not be able to sleep.
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I would bet money that Nice Pete's favorite movie is Human Centipede.
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ManiacClown posted:Also notice the puckered anus of a mouth. I like this opportunity to see into the mind of Nice Pete, complete with first-person perspective. Were I a lesser man, I may not be able to sleep. Wow, I didn't even realize that was an anus until you said it. So is that... Blood? poo poo? The mind reels.
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I just figured it was a messed-up mouth spurting blood.
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I was thinking bullet hole? Like that dude in the Preacher comic who shot himself in the face and just had a puckered rear end-like mess only this is a good comic
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Pete's thought cloud after it pops also looks a little bit like an rear end cleft. This is just how his mind works (or mine, if that was unintentional).
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ManiacClown posted:You know how a few pages back somebody substituted an Idaho inmate for Nice Pete? Well, thanks to a Cracked article I found this picture, which screams "humanized feline serial killer" even more. Ever look at a weird album cover and wonder how it came to be? For this one, you can read the full story.
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Well that was wonderfully, horrifyingly disturbing!
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ZipOtter posted:I thought her face looked like a donut. You know, with the hole where they squeeze the jelly in? Upon re-reading, wow, that is a woman. Denny's.
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