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Why doesn't he just cut a hole into his pants for his tail instead of awkwardly having it look like his rear end is out? I don't know why that's what bothers me most but it does.
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Jan 6, 2020 03:19
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whew, thanks for that mookie, i didn't quite catch that aspect of snout and i really needed that spelled clearly out for me in text in this dialogue-free comic
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Jan 6, 2020 03:53
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Also, the gently caress is that throwing motion?
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Jan 6, 2020 03:53
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I legitimately forgot he took a break for this and in the time between the last post and this one I forgot entirely about this comic and that I was following this thread. The unforgivable sin of being forgettably mediocre has been confirmed this day.
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Jan 6, 2020 04:14
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Yeah I absentmindedly clicked on the "unread posts" box without really paying attention to what it was attached to and then went "oh right, this is a thing" upon seeing the image. It truly is forgettably mediocre. I think there's a good chance something stupid will happen when he finally leaves, but weeeee'llllll seeeeeeeeeee
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Jan 6, 2020 04:31
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Well, Snout being afraid to leave the Wild Edge was implied pretty loving hard the page before break. So of course after break, we need that explicitly stated. Honestly, kinda important given how utterly forgettable every aspect of this comic is. Happy New Year.
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Jan 6, 2020 04:57
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0_f5fkrCTA
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Jan 6, 2020 09:29
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Imagine being too scared to leave the land of infinite deadly (but apparently inordinately stupid) monsters.
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Jan 6, 2020 11:10
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Jan 6, 2020 12:26
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Thank you for making this actually funny.
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Tesseraction posted:Imagine being too scared to leave the land of infinite deadly (but apparently inordinately stupid) monsters. Yeah it's kinda hard to do Refusal of the Call when you already live in the Adventure land. Not impossible, but this is the first we're hearing of Snout being terrified of the outside world.
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Jan 7, 2020 04:10
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That's the problem, he's terrified of giving up the wonderful thrills and excitement, the breathtaking scenery of The Wild Edge.
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Jan 7, 2020 05:29
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Being scared of the unknown is normal even if your daily routine is living in a scary, dangerous place. That's a silly complaint to have. A more real problem is that we don't really know what that routine is for Snout, with things like Snout not giving a gently caress about his house being blown up not making much sense. That would have certainly been a better point to follow the call to adventure; the witch could have stayed with him and been the one to guide him to the pages using ink telepathy or some poo poo then when he has everything his house gets blown up, at which point he might as well travel around.
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Jan 7, 2020 10:31
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I mean yeah, I'd buy him being scared of change if his circumstances weren't changing all the drat time. The only consistency he's had in this is his obsession with visiting the
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Jan 7, 2020 10:36
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who's he writing for. I guess this question could apply to both snouth and mookie
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Jan 7, 2020 12:24
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Snout's routine is whatever Mookie imagines his character in No Man's Sky might do. Unfortunately he forgets to actually translate that into representation on the page. His characters can read his mind, but the audience can't.
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Jan 7, 2020 13:28
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I like the idea of living in such poo poo conditions but being so used to it that you’re scared to move on to something you’re not used to even if it’s better. But, obviously that isn’t the intention. If Snout enjoyed more of the Wild Edge besides the one part most similar to what you’d find outside of it, it’d be better executed.
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Ahh, three great tastes that go together: too much text, explaining things that don't need it, and Snout cock. Oh, and Deegan worship for no good reason. This page really has it all.
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Jan 8, 2020 02:33
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A STORY ENTIRELY WITHOUT DIALOGUE. For gently caress's loving sake this is a parody at this point.
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Jan 8, 2020 02:36
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Just grinding my horn straight into the hard cavern floor. Don't even tuck it between my legs.
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Jan 8, 2020 02:36
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The only explanation is Mookie is reading this thread and designing this comic just to piss us off
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Rotten Red Rod posted:The only explanation is Mookie is reading this thread and designing this comic just to piss us off I had that conspiracy theory during the last run of the comic. Sometimes comics would come out specifically refuting points raised here.
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Jan 8, 2020 02:49
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Did the Ink Witch lie to him or is this just something we're supposed to infer from all of this masterful storytelling.
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Rotten Red Rod posted:Snout's routine is whatever Mookie imagines his character in No Man's Sky might do. Unfortunately he forgets to actually translate that into representation on the page. His characters can read his mind, but the audience can't. You loving called it. Also, notice how Snout literally puts slobbering over Dominic’s knob ahead of himself?
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Hostile V posted:Did the Ink Witch lie to him or is this just something we're supposed to infer from all of this masterful storytelling. She pretended to just be a spell on a piece of paper when it was really her communicating through the paper. Which was a pointless lie because Snout would have helped her either way and she had no reason to hide her identity, and, for some (no) reason, Snout never pressed her for why she chose to do that, instead just kept going along with what she wanted him to do.
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Rotten Red Rod posted:Snout's routine is whatever Mookie imagines his character in No Man's Sky might do. Unfortunately he forgets to actually translate that into representation on the page. His characters can read his mind, but the audience can't. It should be extremely obvious by now that "no dialogue" actually just means "no speech/thought bubbles." There should be no reason why we the audience shouldn't be able to see his thoughts, but nope, gotta write it all down or not show it at all because "no dialogue". So, yknow, look forward to characters having lengthy conversations by flashing notepads at each other while Mookie pats himself on the back for being a brilliant writer.
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Jan 8, 2020 06:28
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DICKS ON THE DIRT DICKS ON THE DIRT HELL YEAH
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Jesus loving Christ
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Jan 8, 2020 08:02
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Ha ha. Oh man what an inept page. While their is a lot wrong here. I’ll mention my annoyance at the Snout categorizing himself as a “deaf herbivore who can survive here.” Accurate, but it doesn’t read like how you write to describe yourself. And the elephant dong in the room.
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Jan 8, 2020 10:21
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love going to sleep with gravel snuggling into my bare balls
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Jan 8, 2020 10:27
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Rotten Red Rod posted:She pretended to just be a spell on a piece of paper when it was really her communicating through the paper. Which was a pointless lie because Snout would have helped her either way and she had no reason to hide her identity, and, for some (no) reason, Snout never pressed her for why she chose to do that, instead just kept going along with what she wanted him to do. While it is likely, it was never confirmed to Snout or the reader that the page-finder is just the Ink Witch. But it's true. He Just Knew
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Jan 8, 2020 11:08
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At keast he finally acknowledged his house got blown up.
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Jan 8, 2020 12:07
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Reasons I should stay here: 1. I'm good at survival, so clearly leaving here will harm me 2. I'm homeless due to a violent act here, so clearly leaving here is less safe 3. A dude has already stolen from me here, so DEFINITELY here is more safe than elsewhere
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Hostile V posted:Did the Ink Witch lie to him or is this just something we're supposed to infer from all of this masterful storytelling. Technically, she claimed to be the Pagefinder spell rather than just telling him she was talking to him through it. It is unclear why, or why this mattered.
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In fairness the reveal was mostly ignored beyond Snout writing a quick note and not asking further questions, was sandwiched between other infodumps, and was not brought up again until now, so I can see how it can be missed. Christ, though. The pre-break ending of Snout quietly retreating to his cave and just sitting down had the foundation of something poignant. With a few more panels focused on his anxiety over this, like guarded body language or him sitting awake all throughout the night, it would have gotten the point across perfectly. Even the rock-throwing, silly as it is, could have been tweaked slightly to show that he's just procrastinating with distractions to put off having to make a choice. The lists are very verbose and overexplain each detail, half of which the audience can infer if they haven't forgotten the basic plot beats thus far. Yeah, it's pretty obvious that sticking his snout in this Deegan business has endangered him time and time again! Because unlike the Ink Witch reveal, the consequences have actually been shown; that's why Snout's sleeping in a cave in the first place. He also can't go one monologue without going "where's Dominic Deegan?", so it was safe to assume that's a major part of his motivations too. Pretty much the only new info this brought to the table was revealing Snout is a vegetarian/vegan. (Herbivore? I know nothing of DD species so I don't know if Snout's species are literally herbivores by nature. It just feels weird hearing a sapient person call themself that, but I'll admit that's just a personal thing.) I could buy that writing so much is Snout further procrastinating, but the writing itself feels so stilted that it feels like exposition instead.
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My guess is that Mookie hasn't figured out what's going to happen next so he's stalling for time to think of something, and a page that's mostly words means he can bang it out in like half the time.
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I can't believe he just so plainly laid out how hosed up Snout's priorities are. Like, there isn't one interesting thing in the reasons to go list. Just really putting a hat on a hat here.
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TheHan posted:I can't believe he just so plainly laid out how hosed up Snout's priorities are. Like, there isn't one interesting thing in the reasons to go list. Just really putting a hat on a hat here. I’m more impressed that half his reasons to stay are reasons to leave.
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