Sorry, this is just going to be kind of blithering, I guess, and not at all funny (DOUBLE SORRY) but dang, I have been REALLY enjoying this chapter. What’s made the last few pages so truly effective is how comically the chapter started out, with the convention gags and the light banter and friendship between Ashok and Ulak. And that’s been delightful enough on its own, with the juxtaposition of “hey, cultists are people, too” and “OK, but they’re doing some seriously messed up stuff,” but it means that when we see a dude’s throat get slit while he’s crying in front of an enormous crowd of cheering people, it hits a lot harder than it would have if we hadn’t spent the last couple weeks laughing at and with Ashok and Ulak. So, that’s nice, but it also does a really good job, I think, of showing how much influence somebody like Brother Tom can have over people who’ve decided to throw in with the Countless Limbs.
Haha, sorry, I know this comment’s kind of ridiculous (and long). But. I’m one of those readers who drifted away for a while after the Game-Changing Reveal of Chapter 9, and then I drifted back, pretty recently (like, really recently), and I’ve been reading and rereading. I still don’t know how I feel about Sepia World, but I do know that I’m excited to find out how everything ties together, and I’m really impressed and pleased with how my biggest fear re: Sepia World – that things that happen in Arkerra won’t have the same impact after Chapter 9 – was unfounded and premature. So, thanks, I guess is what I’m saying? Just thanks, so much, for all the thought and care that’s gone into this comic, from the writing (the worldbuilding! How important all the ladies are and the complicated relationships they have with each other!) to the artwork – I know Waltrip’s work has been the subject of some debate, but I think the blend of cartoony gags and the very detailed, sometimes very subtle character work (and the lighting!!!) fit the tone perfectly.
Anyway. I’m really glad I came back. :)
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY: Being hated’s also the price one pays for being a douche. Just a thing I’ve heard, I wouldn’t know.
Screw you Deckard Cain, I am not funding your alcohol addiction for another hundred gold just so you can tell me whether the junk I picked up is junk or not.
not so much… the Nazi’s wanted to rule everyone, these cultists want to simply kill everyone.
both evil organizations, to be sure, but not necessarily linked – especially since the three legged spiral thingy is a pretty old sign used by a lot of real life religeon’s (though this use is a lot more evil-looking) rtaher than being molded after a swaztika (which speaking logically, was actually a jewish symbol* before hitler and his freinds aprehended it and used it for, well, naziism).
* I think – or isreal. or other… I’m not good at religeons XD
I was looking at panel 3 when first reading the alt text, made me lol (roommate thinks I’m nuts). Also as a long time reader can I just say you guys do an impressive job with this on a consistent basis.
Everyone knows that being hated is a sure sign of being correct because every such person is a misunderstood genius and totally not a nut job. Mass murder is just icing on the truth-cake.
And every true hipster knows this truth well. If you’re all mainstream-likeable, you sure as heck ain’t right. But that doesn’t mean you can’t find a small, non-mainstream crowd who totally don’t hate you. Like these guys.
Anyone else get the impression that with his picture-conjuring (or maybe it’s scrying, whatever) and exaggerated gestures + facial expressions, Brother Tom would make a great children’s storyteller?
(There must be a parallel with riling up a mob here, something like ‘telling a story that’s simple to understand, and gets your audience engaged’.)
For some reason Brother Tom reminds me of the preacher in Poltergeist II so I am picturing him talking with that high pitched crazy voice. I can’t get it out of my head.
Like my latest dentist visit.
“You need a root canal. And sedation. ‘Cause YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TOOTH!”
“But doc … I have my mantra and yoga position. I wanted to Transcend dental Medication!”
Tell us the this truth brother!
of course an extra word sneaks in on me.
Seek the truth and it shall be revealed brother. Just do be careful with what you FIND…..
The truth is that Evil is good!
And lies are truth!
No. No, lies are not truth. That is stupid. That is the kind of stupid only “good” people engage in.
“I’m bad, and that’s good. I will never be good, and that’s not bad. There’s no one I’d rather be than me.”
Worshipping death isn’t the same thing as causing it.
Depends on the tenets of the faith in question.
Spreading the faith IS a tenet common to MANY faiths, after all.
Natural selection tends to kill off those who don’t.
Sorry, this is just going to be kind of blithering, I guess, and not at all funny (DOUBLE SORRY) but dang, I have been REALLY enjoying this chapter. What’s made the last few pages so truly effective is how comically the chapter started out, with the convention gags and the light banter and friendship between Ashok and Ulak. And that’s been delightful enough on its own, with the juxtaposition of “hey, cultists are people, too” and “OK, but they’re doing some seriously messed up stuff,” but it means that when we see a dude’s throat get slit while he’s crying in front of an enormous crowd of cheering people, it hits a lot harder than it would have if we hadn’t spent the last couple weeks laughing at and with Ashok and Ulak. So, that’s nice, but it also does a really good job, I think, of showing how much influence somebody like Brother Tom can have over people who’ve decided to throw in with the Countless Limbs.
Haha, sorry, I know this comment’s kind of ridiculous (and long). But. I’m one of those readers who drifted away for a while after the Game-Changing Reveal of Chapter 9, and then I drifted back, pretty recently (like, really recently), and I’ve been reading and rereading. I still don’t know how I feel about Sepia World, but I do know that I’m excited to find out how everything ties together, and I’m really impressed and pleased with how my biggest fear re: Sepia World – that things that happen in Arkerra won’t have the same impact after Chapter 9 – was unfounded and premature. So, thanks, I guess is what I’m saying? Just thanks, so much, for all the thought and care that’s gone into this comic, from the writing (the worldbuilding! How important all the ladies are and the complicated relationships they have with each other!) to the artwork – I know Waltrip’s work has been the subject of some debate, but I think the blend of cartoony gags and the very detailed, sometimes very subtle character work (and the lighting!!!) fit the tone perfectly.
Anyway. I’m really glad I came back. :)
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY: Being hated’s also the price one pays for being a douche. Just a thing I’ve heard, I wouldn’t know.
Thank you, Asfriedhr. Glad to have you back.
STAY A WHILE AND LISTEN.
Screw you Deckard Cain, I am not funding your alcohol addiction for another hundred gold just so you can tell me whether the junk I picked up is junk or not.
You just haven’t seen Cain drunk enough yet. Trust me, it’s worth it.
I smell Nazi’s….
Eeyup. A black symbol in a white circle on a red flag … this definitely does not bode well. Oh no it doesn’t.
A multi-race Nazi organisation?
There can be only one true Multi-National master race.
Yeah…no. Nazi’s were a political party. This is obviously a religious institution. Heck the Inquisition would be closer.
not so much… the Nazi’s wanted to rule everyone, these cultists want to simply kill everyone.
both evil organizations, to be sure, but not necessarily linked – especially since the three legged spiral thingy is a pretty old sign used by a lot of real life religeon’s (though this use is a lot more evil-looking) rtaher than being molded after a swaztika (which speaking logically, was actually a jewish symbol* before hitler and his freinds aprehended it and used it for, well, naziism).
* I think – or isreal. or other… I’m not good at religeons XD
The svastika is indian, not jewish.
Current, it is actually even a Buddhist symbol, thoguh the Nazi Swastika is a mirrored (aka bakcwards) version. Yu Yu Hakusho taught me that.
… That isn’t a swastika though. It is a triskelion.
Everyone else thinks “Nazis” and here I am thinking they’re just a palette-swap of the Brotherhood of the Yellow Sign.
They’re H*st*r cultists.
We didn’t land on all that is dark-fearing and righteous, dark-fearing and righteous landed on US! (with apologies to Malcom X)
I was looking at panel 3 when first reading the alt text, made me lol (roommate thinks I’m nuts). Also as a long time reader can I just say you guys do an impressive job with this on a consistent basis.
Now I’m always going to imagine Archmage Caneghem talking like Samuel Jackson.
…that is not a complaint.
*choking on laughter*
Panel 3 is like the critical-hit zone for this page’s alt-text. A real gem, thanks!
Everyone knows that being hated is a sure sign of being correct because every such person is a misunderstood genius and totally not a nut job. Mass murder is just icing on the truth-cake.
Now there seems to be much truth in what you just said.which must mean that you are a misunderstood genius and that i must hate you now.
Cool man, care for some cake?
Sure if it is not a lie.
There is no spoon. The cake is a lie. Worst. Birthday. EVER.
Truth-cake? But the cake is a… an over-used meme. Sorry, couldn’t resist, it was just too easy.
And every true hipster knows this truth well. If you’re all mainstream-likeable, you sure as heck ain’t right. But that doesn’t mean you can’t find a small, non-mainstream crowd who totally don’t hate you. Like these guys.
I know a few such cults but you probably haven’t heard of them, they’re pretty underhanded.
We fight for Truth! Murder! And Madness for all!
FOR MADNESS~!
4 LOCO!!
Oh, sorry…
For Pony!
Foreplay!
SPOON!
BRAINS!
“Because when your flag is a black symbol in a white circle on a red field any time after 1945, it’s a big HATE ME sign.”
http://youtu.be/FsNLbK8_rBY
“Video removed for copyright reasons”… let me guess, Mitchell & Webb?
Works fine for me, maybe it’s a regional thing. But yeah, you guessed right.
“A rat’s… anus?”
Anyone else get the impression that with his picture-conjuring (or maybe it’s scrying, whatever) and exaggerated gestures + facial expressions, Brother Tom would make a great children’s storyteller?
(There must be a parallel with riling up a mob here, something like ‘telling a story that’s simple to understand, and gets your audience engaged’.)
He does reminds me of Mr. Rogers – must be the unblinking dead-looking eyes.
Not as scary, though.
Back up there a minute. Fred Rogers was one of the most excellent human beings ever. Read and learn: 5 Moments That Prove Mr. Rogers Was the Greatest American
It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood,
A beautiful day for a sacrifice.
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?
…..Win.
“Tell it like it is Brother!!”
For some reason Brother Tom reminds me of the preacher in Poltergeist II so I am picturing him talking with that high pitched crazy voice. I can’t get it out of my head.
And that truth can be purchased for three easy payments of an arm, a leg, and a spleen. But wait! That’s not all…
THE TRUTH!?!
That you are all NPC’s in a video game. Death is merely a tag line to re-spawn your characters for the next wave of PC’s to come and level up.
CAN YOU HANDLE THE TRUTH?!?
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Like my latest dentist visit.
“You need a root canal. And sedation. ‘Cause YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TOOTH!”
“But doc … I have my mantra and yoga position. I wanted to Transcend dental Medication!”
Love his expression in panel three. Like a car salesman telling you it’s energy efficient.
And bam, Swastika allusion.