Despite every mention of the character and even probably canon, I refuse to believe that little elf is male. Everything about it seems female to me, so I regard it as female.
I know, right? I can’t believe how much Goblaurence looks like a Dr. Seuss creature… like a Who down in Whoville all snuggled up in a snuggle-sleep. :)
That’s really adorable, but so are several other things on this page. The elf kid was so ready to have the sleepover. Notice him running in the background of the first panel. Everyone’s reactions in the third panel were great, too.
Last panel… Every now and then we need a small reminder that Gravedust is actually the funniest person in the comic, and I am always grateful for said reminder.
I concur. The Tails point the wrong way on the little hooks of the word balloons for who is talking. Alternately the contents of the word balloon should be swapped.
I agree it’s a goof, but I think Gravy’s statement works much better as a response to Frig, which would rule out swapping the text. One way to fix things might be to shift Syr’Ng’s and Frig’s word balloons to the right and Gravy’s to the left. That would leave them pointing at the correct people.
Is Gravedust lying awake because he’s having a quiet existential/spiritual crisis over the recent revelations (he looks rather shocked in the last few pages and hasn’t said anything) or just because he’s flanked by two snoring people?
Byron and Syr’Nj back together, Auraugu being a pillow for the kid, Gravy stuck between snoring. The only thing that could make this sweeter is if Penk and Magda slept FACING each other.
I have to wonder if the distance and the positions don’t make more sense this way. Remember, they’re both militarily minded, and both bearers of Tectonicus’ Will- So A: they’re both super warm, which is why they’re not gonna be closer (that and their relationship isn’t quite one of PDAs) and B: they both have their back to the person they trust most in the room- they’ve literally ‘got each other’s back’. Gob’s got his back to the people HE trusts most in the room as well, sleeping at their feet. Auragu’s got his back to the fire, and his presumably armoured mask towards the Peacekeepers. The Champions are willing to work with the Peacekeepers, but they’re not quite fully trusting of them yet.
The Peacekeepers, meanwhile, are sleeping whereever. They’re more trusting, more willing to say “Yep, you’re probably not gonna attack us in our sleep”. And so they have their backs in whatever place they want, or sleep tangled up in each other.
Yeah, the “couples” relative positions all make a lot of sense. Syr’nj and Byron are basically the married couple, so them spooning makes sense. Penk and Magda are just starting their connection, so they’re sleeping next to each other, but not touching, especially with Penk’s underlying personality, and how shy he was before becoming a herald of Tectonicus. And then Best and Frigg are the teenagers who would probably bang all night and keep everyone awake if they didn’t have Gravey as a living bundling board.
That’s a very good analysis, actually.
It’s also making sense that Auragu would be the one more willing to deem former/potential enemies honorable enough to respect a truce. He could be awfully direct and pragmatic during a fight, but when the battle is done, it’s done, and he doesn’t hold a grudge.
That, or since he is not pedalling anymore to power an airship, he is feeling the chill and wanted to be next to the fire no matter that.
Plus, he obviously considers Weo an honorary fuzzy people. He trusts him, so he will trust sleeping in his house.
Not sure if the authors really planned all of this subtext, or just went for rule of funny and whatever feels right character-wise, but the result is well done.
Panel 4 is tfw you begin to reconsider that maybe another 3 months of rice, Ramen, and beans would have been worth it to get another room at con instead of floor surfing
“Best seems to have succumb to hypothermia in his sleep”
“But he has petechial hemorrhaging and bruises on his back. Also, his spine appears to have snapped.”
“He. Succumbed. To. Hypothermia.”
If I knew with 100% certainty I could invite the 10 greatest heroes of a conflict to a slumber party,
they’d accept, and I’d survive the night, I’d probably do exactly that. Weo is wise beyond his years.
Auraugu approves!
That’s adorable.
My first thought, too.
The champion of the fuzzy people was already my favorite character. Now he’s even favoriter if that’s even possible.
Good thing the cat people are no more. Imagine HIM as a cat…it would be too much :-)
Oh man. That face… needs to be made into an avatar.
Must be how the wife looks when both the doggo and I are snoring ;p
Doesn’t they have beewax plugs or something for poor Gravedust?
Easily the best Gravedust face to date.
“This is INTOLERABLE!”
Yep, he’s about to lose his desert cool. :D
Yup, that’s a must have. I’ve got to go practice that face…
I’m surprised that Weo *didn’t* give Gravedust some earplugs & say, “You’ll need these tonight.”
Gravedust right now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II9pO6q6ywU
Yes!
Poor Gravy, though. I don’t think he’ll feel so refreshed in the morning.
The Champion of the Fuzzy Peoples is of course the fuzziest champion of all.
But does he sleep with that mask on??
He’s the Fuzzy of the Champion Peoples.
It sure looks like he does.
Everything from the thumbs-up to serving as Weo’s pillow asserts that Auraugu is the hero this comic needs.
Auraugu is such an awesome character. I hope the crew considers writing a spin-off series for him.
Alongside the Magical Adventure of Goblaurence, smoking that proverbial “good stuff”.
Auraugu Halloween special next week?
I swear this kid gets cuter with every page he’s in.
Despite every mention of the character and even probably canon, I refuse to believe that little elf is male. Everything about it seems female to me, so I regard it as female.
I am nearly dead from how adorable that last frame is.
I know, right? I can’t believe how much Goblaurence looks like a Dr. Seuss creature… like a Who down in Whoville all snuggled up in a snuggle-sleep. :)
more like the Grinch halfway to the point where his heart grows 3 sizes.
All this time I thought Gobby’s ears were earflaps.
I’m pretty sure they *are* earflaps — he kept his cap on because it’s cold.
His heart grew three sizes that night.
That’s really adorable, but so are several other things on this page. The elf kid was so ready to have the sleepover. Notice him running in the background of the first panel. Everyone’s reactions in the third panel were great, too.
And the look of joy on Woe’s face we he tosses out the blankets and sleep pads.
When he sorry auto correct.
Last panel… Every now and then we need a small reminder that Gravedust is actually the funniest person in the comic, and I am always grateful for said reminder.
This one gave me a real good LOL. Thanks. Goblaurence curled up at Penk and Magda’s feet – hilarious.
I doubt if chain saws have been invented in that world, but if Gravedust ever hears one, he’ll recognise it immediately
Snoring.
In STEREO.
+1 to you! :D
I’ve been there before while camping, finally had to leave the tent and sleep in a tree.
Which is why I insist on my own tent when camping no matter who I go camping with.
Gravedust; “… I have to pee.”
I know exactly what pic you’re referencing
Oh my God this is soooooo cuuuuute!
And then everyone died by mad dwarf – Who finally got to sleep.
Nah all he needs to sleep is to smother Best and Frig.
It’ll be worth dragging them to the desert cave to revive them, in the morning.
That last panel is one of my favorites in the entire comic. It’s so damn cute and funny.
Probably one of my favorite pages to date, GJ.
I didn’t know I needed a tiny elf seer sleeping on Auraugu in my life.
All of is have found an unknown lack of Tiny elf seer sleeping on Auraugu in our lives.
Oh god snoring in stereo been there and it’s not fun.
Ahhhhhh… I can’t stand how adorable Auraugu is right now.
Is it just me, or does it look like Frigg’s and Gravy’s speech balloons in the first panel are switched and point to the wring people?
I was thinking the same thing, actually
I concur. The Tails point the wrong way on the little hooks of the word balloons for who is talking. Alternately the contents of the word balloon should be swapped.
I agree it’s a goof, but I think Gravy’s statement works much better as a response to Frig, which would rule out swapping the text. One way to fix things might be to shift Syr’Ng’s and Frig’s word balloons to the right and Gravy’s to the left. That would leave them pointing at the correct people.
Poor Gravedust! But the rest are so cute. :D
As a man married to a snorer, I know that feel, Gravedust. I know it well.
The last panel is great. It needs to be a wallpaper or something.
Is Gravedust lying awake because he’s having a quiet existential/spiritual crisis over the recent revelations (he looks rather shocked in the last few pages and hasn’t said anything) or just because he’s flanked by two snoring people?
I had assumed spiritual crisis. It seems like the most logical reaction to being told that you’re secretly from another world.
Based on the look in his eyes, I think he’s being kept awake by the snorers.
That, or he can not decide if he should sleep with the beard above or under the cover.
Always sleep with the beard out it helps it to grow. Well at least according to Santa in “Miracle on 34th St.”
“And in the morning, I’m making WAFFLES.”
Well, they already stayed up late swapping manly stories soo…
Byron and Syr’Nj back together, Auraugu being a pillow for the kid, Gravy stuck between snoring. The only thing that could make this sweeter is if Penk and Magda slept FACING each other.
I have to wonder if the distance and the positions don’t make more sense this way. Remember, they’re both militarily minded, and both bearers of Tectonicus’ Will- So A: they’re both super warm, which is why they’re not gonna be closer (that and their relationship isn’t quite one of PDAs) and B: they both have their back to the person they trust most in the room- they’ve literally ‘got each other’s back’. Gob’s got his back to the people HE trusts most in the room as well, sleeping at their feet. Auragu’s got his back to the fire, and his presumably armoured mask towards the Peacekeepers. The Champions are willing to work with the Peacekeepers, but they’re not quite fully trusting of them yet.
The Peacekeepers, meanwhile, are sleeping whereever. They’re more trusting, more willing to say “Yep, you’re probably not gonna attack us in our sleep”. And so they have their backs in whatever place they want, or sleep tangled up in each other.
Yeah, the “couples” relative positions all make a lot of sense. Syr’nj and Byron are basically the married couple, so them spooning makes sense. Penk and Magda are just starting their connection, so they’re sleeping next to each other, but not touching, especially with Penk’s underlying personality, and how shy he was before becoming a herald of Tectonicus. And then Best and Frigg are the teenagers who would probably bang all night and keep everyone awake if they didn’t have Gravey as a living bundling board.
Too bad it’s so hard on the chaperone.
That’s a very good analysis, actually.
It’s also making sense that Auragu would be the one more willing to deem former/potential enemies honorable enough to respect a truce. He could be awfully direct and pragmatic during a fight, but when the battle is done, it’s done, and he doesn’t hold a grudge.
That, or since he is not pedalling anymore to power an airship, he is feeling the chill and wanted to be next to the fire no matter that.
Plus, he obviously considers Weo an honorary fuzzy people. He trusts him, so he will trust sleeping in his house.
Not sure if the authors really planned all of this subtext, or just went for rule of funny and whatever feels right character-wise, but the result is well done.
Is Best… singing in his sleep?
I love how you can tell who is snoring just by the way they were drawn. Awesome.
Auraugu the pillow is the best thing right now
New merch idea- the stuffed Auraugu body pillow.
But wait — there’s MORE! We throw in an adorable Weo plushie!
I would buy that set.
1 human life = 600 savage races lives.
Panel 4 is tfw you begin to reconsider that maybe another 3 months of rice, Ramen, and beans would have been worth it to get another room at con instead of floor surfing
Poor Gravedust. :)
Well, even with snoring, exhaustion will eventually set in and he should get some sleep.
The rest of them all seem comfortable enough.
Maybe he can prod Frigg onto her side and stop her snoring. Best will just have to be smothered.
Or Goblaurence could just kick back. Hard.
“Best seems to have succumb to hypothermia in his sleep”
“But he has petechial hemorrhaging and bruises on his back. Also, his spine appears to have snapped.”
“He. Succumbed. To. Hypothermia.”
Yup most defiantly hypothermia.
Weo is a precious little cinnamon roll.
Wait a second. Awesome page and all, really, but what was Penk about to suggest they might be forced to do?
Burn Payet Best for warmth on the way back.
OH GOD…. I just died of deadness form the cute. AhWOOHOOHOO is being Weo’s pillow! That is….
…that is way way way too adorable.
That cracked me up in all the right ways. XD Thank you, benevolent creators!
The bottom most word bubble in the first panel is pointed at Frigg when it should be pointed at Gravedust.
HAH HAH!!! Best drools in his sleep!
If I knew with 100% certainty I could invite the 10 greatest heroes of a conflict to a slumber party,
they’d accept, and I’d survive the night, I’d probably do exactly that. Weo is wise beyond his years.
Weo seems to stand a bit apart from the other Winter Elves and I haven’t seen much evidence of other young Winter Elves is he might be a bit lonely.
Gravdust: “I brought you people back into this world, and I can put you right back out.”
That moment when you spot the typo, but the form is already submitting…
Been there done that see above as evidence.
“But, I’ll use antiGravdust to float up into the aether and visit you, each week.”