Comic for Monday, June 21st, 2020
So… I think I have good news? The redirect issue should be fixed. Let me know if you still encounter it. I was never able to reproduce it myself, so I cannot confirm, but let me know if you’re still seeing as it should be fixed. Thank you to everyone that helped debug it, and let me know if you still see (or in the future) see that sort of thing. There shouldn’t be ads or redirects or anything like that on the site – if you see them, either you or the site has some sort of malware/adware, so it’s always good to try to figure out.
I try not to talk about the art too much anymore… but this page is admittedly a little rough; might have taken an extra day to try to draw this, but going to be travelling tomorrow and didn’t want to delay till Tuesday.
I will say things like editing are so much better on the new computer – the effects steps of this comic went like… twice as fast as I’d usually expect. That said, some of them aren’t perfect, as I’m still in the process of remaking/reload brushes and settings and things that I got used, and of course am working with a brand new version of CSP and Photoshop both… and we all different and new is bad.
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Hey Ila:
Hal Jordan called again. He’s still waiting for his Green Lantern ring…And didn’t Edna Mode warn you that scarves might as well be capes?
I got the feeling that it’s no longer going to be a “fist” fight.
Then I saw the alt text. 😀
Running a bit late. Page will be up tomorrow.
Noted. The guards will keep all distractions away for 24 (twenty-four) hours more.
Am I the only one who checks the computer for another Utopia strip if I wake up Monday at 3AM? LOL
No.
I don’t think I’ve ever set an alarm for 3am to see if a new one is up, but I don’t know that I haven’t.
But if I happpen to wake up then? It’s one of the first things I do on awakening anyway.
I don’t set an alarm. I have what I call OMBS, Old Man Bladder Syndrome. That means I wake up 2 or 3 times a night and need to stop every few hours when traveling. Growing old sucks.
No, growing old is okay (better than ….). It’s being old that sucks.
I forget who said it (and am too lazy to look it up) but, “Old age is no place for sissies.”
I just stay up until midnight to see if an update comes through.
Also there is mouse over text on the comic:
“The scarf stays though”
Figure I would transcribe that as PastUtopia only rarely uses hidden text like that, and some people reading on mobile or the like might have missed it.
Didn’t notice the mouse over until you mentioned it. BTW, the mouse over is on all panels not the few at the end with ILA.
I was rereading some early comics and I just realized Eliana’s hair color (including the white streak) matches Mium’s original hair color.
Mium dyes his hair darker blue, but original it’s pale blue with a white streak in it (well, originally it is probably white but the first time we see F8 his hair is pale blue with a white streak in it).
That seems… unlikely to be a coincidence?
So you noticed that too, I’m pretty sure that Eliana, Ef8, & Ef5 all naturally have white hair + blue eyes and dye their hair to match eyes to comply with color law for engineered people.
The occasional white streak indicates recent repaired head wound. Indicating that Eliana survived a head-shot during the recent attack on her tower home as well as sharing some key genetics with Ef8 & Ef5.
Shared genetics. So now we see there is some truth to Eliana and Mium calling each other cousin. I seem to remember a strip where Eliana mentions ILA looked like her when she was younger. However, my memory recall isn’t the best and it may have been in the comments.
What is it with the cyborgs and their scarfs? First MIUM F8, now Illa, and even the F6 looks like it wants one! Have I just missed something about it?
I assume Mym’s was a gift from Miko, and therefore is more special to him. But mium DOES tell Ila that gifts require thanks, especially scarves, so there may be a deeper meaning.
Maybe tardis travel is a form of gate? 😀
It’s possible that Mium’s scarf was from Eliana as well. They have some sort of preexisting relationship. Though Miko was the one that fixed it, so I had previously assume that Miko was the one that gave it to him as well.
Apparently cyborgs and scarves are like Jagermonsters (Girl Genius) and hats. We have yet to find out that the scarves must be looted from a worthy opponent, but it would not surprise me.
“A scarf is about the most massively useful thing you can bring with you.” . . .
Go away now Serin-
Sigh. These blundering idiots think Mium only effects technology. He is much, much more than just an anomaly. Time and time again the rogue families display inadequate intelligence gathering.
There seems to be a problem with your comment section. I can’t possibly be first. [edit: Yep of course not]
I like the low dialogue, Iow picture quality; large dialogue, good picture quality dialectic unique to your comic.
“Oh, another fight scene! This is going to be painful.” I think it is perfect. You are such a great storyteller that you give everyone pain in a fight scene. As it should be. Fighting is in the best case a “cruel necessity,” and in this particular case: Stupid.
All worked well today – no extra pages opening to ads as redirects. Whatever you did appears to have remedied the oddities I experienced. Thanks!
After today’s page, I am of two minds: will Ila’s next Dirty Harry response be more fun; or would Naomi dropping in for a bout with Daelia be more satisfying?
Poor Tefzarin, you are doomed. It was a surprise to see Daelia countering ILA’s “green fists of doom”. At first glance, Daelia’s style seems similar to Naomi’s but she avoids the green artifacts instead of attacking them. We’ll have to wait until next week to see how powerful her punch is. Maybe Eliana and Saldur will be mixing it up by then. We’ve also yet to see the old white haired mage or the one that was kneeling on the floor.
Look, next week we might get to see if Daelia’s punch even lands. Because Ila has more tricks in her bag, and last I checked is one of the ‘quick on the draw’ kinds of people.
Daelia’s first punch missed with a “whiff” past ILA’s head in the 4th to last panel. ILA is starting some magic in the last panel. Maybe it will be her usually amazing performance.
Daelia touched, insulted, and possibly even damaged Ila’s scarf.
That is grounds for going Full Naomi on the fool.
Oops! In the May 23rd strip, Tefzarin was the one kneeling on the floor saying “the spirits tell me your men are unconcious”. Really, really, really anticipating ILA’s next action.