War of the Forums

[Inferno_Dragon]

Issue 22: Interesting, so the fanfic mods know everything ... now how can that be? Also like the last two frames. I like how Brian acts so serious in frame 5 but loses the serious tone in frame 6.

Issue 23: What I like about this comic is that each frame is totally different. Normally that would bug someone but it gives this issue a little edge to it. Looks like the assassin bodyguard has to save MH .... again. Maybe he will get paid this time.

Keep up the work, mr_pikachu.

[mr_pikachu]

CEB: I can personally guarantee that #24 does not have that title.

The next comic may or may not have danger. But it'll definitely have certain characters showing a vindictive side. ^_^


Faiz: Have patience, young one! The time of the moron is nigh. *nods sagely*

You're right that some things will be turning darker, but not everything will be so immediate. And you make a good point... If MH has one talent, it's screaming on cue.


Inferno: We are omniscient! Muahahaha! And frame 5 was a flashback, actually. Hence the black-and-white coloring.

And nobody likes getting stiffed. Let's see how he responds to MH's pleas, eh?

[Mega Horny]

Pister. I'm not a freakin' sissy. I don't scream. I yell gruffly.

I better get some tail from that alien chick, or I'll stab you with chopsticks.

[mr_pikachu]

MH: "Besides, I scored a hot chick without any help from him!"

You're welcome.

[Weasel Overlord]

I thought that the manga style worked really well in this one, Bri. It, I dunno, gave more variety to the frames. (you can tell it's 2.43am, eh?) And plus, I like the screentoningishness in the first frame. ^_^ Yes, screentoningishness. I can make up words if I like. -_-

But yes. Very well done on this one! I'd stick with using more of the manga style, if I were you. But I'm not, and so no-one will be seeing ME run around nekkid, much to all your disappointment, I'm sure. ^_~

[Dark-San]

I didn't quite get the joke on #22.

But #23 on the otherhand was awesome, the bodyguard might be paid by Mega Horny afterall that is if he saves Mega Horny from Becca but I doubt that will even happen. But still this story should be given an even better ending with both Becca and him beating the crap out of Mega Horny. This will give this story an unexpected twist.

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Mikachu: Hey, I'm glad you're enjoying it! And I'm honored that you've been printing everything... wow. That's, uh... wow. Um, do you just have all kinds of ink to spare, or what? O_O

I just have money you don't have, namely euros! But wait, at least Austrian ViceMaster Alex does have them, too, but I don't know if he reads this...

By the way, mr_pikachu's new signature relating to this fic... It's a cool advertisement I must say, but, if I may criticize...

1) It contains spoilers for some.

2) I liked also the cane animation.

3) T_M_L's and your pictures in it make me look as if I was in a porno site. I use computers in libraries or other public pages, I only save the sites in my memory stick and print them at home, where there's no Internet.

[darktyranitar]

3) T_M_L's and your pictures in it make me look as if I was in a porno site.

Heh, I gotta agree with ya. As I scrolled down the page, I sometimes encounter TML pic, and I momentarily thought, "huh? who put the pic here ?... oh, yeah, that's mr_pika's sig" Makes me a little nervous sometimes, with my PC here put out on the living room and all.

[mr_pikachu]

Weasel: I'm glad you appreciated the experiment in style! As for the screentoningishness... um, yeah, I totally agree. With whatever you're saying.

As for your decision not to run around naked here... heh...


Dark: #22 wasn't so much a "punch line" page as it advanced the plot, although I can't help but laugh whenever I reread the first panel, to be honest. And yeah, now things are getting interesting with the tension between MH, his lover, and his guardian.

And you're already speculating about the ending? Man, you're really jumping the gun!


Mikachu: Point 1: If you're really paying attention, it contains spoilers for everyone.

Point 2: I liked the cane Pika as well, but there wasn't any way to fit it and the animation in anything close to a reasonably-sized sig. Perhaps if we still had the table feature in the forum code, it would've been doable, but...

(And I actually tried for a long time to make it work in other ways. You should've seen some of my attempts to import HTML code!)

Point 3: *shrugs* Hey, if you're that worried, you can always turn sigs off using the User CP. But then you wouldn't get to see the spoileriffic scenes in this sig... or the ones to come!


Faiz: Just tell your family you're becoming a rebel. And then dye your hair green. Do that, and your viewing of animated bikinis in the living room will be the least of their worries. Problem solved!

#24: I was going to include the main idea of #25 in this page, but it just wouldn't fit. Besides, better to take things one at a time, right? The original title changed accordingly, as well - it's now a play on words with "slip of the tongue."

The otaku among you should know that panel six comes from the Bleach arc with Kon; in this scene, he's enjoying his stay in Ichigo's body. Trivia++!

[darktyranitar]

See? "Moron! What is it now?" Spoilage!

Now MH have two things to worry: being chased by Becca and fulfilling the demands of the mercenary. And when MH said 'I'll do anything' followed with the mercenary smirking, makes you wonder what he has in mind for MH. Or whatever it is that MH thinks the mercenary wants to do with him.

[Mega Horny]

WHY IS EVERYONE SO MEAN TO ME?!

No, wait, don't answer that.

[Blademaster]

Comic #23: Awww, how touching... until the last frame. Mega Horny, you idiot, why can't you stay on everybody's good side...? 8.5/10

Comic #24: Mwahahahahahahaha... Oh, that mercenary has an evil mind, I can just tell... Mega Horny is really screwed now. 9.5/10

Overall score so far: 7.9583/10

Looking forward to what happens next...

Heh heh heh...

[Inferno_Dragon]

Issue 24: So Mega Horny comes crawling back to the mercenary to ask him to save his life again ... but I am worried about what this mercenary will make Mega Horny do. Hopefully, it won't be too embaressing or awful ... if it is, Mega Horny will probably learn his lesson by now.

Keep up the good work, mr_pikachu.

[Dark-San]

Hmm ANYTHING heh? Looks like my predicted ending does seems to become true. ^^

Bets on the house. $20 on Mega Horny beaten up by both Becca and the mercenary. $10 on Becca murderising Mega Horny or $5 on the mercenary knocking sense out of Mega Horny?

PS> I love the smirk by the mercenary.

[mr_pikachu]

Faiz: MH may soon have a lot more problems than just a smile, believe me. This will be... entertaining.


MH: ...Okay.


Blade: Yeah, it was just about a Hallmark moment, huh?

As for the intentions of our mercenary friend, well, you'll be finding out what they are very, very soon.


Inferno: I don't know about MH learning his lesson. The events to come may just make him despise his guardian even more. But we'll see!


Dark: Hehe. I know where the smart money is!

I would take your bet, but then it'd be like insider trading. And I'd rather not have the SEC after me.


You want to know something sad? What Dreams Are Made Of (which is still being written, by the way) has over 50 chapters and has been running for a couple of years. War of the Forums is about to hit page 25, and it's been around for less than a month.

Guess which one has more posts.

#25: "I OWN YOU." Heh heh... I like the idea of Mega Horny being forced to learn how to fight.

Panel three was another appearance of Kon, by the way. Otaku trivia!

And they really do say that possession is nine-tenths of the law. Possessiveness is scary.

[Inferno_Dragon]

Issue 25: Looks like our mercernary is going to get a huge paycheck for all of this unless Mega Horny decides to not pay him which probably be a really really really bad idea. And I don't know if our mercenary teaching Mega Horny to fight is a good thing or a bad thing. But I know if Mega Horny will try to back out, he is going hear those sweet three words; "I OWN YOU!" over and over and over again!

Keep up the good ... I mean excellent work, mr_pikachu.

[Mega Horny]

OK, Mr. Pikachu. Blademaster here is the scrawny guy who doesn't do sports. I own a real sword, and I have been in a few minor fistfights. That I won. And my opponents were not trees!

[Lady Vulpix]

Wow, that took ages to load! It looks like MH will have to pay quite literally for what he's done.

And it also looks like I have 17771 posts now. Nice number, however completely unrelated.

[darktyranitar]

So Mega Horny has to pay the mercenary... 5 times the original fees. Or is that six times?

Love MH reaction on panel 4, heh.

(and I think someone here is taking the fic too seriously ^^)

[eevee-shayna]

isn't panel 5 when Ichigo had to put the bendy-straw in the juicebox for Rukia because she didn't know how they work?

[Mega Horny]

Yes, I take being insulted seriously. Because I'm arrogant and competitive.

[Blademaster]

OK, Mr. Pikachu. Blademaster here is the scrawny guy who doesn't do sports. I own a real sword, and I have been in a few minor fistfights. That I won. And my opponents were not trees!

"I OWN YOU."

Oooh, I'm gonna be enjoying this...

Comic #25: "I OWN YOU." Best. Quote. Ever. You instantly win. 10/10

...

OK, OK, I don't wanna seem biased... 9/10

Overall score so far: 8/10

NICE! Keep on doling out the great work, Bri!

[Dark-San]

So Mega Horny has to pay the mercenary... 5 times the original fees. Or is that six times?

First he tripled it and then he doubled the triplets. I supposed that makes it six times now. Poor poor Mega Horny, it was supposed to be a blissful wedding between him and Rebecca and now he has to pay the mercenary to get Rebecca off him.

*hmmmm....*

Makes me wonder though. Why don't he and Rebecca just get a divorced? It saves time right?

[Hinoryu]

Makes me wonder though. Why don't he and Rebecca just get a divorced? It saves time right?

Because he could come out of that with some shreds of dignity and/or limbs left, I would assume.

[starjake]

Watch it there, MH. Don't be dissin' us scrawny guys who don't do sports. We have ninjas too, you know.

"I OWN YOU!" Candidate for "Best Quote Award", anyone?

I just wanna see when I get thrown into this story. Just please don't throw me in there naked or without various limbs (or both).

[Perfect Chaos]

Whoo, I'm done with finals!!!

#24: Hahaha, MH got caught big time. "ANYTHING?! Now we're talking!" It just sounds so wrong! XD

#25: Oh damn, MH is owned by the mercenary. That's classic. Definitely needs to be awarded "Best Quote Award" But it still, even with the slight comedy, it was a good panel for the bit of seriousness it had.

[Phoenixsong]

Faaaaar too lazy to comment on all of them since the last time I was here. Anyway, I still like this. The Mega Horny - BlademasterbutnotBlademasterbecausehe'sreallyCuleX butstillnot relationship is most entertaining. I wonder what the original fee was. Was it already pricey? Because if it was, then, um... I'm bad at math, but unless I'm mistaken 6 x already a lot = ouch.

[mr_pikachu]

Inferno: I will say that the training will be quite fun to watch. But for now, someone's about to get sidetracked.

And thanks for the compliment, Inferno! Glad you're enjoying things so far.


MH: Apparently Blademaster's taken karate. And I don't see what bearing that has on this situation... or do I?

...Nah, guess not.


Gabi: If the image takes a long time to load, you can always view another copy of it. I linked to the page in the first post of this thread, but here it is again. I know for a fact that Dark's been using it on a regular basis.

And congrats on the odd postcount! I recently hit the ominous 13k, myself.


Faiz: It's six times. And yes, MH is getting a bit worked up, don't you think?


eevee-shayna: I believe so, although I didn't check the episode number to be absolutely certain. I will say that the juice box was a lot more visible before I did some cropping on that image.


Blade: Hehe, I'm glad you liked the quote. But I like biases when they help me! Cut a guy a break!


Dark: Who said they're married? According to Becca, MH offered her his hand in marraige...


Hinoryu: And of course, there's always that explanation. Bloodshed and humiliation are fun!


starjake: Good point. And I'm that ninja! *draws katana*

And after that comment, I should totally make you Nana from Elfen Lied. XD


Perfect: I'm done with finals, too! Woohoo! ^_^

I'm glad the blend of seriousness and comedy is working so far. We'll have to wait and see what happens when I change the mix, though.

And believe me, the ratio of light to dark will eventually shift rather drastically...


Phoenix: The mercenary's apparently pretty elite. Do you think he's a budget hire?


Okay, big page coming up here... get ready!

#26: Strangely enough, this is the first time that Blademaster's name is ever mentioned. So, how many of you had his identity figured out already?

Speaking of Blademaster, it seems that while it's true that he's a major tough guy, he does have his moments of weakness.

The really crazy thing about this page is that every previous one completely ignores backgrounds and clothing. In this one, clothing is the essence of the plot. So sue me.

[darktyranitar]

I bet everyone here has figured that out! ^^ (Especially Blademaster)

So, if clothing is essential in this plot, then that must mean that Blademaster has changed his cloth twice.

Say... why did Becca changed his cloth? Is there something he want to do to MH that specifically needs her to wear that cloth?

Oh yeah... good to see that you have edited Blademaster's identity in the first page... but I'm wondering, why does the character list stops at Shuppet Master? What about the others?

[Blademaster]

Comic #26: It's. About. Time.

So, the mercenary's identity is finally revealed... Sweeeeeet!

But, how is he going to stack up against a hot alien shapeshifter? Hmmmmmmm... 8.5/10

Overall score so far: 8.02/10

I look forward to seeing the next installment. Until then.

Laterz!

[Lady Vulpix]

Thanks for the link! Oddly enough, the image loaded quickly today, but I'll try it if I ever have trouble with them again.

#26: Strangely enough, this is the first time that Blademaster's name is ever mentioned. So, how many of you had his identity figured out already?

I figured it out right before I posted "spoiler". He did write "The I Syndicate" after all. Nice reaction, by the way!

[Inferno_Dragon]

Issue 26: I know also. Looks like Blademaster (I can start calling him that instead of calling him the assassin or the mercenary.) But is Blademaster over his head? He has encounted his opponent and things are turning upside down for Blademaster. Here is what I think what will happen;

A) Blademaster will be immune to TML charm's and still go on with his original plan.

B) Blademaster will be totally affect by TML's charms and she will use Blademaster to hurt Mega Horny.

or

C) All hell will break loose.

I don't know if option C does apply here but it might.

Keep up the terrific work, mr_pikachu.

[Crazy Elf Boy]

Whoa the mercenary is Blademaster.........didn't see that one coming. Any way this comic is coming along good. Since when did you become a master of suspense?

[Gavin Luper]

I finally caught up ... awesome work, Brian. This has been getting better and better all along. The plot is flying along, and there's been dozens of moments of genuine humour which were really well executed. Congrats.

The last couple of pages have been great. I think you've definitely got a Best Quote award on your hands somewhere down the track for that "I own you!" call. As for the latest page - about time! I was starting to wonder how far into this we would get before you actually admitted it was Blademaster.

Hanging out now to see what happens with this latest development. Will Becca - er - "the alien girly" - attack? Or will Blademaster and (a rather inept?) Mega Horny beat her to it?

Seeya next time!

[mr_pikachu]

Faiz: Hehe, perhaps. Of course, I wrote that comment right after making the page, so I had no idea how people would have reacted to Blademaster's character by then.

As for the clothing issue, it was only TML's clothing that needed to be considered. And I guess she changed it because she wanted to look nice in front of Mega Horny's friend. Or something.

And for at least the third time, the character list is now divided between two posts since I can only have 10 images in any one post. There were simply too many pictures to cram them all into one post.


Blademaster: Yes, yes, I know. Just be glad I didn't give into temptation and keep his identity a secret through the entire course of WotF. I was seriously considering that. ^_^


Gabi: You're welcome. I just hope others will notice it now.

And I'm glad you liked the pic of Blademaster... ehehe...


Inferno: Well, the battle will certainly be tricky; I'll say that much. I think you'll be intrigued by what happens next in that regard.

And option C is always likely!


CEB: See? SEE! Not everyone figured out who the mercenary was!

As for the master of suspense question... I'm not sure whether to take that as a compliment about my development or as a jab about my previous work... >_>;;


Gav: Hehe, thanks! I'm glad everyone liked the quote; I thought it was pretty good, to be perfectly honest, but to get a Best Quote nomination? I don't think I've ever gotten one of those before... that'd be cool.

As for the apparent battle, well... you'll see. Eventually.

#27: Yes, another song for Gavin's phone. This time it's Good Boys by Blondie.

And believe me, programming can be a horribly frustrating task. Missing a single character can derail an entire program, so debugging is one of the most tedious processes in the world. You just look at the exact same stuff again and again and again... ugh. A word to the wise: write your programs correctly the first time!

[classy_cat18]

It's hard to write programs correctly the first time!

Heh, thought I'd toss that comment out since I have nothing constructive to say. That, and the usual "keep up the good work".

[Inferno_Dragon]

I am liking the song ringtones in this comic strip. I mean it really puts some pizzaz in it.

As for the discovery, I wonder what it is.

Keep up the good work, mr_pikachu.

[darktyranitar]

Yeah, debugging is one tough task. Annoying too.

Well, another jab at mr_pika ability to stay up through the whole night. Gavin seem to be in disbelief though. "He did WHAT?" Seems like he's underestimating mr_pika.

[Blademaster]

Underestimating? Talk about the understatement of the century...

Comic #27: Eh? Suspenseful... Poor Gavin seems to have given himself a migraine for nothing. 7.5/10

Overall score so far: 8/10

See ya next time, all.

[Dark-San]

#26 - Yeah, poor Blademaster now gets himself into some problem with the dealing of Rebecca. And and the looks of it, he gets himself confused with how Rebecca is able to change clothes and what was talking about. XD~ But the money is worth it, hang in there Blade.

#27 - Yeah, this one further emphasize on Mr Pikachu's remarkable activeness. Once he has an obligation, he will fulfil it at the shortest time possible and even it means sacrificing his sleep. And yet Mir Pikachu calls it his insanity...