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[bstormhands]

“Alright, I’m coming. I’m coming.” Steve said wiping his hands as he put down the plate he was washing on a towel. 

He couldn’t think of any reason for someone to be knocking. He hadn’t ordered anything and people texted before coming over. 

“Who is it?” He threw the towel over his shoulder as he opened the door. 

It was a walrus.

Steve closed the door.

Nope. Walruses were from the ocean up by the Arctic. That was thousands of miles away from here. There was absolutely no way at all a walrus could be at his apartment door. It would die hundreds of different ways before getting here. A walrus made no sense here. 

Maybe he was hallucinating. 

Steve slowly opened the door again. 

The walrus was still there rubbing its flippers together and somehow looking guilty. 

Steve knew that mannerism. 

“Mark?” The walrus brightened. 

“Mark, you’re a walrus. How? What? Why are you a walrus?”

A loud buzzing came from a small creature that zipped around from behind Mark the walrus. 

“Oh, that would be me.” Came the high pitched voice. 

Steve took a step back, “You’re a fairy!”

“Ah-ha, you said he was smart, looks like that was true at least.” She said to the walrus, then turned toward Steve. “Yes, I am a fairy, Twinklewings. Nice to meet you.”

“Oh Mark, what have you gotten yourself into this time? Come in and let’s figure this mess out.”

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PINNED POST!!!

This is a web-log about webcomics, thus the name

Started in 2012 but immediately abandoned, revived in 2022 to be a place for me to share my thoughts about my favorite webcomics and about the medium of webcomics in general.

My favorite webcomics still running are El Goonish Shive and Order of the Stick, and I’m also still a big admirer of Gunnerkrigg Court. 

Links to my stuff...

General Webcomic Content:

(^^^ Source: Reinventing Comics by Scott McCloud)

Longform OC General article/essay on the nature of Webcomics: What Is Webcomics? (There was always intended to be a part 2, maybe someday!)

Weekly Webcomic Roundups, a series of OC longform weekly articles that discussed the happenings in various webcomics that week

The first 10/1/22

The second 10/9/22

The third 10/17/22

Reblog of reaction by blujayonthewing to comics theory from Mort Walker’s The Lexicon of Comicana

Reblog with link to “What Is Webcmics,” above, of post about decline of art by literallyaflame, linked by roach-works to webcomics specifically

Reblog of thewebcomicsreview’s story of the early history of webcomics

El Goonish Shive Content:

Longform Reaction to last page of “Balance” arc and the mysteries it clears up, and its hints at future

Page reaction to latest My Love in Stitches page, comparing to similar moment in EGS:NP

Every time someone says “pressure release chopsticks”

Reaction to latest page

Longform Answer to mintcarousel’s question about the nature of the character Grace, explaining her heritage and powers

Longform Reaction to latest page, explaining callbacks and implications

Page reaction to latest EGS:NP page, comparing to similar moment in Order of the Stick

EGS REBLOGS

MUCH MORE! Beneath the cut:

Order of the Stick Content:

Reblog of saturniade re-draw fancomics

Reblog of long-form page reaction by theoutcastrogue

Reblog of panel reaction by bobauthorman

Reblog of MiTD cosplay photo by anmitdcosplayer

Reblog of general observation by song-of-oots

Reblog of grassknotts re-draw fancomic

Reblog of general observation by song-of-oots

Reblog of character appreciation of Belkar by kirbyofthestars

Reblog with commentary of character theory re Belkar by opti-mized

Linking of this page to a similar plot-point in online novel series Curse Words

Linking of a panel from this page to unrelated D&D fanfic by bixbythemartian

Reaction to panel of this page

Reblog of Meme-ification by grassknotts of OOTS characters

Reblog and comment on page reaction by chetungwan

Reblog and comment on post of panels selected to show Belkar’s character arc by opti-mized

Reblog of fanart by trainwreckgenerator

Reblog of longform character analysis of Belkar by inbarfink

Gunnerkrigg Court Content:

Reblog with comment of orville-redenbacher-space-hero page reaction

Reblog of library-graffiti “recent updates” reaction

Reblog with comment of acesvega page reaction

Reblog with comment of faline-cat444 page reaction

Reblog with comment of andmaybegayer  connection of two pages reaction

Reblog of analysis of Treatise 10 by andmaybegayer

Reblog with comment of thewebcomicsreview page reaction

Reblog of bstormhands page reaction

Back and forth between gunnerkriggcritical and myself regarding the character Tony

Back and forth between gunnerkriggcritical and myself regarding the character Jerrek

Reblog of cameoappearance panels selected to demonstrate theory about the direction of the plot

Page Reaction

Reblog with comment of orville-redenbacher-space-hero page reaction

Page Reaction

Reblog of library-graffiti panel reaction from panel from this page

Back and forth between gunnerkriggcritical and myself regarding a page reaction

Back and forth between gunnerkriggcritical and myself regarding the character Jack

Back and forth between gunnerkriggcritical and myself regarding the character Annie

Back and forth between gunnerkriggcritical and myself regarding a page reaction

Back and forth between gunnerkriggcritical and myself regarding a page reaction

Reblog of faline-cat444 page reaction with page reactio of following page

Other Webcomic Content:

Reblog, originally from Will Santino’s Instagram  Source

Reblog, Lil Molotov Cocktail cartoon. source unknown

Reblog oneshot webcomic by staticevent

Reblog with comment oneshot webcomic by floccinaucinihilipilificationa

Reblog of bibberly blog of Get Your War On webcomic strip

Reblog with comment of oneshot webcomic by jaciopara

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by mochimars based on poem by Nael, age 6, from anthology They're Singing A Song In Their Rocket

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by haxbomb

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by mcnostril

Reblog of page of webcomic myloveinstitches

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by murdercake

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by shencomix

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by shubbabang

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by leftoversalad

Reblog of latest page of webcomic val-and-isaac

Reblog of general comment by the-girl-who-sold-the-wxrld on the webcomic Heartstopper

Reblog of recommendation post of spooky, queer webcomics by thetoadcrow , with My Love in Stitches added

Reblog of page by cosmogalaxy2  combining all chapter-heading panels from the webcomic Heartstopper

Reblog of 5 pages of webcomic Liberta

Reblog of page of webcomic myloveinstitches

Reblog of page of webcomic club-cryptid-by-sarah

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by saccharinescorpion

Reblog of pin-up of webcomic My Love in Stitches

Reblog of webcomic page by foxes in love

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by nellucnhoj

Reblog of latest page of webcomic val-and-isaac

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by lotldraws

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by mixmioart

Reblog of latest page of webcomic tredlocity

Reblog of page of starfleetrambo webcomic Dream Diary

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by summercomfort

Reblog of page of webcomic by inkgoblinz

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by Brad Jonas

Reblog of latest page of webcomic tredlocity

Reblog of a page of the webcomic cassiopeiaquinn with great commentary by thewebcomicsreview invoking theory from Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by cassandracalin

Reblog general discussion of webcomic fandom

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by myjetpack

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by myjetpack

Reblog of page of webcomic myloveinstitches

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by incidentalcomics

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by cherryistired based on Tumblr story posted by gallusrostromegalus

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by rebeccacohenart

Linking of a page from Dr McNinja to unrelated meme

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by atlas-of-galaxies

Reblog of page of webcomic the Recloseted Lesbian

Reblog of page of webcomic My Love in Stitches

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by cherrvak

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by foolfortune about the Tumblr pornbot plague

Reblog and reaction to SMBC page

Reblog of webcomic by sighcomics

Reblog of oneshot webcomic fanfiction by mandiminimojo of D&D module Curse of Strahd

Reblog of gifset memeification of this webcomic page by foxes in love

Reblog of commentary and memes about a webcomic page by shen

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by va-draws about the Tumblr pornbot plague

Reblog of webcomic by secondlina

Reblog of webcomic by shubbabang

Reblog of a “There’s an xkcd about anything!”

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by niteween

Reblog and comment on reaction by thewebcomicsreview to a page of Dumbing of Age

Reblog and comment on webcomic fanfiction by kim-poce of online novel Time To Orbit: Unknown by Derin

Page reaction of Questionable Content

Reblog of page from akimbo comics

Reblog of a “There’s an xkcd about anything!”

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by everchased about the Tumblr pornbot plague

Reblog of webcomic page by Mesut Kaya

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by hisclockworkservants

Reblog with comment of oneshot webcomic by emett-sidecast

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by mixmioart

Reblog of oneshot fanfic webcomic by chell-sea-art based on SF novel series Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

Comment on poll about webcomic Aurora

Reblog of prokopetz answering a question about Questionable Content

Reblog of thewebcomicsreview answering an ask about Questionable Content

Reblog of oneshot webcomic by thechekhov

Page reaction of Questionable Content

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[bstormhands]

It is so weird to bake cookies and one of them is seriously underdone.

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Last weekend I found a nice flannel shirt that I was planning to keep for next winter, but it got cold again and its been the prefect spring jacket.

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It’s been snowing for a while. The roads are in bad shape but it seems that most people have learned not to speed in adverse conditions.

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Tonight is cold winby and snowy.

Perfect hot cocoa weather.

A splash of caramel syrup makes it amazing.

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Finally tried the soda.

The Apple Cider is rather ginger forward.

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I’ve been finishing up some presents. My back and shoulders were aching from being all hunched over adding pictures to lockets and making necklaces. Making a spouse willing to give a massage helps a lot to fix the mood.

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That was exciting, a nephew needed a ride to the airport because the bus didn’t show. So that was a bit of a surprise with having to manage being in two places at once but we managed.

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There are days.

The computer has been acting up. System data was filling the disk no matter how much I deleted. So I reformatted and am restoring from backup. I made 3 just to be sure.

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So I was taking out the trash when I looked in the dumpster and saw this huge roll of paper.

This will be perfect for crafting, making patterns and so much more.

I ended up roping it out just before it started to rain.

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I’m about halfway through Elantra’s by Brandon Sanderson. I figured I would read that since reading Tress and the Emerald Sea and Yumi and the Nightmare Painter both referred to them. 

Opening with the main character being dead is certainly a choice. The characters are certainly compelling but this book is heavy on the political intrigue. That one of the characters has a big old countdown timer hanging over them, that on one else knows about, is pretty neat. People making choices that they acknowledge are less than ideal. 

What is really fun are how nuanced they all are, with different goals and strengths and weaknesses. Brandon certainly seems to enjoy his huge casts of character. 

Given what I know of Brandon’s writing I am expecting a Chekhov’s Firing Squad near the end, because he’s opening lots of threads. 

[bstormhands]

I've got to be nuts. I've started Camp NaNoWriMo. I can barely see, I've got towel. This is going to be a wild month.

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sometimes you get to the end of the day and you are just glad you can turn it all off and turn it back on again tomorrow

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What a day. Spent 80% of it just moving three pieces of furniture 4 inches to the left.

But you have to take everything off and out because it's too heavy otherwise. and then put it all back.

also did hang a mirror and put up some sheer fabric remnant from JoAnn to act as a defuser for the lights above my desk.

Adjustments still need to be made and a few things put back but we are close and I am so done.