Understanding
I wasn't sure what to put here to promote the comic, and had a thought: I have NO idea why we call "understanding" understanding.
We're under a stand? Standing under something? Under... Comprehension???
I imagine the discovery...
2024-07-25 03:44:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Rhoda FINALLY getting some dinner
There's presumably more to this, but that's the most important thing as far as I'm concerned.
- Earlier Rhoda thoughts on Lucy
2024-07-23 04:23:40 +0000 UTC View Post
A brief history
An abridged telling of an abridged version of a shortened summary of a recap of a wiki article of a... Um... Where was this sentence going?
"And that's when I became Batman."
"What?"
"I mean, that's when I developed trust issues."
More comics at egs...
2024-07-20 05:20:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Super agitated kitty
She bites and scratches OH NOES! I mean, they might be play bites? It can be hard to tell.
Catalina is simultaneously a loud disaster and super chill.
Well, now she is. She used to be less chill, but dating Rhoda will help a person with that.
Anyway, I was going to say that's an odd combination, but the more I think on it?...
2024-07-18 04:16:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Sudden explanation!
I actually got this comic done with around an hour to spare, but didn't get to prepare announcements right away because the weather said "no".
Maybe Lavos? Maybe Lavos.
Reason number three thousand four hundred and fifty-seven it was unnecessary to explain their personal feelings in the previous comic:
This comic.
The...
2024-07-16 03:19:58 +0000 UTC View Post
How... Dare?
The less popular spinoff of "Double Dare", no one was exactly sure of how "How... Dare?" was supposed to work, and each episode mostly consisted of the host scratching their head.
"Oh no. Their criticism is VALID?!"
(A criticism that Catalina hasn't technically given about something she's not actually aware of, but still.)
I strug...
2024-07-13 03:49:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Catalina brain shutdown
Contrary to mean things said by mean people, Catalina's brain is usually active. Perhaps TOO active.
Catalina's brain does not know what to do with this information.
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The triumphant return!
The triumph is they made up without incident. I was going to joke about there not being a triumph, but no. That counts.
(Catalina didn't like that.)
(That's a video game affinity reference, not me assuming you couldn't tell that from Catalina's face.)
(The above parenthetical sentence however, was me assuming you might n...
2024-07-09 03:03:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Oh good they didn't break up
I'm sure everyone was VERY concerned about that possibility.
There are things I find weirdly upsetting, and one of them is people's food getting cold before they've even had their first bite.
A terrible monster attack? Sure, fine. Their hot dogs getting cold? OH NO!
Which was, and I'm being quite serious here, one ...
2024-07-06 04:31:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe next EGSNP is going to be Saturday due to some minor rewriting.
To clarify, by "minor", I mean it's not huge changes to the story or its direction, but in how exactly the next few comics go. I wasn't satisfied with what I had planned, and am currently sorting it out.
2024-07-03 20:24:22 +0000 UTC View Post
The challenge rating of this social encounter was higher than assumed
If you want to talk to someone, but boss music starts playing as you approach them, it might be time to reconsider.
There comes a time when even Camdin's just like "yeah, no, this isn't going to go how we want it to."
And so they left without even encountering Rhoda or Catalina, a...
2024-07-02 03:22:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Who's dating who
I mean, if you ask some of EGS's readers, it's apparently almost everyone with almost everyone, so it's difficult to be mistaken.
"I have written a week's worth of comic dialogue in which Diane and Lucy explain that they're on a double date, and that that the two of them are dating each other."
Actually, I just drew Lucy and Diane i...
2024-06-29 03:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostAnime werewolf Sarah (potentially minus the gauntlets).
Can vote for more than one, though might need to be in web browser instead of app
2024-06-27 16:11:09 +0000 UTC View Post
An extremely memorable duo
Good old, um… Oh heck. Spin the wheel!
Okay, what'd we get? Hitori and Kita? I'm about ninety-percent sure that ain't right.
"We have no memory of these dates..."
"For you, it was a date on Friday night. For me, it was Tuesday."
"We... Ah..." Dang it, I couldn't think of third movie to paraphrase. Fellows...
2024-06-27 04:06:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Oh hey! THOSE guys!
Awkward moments? This comic has had a few. It will probably have more, if I'm being honest. Unless this is the last one? Maybe it is! A new era, free of awkward moments?!
Nah, that would be awkward.
Just SAYING they couldn't remember their names was an option, but it's ALSO always an option to establish things by using a gameshow...
2024-06-25 03:33:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Rhoda not found
Also Catalina, but putting both their names there would be a lot of syllables, and "Rhoda" is only two, so there.
Here's the part where I do a Villainess laugh.
OH-HO-HO-HO!
Not to be confused with a Santa laugh. Those don't have the "oh" at the beginning.
More comics 2024-06-22 03:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Perfect plan, zero notes
Oh yeah. It's all coming together.
- Recap of them coming off as bad guys
- When last we saw these brilliant minds (the next comic)
I suspect...
2024-06-20 03:12:03 +0000 UTC View Post
What was not shared with Lucy
New EGSNP Comic nonsense, fresh off the... Um... Comickery... Device? Sure, let's go with that.
I don't want to assume all of you would have ran away if you thought your girlfriend told your friend you said this in regard to them, but that's exactly what I'm going to do.
You SO would have ran away, too.
And yes, i...
2024-06-18 03:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
The wild Rhoda ran away!
Rhoda can be tricky to catch, because gimmick capture devices that are based on weight or size can really go either way with her.
Gosh... Darn it... Catalina.
Don't worry, though. Rhoda's only going to be gone a thousand years.
She'll be back to conquer Earth in no time.
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More comics 2024-06-15 04:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Everything okay?
If it's not, it's about to be, because we have snacks.
I really wanted that "yeah!" there for some reason.
I don't think that's an actual sound in-universe? It's just Catalina's confidence that she'd done good was SO STRONG that people could FEEL the "yeah!" emanating from her.
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Who fears a strong woman
Next EGSNP (after this) will be next Thursday (13th) due to a shoulder issue.
It's not super bad (as evidenced by story pages continuing), but still an issue. I elaborate in the commentary.
"Also, you're not scarier than a giant boar. Wait, could I call a giant boar a dire boar? I totally helped scare away a dire boar."
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Super scary Lucy
As opposed to just scary Lucy, or Lucy-Lucy.
I do hope Catalina remembers my strict "no cults" policy.
Granted, Rhoda is one of several characters I could imagine one forming around.
In the comic, I mean. Anyone doing that in real life, cut it out, please.
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So what's that all about?
Asking the important questions that were delayed due to the importance of pockets.
Rhoda's talking first, but they're still in the same place in line, so the angle is changed. That's why a different background. What's behind them now is where the magic of bowling ball place food happens.
Though, honestly, it's been so long ...
2024-06-01 03:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostNext story comic Monday due to some writing struggles.
My apologies for this delay.
2024-05-30 22:11:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Carry capacity
I mean, they SAY it exists for game balance, and maybe it does, but with some games, it's just a speed bump, y'know? I sorta liked it in Fallout 3 and NV, though. Gluing broken items together felt productive.
It's like a skirt, but also shorts! Which I'd heard of before, but only recently learned that they can have POCKETS.
This proba...
2024-05-30 04:06:11 +0000 UTC View PostDiane and Lucy in their Double Date outfits! They're...
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Next Sketchbook Wednesday, June 5th. I'm planning to have sketchbooks every two weeks for a bit, then ramp up to weekly sketchbooks. I'm not sure they will stay on Wednesdays, but that makes the most sense from a behind the scenes perspective for now.
2024-05-29 14:26:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Bowling ball talk
"Yellow ones are fastest, but don't hit as hard as red. If you want a trick shot, you'll definitely want blue. Purple will match your mood, but that can backfire. As for green..."
This wasn't some random bit of convenient trivia I just happened to know.
I wanted to have some sort of conversation involving bowling balls that resulted...
2024-05-28 03:58:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Mystery solving
Catalina Bobcat, DETECTIVE. Sometimes. She tends to forget what she's doing. Honestly, if she solves a mystery, it's probably by accident.
I had to hold a shoe to figure out how to draw Catalina in this comic.
I hope you appreciate this sacrifice.
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More comics 2024-05-25 03:44:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Possibly a good idea.
Dressing up like bowling shoes while going to a bowling alley will help you gain the trust of the bowling shoes, reducing the chances of them turning on you.
Diane: "Like, have you ever carried around shoes? On a DATE?"
Rhoda: "I'd put them in a bag."
Diane: "I mean yes, OBVIOUSLY, but would you carry a bag AND a pur...
2024-05-23 04:07:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Honestly, things might have turned out better for everyone if they'd actually done this.
But Rhoda and Catalina had no way of knowing that, and seriously, you don't just chase after people like that, CAMDIN.
2024-05-21 05:15:37 +0000 UTC View Post