Chapter 7 - p47


February 22, 2013, at 12:05 AM

He doesn't seem too phased.

Congratulations to RJF, Nathanael, and Peter, the finalists of the fanfiction contest's last round. On Monday we'll start the final showdown, and there'll be blood in the snow. Have a lovely weekend until then! :3

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Comments

  1. Choirboy? Why don't you show us how you sing, Duane?
    Butt on
  2. If that bird could speak, it would be saying "You're an idiot, you know that?"
    JohnSmith on
  3. Titty bird gets the best facial expressions.
    gahitsu on
  4. Hm. I just noticed something. Over on the left (here, not the comic), Duane's arms are all green and spectral, with those yellowy accents. Kind of like in the comic right now. Is that related, or am I just grasping at similarly-colored straws? Probably the latter, but yay for color motifs?

    Also, I'm still trying to figure out what's going with Murkoph's . . . sleeves?
    Lykos on
  5. Really Duane even when you're practically a ghost you're getting the wind knocked out of you. Also seems the god-birds someone Sette should be thanking right about now.
    Humming-fly on
  6. Whoo, I made it in! By a...really narrow margin! Man next time I will not be so high-minded as to not vote for myself on principle haha!
    Peter on
  7. I love the bird's face in that panel Duaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaneeeeeeeee's baaaaaaaackkkkkkkkkk gettin' curbstomped How exciting!
    wow on
  8. So... Murkoph knows Duane already from somewhere... do they share the same affliction, I wonder
    sigmir on
  9. The bird's face. Perfection.
    Keyaroscuro on
  10. You are doing an excellent job of covering his naughty bits.
    on
  11. Fun fact: Until about four hours ago when I edited it, the first panel of this page was full frontal. I lost my nerve though :3
    Ashley on
  12. You know what? Having dealt plenty with preserved corpses, I don't really want to think much about full frontal zombie. Thanks for knockin' the wind out of Duane to protect our brains :P
    Rhan on
  13. Awwww. I would have loved to see his rotten zombie-bits. Maybe as a vote incentive?
    jardindelanuit on
  14. I LOVE the expression on the bird's face. XD
    Dylan on
  15. At first I was like "Nooo, Duane!" But kind of makes good sense a guy like this would be a much better tooth and claw man than Duane would, obviously.
    Emanon on
  16. LOL frontal, it be worse to see a half rotten dinglydang of murk face. and it seems that duane and murk have a history.
    jose on
  17. Well he knows about Duane from Sette talking about him. It may just be that.
    Zathyr on
  18. Still want to have page 4 of that Murkoph/Bastion comic as one of the incentives XD I see too many naughty bits in lifedrawing to care if they show up in a comic or not. A body is a body is a body, am I right?
    Atrea on
  19. "Titty Bird?" Awesome Murkoph, does he have a friend named Snuffleupagash by any chance??
    OneHumpOrTwo on
  20. That bird's reproachful look is just golden. :-D
    Reed on
  21. I had an inkling titty-bird wasn't really the bad guy in all this. On the last round of the contest, RJF's, Nathanael's and Peter's stories were my standout favourites and I had a hell of a time choosing between them, so I'm ecstatic that all three managed to make it! Unfortunately, this is where the truce of mutual complements ends. Next round, we BATTLE.
    Rasputin on
  22. By the way, it's "fazed". Except when you're phasing through a wall or something.
    Fred on
  23. The bird is so judgmental! I am giggling very hard right now.
    Lukie15 on
  24. Isn't it 'Blimey' not 'Blind me'? Someone Learn me the Truth!
    Kyn on
  25. @Kyn "Blind me if X" is an idiom of sorts. He is essentially saying "That is definitely him, and if it isn't, I should have my eyes gouged out because they are obviously not doing their job well enough." Blimey on the other hand is more of an slang interjection, like "Wow!" if blind me were replaced by blimey it would read more like "Wow! If it ain't the choir boy." It might actually be some sort of bastardization of "Blind me." Regardless both work.
    Kirsten on
  26. Titty bird's an idiot. :)
    eekee on
  27. Titty bird is DISAPPOINT, Sette. Sette's expressions are also just golden. It's too bad the only thing she seems capable of doing just yet is clinging to her knife for dear life. Surely the naked befanged man is not as resistant to knives as the khert is, my dear. Perhaps you should try cutting off one of those grabby hands of his? It looks like it's going to be her turn to defend Duane's honour if this keeps up...
    Xa on
  28. Uh, one vote for hiding nudity was the right decision. You're stuff's so awesome you'll have readers no matter what you do, but I woulda stopped reading right there.
    DD on
  29. @DD: Ok, so half-naked mutilated women are fine, but zombie penis is a no-go? Right…
    jardindelanuit on
  30. I prefer Murkoph. Zombie Man 2013.
    Squid on
  31. I've been thinking! Duane and Murkoph: revived/made/(what's-the-term?) by the same guy? Bastion, maybe? HMM.
    ~ on
  32. @jardindelanuit: It just showed the half naked mutilated women's breasts, but nothing else, which isn't that inappropriate. And add this to your previous comment, and it seems for some reason you REALLY want to see a zombie penis, which makes me wonder of you mental state...
    Patrick on
  33. @Patrick: I'm with you there.
    Xen on
  34. Dat censorship.
    Giush on
  35. I'm thinking that Murkoph is numbers 1, 2 and 3 on Duane's list of "Reasons I Hate Cresce".
    Fawnet on
  36. So is Murkoph part of Duane's memory? Because the khert collects the memories of those who die, and Duane has died, and if Murkoph knows Duane... If any of this is true, I don't know what to do with this information except to speculate what kind of horrors Murkoph put Duane through. (Also, it would partially explain why Duane's weakness seems to be his constant need to help children.)
    Oop on
  37. I'm pretty sure Murkoph is the dude that was in the sentant beast's belly waaay back in Chapter 1 that upset Duane so much. (There were even similarities between how the corpse was held to the wall there and how Murkoph was restrained in the khert) I may be wrong, but that has been my theory since I saw him.
    Michael Vuke (@WriteAndDream) on
  38. I would have loved seeing the original edit for this page, full frontal zombie would have cracked me up and made my weekend. But then I'm always against artists censoring themselves. However, it's probably better this way, as my fiance would have most likely concluded that this whole story has been leading up to zombie yaoi, and little could be done to convince him otherwise. All that being said, I get losing your nerve too. I'm just happy for a new page! Unsounded is what makes me look forward to Mondays <3
    Marie on
  39. That bird is so unimpressed.
    Bluepard on
  40. Make the new guy do Jojo poses
    Keter on
  41. Ashley, I got my copy of the book today, and it looks terrific. Outstanding job!
    Jon on
  42. @Oop & Michael Vuke (@WriteAndDream): Except Murkoph talks like a Sharteshanian, which is probably why Sette wasn't initially afraid of him. And if they were made by the same guy, it'd probably come as a shock to Duane. He seems to have the impression that there's something wrong with his soul; That his undeath is his own fault somehow. I daresay meeting Mr. Murkoph would only strengthen that idea.
    Xa on
  43. Warning: Soul catching may cause flashes of insight, uncomfortable revelations, and loss of privacy. Do not catch souls if you've been drinking, are pregnant, or may become pregnant in the future. Talk to your doctor of any pre existing medical conditions before pilfering the undead.
    Bobucles on
  44. @Patrick,Xen: The point is that these half-naked women were horribly mutilated. I just find it strange that violence is always deemed more appropriate, than male genitals. And there is no need to worry for my mental state, thanks.
    jardindelanuit on
  45. And before someone says that the violent imagery from previous pages serve a purpose, while the depiction of Murkoph’s penis doesn’t – I agree. I actually don’t mind the censorship. I just find it ridiculous to say one panel of penis would make you stop reading.
    jardindelanuit on
  46. @jardindelanuit: Unfortunately that double standard is rather common in places like, for instance, the U.S. I personally agree with the folks saying "Down with censorship!" I don't see how evil zombie dude kicking ass in his birthday suit is anything except ridiculously hilarious.
    Xa on
  47. @jardindelanuit: oooooh...good point! Ms. Cope has done a fantastic job of making this a comic with equality all around, and we've seen plenty of breasts here, but no male genetalia? Not that I blame her for cutting it out, just from the reactions here on this page. Weird how in the Western world seeing a nearly-naked woman is acceptable, but a nearly-naked man is crass. I love her work here, and it's inspired me as an artist myself...she's done quite a few things I think most alternate reality/fantasy webbies wouldn't dare try. Brava Ashley Cope! Thank you so much!
    Carrie on
  48. Seems the bird initially said something like "Come with me" or "Intruder" rather than "I'm going to devour you whole"
    Anonymous on
  49. Ashley is obviously a man-hater of some sorts for never portraying male nudity but portraying female nudity fine. Shall we go down that ridiculous road?
    Anonymous on
  50. I'm normally on board the campaign against censorship, but I think in this particular case, the panel works better censored. The censorship adds to the comedy, in my opinion. The censorship draws attention to itself, thus turning it into a fourth wall gag that heightens the rest of the funny. At least I think so.
    StreetSavoirFaire on
  51. The fact that female nudity IS so accepted in western culture definitely bothers me, and unfortunately I would never want my brothers to read this wonderful story because of it. But as a girl who's spent a lotta time in locker rooms, I'm rather desensitized to it, admittedly more than I'd like to be. The censorship and art debate doesn't interest me here. I'd really like to see how this story plays out without excessive nudity and I would like to let Ashley know that I appreciate and support her choice to hide it on this page, but in the end she can do what she likes.
    DD on
  52. Well, yeah. I don't think anybody wants excessive nudity or other things. I think most people only want those things around when they serve the story. The point is that if it DOES serve the story, it shouldn't be censored because of silly double standards and immaturity. The naked, mutilated women work, because they show exactly what Murkoph is in a way that text "family friendly" imagery never could. A naked Murkoph, on the other hand, doesn't add anything, so censor away.
    Poppy on
  53. *text OR "family friendly" imagery
    Poppy on
  54. So if zombie penis makes something R or X rated, why don't breasts make a comic R rated? Neither are really accepted in public...
    Alynna on
  55. Titty bird's expression looks like she'd like to say "That's what I said in the first place." Oh, now I'm dying of curiosity how Murkoph knows Duane. And who cares about the nudity, Duane's getting his butt kicked!
    KageMCS on
  56. hahah, "...and me not decent!" I loved that line. Yay! Duane is here to save the day!
    Black on
  57. Someone waaaay up there commented on Sette's lack of knife-usage - I was about to agree but then remembered that she had gotten a swipe across Murkoph's face, which in the following panel oozed away... and which now seems to have disappeared. I get the worrying feeling that he'll be harder to get rid of than just Duane's current difficulties are suggesting, at least here in the Khert...
    Grumpy Old Snake on
  58. Interesting that Murkoph's face heals, but the rest of him (the preexisting scratches on his face, the giant cuts on his chest) are still there. Maybe they were there before he died?
    Sil on
  59. That big Y shaped wound on Murkoph looks like an autopsy was performed on him.
    I_O on
  60. there was a piece on wrights being incised with a sword as part of ceremony, Murkoph may be some kind of wright
    rell on
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