Anti-Heroes: Vol. III

[Zarah]

Another thread maxed, another thread created. Welcome to volume III, and here is:


http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/466/betasig2dm3.png (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/)

What happens when the monsters you're supposed to be fighting band together and start hunting you down looking for vengeance? Well, I don't know, but a young Rogue named Lana is about to find out from a perspective she never thought she'd see in her life... or death.

Updates Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

A website? Blasphemy!!

Actually, it's true. Turns out this comic was getting a little too big for it's own shoes here, so I decided to move it off-site. If you're looking for it, click the banner image up top, or just click here (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/). All the fanart has been transferred to the website, so there's not much more for me to keep here. If you really want to see more, head to the site!

[Zarah]

New thread, and a new update (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/172). Welcome to the third thread!

[Fawkes]

Yay new thread!

[-skimmer-]

Hooray!:smallsmile:

[Mina Kobold]

YAY! I still love this comic nd now I posted on the first page:biggrin::biggrin:

[Traker]

Go Eldhin take matters into your own hands.

[Nameless]

Yay! *e-raves*

[Lonna]

Yay! New thread, new comic, what could be better?

[Mc. Lovin']

Eyy, thread nummer 3! Your comics getting big Z!

[Lyinginbedmon]

Yay! New thread, new comic, what could be better?

anti-HEROES Saturday morning TV show?

[Nameless]

anti-HEROES Saturday morning TV show?

Hosted by Phill Collins.

[Prime32]

Nooooo! You finally put in my fanart and it's the old version. :smallfrown:
(Final version here (http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd54/Prime32_temp/Other/ah_zurie.png))


Also: woot, new thread!

[The Blackbird]

I love the new thread smell, smells like... Well I actually don't know its on a computer. Ah well.

[VampireRot]

Yay! This comic is excelent and I congradulate you on this third thread. :smallbiggrin:

[Nameless]

I love the new thread smell, smells like... Well I actually don't know its on a computer. Ah well.

It has that new guitar smell to it.

[memnarch]

Ahhh... shiny new thread!

[Saint Nil]

Yay!! New thread! And more of that mysterious being. Oooooooo.

[CrimsonAngel]

FIRST PAGE! But more importantly. *e-raves with nameless*

[Assassin89]

That mysterious being appears to be more arrogant than everyone else in the comic. Will he do anything by himself for once?

Joins e-rave as well

[Rae Artemi]

Awesome comic and new thread, WOO! *joins Nameless's E-rave*

[The Blackbird]

Ah, what the hell. *Joins E-rave*

[sheepofoblivion]

yay, new thread!!

[Shas aia Toriia]

Hooray for new thread! Three threads. . . does any other comic have near that number? NO!! :smallamused:

[Lyinginbedmon]

Hooray for new thread! Three threads. . . does any other comic have near that number? NO!! :smallamused:

Choke on my professionally-designed website and superior profit margins :smallannoyed:

[Fawkes]

You have profit margins?

[CrimsonAngel]

He has remember store.

[Lyinginbedmon]

You have profit margins?

That's how I paid for the aforementioned professionally-designed website, though perhaps it'd be more accurate to say "I have profit margins" than "I have superior profit margins".

[FoE]

Choke on my professionally-designed website and superior profit margins :smallannoyed:

You have a website? :smalltongue:

[kpenguin]

Oddly enough, Anti-Heroes also has a professionally-designed site, with a very active comment section, yet still gets more posts in its thread than the much older Remember.

What does that tell us, kids?:smalltongue:

[Fawkes]

That Lying is a cranky old man?

[memnarch]

That Lying is a cranky old man?

We already knew that. :smalltongue:

[Eldrys]

Its a very popular comic and I'me suprised that barley any people here are named after characters, except for Sirek Inta(ant keris backwards) I haven't seen anyone. Does this mean that everyone who reads the comic read oots first or have not made an account on the forum

[kpenguin]

That Lying is a cranky old man?

Lying is a young man with the heart of an old one. Q is the other way around.

[BRC]

Guys, stop poking lying. He's likely to sic his mustache on us, and that thing scares me.

[Zarah]

I don't want to start a fight in here, guys. I'm a goat, I don't have fists.

So I'll appease everyone with an offering (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/173).

[Mc. Lovin']

Were his cards see through too? Nice touch :smallwink:

[Greg]

Nice Morrowind reference!

[FoE]

So a "witch" took his clothes, huh? That just begs the question of how that witch got him undressed in the first place. :smallamused:

[Zanaril]

I wonder if it's anything like the Oblivion quest you start in Anvil. The one with the all-female gang.

[The Blackbird]

Were his cards see through too? Nice touch :smallwink:


Woah, I did not notice that before, that is a nice touch.
Also
Kaal:"Go fish"
Lana:"Kaal, we're playing poker."
That made me laugh:smallbiggrin:.

[Shas aia Toriia]

Choke on my professionally-designed website and superior profit margins :smallannoyed:

Yeesh, sorry. :smalleek:

[Kaytara]

Morrowind reference FOR THE WIN! XD

[Zarah]

Update! (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/174) This comic has taught me that I hate drawing random NPCs. ...Just thought I'd throw that out there.

[Assassin89]

This comic proves that carnivals are evil.

[SinisterPenguin]

I just wanted to say that this is an absolutely fantastic comic. Congratulations on your third thread, Zarah.

[Lyinginbedmon]

Update! (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/174) This comic has taught me that I hate drawing random NPCs. ...Just thought I'd throw that out there.

Certainly, I know why.

[Traker]

Horrible, the scaryest thing in my life.:smalltongue:

[Shades of Gray]

Its a very popular comic and I'me suprised that barley any people here are named after characters, except for Sirek Inta(ant keris backwards) I haven't seen anyone. Does this mean that everyone who reads the comic read oots first or have not made an account on the forum

Actually, Sirek Inta backwards is Atni Keris. Sirek has stated on many occasions that he made the name BEFORE Anti-Heroes, and it was a DnD character he was playing at the time.

[Saint Nil]

Hold me.:smalleek:

[The Blackbird]

Hold me.:smalleek:

Are you sure?

[CrimsonAngel]

Hold me.:smallwink:

... No. :smalleek:

[Crahen]

Hey guys, although there wasn't an update on AH yesterday, I'm pleased to announced I was able to put up a new issue of Anti-World (http://antiheroescomic.com/comic/175) to make up for that. :smallbiggrin:

Be sure to read my author's comments for some very special news! Thanks, everyone!

[The Blackbird]

Hey guys, although there wasn't an update on AH yesterday, I'm pleased to announced I was able to put up a new issue of Anti-World (http://antiheroescomic.com/comic/175) to make up for that. :smallbiggrin:

Be sure to read my author's comments for some very special news! Thanks, everyone!

I liked the April Fools forum joke.

[Zarah]

New update! (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/176) And yes, that was a cruel (but funny) joke. However, it may not be a forum, but we did add a new feature to the site, so be sure to check it out and give it a test.

[Lyinginbedmon]

New update! (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/176) And yes, that was a cruel (but funny) joke. However, it may not be a forum, but we did add a new feature to the site, so be sure to check it out and give it a test.

...How are you holding that umbrealla? :smallconfused:

[Wreckingrocc]

By your logic, you could ask how he put on his leprechaun hat a while back...

[Saint Nil]

Mystic goat powers obviously.

Where can I buy stock?:smallcool:

[sheepofoblivion]

...How are you holding that umbrealla? :smallconfused:

I can hold one too, all I need is an umbrella and a new custom artist for myself...

Awesome new comic! I'm going to use that line there at the end for something. (Not really)

[CrimsonAngel]

What new thinga-mabob, and you didn't add my fan art. :smallfrown:

[Assassin89]

That bugbear nearly avoided a fireball to the face. I wonder what Turrick is exactly?

[FoE]

That bugbear nearly avoided a fireball to the face. I wonder what Turrick is exactly?

A Monster in the Darkness? (http://ah.indolents.com/comic/10) :mitd:

[Crahen]

What new thinga-mabob

The search feature is the new thingy. Zarah and I went through and tagged all the comics with words we thought described the most important features of each comic, so you can click that little button on the lower-right of the page and search for comics. For example, if you want to look for all comics referencing the Valley of the Night at all, simply type in "Valley of the Night". If you remember that joke about V8 vegetable juice but you can't remember when it happened, just type in "V8" and you should be able to find it!

I know it's something I've personally been looking for for a while (since I have a horrible memory; seriously, I probably couldn't follow weekly episodes of the Teletubbies without forgetting plotlines :smalltongue:), so we're hoping this feature will help people to find comics much more easily.

[Zarah]

What new thinga-mabob, and you didn't add my fan art. :smallfrown:

As Crahen said, yes, there is a search function, so I won't restate what he said, but I will ask this: Fanart? I don't recall getting any fanart from you... :smallconfused:

In any event, here's today's update (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/177).

[Saint Nil]

Go ethreal face painting!

But I can't find the search feature?:smallconfused:

[Mad Mask]

A question I've always wanted to ask:

Why do vampires always wear black ? In this comic, and nearly every portrayal of them in the media, they always seem to wear these kind of clothes. But black vestments are thermal collectors, and the sun's heat is especially dangerous to vampires. So isn't wearing white a better idea to be protected from the sun ?

[Szilard]

A question I've always wanted to ask:

Why do vampires always wear black ? In this comic, and nearly every portrayal of them in the media, they always seem to wear these kind of clothes. But black vestments are thermal collectors, and the sun's heat is especially dangerous to vampires. So isn't wearing white a better idea to be protected from the sun ?

They don't usually go out in the day. Also, during the night it is easier to hide with darker clothes.

[Wreckingrocc]

Besides, it's hard to tell who is a vampire if they don't fit the universal vampire dress code. It would leave thousands confused.

[Lyinginbedmon]

I agree with the night predator theory, but then there's also the fact that Vampires are typically very stylish and black goes with just about everything.

[Crahen]

But I can't find the search feature?

It should be a little icon to the lower right of the comic that looks like this: http://antiheroescomic.com/client_include/images/searchbutton.gif

If it's not there, that's very strange, but try a cache refresh (hold down Shift while pressing the refresh button, in Firefox at least).

[kpenguin]

Why do vampires always wear black ? In this comic, and nearly every portrayal of them in the media, they always seem to wear these kind of clothes. But black vestments are thermal collectors, and the sun's heat is especially dangerous to vampires. So isn't wearing white a better idea to be protected from the sun ?

Wait? What?! Its the radiation from the sun that harms vampires, not the heat.

[sheepofoblivion]

in that case, they'd die anyway. It's obviously the rays. (Which wouldn't work either, because it's reflected from the moon, so they'd only be able to go out on a starless night (or be caught by another sun) on a new moon, sure to avoid wizards with any sunlight spells)

[Lyinginbedmon]

It could be an energy issue, it's possible the distance between the sun-earth and sun-moon-earth is just enough for the radiation/rays to lose enough energy for vampires to be unaffected (Or maybe they experience a slight tingling sensation in moonlight, but nothing significantly detrimental).

[FoE]

Why do vampires wear black?

'Cause they're vampires. Geez.

[sheepofoblivion]

in that case, they could just cast protection from energy and walk outside. It's the actual contact with direct sunlight that affects them.

[Zarah]

New update. (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/178) Too tired to say anything else at the moment. Though I guess this counts as something else, doesn't it? Well, crap, I suppose that makes me a liar. So a liar I will be.

... Yeah, I'll stop now.

[Assassin89]

I guess Aldran is referring to the early strips of the comic.

[CrimsonAngel]

Ohhhhhhhh! I laughed. :smallbiggrin:

[Wreckingrocc]

I must be missing something... I don't really think that's what he means, but...

How do they drag Kaal along like that??

[TigerHunter]

I must be missing something... I don't really think that's what he means, but...

How do they drag Kaal along like that??
On a completely unrelated note, my school's spring musical this year is The Wizard of Oz.

(I'm Uncle Henry, FYI.)

[sheepofoblivion]

Awesome comic, although i do have to agree with tired and drowzy

^: ...dude.... what?

[TigerHunter]

Awesome comic, although i do have to agree with tired and drowzy

^: ...dude.... what?
The scene is an rip-off of homage to the Wizard of Oz, specifically the scene where the four of them are about to go in and see the Wizard and the Cowardly Lion tries to wuss out. (Note that Kaal's face-paint makes him look cat-like.)

Honestly, if I wasn't working on the play, I wouldn't have gotten it either.

[Lemming]

I guess that makes the ballon animal Toto, Lana=Dorothy, Aldran is probably the Tin man, and that makes Keriss the Scarecrow. I completely missed that. :smalltongue: Thx.

[Fawkes]

Keriss is clearly the Wicked Witch.

[FoE]

Naaah, Keriss is the Scarecrow. She's no witch, though she is apparently like a demon in the sack. :smalltongue:

On the subject of the Wizard of Oz, I prefer the alternate ending. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6exm2Hi28Xw)

[Saint Nil]

You know, rereading the comic alerts me that....there is a long-term plot!:smalltongue:

Bur seriously, any ideas of what Lana's role to release the evilish demi-god of the Ivory Veil is?

[FoE]

You know, rereading the comic alerts me that....there is a long-term plot!:smalltongue:

Bur seriously, any ideas of what Lana's role to release the evilish demi-god of the Ivory Veil is?

No, we have no idea what Aldran's plan is and how Lana fits into it.

[Zarah]

Patience... Soon, all will be revealed! But for now, here's an update. (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/179)

[T-O-E]

Reminds me of Baldur's Gate 2, with the illusionist gnome in the circus.

[Assassin89]

I wonder how much the gnome owes Aldran. Pay no attention to the man behind the darkness.

[Silverraptor]

This comic is great!:smallbiggrin: I stumbled in on it by chance.

[The Blackbird]

A gnome, A GNOME!!!!

This comic gets another +10000000000 awesome points.

[Wreckingrocc]

I love the eyesticks =P

[Neoriceisgood]

I love the eyesticks =P

And the eyesticks love you. :smallamused:

[Wreckingrocc]

And the eyesticks love you. :smallamused::smalleek:

[sheepofoblivion]

erm... zarah, are you alive? Because I still may need a new avatar sometimes.

[kpenguin]

Ding-dong, the goat is dead!:smalltongue:

[Zarah]

As I just posted on the website, yes I am alive. But I'm far too tired to type up something different, so here:


Ugh, sorry for no comic today guys. I got back late last night, and ended up catching something the same day. I've been feeling sick since then, and slept a good portion of the day today. I hate cliffhangers as much as you do, but I'll have to aim for a Thursday update. Hopefully this cold or whatever it is passes by then...

[Szilard]

My brother got sick weeks ago and is determined to start a flu epidemic.:smalltongue: It finally got me last thursday, and it got some of my friends too. Looks like it finally spread to Canada...

[sheepofoblivion]

I've been sick since saturday. I decided to see if I was getting better, by going to my swim practice. Bad idea.

[Mina Kobold]

As I just posted on the website, yes I am alive. But I'm far too tired to type up something different, so here:

Hope you get better:smallfrown:

Awesome comic! by the way (yes I know it's the third time I say that, sue me:smalltongue:)

[Tharianor]

Finally I have read all the srips!
I know that all the people here say that, but let do it me anyway!
Your comic is very good Goat,and it's also in oots style!
I like Aldran because he is bada$$; Kaalinor for his "etheral mind"; Lana ,well, because who doesn't like vampires; Keriss for her straight mind; the heroes for their... "bikering"; Finx for his classic-villany, and the Ivory Veil really intrigues me. By the way, the blue oval from wich Lord Arderan speaks is some mean of comunicetion wit the demi-plane in wich the demi-god is imprisoned?

About the last srip:
Bwahahahaha LOL:smallbiggrin:, I shoud have seen this coming, seen the previous Wizard of Oz reference!
Red lenses on sticks!! Priceless!!!
Those wacky gnomes, with their iventions! Me likes!

I hope you get well, take care!
We can wait!

[kpenguin]

Goat?
GOAT?!
GOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAT!!!

[CrimsonAngel]

Zarah must have been eaten by a giant salmon!

[Sequinox]

Wow... New thread, and I missed it!

Nonetheless, I guess I should post here at least once to reaffirm that I still read the comic... (I'm that guy who does the fanclub stuff...)

(Founder of the Zurie and Laris fanclubs.)

(Like that.)

[sheepofoblivion]

err... poke? Are you alive? Zarah? You can't die!! I still need that avatar!!!!! you're too awesome to die!!!!

[Lemming]

Zarah, Zarah, where art thou Zarah?
Et tu, Crahen?
Anybody? I miss this comic...

[Wreckingrocc]

He's probably sick; give the goat a break. There are plenty of comics that miss updates; don't get mad because of the fact that he's been so consistent so far...

[sheepofoblivion]

Not trying to pressure you Zarah, I feel you pain, I was sick for the first three days of spring break :/. It's all cool, you're probably the best updater, so don't feel any pressure, just making sure you're alive XD!

[kpenguin]

At least you're not as bad as Failing Saves was... when it was still around.

And you're a better comic.

[The Blackbird]

At least you're not as bad as Failing Saves was... when it was still around.

And you're a better comic.

:smallsigh: I miss the Saves

Love this though get well soon Zarah.

[Hrairoo]

At least you're not as bad as Failing Saves was... when it was still around.

And you're a better comic.

hey now, don't bash saves. 'sigh' it makes me sad too, i miss it :smallfrown:

but yes, zarah, i remember when failing saves was the king of the arts and crafts forum, and you were but one out of many. then saves kinda just petered out and you kept on going! keep it up!

[Zarah]

I appreciate the worry, but don't fret, for I am indeed alive. As I already said, I was sick for a good while there, but on top of that I've been writing exams for the past two weeks, and for the icing on that is a big heaping of writer's block for the comic itself. I guess I just sort of needed a bit of a break for a while.

I'll be moving out in a couple days, so I'm hoping I can get back to a somewhat normal schedule soon.

[memnarch]

The goat lives!!!

That's just fine; all we needed was a sign. :smalltongue:

[Jelissei]

The goat lives!!!

That's just fine; all we needed was a sign. :smalltongue:

exactamundo :smallsmile:

[Tharianor]

The goat lives!!!

That's just fine; all we needed was a sign. :smalltongue:


exactamundo :smallsmile:

[]Exactly!
Have faith in the Goat I say!

Edit: Why did I put the italian word for exacly I don't know.
I was carried away.

[Zarah]

Whoa. So THIS is what this thread looks like... I like what you guys have done with the place!

On a more serious note, I finally updated again (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/180), even though it took nearly a month. I went into more detail about my disappearance on the website, but I'll keep things short here.

...So go read!

[kpenguin]

And thus on the 15th the Great Goat rose from the dead, bringing with him tidings of goodwill and new comics.

[Fawkes]

15th of what?

[kpenguin]

It's been a little more than 15 days since Zarah's last post.

[Trizap]

pfffffff......................hahahahahahaha...... ...the scroll that turned Lana into a vampire was found in a cereal box! that is just absurd......

[Mc. Lovin']

Hahaha! Oh Zarah. It was a bet. The reason he looked after her so much. All a bet. You do make me laff

[Silverraptor]

Hehheh:smallamused:. So that was why he owed him money. Nice!

[Tharianor]

See! The Mighty Goat has returned!
A bet! hilarious! :smallsmile:
A scroll of Lifeblood in a cereal box!
More hilarius! :smallsmile::smallbiggrin:

[FoE]

Evil things are found all the time in cereal boxes. I once pulled the One Ring of Sauron out of a box of Cheerios. :smalltongue:

[Lemming]

That explains what Sauron was doing in my box of Rice Crispies. :smalleek:

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

I think that cereal prize manufacturers need better screening processes.

"Are you an evil genius?"
"No."
Are you sure?"
"Yes"
"Kk, you're hired, here, put these fake scrolls into the cereal box."
"Of course, muahahahahaHAHAHAH!"
"You sure you're sure?"

[shadzar]

This is so silly. If he wasn't incorporeal I would slap Kaal. I love these silly things with dramatic plots. I just spent the evening reading this whole thing, and love the premise. Always tried to get a game of all monsters, but always ended up people wanting to be overly evil and ending it too son. Glad this story has a few with a bit more reserve that shows and all monster party can work!

Just one question was Keriss or Aldran supposed to be the scarecrow?

[kpenguin]

Keriss. Aldran was the tin man, since he had the axe.

[shadzar]

Keriss. Aldran was the tin man, since he had the axe.

WOW! Right there on the same page even, and I didn't make the connect!

That is what I get for condensing reading the whole thing in one sitting. Had everything else about it on my mind and forgot the setup in panels 2 and 3.

:iamadummy:

[Zarah]

Update! (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/181) So far, my return is going well. Let's hope I can keep this up. :smalltongue:

[memnarch]

Nice new avy Zarah. :smallcool:

[Silverraptor]

Lana seems to have some issues over the fact that the world doesn't revolve around her. Or if it does then she has every right to have those issues... Anyways, poor ballon doggy.:smallfrown:

[shadzar]

:smallfrown: Doggy didn't even get a name. Well we know the gnome isn't lawful since he won't make good on his debt.

[Tharianor]

Thanks Goat!
It is good to see that without life's grater commitments the Goat is as usually able to do regural strips.

English isn't my mother language so I may not understad some puns.
In this conversatin between Turrik an Aldran:

Turrik: By the Gods...You mean that scroll actually worked?!
Aldran: Like a charm.
Turrik:

Well,this... This changes everything!
Especially where I buy my food!
Can you belive that some siko actually put a working scroll of Lifeblood into a box of cereals?!
Aldran: I dunno. I thought it was kinda funny.
The uderlined sentence is supposed to have the secondary meaning that Aldran put the scroll in the box in the first place? Or It simply means that in a fantasy world with cereal boxes and other "modern things" would be normal if somone put a working scroll as a "rare bonus gift"?

Excuse me if i misuderstood.

[Lyinginbedmon]

Thanks Goat!
It is good to see that without life's grater commitments the Goat is as usually able to do regural strips.

English isn't my mother language so I may not understad some puns.
In this conversatin between Turrik an Aldran:

The uderlined sentence is supposed to have the secondary meaning that Aldran put the scroll in the box in the first place? Or It simply means that in a fantasy world with cereal boxes and other "modern things" would be normal if somone put a working scroll as a "rare bonus gift"?

Excuse me if i misuderstood.

Aldran just finds the idea of someone putting a working evil spell in a cereal box funny.

In real-world terms, Turrik found a razor blade in his cereal, Aldran thought it was funny, and they then bet to see if it was any good.

[Tharianor]

Thank you Lyinginbedmon.
I thougt there was some other meaning.

[Prime32]

Thank you Lyinginbedmon.
I thougt there was some other meaning.Actually, I inferred at first that Aldran put it in, but then realised that was unlikely.


Oh, and I've been working on another piece of fanart. This time, Lana. Needs some tweaking, but the final version won't look too different from this.
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd54/Prime32_temp/Other/ah_lana.png
I tried to cut down on that darn chunkiness which keeps sneaking into my art. :smallannoyed:

[Lyinginbedmon]

Very...curvacious :smallbiggrin:

[shadzar]

I knew it I knew it I knew it!

You just cannot escape from the Cylons!

I am so scared now I need a moffit to cuddle. :smallbiggrin:

And I will never trust Lana again!

[Silverraptor]

Nice filler!:smallamused:

[TigerHunter]

Lana's arm is coming out of her hair.

Just FYI. I know it's filler.

[Blackdrop]

Lana's arm is coming out of her hair.

Just FYI. I know it's filler.

What, you've never heard of arm hair?

*Ba-dum-phish*

Awesome comic by the way Zarah. Just as good as the Giant.

[Fawkes]

Given the shadow on the hair, I'd say it's intentional.

[FoE]

Lana's arm is coming out of her hair.

It's done that before. That's just how Zarah draws Lana with her arms raised.

[Lizard Lord]

I didn't read the new one.


I tend to avoid spoilers. :smalltongue:

[Lonna]

I didn't read the new one.


I tend to avoid spoilers. :smalltongue:

It's not really a spoiler - it's just an excuse to reference a bunch of TV shows.

[Zarah]

And update (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/183)! Things are moving quickly now, aren't they?

[Silverraptor]

Ya, I can't believe he lost either.:smallamused:

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

I vote the others cut out Aldran's eyes, stick'em on one of them handy divining sticks, you know, the ones with the fork in them, and done with it!

[Trizap]

looks like Aldran is not as smart as he thinks........

[Zarah]

New comic is up (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/184). And more answers are forthcoming. :smallwink:

[Mc. Lovin']

Haha, Oh Z you musky rat.

[shadzar]

That little punk is all mouth and brains it seems. Smart enough to know what is going on but slow enough to not connect Aldran showing up right after it happens to know what the cause of that fight was.

Well they do say the mind if the first to go when you get old and crotchety. :smallbiggrin:

[Silverraptor]

Oh well. Plan M?

[Madmal]

Oh well. Plan M?

Seems factible, but i wonder where they will get all the lawn gnomes.

[shadzar]

Seems factible, but i wonder where they will get all the lawn gnomes.

Well they do have one right there that isn't being very helpful as is, and even makes travel plans/ideas for people. :smalleek:

[ref]

Awesome comic, just read it from the start.

BTW, Isn't Zurie a Grand Marshall also? six gold spots. The grey shape shows division and the number and color of spots show rank, right?

Also: Are the banners lost forever? :smallsmile: :smallbiggrin:

[Madmal]

Well they do have one right there that isn't being very helpful as is, and even makes travel plans/ideas for people. :smalleek:

yeah, sure, but only one won't help them to get in the moon! we need the 4 of them! Jungle, Mountain, Dessert...wait, there's something wrong...

EDIT: Desert. Much better now.

[Zarah]

A new comic has been uploaded a bit early. (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/185)


Also: Are the banners lost forever? :smallsmile: :smallbiggrin:

I had them uploaded to my switzerlan account, but accidentally deleted them along with all the comics. I would reupload them, but I've been too lazy to get my FTP info again. However, they are in my Imageshack account, so here you go:

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/5531/banner6qc3.png

http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/9602/banner5fe0.png

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4188/banner4pj9.png

http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/6/banner3mx4.png

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/8210/banner2rc0.png

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/5695/banner1wx8.png

EDIT: There's also this one, which is a bit newer than the rest.
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/1239/betasig2.png

[Silverraptor]

Typical Kaal.:smallamused:

[ref]

OK, It's becoming interesting. Nice one.

Also: Thanks for the banners :)

[Raging Gene Ray]

Wasn't there another one with Kaal watching as Lana and Keris made out that was captioned "Not just Evil, naughty Evil." or something like that?

[Fawkes]

I think someone else made that by editing the existing banners.

[Zarah]

Mechafox speaks truth. I don't remember who made the banner, but it was not I, so I'm not really sure where it went.

[Logalmier]

YAY! New comic! I wonder how many times Kaal has had to do that in his life...

[Haarkla]

My prediction for Antiheroes:

Aldran casts a powerful and risky diabolical divination spell to learn more about the temple. The antiheroes discovers its location and the fact that it is now submerged underwater, but during the ritual Aldran is snatched away by a powerful entity and imprisoned in the temple, and can only be released by travelling to the temple and doing a certain ritual.

Keriss decides to travel to the temple and release Aldran and gain its power/treasure, and manages to persuade Kaal to come along with her, but Lana is having none of it. The two women argue (but not, to Kaals great dissapointment, catfight).

As it is now morning, Turrick lets Lana stay the day in his castle, where she has a dream that a powerful magic item, known as the Ring of Blood, which gives a vampire sustinence, so she does not have to kill sentinent beings while still retaining her vampire powers, can be found in the temple. This dream causes her to change her mind and decide to rejoin Keriss and go to the temple after all.

Meanwhile, Keriss has decided to start a new party and she interveiws all sorts of hillarious and unsuitable neutral and evil adventurers, but cant find a suitable replacement for Lana.

Lana finds Keriss in an inn. The meeting is frosty and confused, as Lana does not want to ask Keriss if she can rejoin her party, thus admitting she was wrong, and Keriss does not want to ask Lana to join her party again, admitting she depends on her, and both fear rejection. The tone of the meeting should be similar to that between Ferrante and Mazarin in Umberto Ecos The Island of the Day Before. But eventually, the two women are reconciled.

Lana, Keriss, Kaal and 2-3 new party members travel in a magic bronze submarine towards the temple.

Eldhil arrives at the inn just after the Antiheroes have left (and before his paladins), and gets into a destructive fight with those neutral and evil adventurers who Keriss didn't recruit, but manages to find out roughly where she is heading. On the way back to Tydaris he encounters Andil, Laldera and Hilmor, whom he then conscripts, as they know Lana.

After using the Libary of Tydaris to locate the temple, Zurie, Eldhil, Andil, Laldera, Hilmor, Finx and over a dozen paladins set off in a lateen rigged ship, possibly a Xebec, in hot persuit of the Antiheroes. Due to the large number of people on the ship Zurie & Laldera have to share a cabin.


Current comic: 185.

[The Blackbird]

YAY! New comic! I wonder how many times Kaal has had to do that in his life...

My money is on about 20 times.:smallbiggrin:

[Zarah]

New comic (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/186) is up.

Also, since I'm not sure how many people saw it already...


...as an aside, for anyone interested in reading about my history in comic-making, I recently posted a thread about it on Giantitp.com, which you can find here (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=112787). There's a lot of stuff in there, and if you like behind-the-scenes features, then it's definitely something you should check out.

[Zarah]

Man, you guys have forced me to double-post. I always feel bad when I do this... :smallfrown:

Aaanyway, here's the next comic (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/187), posted early again. A connection is finally made... Sort of. So tune in next time for some more boring history!

[Mc. Lovin']

Oooh a Demigod! Citin! Also I liked "That's what she said", but I missed your post bout that comic :smallredface:

[Falgorn]

Woah...Ivory Veil being (possibly) deceived?! Nice work, Zarah. Nice comic. :smallbiggrin:

[shadzar]

In the darkness there we see him.
Blue eyes starting out with pain.

Sorry, I guess there outfits and the story put me into a country kind of mood.


Backstory is good.

[ref]

Oh, that's some twist. :smallsmile:

[Zarah]

Okay, so there's no comic today. We ran into some unexpected trouble, and due to some financial issues we had to transfer all the website content to a different account, which we have full control over. It'll still be the same host, same features and all that good stuff, but some of the user settings might be affected by the change. On top of that, the website might be unavailable for a while, possibly even a couple of days, so if it disappears, then you'll know why.

Apologies for the inconvenience, but we'll be back in service hopefully before too long.

[Trizap]

heheheh....... #187 is also a good Doctor Who joke :smallbiggrin:

[Crahen]

Rest assured, AH has survived the move fully intact. It should be up again by tomorrow. :smallbiggrin:

[Tharianor]

So that's why I can't open the comments (probably), thank you I'll whait.

[Zarah]

The website is indeed back up and running, in case you didn't already know. And as a thank you present for your patience, I uploaded Tuesday's comic today (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/188). It's a little bigger than usual too, so I hope you enjoy it.

[Trizap]

Aldran? versus a Demi-God?

I pity the demi-god.

[Dark Faun]

I must say I really enjoy this comic. Though I'll admit I consider Lana the main and most interesting character, because Aldran bores me, perhaps because of his lack of facial expressions, even if he still can be very awesome at times (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/163).

Glad the website is back too. I needed to reread most of the comic to understand what was being talked about in the latest strips.

[Fredthefighter]

I must say I really enjoy this comic. Though I'll admit I consider Lana the main and most interesting character, because Aldran bores me, perhaps because of his lack of facial expressions, even if he still can be very awesome at times (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/163).

Glad the website is back too. I needed to reread most of the comic to understand what was being talked about in the latest strips.

I have to agree with you there on the comic being really enjoyable, but I like all the character equally (no particular favourite as of the moment).

[Wolfman42666]

So if I've got this right,

Eldhin is almost at or in the valley of the night and is going to get up in the party's face again (I can see him killing Turrick, since he only knew Aldran would turn up ten minutes ahead of time) meanwhile Zurie is following Ardearas orders and is planing something for Finx to do (who used to know Aldran in the 200 years since Aldran was born and was probably there 37 years ago when Eldhin "killed" Aldran, not to mention my confusion of over how Turrick is over 200 years old; I thought old age got rid of people in D&D?)
Finally we don't know what the prohecy is yet or how it relates to Aldran offing Arderas

Right?

... I'm thinking its time for a timeline.

[Zarah]

So if I've got this right,

Eldhin is almost at or in the valley of the night and is going to get up in the party's face again (I can see him killing Turrick, since he only knew Aldran would turn up ten minutes ahead of time) meanwhile Zurie is following Ardearas orders and is planing something for Finx to do (who used to know Aldran in the 200 years since Aldran was born and was probably there 37 years ago when Eldhin "killed" Aldran, not to mention my confusion of over how Turrick is over 200 years old; I thought old age got rid of people in D&D?)
Finally we don't know what the prohecy is yet or how it relates to Aldran offing Arderas

Right?

... I'm thinking its time for a timeline.

Well, I'm not going to comment on everything you said, but Turrick's age shouldn't be a point of confusion. The Player's Handbook clearly shows that the average maximum age of a Gnome is about 350 years. Turrick might be pushing it, but it's far from unnatural.

Anyway, since I'm sure this is what people are waiting for, here's today's comic (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/189).

[Prime32]

Why does he need to know how to tie his shoes anyway? :smallconfused:

[FoE]

Why does he need to know how to tie his shoes anyway? :smallconfused:

Granted, he's a ghost, but ... who forgets how to tie his shoes?

[Zarah]

Issue 190 is up (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/190). Which means there's only another 10 issues until 200. Crazy, isn't it?

[Green-Shirt Q]

Ahh. I remember my first 200th comic......:smallcool:

Good job almost reaching that goal there, Zarah. Keep up the good work! :smallsmile:

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

Yay Zarah!

I liked the inner workings of Kaal's mind.

[ResplendentFire]

This is a fun strip you have here. :)

[Zarah]

Today's comic is up. (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/191)

[DoomITP]

The maid outfit that the hobgoblin is wearing actually came out pretty nice. :smallbiggrin:

[FoE]

The maid outfit that the hobgoblin is wearing actually came out pretty nice. :smallbiggrin:

An old character of mine actually dated a bugbear once, so me likey this update. :smallbiggrin:

[Zarah]

Today's comic is up. (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/192)

[FoE]

The goat has a dirty mind. :smalleek:

[Green-Shirt Q]

The goat has a dirty mind. :smalleek:

Or you do. Alran could just want the rope to tie the door shut so nobody would be able to interrupt them. :smallwink:

[FoE]

Or you do. Alran could just want the rope to tie the door shut so nobody would be able to interrupt them. :smallwink:

Or he could just cast Hold Portal. Or stick a chair under the doorknob. Or put a sign on the door "Do Not Disturb."

I wonder if Aldran is wearing a gimp mask under that hood ... :smalltongue:

[Zanaril]

That has to be the funniest continuity nod ever.

[Shadowcaller]

Clearly he needs the rope for the wizard rope trick (http://www.alchar.org/~aedil/Campaign/WizardSpells/Rope_Trick.html). :smalltongue:

[FoE]

Zarah, where are yooooooooooou?!

You didn't get scared away by the trolls, did you? Goats aren't supposed to be afraid of trolls! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Billy_Goats_Gruff)

[Elder Wraith]

He's probably working on Let's Play Morrowind: COADK.

Give him a break - he probably needs one.

[Green-Shirt Q]

Zarah, where are yooooooooooou?!

You didn't get scared away by the trolls, did you? Goats aren't supposed to be afraid of trolls! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Billy_Goats_Gruff)

Somebody's trolling Zarah?!

I'll kick their asses! :smallmad:

[Prime32]

Did I mention I pretty much finished that fanart?
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd54/Prime32_temp/Other/ah_lana-1.png
Yeah, I don't know who designed that room either. :smalltongue:

[Logalmier]

Did I mention I pretty much finished that fanart?
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd54/Prime32_temp/Other/ah_lana-1.png
Yeah, I don't know who designed that room either. :smalltongue:

Zarah should put that up. Really, he should.

On an unrelated side note, Crazed says that Zarah hasn't been feeling well lately.:smallfrown:

[Lyinginbedmon]

The goat must have the swine

[Hrairoo]

i hope 'fug' didn't give it to him. :smallbiggrin: trolls are notorious for carrying such diseases... :smallamused:

[Hrairoo]

btw, nice fanart, prime. you've got lana's attitude down pat!

-Peregrine

[banjo1985]

*hopes for updates to continue in due time*

I just went back and read all 192 strips to get back into this, after losing track of the comic when it went to a seperate website. I now very much hope it will continue. :smallsmile:

[Zarah]

Only took me another two weeks, and it's not much of an update, but hey. Here's one anyway (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/193). :smalltongue:

[FlyingScanian]

JOY!

Great to see that my new favourite webcomic hasn't died out entirely.

Erratic and slow updating, I can live with. A webcomic just dying out... is harder.

[banjo1985]

Hurray! :smallbiggrin:

Kaal never ceases to make me laugh, and with those whiskers he's just one of the cutest things...:smalleek:

[Hrairoo]

in his defense, that was a lot of information to process... :smallbiggrin:

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

*snicker*

Funny. I love your characters, each one is unique and awesome in his or her own way!

[Crahen]

There's a new Anti-World comic (http://antiheroescomic.com) out in lieu of today's normal update. Enjoy! :smallbiggrin:

[FoE]

Oh yeah, Frank's gonna get in bed with a hot chick. :smalltongue:

[Zarah]

And I'm back with a new comic (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/196). A little later than I'd like, but it's here nonetheless.

[memnarch]

Whoa. Zarah's not a goat anymore! :smalleek:

:smalltongue:


I think I'll pass on trying that cereal....

[Fawkes]

Poor signature goat.

[Zarah]

Yeah, I spent too much time down in Freeform Role-Playing that I had to semi-retire the poor goat. At least he's still around, though. :smalltongue:

Also, Saturday's update is now up (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/197) a little early.

[kpenguin]

Surprise!:smalltongue:

[Lyinginbedmon]

Happy Birth-Oh

...um

...suuuuper awkward...

[kpenguin]

Has anyone else noticed the rather poor TV Tropes article (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Anti-HEROES) Anti Heroes has?

It's a disgrace! As Anti-Heroes fans, we must all pitch in the improve the article. Who's with me?

[banjo1985]

Poor Bugbear. If only Lana had asked him his name, if he had answered he would have been protected from such an unfortunate death! :smalltongue:

[Zarah]

Has anyone else noticed the rather poor TV Tropes article (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Anti-HEROES) Anti Heroes has?

It's a disgrace! As Anti-Heroes fans, we must all pitch in the improve the article. Who's with me?

Anti-Heroes has a TV Tropes article? Wow, when did that happen? And why wasn't I notified?

On a more serious note, I'm willing fix any misspelled names and incorrect plot details on the page, but obviously nothing beyond what you already know. :smalltongue:

[Fawkes]

The description of the comic needs a serious overhaul.

[T-O-E]

It was started for the sole purpose of telling a story, as opposed to the evermore popular gag-a-day variety that makes a story in order to stay on the web.

Uhh... What?

[Szilard]

A comparison to Order of the Stick.

[Fawkes]

A comparison to Order of the Stick.

One that is confusing and unnecessary.

[Dark Faun]

I was looking forward to an update. Lana is my favorite character in the comic. Poor bugbear though.

[Hawkeye]

Isn't Lana everyone's favourite character?

[kpenguin]

No, that would be Kaal.

[The Blackbird]

No, that would be Kaal.

*High Five*

[FerhagoRosewood]

Isn't Lana everyone's favourite character?

No...

>.>

<.<

...

*sigh*

Yes.

T.T

[Zarah]

And update (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/198)! On time? Excuse me while I go see if the sky is falling...

[Heroic]

This is like, the best fancomic I've ever seen. You are truly an artist.

I am SO following this comic on your website.

[blackspeeker]

No, that would be Kaal.

I actually prefer Zurie, and Eldhin, and I cant wait to see the other two senior members of the veil soon.

Whenever I see the veil I find myself rooting for the good guys, no that isn't right, bad guys?, no that doesn't fit either antagonists, I guess.

[Zarah]

I actually prefer Zurie, and Eldhin, and I cant wait to see the other two senior members of the veil soon.

Whenever I see the veil I find myself rooting for the good guys, no that isn't right, bad guys?, no that doesn't fit either antagonists, I guess.

Actually, I have to admit, that ever since her introduction, Zurie has been my favorite character to write for. In fact, I love everyone from the Veil and I'm excited that I'll finally be able to (pardon the pun) unveil the rest of them.

I like writing for Aldran too, which is why he kind of hijacked the comic for his own story. I'm enjoying writing all the characters the further I get into their development as well, but the Veil still takes point as my favorites.

[ref]

Yeah, I love Zurie, too.

The main function of this post, however, is that when Zarah updates, he doesn't feel bad about double-posting. :smallsmile: :smallbiggrin:

[Zarah]

Many thanks, ref. You served your purpose wonderfully. :smalltongue:

In other news, here's tomorrow's update, which is up technically on time, since it's now Tuesday. Anyway, here it is (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/199). Fear my knowledge of American literature!

[kpenguin]

Noooo! They killed the top-hat bugbear! What the hell's wrong with them? Aldran! Go kick their collective asses!

[banjo1985]

Hehe, more good stuff, hopefully there'll be some good old paladin thumpin' soon. :smallbiggrin:

I have to add me voice to the Zurie is awesome crowd. She's got a razor sharp wit and her facial expressions are spot on.

[ref]

They don't respect anything. And they call themselves paladins? Meh. Miko was a better paladin than that Ivory Veil...

[EmeraldPhoenix]

They don't respect anything. And they call themselves paladins? Meh. Miko was a better paladin than that Ivory Veil...

Have we seen any of the Ivory Veil killing unarmed octogenarians?

Wait-maybe they do it off pannel. Ah well.

Regarless, Aldran has told us that not all of the Ivory Veil are paladins.

[ref]

Wait... is that a wizard Tamagochi in that banner?

[Green-Shirt Q]

Wait... is that a wizard Tamagochi in that banner?

Read her comic and see, dufus! :smallwink:

[blackspeeker]

They don't respect anything. And they call themselves paladins? Meh. Miko was a better paladin than that Ivory Veil...

Well, in Eldhin's defense he isn't even a Paladin.

[Zarah]

Issue 200 is officially released (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/200)! Sorry for the wait, but making a triple issue is harder than it looks. :smalltongue:

I gave a bit of a speech on the website, so I'll keep things short here. Thanks to everyone for reading the comic and let's hope things go as smoothly for the next 200 issues! :smallbiggrin:

[kpenguin]

You know, tumbling around in that dress...

A pity Kaal wasn't there.

[Silverraptor]

Yay for 200!:smallbiggrin:

[banjo1985]

Nice. Time for a big duologue methinks. :smallbiggrin:

[Mina Kobold]

Issue 200 is officially released (http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/200)! Sorry for the wait, but making a triple issue is harder than it looks. :smalltongue:

I gave a bit of a speech on the website, so I'll keep things short here. Thanks to everyone for reading the comic and let's hope things go as smoothly for the next 200 issues! :smallbiggrin:

YAY! I love this comic!! *Dances happily around*