8bit theatre

[DrSpoon]

I read all of the 500+ episodes of 8bit theatre in one sitting yesterday! i just wanted know of any other people that like 8bit

[bedbugsareyummy]

There are probably many people here who read 8-bit...
Like me.... ;D

[Edalmri]

I liked his writing for Nuklear Age better then 8-BT. Not that I dislike 8-BT of course.

[Cyclone231]

I used to enjoy 8bit, but now it just seems kind of tired. I stopped reading it a wee bit back. The characters really don't seem to have any depth anymore. They used to, but now they seem really two-dimensional. It's like Brian stopped caring as much. Black Mage is just a mage who is pissed off at his friends and in love with White Mage. And he's the most complex. Fighter is just a complete idiot. Thief is just a con artist. Red Mage is just delusional. They really have just become one personality trait each, as if they're in short supply. Their relationships have become rather weak.

However, I did verily enjoy earlier strips and I commend Brian on his past work.

[The Glyphstone]

giggles all around. I love 8bit, even if it's a bit tired.

[Aidan305]

I love 8-bit. And I disagree on the char development bit. There has been alot more development of the personas in the comic recently.

[SalSar_Thiran]

Hail 8bit and yes the interactions have picked up again recently

[DrSpoon]

hmmm whats wrong with each character personifying one or two traits? that is one of the main reasons that its funny, i mean who other than the personification of supid could come up with sword-chucks?

[Edalmri]

Enthusiasm combined with a penchant for swords can do wonders. Like this one character I made, magic jarred into some sort of golem and tried to use two double swords. I forget how that turned out but it seems like fodder for DM cruelty.

[archon_huskie]

I have actually come close to weilding Sword Chucks in a LARP.

Me: "If I use Poxer X to create an engery weapon, can I hurt myself with it?"

ST: No.

Me: In that case I will make a pair of . . .

ST: That's no you can't make Sword-chucks.

[DrSpoon]

Nice, well currently i am working on obtaining m a set of sword-chucks in our D&D game, i just need to get me to a weaponsmith, my DM is a tad mad and has made me take an Exotic weapon prof. for it, but hey its worth it

[NEO|Phyte]

STABBITY DEATH!!!

this was used by me as a warcry in a game of Heroquest. i was a mage with an assassins dagger (always hits, enemy still gets a chance to block). for some reason, none of the enemies i faced (aside from the BBEG) successfully defended. it was awesome

if you dont know what heroquest is, just imagine D&D for ages 6+

[Aidan305]

And made by games workshop.

It's fun.

[DrSpoon]

but not as fun as Kings 'n Things*

that game is awesome

[ATG]

I read 8-bit, nice comic.

[wtf_mate409]

Finally got around to starting to read 8-BT this morning, and I'm up to 119.

It's quite a lot of fun.

[Dhavaer]

I'd say the creep section had some of the funniest lines.

[Ing]

I used to enjoy 8bit, but now it just seems kind of tired. I stopped reading it a wee bit back. The characters really don't seem to have any depth anymore. They used to, but now they seem really two-dimensional. It's like Brian stopped caring as much. Black Mage is just a mage who is pissed off at his friends and in love with White Mage. And he's the most complex. Fighter is just a complete idiot. Thief is just a con artist. Red Mage is just delusional. They really have just become one personality trait each, as if they're in short supply. Their relationships have become rather weak.

However, I did verily enjoy earlier strips and I commend Brian on his past work.


THEIR &)*&)(*(* NAMES ARE THEIR CLASSES, THEY ARE INTENTIONALLY 2 DEMENSIONAL. Jesus how dense can you be?

[Jerthanis]

I've been less a fan of 8-bit recently and assumed it was because the comic was going downhill... so I went back and read the first comics and realized that it's actually gotten a lot better.

Brian Clevenger is a more funny personality than his comic, and I laugh more consistantly at his newsposts than his comic.

[Raimun]

I like swords. ^^

[eggy_goodness]

Hadoken!! ;D

Black Mage has the best lines.
"Everyone do the Black Mage; especially you White Mage!"

BM: "Amnesia Dust!"
RM: "Why is it black?"
BM: "Because it's gun powder!"
RM: "It's WHAT?"
BM: "See, you forgot already!"

[Jibar]

Jesus how dense can you be?

Denser than anti-matter?

Yeah I dunno...I'm no scientist.
I'm just Dr. Doom...
Fear me.


Also, I love 8-Bit, the first webcomic I got into reading.
Since then I have a collection that could rival most regular comic fans.

[Cubey]

I like the comic (a healthy dose of cynical humour 3 times a week), but hate the community. Did you read their forums? 95% of posters there can be roughly put into one of these 2 categories:

1. OMG I <3 Blaek Mage he is like teh ub3r! i h0pe he killz Figter an Red Meg and makz hawt luv wif' Wite Mage!!!1eleven

2. I use the f word every sentence, which makes me the smartest person in the universe. Therefore, if you disagree with my humble opinions, you are a f%#$ing noob. Dude, I so rock, despite living in my parents' f%#$ing basement.

[Dhavaer]

GGSHURPLE!

The look on Black Mage's face when he sucks his guts back in is hilarious.

[Saithis Bladewing]

Yep, this was a good one. In fact, his facial expressions remind me of one I always use:

-.^

Same kind of evil intent. ;D

[DarthTurtle]

I love where the latest strips are going (rage sea cucumber, anyone), but the best EVER is the christmas video. ;D

[Abthek]

I love where the latest strips are going (rage sea cucumber, anyone), but the best EVER is the christmas video. ;D



Agreed.. that video was soooo funny.. lol

"My brain hurts"

that killed me.. lol

anyways.. 8-bit is awesome.. it was the first webcomic i read.. and then i read this one.. Brian is really clever.. he never seems to run out of new ideas i mean.. who has ever thought of "turtle-proofing"?

[Drumbum42]

Have any of you tried their Message Board? I found I didn't like it much.

Anywho, 8-bit in a weekly read for me, I never miss a strip.
What other comic did a character take over hell, in seconds.

[Abthek]

the new strip is awesome... lol


and yeah.. BM took over hell.. then lost control of hell.. in like.. 5 min flat.. lol

[Cathrindir]

Oh, god the Christmas Special made me laugh. 8-Bit, altogether, is great, I might have enjoyed some of the past strips better, but it's still going strong.

[Archonic Energy]

BLACK MAGE.....

sorry after reading the latest comic i couldn't resist ;)

[Abthek]

"What is it like to be as stupid as you are ugly?"


heh

[EmeraldRose]

Yeah but the squid guy's philosophical rant on the nature of beauty is priceless!

[Dhavaer]

Poor philosophy majors get no love...

[aryeh88]

haha, poor Black Mage, his disguise didn't work that well. i hope Red Mage comes up with a plan soon, they're always funny(Dodge pool anyone?)

[Abthek]

"like we wouldn't recognize it"



LOL

[Lord Fullbladder, Master of Goblins]

Actually, the disguise worked much to well. Geez, BM is leaving more broken hearts behind him than Capt. Kirk!

[TheHawk]

B.M. is the best. Blackbelt was funny too but...

[Dhavaer]

Ah, a stabbing frenzy. Nice to know that ol' B.M. still has the touch.

[shadow_messanger]

i wanna see black mage get back on to the important part of his mission [aside from world domination] hitting on white mage ;D and getting beaten up or his one non-violent hobby which is revealed while the sea shrine was being rebuilt nick-nackery

[Dhavaer]

I adore: 'Like a window.' and 'It says the most beautiful things.'.

[NEO|Phyte]

yer for Jnn'Efur!

[Saithis Bladewing]

This reaffirms my belief that Fighter McWarrior is simply the best character in existance.

[Destro_Yersul]

^: agreed. Red Mage is pretty cool too though. And Black Mage, and Thief and, You know what? let's just say the entire comic is awesome and leave it at that.

[Cathrindir]

^ Agreed.
"But."
"You can't.
"Love. Hate. Clouds."

[Kite_Exeter]

8-bit is great.


"Overkill much?"
"The giant's gone, ain't he?"
"Yeah, but so's the whole forest!"
"Well, you can't make an omelette without destroying a forest...or something."

[Dhavaer]

The stuff Fighter says when he's stabbed is hilarious.

"Knife slowsh down da feetsh."
"Them's me brain meats."

[Om]

You dropped your knife back there. In my skull. Again

;D

[Jibar]

"When Captain America throws his mighty shield, all those who chose to oppose his shield must yield!"

[Nerd-o-rama]

"He'll do the Spiderman song if you push it the other way."
"Repeat customers!"

[Saithis Bladewing]

And people wonder why Fighter McWarrior is my favourite character.

[Kite_Exeter]

"Two-fisted Monkey Style Attack!"
"Whatever that is, it bettter involve keeping his pants on."

[Signmaker]

Magipedia!

"Come on, they're like plants that move."

[Kite_Exeter]

Black mage's Pick-up lines are like grade-a comedy beef.


"If i said you had a nice body, would you hold it against me?"
-whack-
"Nice robes. They'd look even better on the floor next to my bed."
-whack-
"You must be jam, cause jelly don't shake like that!"
-whack-
"Would you like a pizza with-"
-whack-

[Captain van der Decken]

Heheh.

Black Mage is great.

[TheHawk]

Out of curiosity, has anyone seen the cartoons on newgrounds?

[Flabbicus]

Out of curiosity, has anyone seen the cartoons on newgrounds?

Yes, before I read the first comic too. :-[

[Kite_Exeter]

The cartoon ( The "official" one ) is very well done. It's at number...5 i believe.

[Death, your friend the Reaper]

I love the portrayal of fighter in 8bit comic. He is almost the opposite of Roy, besides both of them being slightly good. Well, fighter may be lawfully stupid come to think of it...

[skyclad]

That's odd, the thiefs almanac didnt say anything about an underwater eclipse today... :D

[Saithis Bladewing]

Damnit, now I want to go back and read that strip. XD

[Om]

That's odd, the thiefs almanac didnt say anything about an underwater eclipse today... :D
When something is thrown away, it stays gone forever

Great strip:p

[Captain van der Decken]

Brilliant :D

His comments are usually good too.

[Khantalas]

Black Mage:

You suck. You suck. And YOU were wearing red a secong ago!

Ffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
UCK!

Anything that ugly wants YOU to die.

I hate Thief.

I blame Red Mage.

HADOKEN!

"What about that time when-" "You should stop now."

Cause your ass is outta dis world!

I want to cry, but there aren't enough tears.

Rock, paper, scissors: in the eye!

Fighter:

Sword-chucks, yo!

I like swords.

When the Thing dances, is it called Thing-ama-jig?

Dude!

Thief, YOU'RE a jerk.

No spikes though. Maybe I could tape some on.

Red Mage:

Excelsior!

I have ice spells! We're saved!

*unofficial* My personal life is not on trial here!

HADOYASTOPTHIS?!

It will be like free XP!

Show me a thing that beats a natural 20, and I'll show you hateful lies.

You can't ignore me forever! I have feelings!

Thief:

Oh, I steal souls AND secrets.

I stole it. From the future.

Besides, what kind of ninja wears bright red?

They left everything that was nailed down. I did not.

Your GP or your HP!

Besides, Red Mage? You can't tell him that, but he has no daddy issues. Just me messing with his head.

***

Aren't they H-I-L-arious?

[Drumbum42]

I read 8-bit theater all the time.

I think it was my 2nd webcomic.

[LazyJoe]

I actually use the word 'MaHOIven!' now whenever I'm pushed back into my body after a brief spell as Lord of Hell. Although, yes, it is a little tired nowadays, it's still funnier than most and deservedly one of the best webcomics in interweb history.

[hanzo66]

Well, 8-Bit and Order of the Stick have rather reminiscent characters.

Black Mage = Belkar with Vaarsuvius' Magic/knowledge: Both are undeniably evil, like stabbing things and are probably the most violent of their group. Black Mage has a dryer sense of humor than Belkar though...

Thief is like Haley only probably more racist and much more amoral.

Red Mage... Is a bit of everyone...

Fighter is... A more literate Thog I guess with the occasional Vaarsuvius.

[PePe QuiCoSE]

red mage would be elan, but total opposite since elan recognized being "use-impaired" while red-mage beleives que can do anything

and thief has nothing to do with Haley (at least if you read the past 200 strips of oots :P)

the only time it dissapointed me a bit this comic it was when they defeated Ur the same way they defeated the red dragon.

Best of the Best: when Bm tried to strip sardas inner organs out... priceless XD

[Nerd-o-rama]

The only real similarities between Thief and Haley are their motivations. Which, except for details, and Thief's lack of romantic subtext, were really pretty similar for the first couple hundred strips of each comic.

[hanzo66]

Of course Thief already saved his father.

He just continues stealing just because he's Thief...

[pita]

OMGWTFBBQ is the best phrase ever.

[Dhavaer]

You can't stab him.

Actually, I can. I totally can. I've got knives and hands and everything.

Black Mage hasn't been stabbing enough recently.

[Jewel Thief]

I used to love Black Mage. I miss the days when Black Mage would consort with the evil dark magics and demonic energies inside him. He seems to be a lot less evil now.

"Rock, paper, scissors, in your eye!" lol

[Roderick_BR]

Best of the Best: when Bm tried to strip sardas inner organs out... priceless XD

Black Mage as a Blue Mage:
"When Sardas casts a spell to hurt you, you do learn a spell to hurt you!"


Haven't read it in a while, I may have written it wrong :smallyuk:

[Abthek]

BM: "Where do you keep getting these posters?"

Fighter: "Aren't you going to ask how it is our lifelong dream when we just met Red Mage and Thief?"

BM: "So your actually aware that this makes no sense then?"

Fighter: "Yet we chase our dreams anyway."

BM: "Every day with you is an adventure i never wanted. Like swimming naked through shards of glass."


Priceless.. lol

[Khantalas]

Black Mage as a Blue Mage:
"When Sardas casts a spell to hurt you, you do learn a spell to hurt you!"


Haven't read it in a while, I may have written it wrong :smallyuk:

It's (I think): "When Sarda casts a spell to hurt you, with blue magic, you learn a spell that hurts you."

[Dhavaer]

"You know what I learned today? When Sarda casts a spell to hurt you, and you learn that spell, you learn to cast a spell that hurts you." (http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=060502)

[skyclad]

Someone: ready?
RM: i was born ready!
Fighter: I was born naked and screaming!
BM: And if all goes according to plan, you shall die that way too...

[D'Artagnan]

"The safety was on."

[Dhavaer]

OMGWTFBBQ! (http://www.nuklearpower.com/latest.php)

Red Mage did something competant!

[Khantalas]

"That's what the fire is for."

Ah, good old healing shiv.

[Captain van der Decken]

"I wasn't surprised by that, were you surprised Thief?"

:biggrin:

[Nerd-o-rama]

Red Mage uses physics...correctly? Huh?

Well, it would have been correct if not for their differing wind resistances, anyway. And how did the bottle take ten seconds longer to land in the same place?

Nitpicking physics in...8-Bit Theater? Huh?

[Penguinizer]

Great web comic.

[Green Bean]

There is a map to SwordTown on the other side of this note. YEE!
There is a map to SwordTown on the other side of this note. YEE!
There is a map to SwordTown on the other side of this note. hmmm...
There is a map to SwordTown on the other side of this note. Darn it.

[Jibar]

Hang on hang on hang on.
How long have Knights been able to cast magic on their swords?
Though...the fire was a nice touch.

[Nerd-o-rama]

Since FFV. Wait, different kind of Knight. I think he just lit it on fire, Orlando Bloom style.

[Yuki Akuma]

He could have been wielding magic swords all this time and only just remembered they could do that.

[zeratul]

8bit theatre rocks
black mage:hey baby are you from UPS cause i think i just saw you chekin out my package

[Alex Kidd]

It's one of my favourite webcomics.

And Black Mage hasn't got less evil, just Red Mage has gotten a lot more evil, I mean the whole chocobo breeding arc (http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=060321)

"Why did you have to watch?" Black Mage
"Oh I didn't have to watch" Red Mage

Just means Black Mages evil doesn't stand out as much.

And the hints of Garland's growing competence are very cool.

[Khantalas]

"Nothing to do there. Or breathe."

Ah, the good ol' berserker. The only civilized barbarian left around.

[skyclad]

How utterly "unintended".

[Warpfire]

I like how 8bit never, ever takes itself seriously.

[hanzo66]

Ah, Ranger...

What the hell kind of Orgy happend to make THIS guy?!

[sethdarkwater]

Its strange, I really used to love 8bit but after oots I nver looked back.

[Dhavaer]

Its strange, I really used to love 8bit but after oots I nver looked back.

Really? After I found 8-bit I kept forgetting about OotS.

[skyclad]

Ah, Ranger...

What the hell kind of Orgy happend to make THIS guy?!

Lol, a dual class 1/2 elf, 1/8 orc, 1/4 Lefinish human and 1/8 non-lefinish human Ranger/Ranger. What's not to love :D

[ArchiviesTheQua]

Fighter: Well cut me down from here and I'll prove to you that sword-chucks are the single greatest advancement in all weaponology.
Drizz'l: HA! Cut you down, eh? You'd like that wouldn't you?
Fighter: You'd think I'd like that, wouldn't you?
Drizz'l: Ah-ha! You'd like me to think that you wouldn't want that, wouldn't you?
Fighter: Would I?
Drizz'l: Wouldn't you?
Fighter: There's only one way to find out.
Drizz'l: I agree.
(Fighter frees himself and runs away)
Drizz'l: See! I knew it! He thought he could trick me, but oh no, I was too... smart...
Thief: You realize of course this means Fighter is the smartest.
BM: I want to cry, but there aren't enough tears.

...XD.

[pendejochy]

Its strange, I really used to love 8bit but after oots I nver looked back.


Heh, I feel the same way. 8-bit was my first web comic, and I still keep up with it, but currently, I find Order of the Stick to be more....engrossing, if that is the word I'm thinking of.

[skyclad]

Heh, I feel the same way. 8-bit was my first web comic, and I still keep up with it, but currently, I find Order of the Stick to be more....engrossing, if that is the word I'm thinking of.

The other way around for me, my first comic was oots but then I found 8 bit and it's so much better. Oots is still great but 8bit theatre is genious.

[Green Bean]

I just look at both of them. They're both free, and checking both takes an extra two minutes. It's well worth it for the laughs.

[Om]

Its strange, I really used to love 8bit but after oots I nver looked back.For me OotS' advantage is in the tight plotting. In contrast 8-Bit really is all over the place with absolutely no sense of narrative or plot. Its not so bad now but a few months ago 8-Bit was desperately bad in this regard. Even still I wish Brian would move away from "Fetch X Orb" arcs

[Cybren]

8-bit is the funnier comic, especially to someone without being familiar with its source material (re: nearly it's whole viewerbase. Apperently few people played FF1...). OOTS is better at that "dramady" thing.

I guess OOTS is like Futurama in that it knows how to take itself seriously when it needs to, and is funny when it wants to be, but is pretty nerdy (as futurama was scifi).

8-bit is more like seinfeld in that it's funny and has the "no learning, no hugging" rule applied to it, just like seinfeld. (still pretty nerdy though).

[Dhavaer]

Even still I wish Brian would move away from "Fetch X Orb" arcs

He's following the plot of Final Fantasy 1, so the arcs are pretty well set.

Also: "Idiot, Black Mage. It's pronounced idiot."
Pure genius. Or possibly idiocy.

[skyclad]

For me OotS' advantage is in the tight plotting. In contrast 8-Bit really is all over the place with absolutely no sense of narrative or plot. Its not so bad now but a few months ago 8-Bit was desperately bad in this regard. Even still I wish Brian would move away from "Fetch X Orb" arcs

so does black mage :smallbiggrin:

If 8bit was not based on FF1 and as such have its entire plot lined out I would agree with you. But what's great is that since it's got that base, he can drift away all he wants because we still know that it's going to get back on track eventually. It allows him to do totally stupid things but still not break the plot.
And besides the plot isnt so neccecary, it's much less serious than oots.

[Abardam]

So, what, Mbak is my nickname now?

[Om]

If 8bit was not based on FF1 and as such have its entire plot lined out I would agree with you. But what's great is that since it's got that base, he can drift away all he wants because we still know that it's going to get back on track eventually. It allows him to do totally stupid things but still not break the plot.The problem occurs when you are not familiar with the plot. There was a point a few months ago when the Light Warriors were on some stupid quest (rat tail?) and I suddenly realised that I had no idea what they were doing, where they were or what their purpose was.

I think the problem is that Brian likes to indulge in his jokes a bit too much. That is, each strip contains too much humour and not enough plot to tie them together.

[Nerd-o-rama]

You should try playing the actual game. I forgot what the hell I was supposed to be doing around Elfland.

[Khantalas]

"And then urinating.

...

What? I gotta go!"

[Yuki Akuma]

My nickname is apparently "Milk". See if you can work out my real name.

[dr4Kan]

Ah, Ranger...

What the hell kind of Orgy happend to make THIS guy?!

You know...I only see the need for the usual number of grandparents...
On one side...Elves...
On the other...a half-orc and one of the Lefeinish people...
That would mean one elven parent and one...half-Lefeinish Quarter-Orc type thing...
This would ake ranger half-elven, quarter-Lefeinish, and eighth-orc, along with an eighth of something else...
I'd laugh if the other eighth was somethin like half-dragon or half celestial... :smalltongue: ...

Edit: the shortened version of my name is hard to pronounce for me...Davk...

[Alex Kidd]

Oh man the "Do you need a victim?" exchange was too funny. He actually needs to hurt something to be comfortable peeing.

One thing about 8Bit is it sits directly between the OoTs style of a strict plot comedy and occaisional seriousness, and the Penny Arcade/VGcats "What the hell is plot? look some PANTS!". The only thing that springs to mind as like it in this regard is Dr McNinja.

[hanzo66]

Well, 8-Bit does have some more dramatic moments, like when Black Mage gets killed by Lich (not A Lich, but Lich, Fiend of Earth). Fighter's reaction is not exactly his goofy little self (http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=040212).

[Alex Kidd]

And if we count Black Belt's death and BM's confession of actually having a soul that's 3. Three serious moments in 6 years. All of which almost immediately became jokes.

[J_Muller]

8-bit Theater offers concentrated hilarity.

Anyone else waiting patiently for ATOMIC ROBO?

[ElfLad]

Brian Clevinger has a gift for writing witty banter that I dearly wish I had.

That is all.

[Cybren]

According to some people (id est, Deep Blue), I am very similair to Black Mage. I don't see the resembelence, and will have to stab him as punishment for a false assessment.

[J_Muller]

Brian Clevinger has a gift for writing witty banter that I dearly wish I had.

Seconded. Sometimes the posts he makes on the main page are funnier than the comic itself.

[thorgrim29]

of course he'l be ok, as long as he doesnt try to eat, or breathe.

hillarious

[Selv]

OK: what's going on in today's (http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=070224) comic? Specifically, the second-last panel. Who is that? What? Huh?

[ElfLad]

Dragoon (Or at least that's what we call him on the boards.) We last saw him a month or so ago when he crashed into BM after Black Mage was shot out of the cannon

[Morty]

WHY did he crashed into BM is yet another unanswered question.

[Selv]

Ah, there (http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=061226) he is.

[NEO|Phyte]

I suck at tracking when pages end.

[Abardam]

That's probably the dragoon from earlier.

I think.

EDIT:

Gah, did not notice last page.

[The Dirge]

8-bit is awsome, my favorite char is rogue.

[Megalomaniac2]

8-bit is a remarkable comic. It's so frakkin' SIMPLE: You have a psycho, a crook, a loony, and an idiot. They are all portrayed with sprites from an ancient game. They bicker and try to kill each other.

That's pretty much it.

Clevinger has managed to make it go for over 800 comics, and dear God have there been some good moments in those 800 comics. Even when it seems a little old, as it does now, there is gold. Finding out that Black Mage feels uncomfortable urinating without a victim just made my day. Great, great comic.

[Quincunx]

Best guest comics of 8-bit Theater: Christmas Special '03 ("It's a gift!"), Vacation '04 #3 I Love Bridge Jokes ("I'm walkin' on sunshine. . ."), and E3 '05 Dream Analysis (". . .does that make me a bad person?").

[Attila_the_Bun]

Anyone not checking regularly should go there and read Tuesday's and Thursday's. King Stevey goodness for all.
"King Rodney the Imaginary"

[Viscount Einstrauss]

8-Bit Theater was my very first webcomic. I've read it regularly ever since then, and it was through 8-Bit that I was slowly introduced into the greater world of webcomics. I even purchased Nuklear Age specifically because Brian Clevinger wrote it, which in turn convinced me that my own superhero comedy story was worth publishing.

So, here's another candle lit up for 8-Bit. Keep it up, Clevinger!

[J_Muller]

8-Bit Theater was my very first webcomic.

Same here. I saw it referenced in a fanfic, looked it up, and started reading. The "links" page introduced me to the greater world of webcomics.

[Flabbicus]

Same here. I saw it referenced in a fanfic, looked it up, and started reading. The "links" page introduced me to the greater world of webcomics.

Bah, I started reading Vgcats first. Then I lost it for a few years because I forgot. Then my friend introduced me to 8-bit theater, then I found webcomics again. So it was sort of the renewal of my webcomic fascination.

[skyclad]

Damn, have you read the new one? I knew Fighter was evil all along!

[Khantalas]

I pity the Red Mage now. Black Mage is still the best, but Red Mage deserves my pity.

And here I was thinking the real Light Warriors were gonna meet our Light Warriors in the middle of an interview.

[Alex Kidd]

Let's look at the progression of their public titles

Heroes of legend
Thugs
Band of Roving Murderers
Genocidal Madmen
Rape Gang

soon Bisexual Rape Gang

"I have to show you what's in my pocket! It will make everything better!":smallbiggrin:

[Om]

And here I was thinking the real Light Warriors were gonna meet our Light Warriors in the middle of an interview.What are the odds that the real LWs will arrive in town just in time to face an angry mob looking for LWs? :smallwink:

[Khantalas]

What are the odds that the real LWs will arrive in town just in time to face an angry mob looking for LWs? :smallwink:

Incredibly high.

What are the odds of Barry being told that he sucks?

[ZombieEl]

I read it, I laugh out loud sometimes, I can't complain.

[Solo]

Poor Rm.... he isn't good with math, is he?

[Dhavaer]

Poor Rm.... he isn't good with math, is he?

Red Mage isn't good with reality.

[Om]

I am the only one tiring of RM? He used to be funny but now it seems that he's stupider than Fighter.

[hanzo66]

He's just showing off his Genios.

[Solo]

I am the only one tiring of RM? He used to be funny but now it seems that he's stupider than Fighter.

It will make the day when BM kills everybody more enjoyable.

[mmorpc]

8bit is ending.

[Nerd-o-rama]

Eh. Could still take Clevinger another year, if he draws out filler plots like this one. Of course, 8BT is the only known source of filler plots that are both hilarious and sensi...well, a certain value of sensible.

[skyclad]

Even if the plot of the original game is nearing it's end he can still draw it out a while longer. The dark warriors, the real light warriors, the other warriors, who should rule corneria, dragoon needs to be incorporated somehow, etc. lots of things yet to come.

[Morty]

Well, I've never played FF1(or any Final Fantasy), so I don't know how it's all supposed to end, but many plots in the strip are unresolved. Of course, it's 8-Bit Theater, so things like 'logic', 'plot' and 'continuity' don't really matter. Anyway, it makes me sad. What am I supposed to read if 8BT ends?:smallfrown:

[mmorpc]

my comic lol.

[Om]

Eh. Could still take Clevinger another year, if he draws out filler plots like this one.And if it wasn't for said filler plots and meandering storylines he could have been finished a year ago.

[Gallanoth]

I love 8-bit theater, but the plot is VERY slow and the strips are best red in groups.

[Solo]

http://www.nuklearpower.com/latest.php

I love Black Mage

[Dhavaer]

Black Mage finally gets some stabbing done. Good stuff.

[Morty]

Yeah, they prepare for battle for few strips, and BM massacres everyone anyway. Typical. BTW, the longer I read OOTS and 8BT, the more I think BM and Belkar will surely understand each other perfectly.

[Megalomaniac2]

That was some SERIOUS stabbing. I mean, wow. My desire for a 8-bit/OOTS crossover just increased exponentially.

[Call_me_Fate]

Didn't Rich do a filler for 8-Bit at some point in time, or something? I seem to remember a little mix-up somewhere.

EDIT: Yeah, here (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/GuestStrips.html).

[Om]

Didn't Rich do a filler for 8-Bit at some point in time, or something? I seem to remember a little mix-up somewhere.It was that strip that led me to OotS (I think). I'm also fairly sure that he did one for PvP

[JeffreyToTheMax]

The end can't be that imminent--we still haven't found out what the deal is with Dr. Swordopolis or that guy who gave BM his blue magic. That should, in theory, give the plot more depth than the original FF1 game.

[Solo]

Poor MARTANS

[Innis Cabal]

the comic stopped being funny around number 200

[Dhavaer]

That was awesome. What's the little green thing stuck on Black Mage's meteorite?

[Midnight Lurker]

Zooming in didn't help much except to suggest it's some kind of monster sprite that's in the process of being bloodily decapitated...

[20thLevelGeek]

Its the Sulk (Hulk), in reference to, I guess a special move he does in one of the Marvel fighting games. Where he goes off screen and then comes back on and smashes someone in the head with a giant asteroid.

I didn't get it either at first. So I delved into the forums there and found that out ... Not exactly clear cut ...

[ArchaicTimeFrog]

I too love 8-bit. I think it was my first webcomic. While it makes me sad that the comic is going to be ending, at least Brian is going to start another one. Although I don't think he'll ever be able to make a character as awesome as Black Mage.

[Renee Katz]

I tried to read that comic but I could never get into it. I think one of the main reasons I read webcomics is to see an artist. If a comic is well-drawn or has an appealing style, I'll read it even if it isn't that funny or well-written. So yeah, I've never liked sprite comics.

[Nerd-o-rama]

Okay. I don't think transvestite Red Mage is ever going to get old.

[Dhavaer]

Is anyone else really interested in seeing some more context for this comic (http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=040626)?

[Morty]

That dialog is probably the only thing in the 8BT that can't be revealed in some idiotic way- I've got a feeling that they're BM and WM talking in that strip, but who knows?

[Dhavaer]

One is definately Black Mage, but the other side, that talks in black-on-red, seems to be multiple people ('We thought it'd be funny'). I suspect, at the least, Thief and Red Mage, probably Fighter as well.

[Nerd-o-rama]

Or possibly some other, fate-controlling entity that's badass enough to refer to itself in plural, like Chaos or an even-more-transcendant Sarda.

Or both...

See, what's great about 8-Bit Theater is that they only do contextless foreshadowing like that once or twice. This is as opposed to Captain SNES, which does it every page.

Sorry. just felt like complaining about CSNES for no reason.

[Morty]

The really great thing about 8BT is that the plot usually makes little sense, so you can't really predict what'll happen. The only thing you can be ceratin is that it won't be serious. It won't.
As for the dialog- I can't really imagine think RM, Thief or Fighter talking like that. So I guess it's either WM or someone we haven't seen yet.

[Ceska]

I read it as two aspects of BM, simply put, both of them are BM, just different personalities.

[Midnight Lurker]

I think "we" is WM referring to the party as a whole: "Yeah, we all thought it'd be funny to do that."

[Khantalas]

So, we can assume RM actually sells that kind of service?

I always thought it was between BM's rampant evil side and sinister evil side, by the way.

[Midnight Lurker]

After re-reading it...

I think it's a flash-forward to the very end of the strip, with WM (and possibly some other LW members) in final battle with BM for the fate of the world...

(What, you think Garland is going to become Chaos? Yeah, right.)

[Threeshades]

Hey i have a (stupid) question about the comic. It's the original figures of Thief, Blackmage, Fighter, Red Mage etc.
I know they are from the early Final Fantasy games, but in which of them did they appear first in that shape?

[skyclad]

Fighter, BM, RM, thief, Garland, BB, all the fiends, EPS, king steve, bikke, vilbert and the drizzt guy are from FF1. White mage is from FF3. The 'real' light warriors, the other warriors and our light warriors after the class change are from either of those games, can't remember who's from which. Some of it is changed a little bit by Brian too (at least the upgraded BM.)

[Nerd-o-rama]

Hmm...but where do the Light Warriors' "upgraded" forms come from? You know, the Knight, Ninja, Mime, and Blue Mage sprites?

I think I heard Upgraded Fighter was based on a Dragoon from FF3, and that's apparently where Upgraded Black Mage is from...

[Malic]

8Bit ownes equal to that of OOTS. I read both of them the day they come out. Lol.

[onasuma]

Is there any chance someone could post a link to where it was declared to be ending?

[Morty]

Here in the news:
http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=070407
I still haven't got a clue how to make smaller links.

[skyclad]

that makes me sad :( I missed that news post.

He should totally do a mega man comic next ;D

[Dhavaer]

I still haven't got a clue how to make smaller links.

(url=www.iwilleatyoursoul.org)Click here for happy happy fun time!(/url)

[Morty]

That appears to work (http://www.nuklearpower.com). Thanks.

[Lady_Library]

I read somewhere - can't remember where - that Brian said that he had the comic mapped out to the end. As in, the plot line and most of the comic-plans to the end. As depressing as it is the 8bit is going to end, I'm really looking forward to see what he's got planned. So I suppose it's two-sided; excited to see more, so I want him to hurry up, or sad that it's going to end, so I wish he'd slow down, to prolong it all.

[skyclad]

The CLAW!!!

[Winterwind]

Wow. Now that's Thread Necromancy on an Epic scale! :smallbiggrin:

Anyhow, seems like it's finally moving on again, which is absolutely awesome. As if Brian had been in a burnout phase, and finally got out of it.

Also, I recall he stated he was looking forward to the Dragoon appearing in the comic when the latter made his first appearance. I can see why - it gives him another way of hurting BM. :smallcool:

[SurlySeraph]

At least the plot's moving again now. I was really annoyed when White Mage stopped being evil - it was like the past month of strips had been wasted.

[Atheist_Cleric]

With the strip mentioned on the previous page, my take on it was that it was a conversation between BM and Fighter, probably near the end of the comic. BM of course is going to get hold of some even-greater power, and try to destroy the world or something. I think the conversation is between him and Fighter, who is trying to stop him. Another thing about it no-one has mentioned is the "It's not too late" and "it is for some people" lines...if you consider that, then look at the strange blood-splattered red-and-white pattern in the middle of the strip....well the red-and-white triangles look to me like the pattern on White Mage's robe.

So maybe BM kills WM? And thats what finally convinces Fighter that BM is evil? Hard to say, I just dont see BM killing WM...although given his super-evil text box it might not be the BM that is currently at large.

[Winterwind]

At least the plot's moving again now. I was really annoyed when White Mage stopped being evil - it was like the past month of strips had been wasted.Agreed.
It was as if Brian waved with a lollipop in the air, saying "Hey, I can do character development, too!", then gulfed it down himself and added "But I won't!"


With the strip mentioned on the previous page, my take on it was that it was a conversation between BM and Fighter, probably near the end of the comic. That would be my guess, too. The tone is so completely serious and dramatic as opposed to the rest of the comic that it seems as if it was part of something big - presumably the end - and given that the story began with Fighter and BM, it would seem fitting if it ended with them, too.
However, last time I checked on the 8bit Theatre boards, most people seemed to think the orange boxes belonged to Fighter, and the red ones to BM.
I think it's the other way around.

[Kurald Galain]

However, last time I checked on the 8bit Theatre boards, most people seemed to think the orange boxes belonged to Fighter, and the red ones to BM.
I think it's the other way around.

"When we went to Gurgu... why did you do it like that?"

That's foreshadowing, but we've already had the Gurgu arc some time after that. As I recall, BM didn't really do anything in that volcano.

Note how 'red' responds "WE thought it would be funny". Who is "we"? Fighter certainly doesn't seem like he would do things because it "would be funny", at least not at that time.

Weird.


(edit) perhaps it is actually Darko speaking to Swordopolis. That would make more sense.

[Nerd-o-rama]

I always figured it was those two, yeah. Makes more sense than expecting BM or Fighter to be that serious, to me.

[Gundato]

"When we went to Gurgu... why did you do it like that?"

That's foreshadowing, but we've already had the Gurgu arc some time after that. As I recall, BM didn't really do anything in that volcano.

Note how 'red' responds "WE thought it would be funny". Who is "we"? Fighter certainly doesn't seem like he would do things because it "would be funny", at least not at that time.

Weird.


(edit) perhaps it is actually Darko speaking to Swordopolis. That would make more sense.

I thought it was rather obvious.

Someone is talking to BM (the orange boxes). It is probably in the distant future (or at some point when BM has gained ultimate power). Lots of eery foreshadowing, blah blah blah. Then they make reference to how they went to Gurgu (with BM as a hood ornament).

The "why did you do it like that" thing wasn't foreshadowing. That was just making it a funny joke.

[Winterwind]

I always figured the "Why did you do it like that?" referred to how they stuck BM in front of their Death Trap when going to Gurgu Volcano. The orange box agreeing with the red one that it was, ultimately, funny, and BM saying in the next panel that one day he's going to look back at it and find it hilarious seems to suggest quite strongly that he is the orange box.
I doubt it's Darko and Swordopolis, because they say "remember when we went to Gurgu?". I think it must be some of the Light Warriors talking, possibly White Mage, too, but nobody else. Also, would Darko and Swordopolis talk like that? "Look back on my life"?
As for the completely different style, well, what they are saying suggests that for some reason, whoever they are, they have found enlightenment of some sort. They see things clearer than before. So the usual stupidity might have been washed away by something at this point...

To be honest, when I read that strip for the first time I assumed they were talking in the afterlife, hence the clarity.

[hanzo66]

At least the plot's moving again now. I was really annoyed when White Mage stopped being evil - it was like the past month of strips had been wasted.

Brian likes to screw around with the Audience, normally with anticlimactic results.

[Kurald Galain]

I always figured the "Why did you do it like that?" referred to how they stuck BM in front of their Death Trap when going to Gurgu Volcano.

Okay, that is a good explanation, and it does make the orange box BM. However, I don't think the red box is then Fighter, because the words don't really make sense for him. It's more likely Thief, then, because he's the kind of person who thinks it's funny to maul his teammates.

[Winterwind]

Brian likes to screw around with the Audience, normally with anticlimactic results.Thief never wore red. :smallwink:


Okay, that is a good explanation, and it does make the orange box BM. However, I don't think the red box is then Fighter, because the words don't really make sense for him. It's more likely Thief, then, because he's the kind of person who thinks it's funny to maul his teammates.Yes, that's true. The only way I could see the red box being Fighter is that by "we thought it would be funny" he means that the majority of the rest of the group thought it would be (and while Red Mage is not nearly as malicious as Thief, he would likely find that scenario funny as well). But that could have been worded much more clearly, so, yes, that would speak rather for Thief being the red box.

The only thing that really speaks against it is that I can hardly see any context into which this dialogue would fit in then. Fighter and Black Mage are, in many senses, counterparts - good vs. evil, sword vs. sorcery, and their respective mental faculties (with Fighter being much more intelligent and wise than Black Mage - who is a complete idiot - but completely unfocussed, unconcentrated, straight-forward and naive, as opposed to Black Mage being completely focussed on destruction and power gain, cunning and distrustful). So a finale between Fighter and Black Mage would make much more sense than anything else.
Of course, that might be why Brian won't do it...