Things You Never Noticed V: Your Familiar

[Captain Raveman]

In 829 and 830, the wights all stand still and don't say or do anything until Redcloak gives them an order, as he's already cast Command Undead.

[Ruck]

From Start of Darkness:

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Page 35 has Xykon contemplating a cup coffee while dispensing some wisdom: "Being a badass villain is a barrel of laughs, sure, but if you can't get enjoyment out of the little things in life, what's the point?"

I had always taken Xykon's theory of bad coffee to be a bit perverse, and never thought much of it, but this panel really illuminates how much he appreciates a cup of coffee, and thus, why he's so furious when he can no longer taste it.

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I just thought of another and don't want to double post, so here you go.

I always liked that in #468, Elan and Belkar were Kenny Rogers fans-- it seems true to their character. What I never noticed before is that, specifically, the Bard says "Amen" to the songwriter's words, while the person with ranks in Profession (gourmet chef) praises the man's line of restaurants.

[Laurana]

I always liked that in #468, Elan and Belkar were Kenny Rogers fans-- it seems true to their character. What I never noticed before is that, specifically, the Bard says "Amen" to the songwriter's words, while the person with ranks in Profession (gourmet chef) praises the man's line of restaurants.

That would be #467, but thanks to you I just noticed for the first time that in #468, panel 21, it seems to me that Haley has a heart-shaped red tattoo on her back, possibly winged too.

[Kurald Galain]

That would be #467, but thanks to you I just noticed for the first time that in #468, panel 21, it seems to me that Haley has a heart-shaped red tattoo on her back, possibly winged too.

Apparently the tattoo says "I heart goldpiece".

[Yendor]

It's just a heart and arrow.

Though I've just noticed that strips 467 and 468 are mis-numbered in the PDF.

[Ruck]

That would be #467, but thanks to you I just noticed for the first time that in #468, panel 21, it seems to me that Haley has a heart-shaped red tattoo on her back, possibly winged too.

It's just a heart and arrow.

Though I've just noticed that strips 467 and 468 are mis-numbered in the PDF.

This is probably why I made that mistake.

[DaggerPen]

Redcloak's breath fogs when he speaks. Xykon's, being powered by dark energy, does not.

[Yendor]

Redcloak's breath fogs when he speaks. Xykon's, being powered by dark energy, does not.

You can see the same thing with not-Durkon.

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When Team Evil approaches the rift, two roaches say, "Sensing a disruption in the spacetime continuum, Captain." "Red alert." They're wearing Star Trek uniforms.

[DaggerPen]

While the Order didn't know about Xykon's phylactery, their defense in the Azure City trial involved grasping at straws by picking some random goblin who escaped and suggesting that he might continue to be a threat to the Gates.

Hey, whose plan was that whole "take over the Gates" thing in the first place, again?

[Keltest]

While the Order didn't know about Xykon's phylactery, their defense in the Azure City trial involved grasping at straws by picking some random goblin who escaped and suggesting that he might continue to be a threat to the Gates.

Hey, whose plan was that whole "take over the Gates" thing in the first place, again?

To be fair, Redcloak wasn't a "randon" goblin, even to the Order. They recognized him as Xykon's lieutenant, more or less.

[DaggerPen]

To be fair, Redcloak wasn't a "randon" goblin, even to the Order. They recognized him as Xykon's lieutenant, more or less.

Fair point. But I am still amused that the guy who they thought might maybe be capable of completing Xykon's plan is the one behind the Plan in the first place.

[Darth Paul]

In 829 and 830, the wights all stand still and don't say or do anything until Redcloak gives them an order, as he's already cast Command Undead.

You're correct. Redcloak in fact states in 830 that he used his Command Undead ability when he first walked in the door. You can see him using the magic in 828, the aura comes off his right hand as he enters the room.

[Lord Torath]

I never noticed the boards nailed up to cover the window Elan broke.

[Bestigle]

I'm so used to the IFCC all speaking in the same panel that I never realized that Nero(?) is actually just eating popcorn in the last panel.

[Gift Jeraff]

Orange = Cedrick
Purple = Nero
Yellow = Lee

[TheWombatOfDoom]

I'm so used to the IFCC all speaking in the same panel that I never realized that Nero(?) is actually just eating popcorn in the last panel.

Not only that, but he's making it throughout the page.

[Avian Overlord]

Lien's pessimism in 1033 is unfounded.

The disparity between baking and wizardry came up before V's marriage: 336.

Roy has a "snapoutta" sound effect in the last panel of 1001.

[Ruck]

Reading some of the old discussions on Tarquin, and thinking about how the rest of the party viewed him, got me thinking: A lot more than Tarquin would care to admit, the flashback in #758 where he's explaining his plan to the rest of his adventuring party is a lot less "Tarquin the genius" and a lot more analogous to

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Elan explaining to Roy how to find adventurers for his party.

[Bratmon]

The remark "It'll all be worth it. You'll see." was directed to Righteye, because that's what Redcloak saw in the mirror.

[Bestigle]

Orange = Cedrick
Purple = Nero
Yellow = Lee

Thanks. I can never really tell them apart.

Not only that, but he's making it throughout the page.

This whole time I thought he was warming his hands at some demonic campfire.

The remark "It'll all be worth it. You'll see." was directed to Righteye, because that's what Redcloak saw in the mirror.

Okay, that is actually a really clever catch.

[Bratmon]

When Elan, Haley, and V disappeared, all Durkon saw of them was Haley's dagger and a wanted poster.

When Roy and Belkar disappeared, all they left for Durkon to find was Haley's dagger and a wanted poster.

[Lycunadari]

I never noticed that RC and Xykon are visible flying away after the castle blew up.

[The Linker]

Lien's pessimism in 1033 is unfounded.

Something else you might find interesting: The comic titles note this. 1033 is titled "Sound Reasoning," while 1036 is titled "Sound, But in This Case Inaccurate."

[Laurana]

I soooo love this thread. Just lately, the catches about Redcloak talking in front of a mirror, Crystal's dagger and the wanted poster, and Xykon flying away with Redcloak were all absolutely great!

[hroþila]

Kraagor's hair's unkemptness was outrageously whitewashed in his statue. Give him a tie and a suit while you're at it, fascists!

(The new art version is more faithful and lies somewhere in the middle, though)

[Gift Jeraff]

When I first read the print version of BRitF, I thought the last panel of #827 originally took up a full row of panels online and was expanded to 2 rows in print. But after rereading it I just noticed that the panel with Redcloak paying the devils is expanded to include the devil from the bonus strip and then all the following panels are pushed forward, with the last 4 panels being expanded.

Durkula is mockingly waving goodbye in the third-to-last panel.

[Ruck]

I feel a little bit dumb because this is literally in quotes, but

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Greg's "What happened to the Roy that said, 'I refuse to kill anyone because it's slightly more convenient than talking to them'?" in #1001 is, indeed, a direct quote of something Roy says in OtOoPCs.

[Outliar]

Not sure if this has already been mentioned but I just noticed that on comic #702 where the Gobbotopia flag is unfurled it has four stars, one green for goblins, one yellow for hobgoblins, one brown for bugbears and one purple one above the rest for the dark one
At least that's what I think they represent

[Rodin]

As we see from when they used Windwalk, Durkon is afraid of heights.

I never noticed that when they all get flight cast upon them by V, Durkon is the only one freaked out.

[Peelee]

As we see from when they used Windwalk, Durkon is afraid of heights.

I never noticed that when they all get flight cast upon them by V, Durkon is the only one freaked out.

Also on the carpet. Maybe he's not afraid of heights, but is afraid of flying? He's a dwarf, accustomed to living in mountains, so either one makes a fair bit of sense ("tall," in this case, being "anything equal to or higher than his flying height in the desert.")