Erfworld Thread XI: Finally, it's HAMMER-TIME!

[PhantomFox]

Hmmm... would it be fair to say there's a difference between writing and storytelling?

[Willie the Duck]

Hmmm... would it be fair to say there's a difference between writing and storytelling?

Definitely. And writing itself can be sub-divided. This one reminds me that Rob isn't just about references and puns (we all had to fall in love with this strip in the first place for its' downfall to be so disheartening, and another puns and references comic wouldn't have done it), but dialogue. That, and characterization. Rob is good at those two things. He's just, since the end of book #1, not had another good hook about what plot to structure the dialogue and characters around. It's kind of like the last episode of Seinfeld, or the Quentin Tarantino movies that bombed -- same skill as the thing we fell in love with, just misapplied.

[Welf]

It is depressing to read that comic from the link. To see good art and a story line just reminds me what we have lost. 9 years later and we have a 28+ pages prologue that devolves into writing studio and drawing lessons.

[McNum]

It is depressing to read that comic from the link. To see good art and a story line just reminds me what we have lost. 9 years later and we have a 28+ pages prologue that devolves into writing studio and drawing lessons.

Oh it's even better. Those comics are about the last before Parson goes into the Magic Kingdom and stares at a portal for a year. In hindsight that kind of was the moment Erfworld lost momentum and got so very slow.

[-D-]

I propose we name the next Erfworld Thread XII: He's dead Dave

[Morgaln]

It is depressing to read that comic from the link. To see good art and a story line just reminds me what we have lost. 9 years later and we have a 28+ pages prologue that devolves into writing studio and drawing lessons.

I was wondering; at what point does it stop being a prologue and starts being an actual story in itself?

I propose we name the next Erfworld Thread XII: He's dead Dave

I'm leaning towards Erfworld Thread XII: The Hammer was a lie

Or maybe

Erfworld Thread XII: Prolonged Prologuing

[tigerusthegreat]

Oh it's even better. Those comics are about the last before Parson goes into the Magic Kingdom and stares at a portal for a year. In hindsight that kind of was the moment Erfworld lost momentum and got so very slow.

Someone should go back and figure out how many pages each "turn" has been.

[JavaScribe]

Little story, but we've got some... art I guess, apparently depicting what the Great Minds put in, what he was naturally born with, and what Noah's words are doing to it.

[JeenLeen]

Little story, but we've got some... art I guess, apparently depicting what the Great Minds put in, what he was naturally born with, and what Noah's words are doing to it.

I thought this one was a really cool way of showing the Tower's emotions linked to different Words/concepts. Gave some neat insights, especially about what its doubts and insecurities are.

Makes me wonder about other Towers. Do they also fear they might not be real or feel bad the Titans didn't make them? None of them have displayed those fears in their speech, but neither has Sugar.

[-D-]

Yeah, no. Not gonna care about pun-based sentient architecture. Show me some side I'm invested in, instead of this lame Hippiemancer Island.

[Gez]

Little story, but we've got some... art I guess, apparently depicting what the Great Minds put in, what he was naturally born with, and what Noah's words are doing to it.

More than anything else, I'm reminded of Sarah Zero.

I guess Balder decided that the words, too, would have to be rendered in 3D from now on.

[halfeye]

I am definitely not a fan of this update, to me it's corny and stupid.

[thelivingmonkey]

I checked out a while ago is it worth it to come back?

[-D-]

I checked out a while ago is it worth it to come back?

Hell no. Unless you enjoy **** CGI and crap story.

[thelivingmonkey]

Hell no. Unless you enjoy **** CGI and crap story.

Thanks lol

[tigerusthegreat]

Looks like our first "full" comic since the whole 3d art change thing. If this was the first we'd seen of erfworld I'd give it a pass but compared to what it was with an actual artist its still really bad.

Also it sounds like we might actually get back to the plot. But my hopes aren't high. That would require modeling more than one character.

[tomaO2]

Not just one, but three whole comics have been released this month, and this is the first comment?

Man, interest is really dead right now, not that I'm any different, the last page I actually looked at, not read, just looked at was... prologue 20.

EDIT:
Haa? What happened to my image. The watermark was annoying enough but now the image is blurred?
*checks photobucket*
What kind of restriction is this? I have a total of 28 pictures and that is TOO MUCH?
Went down to 16. Maybe I could delete one or two more. Not sure how much bandwidth it takes up. Okay, the warning came back up and it says I'm still using 134 mb of space, that's a lie. What the hell is with this?

[lord_khaine]

So.. well i read the recent 3 comics.
Well it could perhaps be more interesting.
But i still found it interesting enough to not regret reading.

[DigoDragon]

Looks like our first "full" comic since the whole 3d art change thing. If this was the first we'd seen of erfworld I'd give it a pass but compared to what it was with an actual artist its still really bad.

Yeah the 3D parts just don't blend well together. It worked when it was used solely for the tools, but not outside that.

Not just one, but three whole comics have been released this month, and this is the first comment?

I been waiting for the main cast to show up again. I feel this is way late in the story to be talking about new people.

[HorizonWalker]

Kinda reminds me of the trajectory of Homestuck, except somehow even more disappointing. A strong start with a big, climactic end... and then it kept going, trailing off in quality and narrative momentum and fandom goodwill.

[Aquillion]

Kinda reminds me of the trajectory of Homestuck, except somehow even more disappointing. A strong start with a big, climactic end... and then it kept going, trailing off in quality and narrative momentum and fandom goodwill.

Did you read Homestuck's epilogues? They were pretty well-received.

[Radar]

Kinda reminds me of the trajectory of Homestuck, except somehow even more disappointing. A strong start with a big, climactic end... and then it kept going, trailing off in quality and narrative momentum and fandom goodwill.

To be honest, I stopped reading Homestuck during the big hiatus, so I am not familiar with later developments, but up to that point it was nowhere near as aimless as Erfworld has become. The number of characters grew rapidly, there was a lot of meandering and tangential subplots or just random unrelated stuff, but an overarching plot was always there - it was growing and changing heavily with time along with the world within the story, but a clear goal for the heroes was always there. Also, Hussie trolling his fanbase was kind of part of the charm, but this is unrelated.

[HorizonWalker]

Did you read Homestuck's epilogues? They were pretty well-received.

Literally everyone I've spoken to about the epilogues hated them. I tried reading the epilogues too, and I also hated them.

[factotum]

Went down to 16. Maybe I could delete one or two more. Not sure how much bandwidth it takes up. Okay, the warning came back up and it says I'm still using 134 mb of space, that's a lie. What the hell is with this?

Are you sure it's talking about space? It might be referring to the amount of bandwidth you've used, which is likely to be quite high since you're using a Photobucket image as an avatar on a fairly popular forum.

[deuterio12]

Technically they're 3 comics, but they're barely advancing the plot. Same scenery, same faces, same dialogue repeating "MUH SOFT POWER" over and over. In old Erfworld single page would've done more.

[tomaO2]

Are you sure it's talking about space? It might be referring to the amount of bandwidth you've used, which is likely to be quite high since you're using a Photobucket image as an avatar on a fairly popular forum.

Oh... Yes, you are right, it says bandwidth, and it went up to 141.27mb. Thank you for pointing that out.

Huh. I'm not sure what to do then. I wasn't aware that this was a thing I needed to worry about. I guess... I guess I'll remove the avatar? I need to know if this is where I'm losing all my bandwidth.

[Narkis]

Oh... Yes, you are right, it says bandwidth, and it went up to 141.27mb. Thank you for pointing that out.

Huh. I'm not sure what to do then. I wasn't aware that this was a thing I needed to worry about. I guess... I guess I'll remove the avatar? I need to know if this is where I'm losing all my bandwidth.

Yeah, photobucket put stricter limits earlier this year. I had to move imagehosts for my avatar, and so did a lot of people around here.

[Calemyr]

Literally everyone I've spoken to about the epilogues hated them. I tried reading the epilogues too, and I also hated them.

Wasn't that the point? I figured it was the author basically waving two extended digits at the audience saying "You want more Homestuck, huh? Not happy with a happy ending, huh? Someone needs to show you what happens when you extend a story beyond it's natural lifespan... actually, that sounds like fun."

As such, I hated the stories they told but I have to admit I found it an entertaining masterclass on trolling the insatiable appetites of a fandom. When a story has hit its true and well-earned end, just let the poor sucker rest, okay?

[HorizonWalker]

Wasn't that the point? I figured it was the author basically waving two extended digits at the audience saying "You want more Homestuck, huh? Not happy with a happy ending, huh? Someone needs to show you what happens when you extend a story beyond it's natural lifespan... actually, that sounds like fun."

As such, I hated the stories they told but I have to admit I found it an entertaining masterclass on trolling the insatiable appetites of a fandom. When a story has hit its true and well-earned end, just let the poor sucker rest, okay?

See, the issue is twofold.

One, bad on purpose is still bad. I don't care that it was "supposed" to be bad. Bad on purpose is just a deliberate waste of everyone's time.

Two, while Homestuck's ending, with Act 7 and all, was... a thing that existed, I would like to report that again, I and most everyone I've spoken to about it thought that Act 7 and the stuff immediately preceding it was a badly-written ending that didn't satisfy anyone who wanted, like, an actual ending to the story. Only Dave and Dirk got anything close to narrative resolution, and everyone else got to go hang. Homestuck didn't properly end; it merely stopped. That's why people wanted more- they didn't feel like the story was finished.

[JavaScribe]

New comic. There's not much, but its actually the most interesting there's been in a while.