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2019-06-19, 09:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Star Power 7: Bad Luck for the Starstruck!
Not all crops can be harvested by machines. For example, wine grapes, while there are machines to harvest them, they arent always usable for a variety of reasons both practical and preference based. Im sure there are plenty of crops where "Hand harvested for higher quality" is a selling point if not just the best way to do it. There are plenty of odd jobs that could be easier done by a person than a machine as well. For all we know, the warp mines of xenoth prime emit radiation that is harmless to specific species, but lethal to machinery. And yes, sex slavery.
"Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vincendarum"
Translation: "Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of Europe."
"If you don't get those cameras out of my face, I'm gonna go 8.6 on the Richter scale with gastric emissions that'll clear this room."
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2019-06-19, 12:13 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Star Power 7: Bad Luck for the Starstruck!
You're right. Clonica was wholly irrelevant to the story. However, the entirety of the story was to serve as setup for Clonica, so...?
That is correct. There will probably always be jobs that machines cannot do, but the issue is that these "odd jobs" are just that: odd. There aren't enough of them to support a thriving slaver industry, at least not by themselves. Now, if these gangsters primarily peddle in sex trafficking, then the pipeline would already be in place for them to have a side business of non-sex slaves without any significant added expense. So, there is a glimmer of hope that maybe they aren't trying to sell Burke on his looks.Princess Celestia's Homebrew Corner
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2019-06-19, 12:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Star Power 7: Bad Luck for the Starstruck!
It could also be the equivalent of a luxury good in that you dont make your profit in slave trading through bulk sales but in high profit margins. And considering these crime families are likely a part of literally every other crime you can think of, someone saying, "Hey, I need a few people sent to this corner of the galaxy against their will for... reasons and will pay handsomely for it" isnt such a stretch. Its not like they are going to go. "Hey WOAH! Look, I had no problem arranging your political rival to be "proven" guilty of sex with sea creatures until they "committed suicide" via jumping into acid, but trafficking PEOPLE?!?!?! Thats gross!" Instead they will go "Ok, lets talk costs and risks here." And remember, its a vast galaxy out there, even if every planet has people purchasing just a few dozen slaves a year thats still a LOT of slaves on a yearly basis. But yes it would make more sense if this was in addition to sex slavery. At this point though im half expecting to find out that there is a number of species out there who find various alien races to be a delicacy and so there are hidden diners all over the place that serve "fake" human meat with a nudge and a wink. I remember watching some martial arts film using a similar premise, restaurants that serve endangered species to their wealthy criminal clientele.
"Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vincendarum"
Translation: "Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of Europe."
"If you don't get those cameras out of my face, I'm gonna go 8.6 on the Richter scale with gastric emissions that'll clear this room."
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2019-06-19, 03:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Star Power 7: Bad Luck for the Starstruck!
I think the cover is pretty good.
Displays the known villain in the background, plus an unknown threat that does appear in the story.
Was it the main focus? Of course not!
I remind you that the Hymn arc played with about 5 stories at the same time while never developing any of them, so might as well pick one.
Could have been worse, it could have been Burke looking at a portrait, or Brightman in bed.
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2019-06-19, 08:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Star Power 7: Bad Luck for the Starstruck!
I think the causual sex was awkward not because it was two consenting adults, but it was handled weirdly. They both look at each other and start salivating over each other, rather than going 'welp, I need some stress relief, you game?' as a much more causal thing rather than a sexual attraction that NEEDED to be mentioned. In front of someone else, no less. It's quite obvious it isn't just a quickie, but that they are smitten. I'm smelling a badly inserted love interest.
Also Grex got her rocks off as her partner was potentially in trouble, because she KNEW the place was monitored and last she knew, he was getting his butt beat for the umpteenth million time. Not a great time to get distracted even if the detective is the hottest thing ever, especially since Grex was so protective of him until Tall, Purple and Lanky showed up.
I mean, she could have least kept her clothes on to expedite things. I think. I'm actually not sure how this works anymore.
Well...If you want your slave for fighting purposes or...Uh, really intimate services, you might want them feisty. Or, to expand on the food thing, maybe a healthy, disobedient slave is seen as tastier and fresher than a more wilting one.
EDIT: I doubt this would happen, but I could see an alien race trying to pick out more combative humans to be pets. 'I call the large one bitey!'Last edited by Honest Tiefling; 2019-06-19 at 09:04 PM.
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2019-06-20, 12:35 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Star Power 7: Bad Luck for the Starstruck!
As always, I don't really have an issue with the art but I still think the tentacles are a poor choice even if I see the intent. But yes, it is kind of hard to come up with a good idea for the cover given the story told. Because the clones were SUCH A SURPRISE they couldn't possibly include a hint for that...
Off the top of my head I might have picked a menacing Clonica shadow?
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2019-07-07, 09:17 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Star Power 7: Bad Luck for the Starstruck!
What's confusing me, wasn't the local Family (Ambulances or something like that?) the ones who weren't taking part in the slave trade?
So why are they abducting those people now? And Burke?
I mean if they suspected there was some human snooping around they wouldn't need them awake for the Meeting would they?
Or rather they wouldn't need them at the Meeting at all.
A nice comfortable* interrogation room would be a better location.
So what's the point?
Catering?
Maybe a bit short term on the food aquisition...
Who knows how healthy those guys are.
I mean Burke was literally picked up in a seedy bar.
That can't make for a quality meal.
Might as well bring some burgers.
*for the interrogator"If it lives it can be killed.
If it is dead it can be eaten."
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2019-07-07, 01:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Star Power 7: Bad Luck for the Starstruck!
I think the statement made was there was no proof of them being involved, which would have been a cool indication of them being not as clichee as the others, but iirc in the next panel their hitmen attacked PI guy.
Of course, this could be totally a red hering and those hitmen were send from somebody else and they actually abducted Burke to talk to him (they are bad at this) and the other humans are rescued slaves. But that would be surprising, so...
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2019-07-09, 08:49 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Star Power 7: Bad Luck for the Starstruck!
RED ALERT!
Man the battlestations!
This is not a drill!
DOMINIC DEEGAN IS UPDATING AGAIN!
I repeat: this is not a drill!
http://www.dominic-deegan.com/comic/july-2-2019/
Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien, 1955
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2019-07-09, 09:42 AM (ISO 8601)
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2019-07-09, 05:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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2019-07-09, 08:51 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Star Power 7: Bad Luck for the Starstruck!
And given that butt, it seems like he wasted NO time in getting an injured woman onto the screen. I admit, I am a little worried.
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2019-07-10, 04:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Star Power 7: Bad Luck for the Starstruck!
Thank you for this critical update. So this means, what, Garth can't keep up with mookie's writing of Star power?
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2019-07-13, 11:46 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Star Power 7: Bad Luck for the Starstruck!
In case you missed it, this is actually The Legacy of Dominic Deegan. Want a plot synopsis? Mookie has already provided one:
The Legacy of Dominic Deegan is set 200 years after the events of Oracle for Hire. A deaf mongrelman called Snout stumbles upon a mysterious scrap of paper, and his curiosity drives him to search for clues regarding an obscure librarian from a centuries-old city across the world. Snout must determine if he can trust what he sees, reads, and learns in his quest for the untold fate of Dominic Deegan.
Note: This entire story is told from Snout's perspective, so there will be no dialogue on any page.Lead Designer for Oracle Hunter GamesToday a Blog, Tomorrow a Business!
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2019-07-14, 07:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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2019-07-14, 10:37 AM (ISO 8601)
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2019-07-14, 11:01 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Star Power 7: Bad Luck for the Starstruck!
Garth went into burnout, he wrote a long post about it some time ago, when he announced the schedule changes. https://www.starpowercomic.com/on-th...ct-of-burnout/
Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien, 1955
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2019-07-14, 11:41 AM (ISO 8601)
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2019-07-14, 03:25 PM (ISO 8601)
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2019-07-14, 03:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Star Power 7: Bad Luck for the Starstruck!
I can't see how Mookie's art style can fit to show complex movements or emotions to replace hearing (to be fair, that's a hard thing for any artist).
However, he IS literate and from what I understand it will involve chasing reading materials, so I expect many walls of text.
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2019-07-14, 03:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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2019-07-15, 12:11 PM (ISO 8601)
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2019-07-17, 12:13 PM (ISO 8601)
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The reward for the highest tier stretch goal is getting a print version of the Mookie-drawn filler chapter? Damn, that's some impressive ego he's got there.
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2019-07-27, 04:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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Hark! An avatar drawn by Kate Beaton!
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2019-08-05, 11:57 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Star Power 7: Bad Luck for the Starstruck!
Love how the new cover page leaves clear the obvious outcome. Because mobsters aren't that much of a threat when you have Captain Marvel level of superpowers.
Again, why didn't they bring Danica to the meeting in the first place?Last edited by faustin; 2019-08-05 at 03:44 PM.
""Jeez, this dress! i look like a dominatrix""
(self-loathing): ""Actually , you look like a sorceress or something""
""Hey, no need to get cruel""
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2019-08-05, 12:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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This break has taken so long, that I barely remember what happened in part one. I suspect that won't be detrimental to reading party two.
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2019-08-05, 12:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Star Power 7: Bad Luck for the Starstruck!
In story its because the detective is paranoid and so didnt want anyone else involved. Narrative-wise it was because they needed to draw out the story to make it more than a half dozen comics long. Kind of like when in Grrl Power Maxima "just happened" to be on the other side of a cave in so the setting supergirl couldnt casually obliterate the threat before everyone else got to show off a bit. If danica had been there most of the threat would have been negated and the story would be a lot shorter.
"Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vincendarum"
Translation: "Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of Europe."
"If you don't get those cameras out of my face, I'm gonna go 8.6 on the Richter scale with gastric emissions that'll clear this room."
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2019-08-05, 01:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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2019-08-05, 01:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Star Power 7: Bad Luck for the Starstruck!
Those brave men never stood a chance against the vile alien conqueror.
Hey, without context that's a entirely valid interpretation."If it lives it can be killed.
If it is dead it can be eaten."
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2019-08-07, 09:22 AM (ISO 8601)
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Looking at the cover again, this action makes no sense. How is Danica doing a roundhouse kick and an uppercut punch at the same time? And why is the guy in the foreground getting knocked back to the right when he was kicked from the right? And what's hitting that third guy who's just flying back for no reason? This is a rather incompetent composition.
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