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tsp-freedomnarry · 2 years

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So uh, apparently for many RP blogs they make a proper intro then what I have. I've been sitting on how to do that, especially with the rules being pinned. So I think I'll just link this inside the rules as not to clog it up or edit it too heavily.

So let's see what we can do for a proper introduction.

[Also, any art references for Narry that you need is below the cut too!]

[Slight rule update for clarifications on: 5/18/22]

Hello, my name is Brandon! To a lot of you, you might refer to me as Narrator, and I think I've heard the occasional person call me "Narry" for short? Eh, it's cute. "Nar" (like hair but n instead) also works. I'm not picky. Let's see... Some facts next?

I'm Pansexual and I use He/Him pronouns!

I'm 6'5 (yes, "the weather up here" is the same as yours, I assure you)

I'm an android. Uh... Don't ask. I don't wanna talk about Aperture. I was first powered on in 1983 making me 39 as of right now. (Though I feel like it would be more accurate if I was 60...)

I have diagnosed ADHD! ...and Anxiety issues and Depression -Though! Though. I *SWEAR* I'm getting better with the latter two! ...I am *still* on medication though. Nope you know what don't tell them that.

I adore all types of musicals! (Hamilton, Beetlejuice, Six, Phantom of the Opera, amongst others just to name a few you'd regonize.) Video games too (I have quite the library. Some here I haven't admittedly gotten around to yet, but hey Dota 2, Dungeons 2 and 3, Minecraft, Firewatch, and Rocket League just to name a few.)

I don't really have a favorite book genre, I'll basically read anything you give me to be perfectly honest.

I uh... Don't know how else to describe myself, so I guess that's it. Nice to meet everyone!

[And this is where mun takes over! Hi y'all! Sorry the introduction is so late for RPs, I've been trying to draw up a reference for Brandon/Narry, but finally here it is! ^^ (I should mention that the three digits I draw on my characters are a personal style choice bc it's just easier to draw that way for me)]

[Yes, there are some key facts about the office/the Parable you should know about. You do not NEED to read all of this to RP, but it will explain some decisions in any RPs I do within Brandon's AU world. I will highlight it in green so you know when I stop rambling about it.]

[First that isn't mentioned in the ref is I call it the Parable because that mindscape isn't limited to the office (Ex: The apartments, The Memory Zone etc.) So thus it all can be changed into pretty much anything Narrator wants, but it's usually limited to a couple of small rooms or one big room bc building it takes a FUCK TON of energy to model, texture it, and make it possibly interactive. Thus most things are either pre built (The office) or are built up over a long time (The Baby Game is a WIP for example.) Since the Memory Zone is connected to Narry's memories, (well mostly anyways) it's the exception, not the rule.]

[His Parable exists when him and at least one Test Subject is hooked up into a sort of subconscious test via long term relaxation sort of thing. So think that they share a dream/coma together. (Also when forth wall breaks happen, that's because he's SUPPOSE to either call it a video game or a story. It's what he was told to do. And the "player" is the actual Test Subject. He is NOT allowed to tell the Test Subject they're being tested. If one is to be hooked up and NOT be a Test Subject, however, he is free to tell them what's going on.)]

[Test Subjects can remain in the Parable even if for some reason Narry is unplugged from the Parable. (All the be right back things in game isn't related to that and he's doing something else in his Narration room, because him unplugging would be from the outside, like a scientist wanting to do maintenance on him.) HOWEVER Narrator does need at least one (1) Test Subject plugged in for him to access and/or stay inside the Parable.]

[While inside the Parable, Brandon can soft teleport in a sense. He can hop between going to his Narration room, (This is when you hear him in TSP and he's always overhead no matter where you are) where he can see the full testing grounds without being in the field as to not be in the way or break emersion and he generally narrates from there, or he could teleport to the Test Subjects' current location. Essentially he is either by your side/uses you as a way to pop down to the office, or he's narrating in the room with the story script. He cannot teleport anywhere he pleases.]

[OK AND WITH ALLLLLLL OF THAT OUT OF THE WAY, a few more tiny things.]

[If you start an RP and want this blogs' Narrator to interact; Please specify if it's Pre-Freedom!Narry or Freedom!Narry this is so I know if you are interacting with him inside the Parable or you want him as the Narrator or something else entirely.]

[This blog is non-selective and will roleplay with anyone, so long as any relations in the RP stay platonic. No romance.]

[Violence and hurting either versions of Narrator depend on the amount of intensity. Nothing graphic or violently gory, but if for some reason it makes sense RP wise for him to get punched, then you may deck him in the face. Is he gonna be happy with it? No, more than likely not, but you may if you feel it necessary. Emotionally is the same thing. If he needs to get knocked down a peg, go for it, but no mentally torturing him. (Ala Zen ending)]

[Much like the blogs rules, dark or existential themes, angst, suggestive jokes/language, and cursing are all allowed and the latter two are very common.]

[You may have to be the one to split up the posts. I'm on mobile and I don't know how to do it on here, otherwise I swear I'd do it myself.]

[If you want to RP on Discord instead of on Tumblr, please message me for the handle! ^^]

[And remember, no matter what, if ANYTHING that happens in an RP is accidentally uncomfortable to you, let me know in some way, and I will delete or edit it immediately.]

#the stanley parable #the stanley parable ultra deluxe #tsp narrator #tsp narry #tsp #tspud #tsp rp community #tsp rp #rp intro #freedom!narry #pre-freedom!narry #narrator reference #also I hid two lil sneaky in the reference sheet #see if you can find both of them #one is pretty obvious I think

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singingcookie · 4 years

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👀👀 SO. THAT LATEST CHAPTER OF DOJ 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

👀👀👀👀 Yes. It certainly was a thing wasn’t it? 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀 In all seriousness this chapter was really difficult for me to bring myself to work on. And it was mostly because (compared to most of my other chapters) this one was really lacking detail. I had a few moments that stood out but figuring out how to smush them together in a cohesive way was hard. With that said, I’m gonna do something I haven’t done much til now. I’m gonna share my original outline for this chapter under the read more.

I might throw in comments between sections/thoughts. I normally post my outline at the bottom of my chapter documents and gradually get rid of bullet points as I get through them. This’ll be the first time I’ve looked at the outline since I completed, so I apologize for the length this might take on lol. That said....

DOJ CHAPTER 20 SPOILERS READ AT YOUR OWN RISK

Deku’s pov this chapter.

Skip ahead to them at the thing. They’re in Tarasanudo in Kanagawa. Somewhere close to the Tokyo Bay. Last train will leave a bit after 9pm.

I like to preface my outlines with a pov if there’s a change from the previous chapter. Any ones that are continuations (so with chapters 9 & 10 for Deku, and chapters 11-15 for Ochako) don’t really get labelled like this but since it was Ochako for 19 I had to. I knew right away this had to be Izuku that we were hearing from because his thoughts--his perception of Uraraka in the story thus far--have been pretty close to nonexistent. I figured it was about time (especially put into this position) for us to glean an idea of what exactly is going on under that curly hair of his.

The second bullet point is just a point of reference for me so I don’t forget anything 😅 I’ll probably carry it on through my next few chapters too. Again, just so I don’t forget as I go since the setting will be relevant until the festival ends.

We get festival shenanigans maybe just them looking around at things at first. He keeps getting wrapped up in Uraraka. Lingering on whatever she does. Her excitement at the foods, the decorations. The way she sways to the music from each and every stall. Obviously this should be at least a few paragraphs. If not a page.

HAHAHAHA, oh man. So much for that. Deku really went damn wild at the start of this chapter. The whole introduction (before Ochako says the FIRST LINE OF DIALOGUE FOR THE CHAPTER WTF) was 2 pages long on my chapter document. And I remember being shook about it. “This much Deku??? You have this much to say?” It probably would have been less if he didn’t want to retell the whole dang story with the netsuke BUT HE DID WHAT HE DOES I GUESS!!

I also added the okonomiyaki scene pretty sporadically, I didn’t have it in my oultine at all. But I needed an introductory scene into them at the festival before Bakugou and Kirishima showed up. I think it turned out pretty well? I got a lot of questions about my research on that one cause it was so specific! 😅 Truth is I just look up those kinda details as I get to them mid-writing. Makes it take longer but the learning part is really interesting and fun for me!

And then there’s also the hints of them being followed by at least two of their classmates, working up Uraraka and stemming Deku’s fear. Also added because I needed to segue naturally between the okonomiyaki and cork gun scenes.

Uraraka points to a cork gun stall nearby and says that she wants to play. They don’t fully approach the stand though, Uraraka standing back to look over the prizes to see what she wants to play for. He wonders why she doesn’t just play and figure it out later. She says that she’ll play better if she has something in mind already “don’t question my methods” she hums for a moment and he kinda playfully regards her. Maybe a mild stirring of something.

She surges forward, reaching for one of the cork guns while she holds the yen out for the vendor. “Hey, take the next one over.” Oh god Kacchan’s grabbed the same cork gun and now him and Uraraka are glaring at each other. Kirishima apologizes for the interruption, telling Kacchan that he can just take the next one over. He greets Deku who replies while still watching as Uraraka and Kacchan glare even while he complies to their classmate’s request. Both of them slam their money on the counter. Aaaaand they’re making it a competition. Great.

Thiiiiiiis turned out more of less the same, clearly. 😂 I had a different concept in my head originally of how these games worked there. Ended up digging hard for videos and photos to find out properly. Ended up altering my image to match but it still managed to work out on that front, regardless.

I knew I wanted Kirishima and Bakugou here with them (not only because I love the ship) but it gave them a chance to unwind and relax. Kind of ease off on the tension of them being stuck alone together. Not to mention that I felt it would be really good for cementing the idea of a “something more” kind of pondering in Deku.

Kirishima and Deku talk about what they’ve been up to since getting to the festival. Maybe Deku wonders about the snack that Kirishima has. It looks delicious. Some kinda meat thing. “Where’s the stall?” Kirishima tries to explain but Deku just looks lost. “How ‘bout me and--Bakugou just show you where once they’re finished?”

“That sounds--” Deku’s cut off by a whoop and when he looks back to the stand, they’re both setting the cork guns back down. Uraraka’s reveling in her victory and Kacchan tells her she only got one more point, so she shouldn’t be so excited. She says he’d be just as excited if the scores were reversed. The vendor has to remind them they have prizes to pick.

Kirishima and Deku kind of just ^^; about it. They get whatever the prizes are. Ochako maybe picked something with the idea of giving it to Inko. Kirishima says to Bakugou that he told Deku they’d show him to the stand with the meat skewers.

This got altered a LOT WOW. I think the reason this section changed so much was because I was trying to find a way to make the chapter flow. I left a lot of details out and mostly went big picture because I knew this part of the festival would involve a lot of tiny things that would be a pain to plan out. Lots of minor minutiae that I knew I’d get annoyed if I had to change a lot.

I knew I had to keep Kirishima with MEAT because he’s Kiri (hello it’s listed as one of his fav things even!) and I knew I wanted to have him almost tripped up and saying “Katsuki” just to hammer home where exactly they’re at rn in their interactions.

I extended their interactions together because saying “hey let’s walk around” only to separate them with narry another conversation felt pointless and stilted. That’s why I added the extended convo about the game (I didn’t have it in the outline that she cheated but when I thought about the game and her quirk, it was too fitting to not include!) and also the thing about their internships and things being “too calm” again. Was really trying to hammer home one last “YOU SHOULDN’T FEEL COMFORTABLE” for all you readers lol

They might get stuck together for a bit maybe up through the fireworks. They only realize after the fireworks are through. Uraraka wonders about if maybe there’s something that Deku wants to do now, especially since Bakugou and Kirishima p much vanished.

Deku says something offhandedly. He hadn’t really been pulled toward anything in particular. Maybe they could just walk around, see if they find some of the others. Maybe some kinda casual conversation. Ochako has them stop because she sees a yo-yo fishing game and she really wants a water yo-yo.

As you can see, the fireworks scene (which apparently everyone adores?) was very much not planned LOL. Nor was Bakugou clearly and purposefully ditching them. I don’t really have much in the way of explanations other than it’s what felt right. I considered including a time skip or two during this chapter...but then I realized how silly that would be over such a short time period. So I ended up including the ditching (including Bakugou literally yelled that “Nope!” and it was like “oh okay that’s what we’re doing cool thanks for the memo?”) and then the fireworks was a clear “time is passing while he’s wistful” kind of moment. I think it went over well and segued pretty naturally into this.

Deku just watches, musing to himself over how nice this has been...how nice she looks...she said something about wanting to give the stuffed animal in his grasp to his mom. As a thank you for the yukata. He still can’t believe that Inko never said anything to him about it. But honestly...what would he have said. What would he have done? He’s seen her in it for a while now and he still hasn’t commented about it to her…yeah, okay, he did try twice. Once at school and once with Eri but since then he hasn’t bothered to try again.

Maybe it’s pointless. Maybe the fact that he did try twice was the universe saying that it was dumb and he definitely shouldn’t. That he would make her uncomfortable so don’t bother.

Or maybe it wasn’t about her. Maybe it was the universe scolding him from trying to say it around other people… Embarrassing her around her friends and their former teacher...yeah. Yeah, no. It was definitely that. He needed to say something. She deserved to hear it. He couldn’t tell her about her kimono during that New Years celebration. Shouldn’t he tell her now? Respect both her and his mother’s efforts? Yes. He should definitely say something now.

As you can see....pretty much nothing here changed LOL. I knew this was exactly right but some stuff got clarified and extended, I feel. Made it feel a lot more stream of conscious like as a result of that.

Side note Deku has a big tendency to repeat himself mentally when I write him....idk why this happens but it does lmao.

Uraraka comes back over with her water yo-yo. She says something idk what. But Deku starts to try to say something about her thing. Bringing it up very slowly and awkwardly but before he can explain properly she interrupts him. “Deku-kun, do you hear that?” He goes quiet as he listens. Then……screaming.

Then they hear someone exclaim that it looks like the bonfire is out of control. They look and...that’s not a normal bonfire. Those are blue flames.

LOL “She says something idk what” is such a staple of my outlines I cry. 😂 That and “Idk something else needs to go here figure it out later”

Anyway though another case of extension here. I knew I was gonna have to with “bringing it up slowly and very awkwardly” that’s vague and I had to show that happening so it was bound to be. I actually struggled on whether or not to let him say it. But ultimately it felt dissatisfying to let him say it and not give Uraraka or the readers the chance to dwell on it. It needs a moment to itself. It needs to be a heavy, impactful moment--but the problem is the League reveal was heavier so it would have knocked it away just as much as him not saying it at all.

Obviously my reveal (the last bullet point) changed a lot with how I conveyed it...also Uraraka’s line. But when I was writing it I realized that Uraraka would be more horrified than my outline which, as you can see, is really calm in comparison. But I knew the only way to reveal it all was Dabi blue flames. A staple of the League... But having Deku’s last line was a better ending line.

ANYWAY, sorry that took so long but. There you have it. Deeper thoughts and perspective from the planning of the chapter. I hope this was interesting seeing the difference between my outline, but I apologize if my commentary was at all boring lol

Thanks Kat!! Always happy to talk!!! 💖💖💖💖

#Drops of Jupiter #izuocha #kelly replies #adventures in writing #sorry I'm sure this gets rambly in some bits it's just how I am lolol #Kat #vixensheart

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sunshine--temptress · 6 years

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OMG the fandom questions were made for me to ask lol :D Here goes: A, B, K, N, R, T, U, V ... SORRY ITS HARD NOT TO ASK THEM ALL. And I'm avoiding certain ones because I already know your answer 100% for sure and we don't want a fandom-apocalypse! lol

A - Ships that you currently like a lot. (They don’t have to be OTPs because not everyone has OTPs.) Friendships, pairings, threesomes, etc. are allowed. Do you have like 3 days...no for real?! You know what you get yourself into... Obviously there is Narry (not surprising). But there is also Lirry, Niam, Liam/Harry/Niall, Zarry, Ziam, Lilo, Ziall, Hendes and Gryles oh and I have a soft spot for Niall/Nick. I could go on and on but I decided to just keep this in the same fandom. Hahaha!B - A pairing–platonic, romantic or sexual–that you initially didn’t consider, but someone changed your mind. Honestly...all the ship above. I never ever thought about them and I fell in to the fandom and ALL the ship hit me in the face. K - What character has your favorite development arc/the best development arc? I was gonna give you a non 1D answer for this one but no. I would say Harry. He went from that boy who thought he would always cared what people think of him and even cried about it because it obviously broke his heart to care so much about this to the boy we see on stage now. Who obviously doesn't carr and can finally be exactly who he wanna be and tells people every night to do the exact same thing, to be exactly who they want to be. He's being the person he needed when he was younger and he tells these people what he needed to hear and it warms my heart.N - Name three things you wish you saw more or in your main fandom (or a fandom of choice). Just more love. There is so much hate going on in fandom in general and this goes for all fandom. R - Which friendship/platonic relationship is your favorite in fandom? Ummm...I love them all. Refer to point "A" and you have your answer. Yes I ship them all but they also all have great friendship and I just love them all.T - Do you have any hard and fast headcanons that you will die defending? Yes, Niall and Harry are in love and will always be no matter what happened. They might have been a few bump in the road but they belong together and they always will. U - Three favorite characters from three different fandoms, and why they’re your favorites. Ooooh...Brooke Davis (OTH), she will always be a fave! She's just the best! That's all! She is badass and I love her. Isabelle Lightwood (Shadowhunters), she is my badass queen and the love of my life! She can kick ass in amazing high heels but she is also extremely smart. Stiles Stilinski (Teen Wolf), it's probably all the sarcasm thst got me!V - Which character do you relate to most? Ummm...I don't know. Probably Stiles, because of the sarcasm haha! For real, I never really related with characters in Teen Wolf or Shadowhunters and my main fandom now...well I don't know, maybe Niall because food and sarcasm and the fact I am part Irish hahaha!Thank you for playing 😘😘😘

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woohooligancomics · 7 years

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Webcomic Whimsy: Modest Medusa (WW:MM)

Welcome to the Woohooligan Weekly Webcomic Whimsy! I've given a couple of interviews in the past, but this is my first experience with reviewing. If you have any suggestions for improvements, feel free to leave a note. If you're a webcomic author and would like a review, you can see my announcement and review rules here.

Title: Modest Medusa

Author: Jake Richmond • Facebook • Twitter • DeviantArt • Tumblr • Google Plus • Patreon

Site: Modest Medusa • The Duck

Genres: Comedy, Humor, Slice of Life, Fantasy, Adventure, Gaming, Surreal, Absurd

Rating: PG, T for Teen

Updates: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (909 pages at time or review)

Synopsis: (from TV Tropes - there doesn't appear to be an "about" page on the site) On the night before Christmas, Jake comes home and finds that the toilet has overflowed and flooded his bedroom. While moving his stuff to a different room, he finds a gorgon child hiding in the closet. Because she cannot return to the land she came from, Jake and his niece Marah have to take care of her.

Jake's work on Modest Medusa is a little hard to place. The art style and even the writing on most pages feel to me like it's trying to be a g-rated, all-ages work. But before you go thinking it's a "children's book", you have to know that it also contains scenes of "graphic cartoon violence" (if that's a thing) and more than a few jokes that only adults will understand. I say "graphic cartoon violence" because yes, characters lose arms and eyes in the fighting, but the visual style never changes. This means that when you're seeing a severed arm with a bone in the middle, it still LOOKS like a chlidren's book rather than a horror movie. I think the strip on the right epitomizes the overall feel of Modest Medusa rather well.

The archive of Modest Medusa is pretty deep, I think it's over a thousand, but it's impossible to get a reasonable estimate of it's size because of the navigation on the site. I've learned through some casual digging that it apparently bounced around a bit on various hosting before getting the site it has now. I read that it was originally on DeviantArt, then another hosting site I didn't recognize before The Duck (then Drunk Duck) all before finally landing in the WordPress site at ModestMedusa.com. Some of these earlier strips are still black and white if you use the mirror on the Duck. Jake still updates the Duck as a mirror in parity with the official site, so you wouldn't miss anything by reading it there.

Like most webcomics, the art in Modest Medusa improves over time. The art in these first two pages was a good start, although it's obviously not as refined as his current work.

The fourth page here is the introduction of a running gag: Chocodiles. I had never heard of them. Apparently they're chocolate-coated Twinkies. I've seen a few episodes of American Dad, but not enough to know these things were described as Roger's favorite snack. I suspect Modest Medusa uses them more often than American Dad -- in the first couple chapters they're pretty constantly mentioned.

I never did see the gorgon given a name. I did see at least one page where Jake's neice calls out "Medusa" while looking for her, but I suspect that's being used in the generic way that most people use medusa as an improper noun, meaning gorgon. I suspect that was the intention in the title as well, using the less common definition of "modest" meaning "a small amount", as in "yes, there's a medusa, but it's just a little medusa." :P You might think that's the reason Jake's not turning to stone -- to be honest I'm not sure. I've read through what I think is almost two chapters and I've seen one character turn to stone after a bite from her snakes, but it's unclear if that's what caused it.

Obviously the relationship between Jake and Medusa had to evolve over time and it does... You just couldn't have a long story about the two of them with her hissing all the time. And the characters having fingers becomes a regular occurance about half-way through the first chapter. I'm sure the characters were happy they could use their phones. :P

The first panel of this next strip shows one of my few criticisms about Modest Medusa. Even now, Jake could improve the lettering. In this first panel the first dialogue balloon is pointed straight at Jake's neck, giving the impression that Jake is claiming to "come from a mystical land." Or maybe the collar of his shirt comes from that land... it certainly would explain the design.

And here's where it becomes obvious that Modest Medusa isn't meant to be a children's book. While there's nothing in the art or writing that you wouldn't want a child exposed to, this just isn't a joke they would understand. Admittedly, Jake has a graphic at the top of his site that describes it as being rated "T for teen".

In this first chapter, Medusa's lack of experience with our world is a frequent foil for comedy.

The climax of the first chapter* is a bloody fight sequence. This is likely to come as a surprise to anyone having read from the beginning, given the children's-book-style illustration, the description of Medusa as "a four year old", the overall slice-of-life-comedy tone, and the fact that the rest of the chapter is devoid of any violence at all, save some hissing and a solitary slap-in-the-face. It is pretty unusual to see a hundred pages of straight slice-of-life comedy suddenly punctuated by something more like Friday the 13th. I could see some readers describing it as a pleasant surprise. I personally enjoyed the sequence and the contrast between it and the rest of the chapter only occurred to me after I finished reading.

This fight is preceded by a phone call from Medusa's mother, demanding that she come home, and informing her she's going to kill Medusa's new friends.

* Jake calls it a "season", ending at the 100th strip

At first I thought the use of that last dialogue balloon was bad-form, with the standard for comics being to avoid the characters describing things the reader can already see on the page. It's the same as it is for TV and movies, you never have a character say "put my shoes on" when the audience can already see that she's doing that. On further reflection however, I think Jake made the right decision on that last panel. With all that blood and without that exclamation, I think it's likely that a lot of readers might have thought it was a horse being slaughtered in a really unpleasant way. So that dialogue eliminates the confusion, which I think is needed in this case.

Also... did the horse travel to our world from the land of Yeld like Medusa; through the toilet? :P

Toilet horses are tough!

After the unicorn fight, the first chapter ends with Jake being abducted... through the toilet, natch. This is the obvious lead in to the second chapter sequel. Jake apparently took that comic-making class that teaches you end a book on a cliffhanger. :P

While I can't give Jake too much grief for ending the first chapter that way, because that actually is the better way to do it, I did have one issue so far: the first chapter was awful slow. At this point I've read through a hundred strips and I know virtually nothing about Jake or his family. He has a neice named Mara, he likes video games (Pokemon in particular) and he eats Chocodiles. That's pretty much the extent of my knowledge of the Jake character (as distinct from the Jake author), and it feels pretty thin for being an entire book. It also feels like a lot of those strips in the first chapter were just filler for it's own sake, like an entire strip devoted to Medusa opening the first Chocodile, or an entire strip devoted to standing in line at the store waiting to buy the new Pokemon game, with narry a joke or word balloon in sight. True, it shows that nobody in the store is reacting to the gorgon in the room, but I feel like the dialogue on the following pages conveys that message already.

The pace of the story improves notably in the second chapter, despite the fact that we're still not really learning anything about the heroes. Some of their other friends and family members are introduced and then promptly abandoned while Mara and Medusa begin their quest through the looking-toilet to save uncle Jake.

Once in the land of Yeld, the story takes on a much more overtly fantasy-adventure tone.

And there's the occasional surrealism, like Medusa's snakes eating her stars. You're right, you shouldn't let them do that, otherwise they'll come to expect it and start demanding blue diamonds and green clovers.

It occurs to me that "where are your sparkles" and "it's a secret to everyone" are pretty subtle (obscure?) pop-culture references. While I understood those jokes, it makes me wonder if I'm not missing a lot of other jokes throughout the series. That's not a good or a bad thing, just something I noticed.

While I've never been a fan of Calvin and Hobbes, I suspect that Jake Richmond is and that the influence of Watterson on Jake's work is fairly apparent to fans of Calvin and Hobbes. Any Modest Medusa readers out there want to confirm or deny?

So if you're looking for a combination of absudity and slice-of-life comedy, with a liberal dose of fantasy-adventure and a smidgen of pop-culture, I think you'll like Modest Medusa.

If you are a webcomic author and are interested in a review from me, you can check out my announcement and my review rules here.

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Thanks! Sam

#Comedy #Fantasy #Adventure #Webcomic #Review #Absurd #Surreal #slice of life #Gaming #video games

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