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| 8/22/2008 Sorry everyone! | |||
| I'm really sorry about subjecting you all to a restoration comic that fits in the archives here but I did the inking for the real comic, started to colour but then realised I’d made a horrible autonomy error in one of the characters stances. Surfaced to say I needed to start from scratch. I'm in work early tomorrow and can't afford a late night, so you will have to wait till Wednesday for the new comic. I'm sorry! But, good news, two comics next week! Yatta! Regards Shauni |
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| 8/15/2008 Ninja 101 | |||
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Just a quick news update today. Since her creation, I have been planning on having Ivy be a trained Kunoichi (female ninja). Some may have noticed her costume and some of her fighting styles can be take straight from the pages of a ninja manga. In the comic linked, she replaces the Neko-te with her own poison claws. I’ve been using a lot reference material from ‘How to Draw Manga: Samurai and Ninja’ for her battling style, but over the next few comics it is going to be a…rather unique battling style, one which I fondly call ‘Wood-fu’. The weapon in her mouth is called a kunai, and you will see in a bit why she has put it in her mouth. Just in case you forgot, can’t tell, or don’t like pokemon (why are you on a site with a pokmon comic??) Silver is a pidgeot. Regards |
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| 8/8/2008 Calling all UK pokemon fans! | |||
| This month marks Woolworth's ‘Pokemon Live’ event to celebrate the release of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Two. Selected stores will be giving away Darkrai for the first time in the UK for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. Depending on what I get up to, I might be attending the Liverpool event of Sunday the 11th. I hope I see you there! Regards Shauni |
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| 8/1/2008 Shauni no baka neko…um what’s that about a cat? | |||
| For starters, ‘baka’ is a Japanese’s word that means moron or idiot. Also, a kinda cameo here for Rowie_me (my boyfriend) and his sister Dawn. “haha Milk’ is a quote from the Naruto Abridged episodes that can be found on youtube. For some reason Rowie likes to say that at the moment LOL. ‘Dawn of the dead’ simply uses Dawns' name with the appropriate movie title. |
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| 7/25/2008 NO! IT IS NOT REPETATIVE! | |||
| You all remember the Mokujin substitution spell right? That’s the move based on the Substitution jutsu from Naruto. You can see Sakura do that jutsu here. It seems this Shauni might remember a few things after all! Okay, on with the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Darkness review! If you have played the original Mystery Dungeon game ‘Blue/ Red rescue team’ for DS and SP, you will know this game inside and out already. The game engine is almost exactly the same as it ancestor. That’s not to say there isn’t anything new. There is a brand new plot and all the new pokemon from the Diamond and Pearl games. The new options of splitting the map and the game screen from each other on the two screens is a big improvement. There are also large improvements on the online aspect of the ‘rescue’ options on the game. If you were fan of the original, you will find the same addictive game play here. If you don’t like pokemon at all, what are you even doing on this site? Enjoy! Regards Shauni |
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| 7/11/2008 I’m back baby! | |||
| Sorry about the lack of update last week. I wasn’t well for most of that week and on Thursday it hit me worst of all. I’m a lot better now, as you can see from the hand coloured comics. They take longer to do, but are more fun to make as you can see the end result of the comic before you even scan it. A note about the last comic. The last panel was supposed to be Haku’s looming show over Shauni. Some people didn’t get that, so I’m going to redo that panel when I get the time. As for this weeks comic, the dialogue is taken from here. It was said to him by the last maiden. I’m sensing a bit a resentment here over the fact she DIED before she kept her promise. Anyway, enjoy the weekend, and next week I’ll have a review of the new Pokemon Mystery Dungeon game. Later potatoes! Shauni |
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| 6/20/2008 Just in case you don’t know anything about anime and manga | |||
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You should know this if you have ever watched anime what I mean when I say an excited nose bleed It is a visual symbol for attraction and lust, generally by a male. Predominantly used as a gag. In anime females blush prettily when they are romantically touched by the situation. What do males do? Well, one answer is that they become so aroused that they bleed from the nose. This may range from a drop to a literal gout, which certainly looks weird the first time you see it. Silver isn’t actually attracted to Shauni in this case, but as the avid anime fan he is, he concluded the situation needed an explosive nose bleed. Even if it was tomato sauce in a sashay. |
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| 6/13/2008 Let’s talk kimono! | |||
| Straight from Wiki: “The kimono is the national costume of Japan. Originally the word 'kimono' literally meant thing to wear but now has come to denote a particular type of traditional full-length garment. Kimono are T-shaped, straight-lined robes that fall to the ankle, with collars and wide, full-length sleeves. Kimono are wrapped around the body, always with the left side over the right (except when dressing the dead for burial)and secured by a wide sash called an obi, which is usually tied at the back. Kimono are generally worn with traditional footwear split-toe socks.” The kimono’s design only allows dainty movements, thus preventing large strides which Shauni is reminded of in the first panel. Shauni has commented on her displeasure of the constricting garment before. The following series of actions that follow panel two here are traditional scenes leading up to an action sequence with a fighter wearing a kimono. It is all in aid of quickly freeing a hand for combat as the nature of a kimono isn’t really suited for combat as it’s traditionally warn. To quickly free there hand, the wearer pulls his hand through the sleeve of the kimono. This requires considerable pressure to force the arm threw if it is a woman performing the move as the sash is located higher than on a man. The freed arm is then brought around underneath the underarm. The wearer inserts his hand threw the space between the chest and the kimono, finally pushing his arm forward and thrusting off the kimono in one deft move. The empty shoulder hangs limply over the sash. Here is a clip of Auron from FF 10 doing the exact same thing, except his arm is already free from the sleeve. Shauni is wearing chest binding over her bra as Yomikko’s kimono is a little to small for her. Also, instead of all the traditional layers to a kimono, Shauni is just wearing shorts. I don’t blame her either, theses about three or four layers to a kimono, and it looks like it’s warm in Onett. Enjoy the comic, and I hope I see you all next week! Regards Shauni |
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| 6/11/2008 You remember Opal right? | |||
| Okay guys, this comic follows on directly from where we left off at the Onett Holy Ground. We are finally back to the main characters after nearly 2 years! Yay! Hopefully this chapter will see the end of the battle that’s been going on for THREE years. Okay, that’s enough self loathing about my crappy updating schedule over the last year…now, onto randomness! Seeing as how there's no topic on my mind today that would make for interesting reading, I've decided instead to finally do the movie review I promised ages ago, in an effort to ensure you don’t die of boredom, or god forbid, stop reading the ravings of a mad woman. I’ve been promising a review of the movie Ironman for a while. Ironman is an okay movie. Wait, what...? You were expecting more than that? But that involves effort....okay, okay fine, stop throwing things at me. What first drew me to the film was my friend John Goth. He likes Marvel and apparently the movies sound track was by a band he loved, so, with nothing else on and no good weather to speck of, we went to the cinema. I was kind of excited to see it since I had heard good reviews...however, after watching the firm I was left tarn on my opinion. On the one side, the film had excellent CGI, a decent premise and a good few laughs that completely caught me off guard (i.e I burst out laughing from sheer surprise). On the other hand, the story telling was sub par, most of the characters except Tony didn't really DO anything and the whole thing left me thinking 'was that it?'. All in all, a solid action/ super hero movie, but if you are after any level of depth, you'll be disappointed. Then again, sometimes you want to see two giant robot men battling it out. It’s what kind of mode you are in I guess. Watch it one rainy afternoon on DVD. Regards Shauni |
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| 5/23/2008 The weight of the world | |||
| As is now summary comic tradition Simeon and Shauni are dressed up as characters from an anime. Shauni is ‘Sakura Haruno’ and Simon is ‘Kakashi Hatake’. Both these character are from ‘Naruto‘. ‘Ryoga Hibiki’ from Ranma ½ makes a random appearance at the end. Fans of both Ranma and Naruto should get this joke, but if you don’t, let me explain. The character Akane from Ranma ½ had her hair cut of by Ryoga during a battle. Similarly, Sakura in Naruto had to cut her own hair of in order to escape from an enemy during a battle. I’ve always found the similarly interesting, and thought I’d make a little joke about it. As for the question ‘why is Ryoga even there in the first place?’, that’s easy. He gets lost…a lot. It wouldn’t surprise me if he randomly appeared in summary comics. Next week will see a chapter cover for the next chapter. “Chapter Eight: Small Acorns”. The promised review of Iron Man will also go up. I’ve not finished it yet! Regards. Shauni |
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| 5/16/2008 IT’S FINALY OVER!! | |||
| w00t! Last comic of the chapter! Finally!! It’s finally over! The mammoth task has finally come to an end! Chapter Six started way back in 2006 http://www.pebbleversion.com/ROM/ROMArchives/ROMCover6.html . With slow plot progress, a delayed updating schedule, and a reduced number of comics a week have dragged this chapter on and on and on (etc). The next comic will be a crappy summary comic, and then we will finally move back to the battle at the Onett Holy lands. You remember these guys right? http://www.pebbleversion.com/ROM/ROMArchives/ROMStrip149.html Anyway, I’ll be reviewing the new Iron Man movie next week. Stay tuned. Regards Shauni |
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| 5/7/2008 An evil loom | |||
| This comic was kinda fun to make. It might look like it would take a few minutes to make, but it took me a while to decided what exactly Sloth would say and do. I love working with the character of Sloth. She’s the anti-Shauni after all, but that doesn’t make her ‘evil’ in every way. I think if I’d been chained up in a cell for god knows how long, the first thing I’d want is chocolate too! Also, just a quick link as to way I used a gecko http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gecko reference in the last panel, just in case you didn’t get it, Gecko’s can climb walls. Also, I’d like to congratulate my mother and father! It was there 25th wedding anniversary! All the best, from your loving daughter! Regards Shauni |
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| 4/25/2008 King of the Iron Rail! | |||
| The Mokujin substitution spell’ takes it’s name from a fictional character from the Tekken Games. Mokujin is a wooden training dummy who comes to life at the presence of powerful evil. The image of the wooden substitute in the intended victims clothing is a clear homage to the ‘Body Transfer’ technique some of the characters use in the anime Ranma ½. It’s also a homage to the anime Naruto’s “Substitution Jutsu”, which always leaves a log in place of the intended victim. Sloth uses it here as her actual distraction. After all, one should ‘look underneath the underneath’ On that not, I’ve been watching WAY too much Naruto recently. Been catching the Japanese fan translated dub of Naruto Shippuden on the web. It’s about 20 times more awesome than the first part! On a different note, I went to Alton Towers last Saturday for my birthday, and I survived Oblivion (the world's first vertical drop roller coaster). I was at the front! I will post a picture soon! Thanks for reading! Regards Shauni |
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| 4/11/2008 It's moving 20 foot and it's messing with my life!! | |||
| Going to steal a line from Josiah's rant on Wednesday. 'Sorry, really wanted to get a normal comic done for today but I just didn't have the time.' This is true, but what was holding me up was moving my computer! My sister has resently moved out to her own place, and her room is going spare. To give me a bit more space, I've been moving my desk and computer into her room. I started at 8pm Thrusday night thinking 'Ha, I have the ROM artwork done already. I'll have this thing set up before 10 then i'll have a few hours to colour the comic.' This was not the case. I've got the computer set up, but the scanner is another issue. The whole thing took me three hours to move and it's still not working!! I had to take the desk to pieces before I could move it, THAT took me an hour and a half, then another hour to reassemble it, THEN there's the computer itself. I'm just happy I had SOMETHING to upload for you. Look out for the comic on Wednesday!! HA! That will be my 23rd birthday too!! THAT WAS NOT A HINT....yes it was.... Have a nice weekend everyone! Regards Shauni |
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| 3/22/2008 My, what a month | |||
| To start with, I’d like to thank everyone who donated last month. Thanks to all the donations, the donation gauge has hit the $100 mark! Josiah has his own set of donation incentives and I have some too, but mine change from month to month. Usually anyone who donates $10 or more gets a first look at the newest Orca Mystery Dungeon comic, but due to my slow comic updating schedule, it’s likely I wouldn’t have new comics for a person who donated a few times and has already seen everything on offer, and that’s not very fair. So I decided on a new scheme, I’m hoping this one works out. If the donation gauge reaches $30, I will produce one OMD comic for everyone to read! If we reach $100 I will produce three. As the donation gauge reached over $100 last month, that means everyone will get to see the next three comics of the OMD comics! One is there for you to look at right now! Check it out!! There will be another one to look at on Friday as well! Sorry about last Friday…Half way threw the comic colouring on Thursday, and my computer crashed. In retrospect, I'll save the comic 'in-progress' from now on so I don't lose the WHOLE thing. See you Friday! Regards Shauni |
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| 3/21/2008 Happy Easter! | |||
| Easter has come early this year, and not landed on my birthday as it did in 2006 No comments really today, except that I apologise for a little bit of a cop out comic. Also, Moen’s bunny costume is actually a cos play of the bunny costume from the ‘Ouran High School host club’ anime that Josiah has reviewed before. I got into the series after he recommended it and wanted to draw one of my bad characters as the bunny. More for my amusement than anything else. Have a nice Easter, or whatever you celebrate. Regards Shauni |
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| 3/7/2008 Going to be a quick one | |||
| Hi there everyone! Sorry my rant is so short, but I’m in a bit of a hurry. Just a note to let you know I’m designing ROM T-shirts for the up and coming Pebble Version store (like the Grass Kid T-shirt I was working on). Input at this point is more than welcome! (please, I’m REALLY stuck on what you guys would like!!!!) Regards Shauni |
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| 2/29/2008 Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.' | |||
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Before I start today, I’d like to direct you to this news article about an earthquake in the Okay, now that that is out of the way, I’ll return to ROM comic news. Last weeks comic needed some explanation and I failed/ forgot to provide it, so here it is. Firstly, the word 'valkyrie' comes from the Old Norse valkyrja (plural 'valkyrur'), from the words 'val' (slain) and 'kyrja' (choose). Literally the term means choosers of the slain. In Norse mythology the valkyries are minor female deities, who served Odin. Although he is named after warrior women, Valkyrie is very much male. His name was chosen as Moen’s life literally rest in his hands. Let him be slain, or face the wrath of the outraged crowed so he can have a trail. Secondly, Fable in the second panel is making an obvious Phoenix Wright reference here. I’ve yet to play the Nintendo DS game myself yet, but the image and slogan have become interrogated in pop culture, and it’s kinda obvious what it’s referring to. Come on, she’s even wearing his suit! Now that’s out of the way, let’s talk about TODAYS comic! Some of the lines spoken by Fable here are from the famous Edgar Allan Poe poem ‘The Raven’. 'The Raven' is a narrative poem first published in January 1845, by American writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe. It tells of a talking raven's mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the latter's slow descent into madness. The lover is lamenting the loss of his love, Lenore. The raven, sitting on a bust of Pallas, seems to further instigate his distress with its constant repetition of the word, 'Nevermore.' Throughout the poem. If you are having trouble understanding the events in the poem due to the use of old English, it’s ‘translated’ on wikipedia. Also, as a forewarning, I’m having internet trouble at home, and it’s is probably going to effect ROM updates. Keep a check on this thread for updates on the issue. Regards |
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| 2/22/2008 T-Shirts and stuff | |||
| Almost 6 months ago I started working on a few T-shirt designs for Josiah. I put the project on hold when he went of to Japan as I assumed he wouldn’t need them. About 2 months ago he told me that he was still actually waiting for me to get off my butt and DO something and that he hadn’t given up the idea of T-shirts while he was away. The delays are my entire fault, and for that I’m sorry. To make up for my terrible neglect of this project, I’m putting ROM comics on the backburner as I really need to concentrate on this T-shirt and get the designs sorted. There is currently two versions of the 'grass kid' t-shirt uploaded on the galley! Question: Why is it taking so long to finish the T-shirts? You’ve had months! Answer: I had an attack of Real Life, which includes, but is not limited to: Dating, courtship, work, redecorating, holidays and the like. I’ve only had time for one ROM comic a week as is for four months now...and I’ll be honest, I put the project on hold for so long I forgot until Josiah mentioned it in a forum post yesterday. In other news I fell on my arse ice skating and banged the base of my spin. Because it was a spinal injury they (the first aiders that work there) wouldn’t let me walk of the ice, I had to wait for a gurney. It was all very embarrassing and now my back/ bum hurts like hell. Also, on a happy note, I uploaded a picture of the flowers Rowie_me got me! Have a nice weekend! Shauni |
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| 2/15/2008 Back into the swing of things | |||
| Well, here we are, back to story comics. They take longer than the Holiday comics did to make because the drawings are more technical and require longer to draw and colour. For the foreseeable future they will be updated every Friday. If these is going to be more than one comic a week it will be uploaded on Wednesday. Comics on a Monday seem to be a pipe dream at this point. Anyway, on a personal note, I’d like to give a shout out to my Boyfriend Rowie_me. He bought me the most beautiful collection of flowers for Valentines Day. I’ll upload a picture to the gallery at some point next week! Keep any eye out for it! Also, happy birthday to John Goth and Cory! Regards Shauni |
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| 2/8/2008 THANK THE LORD THAT’S OVER! | |||
| That’s it! Its done! This is the last ‘The Snowbird’ comic. Next week will take us back to regular comics, and maybe I can finally finish that chapter LOL. It seems I have trouble getting chapters done. The Snowbird was supposed to be 5 comics, not eleven lol. We have fan art today of Opal by Silver. You can find it in the fan art section that is under the archives, or you can look at in on his Deviant Art website. Specking of DA, check out the gallery. There are new drawings. Keep in touch! Regards Shauni |
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| 2/1/2008 Blame Eternal Sonata | |||
| Sorry folks, but there isn't going to be a ROM comic. I started playing a new Xbox 360 game today and I didn't realise it had gone past 9.30pm before I got off it. I'll get to work on it on Friday, so you'll have a comic on Monday and Friday next week. Also of note is the fact they will be the LAST two of the season arch, Back to story comics after next week. Regards Shauni |
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| 1/25/2008 Playing on Stereotypes, part two | |||
| Cedric the snowman looked so stereotypically English, I played on that stereotype. As an English person myself, this proved very amusing. Earl Grey is a popular tea in England, but I personally don’t have a great love of tea. I prefer hot chocolate and soft drinks. Florence takes after her creator Connie. She just has to look at you a particular way and you just can’t seem to say no. LOL Shauni-sama employed the same technique here and Simeon openly admitted he couldn’t say ‘no’ to that face. Maybe Florence is a regular reader. Enjoy your weekend! Regards Shauni |
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| 1/23/2008 Some more fandom references | |||
| Since the snowman playing with Simeon’s face is a fan boy, I decided to have him talk like a stereotypical one. A furry refers to furry fandom Kawaii is simply the Japanese word meaning ‘cute’ OMG simply stands for ‘Oh my good’. The last sound effect is really just a homage to VG Cat’s Inuyasha comic Enjoy your week, and see you Friday! Regards Shauni |
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| 1/18/2008 Polka Dot underpants | |||
| Seeing your father in his underwear would be a traumatic experience for anyone… If anyone can suggest a good psychologist for Mahri, please let her know. As said previously, Cedric © Rowie_me, One Piece Fanboy © Silver and Florence © Connie. Florence is the snow lady with the major blush. I wouldn’t have thought snowmen could blush. Also, Root beer is a beverage also known as Sarsparilla outside of North America. Root beer, comes in two forms: alcoholic and soft drink. The type that’s being drunk here is the soft drink. The soft drink version of root beer is non-alcoholic and is generally made using root beer extract or other flavoured syrups diluted into carbonated water. A keg is a cylindrical container, usually constructed of aluminium, steel or wood. It is commonly used to store, transport, and serve beer. On a final note, check out the gallery for some artwork. Same time next week! Regards Shauni |
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| 1/11/2008 Little Girl Sleepy | |||
| This comic was done at 11pm on Thursday night….this new post was written at 23:55 pm on Thursday night…that means it’s a short on. As said in the comic Cedric © Rowie_me, One Piece Fanboy © Silver and Florence © Connie. These are the Snowmen from the forum contest before New Year. This little bonus arch has two or three more comics before it ends, so if I manage to again make 2 comics a week, we will see the return of regular comics the week after. For people who are clueless about One Piece (as I shamefully admit I am) you can read about it here (This link is overloaded with spoilers. Read at your own risk.). Have a good weekend! Regards Shauni |
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| 1/9/2008 I will distract you with the power of alchemy! *Claps* *Runs* | |||
| Yeah…I’m sorry about my crummy time keeping…I did have a comic done for Wednesday last week, but Josiah missed the e-mail when he updated so it only went up on Friday. I was SUPPOSED to then have the intended comic for Friday posted on Monday…but I kinda…okay, I forgot to upload it on Sunday night. *blush*…so here it is, and next Friday will see a comic as usual. As for distracting you with Alchemy, here is a link to a Full metal Alchemist the Abridged Series on youtube. It’s a funny fan parady. I got into Full Metal Alchemist last year after a lot of readers pointed out that some of the manga’s themes and concepts were very similar to ROM. Over Christmas there was a Full Metal marathon on Anime Central. Lets just say I fell in love with the series even more and its now in my top three best anime ever. Anyway, I’ll review the real Full Metal Alchemist series some other time. Gotta go! Regards Shauni |
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| 12/26/2007 Holiday Delays | |||
| Wasn't the entire point of a random schedule NOT having to post stuff like this? Anyway, the point is that the Snowbird comics had some SEVERE delays because of the holidays and everything. I’m going to try to make two comics next week and the week after that. This little festive interlude should finish mid January. Happy Holidays! Regards Shauni |
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| 12/21/2007 Shauni VS Motorway barrier | |||
| Um....I had a thing happen to me last Saturday... Not to be dramatic, but I was in a car accident in my boyfriends car. Don't worry, I got hurt but it was only a minor injury. My boyfriend and I were on a three lane motorway going around 70 miles an hour in the over taking lane when a tire blew out on the left side. In a word, we ended up hitting the metal barrier in the middle of the road then ended up on the hard shoulder. We are both okay, and I have mentioned this on the forums before, but I wanted to publicly thank everyone who has wished Paul and I well after our accident. The completion that was running on the forum has now ended. Lucky participants will see there Snowmen brought to life before the end of this holiday themed chapter. On that note, I’d like to mention two things. One, the snowman is Silver, if it wasn’t obvious. Secondly, the full image of Mahri here can be seen on the gallery. Also, on a completely unrelated note, I got a PSP. Yay for me. Also x2, hello to Merlin! She’s still hosting Shauni over at Random Encounter. Happy Holidays Merlin! Keep smiling! Regards Shauni |
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| 12/7/2007 It’s that time again…tis the season to be festive! La la la la la…ect | |||
| Last year we celebrated the holiday season with Ryan Antonio’s ‘The Season’. This year I decided the do a similar thing again to mark the occasion. The whole of this month will see ROM’s take on the classic story ‘The Snowman’ by Raymond Briggs. The Snowman animated film was adapted from Raymond Briggs beautiful book which was organically published in 1978 by Hamish Hamilton. The film was made by TVC London who had been commissioned by Channel 4 when it was just launched. No-one knew the film would be such a success. It won a BAFTA for Best Children’s Drama and was OSCARTM nominated. This year The Snowman celebrates 25 years on Film. As part of the celebrations, I’ve decided to make this little parody staring the ROM cast. ‘The Snowbird will run up until the beginning of January. There is currently a chance to get YOUR snowman IN this little festive parody. Click here to see details I hope you enjoy it! The film has been broadcast all over the world. It has always been successful in the UK, but it has also been very popular in Japan, Korea and in Europe. It has achieved a ‘cult’ status in America. Anyone who has not seen this wonderful firm can watch the whole thing on youtube here. If your interested in the book, you can find it here. |
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| 11/30/2007 Late night again | |||
| I got the comic done just on time, as I’m writing this its 12:25 am on Friday morning. ROM the comic will be back to Friday updates as usual as of this week. If you want to see more Orca Mystery Dungeon comics, please get the monthly donation gage up to $25 and the next three comics will be uploaded to the site. Alternatively, a single donation of $10 will put you on the e-mailing list to be sent the comics to you personally, regardless of monthly donation results. Keep reading! Regards Shauni |
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| 11/24/2007 The return of: Part 12 | |||
| Yeah, I know, I'm sorry there isn't a ROM comic today. I was at a concert on Wednesday night till stupid a clock, so I had to do the artwork for today's comic on Thursday, everything was ready for me to make a comic at 8pm when my computer decided to play up. I got it working at about 10pm, but at this point I really needed to start getting all my things ready for work and wash my hair. I'm in work at 8am today, so I didn't really have time to make the comic AND go to bed at a reasonable hour.... So am asking you to bear with me, the comic above is a nice little filler from the Orca Mystery dungeon comics I’ve been making as donation incentives. You'll get one on Monday and Wednesday next week, then a standard ROM comic on the Friday. This is my way of apologising. Keep an eye on this thread for more updates on the comic status, and an upcoming competition. |
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| 11/16/2007 Stevenson! | |||
| Hello everyone! To start today I have a shout out for our editor Stevenson. I’d like to wish him luck in this school year. Heck, if my adoring fans were to wish him luck I’m sure he’d appreciate a PM on the forum. I’d like to remind readers that if donations reach the required $25, I will make ALL of the current OMD comics available to everyone, AND make three new ones! ((Remember, donations towards ROM also count as donations towards Pebble Version and vice versa so you'll get two sets of donation bonuses! - Josiah)) On one last note, keep a look out on this forum for a FREE competition I’m going to be starting this month. Keep checking for more details Tune in next week for more ROM good ness. Regards Shauni |
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| 11/9/2007 Gun powder, treason and hot pot | |||
| Well hello readers of ROM the comic! I’ve had a very boring week on the most part, except for Monday when I nearly died twice. * enter sounds of crickets here * I thought that would grab you attention LOL! Last Monday I was attending my Auntie’s yearly Bon Fire celebration when two fireworks misfired. No one got hurt, but they could have been…so this week I would like to make you all aware of the dangers of fireworks Anyway, for our readers unaware of what Bonfire is, allow me to give you a brief over view ^_^ Bonfire Night is an annual celebration on the evening of the 5th of November. It celebrates the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot of the 5th of November 1605 in which a number of Roman Catholic conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament situated in the UK. It is primarily marked in the United Kingdom, but also in former British colonies including New Zealand, parts of Canada, and parts of the British Caribbean. Bonfire Night was also common in Australia until the 1980s. Festivities are centred around the use of fireworks and the lighting of bonfires In the UK, several foods that are traditionally consumed on Bonfire night are: * black treacle goods such as bonfire toffee and parkin * toffee apples * baked potatoes, which are wrapped in foil and cooked in the bonfire or its embers * black peas with vinegar Well, that’s it for now really. Please donate to Pebble Version this month. You could win a prize! I’ve also decided to add my own donation incentive. If we reach the required $25, I will make ALL of the current OMD comics available to everyone, AND make three new ones! Please donate! Regards Shauni |
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| 11/2/2007 Happy belated Halloween! | |||
| I know it’s a little late, but I had the artwork for this comic done on Monday, and I was going to make it on Tuesday, but I got back a lot later from a works do that I expected, so here it is today! I’ll have a longer news post for you next week! Enjoy the weekend! Regards Shauni |
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| 10/26/2007 Hounds and bowls of soups | |||
| I went to a concert on Wednesday night. A gig at the Manchester Apollo to watch a band called ‘Bowling For Soup’. That’s basically why there weren’t two comics as promised. I spent Tuesday night getting travelling information for the trip down there. Not much of an excuse, but it is the real reason. The gig was awesome anyway!! I got the chance to hear a band called ZebraHead for the first time. They were good. The Bloodhound gang followed them. They preformed some of my favourite songs on stage. ((Apologies to Shauni, but I decided that the music video link she wanted here just isn't appropriate for this site. Older readers can look up the band's videos on their own if they want to. - Josiah)) Bowling for Soup were awesome again. I saw them live at the Download Festival at the beginning of the year. Anyway, this is Shauni, signing off! Regards Shauni |
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| 10/19/2007 Scenes from the cutting room floor | |||
| Hello all! I managed to make another comic! The artwork you see here was the original drawings for ROM 3, however, at the time, I lost the artwork and had to make a quick filler. After this comic I started getting a feel for making the comics, and they started to come out okay. That’s all from me today. I hope you enjoy your weekend. I’m not making any promises, but there is a SLIGHT chance there will be two ROM comics next week! Regards Shauni XX |
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| 10/17/2007 A trip down memory lane! | |||
| This weekend I trawled through a bunch of my old ROM comic sketches, and found some artwork from Chapter Zero. For those not in the know I’ve been doing it because of the ROM Restoration Project. This basically means remaking the old ROM comics. Friday’s comic will be a RRP Comic. I won’t spoil the surprise about which comic in the archive is going to be replaced with a sparkling new one! Look out for it! Enjoy your double update week to make up for my major fail last week. (If you didn’t notice, I didn’t update last week ^_^’ ) Anyway, enjoy the rest of your week…and see you Friday! Regards Shauni |
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| 10/5/2007 Wale…? As in an Orca whale…? NO | |||
| I spent two days this week hiking in Wales. I spent the time staying in a static caravan in Towyn. A forum member named Gardialvoir asked me “what's Wales like?” I found that an interesting question, so, I decided to answer it here ^_^ Wales is a strange place to describe really…think the mountains of Scotland…right next to the ocean with a million caravans on the flat plains…with Blackpool style attractions…that no one goes to…that is what Wales is like. I stayed in an area called Towyn, near Ryle. It’s not really been done up since the 60s by the looks of it, and because it was off season, everything was closed. The scenery is fantastic though. Within walking distance of each other is a pebble beach that’s dwarfed by really high mountains. The whole place is breath taking, if a little dated amusements wise. Worth a visit if you like hiking, if you want arcade gaming…go somewhere else. Also, the place names inland are IMPOSSIBLE to pronounce. Regards Shauni |
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| 9/28/2007 The king of the jungle | |||
| Disney fans may notice that the first panel of the comic looks like Scar from the Lion King After I'd finished drawing Simeon, I remembered the battle at the end of the movie when Scar comes charging forward surrounded by fire. It is an image that still makes me shiver, much like another one Final Fantasy Fans will know Anyway, just though i'd point it out... That's it from me this week. Going to Wales agon on Monday so won't be around for most of the week, but should still be a ROM comic on Friday. Regards Shauni |
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| 9/21/2007 Final Fantasy 3...wait, shouln't there be a '1' before that? | |||
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Yes, I have finaly bought FF 3 for my DS from e-bay. Here is a little youtube clip that shows you the game play and also has a nice little voice over review that I mostly agree with. ((If you're curious: Legends 1-3 and Adventure are all old games for the original Gameboy and actually aren't FF games. Legends 1-3 are Saga games and Adventure is a Mana game but the names got changed for the US releases in an attempt to sell more copies. Also, in addition to the movies, there are two FF anime series Legend of the Crystals (an OAV very very loosely based off FFV) and Unlimited (which has some familiar monster and music but otherwise is a little kids show) neither of which are really worth watching. In addition, there any many spin off games and cameo games that Shauni didn't mentioned. A few of them got released in the US but most never made it out of Japan. - Josiah)) To mark the occasion, lets have a little look at the future FF. |
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| 9/17/2007 ROM Restoration Project takes off! | |||
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Behold! The first ROM comic ever! These are the original artworks for the first ROM comic, draw back in September 2004, redone to fit with the current format. The first version of the comic used real photographic backgrounds, because at the time, I thought they looked better…but I’ve come to believe that the original hand drawn backgrounds fit in much better with the cruder artwork. The text hasn’t changed significantly in this comic. The only real difference is it’s been ‘gleamed up’ and the text ‘Of hardship and of sorrow’ has been added to reflect the true nature of the comic as it is today. Regards |
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| 9/14/2007 A link and the past! | |||
| I’ve had a very good few weeks recently. ROM comics are still behind sequel…but I DID find some very EARLY material from ROM’s first year of development while I was tidying some old paper work I had. I’ll be uploading a few of them now and then as fillers if I need to. The very first ROM comic will be posted on Monday in all its re-edited glory. The original comic, which can be seen here, was in fact fully pencil drawn and coloured. At the time I thought the real backgrounds looked better, but thanks to a better scanner and paintshop pro 8, the original artwork with current techniques looks rather nice. I’d officially like to state the RRP (ROM restoration project) has begun! Expect to see some of my older comics with edits and modifications to be uploaded over the next few weeks. These included the first 10-20 comics being edited to fit into the current standard format and size, as well as some of the crappier comics being removed completely. You may also find some of the earlier dialogued changed, but I will have a full walkthrough for these comics to explain the changes…so don’t worry. I have a new link for you! Black Tapestries is a long term fav of mine. It’s got some scenes not suitable for younger readers, so beware. The story follows the life of a Were Fox named Lorelei, and believe me, she’s has it rather tough…well, actually, her life would make grown men cry. Brilliant artwork, wonderful story telling, and a strong female lead. In a word: Excellent Regards Shauni |
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| 9/7/2007 Please, take a moment | |||
| Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who brought opera to the masses, died on Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 71. My deepest sympathies go out to his friends and family. Pavarotti brought Opera to the common people, and preformed with the grace and passion only the Italian’s posses. You are in my thoughts and priers. Thursday also marked the funeral of Rhys Jones. Rhys was shot as he walked home from football practice in Croxteth, Liverpool, on August 22. Gun crime in the UK was almost unheard of 20 years ago, but I am more and more disturbed with the number of reports documenting knife and gun shot victims, people being beaten by gangs and needless deaths. My thoughts and priers also go out to victims of violent crime. It has to stop. It HAS to stop. Regards Shauni |
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| 8/31/2007 Paro-paro-parodie! | |||
| Recently I’ve found myself addicted to Weird Al If you don’t know who that is, you should be ashamed. He’s even been on the Simpsons. ANYWAY, my personal favourites include the Virus Alert and the E-bay songs. My point being, I love parodies. If you know of any songs that are parodies of existing songs, or just funny ones like the beer song, send me a PM on the forum. I’ll be happy to hear from you. Make sure to refer to this thread for news on ROM updates. Regards Shauni |
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| 8/24/2007 Ranma! I kill! | |||
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I am such a shameful fan girl. Today’s comic takes a classic quote from Ranma ½. The last panel is a blatant homage to Shampoo’s entrance into the series. I just couldn’t resist LOL. Shampoo’s influence can also be seen in Opal. Regards |
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| 8/17/2007 ROM the Comic | |||
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Hello guys. One last not, take a look at Rowie_me's video over at Youtube. Rowie_me (a.k.a Paul) plays the part of 'The Fonz'. This was a video he made a while ago advertising venture scouts. Please post your comments on his web page. He really wants some feedback. Regards |
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| 8/3/2007 Gone Theme-parkin | |||
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I’ve headed off to Blackpool for the weekend with Paul (a.k.a Rowie_me if you’ve been playing The Darkness online for PS3 recently). I’ll be back in a few days. Be good kiddies. Regards |
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| 7/27/2007 She's now 21...and I feel old. | |||
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My kid sister is now 21. Not so much of a kid anymore LOL. HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY JOANNE! Regards |
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| 7/20/2007 Old news is new news! | |||
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Anyone remember these two from WAY back when? Isn't that odd? Two of the 7 sins were at the scene were Moen went nuts. I'm thinking indirect plot implications! Anyway, today's comic does not have typos. It's casual talking. There teens. I know, it's kinda sad to do casual text for talking, but I felt like doing it. Also, I misspelt Stevenson in last weeks news post. Sorry about that ^_^' Regards |
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| 7/13/2007 It's only happy friday! | |||
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Okay peeps, from a while there may only be one comic a week on a Friday. I've been finding it hard to fit in making one comic, never mind three over the last few weeks, so I'm setting the updates back to the way they were when ROM first started for a while. I'll make a few extra comics until I have a steady buffer. Once i'm happy i'm ahead, i'll start updating twice a week. Today's comic is the third cameo from the 'Be the mob' contest. Thid character belongs to Steveson. Those who know the ins ands outs will know that Steveson is our editor. Hi Steveson! Now I only owe Shadowman one ^_^' Regards |
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| 7/6/2007 Full Metal Alchemist | |||
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I've been watching an Anime series called Full Metal alchemist recently because a few readers have pointed out a potent similarity with some of the idea's I've used in ROM. I was surprised myself how similar some of my ideas are to ones present within the anime and manga. Anyway, here is a link to the cutest little clip from the series. I believe it was the original ending to the Japanese version of the movie, but it was cut out from the American version. Don't watch it if you don't want to spoil the plot. I'll write more on the series later. Regards |
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| 6/29/2007 Kami and Shikigami 101 | |||
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Some people have been asking me what exactly Kasumi and Fable are. I’ve explained it in the comic, but I guess a more detailed explanation of the ins and outs here won’t hurt. I’ll start with Fable. Fable is a shikigami http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shikigami , much like a western familiar. In real world mythology, shikigami can take a variety of human or animal forms, possess or bewitch people. Within the world of Orca, shikigami are a type of parasitic familiar that ‘live’ within their masters. Usually dormant, they can be summoned by their host and take on a separate physical form to carry out bewitching or possessions like there real world counterparts. They take an aspect of their host's body, usually a hand or a part of their face, which is why only Kami are able to use shikigami as a live master would be killed when the parasite was brought out of hibernation. This is not to say shikigami do not dwell within living hosts, they just can’t take on a separate physical form. In these instances, they are considered a parasitic infection and are treated with medication. Kasumi is a kami http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kami which is often mistranslated as ‘god’ or ‘deity’. The world in Japanese refers to any supernatural spirit or forces of nature. The word ‘kami’ also means ‘paper’. In the comic, Kasumi is described by Shauni as a ‘soulless paper golem’, a being reanimated. Kami are created using Necromancy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necromancer . Within the world of Orca, it is possible to call back a spirit from the realm of the dead and place it within the flesh it once inhabited. The flesh of the dead person is rapped in special magic paper in a similar fashion to the Egyptian mummification http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummy . The spirit of the dead person sparks life back into the body, and spells written on the paper allow the spirit to attach itself back to the flesh. The process does not revive the body; it merely allows it to be moved by the spirit again. This results in Kami having dead and rotting flesh held in place by paper. Many kami sustain their body with more and more magic paper, gaining them the nick name ‘paper golems’. Not many people know that Kami were once living people, or the horrible fact that they are working corpses. The church's official line is that they are merely soulless puppets, created by priests in order to communicate with the dead. The truth is they are slaves used by the church for their former knowledge and abilities. The kami continue to serve the church as only they can provide the paper they need to stay alive. Without it, the kami would slowly rot into dust, and never be able to detach themselves from their flesh to return to the world of the dead. Due to there undead nature, kami can sustain a shikigami symbiotic without dying when they summon it. This is a useful skill that kami employ in order to carry out their own agendas without the church finding out. When a kami ‘regenerates’ they rebuild parts of their body using magic paper. This can result in some horrible mutations to their flesh, but it is necessary if they want to avoid rotting into nothing. Burning a kami is the only way to kill it as it destroys the magic paper that binds their body and soul together. I hope that clears a few things up. I’d also like to point out that Kasumi isn’t the first Kami you have seen. There are two other ‘undead’ kami that have already appeared. I’ll let you guess who these two are. Ta ta! Regards |
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| 6/27/2007 Made it! | |||
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I actually had a comic made for Wednesday like I said! Let's hope I make Friday as well and thats three in one week! A normal update week! OMG! Regards |
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| 6/25/2007 Hello! | |||
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Yeah! I made a Monday update! Sorry there was only one comic last week. My Dad spent Thrusday afternoon on Google Maps looking at photos of our house. He spent 3 hours on the thing. It's sad but true. There will be a comic to view on Friday this week. I'm trying to have an update for Wednesday as well, but lets just wait and see. Regards |
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| 6/15/2007 Download Festival 2007 review | |||
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Download...the destination for all those who love their rock music loud. IRON MAIDEN - The legends that are Iron Maiden closed the weekend as the headlining band on Sunday night. They put on a crowd-pleasing set which had the whole place singing along with Bruce to classics like The Trooper, Run To The Hills, Two Minutes To Midnight and Hallowed Be Thy Name. They played a few songs from their forthcoming album, plus classics such as Falling Away From Me, Clown and Blind. MARILYN MANSON - I HATE MANSON...but I do like his songs.Thankfully he kept his interaction with the crowd to a minimum, choosing instead to plough through his crowd pleasing play list. |
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| 6/13/2007 I’m back baby! | |||
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I have returned from the Download Festival! And as you can see, I actually made a comic when I said I would! Hazer! I’ll review Download next Friday XX Hurray for alternative internet access! |
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| 6/6/2007 Change to updates....again | |||
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((Monday's comic was posted correctly in the archices but accidently didn't get put on the main page. It's there now. - Josiah)) I know I promised comics for Monday/ Wednesday this week, but it's not going to happen...again. The updates now are Monday this week and Wednesday/ Friday next week. I was going to make today's comic yesterday, but there were a few things for my trip I needed to pic up and it ended up taking me all afternoon. I'm going to have to produce the Download comics when I get back. Sorry to be such a pain ^_^' See you when I get back! |
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| 6/4/2007 Change to updates | |||
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I know I promised a comic Monday/ Wednesday/ Friday this week, but it's not going to happen. The updates now are Monday/ Wednesday this week and Wednesday/ Friday next week. I thought I would have time before I headed out to the festival to make three comics, but with getting everthing ready and shopping for essentials, i've not had the time... Today is the first comic of three to chronical my trip to Download 2007. I've been planning this trip since Febuary and i'm really looking forward to my first rock festival. I'll be leaving for the gig on Wednesday and will be camping out for five days, returning on Suday night. This means i'm not going to be online at all during that period. I'll be sending Wednesday's comic to Josiah before I leave and making one on the Monday after I get back. Here's praying it's going to be a blast! And yes, I will have purple hair. |
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| 6/1/2007 Small Holiday | |||
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Hello People, next week i'm going to a music festival called the 'Download Festival'. I'll write more about it on Monday. There will be three comics that chronical my trip. They will go up Monday, Wednesday and Friday ^_^ Check back for more info! For British readers, theres the chance i'll see you there! |
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| 5/31/2007 Updates | |||
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Sorry for lack of news updates. ROM comics will be two a week for a while. Check here to find out what days comics will be coming. Regards |
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| 5/16/2007 Updates for the week | |||
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There will be a comic on Friday as well. People who want to be kept updated on my progress should check here. See you all on Friday ^_^ Regards |
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| 5/7/2007 Short and Sweet | |||
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The updates for this week will include today and Friday. Next week should also see two comics. Regards |
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| 5/4/2007 Hello everyone. Welcome to the way things are. | |||
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A few of the ROM comics may be done in pencil. I can get them done on time and I think they look good. Don't worry, normal comic methods will remain the norm, but I must admit I enjoy making the comics this way. Revelation! Haku and Shinmaru are brothers!! This should also help you guess how many years ago the flashbacks are taking place. This is not the 'Great War' from ten years ago, but it is getting closer to current events. Regards |
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| 5/2/2007 Sorry Folks | |||
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I'm really sorry about the lack of consistent updates recently. New games, course work (I’ve been doing some training at work that also demands revision in my free time), inconsistent home internet connections, computer problems and general 'me having a life' have stopped me from making comics regularly. I'm not going to put ROM on hiatus...I won't, but this means you'll have to forgive me for missing lots of updates. Hopefully with my new broadband internet from sky going active later this week, I won't have a problem any more. Today’s comic has the second winner of the 'be the mob' contest. Olivia Stevens entered a fan character named Deslaya before the contest; I decided to enter it for her. Congrats. I am suspending my donation incentives for now. I just don't have time to make any extra comics. If you donate $10 or more this month, when I eventually make the comics, I will send them to you. Please make a note to Josiah that you want the comics and I will e-mail them to you when they are done. Regards and apologies Shauni |
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| 4/23/2007 Cassius © Celebifly | |||
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Today’s character is named Cassius and belongs to Celebifly. It is the first winner from the ‘Be the Mob’ contest I ran a month ago. The next few comics will have some more winners in them. I will be missing Wednesday’s comic this week, but there will be a comic on Friday. Regards |
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| 4/20/2007 Getting back on track | |||
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Two updates a week seems to be working for me at the moment. I should be able to keep up with this pace, so please bear with me for a while until I can get back to three comics. New OMD bonus comics for donations will be available at the end of the month for $10 for three comics. Regards |
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| 4/16/2007 Happy Birthday to me! | |||
| Like the comic says, it’s my birthday again! As a present to you from me, I’m giving you a sneak peak at things to come between Shauni and Jeff. Enjoy the shy blushes! |
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| 4/13/2007 One shot | |||
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This is not a crappy filler comic, but more like a 'ROM Moment' comic. When I don't have time to make a full action comic, I will make a 'buffer' comic like this one. Its a scene stretcher, and lets me work on the next full comic at my own pace. In other words, its not necessary for the story, but it gives me time to make the next comic without messing the archive up with inconsistent fillers. THIS IS CANON TO THE PLOT BUT NOT A REAL STORY COMIC. Enjoy! BTW, next Monday is my birthday, so there will be a special comic done by me to mark the occasion! |
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| 4/11/2007 How could I forget about Easter? | |||
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I’m getting back on tracks with the comics, so I’m almost 99.9% sure there will be at least two ROM comics a week for a while. I did intend to do something special for Easter…but I forgot…luckily Celebifly didn’t! Go read her ROM Easter Fan Fiction! Random link time! I’d like to link you to Silver’s gallery over at the Deviant Art sight (my gallery is also hosted there). Silver (creator of Silver…obviously) has some nice art on his site, including some ROM fan art, which you can also found here on our site. |
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| 4/6/2007 Where ROM Stands | |||
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((Sorry about the weird update schedule lately. For some reason a lot of Shauni's e-mails to me have been getting lost in transit recently. - Josiah)) In the interest of quality over quantity and possibly FINALLY getting ahead with comics, story comics will be on either Monday and Friday or Wednesday and Friday. My intent is for this to be temporary, as I definitely prefer three comics a week. A lot of computer problems have plagued me recently, even more so than usual. Even when I’ve had a working computer, I’ve little to no time to work on the comic. It’s hard to find 5 hours in a week to work on a comic. I don’t want to put the comic on hiatus, so please bear with the delays just a little longer. There were no donations worthy of three OMD comics for March, so I’ve decided to make three new ones when we get a donation of $10 or more from one person. They just take too long for me to make a set, only to have no one see them anyway. In other words, your not missing out on anything anyway. |
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| 3/26/2007 No new ROM comic. Why? | |||
| As you can see, there is no new ROM comic today. Readers should refer to the forum for updates on the ROM comic. I've been having a hard time keeping up with the time table resently. I may have to switch to two a week for a while. Please stay tuned. |
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| 3/23/2007 Pokemon Diamond | |||
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Before we begin, Ryan Antonio has a new gallery on DA and commission service for artwork. Keen readers will remember Ryan wrote the script for ‘The Season’ at Christmas, and he also created Simeon and is a forum mod. Go give him a visit. He has contributed a lot to what ROM is today. Random shout out to Stevenson to, just for the hell of it! I believe I promised you a review of the Japanese import of Pokemon Diamond, did I not? Diamond and I figured a combination of fan translations from the internet, and a general understanding of the game mechanics from the previous games would get me through the title. I was right! I am currently training my team to take on the Elite four. I beat three of them without much concern, but then I was absolutely thrashed by the fourth trainer. My level 50+ team didn't stand a chance against the fire might of level 60s. Anyway, the review. Pokemon Diamond take's place in a new region named Sinnoh. The entire game looks considerably better than the last canon Game Boy Advance games due to the dual-screen advantage. Colors are more vibrant, character sprites have been enhanced and buildings no longer look like flat structures. The appearance of characters has been improved, but the process in which you play as a rookie Pokemon trainer hasn’t been disturbed. As either a boy or a girl, players begin their quest to the Pokemon League Championship by meeting a new Professor, picking between three initial creatures and collecting hundreds more to completely fill out a Pokedex. The game’s Pokedex has a whopping 493 pokemon this time round. Players can recapture creatures in the new game or upload previously captured Pokemon from an old GBA Pokemon game by sticking it into DS’ second slot (I have not yet tried this to see if an English language version works with the import). While there are no new monster types in Pokemon Diamond, there are allot of new type combinations. One of the most interesting I found was ice/ grass. Brand new in-game technology is also fun to play around with like the wristwatch that helps you find hidden treasure or find out how to navigate Sinnoh with maps. Of course, it can tell time, too, which is another cool and important function of the game. You see, the game’s time is set in real time and certain creatures only come out at night (this involves night cycles that have not been scene since Gold and Silver), while others only appear during the day. Besides filling out your Pokedex and advancing to the League Championship, there are a lot of diversions along the way. There are eight gym bosses with badges and an always pesky rival. There are nearly 100 TMs and 8 HMs to collect and a new team of villains to defeat. There are also pokemon contests to put your Pokemon through. All old news to avid pokemon fans, but still fantastic none the less. Despite the language barrier, I found this game refreshing and allot of fun. I'd have to give the game 10 out of 10. Gamers who are thinking to purchase the import should refer to this game guide and this pokedex. ((Or you could just wait a month for the the US release. - Josiah)) I found them very useful during my gaming. |
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| 3/16/2007 75% of people who read today’s comic will try to lick their elbow. | |||
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I am full of useless facts like this one. I needed Kasumi to think something odd and random like that in order to get Kevin’s attention. He is psychic after all, but he doesn’t actively read everyone’s minds around him. It’s like there are conversations going on around him, and when something is said that relates to him or is completely off the wall, he suddenly pays attention. Kasumi knew this and used the ‘lick your elbow’ line to perk his interest. Of note, Kevin’s eyes turn black when he is using his powers to read other people’s minds. I haven’t made a mistake. It was intentional. BTW, we have fan art from Silver. It was submitted a while ago, but I kept forgetting. It has given me the evil idea of doing a few Crossplay images for the Gallery And now, a quick review of donation incentives. Personal donations of $10 will get you access to 3 exclusive Orca Mystery Dungeon comics that will not be available to the general public. If Josiah's group donation gauge reaches $50 or more, a wallpaper will become available to everyone. $75 will get you a new chapter of Project Sutra which has been on hold due to the time involved in writing chapters that are so big! If we get a $100, the Orca Mystery Dungeon comics for Febuary will be made available to everyone. Over $100 will get everyone a bonus mini arch involving Yomikko’s childhood. Have a nice weekend everyone! Regards Shauni |
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| 3/14/2007 Seeing Red | |||
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Today's comic says more with images than with words. The blurred images of Sumada and the mob of villagers indicate what Moen is 'seeing' in a sense. Each respective image becomes more blurred and a greater haze of red falls over the image. This represents Moen's growing hatred literally 'clouding' his view of the world. Actions resulting from anger have negative consequences, because the neurotransmitters/hormones released during anger intensify impulsive action and cloud rational thought processes. This comic's coloring and flow indicate Moen's increasing anger literally clouding his rational mind. As Kasumi said, "A crimson fury will be unleashed'. Things aren’t looking good for the heckling villagers. If you want to be one of the villagers, I’m offering a one of cameo. Post a picture of what you want to look like here on the forums, or a VERY detailed description and you can be in the next few comics as a heckling villager! All cameo winners will not be named in the comic, and may not have dialogue, but they will be mentioned in a news post on the day they win to indicate which villager they are to the world! Forum members who have characters in the comic can not enter this contest with those characters. Feel free to submit another one of your characters though. The first five to submit a character correctly will win! The contest will be open at Regards |
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| 3/12/2007 “Shauni probably decided not to do once since she wasn't sure if I'd be able to put it on the site...” | |||
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As Josiah explained on Friday, he was under the impression that he would not be unable to update Pebble Version (therefore ROM) last Friday, but he was able to do so at the last minute. I only had one ROM comic ready and it was looking more and more likely I might miss Monday’s update, so I took a gamble that missing Friday wouldn’t matter as Josiah wouldn’t have been able to update anyway, but alas, it was wrong. Sorry about the missed update. Today’s comic is paying blatant homage to Ranma ½. The reference in question is the character Genma (Ranma’s ‘cursed to turn into a panda’ father). There is no deeper reference than for the fact the two poses with Sumada mimic some of Genma’s famous scenes in the manga. The first is him charging towards Ranma with a kettle during Ranma’s first battle with Kuno. The second is when he takes a ‘sucker punch’ at his son when he was looking the other way. This comic was pure self indulgence on my part, but I hope fans of Ranma ½ will find it a fitting tribute. See you on Wednesday. Regards Shauni |
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| 3/5/2007 Shauni is dead, long live the Shauni | |||
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Welcome readers to my crappy filler rant. This will be the last update I miss. It’s because of a prolonged case of the flu that suddenly struck me last week and has only just released me from its grip. The Orca Mystery Dungeon comics for February have not even been drawn, but as no one donated after December anyway, no one has seen the comics for January, so the delay isn’t really that much of a problem. It just means two sets of three OMD comics will be made available this month. The first set on the 12th, the second set on the 26th. I have recently perched FF12. It was finally released in the UK about a week or so ag0, and frankly, I’m very disappointed. However, I am very impressed with the HARDBACK game guide. I will review the game at a later date, as I have another review for you right now. For the first time in Pebble Version history, I have a pokemon game before Josiah!! I perched a copy of Pokemon Diamond from e-bay last week, which has helped ease the pain of illness the last couple of days. Admittedly I have no idea what is going on in the game, being as it is all in Japanese, but I care not. The game has been a joy to play so far, and even thought it’s in another language, I am finding it really fun to play. I do not recommend that people unfamiliar with the Pokemon series start with the import, as half the reason I can even play it is by memory and guess work that playing the other games has provided me. To help you guys who opted to get the import to enjoy it to the full, I here by provide you with some links that have made the language barrier a little easier to blur. A complete list of pokemon in the new game, what type they are and where to catch them. This site has a walkthrough that translates some of the dialog and provides tips and hints to puzzles and gym battles. To end this spectacular rant, I will answer a few questions I have been asked recently by some of the readers. What does baka mean? ‘ Baka’ means ‘idiot’ in Japanese. It was an appropriate response when the subject being discussed was Anime. In my opinion, the word ‘baka’ is used the most of all Japanese words in Ranma 1/2 What is that huge drop of water on this characters head? This is what is often called a sweatdrop. This is when a large drop of sweat form on one's head. It occurs in Anime and Manga to signify that the character finds someone else's actions silly or embarrassing. It can also be used when referring to there own actions as silly or embarrassing, such as in this case when Shauni-sama’s answer is pathetic. ^_^’ Regards |
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| 2/21/2007 Who the heck are you!? | |||
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Allow me to introduce the last major player in this chapter, Kasumi. This character is almost as significant as Moen and Shauni-sama in the events which would change the future into what it is in modern Orca. She doesn’t look like much, does she? What does this mean for you? That this monster chapter will be finishing in ten to twenty comics, dependent on how I work out the last major event in Moen’s young life. That’s right! Soon I will finish the stupid battle at the Onett holy ground, which has been going on for OVER A YEAR!! Of interest, ‘Kami’ is a Japanese word that has two meanings. It’s most commonly known to mean ‘God’ or ‘Spirits’. A title given to the celestial gods of the first mythical dynasty of Japan and extended to the demigods of the second dynasty, and then to the long line of spiritual princes still represented by the mikado. It also means ‘paper’ when written differently. The two meanings are both used in the description of what Kasumi is. She is a spirit within a paper body. It will make more sense soon. (Notice how she has some interesting skin disorder? A little bit like the modern Sloth, don’t you think?) Personal donations of $10 will get you access to 3 exclusive Orca Mystery Dungeon comics that will not be available to the general public. If Josiah's group donation gauge reaches $50 or more, a wallpaper will become available to everyone. $75 will get you a new chapter of Project Sutra which has been on hold due to the time involved in writing chapters that are so big! If we get a $100, the Orca Mystery Dungeon comics for January will be made available to everyone. Over $100 will get everyone a bonus mini arch involving Yomikko’s childhood. Regards Shauni |
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| 2/16/2007 All the hurt…feel sorry for me! | |||
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I am sorry for this short message, but I’ve not really got the time to chat. There won’t be a ROM comic on Monday because I’ve caught the flu. I’m very sorry. Regards Shauni |
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| 2/14/2007 Donation News (That means no NEW news) | |||
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Personal donations of $10 will get you access to 3 exclusive Orca Mystery Dungeon comics that will not be available to the general public. If Josiah's group donation gauge reaches $50 or more, a wallpaper will become available to everyone. $75 will get you a new chapter of Project Sutra which has been on hold due to the time involved in writing chapters that are so big! If we get a $100, the Orca Mystery Dungeon comics for January will be made available to everyone. Over $100 will get everyone a bonus mini arch involving Regards Shauni |
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| 2/12/2007 News Headline: 1969 - Man walks on the moon. 1971 - Man walks on the moon... again. Then, for a long time, nothing happened. Then Merlin updated her comic. | |||
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Get this, Merlin has actually updated DHS Comix! I’m just kidding Merlin, I’m glad you got your new drawing tablet. I know how much it sucks making a comic with pen and mouse….wait a minute…that’s how I do ROM! I have been after a tablet myself forever, but I lack funds or student discount *grumbles* ANYWAY, don’t forget to check out this thread for ROM comic announcements. I’m just going to throw that link on here every now an then, don’t worry, there’s not a planned delay. Check out last Friday’s news post below for donation incentives. I hope you all have a good week, and I’ll catch you Wednesday! Regards Shauni |
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| 2/9/2007 Pyrogoth hasn’t even been IN the comic! | |||
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Our good friend Celebfly has produced us some nice Poison Pyrogoth fan art! Poison Pyrogoth has not been in the comic yet, but will be before the end of the year. Here is today’s comic, complete with a drawing of my left hand! I even included my scar on the index finger! Yeah, you guessed it; I just drew around my hand, but why not? I don't really like Shauni's face in the third panel, and I may have overdone it with the fire. At some point in the future I may add a 'crackling' sound effect. I do really like Moen's face in this one again. I've only been drawing him with a destitute expression the last few weeks. I really enjoy drawing him wide eyed. There are new donation incentives!! Personal donations of $10 will get you access to 3 exclusive Orca Mystery Dungeon comics that will not be available to the general public. If Josiah's group donation gauge reaches $50 or more, a wallpaper will become available to everyone. $75 will get you a new chapter of Project Sutra which has been on hold due to the time involved in writing chapters that are so big! If we get a $100, the Orca Mystery Dungeon comics for January will be made available to everyone. Over $100 will get everyone a bonus mini arch involving Yomikko’s childhood! Regards Shauni |
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| 2/7/2007 Snatch, don’t do it., don’t pick your nose and chew it! | |||
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Well, the forums http://forums.pebbleversion.com/ weren’t working for me all Tuesday, so today’s comic is the unedited version not checked by Stevenson. Apologies for any typos. Today’s comic sees the return of cameo Snatch from DHS Comix http://www.dhscomix.com/ by Merlin. Today’s news title refers to this comic The events taking place here follow on from Merlin’s last comic. This should tell you that the current events take us back to the present and the ‘here and now’. I love Moen’s face in the last panel, but I wasn’t so pleased with the way the ‘bang’ effect came out. It needs redoing at some point in the future. There are new donation incentives!! Personal donations of $10 will get you access to 3 exclusive Orca Mystery Dungeon comics that will not be available to the general public. If Josiah's group donation gage reaches $50 or more, a wallpaper will become available to everyone. $75 will get you a new chapter of Project Sutra http://www.pebbleversion.com/ROM/ROMhtml/ProjectSutra.htm which has been on hold due to the time involved in writing chapters that are so big! If we get a $100, the Orca Mystery Dungeon comics for January will be made available to everyone. Over $100 will get everyone a bonus mini arch involving Yomikko’s childhood! Well, that’s all from me today. Regards Shauni |
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| 2/5/2007 Retraction of the Son of Shauni sucks. | |||
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I’m so melodramatic. I didn’t end up going to the gym on Thursday, and it’s a good thing to. My dial up at home isn’t working full stop! As you can see however, I didn’t miss an update, but I do apologies if there are any typos. I didn’t have time to get it to Stevenson, our editor, before it went out. I hope you all had a good weekend, and I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday. For those of you interested, you can see a textless version of the bottom panel of todays comic here. For those of you who also read DHS Comix, tune in next Wednesday for the return of Snatch Take a look at last weeks news entry for donation incentives. Regards Shauni |
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| 2/2/2007 The son of Shauni sucks! | |||
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Well, that didn't take long. I've just had a week’s hiatus and already I've broken my resolution to not miss an update. Ah, well it was a lofty goal at best. I've started to attend a gym this week. I left myself one day to do a comic for Monday, and I ended up going out with some friends. I'm going to try and get a comic out over the weekend, but my dodgy dial up connection at home might let me down. Hopefully there will be a comic, and all this is just hot air, but please be prepared for the worst. Personal donations of $10 will get you access to 3 exclusive Orca Mystery Dungeon comics that will not be available to the general public. If Josiah's group donation gage reaches $50 or more, a wallpaper will become available to everyone. How a nice weekend everyone. Regards Shauni |
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| 1/31/2007 I'm back but stuck in first gear! | |||
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Hello everyone! Sorry about the lack of Shauniness this last few days. I'm finally getting back into the swing of things, but the updates maybe a little rocky until I got to were I should have been a week ago. I have about two weeks worth of artwork done, but I’m already falling behind on the coloring. I've really let slip the ROM work ethic the last couple of weeks, and as a result, I’ve completely lost my 'buffer' of comics. I haven't even had time to have Stevenson grammar check this on; it’s had to go out as is. I promise everything will return to normal soon. I PROMISE. Personal donations of $10 will get you access to 3 exclusive Orca Mystery Dungeon comics that will not be available to the general public. If Josiah's group donation gage reaches $50 or more, a wallpaper will become available to everyone. Please feel free to donate. The donation button is on the left hand side of this paragraph. When you do donate, please request which group of comics you want. Currently only the January set is available. December comics can be found for free here Regards Shauni |
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| 1/26/2007 Shauni sucks | |||
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I have absolutely no reason for the comic delays. I've been watching too much anime and reading too much manga, which is my only reason. I haven't had time to work on the comics over the weekend because of personal commitments, and any time during the week I've been to busy watching R.O.D The TV (for those interested, our own 'Yomikko Gothard' was inspired by 'Yomiko Readman' from this anime series). I'm really sorry everyone, but I only realized yesterday I didn't actually have any artwork done. I've been that consumed by this anime series that I actually FORGOT about the comic. Check the announcements thread here for progress reports on the comic. I'm looking to update again next Wednesday, if all goes well. I promise this will never happen again (this month ^_^') Regards |
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| 1/22/2007 Alaska copout rant | |||
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Aargh. Very sorry guys. This is a pretty lame copout rant. I've had a total of 10 minutes to write this rant. I'm only bothering to type anything at all as I need to inform you the Orca Mystery Dungeon comics are now available. $10 for the new set of three comics. Let's hope the rest of the week hits me with writing inspiration! Also, I'm shouting out to my poor friend Connie-oneen, who has ended up in Alaska on busyness! OH NOES! Regards |
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| 1/19/2007 Windy Miller | |||
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Well I'll be dammed. The last two days have seen some of the worst winds in my known life! We've had trees fall over, lights flicker out and roof tiles going missing! My company's building has been around for over two hundred years, but even it shuck a little in the wind! For our American readers, this might seem very mild. The weather conditions over the Atlantic are bigger and more extreme (like you freakishly cars! Seriously, I have a Daewoo Matiz that's HALF the size of the average America car). The weather does not go well for the UK. We aren't prepared for extreme weather. Have a nice weekend everyone! Regards |
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| 1/17/2007 Panto time again! | |||
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I went to the panto again this year with my Nan. It seems to be coming some what of a tradition. I've not got much else to write about really except to mention that the OMD comics aren't ready yet. The December OMD comics can be seen here The comics will be ready by Monday, but if you donate, I'll add you to the mailing list and send them to you as soon as they are ready ($10 per three comics). There is some more artwork available to view at the gallery, including Have a good week everyone, and see you on Friday! Regards |
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| 1/15/2007 | |||
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Merlin has stolen Shauni and Chobi! Haha! Not really. The characters are still at the festival as part of there on going cameo over at Random Encounters. I love the way Shauni is just slumped over the stall, it's a mannerisms I actually have when I'm board or waiting for customers ^_^' Merlin's character Snatch will be appearing again as her cameo in ROM before the end of this chapter. Over all, this has been a beneficial and criminally fun comic exchange. I really like doing these, so if any comic artists out there are interested in doing a comic exchange, drop me an e-mail at Shauni_san@hotmail.com I really love webcomics, and I find it is the most fun and productive way of promoting a comic! I'd also like to give a big shout out to our editor Stevenson, who is feeling a little neglected. Due to a tight time frame recently, ROM comics have been coming out last minute, with no time for me to wait for Stevenson to check them. He hasn't worked on a comic since 2006. I also forgot to mention him in my year end summary, as I've been relying on him for so long, I thought he'd been staff since 2005. Sorry Stevenson, old buddy, old pal! I want you to feel appreciated! Have a nice week everyone! Regards |
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| 1/12/2007 ... =^_^=' | |||
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Yeah.I'm out of inspiration for a news entry. Nothing much has been going on this week. I suppose I could write a review or something equally informative, but I |
