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Old 06-08-2009, 11:24 AM   #1
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Hookbill, your brother has a great hand at using paint (must be a bizarre family trait--one of which I am indeed jealous of)... I can't get over the frog in the fifth frame. It's cute even if it was just cut into three sections by a bus!

That Wright Times is far too serious for me. I much prefer the Downer. I strongly disagree with this nonsense that they nabbed anyone's sanity. Snorkel. What would the Downer what with it anyway? Mud slinging, I say.
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Old 06-08-2009, 11:35 AM   #2
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I also approve of your brother's artwork. Mayhaps you should recruit him to the Downs...
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Old 06-08-2009, 11:55 AM   #3
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I love the scared passenger inside the bus...and the random piano....and phantom's determined expression when he's driving....it's all wonderful, your brother is awesome!
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Old 06-08-2009, 01:32 PM   #4
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I also approve of your brother's artwork. Mayhaps you should recruit him to the Downs...
The Downs' new slogan "The Barrow-Downs, a family website."

I have problems with this: "the hideous editor"
I would like you to know Hookbill, that you are anything but hideous!

I do like the new artwork for P and A, but I also miss the old one...
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Old 06-08-2009, 03:55 PM   #5
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I have problems with this: "the hideous editor"
I would like you to know Hookbill, that you are anything but hideous!
But Pseudo-Human is perfectly fine?

Joshua is very pleased with your feedback. We've now done about 60 of the episodes in this series, so we're up to the point at which he's saying "Wow, I've gotten better since then"

We're not sure if I'll take over for volume 4. It may be a mix-up, because there will be a good number that are back to the old format, but there will still be lots of ACTION sequences and... um... I don't know... giant... death... robot... clones?
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Old 06-08-2009, 04:26 PM   #6
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But Pseudo-Human is perfectly fine?
No, how about "very cute".

My brother wants to know if a) Peter Hampton is Alien's brother and b) I want to know if Alien has siblings...
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My brother wants to know if a) Peter Hampton is Alien's brother and b) I want to know if Alien has siblings...
There's a reason 'Hampton' is an anagram of 'Phantom'.
Look through volume 1 for the answer to your second question... Or is it...?
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My brother wants to know if a) Peter Hampton is Alien's brother and b) I want to know if Alien has siblings...
Doesn't the prologue sort of give away who he is?
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I do like the new artwork for P and A, but I also miss the old one...
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I love the scared passenger inside the bus...and the random piano....and phantom's determined expression when he's driving....it's all wonderful, your brother is awesome!
I must say I agree with both. I can agree with TGEW that I do like the new artwork, but at the same time miss the old one. But the new one is really good too!
I like the hand of the old woman in the last frame, and I like Hampton's expressions. And he's really cool, let's face it

Also, I like the piano... speaking of it... well, I am somewhat unnerved by it. Did you guys realise the pianos appeared in both the strips with Hampton and Formy? Is it the same piano? And what role does it have? Ever heard about a monster piano?

Likewise, the things in the background... like the burning birds in the first one, or the random nuclear explosion in the last one...
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Likewise, the things in the background... like the burning birds in the first one, or the random nuclear explosion in the last one...
What makes you think the explosion is random?

Thanks for your support, folks! I hope the twists and turns this story takes will be most enjoyable for you. I've just done a big plot twist episode and there are more to come.
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What makes you think the explosion is random?
Well, I have been thinking about that, of course But simply, this far, it is random. Just like the birds... and the piano... and the frog? Who knows what we can expect?
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