3383 The Phoenix Plugs The Drain
I officially have a YAFGC patreon!
https://www.patreon.com/YAFGCRich
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More apologies for inconsistencies and my distancing. Had a lot of stuff happen all at once. Good stuff, mind!
As you know I’ve now got a Patreon, and thanks to that and the generosity of many of you, I was able to order myself a new tablet that arrived just last week! I had to take some time to get it all installed and stuff, but I got it.
AND… it arrived only two days before the ole’ animation studio contacted me to start storyboarding for them! I had my launch meeting yesterday, so now I’m all nestled at home with some decently paid TV work to do!! I’m only on this one episode for five weeks, but it’s going to be a huge help to my self confidence, my portfolio, my finances…
And I was only able to take the job offer because of the mighty convenient timing of the arrival of the new tablet.
So thank you, my beloved readers. For reading, laughing, commenting, donating most generously, supporting (with money or just with being here with me), for my beautiful new tablet and for my new contract. You guys are the best.
-Rich “Beholder King” Morris
Glad to hear things are looking up! Please keep up the great work. I can honestly say I speak for many when I say you’ve helped me through some hard parts of 2020. I hope you continue on sharing this with us for years to come!
Thanks, Charles! There’s light at the end of some of these tunnels! I hope you all find yours. 🙂
Fingers crossed that the light at the end of the tunnel isn’t an oncoming train, Amirite?
Soooo happy for you!!! You deserve all the good! (And no apologies needed- it was actually a very appropriate strip to draw the tension out with lol) huge hugs!!
Huge appreciative hugs back to you!
Cheers, congratulations
I don’t know ole’animation studio but sounds very great.
Wish that the roll continue turn on the same side.
The "ole’animation studio" I’m referring to is "Island of Misfits", with whom I’ve been employed on and off for the past 14 years. When I joined them they were called "Halifax Film", a new name after being called "Psalter Street" for a while. They were a film and TV effects studio that were trying their hand at animation. The animation department later broke off and became "Halifax Film Kids" and worked largely with the CBC.
"HFK" eventually got bought by "DhX" with whom I boarded such shows as "Inspector Gadget" and "Jim Hensen’s Doozers". But then there was some financial crises or other during a rough time with entertainment provincial tax credits and stuff and our Halifax division of DhX got sold. It was during this time that I had been let go for an extended period and landed a year-long contract with “Copernicus” studios working on “Care Bears”. But that ended in May 2019.
Now it’s "Island of Misfits". So.. that’s my "the ole’animation studio". 🙂
Easier to call it that than try to keep up with the current management and name.
That looks like it might hurt! I hope so!
The prime ingredient of becoming a Li– (where you think you’re gonna be a lich, but instead just die).
Oh, look. Louie’s replacement. Nah, he just falls to pieces because he does not have his soul jar ready.
Poor Kurassa got stripped of his position. 😛
Will that actually stop him?
I mean it looks like it should.
But the man has a stubborn-streak wider than the grand canyon.
That would be so cLICHe. 😛
Although, on second thoughts, Ranna could raise him as an undead Elemental Wizard. But if the spell works, she won’t get a chance.
Good puns, both of you.
*hands you cookies*
Uh… what did she actually do? I can’t tell what’s happening in panels 5-7.
Helen pulled her full powers and basically took the power that Kurassa was stealing and put it back toward the good guys. Then she kicked it into overdrive and basically drained him of power and life force.
She’s directly sending energy to the Kur, as well as sending it where it should go, rather than Kur simply draining it he got a concentrated burst of "Fuck off!"
Rich, on behalf of all of us who donated, you’re welcome!
You give a lot to your readers and you deserve it!
thank you so much for making us laugh, cry, debate and just have fun.
Oh good, I was the only one that thought at first glance that she back blasted Lewie into a skeleton again. That would have been too cruel even for a gag. Then I saw the facial hair still sticking to the skull. Whew!
It’s good to hear that things getting better for you! 🙂
(Also that, that we might had a little part in it.) But really, you gave us so much through all these years, it’s the least we could do for you.
Congratulations, and thanks for all you’ve given me 🙂
Gratz, Rich!
And Phoenix- I hope you at least left his B.O. behind…
Talk about EXTREME power grabs…. (Ba-dum TISH!!)
Based on the pathway of his clothes, it looks like she’s pulling on his energy rather than blocking it, with the result that the return of the energy he stole is stripping him apart.
I say this because the title would seem to imply she is blocking him instead.
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Either way, dead Kurassa is a great thing.
I hope he suffers.
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Yeah, only from him I could imagine that he becames a lich, especially after seeing how much arcane energy he just absorbed. How long would it last, is an other thing though. If magic is going to disappear now, his new carrier wouldn’t last long.
It’s the old tug of war trick. If you’re not strong enough to beat them, let go of the rope for a second so they fall down, then drag them across the line on their asses.
Looks like Naomi "flicked the switch" (her noticeably turning from Kurassa to face towards the magical trap) on the magic drain and reversed the polarity, sucking everything out of Kurassa.
Couldn’t have happened to a nicer fellow!
(Your fortune, Rich…and Kurassa’s, albeit with markedly different meanings of "nicer fellow!" Congratulations to you!)
Congratulations on your new job, I hope things stay well from now on 🙂
Thanks! Me too! 😀
Rich, that’s fantastic news! Congratulations on the new job and the new tablet.
Kurassa, here’s your new theme song: https://youtu.be/ZP08VQEWyOw
Thank you!
Is that a Wacom?
No sir, it’s an XP-Pen 22E Pro Tablet. Which I’m told, is both less expensive and better.
I just did a quick review of the tablet, and I am impressed, very close to Wacom without the high price. Wish it was out a while ago, I ended up buying a UGEE 19.5, which was about the same price as yours. I like the unit, but the wires come out the bottom, and I have concerns about the long term survival of the cables, the side mount of the XP-Pen looks like a better idea. One question, I didn’t see any mention of tilt support for the pen, does it have it? That is the one thing I miss from my old Cintiq 12wx. Is tilt even important to a professional level user?
Not sure what you mean by ’tilt support’. I don’t have to hold it perpendicular to the tablet, though.
The wacom pen recognizes the tilt you hold the pen, and some software can use this for drawing effects. I guess if you don’t know what it is, that pretty much answers my question about it.
I wonder if that will work with color grading video? May be cheaper than investing into a grading panel.
It looks more like "The Phoenix Drains The Plug". *dry chuckle* Love this, and love that you got a well deserved job as well as the tablet.
😀
It’s hard to imagine Kurassa as a laughing skeleton.
So I was going to come and say thanks for all these years of amazing comics, and congratulations on the new tablet and the job, but good God, that desktop!
Well I gotta put that crap SOMEWHERE… 😀
curses…
Great news on all front, in all worlds! Congratulations! 😀
Thank you! 😀
"Fronts" that was supposed to be.
Dear Rich, I’m so happy for you!
Thank you!
Rich,
You are quite welcome! And I am sure the rest of the people here would agree that you help family, and you have invited us to be your family by sharing your beautiful stories.
Best big family ever! 😀
I guess we’re all happy for you, BK.
And if i’m honest, my first thought was: "The guy who’s been giving the whole time says thank you?" ->
I think its the least that the huge, international community you created could have done for the man, who brought us this awesome story/universe and characters (especially Fang!) over years and years.
All the best for you and in the language over here:
Halt die Ohren steif, Rich. (Which is a saying to stay strong through hard times and roughly translates to "Keep your ears stiff, Rich")
Thank you Xpert. I wish I knew how to pronounce that. I need it on a T-shirt or something, that’s really awesome. 🙂
How about something like this, only with YAFG goblins and kobolds?
https://shop.spreadshirt.de/just-awesome-shirts/lustig+halt+die+ohren+steif+fuchs+und+hase-A5ca37a16e447422765f2a893?productType=812&sellable=vrYrXoLAM8Tar0Y1VxMn-812-7&appearance=1
[ https://de.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/die_Ohren_steif_halten ]
There is a hearing example -> and the english synonyme with "keeping a stiff upper lip" ^^
I wonder what came first and how lips and ears fit in this
This sounds like something elves and other pointy eared humanoids would say to each other.
Hey, Caelin, I have a question for you!
That’s gonna leave a mark.
Hey hey, congrats!
Congrats on the good news!
Also, mandatory "Finally, he had it coming!".
Good news, and all well deserved. Thanks a lot for sharing the good news, and I hope they’re not the last <3
Since you featured her in your world briefly, I will say this here… RIP Ruth Bader Ginsberg. *sniffling*
Congratulations Rich!
It truly couldn’t have happened to a nicer fellow. You’re richly deserving of such serendipity. Even though I haven’t been commenting here before, I’ve been lucky enough to share your world since Glon found his true parents. From my perspective, I can only say that you’ve impressed me with your empathic nature – both in your characters and in all that you write here for us.
I’m happy to finally contribute directly, do write on Patreon or here if there’s another special need, so we can increase our pledges 😉
You have no idea how much your generosity has already helped! Thank you, Mandylion, for support of all kinds. I’ll be here to keep letting you see the lives of the YAFGC characters as long as my hands and mind are able to keep the window open. Thanks for being a part of their lives. And mine.
And thus, Akmed the Dead Terrorist was born!