3557 A Challenge Is Issued
Can you believe it??? Another update!!
-Rich “BK” Morris
HELLOOOOO!!!!!!
So, I’ve been neglecting the site again. And so here’s another attempt to make good and let you all know that I’m alive and well. As is probably pretty standard, I’ve been busy with a contract, a contract that has been extended beyond what it was originally supposed to be with a typically unknown future. When it will end, I’m not sure. What comes next? I don’t know. It has, however been very very very VERY very stressful, even more than other contracts I’ve had in the past.
As a result I’ve been heads-down, ignoring other things like hobbies and contacts and things to keep me focused and trying not to freak my ADD brain.
HOWEVER, I’ve recently come to the conclusion that things like YAFGC are actually theraputic for me and I really want to keep drawing these characters and posting my stories. So as of tomorrow, I’ve got a whole bunch of new drawn strips continuing the story. Tomorrow there is an update all ready to go. Thank you for staying with me even after all this.
Love you all.
Rich
That must be like running into Michael Jordan on the street and he suddenly hit you in the face with a basketball and yells "Check, fool!"
The legend returns!
Panel 3, Charles has that "Of course you know, this means war" look.
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Well, it's obvious he had heard of him but introduce herself it's common sense
Manners maketh man, dear but disrespectful little man
Hopefully Charles thoroughly thrashes him and destroys his fragile little ego
Love how fast this escalated. Dude will not be second best.
Needs to respond with the men in tights glove.
Welp.
Someone lets himself be controlled by the rumour mill rather than the other way around.
Well, when someone called himself the great he need a lot the rumour
Clearly, "The Great Sabatini" doesn't think he's the best, or he'd do this duel left handed.
Charles somewhat reminds me of D’Artagnan…
Never meet your heroes.
Because they might challenge you to a duel
"A duel, eh? Well so much for the great honor, Sabatini. Let's see who can draw the first blood, Captain."
Nice seeing you back man. I missed you. Belated happy birthday as well 🙂
Also. It was nice seeing Arachne again *blush*
ISTM that opening with "Excuse me, boy!" was just a mite incongruous for a pompous insecure narcissist such as The Great Sabatini is showing himself to be (perhaps he's underhandedly attempting to throw young Charles off his guard. Or "grade," as the case may be).
* "garde." Stupid autocorrect.
Reminds me of a film I saw recently of a duel by pistol by four men in France in 1889. They all shot on the call of "mark!", or whatever the French equivalent is, and one man fell down mortally wounded. The other three surviving men just nonchalantly sauntered over and loosened his neck tie so he could take his last breath in peace.
Sometimes I wish we were still this civil.
My memory! It was 1896.
And the video, if you're interested, is titled, "1896 – France – Pistol duel between two men", so I got that wrong as well. Makes sense though, a duel between 4 men would be much more chaotic.
Something I didn't notice before, but the "winner" proceeded to leave the scene and I think a police officer ran to catch up with him to bring him back. I'm guessing duels had to be conducted in the proper manner, or you could be arrested for murder.
Duels were illegal post…Louis-Philippe, I think. The cop was going to arrest him for murder so he could be guillotined.
Sounds like a perfect plan. Let me get into a duel that's guaranteed to kill me.
The difference between ethics and mores. One says 'honour' (meaning pride) is more important than somebody's life. The other says killing is murder, period.
The duality is still a thing, despite efforts to patch it with stuff like manslaughter charges.
It's an interesting subject. I define capital punishment as murder since murder is defined as premeditated killing of a human being.
The officers that push the button knows in advance that one of them will kill the person, therefore they are killing them as a group, and are therefore are all equally guilty of murder no matter which button is randomly chosen to kill the person.
The person who programmed the button is a murderer, as is the person who commissioned the murder device and the politician that told the person who commission it.
People will say that words don't kill, but if I tell someone to kill someone and they do, then the law says I'm equally guilty of murder. Then the law also says that capital punishment is murder. 🤷♂️
I'm afraid the word murder means the taking of a life 'unlawfully'.
Execution under the law as written isn't, by definition, unlawful.
That's the problem today, people insist on rewriting things and giving words meanings they weren't intended to have, in order to suit their feelings, and their feelings of course take precedence over those of others, such as a murder victim's family and the need for a lawful society.
Once upon a time, duelling was completely legal in some areas and still is in a few. There was a Bill introduced not very long ago to make it an accepted way for politicians to settle differences, I'd go as far as to say it should be mandatory, we might see fewer foolishness in tinkering with legislation then.
Duels are forbidden in France since Richelieu (Louis XIII prime minister) enact a low to prohibit them in 1626.
They continue to exist after, while being banned.
The last public one, with sowrds, between French politicians occured in 1967 between Gaston Defferre and René Ribière
Well…I choose cannons, at the night, in the cliffs. Is how really a duel works.
Or man swords while wearing glow in the dark rubber shields. 😋
So glad we're back! And belated Happy Returns, Rich!
Sabatini doesn't realize how lucky he is…he only challenged Charles to a duel–and not his Mum.
In fact, there's a whole lot of people in Charles's corner who would be glad to tell him what a mistake this is.
They would, if they weren't so busy getting popcorn and ales.
True!
as the kids say, poggers UwU
Second panel? Failure to read body language.
Art wise? Excellent body language!
Is that blood, captain? Hope it doesn't scar … uh, much.
*giggle* "I am the Great Sabatini. You killed my reputation. Prepare to die!"
Yeah, it took me a while, but on seeing this page again, that came to mind. Adjust as you like- smeared/defamed/whatever my reputation. I tried to cleave as close to the original as possible.
Joyous Yule to all, and to all a good night!
To all who are celebrating, Merry Christmas!
Happy New Year! Wishing everyone a happy, healthy, prosperous, and joyful 2024.
Hope you all have a joyous day, whatever your plans\beliefs! Thank you for ypur presence <3
And a fun, joyous new year to all!
It has been a while, will we see this carried out?
Happy New Year!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! WELCOME 2024!!! EAT CRAP 2023!!
(inspired by Rich here https://www.yafgc.net/comic/3421-an-understanding-parent/)
I hope ye all had a nice Christmas! As for now, happy New Year!
Not to put too fine a point on it, but shouldn't the challenged have the choice of weapons?
Been a couple months, is everything ok?
I hope Rich, that you are doing well, and just busy, and we all know here how life can be sometimes, and I think we all agree on that family comes first, and that work is something that just must be done… but I think I can say it in the name of all of us: we still miss you.
I still check every day, cause I don't trust RSS. 🤷♂️😂
Ditto, but also checking for peanuts from the comment gallery. I miss you folks also!
Right back atcha, P!eny!
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I even check the comic on the weekends!
Interesting, it has been exactly 70 days since the comic has been posted. That's not the longest hiatus in the comic's history, but it is rather long.
I expect any return plans will be delayed due to the meter and a half of snow that got dumped on Rich's part of the world.
I would be happy to take some of that snow. All of ours seems to have melted.
I hope Rich returns soon..
I know he had another project, but sometimes I wonder if anything has happened. I wish him well.
Anyone hear anything from/about Rich recently?
Healthy but swamped.
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Rich's health is very important, but I miss the comic…
Three months and counting…
Does anyone know if Rich is working for the Americans or the Canadians at the moment? Because that could have an effect on his schedule (I don't recall hearing about any strikes by Canadian writers and/or actors).
I don't think a writer or artist strike would affect a web comic like this one. Its more of his private project, not something he does for a company or as a commission.
But it would affect his working schedule. If he was employed to work on a show that got delayed by one of the Hollywood strikes he might be working on it right now. Or Nelvana might have made him an offer he couldn't refuse.
Four months…
I'd rather not know how long it's been.
He'll be by when he gets a chance. He's swamped and healthy, and knows we still care and xheck in. 🙂
And he knows we can entertain ourselves, like in the Fang Versus Eurovision thread in the old forums.
I hoped Rich will return for an 1. April joke at least… 🙁
Maybe that WAS the joke this year?
Ok, i admit it was lamer than even Fozzie's jokes
Aww, no post Easter surprise. Guess I'll check back in a month.
Maybe that was the apeil fool's day surprise
Anyone heard anything useful recently? If so could you inform us about it?
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, Uh, wah?
Oh. No. Nothing new here.
Maybe another "moment of forgetfulness"
I miss these posts and stories.
I finally read all yatfgc!!! I enjoy it a lot, the art of the storytelling of Rich is amazing. I love this comic. Thanks and congrats Rich for your work.
I wish everything is well in your personal life, and I wish you to return to yafgc when you have enough time and mental energy! Thanks again
My best guess as to why there's been no update in over five months now is because Rich is employed on a project for a major production company but the NDA they've made him sign is so strict that he can't even acknowledge that he's working on it.
Blink twice if I'm right, Rich.
Or that he's working at all.
I miss these. I hope Rich is busy for good reasons (as in good for him and his family). Hard to believe it is over five months now. This is the longest pause so far, isn't it?
There's one longer that I remember, where Rich had a contract that basically absorbed all his creative energies. Think that one was about seven and a half months. I figure something similar is happening now.
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That's my IQ today 😂
Rich, if drawing and posting more strips helps you, go for it! I highly doubt you'll find any protest lol
Seriously, i totally understand where you've been, but also relieved that you will be taking mental breaks. Huge hugs!