Sorry guys, the Thursday comic is going to be late. I think Hawk is assembling a splash image, but I was unable to write the script - some pressing personal business came up last night. Sorry! Back on track by the end of today, promise.
On a sidenote … you guys enjoying the Alice/Ashley storyline?
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I am loving the storyline. I was wondering when you were going to bring back Ashley! Where did she get all those Nerf darts?
By the way, A thousand crows is awesome. I am trying to get some stories built up to do the same thing. Any pointers? I am also trying to get a collaborative writing webpage together at writerz.pbwiki.com, if you want to check it out.
Sorry. Here is the link:
Writerz Wiki
I like all the storylines.
Besides, a light hearted sub-plot about a insane child genius terrorizing her babysitter breaks up the darker material nicely.
Don’t you agree, Mistah Bear.
Yes, It very good.
Well, that was certainly unexpected.
That is definitely some some awesome work on a thousand crows is absolutely incredible. She’s becoming an equal evil version of Hawk with the secret room and gadgets galore. I’m shocked she’s not carrying a “MacBear” that can actually talk back. That would be interesting. Always great work, and I’ll continue to tune in everyday.
“AI”-esque SuperBear?
Apple would roll that out in a heartbeat once the tech comes up to speed in real life. For the sake of the comic Mistah Bear would either run Ubuntu or Vista :D just because it will cause controversy
I love this issue. I had a crazy vision while reading thru the last few issues. I saw in my vision that Mistah Bear will be given life thru robotics and as opposed to Eve’s Mac OS, Mistah Bear will be running windows. Then he will occasionally blue screen and have to be rebooted.
Ok enough of my crazyness. I can’t wait to see what happens next.
I like the “spinoff” stories. They helps to build up the background story, and I think that’s rather important to do in a while when writing a so immense story as you are doing. And just in general I love your stories, large’n small! But I must add that i find the story about Gina more interesting. Keep up the good work! Cheers from the rather cold Denmark.
getting a bit better tis page is a bit funky the art but i wont complain hawk one advise work on your fight scenes :p they are not your strongest
wow, that made no sense at all.
I think what he was trying to say was the art on this page had a slightly different style than that of previous pages. I think so too, but I liked it. Then he attempted to say that you should practice dynamic posing and angles for fight scenes, because they aren’t quite up to snuff. I think his judgement here is almost as off as his grammar. (Isn’t that right, Mistah bear?)I think the scene looked great, quite dynamic and the closeups looked cool. There wasn’t much in the way of backgrounds though, but I don’t think there needed to be. :P I’m looking forward to see the babysitter kick so mini-tyrant butt.
ahhh i see.
“hawk, one advice, work on your fight scenes. they are not your strongest.”
apparently you haven’t read through our comics with Eve.
Seriously, your fight scenes pretty much rock hardcore. :P Ahh, the Eve fights, those are good times.
yes i have i read all of it from summer
If you read it all then it can’t have been that bad - naturally I thought they rocked
sir we all have different opinion yes i found i good just needs some improvement
Anything Ashley makes me smile. When the computerized voice said, “Opening weapons cache,” my jaw was to the floor. And I love the new art style, Hawk. In fact, everything you guys do is awesome. You da man(s)!
I think the Alice/Ashley storyline is alright, but it’s not the strongest you’ve got going. The storyline with Gina was brilliant (genius writing, great artwork, everything), and I’d love to see more with Jayce - the first comic of the ‘Exodus’ serious was hauntingly beautiful.
I don’t know… this feels like it’s the weakest of the arcs because it doesn’t fit the sort of dramatic feel the others have.
i kinda agree, but still the alice-ashley battle scenes still rock. hell anything these guys make rocks hardcore
I’ll tell you one thing, Ananth. I am looking forward to a world where grammar is outlawed…
I’m loving the Alice/Ashley storyline, but I am on edge waiting to see what’s going on with everybody else. But a little waiting is good for your character, right? Honestly, I’m a Calvin & Hobbes fan, and this takes me right back to Revenge of the Babysat. Anyway, thank you so much for the wonderful art you both produce!
hah, revenge of the babysat….
never thought of it that way, but it does fit! wow, nice thinking!
finally found us, huh?
hahaha… I was wondering what it was this whole sequence reminded me of… that’s it exactly! /me wanders upstairs to find Revenge of the Babysat in that big bound volume of Calvin and Hobes in the library. Thanks Hawk and Ananth for the trip down memory lane.
Heh… so… you think the will be a Stupendous Man cameo?
“you think there will be”… God I feel like I was hit with a “can’t type for s***” bat today.
If Ashley turns out to be working on some kind of “Stupendous Girl” outfit in that closet of hers, imagine how the forums will light up.
AG makes my brain smile. It’s worth both the throbbing pain and the metaphysical impossibilities. It’s good that you realize that any word can be verbed. And that the verbed word can then be re-nouned. Amazling! What’s Hawk’s girlfriend doing? I’m concerned.
Ok…How do I put it… First of all I would like to say that you guys are awesome. Second of all, I think you guys are getting side tracked from the real major storyline. It’s NOT a complete waste of time, because you guys are giving us more action stuff and I like action stuff. To me, stories are pieces of a puzzle. You continue on until every piece fits right in and connects with one another. Now, you guys are scattering the pieces, but I hope you guys will end up putting it together. Whatever you do and whatever happens, I’ll always adore AppleGeeks, because it’s one of the awesomest comics that I have ever read :), but I’m still young :P
Mmhmm, but a little sidetracking is nice at times. I think Ananth is trying to touch base with all of the characters (maybe a Josie storyline next?) to re familiarize himself and Hawk, and throw in some foreshadowing, or somethin’. P
that and we haven’t seen the end of the arc - if it just happens with no links to the rest then I’ll agree that it was more “amusing filler” than main story progression - not always bad to have a break though, makes the dramtic points more vivid and memorable
I’m gonna be a rebel and ask for more Hawk/Eve storyline and less…Other Characters storylines. I enjoy Ashley and Gina and Mistah Beah just as much as the next AG fan, but the suspense of what happened to Hawk and Eve is KILLING ME!
I dunno… I think popping in and viewing the impact on the other characters’ lives adds to the suspense and drama. In addition, the way Hawk and Eve were handled allows a nice gap of time for Hawk and Eve to get back up to strength without requiring tedious work on, “oh I’ll get odd jobs to make money to buy parts.”
P.S. I like the art style. It’s very dynamic, adjusting to the tone of each individual storyline while still maintaining a definite “Hawk-ness” to the art. Also, I liked the use of the fake tilt-shift in panel 5 of issue 312.
I like this match up, and i like exploring the other characters it helps them not just be space keepers, plus i wanna see if Alice can take her, i mean she has dealt with Hawk living in her house so she gets my vote.
I’m really enjoying this storyline and can’t wait to see how it ends.
Score one for us girls!! ^_^
I’ve always loved Ashley, and I love the idea of poor Alice being stuck babysitting her. I think this will be an amusing storyline.
I do think that building up what everyone has been doing since the Tokyo Incident (insert corny, Dragnet-esque music) is important. The Gina storyline was very interesting and I hope you guys keep that one going, and I’d like to know more about what Jace is doing.
I don’t want to criticize, but I do think that the suspense that had been building is kind of lost with the Ashley story. I’m sure when you switch to a more serious segment of the story it will come back with a vengeance, and I may even appreciate the break in the suspense. We are right in the middle of the story so I feel uncomfortable making judgements but I wanted to be honest.
You guys are both doing awesome work and I know for damn sure I’m going to follow this comic all the way til the end, I’m took hooked to do anything else.
The current storyline is awesome, sometimes you just need a little nonsense.
Oh, and a friend of mine owns the nerf revolver that Ashley’s using on the splash page. Scary. o.O
I’m liking the relaxed fit of the current storyline; we know that all our main people are alive, and the shock of the explosion is finally wearing off. A nice, light-hearted war is just what we needed, and the art is nice and vibrant to match.
So close to channeling Bill Watterson. Too bad we’re on the outside of the bubble, lest we hear Mistah Bear’s great ideas. This needs a red wagon and a big hill.
I like the story line and I believe the splash page is ripe for consumption as well.
I really like all the story arcs, Ashley just makes me grin. That said, oh my word - I can’t wait to find out what’s happening to Hawk, Eve, and even Jayce.
Hawk, I totally love how you continue to grow as an artist, but I miss the detail that seems to have been lost in this new look. But, as always, I will continue to devour each issue as they come.
Kudos to you guys!
I’m really enjoying the way you guys made the Tokoyo incident branch out, how everyone is adapting to the changes. If done correctly (which I bet it will be due to ananth’s L33t writing skills) shall end with a climax to di…kill for. Also, I DEMAND Mistah Bear shirts!
Following all the really heavy strips, the Alice/Ashley arc is definitely a nice change of pace. After realizing it’s been 6 months since the Toyko incident, I’m curious to see how Alice and Jayce’s relationship has changed, after his return since he doesn’t quite seem to be the same.
You shouldn’t have to apologize for late updates. Having a web comic shouldn’t become a chore. Anyway, keep up with great work as I’m sure the crew of AG will. I’m enjoying the storyline, but Nerf warfare comes to mind…
Well said, web comics shouldn’t be a chore, it should be something you enjoy :D
Nay. Webcomics are for all to enjoy. Besides, late updates are good for building suspense.
I do like this story line. Sheerly because i love the evil genius-ness of little ashley.
Well i’m dieing to know what happened to Hawk and Eve, but this storyline is cool too. I wonder how will it end?
I’m enjoying the diversion… It would be nice though to go back to the repair shop and seee what’s going n w/ Hawk and Eve though…
Enjoying it enough that I find myself checking first thing Monday and Thursday :-)
one-eye, the pirate bear approves.
great comic and art work. read from beginning to now in one sitting haha. fight scenes look painstakingly drawn, but are sadly very short as well.
I’m so looking forward as to how alice will tackle ashley. This storyline is good so far. Keep it coming.
It’s a fun story arc, but I would rather move on, and find out what happned to those that where lost in japan.
I’ve read every one of your guys’ comics, and I have to say - I think this arc would have been great back when almost all the strips were self-contained, or even when you were first building the Eve metaplot, but now it’s just too anticlimactic to spend so much time with a six-year old and her nerf war when it seemed that with Applegeeks 3.0 you were going to strike a really serious tone.
That’s my opinion. I still love it and I’ll keep reading, but I am a little disappointed that it’s “same-old, same-old” rather than the bold new departure I felt you were in the process of making
I’m enjoying the story line, but I’m deathly escited to see what Hawk and Eve are up to (Also very curious about Hawk and Josie). But then again I’m still here every tuesdayish thursdayish so you must be doing something right.
Keep up the good work.
Yeah its all awesome
I like the playful storyline, but what’s happening to Hawk and Eve and the rest of the gang?! ;_; I miss them so, and my curiosity is consuming me from within!
I don’t think a continuous storyline can be described in the same terms a book is. The continuous story must have peaks and valleys, it must move around a little. Like the continuous ocean surf rather than a single transversal of the rockies. IMHO here is an enjoyable valley with which to wet our whistle.
I see a bit of similarity to Calvin and Hobbes, but enough originality that I can honestly say it has a whole new feel to it for me.
Thanks for sharing your work with us guys!
I think it’s a nice comical relief for the more serious side of the story keep it up guys your doing great work
Wait… you mean a webcomic is being … *gasp* funny? Comical? Light-hearted, even? Say it ain’t so!
Alice/Ashley is great. I think you guys’ sense of pacing is great as well. Other people’s MMV.
Short and simple, loving the sub-plot, it gives a nice sorta…upbeat feel to the comic, so it doesn’t get *too* dark with the Hawk/Eve/Jayce saga thing (which incidentally I can’t wait to see the outcome of..)
But hey.
Loving it, as always
I have ti admit that the Seprate stories are really interesting and the first person comments are awsome.
I kinda wanna see more of Gina’s and some of howk’s girlfriend.
*hawks
The arch is great. I love the story line. Hawk this comc arch seems slighty different in Art style than you previous works. I like it keep up the great work. And Ananth, you writing, is genious!
yes, i forsaw much greatness in ashley, most enjoyable indeed.
I don’t know, I like the story and all, but I REALLY REALLY want to see what going on with Hawk and Eve, and Jayce too.
I really really really want to see Hawk be funny again. =(
I’m getting visions of seeing Hawk being eaten by a giant turtle…
…….
not gonna happen right =\ ?
What, the big, drunk one? Not so long as angry Sonys roam the Toyko streets!
I like how it sticks true to the Applegeeks mash-up of serious and comedy. Really well played.
And yeah, whatever happened to Hawk? Is he some sort of robo-flesh being now? Like the Terminator?
I hadn’t thought of that…
Nice.
Do I like the Alice/Ashley storyline? Yes. Yes I do. It’s a refreshing break from the Hawk/Eve/Jayce/Gina drama.
Everyone wants to get back to Hawk, Eve, Jayce, Gina… It seems to me that not enough people are concerned about Josie. I mean, he was ready to pick things up when he go tback, but six months… And what about Satan? Did he fix Hell, or is it still all freezy?
She! She was ready to pick things up! But what if…