Take Sonic and insert some bat-shit crazyness...

Zeta · Post by **Zeta** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 4:04 pm

The first three volumes are mostly character development and plot set-up.

I got up to the part where Thorn was revealed as the princess when I last stopped reading - the comic stores around me stopped ordering Bone in favor of "edgier comics" (re: Pointless sex and violence for 36 pages).

I'd mark the Thorn thing as a spoiler, but frankly it was as obvious as Tetra being Zelda in Wind Waker. It's a fantasy story and one of the main characters is a beautiful peasant girl. Of COURSE she'll end up being revealed as the princess.

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 4:57 pm

The only quibble I have with the stories beyond the Dragonslayer arc is the artwork; it seemed to get a little... well, sloppier as the story progressed.

I understand that the style of any artist is bound to change and evolve through out a story, especially one as long as Bone has been (the first issue came out in 1992 and it finally wrapped up in 2004 somewhere around 50 or 60 issues). Still, when you look back at the first three or four arcs, the artwork is incredibly rich and detailed. It looks as if it could be stills from a Disney animation or something.

That's not to say the later artwork is bad, because it certainly is not. I just much prefer the earlier artwork from Jeff Smith.

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 5:03 pm

Sorry if this is now ironically offtopic, but if anyone here has Illbleed could they get me a picture reference for Zodyk's feet/shoes? Hell, even just a description would be nice.

Cheers.

Dash · Post by **Dash** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 3:09 am

j-man wrote:Sorry if this is now ironically offtopic, but if anyone here has Illbleed could they get me a picture reference for Zodyk's feet/shoes? Hell, even just a description would be nice.

Cheers.

Couldn't get you a high quality screenshot, but this magazine scan will do right?

Oh yeah and thanks for clearing that Deku/Mr.Meat thing for me GG!/Dache. It all makes sense now.... well, except for the fact that their idea for an original fighter came out as a giant cactus that wears a sombrero with a bird under it. While cool in a strange way, that part still puzzles me a bit.

OH NOEZ!!111 You're talking about teh Bone!

Nostalgia.....overload.....must....resist...GAH!

*runs out to find Bone hardbacks*

But yeah, Bone is pretty awesome^_^

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 3:28 pm

Ahh, you're a darling. If only I'd had this before I scanned and uploaded my sketch...fufufu.

Any confirmation of the spelling of his name?

Dash · Post by **Dash** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 4:43 pm

I don't have the game(though I'll probably buy it just to see this wolfmanlike Sonic in motion), but according to this guide his name is either Zodyk or Zodnik, take your pick really.

So yeah, that's all the info you're getting outta me foo'*drives off in the A-Team van*

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 4:08 am

Thanks babe. ;)

Dash · Post by **Dash** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 6:59 pm

Darling? Babe? Ugh... I'm a MAN, man. Try something cooler like Dude, that or uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.

Post by **Delphine** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 9:12 pm

OMG! Male flirting! WTFLOLBBQ!!!!11111eleventy-seven-million-and-eight

Zeta · Post by **Zeta** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 9:41 pm

Male/Male flirting on this board and I'm not involved?

Something is obviously very wrong here.

Lakwren · Post by **Lakwren** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 4:37 am

Dash wrote:

The Sonic monster thing looks like he's talking to the cowboy dude... Did they become friends or something?

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 5:31 pm

I did not have sexual relations with that Dash.

Brazillian Cara · Post by **Brazillian Cara** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 9:39 pm

(the godamn recent image that I don't know how to put here)

That's all I needed to see: a vampyric Sonic facing a beardy amish.

plasticwingsband · Post by **plasticwingsband** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 4:25 pm

Dash wrote:Darling? Babe? Ugh... I'm a MAN, man. Try something cooler like Dude, that or uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.

Shut the fuck up, Donny!

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:14 pm

wtf mates?

plasticwingsband · Post by **plasticwingsband** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:55 pm

j-man wrote:wtf mates?

If you haven't seen it yet, go watch The Big Lebowski.

I command you!

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 6:05 pm

You're the boss.

Light Speed · Post by **Light Speed** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 12:31 am

That is a weird stupid movie. It has its moments though. They are few and far in between.

The weird thing is me and my friends saw it because one of my friends grandparents recommended it to him. I always thought his family was weird, but damn. Having your grandparents recommend that of all movies.

plasticwingsband · Post by **plasticwingsband** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 7:35 am

Light Speed wrote:That is a weird stupid movie. It has its moments though. They are few and far in between.

I spit on your cinematic taste! The Big Lebowski may be strange, but it is far from stupid. In fact, I'd go as far as saying that TBL is genius.

And the only explanation for one of your friend's grandparents recommending it is that your friend has the coolest grandparents in existence.

In conclusion, it's impossible to dislike a movie with such classic lines as, "You said it man. Nobody fucks with the Jesus."

Unless, of course, you don't. To each his own, I suppose.

Ash Holt · Post by **Ash Holt** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 7:54 am

The man just wanted his rug back...

aso · Post by **aso** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 9:34 am

Lakwren wrote:
Dash wrote:
The Sonic monster thing looks like he's talking to the cowboy dude... Did they become friends or something?

Nope! In that level of the game, you play as a toy version of Cork Inda, the toy hunter. It just so happens that you go to Toy Hell near the end of the level to face Zodick (the Hellhog).

On a separate note, the creator of both Blue Stinger and Illbleed, Nishigaki, died at 42 in July.

Lakwren · Post by **Lakwren** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 10:31 am

aso wrote:
Lakwren wrote:
Dash wrote:
The Sonic monster thing looks like he's talking to the cowboy dude... Did they become friends or something?
Nope! In that level of the game, you play as a toy version of Cork Inda, the toy hunter. It just so happens that you go to Toy Hell near the end of the level to face Zodick (the Hellhog).

On a separate note, the creator of both Blue Stinger and Illbleed, Nishigaki, died at 42 in July.

Ah. Sounds fun...

I hope this game is on the Gamecube or PS2. Sounds like an interesting game, especially with that Zodick.

aso · Post by **aso** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 10:44 am

Sorry, just the Dreamcast. There were plans to port it to the Xbox, but with the death of the creator, it'll likely remain on the DC.

Lakwren · Post by **Lakwren** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 12:41 pm

aso wrote:Sorry, just the Dreamcast. There were plans to port it to the Xbox, but with the death of the creator, it'll likely remain on the DC.

Aw, that sucks. I wish I still had my Dreamcast. I only had it for a few months, because my brother pretended he was going to throw it out the window but 'accidentally' dropped it. What a bitch...

Light Speed · Post by **Light Speed** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 2:52 pm

plasticwingsband wrote:In conclusion, it's impossible to dislike a movie with such classic lines as, "You said it man. Nobody fucks with the Jesus."

That was one of the moments.