You shall be King by Falcon6

So, I was a bit late again, eh? Bah...chalk this one up to school.

Yup...I am back in college once more. This time, though, it's less of the math and history and more of the Illustrator and Flash. Oh, yes.

This should be an interesting experience...problem is, going from waking up at 12am to waking up at 6:40am...is not fun. >_o'

I'm going to sleep now, actually. I might try and do some more posting or something tomorrow, but for now, I am beat.

I'll give you this: Wrath of the Lich King intro. Try to get it in higher quality, too.
It truly is awesome.

Also, I turn 20 Saturday. Fun, fun, fun. D=

Disappearing Ink by Falcon6

So, I was wondering...is there a particular inking pen anyone here would recommend to a guy wanting to start inking a little more? I'm messing around with methods and considering a more traditional style of inking, like some glorious people out there, but most of the time, I mess up in the inking process...I'm thinking I should find a better quality inking pen, but I'm just wondering where I could acquire such a pen.
I currently have a Helix brand.

Also, is there a particular way to clean up the inking in Photoshop besides...the pen tool? Or is that always going to be a job for Illustrator? If anyone actually knows, please contact.=O

I'll be in bed, playing Mega Man for once. But I'll listen.D=

I Love Cats Sometimes by Falcon6

So, another week without an update. So sorry. I've run out of excuses, so I'll just chalk it up to incompetence.

Just in the nick of time, I was treated to a piece of fanart by The Great B-Man, a user of my forums and a good friend of mine. Here's his dA account. Considering how this is literally how things can end up, I laugh...and cry...and die a little inside...but then I laugh again. And I decided to put it up as a little guest comic until I get a real one up. Hoorahs are in order for B-Man. Hoorah, hoorah!

Also, the Fan Art page has been updated. With the guest comic for future viewing [taken from the archive] and a cute little cartoony X3 by our resident "maniacal arteest", MK1.

Nifty.

Anyway, I haven't talked in the news for a while. But ya know, it's not like I missed anything important. I mean, Nintendo had a pathetic conference, my interest for Fable 2 and Fallout 3 has increased, I'm feeling very happy to own an Xbox 360, [despite the ominous feeling I'm having about it right now.] no more worries about buying a PS3 in order to play #13, [though I'm sure I'll get it for Metal Gear Solid 4 or even Kingdom Hearts III whenever it comes out.] and the Wrath of the Lich King beta info coming out. Oh, by the way, I'll be a happy Hunter indeed.

But ya know, there's something I'm missing...something big...OH, YES!

So, we've all seen and heard the hype about the Dark Knight. I'm sure those who've had interest in the film have seen it, but for those who haven't, I must ask "why?" This is by far one of the best superhero movies I've ever seen. I'd say it would be better than Spider-Man 2, but I do enjoy that movie a lot. So, I'm gonna say it's pretty even right now.

Go see it for the brilliant last performance of Heath Ledger. Go see it because it's a great film. But above all...see it because...it's freakin' Batman!

Anywho, I don't have much else to say...except I'll hopefully see you on Friday with some actual material. Ehehe...

"I think you and I are destined to do this forever."

Sad to say by Falcon6

Seems like that's my greatest attempt at drawing so far. Sad to say, indeed.

But ya know? I'm happy. For once, I feel like I did something better than before. I realize it's nothing "great" in the eyes of true geniuses out there...artists with perspective and proper training...people with an eye for quality. But for a guy that has basically trained himself on this stuff...a guy actually doing this out of spite...a guy who has felt pressure inside of himself to draw better...

I gotta say, I'm proud of it. Obvious flaws aside.

Not that I'll be quitting here. Oh, no. I have much more to work on. You can see everything I have to work on here and there's more to do. Thankfully, I'll be working on just that.

Not only that, but this comic right here is what I think will be the true beginning of a story I really am pretty happy with. And at the very least, one main thing I want to do is find the best way to show this story to you guys.

Let's hope I get to do that, eh? And HEY! I could make it more funny! How 'bout that?! D=
Yes, I notice a real lack of funny in the comic lately. Heck, death occurred in the comic, if you want to call Bob-omb explosions "death" and not "a stupid way to attack." I'm definitely going to be changing that in the next few comics, I assure you. I am getting my writing bone in gear...and it hasn't moved in months! :(

On a side note, things just got a little too real for me. Money issues reside in the household. Nothing that'll put my livelihood in jeopardy, I'm sure, but changes will be coming. I guess that's what you get for having a family member in the auto industry. Once the oil goes up, the workers go down.

Makes me realize that I need to get a job. I have an uncanny ability to live for myself through my random needs, like website buying and WoW accounts and random games. However, due to the new computer I got a month or so ago, I can't live on this supposed dream that I'll be whisked away to my perfect job. I don't even know why I thought that would be true in the first place. Yes, I am training to be a web designer, but I can't live off that until I have training and I can't exactly live with my parents for years to come until my web design stuff pays off in full, especially when you consider me going off to a 4-year college in a year or two.

So, I guess I gotta do that. I can't live off of mowing grass, especially since I still owe money for this computer.

Lot of changes coming in, I guess. That's life, though.

You either go with the flow or you live off grass that you mow.

....

And yes, that little phrase is exactly what you'll be getting for a while. My writing bone's just getting warmed up.

Pan to Panel Something by Falcon6

First off, I thought I'd direct some attention to this:

Three guys are playing through every game in the Super Mario universe, from Bros. to Galaxy, to raise money for Child's Play. Their website is here. Since starting at 3:00 EST, they've raised $4387. Good for them and good for Child's Play.

Secondly, sorry for missing yet another week. Methinks I need to work on this a tad better.
...ah, screw it, I need to work on it a LOT better.

Thirdly [?], just in case someone missed it, the new Futurama movie, The Beast With a Billion Backs, came out this week. Here's the main thing that should be noted: It's a sub-par Futurama movie, but even the sub-par is great when it comes to Futurama. So, for those who are wondering if it's worth the standard DVD price, I must say a resounding "Yes."

Fourthly [?!], Mother Nature needs to stop being angry around here. We don't need this much rain, dang it!

Fifthly [now that is just insane...I think that's a word, too..o_O], I'm thinking of seeing Wall-E soon, but I dunno how to go. I don't wanna go alone, but I don't want to take a friend, because I'm sure they'd rather see something like the Dark Knight. Maybe I could see if my mother would like to go...as some sort of early birthday present or something.

Sixthly,...*punches self into bed*

Up and At 'Em by Falcon6

I just now noticed that I haven't spent a good amount of time discussing my new, magnificent computing machine. Well, time to go about it.

T'was two weeks ago that I got this new computer. What a monster it is. It's an XPS 420, Intel Core2 Duo computer with an nVidia GEForce 8800 GT graphics card. 22in. wide-screen monitor with two speakers plus subwoofer- *grunts*
...*cough*

Yes, playing WoW at 130 fps is preeeetty awesome indeed.

Playing any game I want now is pretty good,too. I just got Team Fortress 2 on PC and it runs great. I already had it on Xbox 360, but it's a whole different experience on PC. I like it.

I just need to learn how to play it.

MGS 4 just came out and I have a problem with it. Problem is, I can't play it without a PS3! Kojima, how will you solve this?!

...

*sigh* Latest I'll be able to get a PS3 would be Christmas Time...which stinks. I could do it during my birthday, but...I'm looking at something else for that particular occasion. [love student discounts, by the way.]

Eh, well...I can still watch the game through the eyes of Youtube and through my friend, as well. Gotta take what you're given, ya know.=P

Side-note by Falcon6

Comics are taking a brief hiatus. How brief depends on three factors:

A: If I can stop drooling over this new computing machine next to me.
B: If I can get my Photoshop and printer all installed easily.
C: If I can handle Vista.

There's really a few things I gotta get working out before I can even get through the comic. That, plus the fact that I'm still having issues with this one comic. Methinks I do need a little break...but I can't see why I should try and justify it, considering I hardly make updates anymore.=(

But I'm enjoying this so far. My only qualm is Vista's complicated nature. It's not so much "bad" as it is "too different from XP."

Oh, and if I can do it, I also need to find a way to move my iPod stuff from my old computer to my new one. I can do it with purchases from iTunes, but that makes up about 8-10% of my actual library, which has narly 950 songs. There's a way to transfer the actual library from old computer to new as detailed by Apple but I can't seem to figure out how to get my iPod to show on My Computer in Vista. It's baffling.

Eh, well...I suppose I should leave with something else than my ramblings...um, videos, videos.

OH! If you haven't seen this Super Mario World video, watch it and enjoy. You can choose to get it (and other Youtube videos) in higher quality now, which makes it sound much better.

Only Spies Will Look This Good by Falcon6

Currently, as you're reading this [if you're reading this now] I'm probably in a tuxedo. Oh, yes.

And I am probably most handsome...at least, that is what my family would say. Me, I am probably thinking "Good lord, I want to sleep."

Because I'm already pressed for time, I'll just leave with some blurbs

-Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King is quite addicting. So much so that I'm surprised I had time away from playing it to type out the whole title.

-Once I get back, I'm thinking of setting GTA IV aside to play Bioshock again and finally getting it through all the way.

-Holy crap, I could pick up the phone and find local singles now!

-This love of FFCCMLAAK [...wow] I'm having is probably going to have me playing through the only other Final Fantasy I have near me at the moment: Final Fantasy 12.

-Even though my favorite one isn't part of it anymore, I can't help but love this commercial still.

-Read these comics if you like Phoenix Wright. Seriously.

-World of Warcraft. I'm going to be missing a raid to both Zul'Aman and Karazhan, which means I won't be able to be spat on by a true Troll superior. /bow
At least, until a week later.>_>'

And that's all I got right now. No Internet for a few days. See ya Monday.

It's c-c-c-c-catching onnn...

Memories of Bad Sprite Comics by Falcon6

Today's comic is actually a flashback for those who have read these since back in the day. How far back? Since Comic 74. I don't usually like looking back to those old comics, but...honestly, I sometimes feel the need to...a need I frequently repress.

I never bring this up as much as I should, but Lizer is actually a real person. A photographer friend from back in the old, good days of NSider. Nice, smart and handy with Photoshop and a camera. He and Metroid were both on friendly terms, so I made them friends in the comic, as well. Due to unforeseen circumstances, I haven't heard from Lizer in nearly two years. I still keep him in the comic, though, simply because he created my favorite running joke of the comic. That and I sometimes hope he'll find these comics and know he wasn't forgotten.

Anyway, for those who recall, Lizer's old representation back in the sprite comic days was a White Mage. Being the fact that the Final Fantasy sprites were rather...unreliable in figuring out distinct features for gender, it became apparent that I accidentally cast Lizer as a female sprite. Of course, this is back in Final Fantasy terms. The original White Mage from Final Fantasy I was actually considered male. However, I decided it would be more logical to turn him into a Red Mage. So, using an incredibly stupid machine idea to change the sprite [gender], I made him into a Red Mage...a Fashion Mage, in fact.

In any case, a shoutout to Lizer. If he ever ends up finding this, I hope he decides to contact me.=)

Anyway, I thought I'd give you some gaming updates while I'm here.

World of Warcraft - Got my epic flying mount. For those who don't know, this means I go faaaaast in the air. I also laugh at the commoners on their pitiful epic ground mounts. Ha-ha-haaaah.
...note to self: petition to Blizzard to not remove the flying mounts for Northrend when Wrath of the Lich King comes out. I'll cry many tears if they do. If they put up a 10k gold requirement for it, I'll still cry.
Now that my main goal's done, I can focus on getting geared. I don't think I'll get a dragon mount anytime soon, anyway.

Grand Theft Auto IV - Beating Halo 3 in first-week sales. Getting enough 10s to be considered in-league with Ocarina of Time. Hype up the wazoo, and free media attention to boot. [any attention is positive attention] Despite it being completely out of my character to do so, I got this game. My reaction: joy. Very good game. The realistic look of Liberty City, along with the characters and the colorful commentary, have grown on me. Niko, as expected, is a fantastic and fascinating character. Gameplay is solid and easy to get used to. There's enough here to have you doing stuff until at [i]least[/i] Christmas.
Honestly, if you guys have a 360 or PS3, I highly suggest getting it. Multiplayer's solid, too. If you do get it for 360, play me: Falcon6x3.

Mario Kart Wii - Again, the game is as Mario Kart as you'd expect, with chaos to make Brawl seem like a light boxing match. After trying out online, I can say that the online is much better than Brawl's ended up being at launch. The only thing I have to do now is figure out a better way to get my online working on my Wii.
The only complaint I have with Mario Kart is that it probably could have done with a summer release. Putting it out the same time as Grand Theft Auto? Yeah, bad idea. It's easily overshadowed.

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney - The fourth game in the Ace Attorney series. I can't express how much I enjoy these games. Honestly, if you have a DS, but haven't played these games, then you really need to do so as soon as possible. No DS library can be complete without these games.

Pokémon Diamond - A little late to the party, but I'm still doing alright with Diamond. I'm scaling the snow mountain right now, I believe. I'm going slower now thanks to the distractions above, but I'm still doing okay, I suppose. Doubt I'll be catching them all, as usual. In fact, I seem to recall only one instance where I caught them all

I really need to put some of my game-buying on hold. I got all of Metal Gear Solid and Bioshock to go through still, not to mention Phantom Hourglass and Warcraft III yet to be completed.

Also, I might be getting a new computer soon. An XPS from Dell. I want one that lets me do many things at once, but also has enough graphical power to do WoW at the highest standing and not being so low in the framerate category. Too long have I thought 14fps was "good."

And no, I haven't seen Iron Man yet. Why? I DON'T KNOW! ;_;

Violent thoughts by Falcon6

You know, it never astounds me just how incredibly moronic some people can be.

Grand Theft Auto IV has been out for almost four days now. It's gotten so much money since then and it's pretty much a success. I even hear it's broken Halo 3's record-breaking first day sales. A congrats to Rockstar for their job well done on that note, by the way.
Unfortunately, what would a Grand Theft Auto game be without controversy? Prostitution, violence, theft, sex, and what-not. And considering San Andreas, which brought people into terms with the phrase "hot coffee," I suppose looking at GTA IV with a wary eye is understandable. Still, some of these attempts at giving the game a darker look than it already has are borderline pathetic.

Now, I'm not going to go over a huge essay over how these crackpots have absolutely no idea what they're talking about. I'm not going to continue pressing my opinion over how much of an idiot a certain anti-gaming lawyer is. I'm not even going to mention him. I think I, as a gamer, have made my point clear on this matter which side I stand on.

All I'm going to say is three things: I'm 19 years old. My friend is also 19. Many of my users are teenagers who love video games. I've come across many gamers ever since I got on the Internet and grew better inside seeing the different viewpoints of the world. Not once have I felt like any of these people were "desensitized" to violence because they've played games like that. And I most certainly am not desensitized to it ever since I played Resident Evil 4, Dead Rising, and the Halo series, to name a few particular ones. And I don't see myself as becoming desensitized because I'll be playing Grand Theft Auto IV by the end of this weekend.

Also, enough of this crap about the game getting into the hands of minors. Nobody is saying "Hey, Grand Theft Auto should be played by kids." The only people who say that are gamers who already can't get it because of the age limit. Any sensible person can tell you that GTA shouldn't be played by a kid that young. Will these kids still get it? Yeah, if they try. Same with pornography and underage drinking. If they want it bad enough, they'll find a way to get it, no matter how many walls you put in their way. And banning the game outright is still, and forever will be, a violation of free speech. This is America, maaan. [no offense to my Canadian viewers, buddeh.]

And a final note: Stop saying games are the cause of violence. No, it doesn't cause it. No one is going to be killing someone because a game told them to. The person who actually does do this is already mentally unstable. Games don't cause violence. Gamers don't cause violence.
No, it's people that cause violence. A gamer doesn't shoot a pedestrian for their money. A person shoots a pedestrian for their money. A gamer doesn't kill prostitutes for money. A person kills prostitutes for money. A gamer doesn't carjack a truck. A person carjacks a truck.
Grand Theft Auto is not the ill that causes a dystopia in our society. It's not even the people who play the game. It's people. Period. End of discussion.
-Falcon
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PS: Though I must admit, watching some people make fools of themselves and seeing some people call them out over these views is fantastic.

Also, obligatory Daily Show over Grand Theft Auto.=)

Kealning the Kart by Falcon6

So, two games are coming out this week. One a big deal and the other just plain fun. One has you stealing cars and the other just gets hit by shells a lot.

First off, Grand Theft Auto IV. Yes, the video game world's lovely little attention getter. Despite previous installments being completely unattractive to me, this one actually seems very interesting to me. Not so much the fact that this is the first GTA game that is on a console I can play, but it's also the first one to seem engaging to me. It really does seem like they're conveying the fact that the game isn't all about crime and such, but also about a story...and the main character seems very interesting to me.

Next up, Mario Kart Wii.
...
It's Mario Kart Wii. Come on, what can't you like about it? Very fun. The Wii Wheel, though....very hard to get used to. Luckily, I can always use the GCN controller.
Also, I love the implemention of the Miis in the levels and as a playable racer. Simply because I can now race as Dr. Zoidberg...which is incredible.

I'm probably going to be looking into a new schedule for updating the comics, as my current schedule isn't working very well. I'll inform you guys when and if I do that.

Not much to say by Falcon6

Oh, this week is going to be tough. Yikes. So much to do...so many tests to take...and study for....oyyy.

Anyway, here's something I watched to relax and have a good laugh.

Sonic Shorts Volume 2

Also, I am having a lot of earthquakes these days.

Cheers to Sakurai by Falcon6

For making a great game and creating a blog about the progress of said game. Because of that blog, I grew to hate you for teasing us, from the revelation of Sonic the Hedgehog being playable to online play and Stage Builder. However, in the end, I can't respect the man enough for doing it. If he didn't, it wouldn't have made Brawl as big as it was.

So, to celebrate, I made a filler comic depicting a Mario Kart Wii Dojo blog. You can tell when I ended up getting rushed on it. I had to miss working on a speech to do this one. I do hope you're happy.D=

Here's hoping Sakurai does well in his next project and I do hope it's a Kirby game.=D
Also, I did do this early, as the actual last post will be Monday....would've given me more time with working on it...hrm.

I wasn't able to meet the former President, Bill Clinton, as I had hoped. If I recall, while trying to get through the crowd, about 30 cops tackled me to the ground. I think they did it for the heck of it. Heard a huge figure like the President would be coming into town, so they wanted to at least beat someone down. But it is okay, because I was willing to take the punch...for AMERICA.
....though they didn't have to hit me in the nose. That was just un-American.

Oh, and my speech is in 2 hours and I don't even have it all down yet. This will just be perfect. I'm in the middle of the alphabet, so I'm hoping I would have to go on Monday instead. Here's hoping.

Eh, well. I'll be back Sunday, as I now have a bridal shower to not go to 5 hours away. And next comic will be postponed due to my busy schedule the last few days.

How CraaaAAAAaazzZZZZZyyy.... by Falcon6

This site and I have a love-hate relationship. I love it for maintaining itself rather well, but I hate it for failing me. While, on the opposite end, my site loves failing me, but hates maintaining itself.

You can see the disconnect.

In any case, we're back, after a few weeks of uncertainty. T'was a weird feeling, to be sure. Right now, the forums are a tad messed up and we're still trying to figure out how to fix this stuff.

Bah. Sometime, we'll figure it out.

So, I've been doing random junk lately. Got the Metal Gear Solid collection [haven't played it yet], got Warcraft III [hardly played it already. How nice that one Blizzard game is messing up my game time on another.], and jumping hurdles in my quest for higher education. [every day in the summer at 10 am makes Falcon something-something]
All while trying to figure out how to do this comic. How fantastic.

I'll be honest when I say my heart isn't really in it anymore. So far, I feel like the comic itself gets like...5 regular views while all the views go straight for my forum. Not that I'm upset over this. Heck, if I could attract MORE people to a forum by not having a comic site, then maybe I'd be able to have a nice community of random people. Despite that, I just can't get that feeling working again and I'm afraid it won't start again.

I've looked into source after source for some sort of creative jumper-cable start, but I can't seem to get any sort of dedication going for what I've already gotten. It's not that I don't want to continue the storyline...heck, I have confidence that I could actually make something somewhat coherent in the future.

The thing is, I suck at drawing. [*watches everyone go "We heard that before"*] Think of it like this, then, for those tired of that phrase: Say you're going into a new job with only a small amount of talent for it. Like, say you went into a T-shirt design job with your only drawing skill being on the square. Sure, through time and effort you'll improve, [yes, I am saying I've improved...tremendously improved from what I could do years ago.] but that won't really work well because the people will get sick of your design skills. You can't go into a job and say "Oh, yes, and while this skill is underdeveloped, I'm sure I will improve over time." This won't go over well with most employers, unless you're in a temp job. A full-time job with promise of an income to help your family? Naaaah, probably not going to work.

This is the feeling I'm having right now. I have no intention of getting any sort of profit out of this comic, I assure you [the shirt ideas have evacuated the boat long ago], but I feel like I got into drawing the comics with only the smallest speck of drawing talent under my belt and prepared to make something out of it. And I did start drawing the comic because I wanted to improve myself, which I did. But still, it feels like this move only hurt my readership. And...

...

Bleh. Look at me, complaining about this. If I'm going to improve, I need to improve, not only through art, but through storytelling on a whole.

Saying how I can never do it is just going to hamper my own progress.
...
Holy crap, did I just say that? O_O

I need a drink. A hard drink.

Anyway, apologies for the long post and for the site and forum being down. We still have some issues, but we should be able to figure out a solution or two.

In the meantime, we have this new comic. The next one will be either Friday or Monday. Yippee skippy.

Also, I'm thinking of designing a website for some random purpose. I need one for my Final project, so I am thinking of making one for the grade, as well as one to actually put on the web.

I'll give you details as that idea develops.

Quite a bit I still must do by Falcon6

Ever get those moments where you feel like you're in a rut? Where you feel like everything's the same, old, mundane thing? I've been getting this feeling quite a bit lately.

It's a bit odd for me to think this now. After all, I'm in a point where my life is anything but mundane, with it only being a year after high school and all. Heck, I know by experience that my life isn't mundane. It's more like my regular habits are becoming thus. It's always get up, relax, play WoW, watch TV, draw, eat, and go to bed. Not always in that order, of course.

This isn't really something I should have, because I'm going into a field I know will probably be mundane. Going through hours upon hours of coding and such, trying to make it all work perfectly. Still, I'm getting it.

Methinks I need a spice in my life. Something new and exciting. I shouldn't be getting old at 19 and a half, you know?

Maybe advancing a hobby would help. Or maybe picking up a new one. Heck, maybe just finding a job will help me out here. Or I should just work for my dad in the summer. Either way, I need to get out of this rut before I go mad.

I also feel like I haven't really improved vastly after my last improvement. I'll give you guys a small list of what I think are my improvements, based on marks.

Mark I - Comic 256 - My first real attempt at drawing a full comic. You can see me dabble in it way back, as well. Comic 99, I think.

Mark II - Comic 278 - The start of my drawing escapades. So many mistakes I made. I also put it in black and white format because I was dabbling in drawing back then, unknowing on how far I'd go with it.

Mark III - Comic 324 - Where I'm at now. I've since gotten rid of my preconcieved notion that I'd be doing it for "a bit" and decided to color it. Also, I've started finally figuring out just how bad I am in areas such as females and humans and such and how far I need to go in order to look at them and say, for once, that they're good.

As you can see, I have improved in some areas. Even I can admit that I have some areas where I have improved. Back in the day, I couldn't draw backgrounds worth a crap. Now.....well, it's not worth a crap anymore, at least.

Oddly enough, though, I have noticed that the better I get at drawing, the lousier I get at Photoshop effects. I can recall back in the day being able to use Photoshop to get the message across with sprites. I guess drawn, there's something I can't do anymore. Odd.
Thus, the reason why some effects, such as the lack-luster bombing effects and the smoke, are so disappointingly bad. I am still trying to figure out how to draw effects and, thus, put them into colored form. Some people make it look very easy and I am unable to comprehend how they do it all.

...

I find it odd that I don't find attacking myself any more or less mundane than drawing in general.

Maybe the feeling of depression and normality is simply the side-effect of getting over that cold I had this week. /shrug

All I know is, I need to stop complaining to myself about it and get back to work on it all. So, I gotta focus on getting my speech prepared for the week after Spring Break [who the heck puts a speech or test or ANYTHING on the week after Spring Break? I ask you...], then get my drawing worked on.

And for the love of God, I am technically talking to myself here and all, so I gotta say, I need to freakin' relax.

Heh.

One week away... by Falcon6

I really want that dang break.

Don't have much to say.D= I'll leave with a vid link. Best Smash Ending Ever.

Talk to ya next week. Oh, and sorry for the slight delay this week.

Woo, TV by Falcon6

My father won a $500 gift from his work at his Christmas party a few months ago. [I'd say it was December, but even I can't recall when it was. Might've been one of those late-holiday "we gotta do it or else we get sued" kinda parties.] It goes to a small store in town that sells music, among other things.

My dad, being odd, decided he was going to use his gift for an HDTV in his bedroom. Now, suffice to say, he already has an HDTV in the house and he is hardly in his room to begin with. Same with my mom, though she usually sticks around the kitchen, which has a TV. In fact, I can name four places in my house that don't have a TV in that room: the computer room, the bathroom, the laundry room, and my parents' bedroom.

Now, I am a technical kinda guy. I have the 360s and the PS2s and all that. So, I stated, like once, that I could use a new TV in my room. The one I have right now isn't really that old. I'd surmise it to be around 2 years old now. However...come on. This is an HDTV we're talking about. And with me owning a 360 and [probably later in the year] a PS3, having an HDTV would seem rather logical.

Well, I only mentioned it once and now, I'm apparently part of a deal. I'll get the new HDTV and my parents get the TV I have now.

So, today, my dad and I went to the store and picked out the one for the catalog. I was busy looking through the music, but I did hear some key points: HDTV, 27in, 1080p, and Blu-ray. Then, the guy started talking to my dad over the Blu-ray deal. Me, having known about the results of Blu-ray's victory in the format war, got into the conversation. Suffice to say, I was partly impressed my dad knew about the stuff, as he seemed to follow it up easily. Either he's very convincing at acting interested or he's actually a little tech-savvy. Good times.

So, yeah, I'm getting a new TV. Awesome. Having gotten more and more into Call of Duty 4, I can safely say I'm happy for this.

In other news, my midterm's coming up soon, so I'll be alerting our affiliates that I'll be in stressed-out mode Level 5.

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Ironic enough, I have homework reading a chapter about stress for my fitness class. I also had a sheet highlighting how stressed out I am a week.

I don't think I should give the answer.
=P

Have a good week, everyone.

This should be noted... by Falcon6

Sorry for the missed update last week. If it's any consolation, I was able to get two comics drawn today. Dunno if I can make the Monday update...though all signs point to yes.

My guild doesn't run Karazhan on the weekends, and I gotta be attuned to get in there, but I should be able to get through easily enough. I gots my flying mount now, too!=D

But enough about WoW.

I'm starting to play more Call of Duty 4 these days. If anyone wants to play against me, I might be on Xbox Live.=P

Oh, and I got Pokemon Diamond yesterday. It's pretty good so far. I can't wait to play more of it.
Though I'm not really a fan of the starters. I might look into getting a Charmander egg somehow, because I am just too good with Charizard.

We interrupt your story to bring you... by Falcon6

World of Warcraft!

Lemme give you the breakdown here. Yesterday, I accomplished something I always felt like I'd never do: I got to Level 70.

I thought, what with my track record of games I forget to play, I'd have my account canceled and playing something else long ago. It was then I realized that the only reason why I haven't completed any of these games was because of World of Warcraft. Huh.

Anyway, I got Level 70. I got it through a quest that I had trouble with since Level 65. Kartharan [Metroid] was being too high and mighty with his supreme guild of supremity. [see, if you gave me co-admin there, I would have given you another awesome name. Dropped the ball on that one.>:P...though, I'll admit, "That's What She Said" is awesome.] So, I decided to do that quest and boom! Turned it in and got Level 70, thus proving that I am ready!
...
Turns out, about 2 minutes in, I got killed by a Rogue Gnome nearby. Just turned invisible, came up, and backstabbed me. It should be noted that I have developed a dislike of Rogues and Gnomes. A combination of the two create for an unhappy Falcio.

So, I've been playing it since September. My thoughts? Well, first off, let me just say that grinding for your level is tedious and backbreaking. Unless you go in knowing someone, prepare for a long grind. Money is hard to keep unless you're wise with it, as I wasn't beforehand. [to think, I thought grinding 100g was hard back then. I get that in a day without even thinking about it now.] Professions are a good way to get some money, but they require an extra set of leveling along the way. [Mining, for example, can be tedious unless you know exactly where to find stuff] Instances are nice little areas where you can have a bout or two of teamwork taking down things 5 times as tall as you. You get rewarded with exp, money, and even some gear, so a good way to get through levels would be to do as many instances as you can.

Story's not really a story, but more of a basis of lore. The Warcraft story is thriving with different characters that are interesting to look into. The part you're in is your own main story, really, but you don't really have much of a basis to add to your story. Nor is it rewarding unless you're on a roleplay server.

People will kill you. A lot. Makes it all the more sweeter when you finally get to 70 and tear them a new one.

And you can feel how much time is put into the details of Azeroth and the views of Outland. You gotta love Blizzard's creative team for designing sch a fantastic realm.

So, my analysis on the game?

It really boils down to "Would you pay extra online money for a good game?" I personally think the experience itself is rewarding enough for your funds, but if you feel as though it wouldn't be "good enough for $15 a month," then go ahead and pass on it. But I personally enjoy playing it.
There's a trial on their site (worldofwarcraft.com), so if you feel like trying something different, go ahead.=P

In any case, now, I have the chance to try out raiding and the arena. As well as venture into Karazhan, which is one of the things I've been wanting to do.
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You fight the cast of "The Wizard of Oz" mostly. Incredible.=D

And hey! Now that I'm less-grindtastic with my level, maybe my comic-building will go quicker. Let us pray Wrath of the Lich King doesn't come out until after I get further into this story, then, eh?

I'll also finally be able to play more of the games I linked to above, maybe.

I got Metal Gear Solid 2 about...oh, a month or two ago. I just started playing it this week. Hah...
And Final Fantasy VII is still laying there, without proper attention. I should really play it more often, as it's my friend's copy.
I also have another game to add to the pile, which is a game I just ordered: Pokémon Diamond. I ordered it online and it should be arriving by Friday.
...
No, I didn't order it online to keep my rep up with Gamestop. And you shut up about it. You ignorant people, you.
*cough*

Eheh...well, actually, I wanted to try and order a game online and I was particularly lazy that night, so I just decided to order it online. See, laziness is usually a main thing to how I operate things.

Got sick by the middle of the week this week. My flu symptoms are subsiding, thankfully. They're not completely gone, though, as you'd expect. Still got a runny nose and an odd-feeling throat. My voice is going, too.
Not like I talk too much anyway, so I'm guessing I'll be fine by Tuesday. Hopefully. I'm at the age where I'm sure my parents would take the doctor bills out of my account.

Anyway, next comic on Friday. Have a good, non-sickly week!

Back to Work by Falcon6

You ever end up eating more sweets than you probably should? I had that happen.

It's not that the brownies were bad. They were quite good. The problem was that I had the duty of spreading powdered sugar over them and I ended up pouring a bit too much on it.

Let me put it to you this way. I could lick it and there'd still be some left. >_>'

Urgh...I'm not going to have much fun tomorrow..>_<

I really want to draw something now that all this Brawl stuff's coming out. Meta-Knight and Marth together is simply giving me joy. Mostly because I am pretty sure those two are going to end up my mains.

I am also Level 68 in World of Warcraft. Only 2 levels left before I get to the top level. Soon enough.

I'll try and get you guys an Intervention soon enough.=P

And we return...again by Falcon6

Newspost will be short this time.=P

New comic Monday.
I want Brawl very badly.

That is all. *jumps up, up, and away*

Progression by Falcon6

Note: The comic that was scheduled for this week is moved up to next week. This is due to my own incompetence.
...okay, for those who aren't amused by that, I am serious on some notes. The comic required drawing skills I didn't have, so I had to rework on them until I felt they were good. So, rather than post a comic I felt was truly badly-drawn, I gave myself a week to work on it so it's presentable. I'm sorry for those who are inconvenienced through this in some way. Have some Dr. McNinja for my repenting. kthx

I mentioned this through the forum randomly, but once I thought about it, the idea quickly got more interesting. If you recall, I pretty much forced myself to move from the original sprite comic to a drawn comic because I wanted to get more out of this comic than simply putting my story into a visual medium. I wanted to learn to draw better. So far, I have noticed a bit of improvement, but I also noticed a flaw in this idea.
For example, you might check out my issue through my deviantART page. The month by month intervals between each random drawing, one actually being a desktop update. I went into devART before to improve myself and it showed, but after drawing the comic, I had a steady decline in stuff to put there.

I did end up improving somewhat through this decision, but I, in turn, ended up making drawing more of a chore than an actual leisure activity like it was before. I didn't want it to end up like this, because the comic itself was only made for fun, really. Fun and the telling of my random, humorous story, of course.
So, I decided to try a new type of newspost. Something that, once a week, would give me a bit of incentive to draw something more than just the comic. I can use the time to draw things that I have trouble with, as well as stuff I simply want to draw. This might let me improve drawing as well as make it more enjoyable.=P

Anyway, without further adieu, I introduce a new news feature in this website:

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I let X3 choose the title.

Anyway, in Intervention, [oy...] I'd basically post stuff about my current art direction, [or lack thereof.] as well as some drawings I've done in my spare time. I also want to use this time to try and work on different areas I have trouble with or want to try out. Here's hoping it works out well, as well as being interesting or at least entertaining to you guys.
This will be a short one, but you'll get the idea of what I'm trying to go for, I hope.

Inking: Since around 2005, I've owned a copy of Photoshop. Since then, I've used it in many different ways. First, I used it as an advanced signature-making program for NSider back when it was still alive. Then, I had a thread called NSider Wallpapers that basically housed wallpapers made by the many Photoshop gurus of the forum. [for those interested, that's pretty much when I met and became friends with Lizer and Metroid] Then, of course, I started this comic and used Photoshop to create sprite comics. However, I don't really do all of that much anymore. My only main use of Photoshop has been "enhancing" my drawings so they're presentable, as well as design this site.
Backstory aside, many Photoshop owners will tell you that one of the hardest tools to work with has been the Pen Tool. Mostly because of the different curves you can end up making and the Pen Pressure option that can confuse many. Most people agree, though, that the Pen Tool is quite possibly the best way for a mouse user to create a fairly nice curve without using a tablet or being very precise with a mouse. This allows me to create presentable art for the comic.

However, while the Pen Tool is a fantastic tool, it can't really compete with traditional inks. I'm talking real-life pens here. Luckily, through different methods, you can transfer your lined art straight to Photoshop for coloring. It's all about picking out the lineart through the channels. [long explanation, so try and check some lineart tutorials online.] I bought a few inking pens of varying sizes about a year or so ago, with hopes that I can ink something nice and [considering I had Flash back then] smooth it out on the computer for a nice lineart primed for coloring. Long story short, the "nice lineart" ended up as "It looked better on paper." I dunno if it's my scanner or simply no practice at all, but at the time, I was kinda disappointed it didn't work out too well. Plus, with the technique requiring a tad too much time, I decided to just focus once again on the Pen Tool.

Well, for this first segment, I thought I'd get the markers out and try it again. Give it a sporting go and whatnot. This is my result.

What this was was an attempt at my portrayal as a Mario character. I thought "Hey, a mask and a shy attitude. Seems exactly like me!" So, I drew myself as a Shy Guy, with a fancy cape and everything. The only thing that I did in Photoshop was blur the lines as well as erase outside marks. Oh, and the background.

Final Analysis: Surprise, surprise...my final thoughts on this is "It looks better on paper." I suppose it IS true that a year without practice is the same as a day without practice. Still, I enjoyed inking it, as it did feel like I'm putting more effort into it than simply scanning it on the computer and simply using the Pen Tool. However, I'm thinking I'll try and redo the lineart on Photoshop so I can create something for my devART gallery.=P
So, what I'm thinking of doing from now on is try and put some inking into my comic work. That way, not only would I get some practice in inking, but I'd also be able to make a note on areas that might not be clear enough through pencil lead. That way, I can remind myself of those little details when doing the Photoshop lines.

Also, I might examine different scanning types so I can figure out if it's a problem of scanning it wrong that makes the lineart as messed-up as it was.
Oh, and in case someone was wondering, I used Helix Fine Line Markers for inks. They're from the drafting area of the office store, so I might just have the wrong type of inks. Again, my knowledge of traditional inks is sketchy, pun not intended.

I'll open a thread on the forum about discussing the segments. I'd be much appreciated of your comments on this part, as well as suggestions on areas I could try and work on for the next Intervention. [oy...why did I even approve that name?D=]
Thanks for reading! I hope the next one will either be more humorous or [hopefully] more interesting.

Schoolbound by Falcon6

Well, I just got done with my first week of school. How did it go, you ask?

I slept in through one day of classes...and I ended up having a class 2 hours away.
Which, for the latter, wouldn't be that bad if I didn't have only an hour to get between them.
Heh. So, an odd week. I'll also end up having an Internet class in the summer. From what my brother said, it's a good way to take classes so long as it's nothing big like English or Algebra.
And what class am I taking for the summer? College Algebra!
....oy.

Gonna draw a lot, play WoW a lot and do other crazy stuff this week, too, I'm sure. Just let me get the energy to do it.
And here's hoping I don't sleep in through yet another class.>_>'

One Year Later by Falcon6

Well, these 3 weeks off were nice and relaxing...but now, it's time to return to college. Hooooooray....
Oy.

Okay, so...the site's been up for a year since Sunday. (January 6th) I honestly never expected stuff like bandwidth to be a problem because I didn't expect a huge rise in the population of the forum. Quite a surprise.

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who reads this poor excuses for a site created by a poor excuse for an "artist" and a poor excuse for a web master...oh, no offense, Anhs. You guys on the forum have made this first year quite interesting. I hope you all keep coming and enjoy the weird company we keep.

Thanks to those who were here since the beginning and to those who just came in. Thanks to all the web hosts we've gone through in order to keep the needs working. Thanks to everyone who's been there for me and whatnot. I do appreciate everyone who comes here. I've made a lot of new friends coming through here and I enjoy the company.

So, honestly, while the comic has had ups and downs throughout the year, I'm happy enough with how it's slowly coming out. I am really hoping the comic ends up actually attracting more people someday...but to do that, I'll have to do some changing. Oh, sorry, not some...a lot. Heh.

Well...there's one year down. Let's see how 2008 goes for falcon6.net. And hey! Maybe we can go through a month where bandwidth isn't going through critical mode! Ah, but a person can dream...
Thanks, everyone. Hope you have a good year, too.=D

Old Year's Leave by Falcon6

Well, 2007 comes to a close. What an eventful year for me. I opened this site, graduated, got into college, got into WoW, got a 360, got a DS Lite, failed to watch all three LoTR movies, and spent the last few days before New Years watching a marathon of Futurama.

...
I'm tired.>_<

*sigh* So, my resolutions for the new year of 2008? Well, they are as follows:

- Become much better at drawing so that I can compare the first comic of 2009 with the first comic of 2008 and truly be able to say there's a huge difference.
- Get a better comic layout. Seriously, this "paste them all onto a black background" thing isn't working out for me. I need to either draw the entire comic as it would appear and size it down, or find a better way to express this stuff.
- Get to 70 in World of Warcraft. This should be done by February at the most. After that, I plan to get as much Hunter gear as I can and become much better than I am now.
- Watch all three LoTR movies. Yes, I'll do it. Jeez.>_>'
- Get a part-time job. Probably something like K-mart. I'd do Wal-mart, but according to my friend, it sucks your life force out and sneezes it out onto the pavement with creepy strangers talking to you in the bathroom.
- BeatMetroidInADuelBeatMetroidInADuelBeatMetroidInADuelBeatMetroidInADuel!!
- Make sure to buy all the box sets of Futurama now that it won't be on Adult Swim anymore. I know it'll be on Comedy Central, but I dunno when, so might as well make sure I got them.=P
- Get a better sleep schedule.>_>'

Well..hope you guys had a blast. 2007 is behind us. Let's make 2008 a good year, eh? Keep safe and have fun.=)
~Falcon6

Keep Safe, Everyone by Falcon6

Hope you guys all have a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. We'll be back with a full comic on Monday!

~Falcon

Robin Laid An Egg by Falcon6

So, in case no one noticed, there's a new Dark Knight trailer on the web of Inter. You know, the Interweb.

My first proclamation afterwards was "Wow. That was decidely awesome." I'm not going to get all jumpy over it, because the last time I did that, I was sorely disappointed. Still, I will definitely watch it when it comes out, I assure you.

I won't bore you guys with how I got to Lv. 58 today in World of Warcraft, thus being able to cross over into Outland. Whenever I state that I'm now 58, I feel a twinge of regret. That is to say, I'm not regretting the experience or time, as it was a blast in most cases. I'm regretting the fact that I'm closer to 70 than before.

I know, I know, for those who actually play it and read this, they'd say that there's always an alt, but I doubt I'd have the energy to get to 70 for my Lv. 13 Mage. And I guess I could relive the experience anew as an Alliance character, but I'd have to go to another realm and I wouldn't mind giving stuff to my alts when I have a chance.
So, soon enough, I'll be Level 70...then, I hope, I'll get to see what this "real fun" is that Kartharan [Metroid] talks about all the time.

But enough about the WoW stuff. Monday's Christmas Eve! Holiday cheer and whatnot. Though, to be honest, I haven't really gotten much into the Christmas spirit this year. As stated before, we had a weird Christmas planned this time, but now that the actual holiday's coming [one of which I'll be staying at home for], I can't seem to get much into the spirit. Maybe that'll change when I get some holiday shopping done this weekend.

I'm thinking of pooling money with my brother and getting a surround sound system for my parents. The living room isn't very big, but it could benefit from the addition of better sound to go with their new HDTV. The only issue so far is the fact that every surround system either has a DVD player or has a freakin' huge [bigger than the Xbox, even. woahz.D=] box to control it all. All we have is Wal-Mart and, if I go to the big city for Best Buy this weekend, it'd be with my parents, and I can't really get it there, right? "Oh, the surround sound in the back? That's for me and you guys are vain to think otherwise. Now, help me wrap it up." Yeeeah, not gonna work too well. [Fun Fact: I've kept this site quiet from my parents. So, no worries about prying....eyes. And yes, my parents would totally do that.]

My wish list, to the imaginary person who asked? The Orange Box, Call of Duty 4, and an iPod Touch. I could get an HDTV instead of the iPod Touch, but I decided against it. My TV could stand a year or two before it's needed. Besides, I have no use for HD until I get an HD-DVD Player or, eventually, a PS3 with Blu-ray.
After Christmas, I hope to get enough money saved for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, among other ideas.
And, despite most claims otherwise, I will get a job this Spring. My friend absolutely hates his job at Wal-Mart, and I'm feeling left out of the feeling of hatred. I need to get on the ball here.

Ah, well.
Have fun while you go off to do whatever it is you do during Christmastime. Maybe nothing, or maybe everything.
Good luck on both counts, then. Expect a filler-comic sort of thing on Monday.
Talk to ya later!

Evening, Commissioner by Falcon6

Why So Serious?

My God, I want to see this movie now.

I can see why you left Fry by Falcon6

'Ho, boy...long day.
My dad joked about getting three HD TVs because they were $400 each...and really, how can you argue with that price? I also got my "list"...as in, I pointed out the different stuff I'd like for Christmas from my parents. iPod Touch [8Gb], The Orange Box, and Call of Duty 4 made the list.

This Christmas, for me, is actually a little more odd than most of my other Christmas seasons. This time, we're celebrating with my grandma a week earlier [next weekend] and we're giving out presents through a "Secret Santa"-ish sort of thing. The whole thing is as confusing as Thanksgiving without a blindingly-fast golf cart ride through the countryside.
....
In retrospect, that might be why I was sick for the last week or so. Nonetheless...
So, we have a Secret Santa sort of thing, where we each buy one gift for one other person. You know what that means? Gift cards galore! And I'm personally working on my "Oh, Lowes Gift Card? How kiiiiind of you..." grin. I just know that'll happen.

Ah, but I respect my family for putting a new twist on Christmas...especially since we don't have any younger kids right now [youngest will still be 13] and we can try new stuff. Of course, once my brother or myself get a kid around here, we'll have to go back. I mean, we all know that we'll have to...
....
Oh, my god, I know why we're doing this now. My parents want grandchildren! Gah!!!
This is a twisted scheme on their part. >_> The geniuses!

Anyway, I recently got Futurama: Bender's Big Score. It's the brand-new Futurama adventure that goes into the bendng of time travel...and, considering the last time we had the Planet Express crew messing about in the past, you can expect hilarity in this one.
If you liked Futurama before, you'll love this one. So much fanservice.
And it's not even the only one coming out. We got 3 more coming soon...and if they go over well, we might even see a sixth season come out over at Comedy Central [as Adult Swim is losing it...and will have a huge marathon on New Years Eve, I believe...and Fox doesn't have space on its "fantastic" schedule.]. You never know.
In any case, if you're a fan, get it. Get two. One to watch and the other to hang and bow to.
If that's your thing, at least.

Finals this week. My friend has one, my brother has one, and guess what: I have four. I gotta keep my wits about me for these...one class isn't doing too well and I just need to at least get a passing grade for this Final, and the other class is messing me up with the terms. The others are Web Design, which is over forms so it should be okay, and Programming, which, if I retain my knowledge right for this one, should be okay.

So, wish me luck, I guess. I'm going to be over there, spazzing out...
Over the energy drinks...
That I wish I had right now.

The Daily Grind by Falcon6

Wanted to apologize again for missing the update last week. It must have annoyed...someone out there.

However, there's more to my less-than-stellar performance than simply World of Warcraft or Super Mario Galaxy. Actually, I've been a bit down as of late. An odd mix of feeling throughout. It's really hard to pinpoint.
Because of this random feeling, I've been having trouble as of late dedicating myself to the drawing scheme. If it's not the drawing that's bringing me down, then at least inking and finishing up that is. I'm guessing I just need to figure out a way to spark up my energy again.

Sooooo...I'm considering an addiction to energy drinks.
Now, before you go planning the Intervention party [bring brownies], let me just say that I won't be "addicted" to it, per say. Actually, I will pretend I am...and I'll watch hyperactive people on television. I would consider it a case of Monkey See, Monkey Fall Over From Spazzing Out.
While I'm on this venture to spaz myself out, I'm going to be studying for another spaz-tastic [oh, yes, I am going to use that word a lot] venture: Finals.

Yes, Finals. The thing that, for some people, is a murderous week from Hell, and for others, a cakewalk. I am hoping to be the latter, but I am perfectly confident that I just screwed myself over thinking it would be. [Message to me in a few weeks: I TOLD YOU IT'D BE [easy/hard]!!]
One of my Final Exams includes creating a website using what I learned in HTML this semester. That, I am starting on in Photoshop. I want to figure out how to make it as simple as possible, but with room for improvement, as I'm sure my "client" would want it to be improved on even after the final grade. It shouldn't be too hard. I tend to get better at things once I figure out how to start it.
The other finals are pretty much the same old song-and-dance. Multiple choice, essay, and what-not. You'll tell when I'm stressing when I'm running around the forum babbling in Pig Latin.
Yes, I babble in Pig Latin.

Of course, the holiday season is underway. You can tell because your moms are probably bruised up and your dads are hog-tied in the Christmas lights. Or maybe that's just my family.

To celebrate both the holiday season and, apparently, the end of a long hiatus of The Daily Show [writer's strike...ya know], here's one of my favorite holiday reports from them.

I'll talk to you all next week. Hope you all had a good Thanksgiving!

Oh! Fanart section is updated. Check out the old awesome and don't forget to check out the flash movie.=P

Who's He? by Falcon6

Oh, hello. You scared the crap out of me.

Remember me? Falcon6? I'm the guy who kinda makes this comic. You know, write it, draw the ~~awesome~~ art and whatnot. In case you hadn't noticed, Anhs has been updating the comic for me lately.
Apparently, something happened with the server that caused me to be unable to view my own site. They said it was a problem with the IP and that I should reset my router, but I unfortunately can't mess with that stuff. I don't want to have absolutely no Internet for a day or so, ya see. I'm kinda addicted to it. I just chose to use a proxy to view my forum and had Anhs upload the comic for me. A stressful job for both of us. For him because he'd have to come in, and for me when he's eventually 2 hours late. Ah, but thanks to him, no "real" mess-ups with the update schedule, so I do appreciate it in the long run.=P

Anyway, wow. It was near three weeks where I was unable to get on my own site. Quite an odd change there. So, many of you...uh...some of you are probably wondering what I've been up to lately. Well, a few things...

First off...

I got my main character on World of Warcraft, a Troll Hunter named Falcio, to Lv. 40. For those unfamiliar with what that means, it means I'm technically 16 in that world. I can now get a mount, or a ridable animal. The funds needed is hefty, so I'm saving right now, but I hope to get enough soon. I'm also of age where I can wear Mail...because Warriors are born with the ability, but we Hunters apparently aren't. It's an odd thing.
So, Lv. 40. Surprising that I got that far. Of course, the fact that I have a personal goal to defeat Metroid and thus reclaim my glorious position of "better than him" [I kid, Metroid.D=] helps, but I'm still surprised that the game got me that sucked in. If this is true for WoW, then I wonder how I'd fair with other MMOs. I've once tried City of Villains, because I had a trial, but I only got through a little bit of it, considering how my computer sucked back then. Now, I bet I could play both City of Heroes AND City of Villains. Always an idea.

Anyway, I'm really no reviewer and you would probably have to be insane to take my advice over Gamespot's or IGN's or 1up's or whatnot. Still, considering how much you actually end up doing in the end, I feel like the game is worth it if you're looking for a good MMO to try. And hey, if you actually do play WoW, drop me a line. We could have fun.=D

Anywho, enough talking about WoW. Another big thing that came out of my prolonged trip "away" was Super Mario Galaxy.

How do I feel about it? Well, I dunno. X3 put it best back in May: I'm having a "nerdgasm."

Yes, this game is, in fact, nerdgasmic. If I were to describe my feeling playing the first level, it would be hard. I almost shed a tear. And I feel sad for feeling that way over a game.

Nonetheless, my initial feeling right now is "This game is better than Super Mario 64 AND Sunshine combined." It just feels that way to me. If you have a Wii and you're not planning on getting this game, stop your breathing. No offense to ya, but seriously...this game is what I kept the Wii for. I bought it for Twilight Princess, but I kept it for this game. And I'll keep it longer when Brawl comes out. This is the game for anyone to buy. This is probably one of Mario's brightest moments, and you should enjoy it.=)

Anyway, I leave you guys with a comic message. I've been getting better with drawing lately [a shocker], but I've been getting worse with initial planning and other things coming up.
Anyway, I'm planning to move to a Monday-only schedule change. There are a few reasons for this change. First, I'm planning a side-story comic. This would update on my deviantART gallery initially, then will be put on the site when it's complete and when I'm in-between storylines.
What I'm trying to do there is "broaden my horizons" or something. I feel like drawing Bob-ombs and hedgehogs and foxes and misshapen Mario statues is a good skill to have, but it's not going to be helping me improve as fast as I would hope. So, I'm thinking that transferring to another subject that is not my own might help.
Also, I've agreed to help design a new website for my church, because apparently, God needs to blog and even He would find the first design to be atrocious. So, I'm helping out on that on the side.
Plus, it'll be my final project for Web Design, so I'm somewhat obligated to get that site done soon enough, eh?=P

So, the updates will slow. Luckily, I'm back on the site, so I can at least update some things at last.
Anyway, see ya!

Generic Newspost by Cruzader

Text.

Still Without Falcon by Cruzader

Still no Falcon, huh? Oh well.

Here's his work. It's his, really >_>

:P

Still No Newsposts by Cruzader

So technically the last newspost was me. Falcon's still having problems with uploading stuff and accessing this site so I've been doing it.

Huh.

Well, until next time.

... by Falcon6

Newspost coming when I can actually write it

The Computer Scares by Falcon6

How fun was my day. I wake up with an infection.

...no, not a skin one, but a computer one. A Trojan got into my computer somehow.

So, after hours upon hours of trying to get it off my computer (about 4-5 hours), I was able to get it off using Norton, apparently.

So, that was a fun way to spend a Thursday. Too bad I need to get to class tomorrow...I need to relax.=P

I made it with my 120 in Blacksmithing by Falcon6

The Bronze Mario was actually going to be a Golden Mario, but I decided Bronze would be more...real.

The Mario in this comic reminds me so much of A Plumber's Lament.

God, I want Super Mario RPG on VC soon. Mine's busted beyond belief.

So, been gone a few days. Nothing too big. Got through a lot of Phantom Hourglass, so I'm happy enough. Linebeck is seriously awesome.

Also got a new book. I Am America (And So Can You) by Stephen Colbert. Hilarious stuff. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys his stuff.
Got it on sale, too...though that means I owe him. Curse it all. Or maybe I should be happy for it. It's hard to say with him.

I realized how much I really want a bookstore in this town. It would be so great to just go by every once in a while and get books. Plus, it'd be a great place for me to work. I love books. Easy way to spend time working at a bookstore? Why, read, of course.
...oh, wow, I might owe Stephen more than I thought for making that remark. I gotta learn to shut my mouth.

Anyway, hopefully I'll be able to get a comic done for Friday. Gonna try a new technique; instead of drawing the backgrounds and characters separate, I'll draw them both in a single panel. That might actually help me plan more.

On a side note, my computer seems to be working now, so keep checking...I might have the Fanart section up and running soon.
Have a good week, everybody.

No relation by Falcon6

Well, well...

Sonic has joined Super Smash Bros: Brawl!

Looks like he's really gonna hate Pikachu. =D

Notice anything different? by Cruzader

I'm pretty tired now. Why? I just spent a lot of time updating the site! I hope you people are actually looking at the front page and all >_>

Anyways, a lot of stuff has been changed, so this is the first major site revamp since we've started, so that's pretty cool.

If you may or may not have noticed, we're running phpBB 3.0 RC5 now on our forums so that's been updated too. Overall, a lot of changes over the last few days.

I want to mention a few new features of the site as well that may need a brief explanation. First we have a new section called "Now Plugging" and this is where we will put anything we find interesting and link to it. We might have little things there now and again that you might find interesting.

Now I know I haven't been posting much on the main site (after all, it is Falcon's site :P), but I have been posting on the forums. Whether or not you care is entirely up to you. However instead of writing up lengthy posts here for you to not read, I instead will place it in the section called "Site Updates" under the "Now Plugging" for all of you who don't care.

A lot of little details have been made and changes in scripting and all you won't care about won't be listed here as I don't intend to waste your time all that much. However, you'll probably notice that the banner is very big, very noticeable, and very nice. You see? Falcon made it and his work is the most noticed while my work will be noticed later for anyone who cares. If any at all.

That banner has some interesting features. It might not be the same all the time. I'm letting you figure that out.

Try and visit this page more okay? Not that you'd care at all. Or do you?

Wreaking havoc on the forums
~CZ

Like Sand Through an Hourglass by Falcon6

Taking away my time from Final Fantasy VII, Halo 3, World of Warcraft and continuing to NOT play Metal Gear Solid yet...I bought The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass.

I haven't really had much playtime with the DS for a while. Like...since Phoenix Wright, really. So it's refreshing to get a new DS game. It was either this or Trials and Tribulations. Luckily, I got PH through sold games, so I can still get Trials and Tribulations when it comes out. It should be enjoyable, as a red-eye-goggle-thing-wearing prosecutor is always fun stuff.

But back to Phantom Hourglass...most people were worried that the full-on touch screen controls would be frustrating for a Zelda game, but as usual, Nintendo was able to utilize it perfectly.

Best of the best? Definitely. Phantom Hourglass is one of the best DS games out now. I'm enjoying it a lot. I suppose that's because of my love of The Wind Waker. Seeing Link in his "Celda" style again, moments after WW's storyline was complete is a great experience to go through again. Also, seeing new characters that I'm sure I'll start to enjoy more often, like Link's boating companion/treasure hunter Linebeck. Anyway, the uses for the touch screen are very nice, from taking notes on the map to throwing the boomerang and simply moving around. All of them are very well-done and easy to use.

Anyway, if you're wondering on if you should get it or not, you definitely should. I mean, come on...it's Zelda. That alone should make this a must-buy.
If this is how the DS Zelda can be, I wonder how well-done the Wii-only Zelda will be later on. Here's hoping for something amazing!

Oh, expect something cool soon! Won't say what because (A) I want it to be a surprise and (B) I got stuff to do.D=

...comic stuff. Not Phantom Hourglass stuff. You shut up.>_>

The Way the World Ends by Falcon6

Alright, everyone who knows me knows that I suck at Halo 2. It's been commented repeatedly by many jerkfaces out there and all.D= Thus, I wasn't very much expecting me to enjoy much of Halo 3. I gotta say, I'm fairly impressed with it.

Halo 3 is good. That much is apparent. Even the Campaign mode is good to me, even though I never played all the way through Halo 2's Campaign mode. I might now, though...pretty good.

But let's face it, Halo's online mode is the real attraction to a majority of the people. Though I've mostly played Team Slayer, it's still been pretty fun. I'm hoping to play through some other modes.

If anyone's interested in playing against me, just add me.

See you folks on the battlefield.

I know you: your past, your future.

"You've just been Sarg'd" by Falcon6

Gonna go out and get Halo 3 tonight. I wonder how big the preorder line will be.

I assure you, though, I am not hardcore enough to stay for hours or days for the game. I enjoyed Halo 2, but I doubt I'd wait in line for hours on end for it. I've already done it for the Wii and it's not as fun as you'd think.
I can't wait to see how Halo's line is going to be at Gamestop tonight. Heh.

I don't even know if I'll be able to play much of it for the first week or so. Much of my time is being spent on World of Warcraft.
Oh, I don't know if you care, but I'm at Lv. 19 now.

I'm actually getting the hang of it, which scares me silly. It's bad enough to get addicted to a game, but getting addicted to a game you're good at? Not gonna be pretty.

Repeatingly-Problematic Gamer by Falcon6

And so, we begin the Falcon story that I, personally, find my best.

The villain? His name is Gameck. He was made even before I gave myself a sprite, way back in 2004. His original premise was to be a "gamer gone wrong." A video game fan with a taste for the villainy stuff and all that.

He was really my first true villain as a "hero." Back then, I had random RPs with people and the only real villain back then for me was Mr. X5, who hasn't been revealed as of yet comic-wise. Also had random villains like a metal version of me [blame X6] and the Elemental Bros, whom might actually see the light of day in the comic.

However, when someone asks me who the Villain is to my Hero, I can honestly say Gameck will always be the one who fits. His backstory is somewhat parallel of my own and he has always been the one who has always given me a true fight.

Falcon Boy, Copycat, and the Perche sagas were all thought-up on the spot, actually. That might be why they can be considered somewhat bad. At least, that's how I can sometimes see them in my overreacting, judging eyes. However, this particular saga has been at work for 3 years. You can bet that this will be one of my best ones yet.

I can tell you right now, I envy professional comic-makers. Their ability to create, panel to panel, backgrounds, emotions, faces, poses, and all that; it really makes me sad how truly pathetic I can be when it comes to this stuff.

This is a little fun fact for you guys. I only started drawing continuously for about 2 years now. Beforehand, I could've cared less because my art in art class was always crap B-graded art [the whole grade system for art is odd to me, but...eh.] and I always had to create stuff that I personally could care less about. One year, I made an assortment of a billiard rack and three billiard balls inside of it. I could understand practicing the whole perspective thing now, but back then, it just didn't feel right. To be perfectly honest, I found art interesting back in the day because I wanted to make video game art like what I've seen in Mario, Sonic, and the like.

Now, I'm drawing at an odd speed. It's like I already know I suck big-time at it, and yet, I keep going and I am, surprisingly, getting better at it. I'm actually getting a little more confident with my drawings. And even more confident with my Photoshop abilities.

And yet, I see F@NB0Y$ and VG Cats and that little bit of confidence for Photoshop goes alllll the way down. Same goes for when I read MegaTokyo and Penny Arcade for drawing; alllll the way down. I dunno, maybe I should stop worrying about how I draw compared to them.
Of course, considering how I have been influenced many times by the webcomics I read and the tutorials I look at, I suppose I can't blame myself for trying to measure myself to their quality.

I guess their success in what they do is pretty much like how my little rivalry with Metroid in World of Warcraft is going. He's Level 70, a level that is unreachable to me, [at least, for the moment. No Burning Crusade] while I was a lowly Level 7. We dueled and he took me down in a single hit. As expected. Now, I'm Level 17. I suppose I'm getting there. I still suck and I still end up getting killed in a few seconds while going into an Instance [dungeon] by myself, sure, but Kartharan could easily destroy both me and my pet boar with one shot. Possibly all at once, even. I suppose that little competition with Metroid has given me a little bit of love for the game.

Maybe that's how I started to really enjoy drawing again. Maybe the whole "trying to get up to the same level as the masters" thing is making me want to do the thing better. Looking back on sketches from early Sophomore year compared to now, I can really see the improvements. And my Photoshop skills have slightly increased.
So thank you, Internet. You've succeeded in helping me become better than what I was with my career choice, my art and my life. Awesome work.
Now, can we do something about all these cats? Or even just one?

Voices of the Lifestream by Falcon6

You probably don't know this, but I'm somewhat of a remix nut. A majority of my iTunes album is filled with remixes of different songs. Many of them are video game remixes, too. It's kinda cool to hear the tunes I've enjoyed over the years be given a different sound from different artists.

Anyway, I was checking OC Remix today and saw that they have a new project album out. Final Fantasy VII: Voices of the Lifestream. Only listened to a few tracks before starting the torrent, but I definitely like it so far.

Check it out.

A Whole New World by Falcon6

...a dazzling place I never knew

So, I mentioned it briefly last week, but I recently got a trial for World of Warcraft. The game has always intrigued me, but I never got it due to the source of income needed and the fact that my parents would've never have let me use their credit cards for such a price.
Now, however, I am 19 years old, almost close to getting that job, and with a tidy sum of money for future use. Why, how else do you explain Bioshock, Halo 3, a new RAM card, and the server switch all in a few weeks? Combined, that's over $200 right there.

Some would say to spend it on something useful, but what could be more useful than finding out what the denizens of Rapture are doing with warthogs supped up for speed and with minimal crash times? Not a lot, I assure you.

But back to the Warcraft note. Before I got the trial installed, the "forumites" decided on servers for everyone to play on. After getting the trial installed, [about 10 hours worth.] I put an Orc Warrior on our Horde server, Cho'gall. It was then I noticed that the Warrior wasn't really my thing. So, I looked into it and found that a Hunter might suit me well. So, I decided to play as a Troll in the Scilla server. That was where I met our friendly Metroid's character, Kartharan; the Tauren Druid.

Metroid was actually the reason why I got the trial in the first place. He saw how I wanted to actually try my hand in the game and decided to give me one of his trial keys. He had trouble with it, so I dunno if he'll actually get a free month, but I do appreciate him helping me out. You know, despite my getting ticked-off over the fact that I didn't have enough RAM to support the game and all, he was always around to help me out. Thanks, bud.

But honestly, Kartharan had a cool aura. It's probably my newb talking, but I really thought he looked cool the way he looked. So, I decided to make this comic using his character. That was a difficult challenge. I traced an in-game screenshot using the Pen Tool and started experimenting with colors and the like. He came out so well, I think I'll post him un-Falcio'd on my deviantART page. Look for that.=P

Anyway, Warcraft was really all I thought it would be and more. I once thought Oblivion was addicting, but WOW...seriously, WoW. It's definitely more addicting. The last time I got this into a game was Final Fantasy XII. So far, I'm at Lv. 11 in Scilla and the game has gotten a tad easier on me now that I have a pet to help in my hunts. He's a boar, by the way. I named him Goresy.
...and I regret it now that I realize I can't rename him again.XD

This game is really only a really good game once you actually get quests and groups to help you in those quests. I've gotten into some hitches on some quests before I got my pet, but that's before I really realized how bad Hunters are with Melee attacks. Now that I have a pet, I can just send him in and start shooting arrows rapidly. Fun times.

If not for the price of online and stuff, this game would be a must-buy in my opinion. Honestly, the price of online could hinder some people on the buyability, but in all honesty, I think it'll be worth it. I recently got the full game on my desk right now and still have a few days to go on my 10-day trial. After that, I put in the key and I get one free month of unhindered access. Then, it's all about pre-paid cards, baby.

So, on unrelated-to-Warcraft news, I'm planning for the new storyline to start in a few comics. It's been a while since my little "prologue" came up, so I think it's time to start the full story.

I'm also still trying to juggle my practice and my website upgrade together. I'd predict the site revamp would be during the first part of the storyline. If not then, then near the beginning of the second part. It really depends on how long, exactly, the storyline's parts will be. I have no real estimate at the moment, so I'll just predict around the end of the first part. Let's see if that holds up right.

Sorry the newspost got a little crowded with Warcraft nonsense. Just wanted to tell my impressions.

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Oh! Don't forget to look at the forum for a list of people playing in our servers. The Alliance part is on Laughing Skull and Horde on Cho'gall. And my main, Falcio, a Troll Hunter, will be on Scilla from here on out.

...oh, and sorry for the final bit of Warcraft nonsense. I'll shut up now.=)

Two celebrations by Falcon6

Spartans, bandwidth, 360s, Fantasies, and green tunics...welcome to the Legend of Falcon.

You won't get the last one until later. Foreshadowing and whatnot.

So, I've hit a milestone. Today, I have reached 300 comics. Such a big number, isn't it? Who would've thought I could bring it this far? I mean, maybe if I were still doing sprites, I would be at near 350 right now, but it's still great to know that the last 30 comics have been drawn. You can definitely already see improvements in what I'm doing.

And now near 300 comics are around. A bulk of them aren't understandable unless you've been in NSider and the lot of them are still high-quality sprite comics. [still sprite comics, so you can't get much out of that] Still, 300 comics under my belt is a good thing to have, no matter what they actually are. That's my personal standpoint, at least.

I mean, I can't really go to a job and say "Oh, I've made 270 sprite comics for fun, so I deserve this job," but at least I have a better chance now by saying "Oh, I've made 300 comics through Photoshop. Most are drawn."

This comic was a real pain in the butt to work with. For one thing, I had to draw fairly better than I have before. All the poses were worked and reworked, with additional smiles and eyes and looks and all that jazz. This comic really brought some details to my attention that I need to work better with. For one thing, the mouths I make are in dire need of some reworking. Seeing as how I am basically using a Sonic style here, I chose to use Sonic mouths. I think Falcon looks better with that mouth. Much better than my old ones. Another detail that made this comic a pain was the fact that Photoshop continually kicked out on me again and again while I was working. On one instance, I saved beforehand, but the second time, I didn't save everything, so I got stuck having to redo some coloring. [big whoop, it's flat coloring anyway.=P] Third time, however, lost me a panel. You can probably see the difference in the 3rd and 5th panels.

Yeah, so that was a real pain. I think I am in need of a better Photoshop. Seeing as how I have the money tucked away, I suppose I could get a new copy of CS from Amazon. I could also try and uninstall, then reinstall Photoshop and see if that helps. Of course, that'd mean I have to make sure my brushes are all backed-up.

Ah, well. I'm sure I'll get that fixed soon enough.

Oh, a new thing came in for us today. You might have noticed some downtime for the morning to early-evening. That was because, late last night, Mr. Anhs and I were transferring hosts. Everyone who reads the forum or newspost knows the problems we've had with our old host beforehand. Bandwidth going away too quickly and no extra bandwidth even though we actually paid it; that sorta thing. Luckily, we got ourselves the new host. It promises double the bandwidth, double the disk space and better service.

We'll see how the first month goes [month after this one, though...we got an unfair advantage by sapping the old bandwidth for 7 days.=P] before we consider new arrangements, like more bandwidth and such. However, both Anhs and I agree that double the bandwidth should be more than enough for the time being. If we do get a problem, I'll be sure to get paying more.

The next comic will probably be Friday. This comic got me pretty drained, so I gotta use the next few days to practice stuff. This has nothing to do with a venture to World of Warcraft at all, I promise.

Oh, and for those random people who want a wallpaper of the last panel:

Enjoy your weekend, everyone. Maybe I'll be able to sleep good dreams now that the bandwidth crisis is over.

Or can I?

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No, really, I dunno if I could sleep. Energy drinks.

I dun got a gewd host. D=< by Falcon6

Welcome back to Falcon6.net, where all your dreams come true. So long as you're not Falcon6 and your dream isn't a dream of unlimited bandwidth.

Or ponies.

The bandwidth issue has been brought up millions of times before. We've had wars over it, even. Two, in fact. When you have two wars that all end in a few months, you know something's bad.
A month or so ago, I bought an extra 10 GBs of bandwidth in hopes that it'll tide my issues over. Paid it in full and had the bandwidth issue again...sooner than normal, even.

Now, either my site got a buttload of more views afterwards, or the transaction was messed up. I looked and saw they received it, but no help with bandwidth. I send them an email about it, but with no response. So, I have basically been sitting here with an uneasy feeling of being screwed over by that host. Thus, my decision to switch hosts has come.

Expect downtime sometime this week.

I hope to get the next comic up by Friday. Prepare for the predictable.

So, I got a few things lately. Thought I'd share them with you.

Metroid Prime 3 Corruption: Great game. A good end to a great sub-series of a great series. However, don't expect to go in and get a challenge unless you go for the hardest difficulty. Haven't died once, though I have gotten close in a few different battles. Despite that, the game is fun. For those wanting a killer app for the Wii and weren't wanting Super Paper Mario or Twilight Princess, then Samus Aran is here for you.

Bioshock: How impressive can a game about an underwater city gone mad be? Very, in fact. The game has a great and eerie environment, and the graphics are so wonderful. You gotta utilize your Plasmids [genetic shots that give you powers, like electric bolts or telekinesis] and your weapons while fighting the crazed denizens of Rapture.
Oh, and seeing as how the question has been asked a lot; yes, I save the Little Sisters. I can't bring myself to do something like that to a little girl, even if I get more power. It does show the moral code of a person through the game. A cool thing to have.
Oh, and I was lucky enough to get the Limited Edition copy. So, I got a free Big Daddy figurine. It's broken, of course, so I gotta get it replaced. I don't really care, as I get a free artbook through it.:)

I also want to find as many Final Fantasy games as I possibly can. As some of you know, I got Final Fantasy XII for Christmas [as did X3, but illegally.] and it was my first real experience with Final Fantasy. My first game, at least. I once played FF VII at my babysitter's house, though.
So, I'm planning on trying to find copies of each game. Can anyone contact me on some possible places to buy new copies of the games? Wrapped and all that. I don't even care if it's a Greatest Hits copy, either.

However, refrain from eBay. Other sites first, if you please. Thanks.

And let's hope this week goes without a hitch. Later!

Hitting the Books by Falcon6

My college days are starting on Monday. 4 classes on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; and 2 classes on Tuesday and Thursday. All centered around computers except for 2.

As if I didn't already know I was a nerd.

Tomorrow, I'll be getting my books...which should be...I dunno, fun.

So, the impact of what the college daze will do to me will probably hinder my ability to create a coherent comic for next week...so I'm just going to take the week off. Get situated and such.

I recently got Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition for a cheap price. The experience I had with the PS2 probably hindered my ability to play this one for only a small time, but once I got into it, I really got better with the Wiimote aiming. Having all the Resident Evil 4 stuff in one gaming package [graphics and extras] is nice.
I'm going through it the second time around and the experience got from challenging to a little more of goofing off. The walk through the village at the beginning was so much quicker with a supped-up Red9. And the Striker all upgraded? Awesome.
And right now, I'm saving up to get the Infinite Rocket Launcher...which should be noice. Other than that, I got all my main weapons [Red9, Striker, Rifle (semi-auto), and Broken Butterfly] upgraded and with the extra attachments [power to Red9, 100 shotgun shells for Striker, faster shots for the Rifle, and the huge power from the Broken Butterfly (FYI, taking down troublesome enemies like El Gigantes and "it" with only a few shots is a special kind of awesome that can't really be described.
Honestly, if you haven't played RE4 yet [2 ports already...] and want to try it out, get the Wii version. Only $30 and it is the best one by far.

Another game I got recently is Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. As people already know, I've gotten Justice for All a few months back and loved it dearly. I never thought I'd find a copy around here, but as luck would have it, the new Gamestop in town decided to give us a few used copies. Awesome. So I got it.
Great game. Great characters, good cases that have you figuring things out as you go on and a good sense of depth in the attorneys and prosecutors. I can't wait to see the new one come out in the Fall. You can bet that's a game I'll be getting.

Other than that, nothing much is happening in the world of me. I'll be turning 19 this week and you can probably see how happy I am to start school the same week I have a birthday still...absolutely ecstatic.

Ah, well.

...

Also, if anyone happens to have really good sources for Bleach episodes, I'd like to find out where to catch myself up...being in the middle of the Bount arc is harsh...and I know people say you can just skip to the recent episodes, but still...getting into the middle of an arc and Youtube failing you...sucks.

Obliviation by Falcon6

So, here's an Oblivion comic. Took a lot of work to do this comic.
Humorously enough, I kept getting behind on the work in this comic because I suck myself into Oblivion a lot.

A little bit of a story behind the comic. There is a part where you have to help soldiers fight off the Daedra who has taken over and destroyed a town called Kvatch. The captain wants you to go into the castle, fend off the scamps [little elfs that are a pain in the butt], and get to the count of the castle. You find him to be dead and you have to grab a ring off of his person and go back.
I took more. I took his Black and Burgundy Outfit [I think that's the name of it] and left him stripped of clothing. [down to his underwear...don't worry. This used to be T, after all] I put it on and ran back to the captain. He went on about his desperation that the count is dead, thanked me, and the quest was complete.
So, I thought about it and thought "Hey...I just came back wearing the Count's clothes and they aren't going to ask me about it? How odd.

But hey, that's probably me looking too much into it.

If you don't get it, I apologize...but dang, you should get Oblivion and figure it out yourself...seriously, it's a good game and you wouldn't regret it.

I'm starting college in a few weeks. Heck, I think I only have one more week free. It's odd that the summer flew by, but I'm glad it did. I've stated repeatedly that summer is my least favorite of the seasons. I rather enjoy the cold more than the blistering heat. However, even I can't handle the cold all the time...

Thus, why I enjoy Fall moreso than the other seasons. You get to see nature's blessings full on. A cool thing to see. Also something you tend to regret not enjoying fully.
This Fall, I'm going to start trying to enjoy it more. Just go out and walk through the park, listening to the leaves rustle through the air. It's something I hope to enjoy more.

But hey, this is not what I started talking about...college. My last week of summer will go by next week and I will have a college schedule. The interesting thing is, I never really noticed how much of a nerd road I'm going...Web Page Design, Intro to Computer Concepts, Computer Programming...History of American Technology?! Wow, I never really noticed how much of a nerd I really am.

This coming from a guy who has a Sonic character as his main character. Bleh.

Happily, I have classes mixed between different days...something I'm looking forward to having in college. Not having to worry about class for a day is good. However, I just know that the work needed to go forward in the class will be double because of it...nonetheless, I'm all for a good challenge. I took Spanish, so you know.

...and failed Spanish, but whatcha gonna do?

I just hope I can still have time to do what I love to do...draw, play games, and just hang out...

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Speaking of which, I probably won't be able to draw as much, play games as much, or just hang out as much. Why?
Job. Yes, a JOB. J-O-B.
I've gotten to 18 years without one, simply because I fend for myself by doing chores around the house and scrounging for the food that falls onto my plate.
But soon enough, I'll not be able to fend for myself with just chores or putting my plate at an Applebee's table and telling the waitress to put the food there. Plus, I need a Macbook.

And so, I'm at my wit's end about it...and I'll have to get a job soon enough. I actually tried a few times already. At a local rental shop, Wal-Mart, Gamestop, and an office store. Unfortunately, they never really got back to me...
So, I'll have to keep trying, though...maybe Kohl's...>_>'

Ah, well...as usual, I hope the site doesn't go down soon.D=

Once again, the gamercard...

Methinks Anhs should give me a signature for this thing...>.>

Oh, and the next comic should be on Friday...it really depends on how well I get drawing again.>_>'

Organized Oblivion by Falcon6

I got my vampire cure in Oblivion today. That's good...people were starting to hate on me.

The vampire race is not one of evil blood-sucking...in fact, I could have been a really nice blood sucker...I'd just come up to people and say "Hey...guy. Would it be okay if I sucked your blood? I'll give you gold...and stuff."

In any case, I'm glad I got that over with...now I can go back to killing people with my staff of powerful lightning power and going up to my tower of powerfully powerful magics.

...

...help me!

X_X

In other news, I took someone's advice and downloaded a demo of Dynasty Warriors Gundam. This is actually my first foray into robot combat of that sort...and really, Gundam in general. It's actually a pretty cool game. It's definitely something I'm considering picking up someday. The only problem is the dates. It's coming out August 28th. Unfortunately, something else is coming out around that time, as well. Obviously, I'd go with Metroid, but it's still hard to want to get into a game like that and end up not being able to get it. Bleh.

Also, I'm considering asking for a PSP for my birthday this month. Besides Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II, what else do you think I should get?
Try my email again:

And for a last note, I was able to catch The Simpsons Movie last Friday. It's a great movie and I'd recommend it to anyone who's ever enjoyed The Simpsons before. Because of the movie, I was compelled to get the fifth season on DVD. I might also get another season later on, too.
But yeah, the movie was great. Keep it in mind if you need a movie to watch soon and haven't watched it yet.=P

Next comic will be on Friday...and a warning that the schedule for this month might get hectic...as I have my first day of college around August 20th and might have to divert attention for a few days. Hope to see you guys later.

Oh, and as usual...

Yayz.

See you guys later.

We're Back - A Falcon6 Story by Falcon6

We've returned...after another bandwidth meltdown...*sigh* -_-

This time, I'm fixing it...

Talk to you guys Friday.