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csdragon asked: Just wondering, why is you've been linking comics back to New and Old Flames, and it's showing that your line thicknesses was really different and much better back then. Why the change?

I haven’t modified my pen settings or consciously made a difference, so… I don’t know?

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No, you can’t deny women their basic rights and pretend it’s about your ‘religious freedom.’ If you don’t like birth control, don’t use it. Religious freedom doesn’t mean you can force others to live by your own beliefs.

President Barack Obama

Freedom of Religion = Freedom from Religion. No debate necessary.

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blaine-anderdick asked: Are any of the characters in EGS asexual? Cause you've got basically every other main sexual orientation...

If any of them are, I’m not going to label them as such. I’m not an expert on the matter (I get confused by it and hear differing definitions), and I’m not going to declare a character to be a representative of asexuality.

People have speculated that Susan might be, and for all I know, they’re right. If the people who are experts continue to insist that she is past a certain point in the ongoing story, I might be inclined to agree with them. Until then, I stand by my conviction of “I dunno.”

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xandnobody asked: Hmm... Okay, I was wondering, where do you get the references for poses and the like? Is there one particular website or magazine you use?

I search stock photography websites, pose models and flexible action figures, my own reflection, search tutorials on Deviant Art, occasionally refer to photos of people I know on Facebook (it’s a shame more of my friends aren’t martial artists), etc. Basically, anything I can. In the case of models and figures, a digital camera can be very useful to get a reference from just the right angle.

As an added note (directed at anyone reading this, not specific to you), it’s important to keep in mind that there’s a difference between referring to something and copying it. I’ll gather up a bunch of images of people in a certain pose to help me draw a character doing a similar pose correctly, but I will not copy, trace, etc the image or its composition.

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aileran asked: I noticed that you used to run a Magic blog but haven't updated it in quite a while, so I was wondering if you still play? If so, have you played with the new Innistrad block cards? The transform mechanic seems like it would be exactly your sort of thing.

I played in two sealed deck tournaments. I like the set and the mechanics, but I haven’t played beyond that. Other things have taken my time.

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stevum asked: What inspired you to create a comic series with so many furries and gender swaps?

I like monsters, creatures and transformation. If you want to know why I like those things, I can only speculate. You’d have to take it up with whoever’s in charge of the universe for a definitive answer.

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Hey, it’s John Troutman! You might remember him from such comics as Lit Brick, Mary Elizabeth’s Sock, and Sporkman.
Someone on Twitter suggested that since there was an EGS version of Troutman, EGS Troutman should logically get turned into a woman. I could not argue with that logic. I did ask Troutman ahead of time if this was acceptable, however, as I think it’s polite to ask before turning someone into a woman.
It was, for the record, his idea to include the Sporkman puppet and make it female. It was also something I could not argue with.

Hey, it’s John Troutman! You might remember him from such comics as Lit Brick, Mary Elizabeth’s Sock, and Sporkman.

Someone on Twitter suggested that since there was an EGS version of Troutman, EGS Troutman should logically get turned into a woman. I could not argue with that logic. I did ask Troutman ahead of time if this was acceptable, however, as I think it’s polite to ask before turning someone into a woman.

It was, for the record, his idea to include the Sporkman puppet and make it female. It was also something I could not argue with.

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haniemohd:

geekyjessica:

Yes. This. I should hand this shit out on first dates. “If you can’t follow these rules, then let’s just not bother.  Pass the ketchup.”

THIS!!! I wish I have this to hand out in my early years XD back when I couldn’t sufficiently put my feelings into words..

haniemohd:

geekyjessica:

Yes. This. I should hand this shit out on first dates. “If you can’t follow these rules, then let’s just not bother.  Pass the ketchup.”

THIS!!! I wish I have this to hand out in my early years XD back when I couldn’t sufficiently put my feelings into words..

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