El Goonish Shive BE - Page 2

avatar2xl · 04-10-2008

I was never a fan of Egs, I read it for awhile but besides the demonic duck its not all that funny. Sure I bet the furry, TF and TG fanservice is welcome to alot of people but when I read a comic I go for plot and story or if there is a character I'm in love with (not literally) like deadpool.

Hinalover · 04-10-2008

Man that must have just been posted, because I checked the site just a few hours ago and it was still on the previous page. :O I've been following the site for a good year or so now. Fun series. Sucks that he is on-again-off-again on his updates. He is right now on a 9 Comic Buffer which should be interesting. Funny how the whole Female gun affects has reared it's ugly head again.

ShadyIMG · 04-10-2008

lol It's been a while since I've seen a BE in EGS. XD

Prophet Tenebrae · 04-11-2008

In terms of tone - yes, it's changed a lot. It went from somewhat whimsical and fun to lots of ass kicking and then there was stuff with alternate universes (yawn) and a bunch of teh dramaz and everyone ending up gay/bi... but these things happen.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the most irritating thing - the frequency of updates dropping from five a week to one whenever it happens. Sure, the quality of the art has improved markedly but I think reliability of updates is fairly fundamental.

Tendrak · 04-11-2008

He was actually doing very well with updates when he initially made the transition to color. The second most recent delay was the most intense one.
Of the web comics I keep up on he has one of the better batting averages.

I don't recall much of the story overall that I didn't like.

SoylentOrange · 04-11-2008

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Originally Posted by SoylentOrange

Mmm, BE.

Honestly, yeah the story's a bit wacky at times and there've been a few hiccups, but the good bits make up for any niggling.

gamonthehand · 04-11-2008

well im a huge EGS fan and i never abandoned it. even with no updates and all for a while i still check it EVERYDAY.

Vengeance1701 · 04-11-2008

*pats Gamon on the head

And we're very proud of you. What kind of cookie would you like?

No-Man · 04-11-2008

Never got into EGS. I've read parts of arcs and I tried to read from the beginning, but I just wasn't interested. It wasn't funny enough and the story wasn't interesting to me. Maybe I didn't read enough of it to get into it, but that's the impression I got.

The only reason I'd want to watch/read is for pure transformational content.

tbumpkins · 04-11-2008

I'm with vengeance. EGS used to be one of my usual webcomics. It wasn't necessarily the "epic" that threw me off, although I can definitely understand that view, but rather the update schedule and that whole slumber party storyline.

Go boobage though ;P

Prophet Tenebrae · 04-11-2008

Actually, I was always fairly disappointed by the whole lack of BE in the Venus form... I suppose this makes up for it.

And I can't really agree about reliability. I think the only webcomics in my current rotation that are regularly irregular on a comparable basis are some of WLP's...

MadmanDarkHeretic · 04-11-2008

Well, technically, I have Zebragirl and Pawn in mine, Pawn which is going on a year+ without an update but 'not being dead'.

That said, the update schedule really just exaceberates the other issues. You can effectively be on an uninteresting (to you) storyline reading it not for weeks but for the entire year.

04-10-2008	#13
avatar2xl Been there, done that. Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 438	Re: El Goonish Shive BE I was never a fan of Egs, I read it for awhile but besides the demonic duck its not all that funny. Sure I bet the furry, TF and TG fanservice is welcome to alot of people but when I read a comic I go for plot and story or if there is a character I'm in love with (not literally) like deadpool. __________________ Painkiller by Judas priest is now playing in your head.

04-10-2008	#14
Hinalover Process Fan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 52	Re: El Goonish Shive BE Man that must have just been posted, because I checked the site just a few hours ago and it was still on the previous page. :O I've been following the site for a good year or so now. Fun series. Sucks that he is on-again-off-again on his updates. He is right now on a 9 Comic Buffer which should be interesting. Funny how the whole Female gun affects has reared it's ugly head again. __________________ So Sue Me that I suck at spelling.

04-10-2008	#15
ShadyIMG Hourglass/Butt/Hips Fan Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: That's none of your concern...for now. Posts: 61	Re: El Goonish Shive BE lol It's been a while since I've seen a BE in EGS. XD

04-11-2008	#16
Prophet Tenebrae Prophet Of Darkness Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,792	Re: El Goonish Shive BE In terms of tone - yes, it's changed a lot. It went from somewhat whimsical and fun to lots of ass kicking and then there was stuff with alternate universes (yawn) and a bunch of teh dramaz and everyone ending up gay/bi... but these things happen. I'm surprised no one has mentioned the most irritating thing - the frequency of updates dropping from five a week to one whenever it happens. Sure, the quality of the art has improved markedly but I think reliability of updates is fairly fundamental. __________________ Female Transformation Chat! Female Transformation Uber Blog BE Story Club

04-11-2008	#17
Tendrak Bakunyuu Professor Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 90	Re: El Goonish Shive BE He was actually doing very well with updates when he initially made the transition to color. The second most recent delay was the most intense one. Of the web comics I keep up on he has one of the better batting averages. I don't recall much of the story overall that I didn't like.

04-11-2008	#19
gamonthehand Gentelman, quite Large Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Where the wind is at my back Posts: 434	Re: El Goonish Shive BE well im a huge EGS fan and i never abandoned it. even with no updates and all for a while i still check it EVERYDAY.

04-11-2008	#20
Vengeance1701 Modest Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,998	Re: El Goonish Shive BE *pats Gamon on the head And we're very proud of you. What kind of cookie would you like? __________________ Meh. Cranky and old.

04-11-2008	#21
No-Man Process Disciple Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,197	Re: El Goonish Shive BE Never got into EGS. I've read parts of arcs and I tried to read from the beginning, but I just wasn't interested. It wasn't funny enough and the story wasn't interesting to me. Maybe I didn't read enough of it to get into it, but that's the impression I got. The only reason I'd want to watch/read is for pure transformational content. __________________ "Because we're made out of wishful thinking and puppy farts!" -- Jack on why banality is bad for changelings

04-11-2008	#22
tbumpkins Agent of HAMMER Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 127	Re: El Goonish Shive BE I'm with vengeance. EGS used to be one of my usual webcomics. It wasn't necessarily the "epic" that threw me off, although I can definitely understand that view, but rather the update schedule and that whole slumber party storyline. Go boobage though ;P __________________ If you don't let go, I'm gonna lick your hand - Deadpool

04-11-2008	#23
Prophet Tenebrae Prophet Of Darkness Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,792	Re: El Goonish Shive BE Actually, I was always fairly disappointed by the whole lack of BE in the Venus form... I suppose this makes up for it. And I can't really agree about reliability. I think the only webcomics in my current rotation that are regularly irregular on a comparable basis are some of WLP's... __________________ Female Transformation Chat! Female Transformation Uber Blog BE Story Club

04-11-2008	#24
MadmanDarkHeretic Bouncy Dragongirl of Love Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 432	Re: El Goonish Shive BE Well, technically, I have Zebragirl and Pawn in mine, Pawn which is going on a year+ without an update but 'not being dead'. That said, the update schedule really just exaceberates the other issues. You can effectively be on an uninteresting (to you) storyline reading it not for weeks but for the entire year.