I must be completely mad to be doing this, but drawing 12DoC made me hanker for the days when my comic writing was one of the forum's "big things". Of course, the vets will have seen all the jokes before and the newbies won't get them because you had to be there, but I felt it was worth a shot seen as I'm a better drawer now (Relative term, I'll admit).

I'd already randomly remastered MAPP 47 (the Ghostbusters/SLORG OWNAR one-off) here (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/19514897/), so there was a precedent...

So I thought I'd start out with Series 3, the duelling storyline. Given that contains MAPP 20, the most copied of all the MAPPs (Three remakes compared with zero for all the others, that is), I thought it would be rather a laugh. You can also comment on how much my LOLOLOLOLing has improved :p.

For those wondering what I'm rambling on about, tough. The thread the originals were posted in appears to have vanished so I can't link to it for comparison. If I'm pushed, I'll provide some more explanation.

So here we go, with the first three remasters (MAPPs 18 through 20)

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lol

very nice stuff. nice to your comics again

It's nice to be reminded of the funny comics once in a while. What program do you use?

*Waits for a chorus of "Who's <insert old forum member who's now left name here>???" posts*

a good copy of HK's comic on the last one there.....keep the good stuff coming

um...i dont think it was originaly hk's comic oft and me myself i know each sigworm in there :P

This thread makes me happy.

Oh and Oft,

A brief history of MAPP #20

Drawn by Paul.power
Redone by monkeyforahead
Redone by Huntakilla
Redone by Paul.power.

You make me laugh, i especially like mapp18

Fantastic !

Very good comics xD. Simple, but good.

It's nice to be reminded of the funny comics once in a while. What program do you use?Corel Photo-Paint 8.

a good copy of HK's comic on the last one there.....keep the good stuff comingYou know, I had a sneaky suspicion when I redrew MAPP 20 that at least one person would say that.

Anyway, thanks for all the positive feedback so far, guys.

Very nicely done, especially on that last one.

I do miss the oldschool charm of the originals, though. ;) Looking forward to more.

Heh, nive to see you redoing them.

Btw, I looked a while ago for the old MAPP comics, I couldn't find them, are they still around anywhere?

Old threads are automatically deleted and so are old attachments. I had a look yesterday for all thread made by PP in FanArt but it wasn't there.

They're gone?
Makes me even happier that I downloaded them all.

They're gone?
Makes me even happier that I downloaded them all.
I don't suppose you could e-mail them to me or something?

You should put them all up at Boot Camp. It's not updating much as it is.

Old threads are automatically deleted and so are old attachments. I had a look yesterday for all thread made by PP in FanArt but it wasn't there.
No, they [threads] don't, or at least in other forums bar the FanArt forum.

Attachments used to get deleted, but I'm not sure if that still happens in vB3.5.x

You should put them all up at Boot Camp. It's not updating much as it is.I should, shouldn't I? Well, if I find myself wondering what to do one afternoon, I'll do that.

ah the memories...

Good to see them "spiffed up" like that!

oh PP made that story bit up first? sorry i didnt know i have only been on this forum for about...um....half a year i think, perhaps less

I should, shouldn't I? Well, if I find myself wondering what to do one afternoon, I'll do that.I actually specifically went to that site trying to find the comics yesterday and ended up going through the Boot Camp comics. Not that I'm complaining because they're great.

Hehe, funny stuff.
But it's impossible to read what McCluck is saying :p

Nice comic there =) Would love to see some oldies too:D

Lol, a classic!
Nice job Paul.

Okay, MAPP 21. Bear in mind I won't be producing these at a very rapid rate, though. Work important.

LOL at comic. I thought Pikkul's eyes were red and yellow. Meh.

In Munkee's design, yeah. Doesn't really matter a lot.

Anticlockwise!? hahaha

I love his lololololololololol spinning...

Hey, I've just had a thought... Why doesn't SW just stab Zeor in the head? The spinny thing is only going around his middle...

Because he's got a hemet on.

And Lightsabers don't cut through helmets?

And Lightsabers don't cut through helmets?

[SW fanboy mode]Actualy Light Sabers Can cut through any thing bar other saber blades, But the Blade can be resisted by the mineral Cortoses[/SW fanboy mode]

Nice Job Paul But, Makes me wish I'd saved some MAPP Comics...

[SW fanboy mode]Actualy Light Sabers Can cut through any thing bar other saber blades, But the Blade can be resisted by the mineral Cortoses[/SW fanboy mode]
My point exactly.

Hey, I've just had a thought... Why doesn't SW just stab Zeor in the head? The spinny thing is only going around his middle...Pick one of the four following explanations:


Of course Zero's helmet is made of stuff a lightsaber can't cut through. If it wasn't, he'd kill himself every time he hit himself on the head.
Star Worms' reach isn't large enough to hit Zero's head without his belly touching the Z-Saber.
"We live in a world where I forget to put the floor in 80% of the time. Just be grateful you have something to stand on."
I don't want any cast members to die.


(Continuity? What's that?)

Well, I don't really care whatever happens, just so long as something does happen. I just wondered. Besides, you could just bring him back the next comic with a severe headache or something. Or even just a few characters commenting that he died. Hell, you could make an entire comic out of that - although, when it comes to comics, you're lazier than Aku (no offence to either of you). The ideas would certainly go with the general cartoony feel you're so good at. :)

EDIT: Oh, and I can shoot that second reason down quite easily. Zeor seems to be holding his Beam Sword (or whatever the hell it's called) relatively close to his body, but if SW stands on tiptoes (tiptail?) and sort of pokes his Lightsabre at Zeor's head at arm's reach, he should be able to do it.

Lawd, these are remasters. You already know the plot, assuming you've read the originals. So suggestions aren't really going to make much difference, particular one that would involve the failure of LOLOLing as that would completely change the outcome of the storyline.

Explaining away plotholes, as evidenced by option No. 3 (my personal favourite), was never a strong point of the series. It's a mix of in-jokes, character-based humour and random pop culture references. I will admit that it's not the most tightly scripted or well thought out of comics, but as long as people kept getting the jokes, I was happy.

Well, I don't really care whatever happens, just so long as something does happen. I just wondered. Besides, you could just bring him back the next comic with a severe headache or something. Or even just a few characters commenting that he died. Hell, you could make an entire comic out of that - although, when it comes to comics, you're lazier than Aku (no offence to either of you). The ideas would certainly go with the general cartoony feel you're so good at. :)

Go make your own comic. :p

Not a comic I'm afraid, just messing about with my putty rubber:

Not a comic I'm afraid, just messing about with my putty rubber:
Ahh, the life of a Cambridge Chemistry student... :p

Pretty lifelike, well, like your drawings, anyway. Pretty "drawing-like" I guess

Ahh, the life of a Cambridge Chemistry student... :pWell, Astrophysicist and former Mathmo. (Just because my sigworm's a chemist, doesn't mean I am)

Well, Astrophysicist and former Mathmo. (Just because my sigworm's a chemist, doesn't mean I am)
I was sure you were doing chemistry at Cambridge :confused:

Well, Astrophysicist and former Mathmo.
How do you reconcile those? Surely astrophys' is the opposite of maths?

"What's two times two?"
"Fifty."
"Close enough."

*Waits for a chorus of "Who's <insert old forum member who's now left name here>???" posts*

If I didn't have my sticky threads I'm sure a hell of a lot of people would ask that about me.

The end of an era I tell you. The end of an era...


And nice stuff Paul. :)

Well, Astrophysicist and former Mathmo. (Just because my sigworm's a chemist, doesn't mean I am)
I thought you were studying to be a statistician?

How do you reconcile those? Surely astrophys' is the opposite of maths?

"What's two times two?"
"Fifty."
"Close enough."It's certainly a culture shock.

Incidentally, would you class 90 as being of order of magnitude 10 or 100?

Both. Whichever seemed most convenient at the time.

Not a comic I'm afraid, just messing about with my putty rubber:
Ha, that's awesome.

By the way, expect me to plop something into this thread later tonight when I have time.

Ha, that's awesome.

By the way, expect me to plop something into this thread later tonight when I have time.Cool.

Sorry I haven't been doing more of these - I've been working (again) on my more serious drawing.

Incidentally... it can't do any harm to post some links, can it?

The Offer (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/27712002/) (Final version, I promise ;))
Mark's Left Eye (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/27906823/)
Enlightenment (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/27980949/)

DA takes hella long to load.

DA takes hella long to load.See, this is where we learn the art of patience. Go make a cup of tea or something while it loads ;).

The Offer (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/27712002/) (Final version, I promise ;))
I'll believe it when I see it. :p ;)
Also, I was going to give you a link to http://www.saveloomis.org/, which was an archive of art books. Fun With a Pencil taught me how to draw human proportions pretty well, but it appears that someone has requested that his books be taken off of the web. Curses! Foiled again.
Though you are getting quite good, slowly but surely.
Also, I'm not entirely sure about this, but if you let all of the DeviantArt page load once, I think your browser will cache it so it loads quicker next time.

Just for chuckles.

Just for chuckles.:D.

Right, happy now? ;)

Just for chuckles.

*chuckles* I saw it in class and the teacher wondered what was so funny, thank god for hideable windows toolbar...

*chuckles* I saw it in class and the teacher wondered what was so funny, thank god for hideable windows toolbar... *claps* good job!! :p

anyway, good to see this comic back...granted, I've never gotten around to reading them all....:p

*claps* good job!! :p

anyway, good to see this comic back...granted, I've never gotten around to reading them all....:p

CRAP! I have bcome victim of Aku's Sarcazm *joins the I've been sarcazmed-club*

Right, happy now? ;)
I shall never be happy about this! NEVAR!!1



I kid, of course.
Good solution, though.

Oh, I'm gonna get flamed for this. But it'll be worth it:

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On a more positive note, note the small change in tail design. You can thank Error404 for that.

[sadistic laughter]

...Whoa, the Forum thought that was a code tag and wouldn't let me post it. :p

Oh, I'm gonna get flamed for this. But it'll be worth it:

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On a more positive note, note the small change in tail design. You can thank Error404 for that.
Yaysh!

Nice job, mate... nice joke...and better art than ever... ;)

Oh, I'm gonna get flamed for this. But it'll be worth it:

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On a more positive note, note the small change in tail design. You can thank Error404 for that.*bows down in reverence*

Great stuff there. :)

Heheh, good stuff paul.

Heheh, good stuff paul.Like always ;)

*looks at avatar*

It's not dead, it's just resting.

*looks at avatar*

It's not dead, it's just resting.seriously? I've removed it from my favorites and forgotten about it because you haven't updated since JUNE!!!

I am currently drawing BC40, and have ideas for BC41 and 42.

What I will not guarantee is any kind of regular update pattern.

I am currently drawing BC40, and have ideas for BC41 and 42.

What I will not guarantee is any kind of regular update pattern.hey, ANY update would be an improvement.

TA-DA!

http://bootcamp.comicgen.com/

Wow, an update? I'm shocked! :eek:

That was quite great, man...keep it up!

hey, ANY update would be an improvement.

Akuryou, you are charged with the crimes of laziness and hypocrisy, how do you plead?

And nice stuff as usual, P.P.

URK! an update! good joke though...

Akuryou, you are charged with the crimes of laziness and hypocrisy, how do you plead?oh glod am I ever guilty!
but hey, I've updated more than once since june :p

The return of Boot Camp?!

Rock ON. :D

This might amuse... um, however many Welsh people there are on the board.

Happy St. David's Day! (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/29723005/)

lol

I don't mind the welsh, but given last saturdays rugby result, I may have to hurt something when st Andrew's day comes along. :mad:

lol

I don't mind the welsh, but given last saturdays rugby result, I may have to hurt something when st Andrew's day comes along. :mad:Aye, shame about that.

It's a weird old Six Nations this year. Three games gone, and we've got four teams on four points each!

Yea, Scotland, England, France and Ireland can all still win, yet no one can get a grand slam this year.

Ooh, what could this be?

*tease tease tease*

Amazing as always. I don't know how I missed this thread earlier, you just have to read my sig to know what I think of your art.

Any chance you could either 1. post the original MAPP on Bootcamp, or 2. Someone, anyone, could email them to me? I'd love to read through them all.

Ooh, what could this be?

*tease tease tease*

is that Iggie on the Kazi?

ah nice stuff BTW...

Hmmm...


I'm not sure, but could that be...


no, wait, that's not it. Hmmm...


I got it! It's...


a Corel Photo-Paint image! :p

is that Iggie on the Kazi?Wrong, try again.

Think "awful, mind sapping pun"...

Gardy Loo, lol:p

If you PM me your email, I could send you a zip. I got them all numbered, now. Though I just guessed on a lot of them.

Slightly clearer "zoomed in" teaser:

Oooh.
I'm not so sure what it could be about, but Oooh.
And I don't know why I didn't realize UM stood for User Mod at first. I thought it meant "Umm".

...Could this actually be a continuation of MAPP? No, no way. :p

To continue from what Pigbuster said: Ooooooooooohhhh

I would appear to make an appearence :D

You got my sig wrong, which noone cares about that, and why does Slick's hair is on his 'nose' and not on his head?

A tour around FanArt!

A tour around FanArt!You're the closest so far, although think bigger picture than that.

Incidentally, for those not quite up to speed, so far that's Agent Luke, Akuryou, HuntaKilla, Slick, Saffya, Splapp (and EoL), Andrew, Thomas, and Gardy Loo(o).

and why does Slick's hair is on his 'nose' and not on his head?Because otherwise his pimp hat would be in the way. Duh.

Because otherwise his pimp hat would be in the way. Duh.typically, the hat would be JUST above the hair. the two objects would likely seem to be connected.

Oh, very well then. It's not like I'm anywhere near finishing this yet: I've got another three floors to populate, after all...

Team 17 forum touration!

It's the Team17 forum seen in building style.
The bill board logo at the top gave it to me.

THAT is Agent Luke? It looks more like you, without the thick goggles and pencil. :p

By the way, I just noticed that Saffya and Andrew Taylor have your old way of folding the tail over the body, the one you had before Error404 helped you. Is there a reason for that, or what?

THAT is Agent Luke? It looks more like you, without the thick goggles and pencil. :pyeah, and that saffya worm looks an aweful lot like you, but without the blackness and the green glow, but with glasses, hair and headphones instead. :rolleyes:

It's the Team17 forum seen in building style.
The bill board logo at the top gave it to me.We have a winner!

I felt like doing a group pic, and this seemed to be a novel way of doing it, "Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross Sections" style. And of course, those drawings traditionally try to have at least one person sitting on the loo... ;)

Downside is, the FanArt room is really only big enough to accomodate six of you, and give you all decent jokes. I'll try to stick some of the other artists elsewhere, though.

THAT is Agent Luke? It looks more like you, without the thick goggles and pencil. :pIt will become more obvious when I give him his traditional greeny-yellow skin colour ;).

By the way, I just noticed that Saffya and Andrew Taylor have your old way of folding the tail over the body, the one you had before Error404 helped you. Is there a reason for that, or what?Saffya's is in error, thanks for pointing that out.

AT because he's facing backwards and by that logic the tail should be coming out of the page or it gets horribly contorted, at least to my mind.

EDIT: Progress report:

"Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross Sections"
Oh, God damn you.

Did you have cameras in my house when I was young, or something? (If you did that's sick and wrong.) You have this amazing talent for bringing back memories that I'd forgotten I'd ever had to forget in the first place...

Oh, God damn you.

Did you have cameras in my house when I was young, or something? (If you did that's sick and wrong.) You have this amazing talent for bringing back memories that I'd forgotten I'd ever had to forget in the first place...Well, I'm two(?) years younger than you, so I doubt it.

Why, didn't you like it?

The memories or the cameras?

I like the memories.

Mostly.

Tainted as they are with your cameras.

The memories or the cameras?

I like the memories.

Mostly.

Tainted as they are with your cameras.The memories. It's just the way you said "had to forget"

Maybe we just have similar brains, I dunno.

I've forgotten what other things I've done that remind you of when you were younger.

I suspect you are secretly my brother.

OMG, seperated?

Seriously...

I suspect you are secretly my brother.That would be pointless, then you'd have two brothers called Paul.

Also two brothers at Cambridge. I suspect you are an amalgam of them both.

(Strictly speaking, an amalgam has to contain mercury, but that wouldn't suprise me much either)

Also two brothers at Cambridge. I suspect you are an amalgam of them both.

(Strictly speaking, an amalgam has to contain mercury, but that wouldn't suprise me much either)Ooh, what college is Mark at then?

DUDES! Seriously, stop it, it's getting freaky now!

go and have your private conversations on msn this is a PUBLIC forum!

go and have your private conversations on msn this is a PUBLIC forum!
Go rant somewhere else, this is NOT your thread!

Go rant somewhere else, this is NOT your thread!
Ditto to you.

*And applies for position in 'Games Discussion' section of the pic*

go and have your private conversations on msn this is a PUBLIC forum!Obviously I can't speak for the mods, but as far as I'm concerned as long as it's intelligent, humorous and in good taste, I don't care whether it's relevent. So I don't mind people going off topic in my thread.

(And the fact that one of the mods was the other participant suggests that they don't mind too much, either)

*And applies for position in 'Games Discussion' section of the pic*Very well. What qualities do you believe you will bring to the Games Discussion section of the pic?

EDIT: If you're curious, I've already planned out what most of the currently empty rooms will contain:

Top floor: Games Discussion and other related stuff like the various individual games forums. So far all I've thought of is Run and his unparalleled collection of Worms ideas, but I'll think of others. The small room will have Sel and Spadge in it.

Second floor: First room is my lab, will feature me (duh) and Error404 and Pigbuster in their continued critting of my art. Second room I've termed the "Waka Laka Laka Room" :p.

First floor: You already know it, Fan Art and User Mods.

Ground floor: The loo, Online Orgy and K^2 complaining about being banned.

I like the idea, I think I've heard of these building cross-section thingies before, but haven't really looked closely at them. Sadly, I reckon I'm not active enough anywhere on the forum to warrant inclusion in the pic. Oh well, maybe you can draw me some other time *hint* *hint.*

Very well. What qualities do you believe you will bring to the Games Discussion section of the pic?
Actually, Id be under the 'various individual games forums'.
(The Related Topic) (http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?t=27831)
I'm sure you'll think of something.

I think we both know what should be on the top floor, if you know what I mean, Paul...

;)

By the way, I would love to have a spot in there somewhere. Maybe flying around outside in my UFO?

Second floor: First room is my lab, will feature me (duh) and Error404 and Pigbuster in their continued critting of my art.
I guessed what you were doing. I should be in it TWICE. :rolleyes: :p

You know, I always wonderd how my worm would look in your style...

GUess I'll just have to keep wondering...:p

You know, I always wonderd how my worm would look in your style...

GUess I'll just have to keep wondering...:p
Hmm...
Makes me woner how he would be able to make a worm with cape.

Hmm...
Makes me woner how he would be able to make a worm with cape.I've already drawn you, remember? ;)

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/22462083/

lol(but yes how could a worm lose its hand?)
kool once again

Maybe something heavy fell on it?

Maybe something ate it?

I dunno. :p

Maybe something heavy fell on it?

Maybe something ate it?

I dunno. :pHmm, that brings a whole lot of questions. If the hand gets stuck somewhere (eg. something heavy fell on it), would the worm also get stuck? Or could he just leave his hand there? Otherwise, how far could he go before being pulled by the "invisible arm"?

Worms make no sense :p

I love it when my cartoons stimulate philosophical discussion.

I've already drawn you, remember? ;)

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/22462083/

lol, thats a nice one... u aint taking requests are you?

lol, thats a nice one... u aint taking requests are you?Nope. Drew that one a while back, and he didn't notice it. I only draw when I have inspiration to.

I imagine worm hands are kinda like Rayman's. Pull hard enough, and they'd pop off. I don't think that they'd have a life of their own or could be put back, though.

From June 11th 2005 onwards when clicking the next button on your comics it goes to the latest comic rather than the next comic.

From June 11th 2005 onwards when clicking the next button on your comics it goes to the latest comic rather than the next comic.Odd.

Hang about...

EDIT: Right, I fixed it by going to the ComicGenesis page thingy and requesting a full load.

I imagine worm hands are kinda like Rayman's. Pull hard enough, and they'd pop off. I don't think that they'd have a life of their own or could be put back, though.

i think it was tundrah's left hand that could do that

i think it was tundrah's left hand that could do thatwas it only his left? I assumed both his hands were disconnected....or whatever you call it for a worm

Maybe worms could elongate their hands to a certain limit. Of course, S2K and MFAH would have a problem with that.

Sure, they can't have floating hands or anything.
But lets see the other worms twirl hula hoops around their arms!

Maybe worms could elongate their hands to a certain limit. Of course, S2K and MFAH would have a problem with that.MFAH sure, but since when does S2K have arms?

I mean S2K's new Earthworm Jim-ish style.

I mean S2K's new Earthworm Jim-ish style.
You mean the one that looks nothing like earthworm jim?

Seems great, man, i'm enjoying the progress...this'll likely be your best comic ever... :)

And sorry for my absense, nothing personal, i'm just kinda busy with other stuff now that i rarely open my MSN... :-/

It's not really a "comic", per se, but whatever.
OH SNAP ERROR'S BACK. ;)

Yay Error!!!

OH SNAP ERROR'S BACK. ;)
He never really left, he just doesnt post often.

oh... error post more often or u will die!!! (basiclly get intrest lost in u but i doubt that will happen)

(basiclly get intrest lost in u but i doubt that will happen)
Uhh... what?!

Uhh... what?!

200 ponies fancys Error

The last picture Paul posted here was on 22 march.
Just thought you might wanna know.

Don't worry, if Pigbuster posts one of his little "IF THE NEXT PERSON TO POST HERE ISN'T PAUL, I'LL ASK THE MODS TO LOCK THIS THREAD" thingies up, I'll be sure to be the next person to post.

Lol, so ur busy or something or dont u have any inspiration? Cuz i hunger for your art.... actually i dont but... uhm.... nevermind...

btw. nice avater.

Don't worry, if Pigbuster posts one of his little "IF THE NEXT PERSON TO POST HERE ISN'T PAUL, I'LL ASK THE MODS TO LOCK THIS THREAD" thingies up, I'll be sure to be the next person to post.paul, I don't think any traditional rules are involved when reading YOUR threads :p

Don't worry, if Pigbuster posts one of his little "IF THE NEXT PERSON TO POST HERE ISN'T PAUL, I'LL ASK THE MODS TO LOCK THIS THREAD" thingies up, I'll be sure to be the next person to post.
Isn't it a pity he didn't put one up.

Isn't it a pity he didn't put one up.Wouldn't make much difference, though. I could reply with something like "Lovely weather we're having". ;)

BUMP-EDIT: Because I haven't done anything in ages, this is easy, and was partially inspired by tgworm's recent "style change" (Don't worry, I won't be swapping. I just wondered what would happen if I did try altering my style radically)

and may i ask, paul.power, in the bootcamp comic at comicgenesis, how did you program the site with all of it? im making one myself and.... im not the just programmer.....

and may i ask, paul.power, in the bootcamp comic at comicgenesis, how did you program the site with all of it? im making one myself and.... im not the just programmer.....Do you mean, "how did I do all the nifty automated toolness" or just "how did I achieve the general look of the site"?

If the former, beats me as that's ComicGenesis' job. I have to put special tags into my code (as described here (http://gear.comicgenesis.com/)), and they convert that into "proper" web code.

If the latter, again I'm probably not the best person to ask. I'm a long way behind the times when it comes to designing and coding a website (the pros tend to recoil in horror when I tell them I still use a table-based layout). Try AndrewTaylor.

EDIT: Further messing:

In short:
You're not good at it.

In short:
You're not good at it.I'd be surprised if I was, but would you care to tell me precisely what I'm doing wrong? If nothing else, it would be an instructive lesson to aspiring artists.

I guess so...
1: The top half of the front of the heads curves too much,
2: The bend at the top/back of the head should be pointier.
3: The chest should be slightly bended.

Not that it makes much difference as I would be looking to develop my own style rather than emulate Slick's (or anyone elses), but would this be closer to what you mean?

Better, but the head is too thin and too tall.

I think the overbite should be more curved. It looks too much like a beak as it is.

I know not of Slick's style, so I don't know what he does, but that's what I think based on that picture.

So now we have:

The right eye looks bizarre. The left eye goes in front of it, suggesting bug-eyes, but it seems to curve round the worm's head like a texture map. Either stop them overlapping or allow the "back" eye to extend beyond the worm's head.

Also it's got that classic FanArt thing where it looks like it's in constant danger of toppling forward. It looks to me like the bottom left corner ought be sharper.

And perhaps make the eyebrows thicker.

*tries the new stuff*

*tries the new stuff*
Pretty good. Can't really think of anything to comment on anymore.

He should have a bandana and glowing eyes. And he should be saying "I'VE FALLEN AND I CAN'T GET UP".

And he should be saying "I'VE FALLEN AND I CAN'T GET UP".
heh
Where was that quoted from again?
(also suddenly realises that for this entire page, excluding Doomworm, ony three people posted)

(also suddenly realises that for this entire page, excluding Doomworm, ony three people posted)I get that sometimes.

heh
Where was that quoted from again?
Well, I've taken it from a Dilbert stip where Dilbert and Wally are asked to check an advert for technical correctness (they were checking it for technical correctness -- nobody made an advert for technical correctness; that would be insanity) and they tried to make it funnier instead.

I've seen the phrase used several times by David Anez in Bob and George, but I imagine he got it from somewhere else.

(And once more, this thread drifts gently off-topic...)

I've seen the phrase used several times by David Anez in Bob and George, but I imagine he got it from somewhere else.

(And once more, this thread drifts gently off-topic...)
You mean "I'VE FALLEN AND I CAN'T GET UP"? yes, I've seen that in lots of places. It's in a Far Side cartoon, I think, and my forum filters "rofl" to it.

But I took the whole of "And he should be saying "I'VE FALLEN AND I CAN'T GET UP"." from Dilbert.

There's potential in a picture featuring Lucifer with that caption.

Unless someone's beat me to it already.

*tries the new stuff*
him and his tail look a tad fat... and i still think his head looks like it has been bashed in a bit, mabye its just the point at the top of the head.:-/

OMFG! A post from another forumer!!!1! LOL
Yea, I think he looks a li'l fat too.

Well, I've taken it from a Dilbert stip where Dilbert and Wally are asked to check an advert for technical correctness (they were checking it for technical correctness -- nobody made an advert for technical correctness; that would be insanity) and they tried to make it funnier instead.
Yea, that's where I heard it.

And Paul, are you gonna actually use this style at any point?

And Paul, are you gonna actually use this style at any point?

Well, for example I could use it in this otherwise entirely pointless cartoon:

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And, for the heck of it:

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Is he stroking his chin thoughtfuly or rubbing his belly?

Who can say?

I can, because I drew it: chin.

Apologies for the lack of my normal art, but I can't think of anything fun to do right now and this provides an amusing diversion.

*First Pic in post*
Actually, that looks more like my style than your previous picture.

They look a bit too... umm... what's the word... fat. :p A thinner style would be pretty good, actually. Better than half the fan 'art' that's popping up around here.

There's also the thing that Paul isn't really changing to this style, and is just doing it to have something to do. :p

I don't think they look too fat. They look pretty neat to me.

They look okay, but I think we've all grown attatched to your old style Paul. It's not bad, but I prefer you're old style.

Apologies for the lack of my normal art, but I can't think of anything fun to do right now and this provides an amusing diversion.

So... you're not finishing that building pic thingey, or is it just on hold now?

They look okay, but I think we've all grown attatched to your old style Paul. It's not bad, but I prefer you're old style.he's just playing around. it's called boredom.

It's daft, really. I say to myself "I must do work this term", so I end up shutting down all my major projects, but then I end up doing lots of little things that eat up time just as effectively.

I liked your older comics alot.

Cant wait to see more.

Actual work...
Not in my vocabulary.

Whee, retro:

My Worms Forts Under Siege fanart (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/32792704/)
K^2's World Domination Attempt (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/32905133/)

Hmm, I can't see the WFUS art, due to an infinite stream of adverts. :-/

That's Subscriber Power for you, I haven't been privy to dA's latest ad escalade.

But anyway:

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Everyone else was doing it ;).

That's Subscriber Power for you, I haven't been privy to dA's latest ad escalade.

But anyway:

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Everyone else was doing it ;).
Why does he have incredibly thick legs and a small head?

Nuts to Subscriber Power. I'll stick to Sites That Work Properly Power.

Why does he have incredibly thick legs and a small head?Because a) I wear somewhat baggy trousers and b) I do have quite a small head:

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/20390379/

In hindsight, the hat may have made me make the top of my head smaller. But the point stands: he's seven and half heads tall. I'm seven and a half head tall, if not slightly more again. Don't hate me because I'm a 6ft 21-year-old who likes to try and use realistic proportion.

Nuts to Subscriber Power. I'll stick to Sites That Work Properly Power.Fair enough, but even if you create an account and log in there are fewer ads.

The head isn't really that small.
The wrinkles are rather weird. You have to draw a lot of real clothing and understand how it folds.
Also, the arms are wonky.

The head isn't really that small.
The wrinkles are rather weird. You have to draw a lot of real clothing and understand how it folds.
Also, the arms are wonky.Yeah, those were two of the three things that worried me most, too (The third being the tops of the legs, which Aku pointed out on dA.

When you say wrinkles, is that all of them or just the big ones on the bottom which I threw in on a whim?

What worries me is that he tucks his trousers into his socks. That's not normal.

What worries me is that he tucks his trousers into his socks. That's not normal.Yeah, I suppose that's a fourth thing: I don't actually do that. I used to wear some jogging pants with tight elastic at the bottom, although I don't do that any more (they're fairly loose at the bottom now).

Progress made on the Forum building/group pic thingy:

am i gonna be in it?

Doubt it.

Anyway, a further progress report.

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Sky: Philby
Top floor (so far): A half-done Sel and Spadge
Second floor: Error404, Pigbuster, myself, Zeor, Munkee, Maddio and Pikkul
First floor: Agent Luke, Aku, HK, Slick, Saffya, Splapp, Andrew and Thomas.
Ground floor (so far): Gardy Looo and K^2.

Incidentally, I need a sigworm representation of Sel and the best I can think of so far is the old Code Monkey one. Can anyone think of anything better (read: easier to draw)?

Incidentally, I need a sigworm representation of Sel and the best I can think of so far is the old Code Monkey one. Can anyone think of anything better (read: easier to draw)?wasn't there a thread for that once? or am I simply going mad?

What the hell is that second floor meant to be?

What the hell is that second floor meant to be?
Yea, and is that pineapple anything to do with the fruit av's floating around? :confused:

No, not really. Worm Mad just enjoys dancing with pineapples. I do not know the precise reason. Philby might.

I'm guessing it goes back to Team 17's 2003 April Fool's joke.

And I'm sure you're all familiar with both my lab and WAKA LAKA LAKA...

Lab? Yes.

Waka Laka Laka? Hmmn, catchy, but no. Care to enlighten us newbs?


Looks nice by the way, hope to see it finished soon, but don't rush of course.

Whaaaaaa...??? Do we live in an age of people unfamiliar with Waka Laka Laka?

It is my pleasure to present you malnourished simps with this (http://www.deviantart.com/view/7304197/).

Edit: ...Although it doesn't appear to be working for me. Maybe DA broke it.

Not working anymore, zeor...

Sadly, i've been trying for days (even before paul said anything about it) and it doesn't seem to work anymore...

Maybe someone could ask munkee to repost it?

Will do presently.

Edit: Apparently fixed.

Yeap...that one's working on the perfect, although this' with the same problem... :\

http://www.deviantart.com/view/7788869/

Whee, more retro:

The Guy With The Coolest Light-Powered Sword Thingy (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/33985285/)
WWE Hackdown (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/33985378/)

I am so glad to be able to see these again. :D Definitely the best ever forum comic, if you want to call it that.

but don't rush of course.Tough, because I have to if I want to enter that Fanartist of the Month thingy.

And here it is, awaiting the finishing touches (which can wait until after my finals) but still pretty nifty:

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/34034996/

I apologise to those who a) didn't make it or b) did make it, but in a derogatory fashion.

I apologise to those who a) didn't make it or b) did make it, but in a derogatory fashion.so basically you appologize to everyone for the general existence of that peice of art? :p ;)

Haha, legend.

That's quite brilliant, worth the build up. ;)

or b) did make it, but in a derogatory fashion.
Still beats prevous times, i'd rarely get into a comic.
Feel free to mock me in an art form if you so wish.

That is epic, but...

...You got the Munkee and Pikkul dances backwards, I'm afraid. :p

Edit: Is that Philby reaching for HK's ass? :D

Edit again: Whoops, that's Slick, not Philby. Wasn't paying attention. :p Still funny.

Ha ha nice! Lovely. And I made it in? Now that's a rarity. (I'll even go so far as to make no further comment on my *ahem* speaking role) Wonderful, really.

That is epic, but...

...You got the Munkee and Pikkul dances backwards, I'm afraid. :pDid I?

*thinks*

Now you come to mention it, I did.

And that's too big a change to just add in.

Balls. Oh, well.

Loomis would never have allowed this...
HALARITY.
Very nice.

Is that me next to Star Worms? I honestly can't tell.

Is that me next to Star Worms? I honestly can't tell.It is. Because I hadn't drawn you before, and felt this was an idea opportunity.

I apolgise if it's a Grade A Screwup.

In other news, this thing has got 6 faves in about 2 days, making it joint third on my "most faved" list. Why didn't I think of this before?

It is. Because I hadn't drawn you before, and felt this was an idea opportunity.

I apolgise if it's a Grade A Screwup.Nah, it's fine, I was just surprised since hardly anyone draws my sigworm, and it looks quite interesting in your style. :)

Only thing you got wrong is that the thing around my goggles (dunno how you call it) is grey, not yellow, but it's not like I have a picture of my sigworm posted in the BIG-OLD SIGWORM THREAD, so everyone eventually gets something wrong.

Only thing you got wrong is that the thing around my goggles (dunno how you call it) is grey, not yellow, but it's not like I have a picture of my sigworm posted in the BIG-OLD SIGWORM THREAD, so everyone eventually gets something wrong.Well, that's ironic. I did it from memory and originally had it as grey, then my brain went "No, hang on, isn't it yellow?". I listen to that guy a bit too much, I think.

Tough, because I have to if I want to enter that Fanartist of the Month thingy.

And here it is, awaiting the finishing touches (which can wait until after my finals) but still pretty nifty:

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/34034996/

I apologise to those who a) didn't make it or b) did make it, but in a derogatory fashion.
Yay for non-speaking appearence :D

My expression (and cuppa-stirring) seems to say it all...

It had to be done.

My apologies if someone else has already thought of this, but I can assure you that my idea was arrived at independently if so.

And yes, that is meant to be Psyke.

Heh, very nice concept there. I lol'd. :p

My apologies if someone else has already thought of this, but I can assure you that my idea was arrived at independently if so.
IIRC, it was done before. Can't remember who by though.

Excellent piece of work there. Keep it up.

lol good play with words and the grenade

Ehehehe...that was lol.
Never thought about iProd...

Happy birthday, Error.

What are those '7'-like things at the bottom?

What are those '7'-like things at the bottom?That's for me to know and you to find out by looking at the bit in brackets.

A (misshapen) happy face?

A (misshapen) happy face?*bangs head on keyboard*

*specifically one particular key, over on the right hand side of the main block of keys*

It doesn't help that this certain key is called something else in other countries...

Oh, very well

Another name for the Enter key is the Return key. Those guys are return keys. And they're smiling. And there's a lot of them. Hence, "Many Happy Returns"

Oh... It's enter on my computer.

It's enter on mine, and the shape is like in your pic, but sightly different.

Ah. But plasma, IIRC, has an Apple computer.

It dates from the typewriter era when the button was called "Carriage Return" because it returned the carriage to the start of the line.

Ah. But plasma, IIRC, has an Apple computer.
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What the hell are you talking about?

Why he calls it the return key.

Why he calls it the return key.
Let me be the first to say - are you talking about Paul.Power by any stretch of imagination?

... yes

good grief? what kind of geeks are you people when you don't even know what a return key is? .....truly a sad day in geekdom...

I know what a return key is. It was just barely recognisable as that from his pic.

Happy birthday, Error.
Hmm... Here's a thought.
If the front eye is half closed, such as Error in that pic, then should the eyelid overlap the other eye or should it be done like you did?

I know what a return key is. It was just barely recognisable as that from his pic.I'd say it rather obvious, especially considering the text just below :p

You'd say that now, but if you hadn't already read the explanation... It's like the bit about 'I could've thought of that' in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

You'd say that now, but if you hadn't already read the explanation... It's like the bit about 'I could've thought of that' in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agencyactually, I thought it was rather obvious from the beginning, when I saw the image. remember, the image is posted BEFORE all this stuff.

Frankly, they look like perfectly normal Return/Enter keys to me. What threw me off was the smile, since usually the mouth is put right under the eyes, but I suppose you were trying to make the <-' act as the nose, or something.