ponyville ([info]ponyville) wrote,
@ 2006-10-28 13:06:00
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Entry tags:'roo, halloween, minty, minty's job, strips, vignettes

Comic #55 - 55:03
Comic #55 - 55:03




*As you know, feedback is important to me. This time I thought I'd try something new! Please do comment if you are compelled to (because directed comments fill my sails!), but if you don't want to comment, yet you still enjoyed the strip, simply clicky the poll. Easy! I do often wonder how many people see the comic but don't comment. :)

Poll #855142
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

PV #55

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I'm amused.
76 (100.0%)


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[info]cougarkittyn
2006-10-28 05:17 pm UTC (link)
Man I'm glad to see 4 panels again!

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[info]ponyville
2006-10-28 05:25 pm UTC (link)
;) What did you think of these 4? ::prooooobe::

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(no subject) - [info]cougarkittyn, 2006-10-28 05:27 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]ponyville, 2006-10-28 07:49 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]cougarkittyn, 2006-11-18 06:29 pm UTC

[info]fuumegami
2006-10-28 06:34 pm UTC (link)
That was great, I love how in the third frame there, got even more creepy looking, I was highly amused ♥

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[info]ponyville
2006-10-28 07:50 pm UTC (link)
Thanks, and thanks for commenting!

You know how National Geographic will often do articles with extreme close-ups of insects? It's not a pretty sight. Roo is the same. ;)

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[info]alicornmoon
2006-10-28 06:51 pm UTC (link)
Hee, edible mugs, just like the eatable tea cups in a certain candy movie :3
And sugar being deadly, is that the type of fake sugar put in sugar free things?

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[info]ponyville
2006-10-28 07:56 pm UTC (link)
Most sugar is fake sugar to some degree, actually. Refined sugar is point, I tells you! So that's refined sugar. I'dactually prefer the fake Splendas and whatnots to the refined sugar that every food manufacturer liberally cooks into their foods.

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(no subject) - [info]alicornmoon, 2006-10-28 08:00 pm UTC
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[info]hylianjean
2006-10-28 06:52 pm UTC (link)
I filled out the poll, AND commented! I really like this one. I wonder if a third closeup could have shown even more horribleness. (but not at the expense of the four panels!)

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[info]ponyville
2006-10-28 07:57 pm UTC (link)
"I really like this one."

:)

You're right, I think. A series of Roos would have been a little more funny.

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(no subject) - [info]hylianjean, 2006-10-29 02:26 am UTC

[info]autumnwinds
2006-10-28 07:35 pm UTC (link)
Eeeeeew!

So how come Minty isn't turning into Roo anymore? Did he build an immunity?

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[info]ponyville
2006-10-28 07:58 pm UTC (link)
Minty has youth on his side, which could explain the bounce-back. I wouldn't count on youth for long, though. ::hallowed, echo-y, ghoulish cackles::

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[info]krecik
2006-10-28 08:04 pm UTC (link)
Gross.

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[info]ponyville
2006-10-28 08:08 pm UTC (link)
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! ::grin::

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[info]dava
2006-10-28 08:47 pm UTC (link)
Roo's so... so... blotchy. o_O

How do the edible mugs not dissolve whilst holding liquids?

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[info]ponyville
2006-10-28 09:33 pm UTC (link)
"Roo's so... so... blotchy. o_O"

::GRIN:: His complexion is far from even indeed.


"How do the edible mugs not dissolve whilst holding liquids?"

They probably don't, heh.

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[info]kmlahti
2006-10-28 09:09 pm UTC (link)
...My li'l grenade...?
*falls*

I loved this one :D But I'm dying to know what is that text in the box behind 'Roo? The one with the monkey? I can't see it properly.

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[info]ponyville
2006-10-28 09:35 pm UTC (link)
"...My li'l grenade...?"

In every color of the rainbow. Some, perhaps, with brushable hair.

I'm glad you liked this one! :) That text is part of the WANTED poster for Ki'ono and the monkey. It says: "WANTED: for this, that, and the other, as well as being general meanies. REWARD: personal satisfaction."

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[info]desertsunflower
2006-10-28 09:32 pm UTC (link)
Ewwwwww........ *backs up slowly without making eye-contact* *runs like heck* Aaaauuuuggggghh!

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[info]ponyville
2006-10-28 09:36 pm UTC (link)
It's too late! Like a zombie eats your brian, Roo has already smacked you with his broom.

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[info]susanne_lisette
2006-10-28 09:43 pm UTC (link)
Beyond amused. More like bordering on hysterics. Thank you for doing something fantabulous for my favorite holiday Spoosh. ;)

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[info]ponyville
2006-10-28 09:47 pm UTC (link)
"More like bordering on hysterics."

He's that scary, isn't he. ::grin:: I'm glad you liked this one so much! Thanks for commenting. :D

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[info]adamantflower
2006-10-29 12:21 am UTC (link)
That...was terrifying. xD

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[info]ponyville
2006-10-29 12:27 am UTC (link)
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! ;)

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[info]krktheartist
2006-10-29 02:01 am UTC (link)
Roo kinda reminds me of pictures I've seen of old dried-up mummies... I think it's the open-mouthed, disfigured thing he's got goin' on. :-)

*Hands Roo some Clear Eyes drops*

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[info]ponyville
2006-10-29 02:05 am UTC (link)
LOL! I think you're right! (Although I would hope that most mummies would be better preserved than Roo).

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[info]littlegreenpony
2006-10-29 02:52 am UTC (link)
LOL! Ah, Halloween fun in Ponyville. Even my zombie icon can't hold a candle to Roo's disgusting resplendence.

I like the simplicity here. Your regular readers probably know Roo well enough to see at least a hint of Minty's punchline coming, but your artwork's what sells this strip. Especially the details on Roo's close-up. I'm not sure if I'm more disturbed by the greenish tongue or the unsightly hairs. ;D

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[info]ponyville
2006-10-29 03:25 am UTC (link)
ZOMBIE! RESPLENDENCE!

"but your artwork's what sells this strip."

THANK YOU! Honestly, what inspired this strip was looking at the massive block of text in the last one, and seeing that it wans't too well received. What's the opposite of text? Visuals! What's a strong visual? A rotting corpse. DING DING DING! ::pencil to paper::


"I'm not sure if I'm more disturbed by the greenish tongue or the unsightly hairs. ;D"

I vote tongue, myself. (Is it weird to say I laugh at my own drawing? Because I do. And it's the tongue that gets me).

Thanks Minty! :)

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[info]berryberryrose
2006-10-29 03:30 am UTC (link)
Once again, fish liquor is made of awesome. And fish.

I love the greenish tints you gave 'Roo. XD

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[info]ponyville
2006-10-29 06:16 am UTC (link)
Oh, Jack. He's not taking any nonesense form those Others.

Fish liquor, last I checked, was made of chum and rum.

"Behold! The ravages of age!"

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[info]b_a_d_w_o_l_f
2006-10-29 03:57 am UTC (link)
I like the 4 panel comics the best. Not that the 1 panel was not funny, but this is great.
Good job on making Roo so freaky. XD

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[info]ponyville
2006-10-29 06:14 am UTC (link)
Thanks for the input. :) I like the novelty of the one-panels, because it gives me the chance to deliver a certain kind of joke, but the 4-panels are definately the home-base of Ponyville.

"Good job on making Roo so freaky. XD"

I'd like to take credit, but he just sort of aspires to freakiness on his own. ;)

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[info]ponyville
2006-10-29 07:25 pm UTC (link)
::evnisions a whole Star-Warsian duel for control of the General Store, with brooms in place of light sabers::

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[info]soccerchicka7
2006-10-29 07:16 pm UTC (link)
Eek...Boy does 'Roo need some TLC...or plastic surgery...which I'm not sure would help any...since he's probably just creepy by nature. I LOVE how Minty is slowly imitating 'Roo's mannerisms (ie. Broom holding). Minty's making fun of 'Roo..but at the same time he's turining into him! Now THAT'S scary. lol. I laughed so hard when I saw the My L'il Grenades in the background. Too funny! I also find it amusing that Minty is not recoiling in horror, but merely smirking. Could it be that he has become accustomed to 'Roo's crazy ways! Ah! Nice strip this week. Graphically clear, concise and to the point.

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[info]ponyville
2006-10-29 07:22 pm UTC (link)
"which I'm not sure would help any...since he's probably just creepy by nature"

I think you're right. Roo probably came out of the womb looking something close to what he does now.

Minty has either become desensitized or acclimated, neither of which bodes well for him. ;)

I love your comments. :) They are always filled with interesting insight!

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[info]skyesurfer
2006-10-29 08:37 pm UTC (link)
I do often wonder how many people see the comic but don't comment.

Hmm. Judging by your poll, you're only wondering how many see it and like it but don't comment, or there'd be an option B. ;)

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[info]ponyville
2006-10-29 09:02 pm UTC (link)
Pretty much. ;) The danger here is contrasting the people who clicked the poll again the number of people who have PV friended, which I have to be careful of. Afterall, probably a sizable chunk of the journals listing PV as a friend are by now abandoned, or just don't read regularly.

I am very open to constructive criticism, which is why I have a feedback survey planned for the near future (haven't done one in about a year), but in a simple poll like the one in this post, the criticism wouldn't be constructive. A "didn't like it" option would have left me thinking "Alright, but why?" I don't really care if someone doesn't like the strip unless they tell me why.

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[info]gunbladegirl
2006-10-29 10:44 pm UTC (link)
*cackles*

I love this one, Roo's face lol *feels mean*

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[info]ponyville
2006-10-29 10:55 pm UTC (link)
:D I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for commenting!

Don't feel mean - Roo wouldn't hesitate to broom you or your family.

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[info]nightmrstallion
2006-10-29 10:51 pm UTC (link)
It suddenly makes me think of Shaun of the Dead that I have seen far too many times this weekend thanks to Comedy Central.

*zombie groan*

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[info]ponyville
2006-10-29 10:57 pm UTC (link)
Haha!

"*zombie groan*"

If only Ponyville were audible. I have no doubt that this is what Roo would sound like.

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[info]sternenglanz
2006-10-30 05:04 am UTC (link)
Roo's tongue looks like a pickled peanut. Ewww. >_< He's grossie. I love all the disgusting, cracked, flaky, hairy, wrinkly, bloodshot details.

PS - I think Minty is turning into you. :)

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[info]ponyville
2006-10-30 10:37 am UTC (link)
"Roo's tongue looks like a pickled peanut. Ewww. >_<"

HAHAHA! I wonder how much of him is actually, indeed pickled. Perhaps a larger percentage than we'd like to know.

PS - Say what? 'Splain! :p I hope it's not the other way around, because I fear Minty is doomed to the Bulge-Eye.

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[info]odindeathcrush
2006-10-30 06:26 am UTC (link)
hello.
i'm sumwhat disturbed that all of your urgliest drarwings of one of your characters who you call 'roo is my favorite.
i'm seeking medical advice forthwith.
suffice to say, tho, roo = LOVE.
*sigh*
your sicketh fan...
(NOT)-me

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[info]ponyville
2006-10-30 10:35 am UTC (link)
::CACKLES:: (Which, is very Roo).

If you do seek medical advice, and I'm not saying you shouldn't, take a print-out of Roo with you and ask the doc what s/he thinks of him. I am that much of a feedback whore. ::GRIN::

SO AWESOME! (Roo may be may favorite too.)

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[info]guiliaine
2006-10-30 03:42 pm UTC (link)
HILARIOUS.

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[info]ponyville
2006-10-31 12:42 am UTC (link)
HUZZAH!

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[info]centuaress
2006-10-30 10:12 pm UTC (link)
You just made me sporfle out loud. I have always wondered what that sounded like and now I know.

3rd panel is especially awesome.

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[info]ponyville
2006-10-31 12:41 am UTC (link)
Sporfle! That sounds like the sound a spnge makes when it's completely wet and thrown against a moose.

:D Panel 3 rivals Hollywood, doesn't it?

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[info]bluetoraneko
2006-10-31 11:27 am UTC (link)
Haha, thanks! I'm very amused. ^_^ *adds to poll*

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[info]ponyville
2006-10-31 03:10 pm UTC (link)
Glad you liked it! Thanks for commenting. :)

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