ponyville: Comic #57

ponyville (

ponyville) wrote,
@ 2006-11-05 08:48:00

Entry tags:

dash, halloween, minty, strips, vignettes

Comic #57 - 57:03
Comic #57 - 57:03

*Comments greatly appreciated! Instead of 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall, we shall sing of comments. That's what they sing about in Irish pubs, I'm told.

(I haven't yet - but will - reply to your Halloween comments. :))

I've been posting strips more frequently lately as I try new things with artwork and such. (And maybe as a feeble attempt to make up for past droughts). We'll go back to the once-per-week Monday/Tuesday schedule soon! The strip will still mostly be 4 panels.

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	wynter_myst 2006-11-05 02:18 pm UTC (link)
	I like how sleek Minty is looking~ (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ponyville 2006-11-05 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	:) Thanks! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	dimespin 2006-11-05 02:24 pm UTC (link)
	Curse you, this made me laugh despite a migraine, and the laughing hurt. It was worth it though. I like Minty in this one, the lines are graceful. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ponyville 2006-11-05 08:24 pm UTC (link)
	Not to revel in your pain, but: HUZZAH! ;) Glad you liked this one, and thank you for the linework compliment! I paid special attention to it this time. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	xayide2 2006-11-05 02:40 pm UTC (link)
	giggles That plant is taking over the apartment. :) (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ponyville 2006-11-05 08:23 pm UTC (link)
	SOMEONE'S gotta take charge; may as well be the plant. ;) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	psychotwinkie 2006-11-05 03:10 pm UTC (link)
	lmao I LOVE fat dash! and that "plant" is freaking amazing XD (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ponyville 2006-11-05 08:26 pm UTC (link)
	The plant is almost a third roommate. Oh Dash. People like Fat Dash, and that's not supportive of his weightloss plan, lol. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	krktheartist 2006-11-05 03:41 pm UTC (link)
	Aw, did poor Dash eat so much Halloween candy that he can't even move off the couch to change out of his costume? Although it suits him so well, I don't blame him for leaving it on. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ponyville 2006-11-05 08:21 pm UTC (link)
	I think it's probably a vanity play. ::grin:: Off-topic: ::flails:: Email me re: your commission, please! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	evildeadpony 2006-11-05 03:52 pm UTC (link)
	Some people just can't let go, man. :D You wanna talk professional looking artwork? This is better than the crap Hasbro poops out. I love fat-Dash, heheh. smooshes And he looks EXTRA fat right here! He could go on in this costume to torment Hamburger joints incognito! Their pot plant is thriving, though..... heheheh (Reply to this)(Thread)

ponyville
2006-11-05 08:20 pm UTC (link)

"You wanna talk professional looking artwork? This is better than the crap Hasbro poops out."

:D Aw, thank you, Eed. I really focused on the artwork for this one, to compensate for the one-panel-ness (much like Dash is clearly overcompensating too). So that compliment is extra fulfilling today.

Dash has become Sumo-like in his fat, in that his popularity needs the fat and the fat needs his popularity.

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	fuumegami 2006-11-05 04:11 pm UTC (link)
	lol that plant is awesome! Fat dash needs some burgers to go with that costume! lol and I can just see him still wearing it like a months from now... lol (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ponyville 2006-11-05 08:17 pm UTC (link)
	I wonder if he's comensating - notice the lack of donuts in the apartment. Either they've all finally rotted away, or he's trying to stick toJack's diet. If that's the case, look for Hamburgler Dash for weeks to come, LOL. Thanks for commenting! :) (Reply to this)(Parent)

maskedretriever
2006-11-05 04:53 pm UTC (link)

Okay, so little is said, yet so very MUCH is communicated... this is one of the better Ponyville strips. The implication of the co-option of the Hamburgler's very identity, of one, "becoming the dream" is remeniscent of Zorro's apprentice taking on the mask. And yet at the same time, here is a real expression of hoplessness; our weight-embattled friend is begining to feel apathetic towards his fate. Once again, Ponyville delivers in spades.

The artwork just keeps getting better, incidentially; The faded contours, the LOVELY color decisions, I mean wow. I don't see a hair out of place.

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ponyville
2006-11-05 08:14 pm UTC (link)

"The artwork just keeps getting better, incidentially; The faded contours, the LOVELY color decisions, I mean wow. I don't see a hair out of place."

Wow, THANK YOU! :D Since this was a one-panel, I was really looking to make some visual strides, including a bolder color palette and shading. I'm stoked you noticed and like it. :)

"Okay, so little is said, yet so very MUCH is communicated... this is one of the better Ponyville strips. "

Again, thank you. I loved reading her inferences here; that's one reason I really like the one-panels - there is so much that is and can be inferred.

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dava
2006-11-05 05:15 pm UTC (link)

LOL! I did that once when I was little. I had this cloak that was fabulously silky, and I protested when my mom tried to pack it away after Halloween. I ended up wearing it under my clothes at school for about a week. Once my teacher commented on how bulky I looked, though, I finally had to stop.

After that I just slept in it. >.>

It looks like you spent a lot of time on Dash's cape! Nice shading, there. There's also a nice flow to Minty's stance. And how much bigger will their crop get?!

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ponyville
2006-11-05 08:11 pm UTC (link)

"I ended up wearing it under my clothes at school for about a week. Once my teacher commented on how bulky I looked, though, I finally had to stop.
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HAHA! Oh, that is awesome. ::laughing::

Neither Dash nor Minty have what you'd call a green thumb. (Despite Minty being green). This goes for pruning as well. Personally I think they lucked into what they've got, and like a too-proud parent, they aren't enforcing limits.

And thanks about the compliments! This was the first I'd tried working with near-black items, like Dash's cape. I've tended to stear away from them to keep the pastel atmosphere of past strips.

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	lady_of_entropy 2006-11-05 06:00 pm UTC (link)
	The art and the "story" this panel tells are indeed great. And Dash as Hamburgler is brilliant...my first thought was that he had kept the costume on in order to continue frenzied hamburger consumption. He certainly looks like he's been binging! :D (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ponyville 2006-11-05 08:08 pm UTC (link)
	Hey, thank you! :) I really like how the one-panels can show pivots in plots, because they give you all the information in one punch. It's nice to read that you like that too. Some things just fit together. Dash-as-Hamburgler is one of those things. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	whippetluv 2006-11-05 07:18 pm UTC (link)
	OH! I love this one...That is sooo me! ha! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ponyville 2006-11-05 08:28 pm UTC (link)
	:D It's always nice reading that someone sees themselves in one of my comics. Even if the comic in question is one where a charactrer is stubbornly dressed as The Hamburgler. ;) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ayame_maiden 2006-11-06 05:17 am UTC (link)
	I love the poster in the BG. X3 (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ponyville 2006-11-06 06:08 am UTC (link)
	Here's the larger version. :) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	autumnwinds 2006-11-06 06:39 pm UTC (link)
	Hungover Fat Dash dressed as the Hamburgler with empty bottles of fish liquor? Priceless. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ponyville 2006-11-12 07:02 am UTC (link)
	LOL, what is going on in your icon? Everyone reaches a crossroads in life, and I'm sorry to say this is not Dash's. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	autumnwinds 2006-11-12 06:51 pm UTC (link)
	It's from a picture I took of the instrustions at an eyewash station. Apparently, if you spilled something caustic in your eye, you were to fill up a special eyewash bottle and goosh it in your eye, like so. I just loved how calm the guy looks, and how the eyewash looks like a milkshake. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	guiliaine 2006-11-06 06:52 pm UTC (link)
	I love how the plant seems to be overtaking the apartment... (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ponyville 2006-11-12 07:02 am UTC (link)
	You say that now, but just you wait.. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	guiliaine 2006-11-13 06:48 pm UTC (link)
	Foreshadowing? ^_~ (Reply to this)(Parent)

	centuaress 2006-11-06 10:49 pm UTC (link)
	It seems that plant is a hit with just about everybody, including me. I love how it's growing everywhere. Is there going to be a little forest soon? I'm also impressed that if you look closely enough you can see the detail of Dash's cloak in the foalds oat the bottom. Good job Spoosh, I think this is one of your best artwork detailed strips yet. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ponyville 2006-11-12 07:03 am UTC (link)
	Good job Spoosh, I think this is one of your best artwork detailed strips yet." Thank you, Cheryl. I think it may be too, which I am satisfied with. I put extra effort into this one, not that I don't put effort into all of them. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	princesspooh 2006-11-07 10:09 am UTC (link)
	Awww...I'm starting to feel so sorry for Poor Fat Dash! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ponyville 2006-11-12 07:03 am UTC (link)
	That'd be the day. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	cinnamonsqueak 2006-11-07 05:52 pm UTC (link)
	well maybe he likes his outfit! cute (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ponyville 2006-11-12 07:04 am UTC (link)
	Maybe he likes his outfit too much. Thanks! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	jellostar 2006-11-09 05:18 am UTC (link)
	Awesome detail here. The cloak is terrific. Love that can see the folds in it. :) Minty's pose is fantastic. And Dash is darling as always. :D So much love for this one. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ponyville 2006-11-12 07:04 am UTC (link)
	THANKS! I never thought the cloak would get the attention it has. :) HUZZAH! (Reply to this)(Parent)

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