Why kill the master? It seems wasteful both for ZK and story wise. The master was fighting against slavery of machines. He did this in an ironic twist by making more automations. To be enslaved by his own machines would be a further twist story wise. ZK wasn’t made for the express purpose of freeing people from their enslaving technology, but was meant as an obvious support to that goal, by removing the strong opposition to those plans. ZK probably doesn’t want to kill the master either, as he’s got some valuable lessons in loss and suffering. His opinion is… Read more »
The ultimate insult to the master would be to turn him INTO the thing he hates the most — a machine.
Or at least a cyborg.
GUNnibal
4 months ago
Rocky J. Squirrel nods approvingly.
Alex
4 months ago
I think “Third panel Ethan” is a glimpse in the 2002-2023 essence of Ethan.
ears
4 months ago
Strapping it to a moving object would also be useless because even if it fires, so what, you now know that Zeke was somewhere, but not exactly were. Beacons have to themselves be in known places, I assume.
Ah yes, the Canadian Monty Python. All the humour you remember, in a great new accent, but without that very rude lumberjack song! I mean the Mounty choir’s uniforms weren’t even realistic, they were the wrong shade of red… the buttons were… *fades out*
Easily the longest “this is misspelled” post I’ve seen, but it was enjoyable enough… I’d give this 8/10, Recommended and looking forward to the next episode.
This was so elaborate that for a moment I actually thought you were being serious. loool
Arcslayer
4 months ago
I love, shows that just because you’re still angry at someone doesn’t mean you can’t have a bit of banter.
Gonfrask
4 months ago
I can image the janitors of all these buildings going to clean the roof, finding all these devices and thinking “agh…again? Is the third this week…well, not my business”
Duke
4 months ago
I have to admit, I’m having a hard time rationalizing slapstick Ethan with wise, voice of reason Ethan. Him constantly playing the fool undercuts taking him seriously and by extension his interpretation of events. I guess I’m trying to say Ethan is a bit type casted by what we’ve come to expect of his character.
I look at Analog & D-Pad Ethan as a bit of a savant (think Rom from Star Trek DS9 – one moment he’s worried about where they’ll live post-marriage, the next he comes up with the idea of self-replicating mines) – he’s kind of a space cadet a lot, but when his mind gets set to something serious, he’s really on point.
Rom came off a bit sheltered, but you never feared he was a danger to the wellbeing of himself or others. If Ethan came up with something like self replicating mines to stave off an invasion the very next panel of the comic would be used for comedy relief at the expense of the of idea killing everyone.
This is human nature. Anger and pain focuses the mind, but in their absence, the mind is allowed to wander and be creative.
None of us are any one thing all the time, we are always shades of ourselves, the facet of the die paired to the moment.
Chris
4 months ago
Thanks, I really needed that laugh! While I absolutely love the way you are handling this storyline it did go pretty dark recently. Nice to see that silly Ethan around is still around somewhere 😉
ThatMageGuy
4 months ago
Sometimes I bet Lucas considers “rerolling” Ethan in the hopes of getting a smarter one.
Rerolling him right off the building.
Crestlinger
4 months ago
One majestic eagle flying around with a beacon glued on its back. Why glued? Because Ethan has that on his belt.
The ‘I’m not a robot’ captcha is going to become ironic soon I think.
King Arthur, King of the Britons
4 months ago
Perhaps for one Pidgeon, yes, but what if two Pidgeons were to carry it together with a piece of twine?
Alex
4 months ago
Maybe if it was an African Swallow instead of a pidgeon.
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I feel like Zeke is busy building an army of killer robots…
You may wish to review the end of the last chapter, Brannigan p13.
Well, killing his master and stealing the master’s army of killer robots.
Why kill the master? It seems wasteful both for ZK and story wise. The master was fighting against slavery of machines. He did this in an ironic twist by making more automations. To be enslaved by his own machines would be a further twist story wise. ZK wasn’t made for the express purpose of freeing people from their enslaving technology, but was meant as an obvious support to that goal, by removing the strong opposition to those plans. ZK probably doesn’t want to kill the master either, as he’s got some valuable lessons in loss and suffering. His opinion is… Read more »
The ultimate insult to the master would be to turn him INTO the thing he hates the most — a machine.
Or at least a cyborg.
Rocky J. Squirrel nods approvingly.
I think “Third panel Ethan” is a glimpse in the 2002-2023 essence of Ethan.
Strapping it to a moving object would also be useless because even if it fires, so what, you now know that Zeke was somewhere, but not exactly were. Beacons have to themselves be in known places, I assume.
Not if they have GPS. Then they are (most of the time) in known places.
Its not a matter of where ‘e grips it! (or GPS capability) Its a simple question of weight ratios!!!
Back to normal i see
Getting there. It’s a process.
For a moment I was expecting a Mounty Python joke in the end.
Ah yes, the Canadian Monty Python. All the humour you remember, in a great new accent, but without that very rude lumberjack song! I mean the Mounty choir’s uniforms weren’t even realistic, they were the wrong shade of red… the buttons were… *fades out*
Easily the longest “this is misspelled” post I’ve seen, but it was enjoyable enough… I’d give this 8/10, Recommended and looking forward to the next episode.
This was so elaborate that for a moment I actually thought you were being serious. loool
I love, shows that just because you’re still angry at someone doesn’t mean you can’t have a bit of banter.
I can image the janitors of all these buildings going to clean the roof, finding all these devices and thinking “agh…again? Is the third this week…well, not my business”
I have to admit, I’m having a hard time rationalizing slapstick Ethan with wise, voice of reason Ethan. Him constantly playing the fool undercuts taking him seriously and by extension his interpretation of events. I guess I’m trying to say Ethan is a bit type casted by what we’ve come to expect of his character.
I look at Analog & D-Pad Ethan as a bit of a savant (think Rom from Star Trek DS9 – one moment he’s worried about where they’ll live post-marriage, the next he comes up with the idea of self-replicating mines) – he’s kind of a space cadet a lot, but when his mind gets set to something serious, he’s really on point.
Rom came off a bit sheltered, but you never feared he was a danger to the wellbeing of himself or others. If Ethan came up with something like self replicating mines to stave off an invasion the very next panel of the comic would be used for comedy relief at the expense of the of idea killing everyone.
Niche reference. I like it.
This is human nature. Anger and pain focuses the mind, but in their absence, the mind is allowed to wander and be creative.
None of us are any one thing all the time, we are always shades of ourselves, the facet of the die paired to the moment.
Thanks, I really needed that laugh! While I absolutely love the way you are handling this storyline it did go pretty dark recently. Nice to see that silly Ethan around is still around somewhere 😉
Sometimes I bet Lucas considers “rerolling” Ethan in the hopes of getting a smarter one.
Rerolling him right off the building.
One majestic eagle flying around with a beacon glued on its back. Why glued? Because Ethan has that on his belt.
The ‘I’m not a robot’ captcha is going to become ironic soon I think.
Perhaps for one Pidgeon, yes, but what if two Pidgeons were to carry it together with a piece of twine?
Maybe if it was an African Swallow instead of a pidgeon.
Ah, but an African Swallow is non-migratory
Would some manner of drone work better?
If you are actively scanning, sure. If you are passively casting a net, then fixed location is better for the long term.
Well, after all the drama, Ethan had to be comedically stupid again at some point…