01/09/09 [Abel 2 #42] - College

[AndersW]

I love the clan marking on the nose.  And is that a Warp-Aci with a cookie inside it?

[Jairus]

Wow... so colorful and active! I wonder... Amber, did you have fun drawing this one?

And good luck next week! We're rooting for you! Amber Amber, she's our girl, she can't do it... hm... um... gee... hmm...

[Amber Williams]

Wow... so colorful and active! I wonder... Amber, did you have fun drawing this one?

[Turnsky]

Wow... so colorful and active! I wonder... Amber, did you have fun drawing this one?

on the bright side, Amber, at least you didn't haveta draw spotted characters repeatedly. 

[Jairus]

Wow... so colorful and active! I wonder... Amber, did you have fun drawing this one?

... I'm sorry. Please don't kill me.

For what it's worth, it looks amazing, and really helps remind me how big SAIA is.

[Angel]

Whee this page got the "Queen of the Winter Night" by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra stuck in my head. So fun to look at!

And no need to thank any of us, Amber. We should be thanking you for still putting up a comic as you go through this craziness. On that note... thank you. 

[Lisky]

... for some reason the last panel made me think of hallway hockey in the dorms... good times, good times

oh, and also, that guy in the background(again, 3rd panel), red and black is that terror, or is he having a heart attack?

[superluser]

I wonder what that language is on that book.

Time to consult the Codex Serafinianus!

[Corgatha Taldorthar]

You know, this got me wondering. If a 'Cubi has a clan symbol on say the top of the head, or anywhere that celiphic hair would be on a human, would that "hair" hide the symbol even when the normal fur that most 'Cubi have doesn't?

[TGIF]

I must admit that I'm a bit confused as to what is going on in this week's Abel strip.

While very interesting visually, I'm afraid I'm totally lost as to how this follows from the previous strip.

Anyone care to explain?

Thanks!

[senrath]

oh, and also, that guy in the background(again, 3rd panel), red and black is that terror, or is he having a heart attack?

Looks more like anger or rage to me.  Most likely directed at the gryphon cubi jumping over him.

Also, do I spy some CnC characters in the third panel?

[Kenji]

Congratulations, Amber. You managed to draw a cubi group strip without a cameo!

[senrath]

Congratulations, Amber. You managed to draw a cubi group strip without a cameo!

Erm, unless I'm really mistaken, the cubi in the third panel with the pink wings is Sari from Cats N' Cameras, and the one with the green headwings next to her is Jo, from the same comic.  (Before anyone who's never heard of Cats N' Cameras goes looking for it, just wanna warn you that it's rated MA).

[Kenji]

Congratulations, Amber. You managed to draw a cubi group strip without a cameo!

Erm, unless I'm really mistaken, the cubi in the third panel with the pink wings is Sari from Cats N' Cameras, and the one with the green headwings next to her is Jo, from the same comic.  (Before anyone who's never heard of Cats N' Cameras goes looking for it, just wanna warn you that it's rated MA).

Wasn't under the pic, so news to me.
Fail, then.

[ShiningShadow]

I like the Elephant Cubi she's hot but overall. It's very subtle on how the college Abel is attending could be this chaotic a very nice touch to it.

[GabrielsThoughts]

where's the dialog, what are they all thinking? 

[Slowtini]

Cookie ACI made me smile.

For a second I thought the clan-marking on it WAS a cookie.

[GabrielsThoughts]

I dunno the little one in the last panel looks like the unholy love child of Jyrras and Kria... I wonder if he's related to either of them.

[!KCA]

I must admit that I'm a bit confused as to what is going on in this week's Abel strip.

While very interesting visually, I'm afraid I'm totally lost as to how this follows from the previous strip.

Anyone care to explain?

Thanks!

I'll give it a shot.

When a new Abel's Story page comes up, I generally start a few pages back to refresh my memory and get a feel for the pacing. I didn't do it this time because the previous page led me to believe there was a scene change coming up. Hey, I was right! Scene change!

[Kipiru]

Green curly warp-aci in middle panel- Immensely CUTE! I want one!

[AmigaDragon]

Looks like the blue guys in the last panel might be a Gryphon B cubi, though I suppose he could be mythos instead, since they have such a wide range of types. Then again, it could just be

[!KCA]

The blue guy's definitely a gryphon B derivative, although there is a mythos in that panel.

[Howl]

I don't care for the 'on fridays' schedule, but I'm not gonna complain, as DMFA and Abel's Story aren't the most important things in Amber's life.

[tiggertoo]

The Sari cubi is adorable -- and absolutely dead on; you couldn't draw her any more perfectly "on model". I hope she's one of the cubi clans that live on joy and happiness -- that would totally suit her character. Fun to see a bit of the chaos that is SAIA.

Good luck next week Amber! Don't worry about us -- any whiners will be taken out and shot somewhere especially painful.

[Tapewolf]

Love the gryphon-'Cubi.

[Jack McSlay]

I love the clan marking on the nose.  And is that a Warp-Aci with a cookie inside it?

however, I don't think she does like. imagine how hard it is to hide you're a cubi if your clan marking is on the middle of your face. unless she liks to show off her cubiness

[Tapewolf]

however, I don't think she does like. imagine how hard it is to hide you're a cubi if your clan marking is on the middle of your face. unless she liks to show off her cubiness

Probably depends on how many people know that 'Cubi have clan marks.  The casual observer might write it off as a tattoo like Xander did.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

Probably depends on how many people know that 'Cubi have clan marks.  The casual observer might write it off as a tattoo like Xander did.

I have to wonder... if Xander's "cousin" is a 'Cubi, running a tattoo store would be a pretty safe bet. Everyone would write off the mark as a tattoo, and if you're eating pain, you'd get fat off the customers. A win-win, as it were...

Just an idle thought I figured I'd share with folks, to mess with them. ;-]

[Emerauld Drathmir]

The cookie Aci has me grinning ear to ear.  Sooooo cute!

Thanks for giving us such a pretty and adorable update! 

[Sunblink]

Love the gryphon-'Cubi.

I totally agree with this statement.

This entire page is amazing. So shiny. I spy a bat-Cubi in the background, too! *hugs it*