Truly, an insidious plot, Mab and Albanion! In fact, it's so insidious I don't think I really get it, aside from meaning that a lot of hot demons are gonna be swooning for him.
Also, this means that Jy's gonna get even more attention from the ladies. Poor guy.
I'm sure we'll understand in time. Or not, as the fae desire.
When I first read this, I thought, "Hm, this could be awkward." :U
Then I remembered Jyrras is gay.
Is there a way this could end well?
Oh no.... D:
.....I get it.
:giggle
.....
BWA HA HA HA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
The YEAR?
Talk about ambitious.... Except that to these creatures, a year isn't really that long, is it...?
I think I get it... Wait does that even make sence? Ok so I don't get it.
I just realized something--are those FANGS Albanion has??? :erk
Quote from: Baal Hadad on August 15, 2009, 02:36:55 AM
I just realized something--are those FANGS Albanion has??? :erk
Meh, he's fae, they don't really need a static appearance.
I don't get it... :erk :U :U :U
Quote from: senrath on August 15, 2009, 02:41:28 AM
Quote from: Baal Hadad on August 15, 2009, 02:36:55 AM
I just realized something--are those FANGS Albanion has??? :erk
Meh, he's fae, they don't really need a static appearance.
True, but usually they look more or less the same.... *shrugs*
He's adorable, intelligent and rich... If he was in the spotlight this plan would be redundant.
Jyrras is now protected by some odd 10,000 girls thinking that they can "set him straight," or at least go both ways, and some odd 10,000 guys that want to take him out on a date.
I can only imagine the looks on Dan, Able, Alexsi, Lorenda and Kira's faces if they see this headline.
Jyrras does not have to worry about assassination attempts for a while but he does have to worry about the paparazzi.
The plan is simple: One need not fear what lurks in shadows when you're always in the spotlight.
haha! everyone will notice now if he goes missing.Brilliant plan!
I like it. But where did they get the photo?
Quote from: Baal Hadad on August 15, 2009, 03:01:33 AM
Quote from: senrath on August 15, 2009, 02:41:28 AM
Quote from: Baal Hadad on August 15, 2009, 02:36:55 AM
I just realized something--are those FANGS Albanion has??? :erk
Meh, he's fae, they don't really need a static appearance.
True, but usually they look more or less the same.... *shrugs*
Not really. While Jyrras was talking to Mab's daughter (I forget her name at the moment) she changed her appearance while talking. And when Nutmeg was pretending to be Albanion, she was found out because she kept shifting her pattern.
Plus it's probably really more of a cartoon visual effect rather than something to be taken as actually having happened, which makes it all moot anyway.
My personal comment is... I LUL'ED SO HARD at the last panel. Seriously. Epic. Is it going to balloon into horrible American Idol-esque or The Bachelor-esque popularity? This could be AWESOME and TERRIFYING at the SAME TIME. 8D
Quote from: Tapewolf on August 15, 2009, 04:57:36 AM
I like it. But where did they get the photo?
Faked, perhaps? Fae are shapeshifters just like Cubi (witness Nutmeg's impersonation of Albanion), and this Jyrras is already lacking the bracelets and regained glasses and goggles.
I really don't see the merits of such a plan, there are a few things that jump out at me.
1: They would have to make sure people actually read it, and considering how most creatures seem to behave, I doubt that many of them would even bother taking a glance. Even if some do, there are still going to be those that don't.
2: Why would they care? There's a very strong political incentive for eliminating him. Creatures are attracted to power sure, but I doubt too many would find themselves so strongly attracted to someone they've had a strong motive to murder and never met in person.
3: The publicity won't really protect him, I mean, creatures (well, demons in particular) don't seem to particularly dislike negative notoriety. A horde of being/creature suitors would also not protect him from some psycho coming to his house and slitting his throat in the night.
Granted, Fae and detailed plans don't really seem to mix... but...
Simultaneously one of the funniest but most confusing strips I've seen in a while.
Quote from: ishidan on August 15, 2009, 07:15:05 AM
Quote from: Tapewolf on August 15, 2009, 04:57:36 AM
I like it. But where did they get the photo?
Faked, perhaps? Fae are shapeshifters just like Cubi (witness Nutmeg's impersonation of Albanion), and this Jyrras is already lacking the bracelets and regained glasses and goggles.
It could just be an old photo taken before the bangles were put on him.
Quote from: ishidan on August 15, 2009, 07:15:05 AM
Quote from: Tapewolf on August 15, 2009, 04:57:36 AM
I like it. But where did they get the photo?
Faked, perhaps? Fae are shapeshifters just like Cubi (witness Nutmeg's impersonation of Albanion), and this Jyrras is already lacking the bracelets and regained glasses and goggles.
Ooh. I like that idea. And yes, I noticed the lack of bracelets, but that could also mean that the photo was taken previously (Kria? Lorenda?) or that we've done a cut and the bangles have now been removed (or it's just still an idea in their heads and not real).
Loved this, I laughed pretty hard at the last panel. Although shouldn't it be 'Gay Bachelor of the Year' or even 'Gay Single Father of the Year' if we're concidering Deebs?
Quote from: Baal Hadad on August 15, 2009, 03:01:33 AM
Quote from: senrath on August 15, 2009, 02:41:28 AM
Quote from: Baal Hadad on August 15, 2009, 02:36:55 AM
I just realized something--are those FANGS Albanion has??? :erk
Meh, he's fae, they don't really need a static appearance.
True, but usually they look more or less the same.... *shrugs*
It's for visual effect. Most cartoon/anime characters when doing something devious crafty and otherwise wicked tend to get devil horns and tail. Amber just chose to portray evil as getting fangs instead.
Although its certainly not impossible for him to have fangs. Remember both Lorenda and Kria do. Perhaps creatures aren't constrained to their species traits the same way as Beings? And technically Fae are made of magical energy and are shapeshifters, why should they be bothered with whats right or wrong appearance wise?
This is the first time I've seen fangs on Mab(which is odd as she's a freaking cat), or maybe my memory is just being stupid.
*Pokes brain*
I'll go with the latter.
They haven't grown extra teeth or anything, it's the classic "devious idea" look.
I thought I would be above saying something like this, but apparently I'm not.......
Is it me, or as this arc progresses (all 6 strips or so) do Mab's boobs get bigger and bigger each comic?
Quote from: Corgatha Taldorthar on August 15, 2009, 09:36:18 AM
Is it me, or as this arc progresses (all 6 strips or so) does Mab's boobs get bigger and bigger each comic?
I blame the glasses problems.
//h
The last panel was hilarious. I think I get what the plan is. They probably have that put in one of the most read magazines in furrae, people see it, and if he goes missing, everyone would go looking for him, with would be bad for the creatures who took him out.
Quote from: The1Kobra on August 15, 2009, 07:17:21 AM
I really don't see the merits of such a plan, there are a few things that jump out at me.
1: They would have to make sure people actually read it, and considering how most creatures seem to behave, I doubt that many of them would even bother taking a glance. Even if some do, there are still going to be those that don't.
2: Why would they care? There's a very strong political incentive for eliminating him. Creatures are attracted to power sure, but I doubt too many would find themselves so strongly attracted to someone they've had a strong motive to murder and never met in person.
3: The publicity won't really protect him, I mean, creatures (well, demons in particular) don't seem to particularly dislike negative notoriety. A horde of being/creature suitors would also not protect him from some psycho coming to his house and slitting his throat in the night.
Granted, Fae and detailed plans don't really seem to mix... but...
1. That wouldn't be a problem if it ended up in multiple magazines popular among the creature crowd, and dating/procreating with beings seems to be getting more and more popular in the creature crowds nowadays. And think about what's driving them to murder him in the first place. Peer pressure from an ambiguous bickering council is often no match for raw fan-girl/fan-boy affection, especially with something as cute and cuddly as Jyrrus.
"Oh, Jy jy is my bishonen, I could never harm him!"
2. You also have to ask this too: Who really cares about politics?! I mean, when you think about it, how much of the creature crowd really cares about what the creature council says? Probably it's around the same percentile of people that actually vote in any given election in the world. :rolleyes
The fact that they haven't even seen him yet is probably what's convincing them to want to kill him, but once they actually eye one of those magazines, they'll probably react in much the same way as Aaryanna did after he put on that cubi patch or Kria after he bit her ankle, and have a complete change in heart. The only way they'll kill him after that is if they squeeze the life of out him in their glomps.
3. Again, consider the kind of crowd that would be fans of Jyrrus. Sure, some creatures love it when beings and other creatures of lesser power hate them, but this will often come back and bite them in the butt later on, especially when it comes to adventurers.
Also, I don't think many creatures like it when fellow creatures of their species are in a crowd that opposes them, especially if those creatures are
more powerful than them, and given the before mentioned reactions of Aaryanna and Kria to Jyrrus, odds are that there will be a few powerful creatures from all circles that will Jyrrus is the cutest thing since Mows.
Finally, killing off someone with that kind of popularity will be bad politically as well. Just look at how Michael Jackson's fans are looking for anyone to scapegoat for his death, and how rapidly the reputations of those scapegoats are getting torn apart. As I have said above, odds are that there will be at least one person amongst Jyrrus's fans that any creature wouldn't want grudging against them, or could do some damage to were it hurts the most: their bank accounts. Hello, hello, criminal lawsuit anyone? Heck, that'd probably happen even before this popularity boom, given Jyrrus's mother's stature in the courts.
I'm just saying, if a psycho did come and kill Jyrrus in the night, the resulting mayhem would probably be very similar to Michael Jackson's death after this popularity boom. Through all the fan effort alone, someone would eventually find this psycho and make them pay very dearly for their crime.
If the world of Furrae already had a situation similar to this happen with a famous star dying, then any being or creature would definitely think twice about killing him. If they new anything about fan popularity worked they'd think twice about killing him. And if not...well, I guess Jyrrus will become something like the Furrae world's Michael Jackson, and he could always be brought back as an undead like Albanion suggested.
...I wish I had something intelligent to say about this comic, but I'm still laughing too hard.
I just had someone come into the room to make sure I was alright, actually, I'm laughing so loud. That never happens. :mowtongue
Wildy still has feelings about Jyrras and paparazzi bothering Jyrras might make Wildy angry. You don't want to make Wildy angry.
Quote from: Naldru on August 15, 2009, 11:30:35 AM
Wildy still has feelings about Jyrras and paparazzi bothering Jyrras might make Wildy angry. You don't want to make Wildy angry.
Paparazzi + Wildy = Dead Paparazzi :mwaha
When did Wildy have feelings for Jy?
The idea is that if Jy was out of the spotlight and was killed, it wouldn't be a big deal. But if the bachelor of the year goes missing, that would make entertainment headlines and there'd be a lot more hubub to find out what happened to him. THe way Mab talks, it seems like the creature council doesn't want all that attention.
Also, teehehehe
And if he appears dead in his living room one day? You'll have a million suspects, starting with whichever fangirls are the most stalkerish.
One big thing is we only know a general view of the politics of Furrae, we can't say for sure what would sway any group's decisions. I.E. how big of a move you have to make for them to stop or change tactics. Amber is the only one to know the exact political situation of the world and even then, she ain't gonna share what isn't story relevant. Much less doing so ahead of time.
Obviously since they are Fae and know better :rolleyes The magazine plan should work, at least in the short term.
It seems the next best thing for the creature council to do would be to discredit Jyrras's work.
He has to have a manufacturing plant somewhere, start tainting the goods magically in some way. Source materials or finished product; it wouldn't matter.
Technology will eventually malfunction when exposed to enough magical influences. If tainted enough your washing machine might belch flaming water and clothing or just fail...
Tainted source materials if found would halt production for awhile and possibly cause recalls of products. If nothing else the finished product might would fail or the machinery making the product might fail.
Essentially, Magical Taint = Epic Fail
Since everything else has been said, I'll just be random and ask: How's Jyrras gonna react when he starts recieving fanmale and catches people/paparazzi stalking him?
Maybe it's just me, but is anyone else kinda disappointed by the fact that (to most DMFA fans it seems) Jyrras has ceased to be the "Cute Little Mad Scientist" and is now "The One Whose Sexual Preference Must Be Brought Up At All Times"?
And also:
Quote from: Lucheek on August 15, 2009, 12:33:18 PM
Also, teehehehe
This girlish lil' giggle made me laugh more than the mock magazine cover for some reason. :3
Page 25 is the foldouts.
Quote from: Gamma on August 15, 2009, 01:31:26 PM
Technology will eventually malfunction when exposed to enough magical influences.
My understanding was that one of Jyrras' main innovations was a way of mixing magic and technology (e.g. the patches). Probably with a few insights from Mab by the looks.
Quote from: Tapewolf on August 15, 2009, 03:32:42 PM
My understanding was that one of Jyrras' main innovations was a way of mixing magic and technology (e.g. the patches). Probably with a few insights from Mab by the looks.
Certainly true, but from my understanding typical items not meant to be used in such a manner will and do malfunction.
Levels of complexity, if I remember correctly, dictate how easy they are to sabotage.
Aside from malfunctions there is the niche market that Matilda uses, namely completely unmagically imbued products for which she uses as a clean slate. This market would become untrustworthy of Jyrras's goods if they were tainted.
I can speculate that a large number of JyCorp's patrons are beings with a distrust of creatures and the magical talents they wield. I do not know actual numbers reflecting how many beings buy simply on that premise. It is still not a number to be ignored seeing that there is some turmoil between the sides.
I'm not sure what amuses me more, the side taking this for humour and a chuckle (me, for instance, and others who are just giggling about it) or the side taking it for drama and SERIOUS BUSINESS. ("what if he dies anyway!! stalkers!! it wouldn't work!!" etc.).
So I'm just going to go back to giggling with bemusement in general. Makes me think so much of an old joke.
As for Scarydragon re: Jyrras' preference - blame the overtalkative fanbase, not the comic itself. "Bachelor of the Year" means open season for both sides of the spectrum, and made no allusions to which side would be chasing him.
Must... see... Jyrras's... reaction!!!
That is assuming that he doesn't just clutch his chest and drop.
Quote from: Nobody on August 15, 2009, 02:41:25 PM
Since everything else has been said, I'll just be random and ask: How's Jyrras gonna react when he starts recieving fanmale and catches people/paparazzi stalking him?
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FanMALE? XD
I'm having confusing feelings here. :erk
Is there any scheme more filled with potential doom then setting up blind dating?
Maybe setting you up in a magazine as a eligible rich bachelor. Poor Jy-Jy. Can you ever catch a break.
Well maybe Kria will come a calling again. That would just blow that idea out of the water now wouldn't?
Oh damn you, now I'm imagining it. With the ankle biting! Kria would probably think he was trying to be kinky and bite him back then get a taste for him and end up devouring the rest! :<
Quote from: Janus Whitefurr on August 15, 2009, 07:28:49 PM
As for Scarydragon re: Jyrras' preference - blame the overtalkative fanbase, not the comic itself. "Bachelor of the Year" means open season for both sides of the spectrum, and made no allusions to which side would be chasing him.
Oh, I wasn't blaming the comic itself. I'm just saying that an awful lot of people seem to think that Jyrras is all about being gay now. He's still the little techno-god to me.
Quote from: Gamma on August 15, 2009, 05:53:12 PM
Quote from: Tapewolf on August 15, 2009, 03:32:42 PM
My understanding was that one of Jyrras' main innovations was a way of mixing magic and technology (e.g. the patches). Probably with a few insights from Mab by the looks.
Certainly true, but from my understanding typical items not meant to be used in such a manner will and do malfunction.
Levels of complexity, if I remember correctly, dictate how easy they are to sabotage.
Aside from malfunctions there is the niche market that Matilda uses, namely completely unmagically imbued products for which she uses as a clean slate. This market would become untrustworthy of Jyrras's goods if they were tainted.
I can speculate that a large number of JyCorp's patrons are beings with a distrust of creatures and the magical talents they wield. I do not know actual numbers reflecting how many beings buy simply on that premise. It is still not a number to be ignored seeing that there is some turmoil between the sides.
Suppose all JyCorp products have a built-in copy protection device / spell which destroys the product if certain conditions arise?
Quote from: Forycles on August 15, 2009, 08:51:46 AM
This is the first time I've seen fangs on Mab(which is odd as she's a freaking cat), or maybe my memory is just being stupid.
*Pokes brain*
I'll go with the latter.
The fang's aren't quite as obvious here (http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_409.php), but the intent's nearly the same. (also that Mab's antanne (sp?) is bent towards each other..)
Wait, is he up at a sane time in the morning?
Or is that the sunset?
Quote from: Attic Rat on August 16, 2009, 02:16:00 AM
Suppose all JyCorp products have a built-in copy protection device / spell which destroys the product if certain conditions arise?
Unfortunately devices like that would still lend to discrediting Jyrras seeing as though they would still malfunction. Much-less the expense they would incur on said products. And if you're going to resort to spells then that removes about half the reason to get the product in the first place.
Quote from: Gamma on August 16, 2009, 03:13:06 PM
Quote from: Attic Rat on August 16, 2009, 02:16:00 AM
Suppose all JyCorp products have a built-in copy protection device / spell which destroys the product if certain conditions arise?
Unfortunately devices like that would still lend to discrediting Jyrras seeing as though they would still malfunction. Much-less the expense they would incur on said products. And if you're going to resort to spells then that removes about half the reason to get the product in the first place.
It hasn't been shown that spells / magic are an undesirable attribute in JyCorp devices, any more than electricity.
A scientist studies and uses what exists. In Amber's fantasy realm, magic exists. Thus there would be a scientific study of magic.
How many fully understand why the light comes on when you flip the switch on the wall? The electron-hole theory? Resistance? Kirchoff's Voltage Law? Most don't, and yet they happily flip that switch every day. So with Beings using devices incorporating magic. They don't know how it works, and they don't care.
A device containing protection from tampering would be less likely to malfunction due to tampering after manufacture. If the devices are tested before shipping, the failure rate should be reduced.
I'd like to see how Jycorp works, actually. Is it completely automated, or does he have a working staff?
What if the staff are... Twinks!?
OK, I won't go there...
Quote from: Attic Rat on August 17, 2009, 04:10:59 PM
It hasn't been shown that spells / magic are an undesirable attribute in JyCorp devices, any more than electricity.
Er... Really? (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_644.php) I'd say that Ma~ feels otherwise...
Seems the character assassinations are busy on Jy's profile tonight ...
Quote from: Corgatha Taldorthar on August 15, 2009, 09:36:18 AM
I thought I would be above saying something like this, but apparently I'm not.......
Is it me, or as this arc progresses (all 6 strips or so) do Mab's boobs get bigger and bigger each comic?
Don't complain.