Lint - Latest Comments in #330 - An exercise in futility

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Zadiena — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:18:23 -0000

I think that Fang's hair looks better if it's not slicked back

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Erulisse — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:55:35 -0000

Fang only "cares for the man" because he is so useful to him.

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Lauren — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:14:24 -0000

OHH now that I read the page her fortune does make sense!

Thank you!

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lizybeth — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:48:13 -0000

"a knife...i haven't had a manicure in AGES."

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Amy — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:30 -0000

ask a silly question... XD

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colbycheese — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:32:56 -0000

I don't see how you couldn't find it. There are only 330 pages in the archives. :D

It's called the "Desert of SHERDS", Luprand. Sheesh. I called it "sherds" because when I took archaeology in college they made me wash pot "sherds" (because "sherds" is the correct archaeological term) for hours and I hated it. Thus ... well, that isn't a good reason, but that's where "sherds" came from.

If you're still reading this drivel, the soothsayer is in chapter five.

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Lauren — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:46:06 -0000

I've looked at the archives and failed completely to find the Desert of Shards.

Help!

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Lissy — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:10:57 -0000

Zedwig looks absolutely creepy. I never saw someone look so dead/insane/rotting-on-the-inside while still sitting in a chair and speaking coherently. The purple eyes....(shivers)

Also, for some reason that knife looks extremely sharp, I mean, I have seen painted knives but this one actually looked dangerously sharp. Nice job.

Lastly, the look on Fang's face is great in the last panal. He is awesome all the way through but the hurt-but-angry expression shows perfectly in the last panal.

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Kesela — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:25:30 -0000

definitely at newfound master at stating the obvious just to annoy other people! I love this guy ^_^

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Luprand — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:51:07 -0000

Why do I suddenly find Bactine's fortune from the Desert of Shards so very, very applicable?

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Faticia — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:12:28 -0000

Oh, I didn't realize that was a human- d'oh!

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Erulisse — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:50:15 -0000

Oh, and by the way, the background is awesome. I would kill chipmunks to learn to make my backgrounds look that good. (Particularly if the chipmunks in question were of the carnivorous sort.)

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Veii — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:47:31 -0000

Hi! I just read this, and I must say it's awesome :D
This is one of the best webcomics ever.

*fangirls Zedwig* Oh, poor Zedwig!!!!! I hope he lives!! Just don't kill Bactine so he will :(
Heheh I know: bactine has a lot of power and can heal Zedwig without dying!!! YESSS!!!!

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Erulisse — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:41:14 -0000

hmm, that is very, very logical. It beats most of the theories of magic I've come across in the many fantasy books I've read.
Excuse me for asking such questions, but I am trying to be a good Lint-ologist and learn all I possibly can about the world, characters, ect. Magic is one of the major defining factors in fantasy worlds.
So thank you for the excellent explanation ^_^

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Dragoon of Dragonville — Wed, 07 May 2008 14:25:49 -0000

Fang: What was THIS?
Zedwig: ... a knife.
Fang: What were you doing with it?
Zedwig: ... holding it.
Fang: For what purpose?
Zewig: ... the purpose of a knife.

Suffice to say, though that would be amusing, I doubt that's how this highly-anticipated conversation is going to go, haha. I just found Zedwig's few and choice words amusing. (and yet depressing, poor fellow)
I also think it's rather telling that Fang says "He won't take it", instead of "I will MAKE him take it" or something along those lines. He seems to like getting his way, and the fact that he won't be shoving that medicine carelessly down Zedwig's throat is significant. *nods sagely* Oh, what an odd, twisted relationship those two seem to have. Zedwig obviously doesn't enjoy it. o_O

P.S. I love Zedwig's expression when his knife is taken away: (^(=_=))

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Wendy — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:16:22 -0000

I never suspected til now how much of a fangirl for drama I am.

That last panel in particular makes me swoon, but I swear, your art has gotten even better lately.

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colbycheese — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:26:46 -0000

Well, actually the thing is, Fang has his hair cut in human-style, so it's only coincidence the human's hair looks similar.

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colbycheese — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:24:43 -0000

You know I'd tell you if it didn't matter, but it does so I'm staying mum!

A "chirurgeon" is an archaic form of "surgeon".

English origin: 1250–1300; from Latin: "chīrūr(gus)" Greek: "cheirourgós" meaning hand-worker, surgeon

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colbycheese — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:19:45 -0000

Oh boy, I get to go into (some) detail on Lint magic!

Qualifying magic in the Lint-verse has as much to do with what is created as what the intent is. A person can't just create a fireball and then do whatever they want with it with no consequences. Elemental magic is neutral and is sort of like an ingredient in a recipe; it can be used defensively, constructively, or destructively, but where the use of magic gets qualified is through what the wizard intends to do with it. The presiding force from which magic is drawn in the world is a creative force, and so anytime a wizard imposes his will on magic to make it destroy or become destructive, the initial (unseen) decision is a violent act against creation.

In Zedwig's case, he is an especially talented wizard with an especially high talent in elemental manipulation, so fireballs and lightning are his most effective weapons. The process of where he draws the magic from and the difference in how he manipulates that force to make it destructive is described in exhaustive detail in my book (I might finish it if I ever get over my writer's block), but suffice it to say in the world of Lint, every action has consequences, and nobody gets away with creating huge forces of destruction without paying for it in the backlash.

Destructive magic is a nasty, nasty business, and this is not Dungeons and Dragons.

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Erulisse — Wed, 07 May 2008 10:36:31 -0000

...Also, do fireballs classify as destructive magic? They are elemental, really, although I must admit that they can be classified as being "destructive". Even normally passive things like water and ice can be used to destroy if manipulated right. Which brings us to the question: Is it the magic itself or what is being done with it that makes it "destructive magic"? O_o

Yay go annoying fans! ^o^

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Jessla — Wed, 07 May 2008 09:08:15 -0000

Ah, the drama!! I am so glad you're back, Colby; I've been looking forward to Lint's continuation for forever, it feels like! ;-) And this page *definitely* does not disappoint. I love Fang's concern for Zedwig ... oh, the angst in his poor, twisted heart! And isn't it just Bactine's luck to have been captured so conveniently when Fang is desperate for a healer ... and she's incarcerated with someone who knows her abilities and would be more than willing to use that to get back in Fang's good graces ...

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Catherine — Wed, 07 May 2008 08:59:27 -0000

Truly, the last panel just made me laugh. It's like a parent scolding a child for drawing on the walls, holding the crayon they were doing it with, and the child being completely oblivious to doing something wrong (they were just decorating).

I should know. ....Ahem (not that I was the child or anything).
Can't wait till next update!

(BTW, first comment on the site...love the comic.)

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Falco — Wed, 07 May 2008 04:29:47 -0000

Yikes. This page gave me chills.

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Erulisse — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:53:02 -0000

"a knife." very calmly. Poor Zedwig is getting desperate. :(
He won't take the medicine because he feels he deserves to be in pain for what he's done?

I don't think I've heard the title "chirurgeon" before. What exactly kind of doctor is that?

Hmm... I bet the reason he's "used up" the healers is because the internal... rotting... caused by using destructive magic takes up so much energy to mend, that it kills the healer. (Death by magic-drain-- how ghastly.) Either that, or causes them to permanently lose their power. Please, Colby, tell me if I'm right! ^_^

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Elnara — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:40:50 -0000

Wahh poor Zedwig! X( He's dying... Wahhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ^o^ Pllzzz don't kill him! He's just too cute!