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    Need a Book Recommendation? Turn to the Comics

    Don't Bother Wonder Woman During Her Smoke Break

    Epic Movie Narratives, Conveniently Charted

    A Bureau of Mole Men, A Clamor of Clones, and More Fantastical Collective Nouns

    The 8-Bit Guide to Choosing Your Perfect Costume

    xkcd Sings Its Love of the Internet

    Glowing Jetpack Kitty Commands You to Love Science

    Cinema And The Internet's Finest Comics Invade Your Local Store

    Eight Horror Webcomics to Read in the Dark

    Ryan Estrada's Supervillains Are No Match for the Fire Department
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    Image of tammygarrison tammygarrison
    11/18/09

    In reply to Need a Book Recommendation? Turn to the Comics
    I love Unshelved :)
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    Image of MargaretMoony MargaretMoony
    11/10/09

    In reply to Don't Bother Wonder Woman During Her Smoke Break
    I really enjoy Kate Beaton. #katebeaton
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    MargaretMoony was starred MargaretMoony was unstarred
    Image of Quilt Quilt
    11/10/09

    In reply to Don't Bother Wonder Woman During Her Smoke Break
    Ah yes. Kate Beaton is great. One of my favourite online web cartoonists. #katebeaton
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    Image of t3knomanser t3knomanser
    11/10/09

    In reply to Don't Bother Wonder Woman During Her Smoke Break
    Is that Wonder Woman? Or is it American Maid. Because, I read that in American Maid's voice. #katebeaton
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    11/10/09

    @t3knomanser: Hmm...looks at ti again....

    Oh, it totally works that way, good call! #katebeaton
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    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    11/10/09

    In reply to Don't Bother Wonder Woman During Her Smoke Break
    "If you're not familiar with Kate Beaton and her hysterical (and often historical) comics"

    That's not what "hysterical" means.
    -Kle. #katebeaton
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    Image of ParryLost ParryLost
    11/10/09

    @Klebert L. Hall: It is one of many accepted definitions!
    hys⋅ter⋅i⋅cal /hɪˈstɛrɪkəl/ Pronunciation [hi-ster-i-kuhl]
    –adjective
    1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by hysteria.
    2. uncontrollably emotional.
    3. irrational from fear, emotion, or an emotional shock.
    4. causing hysteria.
    5. suffering from or subject to hysteria.
    6. causing unrestrained laughter; very funny: Oh, that joke is hysterical!
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    Edited by ParryLost at 11/10/09 8:36 AM ParryLost was starred ParryLost was unstarred
    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    11/11/09

    @ParryLost:

    Must be a new dictionary. How unfortunate; words should have fixed meanings.
    -Kle. #katebeaton
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    Klebert L. Hall was starred Klebert L. Hall was unstarred
    Image of B B
    11/11/09

    @Klebert L. Hall: No, in fact they should not. Language is meant to evolve, or else we'd all still be gruntig like cavemen. #katebeaton
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    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    11/12/09

    @B:
    Yeah, I've heard that line before.

    Thing is, language can evolve by creating new words, instead of just making a mess of the definitions of old words. It's a superior model.

    Take science, for example. What is the advantage of redefining "tungsten" to also mean "gerbil" and "I want to see a movie"? Clear communication is enhanced by words with stable, limited definitions. Enshrining slang and incorrect usage is a bad idea, even though it is common practice.
    -Kle. #katebeaton
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    Image of abstract-paradigm abstract-paradigm
    11/03/09

    In reply to Epic Movie Narratives, Conveniently Charted
    Once again, Boba Fett did not die. Shouldn't the expanded universe be required reading, if not perusing, for the likes of XKCD? #xkcd
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    HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment abstract-paradigm was starred abstract-paradigm was unstarred
    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    11/03/09

    @abstract-paradigm: The chart is of the original trilogy only. Boba apparently died in the original trilogy; whether he survived this apparent death is irrelevant.

    Besides, I thought everybody knew by now that EU is not canon.
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    Edited by HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. at 11/03/09 10:29 AM HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. was starred HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of abstract-paradigm abstract-paradigm
    11/03/09

    @HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: Who declared EU non-canon? I can see throwing some stuff out the door, but the likes of Shadows of the Empire or the Thrawn Trilogy seem at least twice as relevant as the Prequels... can we also declare the Prequels non-canon? Ewok Adventures stay though.

    Anyway, I just have to support Boba... at least replace the little dot of death with a question mark. This is important... wait.
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    Edited by abstract-paradigm at 11/03/09 11:09 AM abstract-paradigm was starred abstract-paradigm was unstarred
    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    11/03/09


    @abstract-paradigm: #xkcd
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    Image of NealWiser NealWiser
    11/03/09

    In reply to Epic Movie Narratives, Conveniently Charted
    I developed a similar tool to analyze screenplays about 15 years ago when I worked at Paramount. While I love the charts, they only chart character physical proximity and don't convey the emotional intensity of specific characters or the emotional impact of the scenes upon the audience. Therefore, if you reordered the vertical listing of the characters, you would get a completely different representation. These were issues I worked on back then and realized that an algorithm can be used to plot Intensity. However, the values assigned to the algorithm so that it can calculate Intensity are subjective, dependent upon the emotional reaction of the person making the entry, and each person will have a different emotional reaction to those moments. Great charts though. Can probably be used when plotting a new script. #xkcd
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    SJ_Edwards promoted this comment NealWiser was starred NealWiser was unstarred
    Image of botanicidal botanicidal
    11/03/09

    @NealWiser: Or, you could take out all of the character names and places, and plot new names using the same old interaction lines from LoTR, Star Wars, or JP, inserting new locations, and turn this into some some of romantic comedy/action plot. Then you could write a whole new script for a whole new story, based entirely on character interaction lines and points from these three films... without anyone ever suspecting. #xkcd
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    SJ_Edwards promoted this comment botanicidal was starred botanicidal was unstarred
    Image of SJ_Edwards SJ_Edwards
    11/03/09

    @botanicidal: If you want to see exactly that, watch 2001: A Space Odyssey (1969) [en.wikipedia.org] and then The Hitcher (1986) [en.wikipedia.org] .
    I kid you not! :) #xkcd
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    SJ_Edwards was starred SJ_Edwards was unstarred
    Image of botanicidal botanicidal
    11/03/09

    @SJ_Edwards: Hah hah! Darn, more work to do! #xkcd
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    Image of scifigene scifigene
    11/03/09

    In reply to Epic Movie Narratives, Conveniently Charted
    I look forward to the Donnie Darko supplement... #xkcd
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    SJ_Edwards promoted this comment scifigene was starred scifigene was unstarred
    Image of David Alvaro David Alvaro
    11/03/09

    @scifigene: Yeah, I see where you're going with that. But I think the Primer graph kind of anticipated that idea and superseded it, ad infinitum. #xkcd
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    SJ_Edwards promoted this comment David Alvaro was starred David Alvaro was unstarred
    Image of Hotwaterclark Hotwaterclark
    11/02/09

    In reply to Epic Movie Narratives, Conveniently Charted
    The best, personally, was the Jurassic Park clarification of "Clever Girl"
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    SJ_Edwards promoted this comment Hotwaterclark was starred Hotwaterclark was unstarred
    Image of jajbowler jajbowler
    11/09/09

    @Hotwaterclark: I'm glad it seems other people get as much enjoyment as I do out of that line. #xkcd
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    11/02/09

    In reply to Epic Movie Narratives, Conveniently Charted
    I can not participate in this thread. I already wasted 30 minutes studying this awesome creation this morning. #xkcd
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    Dr Emilio Lizardo was starred Dr Emilio Lizardo was unstarred
    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    11/02/09

    In reply to Epic Movie Narratives, Conveniently Charted
    Too bad they couldn't squeeze in Sam's weeding at the end. #xkcd
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    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    11/02/09

    In reply to Epic Movie Narratives, Conveniently Charted
    Primer is classic. #xkcd
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    Image of Darklighter Darklighter
    11/02/09

    In reply to Epic Movie Narratives, Conveniently Charted
    It's 12 Angry Men that really makes this one work. It acts as a nice little comedic palate cleanser before he breaks out Primer for the punchline. #xkcd
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    11/02/09

    @Darklighter: Exactly. It's the little laugh that sets up the big one. Perfect comic timing. #xkcd
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of Marxipan Marxipan
    11/02/09

    In reply to Epic Movie Narratives, Conveniently Charted
    Someone needs to do this for LOST. #xkcd
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    Darklighter promoted this comment Marxipan was starred Marxipan was unstarred
    Image of Darklighter Darklighter
    11/02/09

    @Marxipan: That's easy. Where it says Primer, just change it to say LOST. #xkcd
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    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    11/02/09

    In reply to Epic Movie Narratives, Conveniently Charted
    He always figures out a way to include his fear of raptors into his comics. #xkcd
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    Image of Darklighter Darklighter
    11/02/09

    @reddingofish: It's educational. He's like Max Brooks for raptor attacks. #xkcd
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