06/26/2013
Posted on 2013-06-26 by Aaron

24 thoughts on “06/26/2013”

  1. Me-me

    Well then!

    Thank goodness this isn’t one of those “anything for the cause” rebellions. I was expecting a use of knockemout #5.

    That would have just been dissatisfying drama.

    Hooray for Aluna! Hooray for Atlas! May the fates guide all of Argos!

  2. Jerden

    We then discover he’s decided he likes being in charge, he’s bored of justice, and squashes her like a grape…
    No, that’s unlikely. He’s probably just checking that the Resistance is not a bunch of morons.
    But yes, anyone else thinking that the idea of a king bringing down his own government a very interesting thought? There’s going to be a lot of scheming. A lot of scheming.
    Also, we were right about the dangers of a hug. Maybe if his Majesty Atlas is careful he could avoid squishing?

    1. Christopher

      He does know how not to squish – after all that is a requirement to make childs. He just needed to know his son is now a bit softer then he used to be.

    2. khamya9

      Actually, not so much bringing down his own government, but, well, more like the King of Jordan is what I’m thinking:
      http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1465114.stm

      1. Jerden

        Now that’s the kind of royalty I can look up to! Plus, knowing that anyone could be the king must make services in Jordan behave well. At least, behave well to bearded and possibly disguised men. That would be interesting for Atlas to try.
        And I think that Dax and the other nobles are going to get worried when they realise Atlas may be difficult to manipulate. What’s this – crazy ideas like “don’t abuse the softlings?” WHAT WILL HE COME UP WITH NEXT!? Will he start telling us to stop waging a pointless war with the Emerald Ones over a supercomputer that neither of us stand a chance of capturing? You just can’t trust these weirdos raised on primitive planets…

    3. Alex Elsayed

      > No, that’s unlikely. He’s probably just checking that the Resistance is not a bunch of morons.

      Well, he may not mind if they’re a group of Mo-Rons. 😛

    4. David Johnston

      As far as kings overthrowing themselves there’s always King Juan Carlos, who didn’t quite remove himself form the throne but did plot with the liberal opposition to install a democratic administration against Franco’s people.

  3. Frith Ra

    I’m reminded of Lenny in Grapes of Wrath: I’m gonna hug him an’ pet him and call him George… Oh, he’s dead.

    1. hswoolve

      wrong 10th grade English classic … Lenny was in Of Mice and Men. Grapes of Wrath was the DustBowl

      1. Prairie Son

        And the phrase actually comes from Bugs Bunny’s version of Steinbeck.

        1. Wanderer

          Yep. The actual quote from Lennie is very straightforward, regarding what happens when he gets hold of mice:

          “They was so little,” he said, apologetically.
          “I’d pet ‘em, and pretty soon they bit my fingers and I pinched their heads a little and then they was dead—because they was so little.
          “I wisht we’d get the rabbits pretty soon, George. They ain’t so little.”

      2. Frith Ra

        Okay, right author, wrong book. Forgive me for posting while tired.

    2. Drew Stevenson

      Could also have said that Loony Toons Girl… I’m gonna love him and squeeze him and KEEP HIM FOREVER and ever 😀

      1. Wanderer

        Elmyra Duff, Tiny Toon Adventures. 🙂

      2. Prairie Son

        Elmyra. Gods she used to give me the creeps.

  4. leor613

    Here’s a serious critique of the comic for a change: Aluna has appeared six times in two separate issues, and we’re only being told her name now. That is sloppy writing. We should have learned Aluna’s name last issue when she provided shelter to Ron and Moon Shadow. I’ve been referring to Aluna in the comments by her name ever since her first appearance for this very reason: it should not have been considered a spoiler.

    When she was providing a distraction for Dax-Ra and his royal thugs, it made sense that she wasn’t going to introduce herself; but she should have told Ron and Moon Shadow (and by extension the readers) her name immediately afterwards, rather than making corny jokes about how gullible Dax-Ra was.

    The identity of the Singularity was a mystery. Aluna’s identity was basic exposition that we didn’t get due to the writer and the editor being the same person. (No offense Aaron!)

    1. leor613

      “I’m told I’m speaking to the man who spent his life helping those in need of justice.”

      This looks like a job for… Atlas!

      (Cue the Moon Shadow fanboiz in five, four, three, two…)

    2. Partigal

      Honestly, we new she was the leader of the rebellion. It wasn’t like we had ever heard her name before, even in passing. Her name wasn’t important in till we had to have two “grown-ups” introduce each other. And it wasn’t nearly as important as other pieces of information we were getting. (And I thought the jokes were quite tasteful.)

      1. Drew Stevenson

        I agree. Her name was effectively “grown up lady in a leadership role in rebellion”… ok got it… get on with the good stuff… this is a child-centric comic.

    3. Prairie Son

      Actually, I suspect we didn’t learn the name because it never occurred to our two junior heroes to ask her name. Aaron does a surprisingly good job of depicting how children often act, and that’s something young children either never do, or do incessantly.

      1. leor613

        The problem is that Aluna told them her name off-panel. That’s sloppy story telling. She didn’t need to reveal her entire backstory, but she should have said her name on panel.

        1. Kheldarson

          She did say her name on panel. Now. I went back and checked: the boys never use her name. So chances are they didn’t ask. It’s not sloppy story-telling to keep information hidden until it’s necessary. Heck, she could’ve declared that she wanted to keep her name secret until she knew she had Atlas’ support, for just in case.

        2. leor613

          Let me clarify my complaint. Aluna first appears off panel in issue #44 on page 14, in the fourth panel. Her first on panel appearance is in the fifth panel of page 14. At this point she has good reason not to provide lengthy exposition: she’s helping the boys escape Dax-Ra.

          Aluna spends the first two panels of page 15 tricking Dax and his cohorts, panel three mocking them, and the last panel providing exposition about Ron’s name, not her own.

          Aluna appears on three panels on page 16. In panel two she wonders why Ron’s royal name would cause him problems on Earth. In panels three and four she provides exposition about the Rebellion and how she can help the boys enter the castle.

          Aluna’s next appearance is this issue, #45, on page 2. Still no hint of her name on pages two or three. We don’t learn her name until this page, eight pages into the issue, and her third appearance. The readers should have learned Aluna’s name in issue #44, while she was providing exposition already.

  5. Noctambulo

    I HAVE to reply this

    “King Juan Carlos, who didn’t quite remove himself form the throne but did plot with the liberal opposition to install a democratic administration against Franco’s people.”

    COME ON!!! He overthrown his own FATHER because Franco wanted Juan Carlos (who swored loyalty to “Movimiento Nacional” and publicly supported Franco’s regime) to be his PERSONAL SUCCESSOR.

    Yes, Juan Carlos was “against Franco’s people”, but ONLY AFTER Franco’s death ¬¬’

    I rather choose Von Fogg AND Dax-Ra than that $·$·&% of Juan Carlos.

    Sorry, but as I said, I HAD to speak my mind…

    Enough said, now I’m going back to PS238…

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