Autumn Bay - "Starry Wisdom"

"Starry Wisdom"

19th Nov 2015, 11:01 PM in Season One - Part 1: Something Seriously Major is Going On

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Professor Etheric 19th Nov 2015, 11:01 PM edit delete

Just so we're clear, this scene takes place just after the kids left Ghoul (and proceeded to get lost for a stretch).

We're going to follow him around for a bit. Hope you don't mind. :)

As usual, if you think we're doing a good job (or just want to get an EXCLUSIVE sneak peek), you can vote for Autumn Bay at Top Webcomics.

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Call Me Tom 19th Nov 2015, 11:05 PM edit delete reply

Oh Ghoul what a little scamp you are!

Professor Etheric 20th Nov 2015, 12:22 AM edit delete reply

He's a baaaaaaad boy! :)

lirvilas 19th Nov 2015, 11:13 PM edit delete reply

Wait--are you telling me that this page that you made over a month ago had Ghoul tagging shit in red-orange?!

Mind BLOWN

Professor Etheric 20th Nov 2015, 12:26 AM edit delete reply

Correction: Over TWO months ago. :)

And yes, that was a nice bit of serendipity. To be fair, I hinted that he was doing exactly this 18 days ago (look at his hand in the last panel...).

That fanart is still beyond awesome, man.

argylefox 19th Nov 2015, 11:46 PM edit delete reply

That's better, ghoul was being too nice.

Professor Etheric 20th Nov 2015, 12:27 AM edit delete reply

He was around kids, man. Pogo would have kicked his butt if he found out he was being a foul-mouthed ruffian hoodlum around kids.

argylefox 22nd Nov 2015, 3:10 AM edit delete reply

Heehee, you used the words 'ruffian' and 'hoodlam'!

Professor Etheric 22nd Nov 2015, 10:14 AM edit delete reply

There are some words that I just love the "texture" of. Those are two of them. :)

Seabiscuit 20th Nov 2015, 12:22 AM edit delete reply

Hehehe! That graffiti. Good boy Ghoul~>D

Professor Etheric 20th Nov 2015, 12:38 AM edit delete reply

And that is how he will defeat the forces of evil: vandalism and graffiti! :P

Miaubol 20th Nov 2015, 6:21 AM edit delete reply

Hahaha yes gang rivality and grafitti wars.

*wonders if this "church" will be a major thing eventually, or rather just flair text ..?

Professor Etheric 20th Nov 2015, 10:22 AM edit delete reply

Yep... the gangs in Autumn Bay are actually one of the pillars of the way the city works. We will see more about this later.

Now, I wonder if I would focus on something that is just going to end up in the background... :P

Miaubol 20th Nov 2015, 2:12 PM edit delete reply

May depend on for how long you focus on it..? :P

Well, I'd expect we'll see more to them, Chekhov's gun and all that, but sometimes stories do not do what I expect ;)

Professor Etheric 20th Nov 2015, 2:20 PM edit delete reply

My biggest hope is that we do not disappoint... :)

SarahSophia 20th Nov 2015, 10:27 AM edit delete reply

For those trying to fill their gang-tag-bingo card, we've seen:
The Unwanted
The Riverside Rangers (RR)
The Furies
The Jacks (the jack-o-lantern)
Saturday's Children (the skull with top-hat).
The New Revolution's Knights (NRK)
The Kings (crown)
The Protectorate (blue fist)
The Boo Bitches (black cat, this one was several pages ago, and was easy to miss.)

Stever 20th Nov 2015, 8:06 AM edit delete reply

Definitely not the kind of cult I would want to be involved with. Even with that trippy name XD

Professor Etheric 20th Nov 2015, 10:24 AM edit delete reply

The Church of Starry Wisdom are NOT good news.

(They may or may not be something we're "borrowing" from H.P. Lovecraft...)

Delta-v 20th Nov 2015, 2:14 PM edit delete reply

C'mon, Ghoul, tell us how you REALLY feel. ^^

Professor Etheric 20th Nov 2015, 2:20 PM edit delete reply

Oh, he will. Continuously. :P

lirvilas 20th Nov 2015, 2:55 PM edit delete reply

Did you shift colors?

Professor Etheric 20th Nov 2015, 3:17 PM edit delete reply

If you are referring to the Starry Wisdom poster, yes. It was originally purple, but i figured it was poor form having the color of the TGDOR be the thing Ghoul was flipping off. I thought I had it loaded properly, but I hadn't, so I loaded the proper one as soon as I noticed. Green is better for it anyway.

If it is anything else, then no.

Delta-v 20th Nov 2015, 8:35 PM edit delete reply

How ..... do you choose a color for ANYTHING like that which doesn't piss somebody off? *Headscratch*

Professor Etheric 20th Nov 2015, 8:39 PM edit delete reply

Mostly, I don't worry about it. But since I DID bring attention to the TGDOR, I figured I had better mind my colors...

Confettirainbowpony 20th Nov 2015, 8:32 PM edit delete reply

Yay!! More Ghoul action!...but...what are these nasty rumors I hear about no more Deacon? (;o;)

Professor Etheric 20th Nov 2015, 8:36 PM edit delete reply

Sadly, Deacon is on the sidelines right now. He doesn't fit what's going on.

Hopefully, the people we DO have will suffice!

(Doc CAN be found over at Wayfarers of the Beyond, a remix/remaster of that part of the old strips, starring Marie-Ange, Andrew, and Dr. Deacon. It's a side project, but a project nonetheless.)

SarahSophia 20th Nov 2015, 9:05 PM edit delete reply

Jacob Dean/Dr. Deacon DOES have a story that needs telling, but it is far far off. In the meantime, there's more Ghoul coming up, as well as other characters, old and new.

Edit: Plus, I have some bits in a couple of weeks, so be sure to come see those.

melaredblu 21st Nov 2015, 1:30 AM edit delete reply

What's the point in flipping off a poster, anyway?

Professor Etheric 21st Nov 2015, 10:35 AM edit delete reply

Makes him feel better, I suppose? It's more of a symbolic act, really.

Zanreo 21st Nov 2015, 8:39 AM edit delete reply

Yay, Ghoul :D Grafitti up that poster!

Professor Etheric 21st Nov 2015, 10:36 AM edit delete reply

Yes! He has no time for the Starry Wisdom peeps, and he's got a can of paint to do something about it! :)

Taily 22nd Nov 2015, 8:34 PM edit delete reply

Good job, Ghoul! Now it just says "Hurch of Tarry Wisdom." That's WAY better.

edit: I guess I'm caught up!! Definitely subscribing, man - I can't wait to see where this goes! c:
My one gripe is that each page takes like 1000 years to load on my computer. I don't know whose fault that is though :')

Professor Etheric 22nd Nov 2015, 8:41 PM edit delete reply

Great! (Except the load thing. That sucks.)

Unfortunately, now you HAVE to wait... :P

(The next one comes up in a little over 2 hours at 12:01 am EST)

zaika 23rd Nov 2015, 12:20 PM edit delete reply

But bad acid trip evil hippie cults are the best cults!

Professor Etheric 23rd Nov 2015, 12:42 PM edit delete reply

Their stories are the best, that's for sure!

AmeliaP 13th Nov 2017, 9:01 AM edit delete reply

evil hippie sounds contradictory to me ^^ But I think I got it.

Professor Etheric 5th Oct 2018, 6:46 AM edit delete reply

The first person that I think of when combining the words "evil" and "hippie" is Charles Manson...