Introspection
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Introspection
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
As previously mentioned, this scene is taking place just after the kids left Ghoul (while they are lost and about to run into Benny).

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lirvilas
lirvilas
Ghoul: I hurt inside.

Pogo: Have you considered widespread vandalism and misanthropy?

Ghoul: Amazing! The pain is gone!
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
Seems to work so far... though there is FAR more to what Pogo does than that...
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
It occurred to me that I am missing a bet: that exact methodology seems familiar...
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lirvilas
lirvilas
RE: methodology

And how well that worked...
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
Let's hope Ghoul doesn't make nearly as many enemies... :P
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Matt Knab
Matt Knab
Haha, awesome!
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argylefox
argylefox
Is that shadowed Ghoul? I need a memory wipe, so all of this can be totally fresh for me again!
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
The shadowed person in panel 2 IS Ghoul, before he figured out who he is.

What do you mean, memory wipe? I don't understand. HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND!!!!! :P
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argylefox
argylefox
When something is so good you wanna wipe all memory of it so you can experience it for the first time again...
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
:)

Thank you!
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Lord Myk
Lord Myk
You gotta be you, Ghoul. And those kids need a talking animal sidekick. Take this Scooby-Doo act to the next level!
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
Well, he IS him... now.

And the Scooby-Doo thing again? I'm... meh, I can't even PRETEND that I didn't know this was going to happen...
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Lord Myk
Lord Myk
The concept can get really dark really quick. There was an episode of Venture Brothers where their Shaggy/Scooby combo was full "Son of Sam" and the entirety of "Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated" (spoilers for that show) pretty much stated that Scooby's sole purpose was to be eventually taken over by an Elder God to remake the universe.
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
Oh my stars and garters!

I much prefer the light-hearted concept we see most often... :)
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Stever
Stever
Ha! Love that lock necklace he's wearing. Also, great hair! Maybe that pink hair is the secret to helping people find there inner selves ;D
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
He's an old-school punk! And when it comes to being true to yourself, you gotta trust a guy with pink hair!
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Call Me Tom
Call Me Tom
I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but all this Ghoul backstory stuff your giving us kinda makes me happy that you rebooted this comic.
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SarahSophia
SarahSophia
Autumn Bay has characters that have rich, detailed, and varied histories. I feel that the first attempt didn't really get that across. And I know that we've only seen Steven, Adam, Callie, Ghoul, Benny, Sophie, Dr. [REDACTED], Dr. [REDACTED] (yes, two of them), and a cameo from Mack so far (and Pogo, if you count Ghoul's memory as an appearance), but there are certainly more characters to come.

I've excluded mentioning certain not-quite-elder-beings, as well as unnamed MiBs.

Edit: Apparently I didn't see that Frank had a cameo before this.
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
This was part of the EXACT reason we rebooted. To be perfectly honest, the comic had gone too far into long crossovers and off the story.

I'm glad you like the reboot. That was a major concern I had...
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Seabiscuit
Seabiscuit
Haha, that age. What a kid heehehe ;D
Aw, that middle panel...

Ohh, badass lock necklace! I have a character with a lock around her neck, I approve even harder ;D
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
Yeah, he's 19, they're 16...

Pogo stole that part of his look from Sid Vicious. :)
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zaika
zaika
Pogo looks like a big ol' softie.
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
He's a good guy!
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Miaubol
Miaubol
"I'm too dark and evil for those nice wholesome kids" ...? ;P

I like the lock. It's like it's saying - only few people, if any at all, is going to really know me.
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
It says a lot. That's part of it... :)

In a way, Ghoul wishes he could have had a life like theirs, but he also wouldn't trade the one he has.
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melaredblu
melaredblu
Pogo's got an interesting hairstyle. It's kind of like if Guile gave himself a pink dyejob.
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
Thank you. His hairdo came about due to my unhappiness with how I draw mohawks... :)
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Taily
Taily
No kidding! Pogo helped me find the real me, too!!
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
Whew... I had forgotten about that Pogo. I was half afraid you had a link to a different Pogo...

That would have been terrifying.
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Taily
Taily
good lord, no

I almost went with this Pogo, though.
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
He got his name from this Pogo...
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Delta-v
What? A Goth not only seemingly okay at existing in the same time/space continuum as a jock, but also LOOKING AT HIM WITH LESS THAN TOTAL DISDAIN? The bounds of reality are crumbling already. O.o
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
Ghoul is the last one to be closed-minded. All things considered, he knows to look past the outside and try to find the inner person.

(Also, he thinks Adam's cute.)

:)
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Centcomm
Centcomm
Trying to get caught up on the pages I missed - looking good!
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
Thank you! And good to see you here!
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Sleeper
Sleeper
Ghouls is so awesome. Design, personality, general badassery. He has it all.
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
I'll let him know! :)

(Thank you. Seriously)
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merlinnia
merlinnia
Poor Ghoul <3
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
He's better now, though! :)
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
He's better now, though! :)
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AmeliaP
AmeliaP
Pogo helped with the piercing stuff too, I bet!
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Professor Etheric
Professor Etheric
He knew a place that hooked him up. :)
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