#418 – Silent Takedown
We’ll post this again for those who missed it. Raye and Lothar want to thank all those who’ve donated so far.
Hello guys, Lothar here.
So as you may not know, my wife Raye moved from America two years ago to live with me. She’s now coming to the end of her fiancée visa which means we now have to apply for her Indefinite Leave to Remain, which basically means she can stay in the country as long as she wants. This also means she can leave the country to visit America without running the risk of not being let back in.
The problem? The application costs damn near £1000. Which is a bit of a financial burden. Long story short? We’d greatly appreciate it if you have any spare cash you don’t have a particular use for, if you would be so kind to donate it to use to help us pay for this. Whatever you can spare will be fine. And don’t feel bad if you can’t, we only ask it if you can. Any help would be fantastic and you have our eternal thanks.
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Thank you.
Lothar.
First! I love this story arc :)
Silas should consider hiring more competent guards. =P
Rogue once again shows off his awesome.
Rassafrassin? Lothar’s been watching Muttley. :)
I was thinking Yosemite Sam. They also share similar taste in giant hats!
A little disappointed with Morth…. leaving them in the care of his guards with no physical walls (like jail bars) and no physical restraints (chains, ropes, ect).
It’s almost like he wants them to escape…. lol maybe this is a trap.
Remember the previous Morth arc, where he revealed to Jamilla that he deliberately hired idiots so they wouldn’t seek to usurp him? Guess old habits die hard.
To me, some days Lothar and Rouge seem like polar opposites. Then, like today, sometimes they’re exactly the same.
Not sure what an omnicidal cyborg echidna has in common with a kleptomaniac sometimes-government-agent bat in a heart-shaped corset, unless there’s something Lothar’s not telling us about what he keeps in his wardrobe (or unless he has a thing for gun-toting black-furred hedgehogs with troubled pasts and a habit of going off on angst-ridden monologues).
Arg. So focused on getting the snark off I left out “with a sweet hat” in my description of Lothar. Now the [personality] [characteristic] [race] [most obvious clothing article] balance is off! Ruins the whole gag!
*implodes from the ridicule of it all*
… Now you’ve got me imagining Loth in Rouge’s bodysuit.
Boy, that must be one damn good cigarette if the dinosaur couldn’t get the lead out.
Always on the lookout for new black and white creatures, I came across the lace monitor/goanna. So not a dino. And therefore cold blooded, so maybe he’s feeling sluggish in this cool, dark cave.
Cool, thank you for clearing that up. I’ll look it up right away
Cultist guards really suck, don’t they?
Once again, Rogue reminds them all why he is the most awesome character in the entire story. XD I love how he sneakily did his thing when EVERYONE was looking away. Such a ninja. <3
… was Janus the only competent patternari he had ? This is Darwin-award grade stupidity being displayed here.
Gotta agree with Jer, the only reason that you wouldn’t at the very least TIE UP and LOCK UP four trained Inquisitors with a history in screwing their problems over is if you were already too dumb to live!
I’m a dickbutt
I’m sorry to hear about your unfortunate medical condition.
I normally don’t notice the subtle details, but lothar’s arm looked weird to me, then it hit me. Morth IS smart enough to make sure they remove the weapons from the dangerous cyborgs limbs. (well the guns he knows about. I wouldn’t put it past Lothar to have a few deus ex hold out weapons stashed in his boots. (then again, his jetboots DID turn into flamethrowers in the clutches of the infernex daemon.
tl;dr: Noticed a neat detail. that is all.
Well spotted. As others are noticing, the security shown here is pretty pathetic, but I figured I would at least show they’ve taken their ranged weapons away.
Well, with the lowest possible respect to Morph, caves in general are pretty shit when it comes to interior design. Their security is pretty crap too, except for the occasional pillars they naturally form in doorways.
am i the only one that notices how rouge takes poeple down and no one else notices like in metal gear solid?
it’s like in a LOT of ‘stealth’ games. If your more than five feet from someone, they’ll never notice. Till their animation has them turn to look over their shoulder, randomly, at the exact moment you’re making that penultimate kill.
I believe I was playing Arkham City when inspired to write this, hence the title. It’s true, video game guards have no peripheral vision. Many herbivores have eyes on the sides of their head so they can see almost 360 degrees in order to watch for predators; guards in vidja games must be like the opposite of that.
.Hmmm a joke about Lothar using a plan he has? Didn’t I make a comment on him doing something?
last comic I mean
These things are written months in advance. So no, we did not steal your joke.
Clearly, you stole his joke with TIME TRAVEL.
Aww…Lothar didn’t get to use his favorite line…
“I have a cunning plan”
Oh, crap. My Gravitar is Silas Morth passing gas…
Better to have a cunning plan than be in a punning clan.
They tend to be the type to have a lot of unprotected sects.
I’m in one of those, but it’s all unified. No sects.
The second panel here is absolutely hilarious. Both the dialogue and the expressions…
Oh look- another artist panhandling for forseeable expenses. But hey, you’re an *artiste*, you don’t have to be responsible with money. I love this comic. I wish it updated more often. I would not have a problem with donating to the site or toward your income if you said you wanted to draw full time, or if it were to help with the cost of site maintenance. But seriously, I am sick and tired of artists pushing to get money out of others for reasons entirely unrelated to their artwork. Nobody in ANY OTHER PROFESSION would get away with asking for money for their girlfriend’s visa. You could have at least offered some sketch commissions or a desktop wallpaper or something. And again, you should have KNOWN THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AND BEEN PREPARING FOR IT AHEAD OF TIME. YOU ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO COMPENSATE FOR YOUR OWN IRRESPONSIBILITY, IN A MATTER THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO YOU (KEEPING A LOVED ONE FROM BEING DEPORTED), AND YOU SHOULD FEEL DEEP SHAME. My respect-o-meter for you just went down about ten pegs. I don’t know that I can come back here for a while. Enjoy your deported girlfriend.
Whoo, heavy stuff. I have every confidence that Lothar is capable of sorting this out, regardless, one way or the other. And he’s been part of the team providing us with free entertainment for years. So he’s looking to see if the goodwill that generated is sufficient to help him out of a sticky situation.
I don’t see a problem with this.
Ease up dude, seriously.
Alright, so shall we put you down as a “maybe”?
Without giving any personal opinion on the post itself (I somewhat agree, I somewhat don’t – nothing wrong with seeing if there’s goodwill, right?), I just want to say that Virus’s comment here is the best way ever to respond to it.
+10 Respect-o-meter pegs for you, good sir.
Also, it’s a free site. With a free comic. With free entertainment. You’re not forced to pay. They have other jobs too. There, had to get that off my chest.
The problem is that the donations have absolutely, utterly nothing to do with the comic. That is entirely the issue at hand. People will stick up for him, because that’s what fanboys do, but on the grand scale of things… if this wasn’t a problem, he wouldn’t be asking for people to give him money. He is lying through his teeth saying “Oh I can handle this, I’m responsible.” Nobody just shamelessly asks for the readers of a comic to cover an expense that is utterly unrelated to that comic, unless they are pants-on-head retarded, or desperate. Loth can say “Oh I can cover it easily” all day. But if that was the case, why is he doing this? It’s bullshit, and he needs the money- that’s why. We all have our troubles in life. There are better routes for seeking financial assistance than begging off your comic’s readers for non-comic-related issues!
I can understand why you might feel this way, but at the end of the day I just thought I would ask if anyone would mind helping. If people gave nothing, fine. Considering Virus did the same thing a year ago and it helped him and his partner, I actually asked the other 3 members of the EN crew if I could do the same. But hey, I guess it’s OK for him to do it and not me right?
Also, not a liar. I am many things, but not a liar.
Yes, the donations have nothing to do with the comics… but it’s not in the comic itself, it’s just in the news section… so why the rage? It’s not like it’s tied into the comic itself, where the characters are asking for donations or anything silly. It’s just a small titbit in a news post. Seriously, there is no need for you to come riding in on your high horse and purposely trying to bring people down and making comments about the ‘irresponsibility’ or ‘enjoy your deported gf’ (btw it’s wife if you bothered to read) all of which were unnecessary for you to make your point, but did so out of malice.
Don’t want to donate? Don’t donate. Simple. Maybe they don’t have the time to provide services, or maybe they’re busy with other stuff. Who knows? For a newlywed, 1000 bucks is a bit of a burden, so what’s wrong with them asking for help even if they saved up for it? Other bills do exist, you know, it’s not just the visa or permits or whatever, I imagine they have a place to pay for, bills, gas, insurance, and not to mention if something breaks down or needs replacing, that costs money, too.
Only those who can and want to will donate, even if they can and don’t want to they’re not demanding it. They’re not holding the comic hostage; they’re not saying that until they get the money they won’t shell out more free comics, hell they’re not even saying that she will get deported, that they just need a bit of help. That’s it. There’s nothing more to it. Honestly, I think you’re being overly dramatic about a little donation button on some random webcomic on the internet.
No one’s forcing anyone’s hand, or making it into a big deal. Actually, you’re the only one that’s made this into this a lot more dramatic than it really is. If you don’t agree, fair enough, but for you to go on this page and tell the owners how they should feel (because of your own personal opinion), insult them, and then call one of them a liar just because you were ‘corrected’ on one detail is just stupid on your part.
So wait, we can’t take money if it’s for non-comic related issues? So if I was a plumber, I could only spend my paycheque on fixing my toilet? If I spent it on, say, rent, I would have received money for “non-plumbing related issues”. You make no sense.
As far as the donating EN reader is concerned, he or she is providing a small chunk of change because he or she appreciates Exterminatus Now. End of story. Where that money goes afterward shouldn’t matter.
As it happens, a small number of people do donate without prompting, and our hosting is entirely covered by that. Now the fact is, Lothar didn’t want to take from that collective pot, because that money is going to be reinvested into EN, in the form of hosting, ad space, and – spoiler alert – shirt and book printing. So, he put out a specific call. That way, if people felt like contributing to that specific cause, they could do so. If that cause doesn’t appeal, take a pass. It won’t affect EN, and nobody’s getting deported. Except maybe YOU, back to GRUMPYTOWN (zing).
I really hope Lothar tracks you down and shows you a person doesn’t need a gun for a hand to teach a bitch not to whine.
There’s always one jackass saying “you shouldn’t have a donate button” or some shit like that when its their goddamn choice and if you don’t like it, read some other fucking comics you self-righteous bastard. I’m sure none of these guys with day jobs plus whatever they might make from this comic have 1000 pounds just laying about to be used on whatever with no consequences. Maybe Lothar could come up with it. Maybe he’d have to go easy on other expenses or be a bit behind on a bill or rent. Maybe he doesn’t have to answer to a whiney motherfucker who ought to be smacked across the face with a hedgehog.
I enjoy this comic. If I wasn’t dirt broke and unable to be with my fiancee myself, I’d give every last goddamn dollar in my wallet if it’d help the creators be happy and keep on crankin’ out comics.
In short, on behalf of the fans and I’m sure the sentiment is strong with the creators of this comic: Shove your respect-o-meter right up your pimply ass.
*brofist*
1) Wife, not girlfriend.
2) We have been preparing for this, we just wondered if anyone could help us. We can pay it, but since I have rent, car insurance, car tax, etc it would be helpful. Maybe I could have made that clearer, but it does feel like you’re reading a lot in to. I even say only give if you don’t have any particular use for it. Want to use it for that Naruto t-shirt, fine. Don’t give it to us. Just read the comic. Or don’t. I doubt I’ll lose sleep if you don’t come back.
huh… I thought if you are a citizen and someone marries you, they get to stick around… or is that only if they plop a kid out before the visa expires? I hate the way the Immigration laws of my country are set up and do not relish trying to wade through other countries’ laws…
I can only hope you get enough to cushion this event. I know you probably don’t care for a canned meat and ramen diet for months X3
I think you’re half-right, JaB; I feel like selling commissions or services of some sort would be a lot more legit, but at the end of the day, the only people who are going to shell out for goodwill’s sake are people who are happy to shell out for goodwill’s sake. If you don’t want to donate, don’t donate. Nobody’s de-legitimizing that, so why the rage? It’s fairly cut-and-dry!
Once more, the ninja does all the work. Ninja-ing those guys with his ninja-ness.
Ninja… Has no-one realized how much fun saying that word is?
Ninja. Ninja. Ninjaninjaninja…..
NINJAS!
I know he hates that, but hey, it is either that or being compared to a Dr.
*Puts on sunglasses*
Dr. McNinja
*YEEEEAAAAHHHH!*
Either that, or he is a neck-snapper like Jack from Jack of All Trades
Sorry, Jack of All Blades
Oh, and Lothar would be much less stealthy- his default weapon on those cybernetics is a toss up between metal knuckles and a freaking chainsaw!
Everyone likes chainsaws, but they are NOT STEALTHY.
He would also be swearing.
Oh, and writers: Well done.
Hat’s off to the brilliant work.
Loth- Hope you get the visa. Best of luck- I’m a college student, so… Yeh… I have no money. Best of luck though!
Godsdamnit two days later and I realized I spelled my own name wrong on this forum.
*insert explitive tirade here*
Oh HO! Chainsaws aren’t stealthy? I beg to differ!
Ever played Fallout: New Vegas…? As long as you’re in sneak mode you can Chainsaw VATS whoever you damn well feel like and noone so much as twitches an ear.
Ah, Fallout 3 (or NV): The only game where you can snipe the pistol out of someone’s far hand at two yards away with a gatling gun without fear of them hearing the barrels wind up, all because you’re squatting in a dark patch and can calculate distance, wind resistance, bullet spread and probability of target movement on your wrist-mounted radio.
Now I NEED that game…. Just to see if I can mess with people.
…or just make a mess OF people.
..you know, I only just noticed, but… why is Virus the only one wearing pants?
Because someone here has to wear the pants in the family. XD
It’s a confidence thing. Virus feels better about his art if he imagines everybody else being naked.
might have something to do that hes the only one doing his own laundry.
@ Maphistophelese – You could pay off college for any number of years if you got a job changing the subject. I now can no longer view any material of explicit gory content (including the inevitable future slides of this comic) without being reminded of how you handled the tension in this thread. Truly a master at work. Or an inplausably oblivious and talented student.
Also, just thinkin to myself, funny how JaB’s randomly generated avatar is perfectly set up to be as disagreeable as his attitude and arguement.
Lol. Lothar has beeen watching the toonage!
Oh Virus. Your so cute when your airheaded. Totally loved this one. Rogues a jerk, but a lovable jerk.