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Maniac Ranma
06-27-2001, 06:47 PM
Who loves 8 bit theatre?

it's here (http://www.nuklearpower.com/comic/)

Sauron
06-27-2001, 06:50 PM
You already know I do. But I'll say it anyways, I love it!

Neogogo
06-27-2001, 07:43 PM
I love 8 bit theatre, i read it all in one day cuz i liked it so much

Rei
06-27-2001, 07:56 PM
I love it too. "DON'T LOOK AT ME!!" "ARGH!"

xXDragoonXx
06-27-2001, 07:58 PM
:p :p :p I LOVE 8-BIT THEATER!! :p :p :p

Maniac Ranma
06-27-2001, 10:08 PM
The Fighter RULES!

Fighter:"Two fisted Monkey Style!"
Black Mage: "Whatever that is I sure hope it involves you keeping your pants on!"

Deus
06-27-2001, 10:30 PM
Forget Penny Arcade or MegaTokyo, 8-Bit Theatre is the funniest online comic out there.

Black Mage forever!!

Dr. Disco
06-28-2001, 12:10 AM
Hell yes! I was looking around Unne's site and saw the link, I went and read all 40-or-so(at the time) comics in one day! Now I check to see any new developments daily.

Maniac Ranma
06-28-2001, 12:15 AM
New comic tommorow. I can't wait till they kick Garlands butt.

Rei
06-28-2001, 12:27 AM
I like 'A modest proposal', and when he says to the old men, 'BOLT-2, Mutha Fugga!'

I can't wait till they get their class changes.

Dr Unne
06-28-2001, 12:49 AM
I like it, of course. I liked the ones at the very beginning better. I disliked the whole Black-Mage-hitting-on-White-Mage thing.

black orb
06-28-2001, 01:34 AM
>>>Stupid sword boys...
they kicking white mage from the party...
>>>I love 8-bit..

Marak
06-28-2001, 02:35 AM
It's just damn funny stuff, that's all there is to it. I mean come on, how can you argue with giving all our favorite FF characters their own comic strip? That's right: you can't!! Anyway, I read em all in 1 sitting when I first clicked the link on Dr. Unne's site, and I haven't looked back since :D

Pancaek
06-28-2001, 02:42 AM
I, too have the capability to read entire comic archives in one sitting. :D After that, I kept checking back every day. I love how the Black Mage is so eeeeevil!

Jecrell
06-28-2001, 02:46 AM
I love it...... LOOOOOOOOOOVE it.

(P.S. FF1 rules!)

Dr. Disco
06-28-2001, 03:03 AM
That was also cool how he made the character descriptions in the 'Cast' section all serious like it was a real FF game or something.

ErdricksArmor
06-28-2001, 06:57 AM
Originally posted by Maniac Ranma
The Fighter RULES!

Fighter:"Two fisted Monkey Style!"
Black Mage: "Whatever that is I sure hope it involves you keeping your pants on!"

*nods* ...the best.

Goblez
06-28-2001, 11:26 AM
i love it

"what r u gonna have him do poke me in the ribs" princess
"oh heavens no im nefarious not cruel" Garland

Maniac Ranma
06-28-2001, 02:26 PM
What about that episode with Cloud in it?

"I can summon the gods themselves to do my bidding!"

urgghh!
More lens flare there, man I'm so cool!

Keen.
Impressive.
Time consuming!

VoodooKing
07-01-2001, 05:46 AM
They shoulda kept the white mage in da party

talesin
07-01-2001, 10:46 AM
The whole comic is funny, I wish he would make more than 3 a week. I read through all 54 episodes my first day, and I want more!

Britt
07-02-2001, 12:09 AM
I agree, Unne, the whole Black Mage/White Mage thing is pretty boring. The beginning, particularily without Thief and Red Mage, was better. *doesn't like the author's interpretation of Thief*

Nuke Boy
07-03-2001, 07:55 AM
"Hadoken!"

Good stuff, that.

Mayor of Porre
07-03-2001, 07:08 PM
Is anyone here on said sites message board?

Gogo2
07-04-2001, 04:18 AM
-I made sure there was a clause stating that I decide weather or not I like the any of the swords that we find in our travels. I had to give up the dental plan for it though.

-Just... stop... talking


Why do you ALWAYS find this sorta stuff at the wee hours of the night, right when you're ABOUT to go to bed? :sleepy:

-N-
07-04-2001, 10:21 PM
8-bit theatre is DA [BLEEP]!!!

edit: that means good.

Edit by Unne: Sorry, had to bleep it.

Bahamut2000X
07-05-2001, 04:17 PM
8 Bit theater rocks it is the best nothing is better then it I think all tv shows and comics should be replaced by 8 Bit theater. Don't pay any attention to me I'm just saying pointless stuff like a crazed maniac. Which I am:D .

Maniac Ranma
07-05-2001, 05:35 PM
I can't wait for them to finally meet up with Garland. He doesn't stand a chance!

Bahamut2000X
07-05-2001, 06:57 PM
I don't know Garland is pretty stupid and they don't get along and they have a bad team. Let's see Red Mage has a huge ego, Fighter is stupid, Black Mage is evil, and Theif is mean. So I'll say it will be a close match.

-N-
07-06-2001, 07:17 PM
Why did they boot the white mage? Well I guess it wouldn't have really worked out with Black Mage.... But she'll probably come back for some reason or other. I can only wonder what would be with FFIIj and FFIIIj, since this is obviously based on FF.

Unne: Whoops. Sorry. But it IS DA.... never mind.

Bahamut2000X
07-06-2001, 08:10 PM
I know why they got rid of White mage. Because she in normal. I mean normal, they can't have a normal person on the team plus she has morals. Also they needed a guy with a oversized ego.

Goblez
07-07-2001, 12:15 PM
i found it funny how in the most recent the theif stole the kings walls

Dr. Disco
07-07-2001, 04:46 PM
I personally like the Red Mage. If White Mage stayed it would've just continued the whole Black Mage coming onto her bit. BM surrounded by everyone he hates(Along with Fighter's stupid comments) are what make it great.(Although I would like to see more fight scenes later on)

Chaos killer
07-09-2001, 01:02 AM
i love it


"I LIKE SWORDS"

Dark Mage
07-12-2001, 08:17 AM
"Fighterdoken!" Hehe.

()xx{:::::> Black mages knife

()xx[::;;;> rambo knife

()xx{:::::::::::::::::::> Xcalibur

-----
|___|
| |
|_| Thors Hammer

WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT THIS?

Dr. Disco
07-12-2001, 05:10 PM
One of the latest comics where they're reading magazines is hilarious.

*Dark Japanese*

"Three more steps to a more invincible character..."

"I'll never pay for long-distance again!"

"Bees like honey."

Bahamut2000X
07-12-2001, 08:22 PM
Why are you stabbing me in the face? Argghhhhhh. Why are still stabbing me I said you could have the ladder. Arghhhhhable. Why are you kicking me know in broad daylight as people pass by not paying attention to me being beaten.

That was the funniest part of all.

Marak
07-12-2001, 11:29 PM
Reminds me of the Austin Powers classic...

"I'm still alive, but I'm very badly burned! Argh! Why did you shoot me in the arm!"

Good Stuff. Too bad he can't make a new one EVERY day instead of every OTHER day... but that would too hard to do... oh well, I'll just have to deal.

Bahamut2000X
07-12-2001, 11:57 PM
Well he does get fan comics every monday wednesday and friday. And they are pretty funny too. Also I think I know what Black Mage is going to do. He is going to use the ladder to get 4 light bulbs and pose them as the orbs of light and I bet then the king will see the light bulbs and think they are the real light warriors so he sends them to fight evil. While the REAL light warriors come and the king says they are fakes. So Black Mage and the others have to be light warriors. Boy are we screwed.

Maniac Ranma
07-15-2001, 03:25 PM
Then when you think about it, it'll be really easy to save the world. Just find four light sockets, flip the switch, the orbs are glowing again, let's go fight chaos!

Bahamut2000X
07-15-2001, 04:09 PM
Am I good or am I good? I figured out what Black mage was going to do with the ladder before that episode came out. I predicted it the 12 it came out the 14.

Dr. Disco
07-15-2001, 05:52 PM
Crazy...

Anyways, I wonder what will happen with Black Belt.(If he's anything like Dr. Unne, Bl. Belt will die a slow, painful death as soon as he arrives)

Nait
07-15-2001, 07:36 PM
Yes. I had already typed here if anyone would have the Episode 53, but I went and checked, and IT SHOWED UP! YAY! YAY!

Marak
07-17-2001, 02:16 PM
Hmm... I think that the Black Belt should get his very own Cheesy Lens Flare. What do you guys think?

Dr. Disco
07-17-2001, 05:46 PM
Maybe Black Belt will be one of the real Light Warriors, but gets turned away because Thief has already made the cast all light Warriors.

Sauron
07-18-2001, 07:55 PM
Yeah, I'm wondering if the Black Belt will show up too. I'm surprised we haven't seen him yet!

Mr Sinister
07-18-2001, 09:05 PM
I doubt Black Belt will be in it. They all ready have the four man clan. If they brought him, what would they do with him? If he came, I wonder what kind of personalty he would be.

Marak
07-18-2001, 09:07 PM
I think he's simply been overlooked. I mean, it started out with only the Fighter and Black Mage, I don't believe it was ever really intended to include every single FF character... although I think it would be funny/cool to have the Black Belt (assuming he ever shows) be a Jackie Chan-like character.

P.S. Welcome to Coneria! I like swords!
Welcome to Coneria! I like swords!
Welcome to Coneria! I like swords!
Ahh... my favorite 8 bit Theater...

Dr. Disco
07-22-2001, 02:28 AM
He says Bl. Belt will show up eventually...

Mr Sinister
07-22-2001, 02:32 AM
I hope when Bl. Belt comes, he will smack the crap out of Theif and take over as the leader. I really don't find Theif funny. The other three are great but Theif never made me laugh.

black orb
07-22-2001, 04:23 AM
>>> You really hate Thiefs.. eh :D

Dr. Disco
07-22-2001, 05:34 AM
I like Thief just because of the blue hair.:D And if Fighter is a moron, I bet Bl.Belt will be pretty dumb. And Thief is the smartest one, and practically owns Fighter and Black Mage, so I doubt he'll get booted. Go Thief!

Mr Sinister
07-22-2001, 05:56 AM
What gave you that idea, Black Orb?:D ...:mad2:

Theif, the smartest one? He's the second dumbest next to Fighter. Black Mage always comes up with the "witty" plans and Red Mage is smart in more ways than one.

I imagine when BB comes, he will be a badass. We will just start fights with anyone he comes across. Or maybe he will act all tough and brave, but when he gets in battle, he'll crack like a wuss.

Dr. Disco
07-22-2001, 07:15 AM
Black Mage is an evil bastard, yes, but Thief was able to enslave him and Fighter for life, become the leader of the party, have the king sign over Coneria(Thieferia...heh), and he stole everything on the way there. Red Mage is an arrogant jerk, but I like him anyway. The only character I really never liked was...hmm, there are none.*shrug*

black orb
07-22-2001, 09:02 AM
>>> What about Garland.. He is the Greatest!!

Dr. Disco
07-22-2001, 09:44 PM
"Damn you Forest Imps! You've been a thorn in my side for too long! You will pay, yes, you will pay."

Marak
07-22-2001, 10:18 PM
Many a good moment over at 8 bit theater. But I have to agree with Mr. Sinister, I don't really find the thief funny too often. Ahh well, we won't know what the BB will be like until he appears.

Dr Unne
07-23-2001, 02:25 AM
Hopefully he never even brings the BB into the story. :)

-N-
07-23-2001, 06:01 AM
Oh COME ON Unne, the Black Belt IS DA S...... ah, forget it.

OrdinaryWell
07-23-2001, 06:30 AM
"OH YEAH. SHE WANTS ME." -Black Mage
"EXCUSE ME. DO YOU CARRY ANY RESTRAINING ORDER SPELLS." -White Mage

8bit theater is the best. When I first came upon it, I read all 62 comics in one sitting. The plot to the comic may drag (they still haven't left corneria yet) but with the black mage character, all 62 have been funny as hell. Who could forget the poor innocent soul who walked by while the Black Mage was rigging the vote. Or Cloud's endless attack that only brought a chocoboo. Or the enormity of Cloud's sword. Or the orbs that were warm with destiny.

I think I'll wait another couple monthes and then read the next batch. Or I could read the 60-something comics again. They're that good.

HAIL BRITT!

Marak
07-23-2001, 02:40 PM
Yeah, I've read the archives through at least twice. Good stuff.

Urge to destroy world rising

Flamethrower
07-24-2001, 05:22 PM
The latest episode brought up a good point. You are risking your life to fight all these bad dudes and that damn king does nothing but say "go find the princess".

It was cool to see Ninja's, though. :)

Dr. Disco
07-24-2001, 05:42 PM
That one was great! The best lines:
"Yes. Except replace the phrase 'most powerful' with 'weakest' and 'equip you' with 'you'll have to buy'."

"Oh of course. Only...no."

"Ninjas use swords."

Maniac Ranma
07-25-2001, 12:48 AM
That really is a good point. Why is it that we (RPGer's) save these bankrupt and corrupt kingdoms that won't even foot the bill for anything we do? Or is every kingdom a copy of England where the Royalty can't even pull out their wallet's without a nod from the Prime Minister?

Marak
07-27-2001, 07:58 AM
It's in my hair,
it's in my haaaaiiiirrrr!!!!

ROFLMAO

One of the funniest ones yet!

Burmecian Dragoon
07-27-2001, 06:17 PM
I love the 8-bit theatre! All the characters are so great, and their quirks are all so hysterical. I hope that the White Mage does return, maybe with the black mage, although I am with Dr. Unne that I hope there is a little more interaction than just the Black Mage hitting on the White Mage. But overall, it is EXCEPTIONAL!

Garland
07-28-2001, 04:18 AM
The last episode was incredibly funny. I don't need to give quotes, because the best lines were mentioned above, but it gets better and better. I hope the white mage returns as well. Actually, I was suprised the white mage didn't win at the time. Maybe black belt will stop by soon? Who knows. It'll be funny though.

Maniac Ranma
07-28-2001, 05:23 AM
No, the white mage and the Black Belt are going to be like Zangulus and Sylpheel from Slayers. They're guest characters that will show up from time to time to help the main cast. They work better that way and it will allow the characters to develop while they are away.

Marak
07-28-2001, 03:30 PM
I had the MOST uncool dream last night. I dreamt that I went to the 8-bit Theater site and instead of having a new comic posted, there was an update saying that Squaresoft was going to sue 8-bit Theater unless he took the site down, and that he had to comply, so that was it -- no more 8-bit Theater. It was really quite unnerving. I must admit I was relieved when I logged on this morning and found a hilarious new episode to giggle about...

Dr. Disco
07-28-2001, 07:20 PM
"You know, my backstab attack does double damage. I could make an off button for him"

"Your ideas intrigue me and I wish to learn more."

Marak
07-28-2001, 08:17 PM
I'm seeing visions of Black Mage skulking in the shadows, dagger in hand. Too bad his eyes give him away :p

Damien
07-30-2001, 06:37 PM
Heh, the 8-bit Theater cast hangs out on a Q&A site- http://www.conversawang.com

They stay IC perfectly.

Flamethrower
07-31-2001, 05:44 PM
heh heh, everything Red Mage said on the latest epoisode was funny. Red Mage is starting to become my favorite character.

Oh, and I was looking through the cast page, and I noticed they added two more bios: Garland and Princess Sara. Has anyone else seen them? They are pretty funny.

Dr. Disco
07-31-2001, 06:25 PM
Funny how everyone hated Black Mage at first because he's evil, and now everyone instead hates Fighter because he's stupid.

Maniac Ranma
07-31-2001, 06:30 PM
I don't hate fighter or Black Mage.

No, that Cloud Cameo was pure justice. That's the way I felt everytime I summoned Bahamut Zero.

"Neat! Keen! Impressive! Time Consuming!"

Flamethrower
07-31-2001, 06:50 PM
Yeah, I don't hate Black Mage or Fighter (although Fighter has gotten a little lame with the spider deal). Theif, like people have said before me, isn't that funny IMO.

Burmecian Dragoon
07-31-2001, 07:39 PM
Maniac Ranma and Flamethrower are right: I don't hate any of the characters. They're all great! I personally have found this whole series _great_. I personally found Fighter's thing with the spider hysterically funny, but everyone has their own likes and dislikes.
When do you think Black Belt will show up? And when will we see White Mage again?

Flamethrower
08-02-2001, 07:20 PM
Good One, as always

Red Mage: Perhaps we can use some of the money from Theif's "findings".
Theif: Or perhaps we can all stick white hot iron rods in our eyes until we spear our brains.

Maniac Ranma
08-02-2001, 07:45 PM
Man, if the creator of this series is a The Slayers fan, then it's only a matter of time before he does a Fighter meets Gourry Gabriev episode.

Sauron
08-02-2001, 07:50 PM
Yeah, I hadn't found the Thief that funny into this episode. He cracked me up with the hot pockers in the eyes bit! I like all the other ones as well, although the Red Mage not as much as the Black Mage and Fighter

Dr. Disco
08-02-2001, 08:30 PM
Heh, Black Mage beat up the wrong old man. Priceless.

Nuke Boy
08-02-2001, 08:37 PM
Fighter: YOUR SWORDS, AS SHINY AS THEY MAY BE, ARE POWERLESS AGAINST THE SPIDERS' WRATH!!!

Marak
08-04-2001, 08:01 AM
You gotta admit the Black Mage rants are pretty darn funny too.

"IT'S THE ONLY TIME I FEEL ALIIIIIIIIIIIVE!!!!"

"...a collection of Ancient Spells that could easily level a small Kingdom (or very large Township) if they were placed into the wrong hands -- HANDS SUCH AS MINE VERY OWN!"

And I don't hate fighter. One of my favorite, um, bits from 8-bit Theater is the whole "Welcome to Coneria. I like swords." bit. Priceless.
About the only character I don't care for is the Thief. To me, he's never been funny. Oh well, 4 out of 5 is not bad. Not bad at all.

Dr. Disco
08-04-2001, 08:03 AM
"SWORD CHUCKS, YO."

"That is the worst idea anyone has ever had."

Flamethrower
08-04-2001, 07:01 PM
Funny, Coneria is suppose to be the biggest kindom in the world, yet they have the crappiest weapons and armor possible.

Sword Chucks? I'd like to see those in action.

Bahamut2000X
08-04-2001, 08:55 PM
Sword chucks. Stuppidest idea evere? Or the idea of genusises?

Kawaii Ryűkishi
08-05-2001, 08:15 AM
It's good that the party is finally showing signs of leaving Corneria. I wonder if this pace (60+ installments per town) will keep up as it has, though. I hope it'll be worth the wait when the party finally reaches Melmond.

Dr. Disco
08-05-2001, 08:32 AM
I think they just had 60+ installments because they had to get through choosing who'd be the Light Warriors, getting named officially, and etc. I bet some towns will be just zipped through(like Pravoka).

Bahamut2000X
08-05-2001, 02:28 PM
I could just imagine them fighting lich. Maybe black mage will hit on her. You know since their both evil.

Flamethrower
08-07-2001, 06:06 PM
Priceless: EDIT: Damn, the GIF isn't coming out. Im talking about the Black Mage dancing.

So Fighter is going to write the comics for awhile? Im dying to see that.

Dr Unne
08-09-2001, 01:05 AM
I reopened this at the request of a couple people. I got rid of the crap. Don't post any more crap here. Keep this on topic. onegai dekimasen ka?

I didn't like the last episode, where Brian wrote himself into the comic. Maybe that just stems from my intense hatred of the Family Circus, though.

Rei
08-09-2001, 01:11 AM
Eh, it was alright. Not great, all right.

GeneralLeoLives
08-09-2001, 01:19 AM
I hope that guy doesn't vacation for too long. That last comic was more of an aside, not really in the 8-bit series. I think he did it just to say he was going for a couple days. Simply writing that would have been lame so he made a comic.

Flamethrower
08-09-2001, 02:03 AM
GLL, they are going to keep writing the comics but, well, read this...


Originally posted from the 8-Bit Theater website
BRIAN IS STUPID BECAUSE I AM HERE NOW AND HE IS STUPID!
I AM FIGHTER! I AM INCHARGE OF THE WEBSITE NOW!!!!!!! IT WILL GET SO MANY HITS BECAUSE I AM TEH BEST CHARACTER IN THE COMIC. I CHANGE THE COLOR OF THE TITLE THINGIE BECAUSE IT WAS BLUE AND BLUE IS LIKE WHAT BLACK MAGE WEARS(SHOULDN'T HE WEAR BLACK!?!? HE IS SO DUMB BUT HE THINKS HE'S SMAART BUT HE'S NOT) BUT ID ON'T WEAR BLUE (I WEAR RED, IT IS ARMOR) SO THAT IS WHY IT IS RED!!!!11 Why is that all in caps?!?!?!?! Now it is better but i don't know why it changed. I think the capital letter button was locked on ro something. This is where I am telling you about some changes that will take place this week while Brain is working with stupid people who like cars (which are not as good as swords). First, there will be no more Black Mage. I am changing the story so that he goes to another demension but it is a demension of SWORDS THAT SLICE HIM UP INTO MAGE-BITS AND NOW HE'S GONE FROM THE COMIC but i will not pciture it because i cant's draw too good SO YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!!!!1. So now the comic will have more of the best charatcter MEEEEEEEE (the fightr!)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 ANd then I will change the secsions of the Web-site sot hat it is all about me, the fighter!!!!!!!!1 You will find out all kinds of facts about me but first i have to lurn how to make them worki with the HBLT programing languge that is all over this intarnet!!!!!!!!1 STAY TUNNED FOR MOREEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

Now this is gonna be intresting...

Kawaii Ryűkishi
08-09-2001, 02:10 AM
Maybe it's one of those ordeals in which we face crappy comics while the author's away, but when he comes back he overlaps the bad stuff with the "proper" comics, like the Shirt Guy Tom strips in Sluggy Freelance (http://www.sluggy.com).

Daryl
08-09-2001, 02:37 AM
The little dancing BlackMage was cute though...but, yeah, I hope we get out of this 'interlude', and soon.

Shoeberto
08-09-2001, 02:58 AM
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I honestly just actually looked at it today after seeing a ton of links for it in sigs, and I love it! I read maybe 60-70 of them!!

Burmecian Dragoon
08-09-2001, 04:00 PM
This little off-tangent is okay. I'm not going to tell the author what he should do (making each episode of a 67-episode-long comic hysterical is impressive), but I like the characters a lot and really can't wait until they get outside of Corneria (and possibly meet Black Belt and White Mage again). I don't mind off-tangents, and I think I'll like this as long as it doesn't go on for too long.
Oh, and Bahamut2000X, concerning Black Mage hitting on Lich: even despite the gender argument, there is the slight matter of Lich being undead. Granted, I SUPPOSE Black Mage might think that way, but.... :whoa:

Flamethrower
08-09-2001, 04:24 PM
I never thought i'd say this, but that was one stupid episode of 8-Bit theater. One of the worst. Of course, the author probaly purposly made it bad to further advance the stupidity of Fighter...

Paul Mate
08-09-2001, 04:51 PM
Chill out, yo! It's only a comic, they can have off tangent episodes all day if they wanted to =o

Flamethrower
08-09-2001, 05:07 PM
Yeah, I know. 1 bad comic as oppose to the 60-something great ones isn't going to make me stop loving 8-Bit Theater. All im saying is that one was bad. Im not mad at them or anything.

Dr. Disco
08-09-2001, 05:25 PM
LoL, that was so stupid it was funny.
"<--The fireball beam is right over there but I cannot draw it again"

Maniac Ranma
08-09-2001, 05:33 PM
You know, Fighter was funny and cool when he was just slow. Now that he's a cliched idiot he's just annoying. I'm starting to lose my love of this comic since the characters are just stereotypes (And not good ones) now.

Dr Unne
08-09-2001, 05:35 PM
I found that rather amusing. I'd have liked it better without the horrible grammar though. It'll get better again, I'm sure, once things are back to normal.

Blackmage
08-09-2001, 06:24 PM
Am I glad I finally decided to come down to the FF1 forum to check this out! This series just rocks. Although, it was really good at the beginning when it was just Fighter and Black Mage, at the time when Fighter didn't seem to be much of an idiot.

Now that Fighter's in charge...yessh, it's all weird...the first actual interlude episode was kinda...eh. More showing of how dumb Fighter is than anything else. Hopefully, it'll be back to the good ol's day of BM in no time...

"Why, it would take some kind of insane meglomanical fiend to take pleasure in wielding the tapestry of creation to focue pure energy into reality through nothing more than my own will, the rush of electricity through my being, the power--my god, the power! IT'S THE ONLY TIME I FEEL ALIIIIIIIIIVE!!"

OrdinaryWell
08-09-2001, 10:40 PM
The concluding interlude episode will be posted on this Saturday, which I think is a good thing.

Interlude00 was only mildly funny. Interlude01 had no laughs at all. So... the Fighter is dumb and can't make a polished comic. It's sad that a comic strip takes a whole week to examine a character, only to make him increasingly one-dimensional.

Scooter
08-10-2001, 12:02 AM
Originally posted by WLunaris
Edit by Unne: Reposting something I deleted, eh? You're banned.

Enter the darkside of Dr. Unne, all WLunaris said was that Lich was male and that he beleived that Cloud's cameo was blasphemy. I see banning him as an unreasonable action, his haiku on the other, hand... I thought that was the reason you banned him, but if this was that was the last straw, then Dr. Unne is nothing more than a hard@$$ed tyrant. As for WLunaris, he is a martyr who's only crime was speaking his mind.

Flamethrower
08-10-2001, 12:10 AM
Scooter, keep things on topic. This thread was closed earlier because of off topic things. If you have a problem with Dr. Unne, PM him.

Back on Topic, I wonder if each character will have their own seprate Interlude. I would love to see one by Black Mage.

Scooter
08-10-2001, 12:14 AM
Originally posted by Flamethrower
Back on Topic, I wonder if each character will have their own seprate Interlude. Black Mage's would probaly be great.

If that is what will happen then I'm most looking forward to Red Mage's interlude. (I love Dungeons and Dragons and I'm a twink myself)

Dr. Disco
08-10-2001, 12:23 AM
LoL, the characters aren't as set as they used to be. Like, first, no one cared Fighter was dumb and they all hated Black Mage, now they all hate Fighter. And in the comic, Fighter seems all nice, and now he's a jerk since he's running things. The only one who's the same is Red Mage, since he doesn't really have a personality, unless 'obssessed' is one.

Flamethrower
08-10-2001, 12:42 AM
True. You'd think that Black Mage would be the one who would want to take over the site and make fun of the author, but it's Fighter. Why does he keep making fun of Black Mage? I thought he thought Black Mage was his friend. I liked Fighter better when he had the "Dumb but Lovable" personality; now he is just dumb. Hopefully he will return to his normal self after the interlude.

One thing I've never understood: Why are Theif and Red Mage constandly taking second hand in role? It's basicly just Fighter and Black Mage with the other two filling in a much lesser role. I mean, Theif is suppose to be the leader of the team and Red Mage is suppose to be the smart guy of the team and they barely speak. I sometimes forget that they are there. I hope they take a more active role in the future.

Dr. Disco
08-10-2001, 12:58 AM
Originally posted by Flamethrower
True. You'd think that Black Mage would be the one who would want to take over the site and make fun of the author, but it's Fighter. Why does he keep making fun of Black Mage? I thought he thought Black Mage was his friend. I liked Fighter better when he had the "Dumb but Lovable" personality; now he is just dumb. Hopefully he will return to his normal self after the interlude.

One thing I've never understood: Why are Theif and Red Mage constandly taking second hand in role? It's basicly just Fighter and Black Mage with the other two filling in a much lesser role. I mean, Theif is suppose to be the leader of the team and Red Mage is suppose to be the smart guy of the team and they barely speak. I sometimes forget that they are there. I hope they take a more active role in the future.

Thief and RM are usually just talking to eachother, but recently they've been saying alot more.(Like, they talked alot during the castle sequence, and also later during the spider thing)

Dr Unne
08-10-2001, 02:09 AM
"Scooter", aka. WLunaris, you're IP banned this time.

On topic. Yes. I never liked Red Mage. I'd have been happy if Brian had kept it to only Black Mage and Fighter. The beginning was much better, I agree with whoever said that above. It's too showy now. Or something.

Garland
08-10-2001, 06:27 AM
I kinda like the interlude myself. It's not as good as the main comic so far, but it's by no means bad. The behind the scenes episode was creative. I didn't like the newest robot one very much. Still, even at it's worst, it's a million times better than anything else out there. As far as what people have been saying about characterizations, I agree. In the beginning, B.Mage was evil, and fighter was dumb. We knew that, as he got the point across with a little subtlety. I'll admit, I've never really liked the thief or red mage yet. The thief is more of a used car salesman than a stealthy mysterious character he could have been. And red mage just annoys me. Still, I hate complaining since I couldn't do any better. Yeah, I think "too showy" is how I'd describe it too.

Flamethrower
09-01-2001, 03:29 PM
Has anyone signed The 8-Bit Theater Petiton (http://www.petitiononline.com/8bit/petition.html)? *is 1513*

Dr. Disco
09-01-2001, 05:10 PM
I signed, forget which I was though.

Dear God, the comic with the guards was HORRIBLE!

Pancaek
09-01-2001, 05:30 PM
*is 1511*

Which one, #72? I found that one rather amusing.

Dr. Disco
09-01-2001, 05:53 PM
At first I thought the guy was screaming 'HELP', but when I found out he'd written it on the wall in his own blood, it seemed much more amusing.(Don't ask me why, I guess I'm just morbid)

Dr. Disco
09-02-2001, 02:08 AM
Black Belt!!!

Flamethrower
09-02-2001, 02:18 AM
wOOt! It's the black belt!!!! Wait a minute, he did nothing! *feels angry*

Dr. Disco
09-02-2001, 02:44 AM
Well, he's headed into a bedroom with White Mage...heheheheh.

I bet Black Mage is gonna fry him.

Dr Unne
09-02-2001, 02:55 AM
Hopefully that's the last we'll see of Mr. Black Belt. That's more than enough Black Belt for one comic.

Maniac Ranma
09-02-2001, 04:38 AM
You know, the best part of this series is going to be MUCH later when the stat-obssesed Red Mage begins to fall behind EVERYONE else, just like in the game. I can't wait to see what happens on that.

Damien
09-02-2001, 08:32 AM
Poor BM

Sauron
09-04-2001, 03:52 PM
I love the new one (#75)! Heh, the way he clowned on the Black Belt was perfect.

"I don't think you were paying attention. Watch...HA!"

*snicker*

Dr. Disco
09-04-2001, 10:58 PM
Hehe. I'm glad he made Bl. Belt an idiot. I feared he would be...smart! The trusty book of Unne has not been defiled.

-N-
09-05-2001, 01:41 AM
BLLLLLAAAAACCCCCK BEEEEEELLLLLT!!!!!!!![/spam]

black orb
09-05-2001, 01:54 AM
>>> Hhahaha!!.. Black Belt you are so silly...

Damien
09-07-2001, 04:55 AM
My god... BB is stupider than fighter... I diddn't think that was possible...

Dr Unne
09-07-2001, 04:41 PM
"How many swords could a sword-chuck chuck if a sword-chuck could chuck swords?"

That's pretty funny. :)

Dr. Disco
09-08-2001, 06:55 AM
8-Bit Theater seems to be down now...

Zande
10-20-2001, 10:37 PM
this all sounds cool, but where do i find the 8-bit theater? is it on eyes on ff, or is it some other web site?

Damien
10-20-2001, 11:17 PM
Here (http://www.nuklearpower.com/comic)

Mikaga
10-22-2001, 07:47 PM
Originally posted by Damien
My god... BB is stupider than fighter... I diddn't think that was possible...

You're right. It's not. I've just checked my FF1 save state. My Knight had 24 INT and my Master had 35.

Can other people with BBs and Fighters check this out? I want to see if there is ANY save out there which has a more intelligent Fighter.

Think about it anyway, the Black Belt would NEED a lot of intelligence to, well, be a Black Belt. Surely he does more damage later on because he knows how to hit faster and where to hit -doesn't THAT require a particularly high intelligence?

The Fighter just strikes an idea of "see enemy, bash enemy with sword. If enemy is dead look for another enemy. If enemy is not dead, bash with sword again" -where's the intelligence with that?!?

Marak
10-22-2001, 08:18 PM
I just wonder if we'll see more of White Mage at some point... well, other than in BM's twisted dreams, that is. I liked her character, and wouldn't mind seeing an occasional cameo from her - and from BB as well. But I think at this point it the comic would be better served to move the plotline along with just the 4, and get to the confrontation with Garland. THAT is going to be a riot.

Mikaga
10-22-2001, 08:31 PM
I hadn't thought about that. I hope Garland lives. He's a good character and could be built up to much more. If Garland gets killed off then Brian is wasting a good opportunity IMO.

I agree with the idea of sticking to the main 4 though. I'd like to see Red Mage get a little more developed, now Thief has. Plus Red Mage could be developed into a pretty cool character as well. But hey, I'm into statistics, so that's just me.

Burmecian Dragoon
10-23-2001, 10:14 PM
I seem to side more with Dr. Disco on this one. It is only a comic, and the comic is staying essentially true to the game. I think it's neat that the creator (you named him! Sacrilege! :D ) is taking liberties, but not overdoing it.
In any case, I really have not been responding to this thread because I realize that I could produce, maybe, one funny comic each month, and as far as I'm concerned, he has 89 hysterical ones in a row. I'm not going to tell him how to write his own comic.
I love 8-bit theater. Faults or innacuarcies be damned; it's really really good!! *applauds*

Marak
10-24-2001, 04:12 AM
Too bad thieves can't stab Werewolves for 6x damage in the game, eh? Oh well, I'll forgive him - after all, it's D&D stuff he's throwing in there, and I'm certainly not going to argue with that!

P.S. If you really love 8-bit Theater, go to his site and buy a shirt or something, so he can keep his site up! We don't want to see 8BT disappear because it went bankrupt, do we?

-=H&S=-WordBearer
10-24-2001, 04:37 AM
http://www.geocities.com/handsclan/soviet4.gif

Finnally its going somwere, i was somwhat dismayed at brians tantrum on the audiance when he wrote about a "moron" he later edited it to a toned down version but those who saw it before that saw his side wich was pretty childish and doesent leave a good impression with comments such as "I made this site for 4 people, and if you others dont like it fine if i lose half my audiance because you think im an asswhole then its your loss" ect but other than that i really enjoy the comic =) and cant wait to see garland in a brawl.

Damien
10-24-2001, 04:38 AM
Still...
Quite tempted...
To kill...
Red Mage...

Disch
10-24-2001, 08:29 AM
His "tantrum" as you called it, I thought was justified. When he went back and toned it down I was kind of disappointed.

It's like this... he's providing this comic for free... in his spare time... to anyone that wants to see it.

Then this guy e-mails him... tells him he doesn't update enough, gets on his case about how he doesn't like the characters, and then tells him how to manage it.. "wouldn't it make more sense to work on the comic whenever you have free time... rather than the night before?" (this quote is from memory... so it's probably not accurate :P ). It's more like polite hate mail to me. I would've reacted the same way.

And like Brian said... if that guy doesn't like the comic... he doesn't have to read it.

Anyway, critisism is one thing... but that e-mail was extreme. That guy had what was coming to him.

Marak
10-24-2001, 08:49 AM
Quite true, Disch. An analogy: this whole situation would be like if I sent you a nasty e-mail telling you how much your FREE FFHackster program sucks, and how you should have done this and that with it, and oh yeah, your website is crappy, too.
I can't think of too many people that would take an uncalled for e-mail like that well. I don't believe that anyone would object if you then wrote me a reply saying, "Listen, you moron..."
Well, you get the idea. I say Brian was totally justified in his rant, and it makes me sad that he had to go back and "tone it down" because it apparently offended some people. Oh well.

Burmecian Dragoon
10-24-2001, 09:08 AM
Since Marak and Disch seem to have it covered, I will simply state that I agree. Well put, guys.

P.S. I'm looking at the products offering the "Welcome to Corneria. I like swords. Welcome to Corneria. I like swords" scene.

Mikaga
10-25-2001, 01:09 AM
PLEASE NOT THE "I LIKE SWORDS" RANT! ANYTHING ELSE!!! IT'S BEEN GOING THROUGH MY HEAD SINCE ALL MY MATES READ IT AND DECIDED TO MAKE IT THEIR EVERYDAY CHANT!!!

Didn't Thief stab for 8x damage? 2x2x2= aw hell with it. I just happen to think Black Belts are a good class and I don't want a potentially good character to be made stupid.

Burmecian Dragoon
10-25-2001, 03:39 AM
Mikaga, to save your sanity, I will refrain from further explanation, and just say that I laughed so hard at your post I nearly cried. :laugh:

P.S. What? I'm a fighter, I really do like swords.

Zande
10-25-2001, 09:50 PM
"hey, red mage has a lot of blood... but not as much as he had 5 minutes ago, of course." lol, that comic rocks! Who cares if any of the classes get insulted, its a comic. its supposed to be funny!:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Dr. Disco
10-25-2001, 11:27 PM
Originally posted by Zande
"hey, red mage has a lot of blood... but not as much as he had 5 minutes ago, of course." lol, that comic rocks! Who cares if any of the classes get insulted, its a comic. its supposed to be funny!:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

When there are more smilies than text, you know something's wrong with a post. But today's comic was hilarious, I must agree.

Marak
10-27-2001, 04:25 AM
Those Smilies are raking through my flesh like a +2/+2 Sword of Wounding! Arrrrrgh! Oh, sweet Jesus, it hurts!

Maybe he'll kill off Red Mage and replace him with White Mage? One can hope!

Well, I'll just have to wait and see...

Mikaga
10-27-2001, 04:30 AM
Naa. He should keep all 6 classes alive. Asides, why get rid of the Twink? He rocks, and screws up a lot :)

Marak
10-27-2001, 04:34 AM
I dunno... I just don't care for Red Mage all that much... or Thief, for that matter. BM/Fighter still have the best banter.

BM: You've got... a GIANT SPIDER on your face!
Fighter: Get it off! It's in my hair, IT'S IN MY HAAAAIIIRRRR!!!!

Man, I LOVE that episode. It's even better than Welcome to Coneria. I like Swords.

Dr. Disco
10-27-2001, 04:35 AM
WHY does everyone like WM? She's not really funny, all humor involving her is off of BM.

Damien
10-27-2001, 04:37 AM
Because we all want those two to get it on?

Marak
10-27-2001, 04:47 AM
Stupid? I'm this close to buying the T-shirt!

I don't know about wanting to see WM and BM "get it on" (how the HELL do sprites "get it on"?) but I DO want to see BM get smacked into some more Planar Surfaces...

OK, I'm taking bets: 10 GP says Red Mage is down to -10 HP in the next episode.

Dr. Disco
10-27-2001, 04:57 AM
When they were talking about wanting Red Mage gone, Brian said something to the affect of "Come on, if you've ever played a tabletop RPG, you've known someone like this. Someone obssessed with stats to an insane level. Unless of course, you're just like him, so it wouldn't cross your mind to think he's funny."

Hmm...obssessed with stats, huh?

Marak
10-27-2001, 05:27 AM
*looks all innocent*

Disco, you're not talking about ME, are you?

Seriously, though, I play D&D and I have a mini-Twink player that I have to deal with on a weekly basis. Hmm, maybe that explains my indifference to Red Mage... I've heard it all before :p

Wait, you mean I should forget to forget what you said, or I should forget the part before that which I have already forgotten since it didn't involve swords and is therefore meaningless?

If Brain were ever to come here and read this thread, I wonder what he would think of it... I can just see him writing some smart-alecky rant about these nerds on some forum with nothing better to do than critique his web comic :D

-=H&S=-WordBearer
10-28-2001, 12:05 AM
He is probably hiding under some fake guise pretending to be somone else posting comments about the topic wile we sit back in ignorance, (ages ago i used to think he was dr disco :| but hey)

oh and btw disco it may be a bit off topic but i was wondering, what is diffrent about the dark warriors are they evil or whatnot? or some excuse for editing the rom :D

Mikaga
10-28-2001, 12:17 AM
About the Red Mage being down to -10 HP. That would be funny as heck. The only character that can cast LIFE is dead. A White Mage/Black Belt cameo looms...

-=H&S=-WordBearer
10-28-2001, 12:20 AM
Then White mage saves red mage and she leaves and the plot continues with red mage still in party, and rightfully so! that episode were rm says "HE'S LOWERD MY INT SCORE BY JUST BEING NEAR ME" had me in fits best one yet i believe or grants ear i just dont know :D

Dr. Disco
10-28-2001, 12:30 AM
Originally posted by -=H&S=-WordBearer
He is probably hiding under some fake guise pretending to be somone else posting comments about the topic wile we sit back in ignorance, (ages ago i used to think he was dr disco :| but hey)

oh and btw disco it may be a bit off topic but i was wondering, what is diffrent about the dark warriors are they evil or whatnot? or some excuse for editing the rom :D

I..huh?

Mikaga
10-28-2001, 12:36 AM
It'd be funnier if WordBearer was Brian and he was being ironic.

-=H&S=-WordBearer
10-28-2001, 12:43 AM
hmn, to be brian i wonder.... but i wont go into what comics i would edit and so on :P

Oh and disco, what is there to be confused about? you tired or somthing? if you didnt understand some of the simple post then refer to what you didnt under stand, "i... huh" really just gets me confused along with you.

Dr. Disco
10-28-2001, 01:01 AM
I didn't really get the Dark Warriors thing the first time I read it. But I think I know what you're saying. The Dark Warriors are supposed to be evil, but not as evil as Chaos is. The reason they help people? Money, baby.

-=H&S=-WordBearer
10-28-2001, 01:09 AM
Heh thanks, kinda given me an incentive to go back and have another go.

oh and on the 8 bit comic do you think the "true" light warriors will fight Bm and the like, them light warriors have class changed before even going into corneria, strange.... :rolleyes2

Mikaga
10-28-2001, 01:14 AM
I think the point of that was just for a laugh. We probably won't see the "true" light warriors again. But don't hold me to that...

-=H&S=-WordBearer
10-30-2001, 02:50 PM
Haha, that episode was kinda funny, but still i thought it a little pointless, waited 5 days for that? But still it provided me with like 1 minuite of enjoyement.

How was that not lame? :D

Mikaga
10-30-2001, 06:50 PM
WordBearer has a point. I hope the writer can do better in 2 days' time.

Marak
10-30-2001, 08:27 PM
Well, no one can be funny ALL the time, give poor Brian a break. At least - unlike some "real" comic strips out there - Wizard of Id, Cathy, Marmaduke, et al - 8 Bit-Theater is actually funny on a regular basis! And usually, if a comic is so-so one day, the next one more than makes up for it - at least that's been my experience.

Mikaga
10-30-2001, 09:17 PM
But I guess I'm just used to high standards from 8BT, and for once in a while it just didn't deliver. I'm sure it'll get better next "issue".

-=H&S=-WordBearer
11-03-2001, 01:53 AM
Well it didnt, "i guess black mage has a point" episode bored me senseless, he is losing his edge for like the past 4 comics

Dr. Disco
11-03-2001, 02:05 AM
I thought it was pretty funny myself.

Marak
11-03-2001, 03:37 AM
You got it, Disco. Apparently WordBearer didn't read Brian's little rant from last week :p
Oh yeah... Thursday's comic was worth a good chuckle. Not the best ever, but they can't ALL be hilarious.

LancerLady
11-03-2001, 11:53 PM
:D

Watching you guys talk about this is hilarious! 8-bit Theatre is my favorite comic (besides Bob and George... has anybody ever seen that one? Very funny!) and I hope that it keeps running. The daily rants are funny too. :)

Eagle299
11-04-2001, 12:18 AM
This is my first post to this thread. I just found 8-bit Theater. It's histerical. Personally, I think they should have kept White Mage around rather than Red Mage, but thats just me. Fighter/Thief/White Mage/Black Mage is my favorite party. But Red Mage is kinda funny.

As for the most recent comics, its so funny how they just left Red Mage lay there suffering from the Werewolf wounds. And Garland is such a wussy enemy I can't stop laughing at him. I can't wait till they actually have to fight him.

Marak
11-04-2001, 12:54 AM
Eagle: good call. Bob and George is also quite hilarious. (it's at http://www.bobandgeorge.com if you wanna go check it out). I'm surprised that Red Mage didn't have a HEAL Potion tucked in his Twink Utility Belt! That would have saved his bacon...

BlkKnight
11-04-2001, 02:32 AM
I wouldn't be surprised if the whole Red Mage injury is a ploy by the author to get the White Mage into the party. Plus it's almost up to the fabled 100th comic to BTW.

allkaiser
11-04-2001, 08:52 AM
I discovered 8 bit theatre after getting linked to it from this thread.

It was one of those nights where I laughed so hard I couldn't breathe.

IT WAS SOOO FUNNY!!! The whole forest thing was the best, the best. That comic rocks. I loved it. It's just too funny for words.

Eagle299
11-08-2001, 12:02 PM
Fighter: Guess we oughta take Red Mage back to ge healed.

Black Mage: ::smiling:: Or we could leave him here to rot.

::fighter and thief carry Red Mage off::

Black Mage: You guys suck.


Another side splitting episode of 8 bit theater. Hope he keeps it coming.

-=H&S=-WordBearer
11-08-2001, 06:34 PM
heh, that episode made me genuinly laugh (like it used to) but side splitting.... :mad: ?

Mikaga
11-08-2001, 08:40 PM
It'll get better, it always does.

demento
11-09-2001, 12:20 AM
(long time lurker, first time poster...)

First of all, they're not ALL supposed to be funny. It's clear that Brian is building a story here (a very long story since they haven't even gotten to garland yet, but that's another discussion altogether). So sometimes a comic or two has to be sacrificed for the sake of moving the story along or setting up a joke later on. Secondly, the ones that are supposed to be funny won't be hilarious to everyone every time.

Besides, like I always say, don't criticize unless you can show that you can do better. Brian has produced nearly 100 pages of comics that range from hilarious (black mage's pie woman dream) to distubing (black mage brutally murdering those guards) to fascinating (black mage's "true face", those dream sequences). This guy clearly knows what he's doing. Don't criticize him for doing more than "I like swords" in every issue.

But that's just me.

Reading this over, I think I come across meaner than I meant to and I apologize ahead of time :D I guess the point is: Brian has said that his 8-Bit Theatre isn't 'just another webcomic'. I for one am definitely seeing, to put it lightly, hints that this is the case. Let's just sit back and see where he takes us. If the last 90-something installments are any indication, then I cannot wait to see what the next 90, or 900 will have in store.

Marak
11-09-2001, 03:30 AM
I sent Brian an e-mail telling him to check this thread out... wouldn't it be nice if he actually did and posted some kind of reply? Well, one can hope...

Demento's got a point. I think we're being too analytical. If you go in expecting rip-roaring, side-splittingly funny comics EVERY TIME, well, guess what? You're going to be very disappointed.

No one, and I mean NO ONE, can be hilarious, without fail, every time. I don't care if you're Brian Clevenger or Jerry Seinfeld, it is just not going to happen.

On another note, has anyone noticed that the monsters are all smarter than the "light warriors"? That kind of makes you wonder, doesn't it?

Dr. Disco
11-09-2001, 04:10 AM
Smarter? Naaah, just less insane.(Okay, they're all smarter than Fighter, except maybe the giant)

-=H&S=-WordBearer
11-09-2001, 09:41 PM
Some nice points demento, I agree with what you said.


So sometimes a comic or two has to be sacrificed for the sake of moving the story along or setting up a joke later on.

Its just episodes like THIS http://www.nuklearpower.com/comic/091.htm
Wich i fail to see how it moves the story along or set up a joke, the next comic is basicly unrelated and episode 91 could've been deleted and no one would know because of it just being a stall episode. There are other episodes like that such as the garland-chaos dream wich was dreadfull.

What im saying is that i can still read early episodes and laugh, they were original and the jokes well made, I have a complete right to say that brian is losing his edge in some comics wether i could do better or not, its my opinion and im trying to express that dont we all want comics of the quality that brian made frequently before or poor episodes wich basicly make you think "i waited 5 days for that.
I wait 5 days because im a great fan of 8-bit theater and think its a great sadness that (in my opinion) the auther can do a whole lot better, as weve seen proof.

On a diffrent note, thursdays comic made me laugh, and it made me feel better that if he put that effort into other recent comics id be reading 8-bit for a long more time to come.

Britt
11-09-2001, 09:52 PM
I personally think that Episode 91, WordBearer, was a development of Red Mage's "twink" character not being quite as invincible as he thought he was, and how the other warriors are beginning to lose respect for him. So, no, I disagree with saying that it didn't have a development point.

Dr. Disco
11-09-2001, 11:09 PM
Umm, how was Ep091 unrelated to the next one? The whole basis was that they were trying to say something clever about beating the werewolves, and then the werewolves got into an argument, and that's practiocally what saves them. And if you don't like it, I think you can safely assume Brian doesn't give a rat's ass.

Britt
11-10-2001, 04:03 AM
I don't want to have to close this one, too, guys. Grow up. Seriously.

Dr. Disco
11-10-2001, 06:37 AM
Ep094 is hilarious!

"Oh dear lord, that's not a tentacle!"

Platinum Knight
11-10-2001, 08:28 AM
I agree that the comic is not as good as it was when it started. I know that the creator of the comic might not value my opinion, but I didn't post it as a suggestion of change, simply as fact.
I like Thief much more after that dream. Instead of being a goofy, laughter-inspiring character, he is a semi-serious flawed character, which is a good asset to the story(which I believe will stagnate if it relies completely on character humor).
(Off topic slightly): I never have understood people's objections to flaming. I have never found it unpleasant to read (often it has been more entertaining than the threads it inhabits), and while it may be off topic, I think that some off topic discussion is necessary in pretty much every BBS thread to keep it lively and evolving.
MHO.

Mikaga
11-10-2001, 06:22 PM
Look at it this way, if a lot of you are expecting brilliant comics, it just shows you how well Brian's made the previous comics. Get over it, they'll get better.

demento
11-10-2001, 07:27 PM
Better like episode 094 :D

Even if you think the quality hasn't been as high lately (though i'd say it has, but that's just me :)), you've got to admit that was a great comic.

Marak
11-11-2001, 01:59 AM
Seeing Black Belt dive headfirst into a mass of tentacles WAS quite amusing! You don't see THAT very often.
I'm also going to have to give props to the COMPLETELY unflappable White Mage... I mean, NOTHING bothers this girl. Monsters, Black Mage's come-ons, rejection from the party, Black Belt's sillyness; none of it bothers her one bit, she just keeps on keepin' on...

P.S. I like how he's been subtly ripping sprites from FF3, hoping that we won't notice. But I'm on to him, I say! The gig is up!

Dr. Disco
11-11-2001, 02:34 AM
Subtly? White Mage, the Crinos, almost all the ppl in line for the Light Warrior auditions, Garland and Sara, and the little kid BM scarred for life are all FFIIIj sprites. LoL

Marak
11-11-2001, 11:27 AM
Whoops, did I say "subtly"? Argh! I meant "blatently". My bad. Sorry.

Mikaga
11-14-2001, 06:15 PM
I agree about what Brian said in the last update though. He should take a week off. How much time does he spend voluntarily a week? It's not as if he gets much help with it either, and by the look of what he's been posting recently (not enough sleep, more stress etc.) he needs the extra time to get things back to normal.

demento
11-15-2001, 05:52 AM
Yeah, a week off couldn't hurt at all. Maybe he could post some fan comics or fan art in the meantime. Or do Mage Comics like those Fighter Comics.

But those might be too freaky for mortal eyes to gaze upon... kinda like Black Mage himself. :D

-=H&S=-WordBearer
11-15-2001, 06:03 PM
Episode 95 sucked.

allkaiser
11-15-2001, 09:56 PM
I agree completely. It wasn't even funny, and it won't be funny if he continues with this "BB is gay" thing. Hopefully he's going to drop it.

Mikaga
11-15-2001, 10:09 PM
I just hope he'll make it look like BB is paranoid. If he makes him out to be gay then I'm one of the probably many people who'll stop watching 8-Bit Theater.

It's not all bad though, at least it meant that BB beat the large tentacle monster...

Damien
11-15-2001, 11:05 PM
Hehe, Black Belt is gay. But it isn't hard to beat Kraken, a one-eyed squirrel armed with wet spaghetti could do it.

Dr. Disco
11-15-2001, 11:55 PM
I find it pretty hilarious that BB's either paranoid/gay. Either way, it'll be funny.(Hmm, is Dr. Unne really Brian?:D)

And yeah, I'm sure 1,000's upon 1,000's will just close 8-Bit Theatre immediately and never read it again, all because of gay jokes.

ThaJinx
11-16-2001, 12:00 AM
lol, pathetic. I thought that the gag was absolutely hilarous. I couldn't care less if BB ends up being homosexual; ever seen Mallrats or Chasing Amy? Grade A stuff. Deal with it, quit bitching. It was just a paranoia joke, and Brian can capitalize on it all he wants.

demento
11-16-2001, 12:20 AM
It doesn't look to me like Black Belt is supposed to be gay. It looks more like he's being paranoid about White Mage thinking he was because he touched a monster's... shall we say "private area" :D

And it's funny you should mention Mallrats and Chasing Amy, ThaJinx. As soon as I finished reading 95, I thought, "Hey, that reminds me of a Kevin Smith movie and the way he parodies the stupidity of homophobia with Jay and Silent Bob... but mostly Jay." :D

And even if Black Belt is gay, it doesn't matter. Anyone who's ever read Warren Ellis's or Mark Millar's work on The Authority should know that. Midnighter is my god.

Er, but back to something on this topic... Calm down, guys. After all, you know Dr. Unne liked it :D

-=H&S=-WordBearer
11-17-2001, 01:46 PM
Yes anyway.

Now i think of it, Black belt being gay is kinda funny, haha he will probably try to molester Black mage and thief.

And he is dumb. :D

Dr. Disco
11-17-2001, 03:54 PM
Haha, experience and experience points...

Moose Knight
11-17-2001, 04:26 PM
And he is dumb.

But fighter's dumber!!

I think Red Mage is gonna DIE!! At least I hope so...

Mikaga
11-17-2001, 06:37 PM
Has anyone checked back on episode 95? Brian's put a note at the bottom:


if this comic offended you, then it's because of what you are putting into it. calm down and move on.

Doesn't this basically say that Brian's either a) read this thread, or b) read some of the e-mails some of us will have no doubt sent him?

I've looked carefully at episode 95, and I reckon Brian is only making BB out to be paranoid.

Dr. Disco
11-17-2001, 06:59 PM
Dumb enough to be gay? That makes absolutely no sense.

-=H&S=-WordBearer
11-17-2001, 08:56 PM
When it comes to Black belt being gay, pointing out krackens nads is very....GAY.

And contradicted? how do you kno that Fighter isnt gay, its only black mage wich has indulged in a bit of female so far, and Fighter seems to like "swords" an awfull lot :P.

And a big thank you to brian for making ff1's worst charictor gay, yes a big thank you indeed, I knew there was somthing worse than black belt being simply crap :D

Mikaga
11-18-2001, 12:22 AM
When do you think we'll next see Garland and "Evil" Princess Sara?

Britt
11-18-2001, 03:15 AM
1.) I'm this far away from shooting myself in the head, with all this damned constant finger pointing and arguing. Am I understood?

2.) I'm deleting all the moronic arguing. This is a thread for 8-Bit Theater, not your childish bickering.

3.) WordBearer, you are banned for what you sent to Mikaga. Good bye.

4.) You'd been warned. 3+ times, if I'm not mistaken. One more insult and more people get banned.

5.) If someone sends you an offensive PM, or offends you in some way, for the love of God, PM an admin/moderator and don't spam up threads with it.

[edit] There. Done. That wasn't fun. Try to act your age from now on, everyone, and not like squalling toddlers.

demento
11-18-2001, 05:05 AM
Wow. I think I'm glad I missed whatever went down with WordBearer and company :).

But, back on topic...

I love the whole Garland and Princess Sara thing. I can't wait to see what happens when our Light Warriors have to fight him... or her. :D

Mikaga
11-18-2001, 02:27 PM
They won't fight Princess Sara. As far as I can tell, she's probably going to trick Garland and escape. Remember the episode when she said she'd help? She thought "Sucker!" in the last picture of that.

Moose Knight
11-18-2001, 02:40 PM
Yeah,. they're definitley (I can't spell) not gonna fight Sara. As for Garland, he'll probably just lie down and cower in a corner.

Marak
11-18-2001, 02:54 PM
All the Light Warriors have to do is recruit the Forest imps to help!
So, the newly-recruited Imps and the Light Warriors arrive at the Temple of Fiends. The Imps start shattering windows with sticks and stones. Garland hears the ruckus and rushes outside to see... that he has to fight the Light Warriors AND his arch-rivals, the nightmare-inducing Forest Imps!
He promptly suffers his 19th nervous breakdown, Sara kicks him in the nads while he's down (just for good measure), and good triumphs over evil!
I've got it all figured out; just you wait and see! :tongue:

Linus J
11-18-2001, 08:35 PM
spoiler alert us before saying stuff like that, that actually is sick enough to come true :whoa:

BlkKnight
11-18-2001, 09:11 PM
It would be funny if that were the case.

LinusJ: Speculation doesn't fall under the realm of spoilers.

Platinum Knight
11-19-2001, 01:02 AM
This is a little off topic, but:
What makes speech damaging? Why is it damaging.
I'm just wondering Raistlin, don't ban me.

Bloodstone
11-19-2001, 03:40 AM
*leaves all the bickering to others and waits for the next Episode*
*waits for the next Fighter Comics*

allkaiser
11-19-2001, 04:24 AM
The last comic wasn't very funny, darn. I think he's in a slump, personally.

What makes speech damaging? I guess some would say when it makes another feel bad. Personally, I think it's "damaging" when it causes two people to be at odds, without accomplishing any real purpose. For instance, I don't think it's damaging when I tell my thieving friend not to steal, and he gets mad at me for doing so, because he likes stealing.

I wonder what level of a thief Thief is. Must be high, his move silently and pickpocket skills are off the charts.

And I wonder how much money he has in his overseas bank account...

MoogleRush
11-19-2001, 06:39 AM
The previous ones were funnier but I still found episode 95 funny. Or maybe I'm soaked in too much mundanity in my life that I'll just laugh at any funny thing. So maybe he's in a slump so maybe that can also means that things will get better later.

BTW, 96 is out... :D

demento
11-19-2001, 07:23 AM
Maybe it (96) wasn't supposed to be funny. Or rather, maybe it was supposed to be a more narrow band of funny.

For instance, I thought it was funny that Thief and Red Mage would get into some weird metaphysical debate about the nature of Experience where Red Mage understands Experience the way it works in RPGs and Thief understood it the way real people do. But my roommate thought it was absolutely hilarious! He's taken quite a few philosophy courses so that whole "Kant" thing really hit home with him.

Then again, he is a Philosophy major after all. You really can't trust them :D.

Wait, does this mean that Brian himself is a Philosophy major? Does anyone know? It sure would explain why he likes to do freaky comics every now and then.

Super Christ
11-20-2001, 10:01 AM
I'd have to say this one (97) is one of the better ones in a while. Go read it before I say this.


BM: You pushed Red Mage.
TH: They'll be upon us any moment. Hurry!
BM: Onto Fighter's sword.
FI: Which is weird, 'cause it started out sheathed.

Well, no more going to town. White Mage just needs to heal Red Mage up, and off they all go to see Garland!

Eagle299
11-20-2001, 11:54 AM
One thing I think he should do now that he's gotten the whole cast together, is just have them decide to ignore the 4 member party rule and just have all six of them on the team from now on. He probably won't, but I think he should. Oh well.

Marak
11-20-2001, 01:50 PM
I'd like to see Black Belt kick all their asses in alphabetical order. Not that he wants to touch their asses, just kick them.
So, in order... Black Mage, Fighter, Red Mage, Thief. With a little help from White Mage, it could be done :tongue:
Also, I've discovered a little plot hole: the whole team rested in the Inn before they set out, right? That means they held in RESET before turning POWER off, and also that they recovered all their HP and MP.
SO, why didn't BM just use his plethora of attack spells (which we KNOW he has: he's nuked forests and zapped old men before) to fry the weapon-resistant Werewolves? I can't imagine BM passing up the chance to kill something and show off at the same time
Black Mage: You guys are pathetic. Watch this! LIT2!
123 Dmg! Terminated!
Fighter: Pretty sparkles!
Thief: Hiding in trees and oblivious
Red Mage (thinking to self): I knew I should have put more points into my INT stat!

Nait
11-20-2001, 02:06 PM
He wanted actually to hadoken those green werewolves, but Red Mage stopped him. For some reason. Which is beyond any mere lvl. 20 Elf-Mage's understanding.

Mikaga
11-20-2001, 07:18 PM
Originally posted by Eagle299
One thing I think he should do now that he's gotten the whole cast together, is just have them decide to ignore the 4 member party rule and just have all six of them on the team from now on. He probably won't, but I think he should. Oh well.

I don't. For starters, it scraps one thing that glues FF1 and 8BT together. For seconds, it means that each character plays less of a role. It wouldn't work, trust me.

Dr. Disco
11-20-2001, 11:23 PM
Oh MAN, Ep.097 was hilarious! If you didn't like that one, you shouldn't be reading 8-bit.

BM:Well, that's not EXACTLY what I meant, but those tree-huggin' hippy BASTARDS are about 5 minutes from it, I'll tell you that.

Th:I'll have you know--

BB:I'm not gay!

demento
11-20-2001, 11:23 PM
I agree with Mikada/Mikado/Mikoga/Mikiga/Milkwaulkie. Having four main characters, I think, is a pretty good balance between a good variety of characters without having so many that you don't get to see any one of them very much.

The whole Fighter and Black Mage thing in the beginning was fun, but I really think it would've gotten boring without the addition of one or two main characters.

They should've gone with White Mage though. It's just a better team in the game! :D

But then again, Black Mage hates Red Mage almost as much as he hates Fighter... and Thief... probably everyone else on the planet. So maybe that was for the best after all :D

(Edited for the sake of Fun With Nomenclature!)

Mikaga
11-21-2001, 12:19 AM
Can't anyone (Exception: Kishi) spell my name right?

Anyway, I also think that it's best they keep White Mage a separate character, otherwise the whole Black Mage/White Mage thing would wear weak very quickly.

allkaiser
11-21-2001, 01:00 AM
*Reads 97 and sighs*

Ugh... and it was such a good comic.

*sighs again*

demento
11-21-2001, 02:06 AM
And it still is :P

Maniac Ranma
11-21-2001, 03:37 AM
OMG, this thread is still open? It's crazy. No matter how long I leave eoff, I can always count on my massive thread still existing.

Crazy world, this.

Frankly, I've been dissappointed these last few months. It really angers me how the author has thrown away his well crafted and thinking characters for cheap sitcom stereotypes. Seriously, look at the fighter. True, he's never been all that smart, but back in the beginning he was only a little slow. The things he said were funny. Now...? He acts like he has a mental deficiency.

All black mage does now is beat up on his comrades verbally. What happened to the good old days of hunting down old men?

The comic is losing my love. True, that doesn't mean much, but it's still a fact.

Linus J
11-21-2001, 11:01 AM
I think Dr Unne would like it if they would have scrapped the Red Mage and let the White mage follow, it's his favourite party :)

But anyway the BM+WM thing is already gotten old, and fighter has gotten too dumb, he was smarter before, right now he is a retard, before he was only slow.

Nait
11-21-2001, 11:08 AM
Character evolution, what a horrible thing. Frankly, what use would a non-stupid Fighter have? Better this way. The other Three Wise Men are enough.

Dr. Disco
11-21-2001, 07:13 PM
Really. I bet Fighter only acted smarter because someone else wasn't around to say his lines(Like in The Great Black Mage Hype). Thief has actually developed, before he sounded like a used car salesman, but now with his dream and the latest comic(Ep.097), he seems to have gotten much more personality. BM hasn't really changed much, all he's doing is for himself, except I think he hates Fighter more.(How has he changed from when he beat up that old man, though?)
Even RM has more character then when he was first introduced--he's goes strictly by RPG logic.:D
WM hasn't changed at all.
BB is, from what I've seen, paranoid and wants to fight alot.

Mikaga
11-21-2001, 07:23 PM
Fighter's always that stupid. He only ever becomes intelligent when he's talking about swords. Just because he hasn't been talking about swords recently doesn't mean he's any more stupid. I agree with Disco too, there's more intelligent people to say more intelligent lines now.

Thief in 97 was seeming to take responsible action (!) by saying things like "Quick! Hide in the trees!" -this has changed him from the point where he was robbing red mage.

BB rocks, as usual. Quite intelligent, sure, maybe paranoid, but otherwise clever - and willing to pick fights. That rocks.

WM we haven't really seen that much of compared to say BM, Thief, Red Mage or Fighter. It's hard to say how she's changed when we've only seen 3 episodes of her since the inn.

Red Mage sounds as twink as ever, although the "if I use cure I become less efficient" was completely stupid.

I don't know why BM is actually sticking with the party. Sure, he's been legally signed up to do so, but if White Mage isn't in the party, I see no reason (from his point of view) not to fry Fighter, Thief and RM on the spot.

I wanna see more Garland :)

Nait
11-21-2001, 07:31 PM
Yes, that's true. In that dream-episode, I wouldn't have thought it was Fighter.

Linus J
11-22-2001, 10:42 AM
The newest comic (thanks giving special) was kinda fun. Especially what they were thankfull for.

Moose Knight
11-22-2001, 12:30 PM
Yeah, the thanksgiving comic was awesome. I like it when fighter says "Swordknives work even better than it sonds."

allkaiser
11-22-2001, 06:10 PM
So cliche.... but funny.

MoogleRush
11-23-2001, 01:31 AM
"Swordknives work even better than it sounds."

:D Can't wait for the next comic.... :D

Moose Knight
11-23-2001, 01:06 PM
Can't wait for the next comic....

Good thing they only come at 2-day intervals, which is good.

demento
11-27-2001, 09:37 PM
The weekend wait is always the worst :)

"Dancing like a monkey," hm? Looks like someone is a fan of Invader Zim.

and, of course, "I'll stab you good in the face!" It's such a weird phrase, i love it. :D

Mikaga
11-28-2001, 11:09 PM
Who was BM trying to stab anyway? I didn't understand that bit. He wouldn't stab WM cuz, well, you know... He wouldn't have said that to RM cuz he's more or less dead now. Fighter wasn't around, Nor was Thief... And BB was completely forgotten in that episode.

So who was he talking to? And why was WM trying to get him to "step back" anyway?

Dr. Disco
11-28-2001, 11:58 PM
He WAS talking to RM, as he wouldn't answer before.

Moose Knight
11-29-2001, 08:21 PM
So who was he talking to? And why was WM trying to get him to "step back" anyway?

WM had her "White Mages Oath" so she had to heal RM.

Zerr
12-02-2001, 12:36 AM
looks like i havent posted here saying that i love 8 bit theater

i love it

anyone else than me who thinks that vivi shouldve been replced with Black Mage? that'd make ff9 to r0x0r

Dr. Disco
12-04-2001, 07:42 PM
The countdown begins...if we ever actually GET to Ep099...geez...

Mikaga
12-04-2001, 09:34 PM
If Epi099 is printed on Thursday, we'll have to wait 5 days until Epi100. Won't be so bad though, my birthday's on the Monday so I'm expecting 100 to be a nice present :D

Moose Knight
12-06-2001, 09:37 PM
Guess what? It WAS made today! But what I don't get is why BM says ouch at the end and why he's on the tree. I'm just stoopid.