There’s tits, here and there, if that’s what you’re after, but it’s not that kind of story.
Brandon walks in on his parents in the bedroom, once or twice, we see some of the older girls in their school changing rooms/communal baths, and I think we get an occasional glimpse of Shadow & Midnight as adults, between the flashbacks.
Of coarse he is half monster, he wears his own aegis as a belt buckle as early as page 31. I don’t think they hand them out to non monsters. The real question is, could their kids pass as human being only 1/4 human?
That isnt exactly conclusive since he is an adult at that point and in a well established relationship with Shadow. Things may work out in the storyline where humans, or perhaps just certain humans, are allowed to access Nox. Then again, Shadow also says she will come back to pick him up when its time, so perhaps he has one, but cant use it. We have yet to see evidence one way or another on whether a human can use an aegis to move between the worlds.
Possibly. My comment wasnt meant to argue against Ruth being Blackheart. Simply that posession of an aegis doesnt automatically prove he has monster blood in him.
It’s not Blackheart’s aegis. Her aegis has a large scratch mark across it every time it is shown, his does not. So it can not be his mother’s, it must be his own. And Shadow saying she will be back later to pick him up, dose not mean he can’t do it himself, it means he had a day job and she meet up with him when he gets home.
So, is Ruth blushing because she is BlackHeart and thinks it’s sweet that Tim thinks that she is Shsdow or is she blushing because she thinks Tim came up with a new name for her and is flattered? Brandon you are one evil man.
People think she might be Lady Blackheart, and some aren’t sure, but I’ve noticed something that might cement the connection a little further. That little “beauty mark” near her mouth.
Regarding the hypothesis that Human Ruth is also Nox Blackheart, while there is reasonable evidence in favor of the notion, there is one thing that makes it a bit difficult. There are significant morphological differences between the species. For example, #11 clearly shows Ruth with the normal complement of 5 toes on her foot and 5 fingers on her hand, #24 and other comics clearly show the Nox (including Blackheart in #95) as having 3 toes on a foot and 4 fingers on a hand. Physical transformation between the two morphologies cannot be a simple thing!
While Arthur C. Clarke’s 3rd Law is widely known (“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”), it has not been fully established whether or not the “universe” of this overall graphic novel is science-fictional or fantasy. The main evidence for “fantasy” is in #57, in which Shadow claims that the clothing-clasp called an “aegis” is enchanted with spells. However, this could be a watered-down explanation for children, told to her when she was younger.
Alternately, a regressed super-high-tech culture might no longer know the real details of how ancient gadgets work –note that in various comics (such as #59) there is an oath exclaimed, “By the Makers!”, which could well imply that an aegis is a tech gadget and doesn’t deserve to be described in terms of magic and spells, even if everyone thinks of it that way.
Eventually, we will learn the truth of the matter. But the purpose of this message is to point out that in a science-fictional universe, multiple transformations between human and Nox forms is very probably much more difficult than in a fantasy universe, because the word “magic” is so good at explaining away difficulties.
I could possibly suggest intermediate explanations, such as holograms that can be bumped-into (#87) but can also vanish easily (#88). But here the difficulty is that the storyline indicates Ruth/Blackheart was originally Nox, while she had to be human to give birth to Tim. Tentatively I conclude that only 1 transformation was done, from Nox to human, while recent appearances of Blackheart are actually tactile holograms, and are not indicative of multiple transformations. But only if the storyline’s universe is science-fictional, and not fantasy!
A world where strange creatures, who feed on feat, appear and disappear through the shadows under beds will always be fantasy, in my eyes. I don’t see why people have such an issue with the line between sci-fi and fantasy being blurred once in a while, anyway.
A hologram or glamour magic could give the appearance of more or fewer fingers, but would be exposed on touch.
That said, it seems a little too obvious that there’s a connection, there, that maybe the similarities are deliberate misdirections. Somebody posed the theory that Blackheart was actually Ruth’s grandmother, on the previous page.
Good science fiction and good fantasy both have one crucial thing in common: CONSISTENCY. They don’t arbitrarily present the reader with things that blatantly contradict previously-established things. While I like both, in my opinion science fiction is better than fantasy because it is easier for the reader to identify with the characters/situations. It is closer to ordinary reality than fantasy. It is also much harder to do right, since an author needs to keep all statements consistent with known facts, and modern scientific knowledge encompasses so much it is very easy for an author to stumble over an unsuspected datum. Only things not known to be false can be allowed in a good science fiction story.
My previous message therefore is basically pointing out that Brandon hasn’t stumbled yet, in terms of this being a good science fiction story. But neither was I insisting that that it must be science fiction. I may personally prefer science fiction over fantasy, but I still like a well-done fantasy.
Consistency is only a matter of perspective and in this perspective we still don’t know all the facts. That being said theres nothing to prove magic or tech they don’t even live on the same plane of exsistance. so we couldn’t even judge the laws of physics let alone biology of these people. For all we know they have a dormant trait that allows them to metamorph there bodys. Could even be that they are part human and evolved to there state to survive. I could make up stuff for days that makes perfect sense since there is still no none knowlege on the Nox. 😛
I repeat: good science fiction requires an author to present only things not known to be false. In one sense, “magic” is not KNOWN to be false –but neither do we have any experimentally replicable examples of that. Anyway, there is plenty of room for imagination.
There exists a category between science fiction and fantasy called “science fantasy”, and the likely difference between that and science fiction is “the explanations”. That is, in science fiction when an author proposes an improbable thing –say a faster-than-light drive– a plausible-sounding explanation of the FTL system is almost expected to be presented. (This particular proposed tech has been around so long that many writers hardly bother, any more, at least partly because one hypothesis has actually gone “mainstream” –look up “albecurrie warp drive”– authors can simply reference it.) In science fantasy, the explanations can be far less detailed.
With respect to Nox, there are enough existing science-fictional stories about “a higher dimension of existence” –to say nothing of the 11 dimensions used by theoretical physicists working with “string theory”– that so far as the story has been presented, Nox might qualify as such an environment.
And so I again repeat: Brandon hasn’t stumbled yet, in terms of this being a good science fiction story.
Yes, we don’t know all the data that Brandon will eventually present. It is possible that the story is not intended to be science fiction. For example, one possible sign that it is intended to be fantasy is in #91, in which it appears that two sisters encountered some information in a book, and got two different results when they tried to use that information. In terms of science fiction, perhaps a key datum was missing, and each sister made a different assumption about it. Or one sister made a mistake that the other didn’t. But in terms of fantasy, different results might be normal, because similar causes don’t always have to have similar effects in fantasy.
I must say, I just stated to read the comic the other day, and I just tore though it. I am a huge fan of monster girls in general, and what you have here is nothing short of amazing. I am enjoying the interactions between the characters, everyone has their own goals and interests. This comic alone has made my day so much better, please keep it up, I will buy books of this if you make them.
My mother Doreen had me circumcised for better health as a infant before she brought me home from the hospital
I’m seriously thinking of doing the same if and when I become a husband and father.
Her little boy is in love! how touching no one can ruin this for me I know she’s blackheart…. Other wise this is a very unconfortable moment.
looks like nudity is still reserved for just the voting section./s
but in all seriousness great comic man keep it up.
There’s tits, here and there, if that’s what you’re after, but it’s not that kind of story.
Brandon walks in on his parents in the bedroom, once or twice, we see some of the older girls in their school changing rooms/communal baths, and I think we get an occasional glimpse of Shadow & Midnight as adults, between the flashbacks.
I think its just titillation to gain readership. ‘Come in for the tits, stay for the comic’
I don’t think that she’d have her tits hanging out while checking on her boy. XD So, of course not.
I was gonna say…
Can’t wait to see more. Plus if she’s Blackheart then that makes Tim half-monster, which is totally epic.
Or adopted/step-child.
Actually it makes sense, his mother was a monster but his father was human. History repeats itself it seems.
Of coarse he is half monster, he wears his own aegis as a belt buckle as early as page 31. I don’t think they hand them out to non monsters. The real question is, could their kids pass as human being only 1/4 human?
That isnt exactly conclusive since he is an adult at that point and in a well established relationship with Shadow. Things may work out in the storyline where humans, or perhaps just certain humans, are allowed to access Nox. Then again, Shadow also says she will come back to pick him up when its time, so perhaps he has one, but cant use it. We have yet to see evidence one way or another on whether a human can use an aegis to move between the worlds.
Or in the likely event that his mother is in fact black heart she gives her son a way to see the woman he loves as she knows what it’s like?
Possibly. My comment wasnt meant to argue against Ruth being Blackheart. Simply that posession of an aegis doesnt automatically prove he has monster blood in him.
It’s not Blackheart’s aegis. Her aegis has a large scratch mark across it every time it is shown, his does not. So it can not be his mother’s, it must be his own. And Shadow saying she will be back later to pick him up, dose not mean he can’t do it himself, it means he had a day job and she meet up with him when he gets home.
I always thought that he was loaned that aegis by Shadow.
So, is Ruth blushing because she is BlackHeart and thinks it’s sweet that Tim thinks that she is Shsdow or is she blushing because she thinks Tim came up with a new name for her and is flattered? Brandon you are one evil man.
Or it could simply be that he’s clearly seeing someone and she wonders who she is.
People think she might be Lady Blackheart, and some aren’t sure, but I’ve noticed something that might cement the connection a little further. That little “beauty mark” near her mouth.
I can confirm that conclusion Lady Blackheart and Ruth do indeed have that beauty mark.
Regarding the hypothesis that Human Ruth is also Nox Blackheart, while there is reasonable evidence in favor of the notion, there is one thing that makes it a bit difficult. There are significant morphological differences between the species. For example, #11 clearly shows Ruth with the normal complement of 5 toes on her foot and 5 fingers on her hand, #24 and other comics clearly show the Nox (including Blackheart in #95) as having 3 toes on a foot and 4 fingers on a hand. Physical transformation between the two morphologies cannot be a simple thing!
While Arthur C. Clarke’s 3rd Law is widely known (“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”), it has not been fully established whether or not the “universe” of this overall graphic novel is science-fictional or fantasy. The main evidence for “fantasy” is in #57, in which Shadow claims that the clothing-clasp called an “aegis” is enchanted with spells. However, this could be a watered-down explanation for children, told to her when she was younger.
Alternately, a regressed super-high-tech culture might no longer know the real details of how ancient gadgets work –note that in various comics (such as #59) there is an oath exclaimed, “By the Makers!”, which could well imply that an aegis is a tech gadget and doesn’t deserve to be described in terms of magic and spells, even if everyone thinks of it that way.
Eventually, we will learn the truth of the matter. But the purpose of this message is to point out that in a science-fictional universe, multiple transformations between human and Nox forms is very probably much more difficult than in a fantasy universe, because the word “magic” is so good at explaining away difficulties.
I could possibly suggest intermediate explanations, such as holograms that can be bumped-into (#87) but can also vanish easily (#88). But here the difficulty is that the storyline indicates Ruth/Blackheart was originally Nox, while she had to be human to give birth to Tim. Tentatively I conclude that only 1 transformation was done, from Nox to human, while recent appearances of Blackheart are actually tactile holograms, and are not indicative of multiple transformations. But only if the storyline’s universe is science-fictional, and not fantasy!
A world where strange creatures, who feed on feat, appear and disappear through the shadows under beds will always be fantasy, in my eyes. I don’t see why people have such an issue with the line between sci-fi and fantasy being blurred once in a while, anyway.
A hologram or glamour magic could give the appearance of more or fewer fingers, but would be exposed on touch.
That said, it seems a little too obvious that there’s a connection, there, that maybe the similarities are deliberate misdirections. Somebody posed the theory that Blackheart was actually Ruth’s grandmother, on the previous page.
Good science fiction and good fantasy both have one crucial thing in common: CONSISTENCY. They don’t arbitrarily present the reader with things that blatantly contradict previously-established things. While I like both, in my opinion science fiction is better than fantasy because it is easier for the reader to identify with the characters/situations. It is closer to ordinary reality than fantasy. It is also much harder to do right, since an author needs to keep all statements consistent with known facts, and modern scientific knowledge encompasses so much it is very easy for an author to stumble over an unsuspected datum. Only things not known to be false can be allowed in a good science fiction story.
My previous message therefore is basically pointing out that Brandon hasn’t stumbled yet, in terms of this being a good science fiction story. But neither was I insisting that that it must be science fiction. I may personally prefer science fiction over fantasy, but I still like a well-done fantasy.
Consistency is only a matter of perspective and in this perspective we still don’t know all the facts. That being said theres nothing to prove magic or tech they don’t even live on the same plane of exsistance. so we couldn’t even judge the laws of physics let alone biology of these people. For all we know they have a dormant trait that allows them to metamorph there bodys. Could even be that they are part human and evolved to there state to survive. I could make up stuff for days that makes perfect sense since there is still no none knowlege on the Nox. 😛
I repeat: good science fiction requires an author to present only things not known to be false. In one sense, “magic” is not KNOWN to be false –but neither do we have any experimentally replicable examples of that. Anyway, there is plenty of room for imagination.
There exists a category between science fiction and fantasy called “science fantasy”, and the likely difference between that and science fiction is “the explanations”. That is, in science fiction when an author proposes an improbable thing –say a faster-than-light drive– a plausible-sounding explanation of the FTL system is almost expected to be presented. (This particular proposed tech has been around so long that many writers hardly bother, any more, at least partly because one hypothesis has actually gone “mainstream” –look up “albecurrie warp drive”– authors can simply reference it.) In science fantasy, the explanations can be far less detailed.
With respect to Nox, there are enough existing science-fictional stories about “a higher dimension of existence” –to say nothing of the 11 dimensions used by theoretical physicists working with “string theory”– that so far as the story has been presented, Nox might qualify as such an environment.
And so I again repeat: Brandon hasn’t stumbled yet, in terms of this being a good science fiction story.
Yes, we don’t know all the data that Brandon will eventually present. It is possible that the story is not intended to be science fiction. For example, one possible sign that it is intended to be fantasy is in #91, in which it appears that two sisters encountered some information in a book, and got two different results when they tried to use that information. In terms of science fiction, perhaps a key datum was missing, and each sister made a different assumption about it. Or one sister made a mistake that the other didn’t. But in terms of fantasy, different results might be normal, because similar causes don’t always have to have similar effects in fantasy.
Tim would be circumcised if he was a Jew or a Muslim it’s part of both Religions.
¦-| Thanks for that lovely piece of trivia. By the way… WHAT THE HECK?! XD
IT can also be medical
It’s also part of american culture to circumcise babies.
Interested to know what brought this up, it wasn’t mentioned… or *shown* in the comics.
Seriously; it’s not that what’s been said is untrue… It’s just- how did we even get here?
He just says random things. I actually thought he was a bot at first, but every once in a blue moon he actually talks about the comic… so… yeah.
Greg White, must be related to Ken M and Brendan
Brandon can u hide easter eggs in the comics? (make them pics of bob Ross’ XD i need help….)
Brandon ik one thing THE BOOK EXPLIANS ALL 😉
Maybe I’m imagining it, but people keep referring to certain things as if this story’s been told somewhere else in the past. Did that happen at all?
Yes, but this is a reboot, and lots of things are different. Brandon recommends not reading the story, and is considering taking it down.
Linking it here is verboten.
I must say, I just stated to read the comic the other day, and I just tore though it. I am a huge fan of monster girls in general, and what you have here is nothing short of amazing. I am enjoying the interactions between the characters, everyone has their own goals and interests. This comic alone has made my day so much better, please keep it up, I will buy books of this if you make them.
Monster Girls tended to be a running gag with Xander on Buffy The Vampire Slayer.
My mother Doreen had me circumcised for better health as a infant before she brought me home from the hospital
I’m seriously thinking of doing the same if and when I become a husband and father.
I can only assume your not from the states with that comment.
There’s lots of great webcomics you might want to read.
Welp, now I’m caught up.
Now… Oh, are you updating on holidays?
I’d like to at least put up a holiday picture this week.
Why not id like to see shadow learn About Christmas XD Ima gonna laugh my ass of again
Btw Brandon did u ever watch monstermusume it fits you pretty Well
Yeah it would be cool to see a christmas pic with tim getting to unwrap a christmas “gift”.