It doesn’t matter that the rotors worked five comics ago. It really doesn’t.
-Jesse
Comic #505: Backward Progress
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It doesn’t matter that the rotors worked five comics ago. It really doesn’t.
-Jesse
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I have a question what do you use to make these comics, I’m thinking of starting a terraria comic (of course I will give you credit for inspiration and this will be a totally different plot) if you don’t want me to, it’s fine I won’t, I just was curious. And first
quote from about page
“My setup is pretty rudimentary– I grab screenshots from in-game and import them into good old MS Paint, adding sprites and text boxes later; sometimes, I use Photoshop or Gimp to add a special effect to a panel. I draw some sprites on my own, and often tweak the original sprites to get new poses/ expressions/ colours/ etc.”
Kind of like how I make my gravatars! (If I made your gravatar, reply “Like this!”)
I take screenshots of the comic, change the background and poses and add other stuff! 😀
Like this?
No. I actually edit the poses and background. Plus, there is already a Sophia… There are plenty of other characters you could be!
Can I be Ina? check out my pic ^.^
Wait, my picture didn’t show up. If you hover you can see it, but it looks like I’m the same ol’ TwistedLollipop (I have lots of email accounts and keep switching.)
What do you think of my pic? I used photojoiner.net and the snipping tool from Windows. It took a while but I’m really happy with it…
P.S. Jesse, what are you waiting for? Surely Cyril is high enough level to bring me (Ina) back now!!!
You looks pretty good! I like your picture. ^_^
Like it! Especially how it shows two versions of (Skeler)Ina! And Ina is NOT taken, you’ll be glad to hear! 🙂
Hmm… In a way I have become the Character manager! I know if any have been taken or not! I make the Gravatars of some characters! And I get asked if one can be a character!
IM IMPORTANT!
FOR ONE IN MY LIFE!
IVE BEEN NOTICED!
IM FAMOUS!
XD Not really 🙂
who can I be?
Anyone that hasn’t been taken XD.
Who do you want to be? I can inform you on whether he/she/it is taken!
I’m taken, don’t even dare!
mabel here!
Ok, here’s a list:
MAIN CHARACTERS:
Ina Nordskov,
The Demolitionist,
SIDE CHARACTERS:
Any one of the Undead Vikings,
A Snow Flinx,
A zombie,
The Eye of Cthulhu,
The Eater of Worlds,
SORT OF MAIN SIDE CHARACTERS:
Elder Bamboo
Elder Willow
Elder Cacao
Elder Evergreen
And that’s all I can think of (for now)!
Penny?
Sunflower hi. Penny will water you in gargle blah minutes.
Excuse me, your Fungishness, (Elder Fungus) you forgot Hannah.
Oops, sorry. I didn’t mean to comment as on that last post.
OK, everyone, that was a list of who is NOT taken. And yes, hannah is free!
I was thinking about being The Eye of Cthulhu
I am Skeledeath. Try to take it and FEEL MY WRATH!
Hi Elder Fungus do you (probably not) remember how you used to be the Truffle?
I feel like the comment RPing has gone to a point in which it warrants its own separate forum, or comment section.
we are waitong for a new comic, jesse!!! lolz
Whatcha gonna do about it? (Dodges red dagger)
Whilst looking through old comics (spamming random button) i got too 300, which xylan (or xane [I think zane]) references that he got info from a snitch in the party, and at that point there were
Maxx: Unlikely
June: She’s a dryad, but i guess theres magic to help you out (remember June references that they broke up because of evilness, so who says that he didn’t put some magic stuff on her?)
Aley: Umm?
Cyrill: too scared to work with anyone, but the phone given by remy could be a vector
Hannah: Where did she get that chosen one info? She seems likely
Demolitionist/merchant: They don’t seem to be the type
Just some things I found.
They call the informant a he, so he’s gonna be a male character.
1 Word: Tyrone
Also ELDER FUNGUS YOU FORGOT TO PUT ME ON THE MAIN CHARACTERS LIST!
That was the list of those not taken. And your not really a main character. You’re kind of a side background character… You were only mentioned once and shown in only one panel out of over 4000 panels (thats may estimate of how many panels. 500×8 as about 500 comics and each has about 8 panels each.)
Aley is also free.
its the flower or me(the merchant) the flower said he was “helping other wizards” maybe he meant xylan and xylan could have payed me
It’s clearly the Merchant. Xane beat up both Tyrone and Aley, and the Merchant will literally do anything for a buck. On a side note, Merchant, I’ll give you $20 if you do my exams for me.
I kind of wonder too since the crack in the hull is nowhere to be seen on the last panel.
perhaps J.O.N.A.S. has a self-repair function? or this is all a nightmare of Cyril’s and he’s dehydrated in the desert…
Really, I’m making a Terraria comic inspired by this, too! It’s: attackonterraria.weebly.com and I barely edit for now.
Like it! Although one thing to work on: You kind of threw the main character (who has slightly similar behavior to Maxx…) into the plot straight away. The Legend of Maxx slowly built up over time…
Although it is good! What is gone in the 7th comic by the way?
(P.S: I made Rabbit the Bunny’s gravatar!)
All this power is really getting to your head, but who am I to talk?
I’m freakin’ Luigi.
Hi Luigi
Itsa him, Mario!
Sorry, I just had to.
I want to know how to make a website so I can make my own comic, I already have an idea for the plot so the first few won’t be so hard
CopyCat
Biotch
I can assure you that flower here is taken… Given that I exist…
“we’ve hit a rock about the size of your self confidence”
but cyril has none :/
Well.
Hey Jesse, between Patreon and the AdClick Game I started, how’s your financial situation going?
Pfft
Wow
So much filler
I think
…
Does this even count as filler, or just… Nevermind.
……Yes, it is a filler! wait, no, they are step back……Or it is! Bacause they are become more far from the underworld! Wait wait, that means they are get really to met Xyan……or they just taking without reason and continue on their way……AHHHHH!(splash the table)
I 99.78 knew it that they would get shipwrecked
Though not so soon though…
First!!!! Yeah what about the rotors
Nvm, fooorth!
Yeah i didn’t reload
Wow….
Sophia, you really need to listen to june.
147th worst? What are the others?
3rd.
Lets see; drowning, over hydration, under hydration, water related death, water related death, water related death, water related death….Ah here we go at #93 there is getting annoyed to death by Maxx
well then…… thats just……NO!
It’s a good thing for you, if you haven’t reached the Ocean yet…
They are stepping back! So Xyan you can get your dagger soon!
OH YES!
Wait, when does he get his dagger stolen? I cant find that comic :/
After June decided that Xane badly needed a jet. Made of dirt. To the face.
Excuse me neighbor?
Or eet is very possible that ve vill flatten Xane for zee second time.
Xane, we need to prepare our attack. RIGHT NOW!
Tiniest detail…
In the last panel, June is looking PISSED.
That red face.
Seriously.
…
June should be the one in need of a chill pill.
Seriously.
I can see her red eyes of rage if I look closely.
^
I
First Sophia, thus the official one.
I really need to chill out.
Yes, Guidey, Yes you do.
Hm. Your Gravatar somewhat looks like mine.
OH NO THEY WILL DIE!
FIRE THE CANNON CANNONS!!!!
^
I
Second (and hopefully last) Sophia, thus the one who needs to choose a new character.
Sophia is a two-face?!?! or are you just being loony again?
There are two Sophias/two people who have chosen her. That one is the second one and needs to change…
Look up a bit where I have pointed out the original.
I love this and maxx reminds me of my self in terraria, im in hardmode and I always rush in
lol, I’m used to 90 defense, 500 dps, etc etc and now I am in a new expert mode world. 10 defense and I jump into a cave full of mobs with twice the health and twice the defense instead of going around
Lol im used to over 110 defense, 600 dps, etc etc. 😀
Im also doing an expert mode world! And I also jump into danger. E.g: Play with my pet penguin in the middle of the night miles away from home.
ikr.. and the OP character was an Xbox and then my first PC playthough is on expert mode… perhaps not the best choice?
yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…
‘vrrrrt’ is my favorite phrase of the day! nice!
Yesh, I loves Jesse’s sound effects… KOODGE!
Awww I thought they would actually hit land 🙁
same…
and then explose the land!
I mean explore
Or explode…
WOW that is some recoil.
Maybe it was the cannon blast
16th
I’m so sorry. Also that was SUCH a red herring. Good job Jesse.
I Totes Agree
Also alley and Gus are gone because Jeese thought no one would realise
Bad move Sophie, bad move…
back move, back move! XD
I kinda think I helped actually… 🙁
Yes, Sophia, you actually help them step back!
Back to were we started ! The niad are probably in their ship, and are about to bewrecked by the ship. Gg xane!
CAPTAIN WE MUST GO BACK TO DOCK TO REPAIR THE SHIP,
um but it’s a tin-
BACK WE GO,
(Zooms backwards)
THAT ROCK WAS BLUE- LIKE TRUFFLE
It’s moss. Like the stuff that grows on rocka. Mushrooms grow on mud.
COVERED IN BLUE
if that is giant Truffle i will FLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP
The rock is blue because it’s under water.
I0am0you means there is blue moss on the rock.
But more importantly, HOW’S THE ICE CREAM MACHINE DOING
The ice cream machine appears fine to me
You guys let me want to eat a ice cream immediately.
No
Yes
I can’t believe that they hit a rock that tiny, with a drill RIGHT IN FRONT and they still got stuck on it. Also, I like to think that Sophia just wants to use the cannon even if the rotors are a safer option.
Ummm well… The Rotors… I mean… Like… THE CANNON WAS A GOOD IDEA OK?!?!
Now here’s something, what kind of gunpowder is in tat cannon?
June will get sic of humans use max until they beat wof will kill everybody at full strength and and even the naiad won’t stand a chance so don’t bother to say that the naiad will also be at full strength.
We haven’t heard from Hanna in a while either so who knows what she does I was watching a video on YouTube interviewing Jesse and he said skellirina is coming back on the maid side
link or it didn’t happen
Naiad not maid
For the record I have to question the physics required for firing a cannon underwater at a party of the ship. I for one would expect it to flip at that angle
I just happen to be in a physics class this year so… ya.
Jesse your doing great with you comics I just enjoy nitpicking
Jesse should make a character link
I knew it wasn’t actually land! Also, it looks like the Hellboat’s gleeful ignorance of the laws of physics has already backfired. Literally.
Oh ya I forgot the laws of physics don’t apply in the hell boat
On an unrelated note, am i evil for wanting Cyril to go Despair-Event-Horizon on this whole adventure and Face Heel Turn? especially after his wife was stolen from his grasp by a guardian angel. i just love the image of cyril turning into a monster and getting revenge, whether by killing a team member, killing himself (?) or just deciding to fight against Maxx & Co.
Wow, you are so evil! How can you thinking like that!……just like me. XD
But my imagine is, the flower in his mind control him with his angry, sad, fear or despear to let he become a monster, then everyone try to clam him down! After he join Maxx’s group again, he become more brave and strong. (or no)
Of cause! with the power of friendship and love!
thats a really good headcannon (No pun intended ;D)! i suppose we’ll just have to cross our sadistic little fingers and hope for the tragic ending cyril deserves. (even though hes my favorite character by a landslide ^^’)
this is a important part of growing up that you must walk, Cyril, to become more powerful and stubborn…… Join the dark side! (laugh evily and feel remorse at the same time)
Wait, wait, wait! Why am I doing this?! Cyril is my favourite character then he shouldn’t be painful anymore
I WOULD NEVER DO SUCH A THING!
Unless of course i have a reason to do so
:/
The reason is to have a human body and hang out with hannah! XD
Haha, sorry, this is my opinan when you first time appear in cyril’s brain!
so theres just a hole in the hull now?
After reading this whole chapters, I almost forget this is terraria comic and thinking about this is proper to make a rpg story or game……Wait! No the normal rpg soap opea!
Xane is so unlucky if he ends up getting crushed/hit by the ship, like the dirt plane.
Tho hes proberbly not going to fall for it… proberbly.. 😉
I think it will be happen!!
And everyone will be my neighbor… yeah. Totally.
PEASHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTERZ
No
Use snowpea
You’re all wrong. The ship will crash into the Naiad soldiers, June and Xane will get into an epic fight, and Maple and Poa will return! You’re welcome, world!
I’m thinking cyril would down in a teaspoon of water -_- much like the Spartans
hey Cyril I got a question do you want to kick the bucket? say yes please cause besides I got a little surprise and know it doesn’t involve death in case you’re wondering.
I think he wouldn’t it would just cause him to respawn and have to go through it all over again
Other safer options: drill, rotors, deuterium generator, guns, trebuchet, ocelot, Aley, Cyril’s magic, Maxx’s pickax, and J.oN.A.S. Probably none of those would have produced the cannons’ knockback.
Oh, and the arms.
Oooo, I forgot about ze cannons…now we know zey are not usless.
But ze kick is zo strong.
I still prefer kicking the bucket unless you know what that means
Not cool, bro. Suicide is never the answer, no matter how bad it gets.
oh good at least you know
also how the hell did you even know what that is?
I know! You kick the bucket and the bucket is broken.
ok your starting to creep me out
i heard of one step forward and two steps back but this takes the cake
Why would that even happen?
Because science is amazing.
that effect tho
Well thats inconvenient… We bought the Maxx’s town from his merchant, they have a hole in the front of their boat and now they’re losing ground that they just covered, and worst of all, THEY LOST ALEY!!!!!!
No they didn’t, right?
Hope not.
No they actually did lost Aley in last comic
Aleeeeeyyyyy!!!!!!!! ;-;
But Gus is gone too…
Guuuuuuus! ;-;
change you characters name RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE BEEN NICE, BUT YOU REFUSE TO LISTEN
What are you talking about? I’m Smurg, not Gus.
Not u, the Sophia faker
Must you really refer to them as “fakers”? I for one think that it’s rude and immature. Can’t you just say other Sophia? Or something not as rude?
I started reading 4 days ago now I’m caught up ;-;. (BTW Jesse uploads at least 144 comics each year)I WANNA READ MORE!
I just reading the whole 500 chapters with 3 days at last week, so now I am feel emphty because I need to waittttt for more. T_T
(and gravity falls is almost end! Have other amazing story can let me read/watch?)
Try Brawl in the Family.
I starting to read brawl in the family, and I am glad I was a nintendo player when I am 7-13 years old so I knew those jokes are funny! ^_^ (and also a huge kirby fan! kirby is the best!)
But about the money problem, now I am no recently play nintendo games =_=, now I am a steam player. So that is why I will knew terraria!
If your smash main is Kirby and only Kirby, you might be a noob
No, I don’t buy and play smash, because I don’t like game with only fighting without reason. I play kirby’s games! Like kirby n64, kirby super star, nightmare in dreamland and more! But unfortunaly, the original creator of kirby was fighting with his helpers so now kirby is make by other peoples!
I miss the original syte……now kirby has a little childish at the story……and without the innovation…… (sign)
Sorry I am too wordy if you dislike kirby just ignore me-.-
But that is not mean I dislike smash! I just…… dislike the repeat fighting game system and I have not friends can play smash with me. (Because I have no friend buy wii or wii u)
Oh
Just a question, But shouldn’t the ship be tilting the other way? The blast from the bottom right side should the top left side of the ship.
The blast from the bottom right side should lift the top left side of the ship.*
who really cares if the rotors were working, blowing things up is way more fun and was far better a plan, way to go Sophia, your the best
*sigh* another great comic on the information superhighway
They’re going to run into xylan, aren’t they Jesse?
they are going to go over a waterfall into the underworld and fight the WoF. that is my prediction
That’s quite far fetched they still don’t have all the swords needed to summon the WoF
Maybe that will be happen after 1000 chapter……
Thanks for the town BTW.
I honestly think that he’s (Jesse) might create a few different bosses or experiences SLIGHTLY different for Maxx than our standard experience of Terraria
Such as using shampoo against the eye
Or using the Eater to kill itself.
Also, I’m going to start posting comments as Skeledeath.
Please make a gravatar account.
And his name is gus
GUS IS TAKEN
Plus he has spelt deuterium incorrectly!
I think I’m almost finished with my animation based on this comic, LOLZ JUST KIDDING
Hmm… Seems like they’ll be meeting Xane soon.
or would they?
I think the rock is 400 times bigger than Cyril’s Self confidence
Actually i think 400 is too small a number
Size of rock = Cyrill’s self-confidence X 10 to the 157th power.
That awkward moment when you realize you’re reading a comic and thus should not be reading right to left.
Whoops.
Do you speak either Arabic, Hebrew, Urdu, Tifinar, Thaana, Syriac or N’ko…
Am I right?
Correction: Do you write either Arabic, Hebrew, Urdu, Tifinar, Thaana, Syriac or N’ko…
Am I right?
and do you speak either Arabic, Azeri/Azerbaijani1, Bakhtiari, Balochi, Farsi/Persian, Gilaki, Javanese3, Kashmiri, Kazakh3, Kurdish (Sorani), Malay3, Malayalam3, Pashto, Punjabi, Qashqai, Sindhi, Somali2, Sulu, Takestani, Turkmen, Uighur, Western Cham, Urdu, Tamashek, Dhivehi/Maldivian, Assyrian, Modern Aramaic Koine, Syriac, Mandekan, Hebrew, Ladino/Judezmo2 or Yiddish?
He is probably referring to translated shonen jump graphic novels, it goes right to left then down.
It’s funnier reading it that way, though!
I will speak Malay and Chinese! Because I am from Malaysia!(with a stupid manager)
And way we go!
Lets see how much progress was made!
0%
…oh.
Funny story not related to Comic 505: I was in the jungle looking for the Beozar when I killed a skeleton, picked up his skull, and became SKELEDEATH!
How did zee shank get though zee rock anyways?
Why are you talking like that?
Becuzz I can
Ökéy! I wâz jöust wooundéreing!
lol
Zere ees vay to much zrust.
Alzo, I zon’t see myself in the deuterium reactor. Vere amingk I?
your ded gus. this is hell. HUNDREDS OF SOPHIAS EVERYWEAR! RUUUUUUN
Tip: When speaking/typing with that accent, try speaking it out loud before you post it. Don’t replace d with z either. Or in front of r. 🙂
Heres a question… How did the ship magically fix it’s hull after blasting the rock to pieces… Oh wait, nothing is supposed to make sense, my bad.
Same sprite as when they took off
Wait, is Sophia afraid of heights? Maybe? Doesn’t want to use the rotors? Maybe knew it was a good idea?? Let the therios go!
I’m not sure that’s a good idea.
Are all of those role-playing idiots still here? They do 1/3 of all the comments…
Have you cost those character who isn’t terraria character like me and some pvz characters? Is it ready has 1/3? (curious)
First of all, we are a bit like the mods of the comments secondly, we are not idiots, our IQ is higher than yours, lastly, we don’t do a third, we do about 1/10 of them. Pls stfu or me and fungus will rain down dirt jets on you.
Don’t hate on the rp’ers, they’re just really into the comic and are using it as foundation for fun and friendly communication.
And then we have that other third of those who are hated by everyone else. e.g: you.
And I will cut and/or drown you with my muramasa.
Also, Elder Fungus, can you make me a profile picture like you did for some of those other people?
Sure! Just email me (Netherice24@Gmail.com) with what you want!
I will make you go bankrupt for that
And I will rupt your bank!
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First post!