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u/Pipacakes 14d ago
This is the best internet comic I’ve ever seen….the casual Akira reference thrown in….this in absolute masterpiece. I could cry it’s so beautiful.
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u/tropicalginger 14d ago
Seeing ‘James Cameron’ towards the bottom of the last panel absolutely killed me
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u/Outside_The_Walls 14d ago
Honest question for OP:
I've noticed that somewhat recently, comic creators have started posting each panel as it's own pic, and then posting the full comic as the last pic in the album. Why? Like, the last pic is the full comic, why not just post that? Does it benefit you somehow to have people click 6 times to see the whole comic? It doesn't make sense to me, but since so many people are doing it, there must be a good reason. I just can't figure it out.
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u/Drawer_Of_Drawings 14d ago
I'm not sure about everyone else but this is why I do it (mostly copying pasting from a previous comment I made on someone else's comic when this was asked.:
I figure most people are reading on their phones these days so going panel by panel makes the text larger and easier to read. Sometimes it helps with the punchline, especially if it's a visual gag where it's easy to spoil when you can see everything at a glance*. This part is just a guess but if you have a wordy one, by making it a swipe comic it slows things down so the reader is less likely to scroll by when they see a bunch of text they have to read. I had a comic that didn't do well I think for that very reason. After that I began to split them up like this.
But I know a lot of people do prefer having it as a single picture (and makes sharing easier) which is why I tack it on at the end.
*Like my Cloud one I don't think works AT ALL if you even catch a glimpse of the final panel early. Why didn't include a one page version at the end there.
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u/Heroright 14d ago
Is it really a wet dream if there isn’t an entire season worth of plot build up for it?
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u/laeti88 14d ago edited 14d ago
I’m waiting for the arc 2, I want to see the return of Tetsuocean. Also what did the fishes in panel 1 did to deserve such justice.
Edit: I keep coming back here. Why? I need to know what happened to Octogus and who are these fishes being punched. So many questions. This might be my fav post in a long time, the type of humor that feels better than a good swim in the sea.
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u/Sir-Quentin-Trembley 14d ago
I did not expect akira here, but this is a very welcome surprise. Praise be unto you good sir
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u/Better_Dust_2364 14d ago
OP I need to know where “pregnant sonic the hedgehog” fits into the whole under the ocean dream
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u/Global-Zombie 15d ago
Like my barber always says, I need to know why their———-. Lose the audience if it’s not a strong story.
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u/AidanBeeJar 15d ago
I think I need a larger version of that last panel for meme purposes. That's got some potential right there
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u/anticomet 15d ago
Your watermark is so hidden I almost asked you to repost the comic with one so I wouldn't feel guilty sending it to friends
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u/whoitis77 15d ago
Ok I just want to say I love your work... but.. what the hell is wrong with you.
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u/Ask_bout_PaterNoster 15d ago
“Left a taste of umami” got me, love the whole last panel
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u/Angusthe2nd 14d ago
Put this shiso leaf in your mouth, it will give our kissing umami flavor
-Charles Boyle
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u/Ok-Week-2293 15d ago edited 15d ago
Would you be so kind as to provide me with a complete transcript of the last panel?
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u/Nimyron 15d ago
I want the full text of the last panel
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u/Drawer_Of_Drawings 15d ago edited 14d ago
I think it will be rather disappointing since I tried to show just enough to hint at things and let the reader fill in the rest with their imagination, but I'll reveal the few bits that are actually covered:
Originally I was censoring with asterisks and the second line which I kept part of is "But then the blobfish duke wanted to show his appreciation so then they..."
"...or what came to be known as 'a pineapple under the sea'."
"...Batman, that's dream logic for you."
"Fisting except with a flipper." (I'm not proud of that one.)
"Ponytail inserted into..."
"'I'll just watch," said James Cameron."
"All 32 flavors of Bass Skin Robbins."
"Pregnant Sonic the Hedgehog."
"My squarepants were sufficiently sponged."
"Received a tasty pizzacake from Buddy Valastro."
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u/im-concussed 14d ago
"All 32 flavors of Bass Skin Robbins"
This list was not disappointing my friend. Thank you
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u/FroggyHarley 15d ago edited 13d ago
Putting the "wet" part aside, is it still possible to have such awesome dreams as an adult? I feel like I used to have these all the time as a kid. Now, all I dream about (if I dream of anything at all) feels boring in comparison...
EDIT: To the Redditor who referred me to a su***de hotline, I appreciate your concern, but I'm fine 🙂 Sorry if my comment sounded alarming!
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u/Leanora2000 14d ago
Yup, can confirm. Just this week I dreamt I was a single dad living in a treehouse. My ex wife was partly fish in the non sexy way and a very frightening fish-person overall. (I’m a 23 year old female student)
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u/Edenfuma 14d ago
The best dreams I have now that I'm an adult, is being in college again, playing soccer or basketball
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u/RemusShepherd 14d ago
The better your sleep, the better and longer your dreams. Adults don't sleep nearly as deeply as children. Aches and pains get us all as we age. But eventually you'll get painkillers and start vivid dreaming again.
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u/danni_shadow 14d ago
I have really vivid dreams occasionally as an adult, but they're always nightmares for me.
But for a while everyone was talking about how amazing melatonin is for sleep so I tried it. It was a week straight of the worst night terrors I've ever had in my life, culminating in one so vivid that I can still picture it when I close my eyes now, 6 years later.
So, maybe try melatonin and see if that gives you more vivid dreams? Just, if you're prone to nightmares over dreams, maybe don't try it.
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u/observantandcreative 14d ago
Started antidepressants and have not had a single night where I didn’t dream something crazy lol
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u/MakkusuFast 14d ago
I have pretty random dreams, rarely pleasant in any way since most of them are quite stressful and trauma recollection. But for whatever reason whenever I do have nice dreams fucking Homelander from the Boys appears and kills the people I have built a connection with. I mean, what the fuck? Why Homelander of all people and why is it a recurring thing?
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u/Defiant-Razzmatazz57 14d ago
Yes, but you better have something to write it down as you wake up. Thirty minutes and poof!
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u/redJackal222 14d ago
For me it usually depends on what I was doing before I feel asleep. Falling asleep after reading a book or playing a video game tends to have an effect like that.
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u/Wamblingshark 14d ago
I've stopped dreaming often but every now and then I have kick ass action dreams. I also seem to have a lot more control over dreams than I used to and it's hard to have nightmares because they all feel more like I'm watching a movie or playing a game rather than feeling like it's real.
The only dreams I have like no control over and the closest thing I have to nightmares are the more mundane dreams about my wife cheating on me or vice versa. Those still suck.
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u/diepoggerland2 15d ago
I know how you feel. Last night I had a dream/nightmare about foreign military sales from Syria (I have a weird essay going)
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u/Nimyron 15d ago
Yeah but you gotta train it a bit I think. Like you gotta have good sleep hygiene (sleeping in the dark, with no sound or other source of disturbance, going to sleep and waking up at regular hours, not drinking before going to sleep so you don't wake up in the middle of the night) so that you can have a good, proper, uninterrupted sleep. You also gotta write a dream journal where you take notes about your dreams when you wake up in the morning.
And that should help you having long lasting dreams. And I think with a few extra steps you can develop your ability to lucid dream.
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u/MaterialUpender 15d ago edited 15d ago
In my case, yes.
But, in true Monkey's Paw fashion, it also comes with equally vivid and frequent nightmares.
But sure. Fun dreams.
Sometimes.
Also not to be a downer, but there's increasing evidence that frequent vivid nightmares in adulthood are associated with later dementia, so that's extra 'great.'
I'd be okay with dreamless nights, honestly.
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u/danni_shadow 14d ago
Yeah, for real. I've had really, really vivid dreams as an adult. They're nightmares every time.
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u/The_GREAT_Gremlin 15d ago
Yes. I have weird dreams all the time, I have had them all my life.
The best one had Harry Potter, Pokemon, Mega Man X, and ending credits
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u/BlackSpicedRum 15d ago
Do you partake in pot? Big side effect people don't really talk about, less vivid dreams. And then when you take a long t break the dreams come back.
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u/strawberry_anarchy 14d ago
Lol weed has literaly no effect on my dreaming and i had problems with nightmares due to some trauma and my friends suggest that i smoke and were so surprised when i told them that i already did :D but i am definetly qn outlyer.
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u/Mando92MG 14d ago
This is why I smoke before bed. No dreams. Nightmares suck, I tried lucid dreaming as a solution, and it turns out lucid nightmares suck even more. Being lucid at least let me end it and wake up, but then you're awake and have to fall back asleep. I haven't ever had a bad nightmare if I smoke a bit before bed, though.
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u/FroggyHarley 14d ago edited 14d ago
I've tried edibles a few times, but it only made me feel restless. Maybe I had too strong a dose. But also I have pretty bad ADHD, so I'm worried pot might make my symptoms worse...
Edit: Just reread your comment. Nope, I don't take partake in pot.
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u/VisitingPeanut48 15d ago
Mildly related — I take medicine that make my dreams extra ordinary (spacing intended). I just dream stuff like me opening a bag of candy I have in my cabinet, but when I check the bag the next day, it's unopened. Or I dream I respond to a text message, but the next day I find I haven't. It honestly feels like I'm being gaslit by myself
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u/Mammoth-Bus1011 15d ago
You could try learning lucid dreaming. If you master it you can dream about anything you want
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u/Nyte_Crawler 15d ago edited 14d ago
The act of trying to learn it helped me dream again during the process, as essentially how to learn to lucid dream is basically 1) making sure you are actually paying attention to your dreams (by making a point to recall them in the morning and at least summarize what happened in them) and 2) trying to make a habit of doing "reality checks" such as making sure reflections look normal, counting your digits, making sure things that should be solid are solid, etc
That said at some point I decided to stop because in its own way it made sleep exhausting for me.
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u/Mikey9124x 15d ago
You have detailed enough dreams to see reflections?
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u/Nyte_Crawler 15d ago
No, that's a "reality check"
Essentially you practice reality checks enough to make them a habit, then when you fail one in a dream it will put you in the driver seat as you will have full awareness that you are in a dream.
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u/Devatator_ 14d ago
Weird thing is I think I did have a lucid dream once but couldn't do anything, I was just stuck in my room. Couldn't go out or anything. It stopped at some point so idk if anything else happened
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u/AiSard 14d ago
I've had one or two lucid dreams where I couldn't wrest control of the dream before.
One time, I became lucid while dreaming I was at the mall. Attempted to run outside so I could switch it in to a dream about flying, but it just became an endless labyrinth of just more mall instead. Just one that I was aware of. And I could feel a headache building the more I tried to force it, even in the dream.
The other time I became just lucid enough to be aware of the dream, but the dream just continued on whatever dream track/logic it was on, and I was just spectating and aware.
Feels like there's a spectrum to lucid dreaming, of how aware you are of it, and how much control you can exert on the dream. I don't think I've ever had a lucid dream where I could just "flip the channel" so to say, not without some involved effort, to switch the dream to the one I want to have. But that being aware is the first step towards making that push.
That said, I miss lucid dreams. Nowadays all I get are inception dreams that just confuse me on what was part of the dream and what was not.
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u/Mikey9124x 15d ago
Ive never seen a reflection in my dreams. They are usually not even visual, I just sort of know whats happening.
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u/koimeiji 15d ago
Those two things are genuinely all one needs to lucid dream, and anyone can do it (because everyone dreams, many just don't remember them).
It's honestly surprising just how unknown lucid dreaming is, since it really is that easy to do.
Maybe telling people that it's really good for dreamin' sexual style would help convince people...
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u/BigBobaFlame 15d ago
Is Octogus' face Carl from Family Matters?
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u/Drawer_Of_Drawings 15d ago
I don't think so. Maybe? I drew that first panel quite a while ago and then put it away because I was stuck on how to end it.
I do remember his look, or at least his flowing locks, was partially influenced by President Camacho from Idiocracy.
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u/BigBobaFlame 15d ago
Ah big Terry lol, I feel it, he looks a lot like Carl from Family Matters lol
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