My new sprite comic: Outworld Liberation
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posted09/19/2004 03:14 AM (UTC)by
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XcarnageX
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02/21/2003 03:07 AM (UTC)
Okay, the premise of this comic is a satire based on the current war in Iraq. If you want to flame my comic because you disagree with its political basis, please direct these flames to my inbox rather than the board itself; you can say on the board that you disagree, but don't turn this thread into a political debate.

I admit, the satirical aspect is inspired by Kombat's OGMORTH series, but this will be more focused on the satire itself.

Note: This will be a series. The first one isn't very funny, but it kinda lays the foundation of the story.

I'll add the next episode too. I have 3 completed so far, but I'll see if people like these before I post more.

EDIT: Shit, I just realized I stole Sonya's last line from Shadaloo's Untitled Kombat Project. Sorry, Shadaloo!
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09/14/2004 03:50 AM (UTC)
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I tried to keep mine fair and even-handed; looks like you're going to have a heavily liberal bias. Sigh.

Anyway, good job... As someone pointed out to me, the useless Elder Gods not helping Raiden at all is kind of a parallel to the useless U.N. not helping the U.S. at all...

(Damn, I just realized... France = Shinnok?)

I'd like to see what comes next, I just hope it's not overly liberal! Your liberal bias is as transparent as some of your sprites... you should fix both of those, ASAP!
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09/14/2004 04:25 AM (UTC)
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]0MBAT Wrote:
I tried to keep mine fair and even-handed; looks like you're going to have a heavily liberal bias. Sigh.

Anyway, good job... As someone pointed out to me, the useless Elder Gods not helping Raiden at all is kind of a parallel to the useless U.N. not helping the U.S. at all...

(Damn, I just realized... France = Shinnok?)

I'd like to see what comes next, I just hope it's not overly liberal! Your liberal bias is as transparent as some of your sprites... you should fix both of those, ASAP!

Wasn't I the one who made that comparison between the Elder Gods and the UN?

And by the way, how does condemning the war in Iraq make me liberal by default? There are some conservatives that feel the war in Iraq was a mistake.

But I'll try not to overdo the Bush-bashing (be it metaphorical or literal allusions, like Sonya's thought in the last panel), and I can see a few places where I'll be taking jabs at the left, too.

As for the transparency of the sprites, I was having a hard time with that, I'm not sure how to fix it. Any advice on that would be appreciated.
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09/14/2004 04:33 AM (UTC)
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OK. You're right about that, just as there are liberals who are also pro-war. I was just "guessing" you were liberal by your "No Bush" sig :P

Anyway, here's how you fix that transparency thing:

In one Paint window, have the space around your sprite be some random unused color, like bright green. Copy it.

In your other Paint window, use the "select" box tool (top right one, it's the dotted rectanle). Right click on the bright green color to set that one as the transparent color. (Make sure by looking on the little box on the left that your Paint window is set to use transparencies.) Now, you should be good to go to make the rest of your comic :)

See ya,
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09/14/2004 08:18 PM (UTC)
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Well, even though I haven't gotten any feedback yet (except from Kombat...btw thanks for the advice), I'll post Episode 3. Hopefully people will find it funnier than the first two.

Hehe, cool! This episode 3 was quite fun! ^^x\m/

Hey xcarnagex, I don't understand French so well, so, could you please translate what did the Elder God said in his last line? I think it's like "come"... something... ", you fuckin' bastard", if my visual knowledge serves me well... XD
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09/15/2004 04:02 AM (UTC)
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Kuroana_no_Taiyou Wrote:
Hehe, cool! This episode 3 was quite fun! ^^x\m/

Hey xcarnagex, I don't understand French so well, so, could you please translate what did the Elder God said in his last line? I think it's like "come"... something... ", you fuckin' bastard", if my visual knowledge serves me well... XD

Glad you liked it!

Actually, I don't speak French at all; I used an online translator for that. It says "Go to hell, you pathetic asshole!" (At least, that's what I typed in for it to translate.)
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09/15/2004 05:46 AM (UTC)
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The reason people are having trouble is because you shouldn't have used an online translator. The correct French is "Va t'en a l'inferne, connard!"
I think.
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09/15/2004 05:33 PM (UTC)
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draconus Wrote:
The reason people are having trouble is because you shouldn't have used an online translator. The correct French is "Va t'en a l'inferne, connard!"
I think.

Oh...hmm...I guess I should have asked someone here who speaks French...
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09/15/2004 05:45 PM (UTC)
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whahahha I actually laughed at the part where he spoke French tongue


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Hotaru3472
09/16/2004 05:46 AM (UTC)
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This is indeed an interesting comic, albeit with an obvious liberal bias (as ]OMBAT has already declared). It would be interesting to see how you involve current events, especially France and the French language (well, at least for me because I am majoring in French language education).

draconus Wrote:
The reason people are having trouble is because you shouldn't have used an online translator. The correct French is "Va t'en a l'inferne, connard!"
I think.



Online translators tend more often than not to provide incorrect translations. In addition to draconus's translation, I would like to suggest this one: "Va à l'enfer, espèce de trou de cul minable!" My translation is a more literal one, but either one would be understandable.

My suggestion is that if you do include more French in your comic, please try to contact a francophone or a student of French before attempting a machine translation. No matter how good the machine, a knowledgeable human can still translate better.

Again, I would like to say that I have enjoyed reading the first few episodes of your comic. Good luck with your future episodes.

By the way, on a personal note, I would like to say that this is my first post on Mortal Kombat Online, and I look forward to sharing my opinions and thoughts on various aspects of Mortal Kombat at this great set of forums.
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DonCafetone
09/16/2004 07:42 PM (UTC)
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the pics aint workin bro
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09/16/2004 10:26 PM (UTC)
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Hotaru3472 Wrote:
This is indeed an interesting comic, albeit with an obvious liberal bias (as ]OMBAT has already declared). It would be interesting to see how you involve current events, especially France and the French language (well, at least for me because I am majoring in French language education).

draconus Wrote:
The reason people are having trouble is because you shouldn't have used an online translator. The correct French is "Va t'en a l'inferne, connard!"
I think.


Online translators tend more often than not to provide incorrect translations. In addition to draconus's translation, I would like to suggest this one: "Va à l'enfer, espèce de trou de cul minable!" My translation is a more literal one, but either one would be understandable.

My suggestion is that if you do include more French in your comic, please try to contact a francophone or a student of French before attempting a machine translation. No matter how good the machine, a knowledgeable human can still translate better.

Again, I would like to say that I have enjoyed reading the first few episodes of your comic. Good luck with your future episodes.

I currently don't plan on using any more French dialogue; that scene was just part of a joke, meant to mock the widespread anti-French sentiment in America, but at the same time take a jab at the fact that Jacques Chirac probably had ulterior motives for opposing war.

Actually, I'm sorry to say this, but I don't think I'll be able to post any new installments to this series for several days at least, partly because I've been having trouble with my computer, and partly because I don't have any specific story or joke ideas.

And BTW, welcome to MK0!
DonCafetone Wrote:
the pics aint workin bro

Actually I'm using a different computer than usual right now, and they're not working for me either, so I don't know what to tell you...I'm not very skilled at HTML, and I don't have time to figure out and/or fix the problem right now, sorry.
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I Have Become as the Wastelands of Unending Nothingness. Now Shall the Night Things Fill Me with their Whisperings, and the Shadows Reveal their Wisdom.

09/19/2004 03:14 AM (UTC)
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Well, I have good news and bad news. The good news is, I've come up with a few ideas for the continuation of the story.

The bad news is I can't get on the Internet on my main computer, so I have to use my mom's computer, which is ridiculously slow, plus I have limited access to it, so I won't be able to make any comics till my other computer is fixed, which probably won't be till Thursday at the earliest.

But fear not, this series is NOT dead.
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