2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/ Lussumo Vanilla & Feed Publisher http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218250#Comment_218250 2010-02-05T04:07:57-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 Ariana http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1

It's Friday, and you know what that means. Morning, Whitechapel. Feeling physically better this week... just in time for a tsunami of work to slam into town. I'm probably going to live, it's ...

you know what that means.

Morning, Whitechapel. Feeling physically better this week... just in time for a tsunami of work to slam into town. I'm probably going to live, it's just not pretty. How's the rest of us?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218252#Comment_218252 2010-02-05T04:17:59-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 keyofsilence http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7294

Ah Friday, how I love thee. Life is good. I actually managed a healthy amount of sleep last night after a fortnight of waking up way too early, then being unable to nod off again. I plan on ...

Life is good. I actually managed a healthy amount of sleep last night after a fortnight of waking up way too early, then being unable to nod off again. I plan on buying some decent booze this weekend, getting sufficiently drunk with the girlfriend, eating awesome food and watching a movie.

Nice to hear you're feeling a bit better Ariana.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218256#Comment_218256 2010-02-05T04:31:19-08:00 2010-02-05T04:31:51-08:00 diello http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3575

Hi there, Ariana. Glad you've gained back some strength enough to deal with the workload. My workload started over the weekend and finally began to let up last night. I could actually sleep (I ...

Great FreakAngels today! Love the last page. Love the dissolving katana, layer by layer. But is Alice going to die? Tell it to me straight, doc. That gun must have made quite a noise, and I'll wager Luke heard it and is about to stop/reverse that bullet. Oh, I can't look! (wait, yes I can!)]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218258#Comment_218258 2010-02-05T04:35:48-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 twitch_ramirez http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2478

'I want Whitechapel'. Hummm? This may escalate into something really; really ugly...in a blow crap up way. Yessssssssssssssssssssss! Ariana feeling well, alive and 'better'; awesome. Life in the ...

Ariana feeling well, alive and 'better'; awesome.
Life in the Old Pueblo is adequate. There is air in abundance and the ground doesn't really move; so no complaints.
Good morning WhiteChapel.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218259#Comment_218259 2010-02-05T04:36:58-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 Vagabond-Queen http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5793

I reallyreally hope that Alice doesn't die. And Mark is majorly creeping me out.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218260#Comment_218260 2010-02-05T04:38:47-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 city creed http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4530

haha, shoulda known better than to come after Kait with some papier-mache pigsticker. Oh wait, that was a real sword? oh shiiiiiiit. she's pretty good :0 I can't really see our resident Lawful ...

Oh wait, that was a real sword? oh shiiiiiiit. she's pretty good :0
I can't really see our resident Lawful Neutral selling out the rest of the family to Groo the Warlock here but I guess I can understand how his vision of a telepathically enslaved subject population would mean less street crime.
"a leeeeetel beeeet of surgery" eh? Mark's really working hard for those extra creepy bad guy points.
so do we reckon Kait's right? - The only sleeper drones are from the refugee intake? I mean, i don't think we've seen any unexplained surgical scars on any other 'kAngels...]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218261#Comment_218261 2010-02-05T04:39:51-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 texture http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1472

I like Mark's beard. Glad you're feeling better Ariana. I too have conquered Mount Illness. Today the internets get delivered to my house. Deep... joy....

Glad you're feeling better Ariana. I too have conquered Mount Illness. Today the internets get delivered to my house. Deep... joy....]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218262#Comment_218262 2010-02-05T04:43:42-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 Purple Wyrm http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6726

Looks like Mark might be a bit out of his depth. Of course so may Alice. And wonderful art on the disintegrating katana Paul. Just got back from an art opening with nothing to eat but stinky foot ...

Just got back from an art opening with nothing to eat but stinky foot cheese and nowhere to sit. Apart from that I'm good.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218263#Comment_218263 2010-02-05T04:48:40-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 Doctor_Six http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5028

Glad you are feeling better, Arianna. Think Kait is still in trouble - good as she is with swords, I think Mark is still powerful and deeply damaged. There's something brewing with Karl and ...

Think Kait is still in trouble - good as she is with swords, I think Mark is still powerful and deeply damaged.

There's something brewing with Karl and Kirk too,

Every Friday, my response is the same - "What a great episode, what comes next?". Maybe Warren and Paul should do a rubbish one, just for variety...

Have a lovely weekend]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218266#Comment_218266 2010-02-05T05:04:12-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 senacherib http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7132

Good to hear that you are feeling so much better Lady A., you've had a sucky beginning to the year. "I want Whitechapel"..... oh, who doesn't dearie? I really don't want him to get ...

"I want Whitechapel"..... oh, who doesn't dearie?

I really don't want him to get into her mind. That would be baaaaaaaaad!

senacherib.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218269#Comment_218269 2010-02-05T05:23:03-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 thud http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7510

Mark has become very creepy in his casual use of other sentients. How much of what we see of him is actually only a projection- so we only see what we're supposed to? Poor fookin' Alice. Her ...

How much of what we see of him is actually only a projection- so we only see what we're supposed to?

Poor fookin' Alice. Her heart is in the right place but I fear her abilities are not. Maybe she'll get lucky.

But what about Arkady??????????????????????????????????????]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218270#Comment_218270 2010-02-05T05:26:55-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 SigridEllis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3305

Oohhh, nice Freakangels this morning! Glad you're feeling better, Ariana! Things are good around here. It's my personal work-Monday, so after we go to the gym and I teach school to my kids, I go ...

Glad you're feeling better, Ariana! Things are good around here. It's my personal work-Monday, so after we go to the gym and I teach school to my kids, I go to work this afternoon. Also, it's snowing here, but we shouldn't get too much accumulation.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218271#Comment_218271 2010-02-05T05:36:41-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 NoCleverUserName http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6082

Wonderful episode. Enjoyed it thoroughly. Things looking bleak in the Ohio valley. Calling for up to ten inches of snow in the next couple of hours. Time to settle in and get comfy, I suppose.

Things looking bleak in the Ohio valley. Calling for up to ten inches of snow in the next couple of hours. Time to settle in and get comfy, I suppose.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218276#Comment_218276 2010-02-05T05:51:47-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 curb http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1334

Loved it. Loved the deconstructed sword, loved Mark's sinister dialogue, hoping I'll get to love the moment when Alice isn't horribly mauled by Luke. She shoulda given him both barrells... My week ...

My week has been pretty good, romantic intrigue has more than balanced out the not inconsiderable amount of backtalk and ballache. Forecast for the weekend? More romance, less ballache. This is good.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218277#Comment_218277 2010-02-05T05:53:25-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 Rooth http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6217

Another triumph of awesome. Kinda chilly and grey in the GTA today. Doing lot's of ultra-violent drawings to do today, which is an odd (nice?) switch from the usual fare proffered by my day job.

Kinda chilly and grey in the GTA today.
Doing lot's of ultra-violent drawings to do today, which is an odd (nice?) switch from the usual fare proffered by my day job.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218280#Comment_218280 2010-02-05T06:20:23-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 Berserker http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=41

Someday, years from now, everyone is going to read the last page of this grand tale, and the complete system shock of not being left hanging is going to kill dozens. In the meantime, I think someone ...

Ariana, it's good to see you getting back to peak ruthlessness. Up here in the Mini-Apple we all woke up under another fresh blanket of fluffy human killing powder. This is apparently going to go on for the next week or so - so that's my birthday present from God. Thanks, G.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218284#Comment_218284 2010-02-05T06:44:25-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 longtimelurker http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7739

"We need to change the terms of the conversation..." It's on, baby! It's on like Donkey Kong.

It's on, baby! It's on like Donkey Kong.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218286#Comment_218286 2010-02-05T06:57:36-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 pookylou http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7766

The sword melting panel was just ace! I felt all fluttery inside as the pages turned. I have some how managed to be asked to photograph 3 weddings this year, despite never having done it before ...

I have some how managed to be asked to photograph 3 weddings this year, despite never having done it before (all requests have come in the last few weeks). This is both amazing (as they've asked purely on my photographic style/work) and terrifying. Gotta get some people photography practice in!]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218290#Comment_218290 2010-02-05T07:19:45-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 buddharhubarbbutter http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=974

@citruscreed bonus points for use of Groo The Warlock The sword was awesome, but I'm not in the biggest hurry to discount Mark's ability to hang with the conversation he's suddenly swordless in. ...

The sword was awesome, but I'm not in the biggest hurry to discount Mark's ability to hang with the conversation he's suddenly swordless in. We haven't seen him react yet. Might be some impressive Put-The-Shit-Back-Together action about to go down.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218292#Comment_218292 2010-02-05T07:24:19-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 CorkOnTheFork http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6117

I find it really interesting how Karl is asking Connor to 'record' him as he tries changing the weather. Almost like a spotter on a balance beam of sorts.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218294#Comment_218294 2010-02-05T07:37:18-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 Berserker http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=41

The impression I got from the look on Mark's face when Kait flayed his blade wasn't so much shock and dismay. It seemed more like a 'I didn't expect her to do THAT to it' reaction. I mean, she ...

( I may be giving insane props to Paul's artwork with this - but it's not undue props, so... )

I'm also fairly certain he would have detected her getting ready to do SOMETHING just then, but maybe the 'interference' he's putting up hindered him? Point being, I think the sword was a distraction. I'm fairly confident that it's considered canon now that Mark is/was supposed to be able to hold his own against any of the others in a mano-a-mano situation.

"Here. Play with the nice shiny while I sneak in your head and flip a few switches about."

Warren, I have a question: is the power of the package determined by the intelligence of the wielder? It's been mentioned a few times I think that Mark and Luke were the brightest of the twelve, and also the most dangerous.

( Also - does it look to anyone else like Mark lost all/most of his teeth?!? )]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218297#Comment_218297 2010-02-05T08:06:22-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 invisible_al http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1328

That's a beautiful bit of work on that sword :) Btw does anyone know what they're refering to when he mentions "Something Luke said to me, something about the weather" as I can't find ...

Btw does anyone know what they're refering to when he mentions "Something Luke said to me, something about the weather" as I can't find the reference?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218298#Comment_218298 2010-02-05T08:09:06-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 fearlessnaked http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7312

@Berserker -- I've been speculating along similar lines. Most mathematicians I know are at least as loopy as Arkady, and often as cynical as Luke. Or perhaps the package is equal, but focused in ...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218299#Comment_218299 2010-02-05T08:11:30-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 fearlessnaked http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7312

@invisible_al -- When Luke is chained to the wall he suggests that they could be capable of more than they are doing with their powers, including weather control. Obviously I'm paraphrasing because ...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218301#Comment_218301 2010-02-05T08:15:38-08:00 2010-02-08T06:12:01-08:00 fearlessnaked http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7312

okay, I'm not too lazy. Episode 66 67, page 3. (Thanks dddrum for the correction)

66 67, page 3. (Thanks dddrum for the correction)]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218304#Comment_218304 2010-02-05T08:25:36-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 NextThursday http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8047

but...but...WHAT ABOUT ARKADY? Mark is a very interesting character, I'm looking forward to seeing more of him. I love what Kait did with the sword and how she doesn't find Mark suddenly ...

Mark is a very interesting character, I'm looking forward to seeing more of him. I love what Kait did with the sword and how she doesn't find Mark suddenly reappearing with a samurai sword (hers, correct? so someone got into her headquarters and stole it from her?) remotely frightening.

I don't think the weather thing is going to go well...and Alice...well, she was never my favorite but I'll be sad to see her go if she does, but really she kind of has to be in the story for balance and to bring a "human" side to things. I think she's too necessary to kill off. I may be eating crow in a couple of weeks, who knows?

I have almost defeated Teh Sickness and am avoiding opening my agenda book.

ps- Where is Sirkka during all this? and Jack?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218319#Comment_218319 2010-02-05T09:21:49-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 stsparky http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2311

Heh. Peel the lamination right off the sword. What a lovely little bit of science and art. Thanks.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218322#Comment_218322 2010-02-05T09:34:38-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 Jeff Owens http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1150

What he said. ^

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218334#Comment_218334 2010-02-05T10:32:02-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 cas9574 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6587

All things being equal, the more intelligent FA's would be the most powerful. They'd see ways to leverage their power in effective ways, and just plain see things to do that wouldn't occur to ...

More importantly in this installment. I'm thinking Alice just might catch her target completely off-guard. the time between the sound of the shot and it's impact won't be enough to warn him, but the distance just might be great enough that unless that shotgun is loaded with a slug, it may just cause him a great deal of pain and cosmetic damage. A pissed off FA is a dangerous thing.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218351#Comment_218351 2010-02-05T12:03:32-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 fod_xp http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6499

This installment just made my day! This is going to get messy, and I can't (or won't) look away! I love you Warren, I love you Paul, and I love the two colorists. Reading Freakangels makes me ...

I love you Warren, I love you Paul, and I love the two colorists. Reading Freakangels makes me feel like there is a god! Even my little sister has been impressed with the art, and she actually knows some of the techniques the colorists used.

It's going to be a great day! (and it's raining where I am, so...; P]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218355#Comment_218355 2010-02-05T12:21:28-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 Micr0korg http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8192

Yesss! Finally friday! Ah man, the weeks are gonna drag on waiting for these to come out haha... I suppose it's not a big deal for Kait to dismantle a sword, being the weapons-nut. Unraveling the ...

I suppose it's not a big deal for Kait to dismantle a sword, being the weapons-nut. Unraveling the blade though, that's style ;P. Shoulda got a Hattori Hanzo.

Well, shoot. I already can't wait for next friday. . . Time to pick up my check and commence the usual friday rituals.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218357#Comment_218357 2010-02-05T12:38:34-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 Dee_Noir http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5888

Hi, question for Paul: On page five where Kait dismantles Mark's sword, what exactly is happening to the blade? I know you research things meticulously, so I was wondering why is the blade ...

On page five where Kait dismantles Mark's sword, what exactly is happening to the blade? I know you research things meticulously, so I was wondering why is the blade separating out into all those thin slithers of metal? Does it have something to do with how a samurai sword is made... I can see how the lace in the handle would come undone, but the blade itself is something of a mystery to me.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218360#Comment_218360 2010-02-05T12:50:07-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 chris g http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1829

the sword unraveling was the coolest thing ever, I was like O_O Also love the hell out of the textures as always ^_^ glad you are feeling better Ariana. hope your wrath is back to 100%

Also love the hell out of the textures as always ^_^

glad you are feeling better Ariana. hope your wrath is back to 100%]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218368#Comment_218368 2010-02-05T13:29:11-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 tpete http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7352

So, after weeks of that long flashback, we've got 4 separate arenas of action all happening at once (including KK and Arkady still out in the Thames from last week). Cool. Speaking of weather . . ...

Speaking of weather . . . We're in the initial stages of getting 2 feet of snow here in the DC metro area. Two freakin feet. Luckily I've got a lot of reading waiting for me on my night stand.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218371#Comment_218371 2010-02-05T14:32:13-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 SilentObjector http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2587

@Dee_Noir, Katanas are made by folding a sheet of iron into tons of layers, then smelting it all together. So basically Kait unsmithed a katana. Fuck yeah!

Katanas are made by folding a sheet of iron into tons of layers, then smelting it all together. So basically Kait unsmithed a katana. Fuck yeah!]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218378#Comment_218378 2010-02-05T15:21:14-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 Jeff Owens http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1150

it may just cause him a great deal of pain and cosmetic damage. Seeing the last panel just made me think, what exactly does it take to kill one of the Freakangels?

it may just cause him a great deal of pain and cosmetic damage.

Seeing the last panel just made me think, what exactly does it take to kill one of the Freakangels?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218391#Comment_218391 2010-02-05T16:59:11-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 enantiodroma http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6908

"All things being equal, the more intelligent FA's would be the most powerful." heart, we seem to have forgotten heart.

heart, we seem to have forgotten heart.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218399#Comment_218399 2010-02-05T18:30:39-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 Dotcommunist http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6708

Excellent pay-off here. I was dreading a skip week. Mark appears to have lost it. Not in a cutely eccentric Arkady style either. Dangerous clear-eyed madman, someone who has SEEN THINGS iyswim. I ...

Mark appears to have lost it. Not in a cutely eccentric Arkady style either. Dangerous clear-eyed madman, someone who has SEEN THINGS iyswim. I really hope we get some more backstory to see what happened to that sere youngster with the big ideas.

Tinfoil hat man pulling weather control out of his sleeve? excellent. moar pls and quickly. Make it bi-weekly and I will buy one whole FA branded bag. :cool:]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218402#Comment_218402 2010-02-05T18:55:14-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 anca http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7002

Hello there! Infrequent commenter, but weekly reader here. Enjoying awesome sunny California weather till tomorrow, when we're supposed to get some inches of rain. Thanks for bringing back ...

Thanks for bringing back Action Alice. Despite her lack of purple eyes and abilities, she's an awesome character with a good heart and a no-nonsense attitude. I hope she didn't miss. I wonder what's going to happen to the other bullet, though?

Kait's an old hat at hiding herself from the other FA's. So the trick that Mark's been doing may very well be something she knows how to work around, or perhaps detect. It's great to see them fighting one-on-one against each other.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218422#Comment_218422 2010-02-05T21:06:41-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 dddrum http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3799

@fearlessnaked - Nice find, but it's on page 3 of episode 67. You may have accidentally referenced the back-to-previous-ep button at the bottom of the page (which I catch myself doing all the time, ...

67. You may have accidentally referenced the back-to-previous-ep button at the bottom of the page (which I catch myself doing all the time, arrgh).]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218438#Comment_218438 2010-02-06T00:06:28-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 razrangel http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2075

Oh

My. God.

So tense and so good! And while I'm worried about Alice because I should think it would be harder to kill Luke than that (and he is *eager* to kill her), I have to think it would also go very badly for her with her new family if she succeeded.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218448#Comment_218448 2010-02-06T01:46:34-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 phorgan1 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5672

I'm just totally blown away. Damn. Delaminating the steel in the sword is amazing! My brother's a blacksmith and I've gotten to watch the fold hammer heat hammer, fold, hammer heat hammer and see ...

Wore my new Venn Diagram of Art and Science shirt to a engineering meeting and got into a good argument about it--this guy somehow thought that it was supposed to be two circles meaning no intersection, but the one for art was so far away it wasn't on the shirt, and when I told him he'd completely missed it, and it meant complete intersection (which he knew of course but was in denial of) the argument was on:) Thanks Ariana!

San Jose, CA, once a month has SOFA (South on First Art), First Friday, which means all the galleries stay open late and there's music and hip hop and beer and wine, and I went to MACLA and saw a 50sumtin drag queen lip-syncing songs she didn't really know in Spanish (very cool), a guy eat glass and juggle, and flirted with a woman with great boots. I went to an anti-valentine art show at the Works gallery and bought a really cool yet slightly offensive piece in an auction for probably less than the artist, Carol Ponsaran, deserved, (slight guilt about that), went to a tapestry gallery where they were having a showing of crazy quilts, and went to my favorite gallery in the universe, Anno Domini, who was having a show of zines and a great band:) Also went to another gallery, ICA, that I usually like, but for some reason MANY pretentious pretty (or were they petty?), people had taken it over and were standing around drinking wine and being in the way talking and ignoring the art (I'm serious! They seemed completely unmotivated to look at the art!) and letting themselves be seen, and being in the way so I couldn't see the art. Really quite annoying, and did I mention in the way? If they don't like art, couldn't they go somewhere else and be pretty? There's usually some of them there, but this time they had really flocked. So I left and missed the show. I also got quite drunk somewhere along the way, and I noticed that the people with the best and coolest art also had the best music, and the cheapest beer (thanks Anno Domini for $3 beer and for giving me the plastic bag so I could take my art home on my motorcycle in the rain)! Then I came home and realized that I hadn't seen FA yet today. All and all a sweet Friday:) Now if I'd just find a job.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218460#Comment_218460 2010-02-06T05:40:03-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 rickiep00h http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2930

@cas9574 - Bullets, even those from shotguns, are significantly faster than the speed of sound. He'd be hit long before he heard it. And at the range Alice is at, which looks to be under or about 20 ...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218480#Comment_218480 2010-02-06T08:35:49-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 tpete http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7352

@rickiep00h It looked like a regular shotgun shell to me, and I'm guessing they don't bother with birdshot in that thing. Depending on the shot loaded in there, it should leave a big hole in him if ...

That said, my money says that she missed. She's got one more shell, though.

Looking at the panels again, I just noticed Alice is wearing an FA logo'd shirt. Why didn't I notice that before?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218526#Comment_218526 2010-02-06T14:07:35-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 MrSmite http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3810

With Alice, I'm more concerned about the fact the weapon has shortened barrel - excellent for anyone climbing up a ladder you don't want to see or killing the mood at a party, but I can't say I'm ...

I fully appreciate how FreakAngels continues to keep everyone on the verge of dying; Arkady's drowning, Kurt's losing blood, Alice is going to get brain fried, Karl struck by lightning, Connor toasted from the feedback, Luke and Jack cinematically gunning each other down, Mark killed while resisting arrest, KK devoured by the resurgent post-apocalyptic eel population... Life is so dangerous in White Chapel, why would Mark ever want to move back? He even got killed there before.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218538#Comment_218538 2010-02-06T14:54:53-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 Dotcommunist http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6708

Power ennit? From what I read Mark isn't the sort of petty backhanded master race sort in the Like vein. Mark is straight up the enemy, a bastard with a vision. At least that is what I took from ...

From what I read Mark isn't the sort of petty backhanded master race sort in the Like vein. Mark is straight up the enemy, a bastard with a vision. At least that is what I took from his flashback appearances. How we see him now, well fuck he has an added crazy to the volatile brew.

And you can't be a despot without people. I think Mark craves a stable, easily dominated population. But not for the stability, for the act of dominance.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218818#Comment_218818 2010-02-07T15:14:08-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 Paul Duffield http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6

@Dee_Noir That was detailed in the script and I'm not 100% sure what Warren's reason for it was, but it does make sense, since the blade of a properly made katana is hammered, folded, hammered, ...

That was detailed in the script and I'm not 100% sure what Warren's reason for it was, but it does make sense, since the blade of a properly made katana is hammered, folded, hammered, folded, over and over.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218832#Comment_218832 2010-02-07T15:50:27-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 warrenellis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2

There you go.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218838#Comment_218838 2010-02-07T16:23:24-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 Foley http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5325

It does make sense, actually. I collect knives and swords, so I got why it happened the way it did. I'll chime in. The process of fold-forging steel is actually a process one could take in making ...

The process of fold-forging steel is actually a process one could take in making a Damascus blade, which is usually rife with wavy, water-like patterns on the surface of the blade and provides a bit of extra strength. Modern steel, however, is usually pure and strong to the point that Damascus-style forging is no longer required and is usually done for the purpose of aesthetics. (Not to be confused with Damascus blades of the crusades, which is technically Wootz steel, nigh-indestructible because of carbon nanotubes that line the blade. This was achieved from a mineral the Saracens used to treat the steel used in their swords, a formula that has since been lost.)

Katanas, speaking from a traditional standpoint, are forged in what's called the san mai process; literally translates to "three layers". This is where a multi-layered core of soft, low-carbon steel is, for lack of a better term, sandwiched between two layers of harder, high-carbon steel. The core of soft steel absorbs the impact of blows that the sword makes, and the hard steel forms a sharp, resilient edge. Clay treatments and the creation of the hamon (wavy, cloud-like pattern on the edge) comes after the blade is forged. Unlike Damascus, still a useful method of making a blade.

The two methods can, at times, be combined, but the latter is the traditional and more commonly found method of forgery. For it to fall apart in different ribbons of steel when "dismantled" does quite a bit of justice to the actual nature of the sword itself.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218925#Comment_218925 2010-02-08T06:02:29-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 fearlessnaked http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7312

@dddrum -- That's just the kind of thing I'd do. Not to lazy to do it but too distracted to do it right. Cheers :)

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218995#Comment_218995 2010-02-08T14:38:47-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 NakedCelt http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7835

So Alice is finally doing the thing she first came to Whitechapel to do -- shoot a Freakangel. Is anyone else worried that she's got some hidden subroutine from Mark still hanging around in her ...

Is anyone else worried that she's got some hidden subroutine from Mark still hanging around in her head waiting to be triggered by that very thing?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=218997#Comment_218997 2010-02-08T14:48:30-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 wings_of_wrath http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8239

Hi! I just found Freakangels and read all the archive in one sitting. Wonderful stuff, since I'm an adept of both Steampunk and post apocalyptic environments. In any case, about the current ...

Wonderful stuff, since I'm an adept of both Steampunk and post apocalyptic environments.

In any case, about the current installment:
Beautiful work on the disintegrating katana. That is just the way I would have imagined that sort of thing would go down, too.
About Alice's shooting - considering the clever bullet deflection done by Kait earlier, I'm guessing Luke would have no problem either dodging or deflecting that shotgun blast before it reaches him, unless - and this is a big "unless"- he is distracted by the other things that are going on at the same time - his pain, for one thing, different confused messages being broadcasted around from the other Freakangels getting hurt, rain, etc. After all, he didn't sense her approach, didn't he?

Another thing I noticed - just how many of the characters are left handed? I've seen a lot of people in FA holding their various weapons and implements "the wrong way around", including Jack, Mark and Alice to name but a few.

Also, the cliffhanger is driving me nuts! At this pace, by Friday I would have bitten somebody (and infected with rabies) so I'll read the next chapter from a restful room in the "Shady Oaks" Sanitarium...]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=219197#Comment_219197 2010-02-09T13:19:07-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 dr_barnowl http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7929

Who's to say that Luke isn't standing right behind Alice, screwing with her head and projecting her a lovely opportunity to shoot him in the back so she can waste her ammunition...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=219202#Comment_219202 2010-02-09T13:24:25-08:00 2010-02-09T13:24:46-08:00 wings_of_wrath http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8239

@dr_barnowl: Entirely plausible. We last saw him hiding in a doorway, haven't we?

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=219506#Comment_219506 2010-02-11T13:54:21-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 phorgan1 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5672

Tomorrow:)

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=219519#Comment_219519 2010-02-11T15:39:34-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 johnjones http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1052

About Alice's shooting - considering the clever bullet deflection done by Kait earlier, I'm guessing Luke would have no problem either dodging or deflecting that shotgun blast before it reaches him, ...

About Alice's shooting - considering the clever bullet deflection done by Kait earlier, I'm guessing Luke would have no problem either dodging or deflecting that shotgun blast before it reaches him, unless - and this is a big "unless"- he is distracted by the other things that are going on at the same time - his pain, for one thing, different confused messages being broadcasted around from the other Freakangels getting hurt, rain, etc. After all, he didn't sense her approach, didn't he?

Makes sense to me. I've noticed that Luke doesn't have a very good track record with anticipating violence against himself. Kirk beat his ass early on, Jack clocked him with a pistol later and Alice whanged him in the face with a garbage can lid. My hope is that Alice injures him enough to keep him off balance, but that he gets away without killing her. I think they both have stories yet to be told in this saga.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7703&Focus=219592#Comment_219592 2010-02-12T04:13:53-08:00 2013-05-17T22:59:08-07:00 roadscum http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7712

AAARRRGH! Bastard!