288 Reviews

[Tashni]

Articles
Princess of the Peaks by squire_genevieve
www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=324273&issue=288

Short Stories
Easy as "Pyramid Pot" by literalluau
www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=325994&issue=288

Comics
Wingoball by frzngonz & scarvogue
www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=325410&issue=288

Dr. Wockovsky and the Cure for Chickaroo by manda314
www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=326131&issue=288

The Gallion Ranch by hakuryu_86 & pacmanite
www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=327371&issue=288

C.H.A.O.S. is by Kat and M3rcuri:
neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=324314&issue=288

Random Something is by Silver:
neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=325788&issue=288

COMIKAZE is by Bird_brain (and Flutterflies):
neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=327111&issue=288

The Bunker is by Huba:
neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=327141&issue=288

Meow? is by Edddibgaz:
neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=326198&issue=288


New Series
Running Faster than Destiny by tj_wagner
www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=326760&issue=288

Dark Friend: Part One by petfriendamy
www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=327639&issue=288

Continued Series
Catching Up: Part Eleven by extreme_fj0rd
www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=302127&issue=288

Revenge and Resistance: Part Three by dan4884
www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=323863&issue=288

Outsider Within: Web of Deceit - Part Two by tashni
www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=325324&issue=288

[Nut]

*Missed comics

C.H.A.O.S. is by Kat and M3rcuri:
neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=324314&issue=288

Random Something is by Silver:
neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=325788&issue=288

COMIKAZE is by Bird_brain (and Flutterflies):
neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=327111&issue=288

The Bunker is by Huba:
neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=327141&issue=288

Meow? is by Edddibgaz:
neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=326198&issue=288

And the link to PFA's series should be this:
neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=327639&issue=288
The current one takes you to her user lookup.

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On the subject of comics, I'm officially a fan of Off Track... Here's this week's comic.

This also got a laugh out of me... love the art.

[Nut]

Articles

[glow=blue,2,300]Princess of the Peaks[/glow]
I like how this article isn’t written in the typical interview article format, but almost more like a story. And I really appreciate the fact that you actually took the interview seriously and didn’t try to make it comedic by making a fool of the Princess, which seems to happen too much in interview articles. I like your mention of other journalists being at Mystery Island, too. XD

The princess herself was interesting, a bit of the normal haughty, powerful, philosophical type of royalty, but also with a bit of a flightier side, judging by her giggles. It was cute how she kept calling the Emperor “Daddy”. ^^

I quite enjoyed this article, and I like the way it ended, with the Princess’s advice on how to get down… *grin*

[Tashni]

Thanks for the help, Nut! And those two comics were great. The art was really nice, too. Especially the second one. It was so clean!

[kamikatze24]

nut said:

On the subject of comics, I'm officially a fan of Off Track... Here's this week's comic.

This also got a laugh out of me... love the art.

OMG, I just LOVE the second comic.... the artist is not by any chance and NTWFer?

[saffy]

Thanks for those two comic links, Nut.

They are both so funny! I think I'll try the sleep over idea =P

[Tashni]

kamikatze24 said:

nut said:

On the subject of comics, I'm officially a fan of Off Track... Here's this week's comic.

This also got a laugh out of me... love the art.

OMG, I just LOVE the second comic.... the artist is not by any chance and NTWFer?

Not as far as I know.

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Nut, I'm a fan of Off Track, too. ^_^ And She TOLD Me To... was hilarious, very cartoon-like art.


Wingoball by frzngonz & scarvogue
This was a nice comic with really smooth-lined art and a funny joke. The different sizes of the panels, however, confuses me as I don't see why it was done.

Dr. Wockovsky and the Cure for Chickaroo by manda314
This is a funny comic, though I think I would have found it funnier if it was said that the food was chicken (my first thought was that it looked like scrambled eggs). The art was nice as well, though all of the text bubbles got a bit hard to follow.

The Gallion Ranch by hakuryu_86 & pacmanite
It took me a moment to get this, but then I was like, "What? lol!" It was good. I really liked the looks on each of the pets' faces as well as the "score" written onto the sun.

C.H.A.O.S. by Kat and M3rcuri:
The art is really, really nice. But the joke went completely over my head.

Random Something by Silver:
I wasn't sure where exactly the Peophin was going with this, but at the end my eyes were wide and I was laughing hysterically.

COMIKAZE by Bird_brain (and Flutterflies):
A beautiful-looking, funny joke and a hard-learned lesson on morals. Priceless. ^_^

The Bunker by Huba:
You know, I never noticed the mover guy there until you pointed it out...sneaky, but good. :) I was pleasantly astounded when everything was taken out of the moving...er, "truck." I really liked how the Feepit was fighting the Meepit lamp. ^_^ And, once more, the end note was possibly the funniest part of the comic (not that it's a bad thing, of course).

Meow? by Edddibgaz:
Great comic. The joke was really good (as was the art, amazing!), and that is most-definitely the coolest-looking Hissi I have EVER seen!

[saffy]

A few comics I stared at forever, like the dancing faerie one, with the light and fire faerie, and the strawberry zafara one, they both were unhumerous.

[saffy]

neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=325815&issue=288
That comic, I've read it in Calvin in Hobbes, the same idea! It was simply Calvin, with Hobbes teasing him!

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Random Something by Silver:
I wasn't sure where exactly the Peophin was going with this, but at the end my eyes were wide and I was laughing hysterically.

Eee, thank-you! ^^
But she's a flotsam... Oh no, is my drawing that bad you can't tell? XD

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Catching Up: Part Eleven by extreme_fj0rd

"What is... the Faerie's name?" the Light Faerie asked

Not to get overly logical here, but...the Faerie probably would've just asked, "What is her name?" Faeries can only be female, and by specifically asking for "the Faerie's name," she is insinuating that only Faeries are judged in the court house, at which everyone there being judged would be "her"s.

But, wow...You definitely surprised me. I had definitely thought, much like the group, that Evea was in trouble. Guess I was wrong...guess we all were. ^_^ Misleading a reader can be risky, but here you merely let the reader (me) assume that what the characters believed was true, even when it was not, so when I learned the truth (alongside the characters) it ultimately made perfect sense and didn't have the negative response that misleading can sometimes cause. That's just good writing, really.

It seems there's still a lot left to happen in this last part, so, hmm, I'll definitely be waiting eagerly for it.


Revenge and Resistance: Part Three by dan4884
Well, that was a wonderful part, Dan.

I really liked the history you gave on Gormos, as he's not a character I'm familiar with. I'm familiar with Gorix and Cylara for the most part (at least from Moonrock Rampage, that is), though Gormos was someone new for me.

This is certainly working up to something massive, I think, and it's to me quite like an actual plot that Neopets would use. Shame it isn't one, though, y'know?


Outsider Within: Web of Deceit - Part Two by tashni
The plot thickens, and it seems D.A. isn't the only double agent in the Citadel. Gigi is quite a character, and I don't think we've seen the last of her yet.

I'm not quite sure what else to say, really, but you're writing's good as always.

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silvermare said:

Random Something by Silver:
I wasn't sure where exactly the Peophin was going with this, but at the end my eyes were wide and I was laughing hysterically.

Eee, thank-you! ^^
But she's a flotsam... Oh no, is my drawing that bad you can't tell? XD

Oh, no, nothing on your drawing at all! I'm just always getting the two confused, that's all... *blush*

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micrody said:

silvermare said:

Eee, thank-you! ^^
But she's a flotsam... Oh no, is my drawing that bad you can't tell? XD

Oh, no, nothing on your drawing at all! I'm just always getting the two confused, that's all... *blush*

Haha, that's okay. I understand; they're both maraquany pets. Thanks for the compliment! ^^

[Nut]

micrody said:

Nut, I'm a fan of Off Track, too. ^_^ And She TOLD Me To... was hilarious, very cartoon-like art.

I went to the artist's lookup and apparently she's a professional animator, so that would explain it. *rather impressed* I hope she does more for the Times. Although looking back, she's already had a couple of other comics published.

Yay, Off Track has a fanbase. XD