Issue 915 *Cosmic* Discussion

[June Scarlet]

Issue 915 - Cosmic Collab

There was no sensation, no thought, no dreams, or even memories. The void stretched on and on, or it would have stretched on and on, if such words had any meaning here. Slowly, like sunlight illuminating the depths of a dark pond, awareness started to flood into the nothing. Anger, fear, confusion swarmed the...mind. That's what it was called. Mind. A mind was something that held thoughts and controlled a body. Body. That was something different, wasn't it? If a body was something that the mind controlled, then a body was...what was the word? Real! A body was able to move, to feel. Feel. It wasn't the same as emotions, but the two were somehow tied. Feeling was something that was exclusive to a body.

-- ade1

NTWF entries

Articles:
Passable Gross Foods of Brightvale University Carolyn
The SF F.O.L.D.E.R. Duke Pikachu

Short Stories:
Leaked Transmissions Herdy
Something Has Happened... In Space! Geo 🇺🇦 🌻
Usuki Singing Stars #50: How It All Began... downrightdude

Comics:
Dinner with the Scarlets: Cosmic Comic June Scarlet
The Cosmos According to a Grey Mynci bea
Doctor Sloth's Red Alert Nat and homsareggplant

Series:
A Mind Full of Shadow Rebekah
Mira Squad Tales-Portals Ian Wolf-Park
Brothers in Stars Kat

And of course don't forget the Editorial.

If I missed you, let me know.

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Some interesting notes - Got a lot of new folks on the NTWF author list this issue: docs.google.com/document/d/1EIbsrbgzU7kNKCAmjp4ORGD9z16Jh8helHaERrtCkEE/edit
No continued series this week, though that's because of the three that were there last week, two ended, and the third was written by Carolyn, who's published in a different section this week. www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=cont&week=915

[June Scarlet]

I guess I'll start this discussion.

Excellent issue, well done everyone. I'm still working my way through everything, but it's pretty neat.

bea - I enjoyed your comic, the color scheme is totally my jam. The punchline was understated, but in a good way. Really enjoyed the starry background.

In fact, I enjoyed a lot of starry backgrounds in this issue.

Nat and homsareggplant - It's so random, and that makes it work. I know there's a story behind it, where it's based off a clip from a movie. But I saw that on Discord while I was at work, and now the clip is buried, and I don't know where it is. Maybe you could share the clip here too?

June Scarlet - That last panel, it's so random. Why are there suddenly stars? The world may never know, but it cracks me up still.

(But seriously, I originally meant to put stars in every panel, but I was having trouble setting up the background, and then I thought it might be kind of busy, and also it would eat up my 200kb. But mostly when I put it there, I found it really funny to just have it for the last panel. I'd be curious to see other's interpretation of that panel.)

[Rebekah]

Herdy

I loved this. The writing was great and the emails telling a story was fun and creative. The personality and tone of each character came through their correspondence and the plot was interesting and engaging.

Geo 🇺🇦 🌻

This was hilarious. Tech trouble, a comedy of errors, and a band of overzealous Kreludorians. I like the idea of the Code Faerie. I wonder how often things like this happen.


downrightdude

I left Neo for quite a while, so I'm not well versed in any of the current stories. But I didn't have to be for this, as it was an origin story of the stories themselves. I really enjoyed the humor of how the story came together, like a Neopized version of the actual process of writing. The part where Snaw wrote the initial muddled essay reminded me of that Simpsons episode where Homer wrote a restaurant critique with random non-sequiturs.

Kat

Intriguing. I feel the drive will come into play later in the series, as will the people who want to get their hands on the Stellar Ray plans. I liked how the characters felt real and fleshed out and Rohane's conflicted feelings about seeing the simulation of his mother.

Ian Wolf-Park

I'm curious to see how this plays out. There are so many paths and possibilities. Who are these newcomers from another world? What will these portals do? Will they be a threat? Who's behind it when the most possible subject is dead? I look forward to finding out.

[bea]

Thank you, June Scarlet!
If I were to revisit that comic now, I would have fully drawn a tree, instead of just using a brush. But I got a little lazy because I was drawing with a mouse.

I really enjoyed your comic, I don't think the last frame looked random, I loved the contrast with the rest of the frames. Much like adding the word "Cosmic" in front of something, the background made the joke more awesome 

Nat and homsareggplant - I really liked the Tim Curry reference. It's brilliant, I would have never thought of that, and yet it's perfect for a Dr. Sloth comic.

[Geo 🇺🇦 🌻]

Thanks Rebekah. I'm glad you found it entertaining. Given that bugs are inevitable in software, I would suspect tech trouble happens often so you would think those overzealous Kreludorians would know better XD.

[Ian Wolf-Park]

Thank you, Rebekah, although you did switch my entry along with Kat. And that was my intention, having my story play out like a mystery.

[Rebekah]

Oct 12, 2020 17:07:13 GMT -5 Ian Wolf-Park said:

Thank you, Rebekah, although you did switch my entry along with Kat. And that was my intention, having my story play out like a mystery.

Oops. I fixed the names.

[downrightdude]

Oct 12, 2020 2:29:38 GMT -5 Rebekah said:

Herdy
downrightdude

I left Neo for quite a while, so I'm not well versed in any of the current stories. But I didn't have to be for this, as it was an origin story of the stories themselves. I really enjoyed the humor of how the story came together, like a Neopized version of the actual process of writing. The part where Snaw wrote the initial muddled essay reminded me of that Simpsons episode where Homer wrote a restaurant critique with random non-sequiturs.

Merci for le review!

It was trés ooh la la!