Different Finns from different generations have made different parts of the caverns, so some of them have different art styles than others!
Different Finns from different generations have made different parts of the caverns, so some of them have different art styles than others!
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Wow, this page is beautiful!
So cool to see the different generations if Finn influence. Now I’m just itching to see the art work for the cave that holds the phoenix egg. :3
I love Martha’s behaviour in this strip.
:)
i love the look of the grotto
Ok, I’m lost, I thought the Egg was in Red’s tomb, but I now realize that I had no grounds to base that assumption on other than the visions she got from touching said tomb. No wonder this trip seems to be taking so much longer than when Jim brought her, it’s not just the conversation.
So, what’s the blue stuff in the first panel?
Water, the lighting is making it look blue.
Or dissolved limestone– sometimes it causes a really vivid blue color when light shines through it. The green could be from copper in the rocks.
It sure is a good thing that the Finns live in a place that is geographically and systemically stable. Other wise that big ass cave system would have been wrecked ages ago.
The caves are bigger on the inside than the outside, but I see what you mean
The alt-text says not to drink the water, but I’m pretty sure at least one of those basins in the first panel will give you super powers.
Actually, I think they might be Ooze from Dimension X.
It does make me wonder what the effect of such a substance would have on people like Michelle and James.
Honestly, that’s limestone cave water. It’s probably cleaner and safer to drink than tap water. The limestone acts as a really high-quality filtration system, so that by the time the water gets down there, it’s got basically nothing but H2O and dissolved minerals in it- and as long as those dissolved minerals don’t include lead (which they probably don’t- most likely just some calcium carbonate) then it’s non-toxic.
That’s not necessarily the issue, sometimes cave lakes can have toxic gasses dissolved in them too. Disturbing the water can bring those gasses out. Toxic (or even just noxious) gasses + minimal ventilation = baaaad things.
Awwww…. I wanted to go swimin’
And since the caves are bigger on the inside, than their space would actually take, ventilation is even more an issue.
And a well designed labyrinth can be an excellent passive defense against intrusion.
It needs a guard as well- But if the bad guys have to figure it out, it slows them down.
Makes it easier to split them up and ambush them too…
-Badger-
Now you’re making me think of what passive aggressive defense against intrusion would look like
It’s not like I build this maze just to trap you… baka!
At least everyone seems to be a bit happier now. That’s good
Yeah, things seem to have calmed down.
Hey Kory, I was wondering if you intentionally set up your RSS to put the full page in the alert, but if not I’d recommend against it. If the full page is in the RSS, people may not bother to click through to the site, which is, uh, bad. Unless you have done it on purpose, in which case, never mind, haha. Also! I just wanted to say that I love this comic.
OooooOOOooooh. That amazing water.
Great, now I want a swim.
A question before you dip your foot: Is there something already swimming in that amazing water?
James: The submersible lighting was Jim’s idea. I couldn’t see the point, but I have to admit, it looks impressive. We have to take the raft through this next section. The… modification to the raft was Jim’s idea too. The batteries might have run down, but otherwise… ladies first…
Michelle: *steps onto raft*
Hidden sound system on raft: ♫♪♫ I’ts a small world, after all- ♪
Michelle: *aaaaaaaa!* *jumps back off raft* No… *backs away* Nooooooooo!
Ravi: *jumps on* Catchy! *looks at Michelle, who is cowering with her hands over her ears* Some people just don’t appreciate music.
Five minutes later, nearing the end of the raft trip…
Ravi: *examines remains of the formerly hidden sound system* I fear that, once again, I must apologise, Miss Jocasta. I should have taken your protestations and warnings at face value…
>:=)>
That Di$ney track is pure, unrefined, corpor-rat, EVIL.
I so very wish I could +fav this post. :D
Good news, I was able to acess the shop again a few days ago and buy the stuff I wanted! So whatever the problem was, it’s gone now.
First panel, upper alcove to James’ right – looks like a portrait of Colin getting ready to pounce on an unsuspecting passer-by. (it’s probably a likeness of the ancestor he takes most after)
In panel 2, it looks like Martha has stopped to sniff at something. Can ghost dogs smell ghost smells?
Well, it’s obvious why the Finns lost track of what they were supposed to be doing down here. During the many years prior to electricity, most of the family’s time was spent replacing and maintaining candles and torches in this vast labyrinth.
I’m gonna be disappointed if there aren’t any block-pushing, music-based, or hit-the-switches-in-the-correct-order puzzles down here.
Don’t you mean lethal traps?
Those too. Like pitfalls that take away half a heart and send you back to the room’s entrance. Or if we’re feeling particularly cruel, giant hand monsters that instantaneously take you all the way back to the beginning of the whole cave system.
wow… any chance we could get that last panel as a wallpaper? that’s GORGEOUS!