Comments on: 223 - At Long Last They Meet

By: Hugo

Hugo — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:48:24 +0000

Well, this is the first time that a strip has more than 20 comments. Did I win ?

By: MobiusZero

MobiusZero — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:22:25 +0000

I remember the prince words are the same line of Tweety bird (looney toon )

By: Rosebud

Rosebud — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:32:41 +0000

They’re not currently redeemdable, so sure, go ahead. (= Actually, my question was going to be, “Which characters that wear headgear have never had their hat or crown jump off their head?” It turns out that none of the guards (to my knowledge) or knight have had this happen yet, so that ends up being a larger number (including the super pigeon, which wears a helm in the Black Duke’s court).

The scene I did ask about does show one main character whose headgear has always stayed on, though. There’s one other in the cast page with that behaviour, as well, if you exclude the guards and knight.

By: JG

JG — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:37:35 +0000

Oh! I know, I know! Or am I disqualified from these bonus points for any particular reason?

By: Rosebud

Rosebud — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:42:20 +0000

Hee hee. Well, you got me to reread the entire archive — a impressive work you’ve created!

@eMpTy: Regarding the crown coming off his head, take your pick…

while moving

http://crownprince.bubonicpress.com/jg-bp2/2005/10/23/33-grrr/

while still

http://crownprince.bubonicpress.com/jg-bp2/2008/03/31/160-do-the-time-warp/

Now, for extra bonus points…

In which strip did the most headgear jump off people’s heads?

By: eMpTy Kay

eMpTy Kay — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:54:35 +0000

I know I am late to the guessing, but I thought it was the first time the prices crown came off his head.

Oh well, maybe next time I will be more attentive to details.

By: JG

JG — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:06:47 +0000

Rosebud: You are correct, the first one is definitely 5 panels. It just goes to show you that we can all learn something about this comic, even me!

By: Rosebud

Rosebud — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:28:46 +0000

Huh, I never counted the panels. I think this would count as five, though?

http://crownprince.bubonicpress.com/jg-bp2/2008/12/15/206-netherworld-scum/

This is more debatable:

http://crownprince.bubonicpress.com/jg-bp2/2008/07/14/175-finger-quoting-queen/

By: JG

JG — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:55:54 +0000

Rosebud: Wow. That is some thorough research! With all of that, it certainly takes the thrill out of my little thought.

The “first time” I had in mind was: I think it’s the first time I’ve used 5 panels in a strip. While I use 4 panels almost invariably, I’ve done 1, 2 and 3. Can anybody find a time I’ve used 5???

(I know, this is terribly anti-climactic after everything people have noted above and for that I apologize…)

By: Rosebud

Rosebud — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:07:01 +0000

So my next guess would be: The first time the prince has any “normal” speech balloons.

Nope.

http://crownprince.bubonicpress.com/jg-bp2/2007/11/19/141-say-hello-to-mr-d/

But it is the first strip I see that mixes the Prince’s thought balloons with speech balloons.

Oooh, here is his first tooth visible:

http://crownprince.bubonicpress.com/jg-bp2/2008/03/17/158-cookies/

As for movement lines, okay, yes, you have movement by lines earlier. This is the first (prince jumping out of the crib for milk):

http://crownprince.bubonicpress.com/jg-bp2/2005/10/23/33-grrr/

and first walking:

http://crownprince.bubonicpress.com/jg-bp2/2007/08/19/128-walking-backwards/

Note: I distinguish this from fluid in motion, as found here:

http://crownprince.bubonicpress.com/jg-bp2/2005/09/29/29-he-wont-even-know-im-here/

and here:

http://crownprince.bubonicpress.com/jg-bp2/2006/03/12/53-diapers-lesson-1/

Or sweat:

http://crownprince.bubonicpress.com/jg-bp2/2006/04/23/59-enough-with-the-plucking-puns/

Or breath:

http://crownprince.bubonicpress.com/jg-bp2/2006/05/14/62-sleep-deprivation/

Or capture after flight:

http://crownprince.bubonicpress.com/jg-bp2/2006/04/16/58-torturing-pigeons-in-the-dark/

And you have blurry movement, as here (baby eating, soldier stabbity):

http://crownprince.bubonicpress.com/jg-bp2/2006/12/10/92-beware-the-vortex/

But, from what I can tell, it actually is the first strip that depicts movement with the doubly crossed double lines you use in this strip. As well as the first to show head movement like that.

Of course, it sounds like you’re looking for something else…