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Posted by EKublai - September 30th, 2014
CONGRATS PROJECT NEXUS 2! YOU DIDN'T EVEN NEED MY HELP!
Aren't those artist bios badass? So much for nerdy, weak computer nerd nerdies, right?
Seriously though, I'm a huge Madness Fan, have been since the early 2000s and Swain/Krinkels has always been a cool collaboration that would not have happened if not for Newgrounds. Cool stuff happens here!
Now onto the good stuff.
After last chapter's very dark tone, I decided to inject some comedy into this one. Full recap after the image.
"The Drunk Boys Chapter 11: How Did You Know?" is Live.
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About "The Drunk Boys" (SPOILERS!!!)
Chapter 1: Alcoholic Chandler Yoning parties with his three alcoholic friends (Cameron, Josh, and Juanele) and discovers that all of them have had an affair with his wife. You decide to have Chandler pee on their heads in revenge.
Chapter 2: Drunk, Chandler takes revenge by peeing on his passed-out friend's (Cameron) head. Josh and Juanele wake up and grab him. You decide that Chandler should explain himself.
Chapter 3: A fight ensues and Chandler is thrown out after stabbing Cameron. Still drunk, he drives off into the night. You decide that he shall go back to the city in time for his Psychiatry appointment.
Chapter 4: Still drunk, Chandler wakes up the next morning and finds himself outside the apartment of his new psychiatrist, the attractive Pamela Betancourt. You decide the conversation should focus on his relationship with Cameron.
Chapter 5: Still quite drunk, Chandler has a very strange discussion with Dr. Betancourt, avoiding telling her much of anything from the previous night. He goes back to his car and finds a mysterious note from Cameron. He wants to meet and talk about Alicia. You decide Chandler will meet Cameron at University Bridge.
Chapter 6: Drinking to stay drunk, Chandler joyrides to the meeting location. Cameron tells Chandler he and Alicia are running away together, and that Chandler will never see them again. He then shows Chandler a surprise, an abandoned baby girl Cameron felt guilty about leaving to die. He surprises Chandler again by knocking him out with the butt of his gun. Now the baby is Chandler's problem. Doing what You feel is right, Chandler takes the baby with him.
Chapter 7: Still drunk but sobering, Chandler gets the baby (who he named Wilbur) some food, diapers, and deals with his father on the phone, who is forcing him to see Dr. Betancourt in exchange for helping him out financially. He returns to his apartment to find it empty. No Alicia. She packed up and left. No goodbye. He calls Juanele, who offers to help with Wilbur). You take it.
Chapter 8: Sobering, Chandler arrives at Juanele's house with Wilbur. He drinks some more and lays out on Juanele's couch. Falls asleep. You decide that Chandler quits drinking a week later. END OF ACT 1.
Chapter 9: He talks to Dr. Betancourt, again telling her nothing he wouldn't want his father to know since he knows she reports to him. Later, he talks to Juanele, who has grown very attached to Wilbur, perhaps because he lost his chance to be a father when his wife died in childbirth. Then... he arrives home and breaks down, crying. Alicia hasn't called in the past week. Chandler can't help it. He calls her cell phone, only to discover it lying under his bed. He panics, suddenly worrying that Alicia is in danger. You decide that Chandler needs to get Wilbur from Juanele and figure this mess out.
Chapter 10: Chandler continues to call Cameron using Alicia's phone to no answer. He arrives at Juanele's house with the intent of taking Wilbur off his hands. To his surprise, Juanele reacts with anger and tries to block him. In the end, Chandler is triumphant, taking Wilbur and all the baby care supplies.
Chandler decides to go to Cameron's apartment building as a logical place to start his search for Alicia and he. He is then called and taunted by Cameron, especially after breaking into the apartment and realizing he hasn't lived there for months. He begs Cameron to stop messing with him. Cryptically, Cameron tells Chandler he and Alicia have moved to Florida. Suddenly, he hears an Escalade roar and accelerate.Chandler has a hunch the driver was Cameron, checking up on him. You decide to chase down the Escalade and confirm his suspicion.
Posted by EKublai - September 14th, 2014
The Drunk Boys
Before I get my rant on, I want to make sure youz allz attention is directed at an alcoholic named Chandler Yoning.
"The Drunk Boys Chapter 10: A Man Without a Clue" is Live. Read it now on StoryShift!
Join the growing community of Comics and Fiction readers!
Read comics and stories and decide what happens next! Cast your votes now! Try it on Flash, iOS and Android: Find out more at http://www.evil-dog.com/storyshift.html
Mission
A community-driven storytelling experience where readers vote on what should happen next in stories and comics.
About "The Drunk Boys"
Chapter 1: Alcoholic Chandler Yoning parties with his three alcoholic friends (Cameron, Josh, and Juanele) and discovers that all of them have had an affair with his wife. You decide to have Chandler pee on their heads.
Chapter 2: Drunk, Chandler takes revenge by peeing on his passed-out friend's (Cameron) head. Josh and Juanele wake up and grab him. You decide that Chandler should explain himself.
Chapter 3: A fight ensues and Chandler is thrown out after stabbing Cameron. Still drunk, he drives off into the night. You decide that he shall go back to the city in time for his Psychiatry appointment.
Chapter 4: Still drunk, Chandler wakes up the next morning and finds himself outside the apartment of his new psychiatrist, the attractive Pamela Betancourt. You decide the conversation should focus on his relationship with Cameron.
Chapter 5: Still quite drunk, Chandler has a very strange discussion with Dr. Betancourt, avoiding telling her much of anything from the previous night. He goes back to his car and finds a mysterious note from Cameron. He wants to meet and talk about Alicia. You decide Chandler will meet Cameron at University Bridge.
Chapter 6: Chandler joyrides to the meeting location. Cameron tells Chandler he and Alicia are running away together, and that Chandler will never see them again. He then shows Chandler a surprise, an abandoned baby girl Cameron felt guilty about leaving to die. He surprises Chandler again by knocking him out with the butt of his gun. Now the baby is Chandler's problem. Doing what You feel is right, Chandler takes the baby with him.
Chapter 7: Still drunk but sobering, Chandler gets the baby (who he named Wilbur) some food, diapers, and deals with his father on the phone, who is forcing him to see Dr. Betancourt in exchange for helping him out financially. He returns to his apartment to find it empty. No Alicia. She packed up and left. No goodbye. He calls Juanele, who offers to help with Wilbur). You take it.
Chapter 8: Sobering, Chandler arrives at Juanele's house with Wilbur. He drinks some more and lays out on Juanele's couch. Falls asleep. You decide that Chandler quits drinking a week later. END OF ACT 1.
Chapter 9: He talks to Dr. Betancourt, again telling her nothing he wouldn't want his father to know since he knows she reports to him. Later, he talks to Juanele, who has grown very attached to Wilbur, perhaps because he lost his chance to be a father when his wife died in childbirth. Then... he arrives home and breaks down, crying. Alicia hasn't called in the past week. Chandler can't help it. He calls her cell phone, only to discover it lying under his bed. He panics, suddenly worrying that Alicia is in danger. You decide that Chandler needs to get Wilbur from Juanele and figure this mess out.
Chapter 10: Read it, and DECIDE FOR YOURSELF
Posted by EKublai - September 11th, 2014
The Drunk Boys
Before I get my rant on, I want to make sure youz allz attention is directed at an alcoholic named Chandler Yoning.
"The Drunk Boys Chapter 10: A Man Without a Clue" is Live. Read it now on StoryShift!
About Storyshift
Join the growing community of Comics and Fiction readers!
Read comics and stories and decide what happens next! Cast your votes now! Try it on Flash, iOS and Android: Find out more at http://www.evil-dog.com/storyshift.html
Mission
A community-driven storytelling experience where readers vote on what should happen next in stories and comics.
About "The Drunk Boys"
Chapter 1: Alcoholic Chandler Yoning parties with his three alcoholic friends (Cameron, Josh, and Juanele) and discovers that all of them have had an affair with his wife. You decide to have Chandler pee on their heads.
Chapter 2: Drunk, Chandler takes revenge by peeing on his passed-out friend's (Cameron) head. Josh and Juanele wake up and grab him. You decide that Chandler should explain himself.
Chapter 3: A fight ensues and Chandler is thrown out after stabbing Cameron. Still drunk, he drives off into the night. You decide that he shall go back to the city in time for his Psychiatry appointment.
Chapter 4: Still drunk, Chandler wakes up the next morning and finds himself outside the apartment of his new psychiatrist, the attractive Pamela Betancourt. You decide the conversation should focus on his relationship with Cameron.
Chapter 5: Still quite drunk, Chandler has a very strange discussion with Dr. Betancourt, avoiding telling her much of anything from the previous night. He goes back to his car and finds a mysterious note from Cameron. He wants to meet and talk about Alicia. You decide Chandler will meet Cameron at University Bridge.
Chapter 6: Chandler joyrides to the meeting location. Cameron tells Chandler he and Alicia are running away together, and that Chandler will never see them again. He then shows Chandler a surprise, an abandoned baby girl Cameron felt guilty about leaving to die. He surprises Chandler again by knocking him out with the butt of his gun. Now the baby is Chandler's problem. Doing what You feel is right, Chandler takes the baby with him.
Chapter 7: Still drunk but sobering, Chandler gets the baby (who he named Wilbur) some food, diapers, and deals with his father on the phone, who is forcing him to see Dr. Betancourt in exchange for helping him out financially. He returns to his apartment to find it empty. No Alicia. She packed up and left. No goodbye. He calls Juanele, who offers to help with Wilbur). You take it.
Chapter 8: Sobering, Chandler arrives at Juanele's house with Wilbur. He drinks some more and lays out on Juanele's couch. Falls asleep. You decide that Chandler quits drinking a week later. END OF ACT 1.
Chapter 9: He talks to Dr. Betancourt, again telling her nothing he wouldn't want his father to know since he knows she reports to him. Later, he talks to Juanele, who has grown very attached to Wilbur, perhaps because he lost his chance to be a father when his wife died in childbirth. Then... he arrives home and breaks down, crying. Alicia hasn't called in the past week. Chandler can't help it. He calls her cell phone, only to discover it lying under his bed. He panics, suddenly worrying that Alicia is in danger. You decide that Chandler needs to get Wilbur from Juanele and figure this mess out.
Chapter 10: Read it, and DECIDE FOR YOURSELF
Net Neutrality
If you haven't signed, sign it. I shouldn't have to tell you how important Net Neutrality is. Tom already has
A Stronger Newgrounds
Another thing Tom's been on about is streamlining Newgrounds for mobile and, by extension, the future in general. This is NG's only chance really, so I'm fully in support of those endeavors.
Now, my thoughts:
Related to the whole "youtube screwing over animators" issue, NG's biggest problems continue to be audience stigma, UI, and yes, even awareness.
Scrapping the bottom of Youtube's barrel. It's a chore to drag people over to NG to watch our movies and play our games. Nowadays, if I mention Newgrounds to someone and they don't already know about my long-standing connection to it, the typical response is: That site still exists?
How are they ever supposed to know?
I understood the need to get rid of the NG store. It aggravates me to no end that we can't buy stickers. I have $9.25. in defunct store credit. I could have bought about 20 stickers and slapped them on strategic surfaces.
Second, TAKE DOWN THOSE FUCKING BLEACH ADS and give NG a SFW mode or something. I know there are limited options regarding who you partner up with but c'mon. There's so much more to Newgrounds than the male gaze. It's time to show up on that front. SHOW UP.
I remain with Newgrounds mainly because I grew up with it and it hasn't comprimised its ideals over the years. If I ever win an Academy Award, NG will be in my acceptance speech. I want it to still be there when I do.
Lastly, I wanted to spotlight EVERYTHING, BY EVERYONE: A FILM ABOUT ONLINE CREATIVITY AND ENTERTAINMENT. Nathan Karuna kickstarted this project a few years ago. It's about time this thing came out. I urge you all to go to the kickstarter page and message him with a piece of positive support. You have no idea how encouragement can reenergize an artist. Just give him your best.
Posted by EKublai - September 8th, 2014
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Storyshift is a storytelling platform that spans genres of Fantasy, Mystery, Zombie, Thriller, and more. You read a chapter from a comic or story, you vote on what happens next, you gain voting power.
Read from anywhere. Here on Newgrounds, on iOS, on Android, and on Kindle.
Today, I have a new update to Fire and Feathers, a fantasy story by K.N. Salustro. If you like Dragons, Griffins, and Mancery, this is sure to entertain. The action starts on page 135.
The Drunk Boys will updated soon as well. So keep an eye out!
Posted by EKublai - August 20th, 2014
There has been a lot of recruiting going on for Storyshift lately (PM Evil-dog if you think you got what it takes).
7 THINGS. You can vote on 7 stories and comics RIGHT NOW. I don't remember the last time there were so many updates to tackle. Actually, yes I do, it was when the app launched 6 months ago!
On Newgrounds or iTunes or Kindle or Android
We're going strong, people, and we're just going to keep growing. Be a part of something special!
My story is The Drunk Boys. Don't let the page count intimidate you, one real book page is like 5 Storyshift pages. The Drunk Boys is just entering its 2nd Act of a planned 3 or 4. Things just get crazier with each update.
Posted by EKublai - August 18th, 2014
Click the image fo' da jump!
In Chapter 8, you guys decided that Chandler needed to quit drinking (B-b-b-b-but how can he be a drunk boy if he isn't drunk? haha. shut up.) But that doesn't mean life is going to get any easier. He hasn't heard from his wife in a week, and he still has that kidnapped baby he... kidnapped. In fact... Ohhhh things are about to get even crazier. You have no idea.
CHOOSE THE FATE OF HUMAN in CHAPTER 9: Two Babies Crying!
ONLY ON STORYSHIFT!
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Whew! It's been a little white, hasn't it? Anyway, today's chapter begins ACT 2 (of 4) of this story. But now, I should be more regular and frequent with my updates. Thanks for reading!
Posted by EKublai - August 16th, 2014
Fire and Feathers has a new chapter! Continue the tale of Dragons, Griffons, Chimeras, and the quest to become the ONE!
Download Storyshift for Iphone or Droid or Kindle or Just read from Newgrounds!
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/634402
