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Exterminatus Now #348... Is on the new website!

en_news — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 23:01:51 GMT

Hey, the Gift ManTM brought us a new website for Gift DayTM. www.ExterminatusNow.co.uk - Go there. We are closing up shop on Comic Genesis. They've done us well over the years, all things considered, but it's about time we got our own webspace. Last post on this site/blog/feed, so update your links!

Thanks ComicGen, and goodnight.

Wallpaper

en_news — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 08:48:00 GMT

As predicted, comic ain't done. Somebody asked for a wallpaper from the conspiracy nut comic though, so you may as well have that. On the one hand, my lines look pretty rough up close, but on the other, you can actually perceive Virus's pendant with your human eyes.

Exterminatus Now #347

en_news — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:56:51 GMT

Ironically enough, it's partially due to holiday retail that this is so late. Busy times. I will try to provide, at minimum, two comics in three weeks. So don't expect the conclusion of this two-parter to be done for the weekend, but more likely mid week, closer to Gift Day™ itself. After the holiday rush is over, we can hopefully settle back into the regular schedule.

But work isn't the only reason it took so long (and ye gods did it take long). It's one of the more visually dense in a while, and the unfamiliarty of the characters slows me right down. Then there's the fact that we were still writing it and finishing character designs right down to the wire. Didn't help.

Anyway, I've been staring at this thing far too long, and I don't know if it makes sense anymore. Out to the world it goes.

Running very late

en_news — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:55:41 GMT

Though the reasons why should become apparent.

For now, entertain yourselves with Yanimae's amazing humanized renditions of the cast. And associated silliness in the forum thread.

Exterminatus Now #346

en_news — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:15:24 GMT

The Truth is Out Down the Pub

Exterminatus Now #345

en_news — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 08:20:00 GMT

Personal canon. - That's where it will be when the update queue reaches us. Sorry for the late, and the lack of shade, again. I may finish it up tomorrow, along with the prior ones, I have a couple of days off work.

Exterminatus Now #344

en_news — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:20:51 GMT

A fairytale ending.

Pow, ha ha.

en_news — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:11:20 GMT

EN is delayed, have some concept sketches. Ideas for Lothar's new gun, which hasn't really fully appeared yet, so we still have some wiggle-room. Eastwood continues to maintain it should be the lowermost idea. Comic should be up Monday night/Tuesday morning.

Exterminatus Now #343

en_news — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:31:29 GMT

Switcheroo.

Exterminatus Now #342

en_news — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 08:35:18 GMT

[Mortal Kombat voice]TECHNICALITY![/Mortal Kombat voice]

Exterminatus Now #341 - Happy Halloween

en_news — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 09:35:53 GMT

In short-on-time black-and-white-o-vision.

Exterminatus Now #340 - dun

en_news — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:43:53 GMT

Sorry for the lateness, y'may need to refresh.

Exterminatus Now #340 - sort of almost

en_news — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 05:33:36 GMT

Good news everyone! I got a job. S'only good news for me. For you, it means late comics, just when you were getting used to them being on time.

So I will get this finished ASAP. Quite a funny line to pause on though, I thought. In the old 4-panel days, the partial here would probably be one full comic.

Exterminatus Now #339

en_news — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 03:28:40 GMT

Torn a new hole.

Exterminatus Now #338

en_news — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 05:57:01 GMT

Evac

Exterminatus Now #337

en_news — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:26:42 GMT

She was almost on a roll.

Stop throwing random monster at me!

en_news — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 11:29:41 GMT

The most frustrating thing for me in any shooting game is when you spend anywhere between 70-80% of it fighting intelligent, fun enemies...only to for what I can only describe as "28 Days Later monsters" in there. Basically any enemy that charges at you en masse simply to get in melee range. The only challenge or difficult comes from their sheer numbers, and this can usually be negated by standing still and just unloading your weapon in to them. The most obvious example is The Flood from the Halo series, but I can also think of the Lanky Nazi Albinos from Uncharted, or the Albino Gorilla people from it's sequel, or the plant/robo zombies from Mass Effect 1 and 2.

There's only been a few instances that I can think of where these types of monster have been used properly or that don't annoy me.

1) Halo: Combat Evolved, the Flood: When they were first introduced it changed the pace of the game, you went from fighting smart enemies to trying to survive...and then they threw in fights where it would be you versus the Flood versus the Covenant. Three way battles where the enemies would attack each other as well. Hell you could even let them duke it out and mop up the survivors. The shit part of Halo 1 is The Library where you fight nothing but Flood in the same corridors over and over. After Halo 1 Bungie completely forgot about everything but the Library as that is what they kept doing, making you fight Flood and Flood only. Especially in Halo 2, and in Halo 3 they had the level "Cortana" which is possibly even worse than the Library!

2) Gears of War 2, the Sires. You spend 5 minutes of the level here and you have a chainsaw on your gun. Run, hold down B, have fun.

That's pretty much it! Every other game that has done has had all the fun sucked right out of it. Games are supposed to get better when you get towards the end, not cause copious amounts of boredom and rage! Personally I blame Bungie for doing it in the original Halo. Yes I bet it's been done before, but as with a lot of things from that game, when they did it very well and sold shit-tonnes, every other bugger on the planet had to do it as well. Thank fuck Halo: Reach contains no Flood what-so-ever, and is better for it. Seriously it may just be the best Halo game for this reason, well that and the Elites are back as enemies.

Exterminatus Now #336

en_news — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 09:24:51 GMT

Applied Technobabblonics

Exterminatus Now #335

en_news — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 01:59:18 GMT

A Toast to Absent Friends

Exterminatus Now #334

en_news — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 00:46:01 GMT

I thought it smelled bad on the outside.

Exterminatus Now #333

en_news — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:43:35 GMT

Nicely timed dude, I just uploaded the comic.

Big congrats to you both, sorry that I couldn't be there (for those playing along at home, I'm currently living on the continent that Mrs Lothar has just left), and here's to many years of happiness.

Thank you Exterminatus Now.

en_news — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:12:04 GMT

About seven years ago, we started Exterminatus Now. Well when I say we, I mean East, Silv, and Virus did. I jumped on at the last second after a hilariously failed attempt at sprite comics. Since then it's grown to a quasi-known entity on the net and has helped me develop my writing skills a little

However, about eight months to a year after the start of the comic, a friend of Virus' asked if she could use EN as a basis for an animation project, so he gave her all our contact information so we could talk to each other.

On September 3rd, 2010, seven years after EN started, I married that friend.

So I would just like to thank you, the fans, for being liking the comic enough for it to get noticed by a beautiful Puerto Rican American to want to do some flash animations for school, and especially to Virus for introducing me to Raye.

Thank you.

Exterminatus Now #332

en_news — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:34:28 GMT

Worm Reloaded

Exterminatus Now #331

en_news — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 05:05:42 GMT

Monopolytheism: Justice Edition

Woo, early.

Once again, if you like this comic, why not chat to the handsome and modest geniuses behind its creation in the Forum.

Exterminatus Now #330

en_news — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:35:28 GMT

Abused by an Angel