Eroica III - It ain't over til the fat lady sings. Or at least invites you to a dinner party.
Moving on with the reading of 'From Eroica with Love' we finally get to see the drama REALLY unfold!
So how would you go about diving into an action/drama plot, after setting up your three heroines and telling us of their magical exploits in Peru.
[15/09/2010 20:55:07] Inky: WE'RE DROPPING DEAD OF HUNGER
[15/09/2010 20:55:08] Inky: OH LOOK
[15/09/2010 20:55:12] Inky: A PASSERBY
[15/09/2010 20:55:14] Inky: SIR PLEASE
[15/09/2010 20:55:17] Inky: WE HAVE HAD NO WATER
[15/09/2010 20:55:19] Inky: NO FOOD
[15/09/2010 20:55:25] Inky: WE WILL DIE SOON IF YOU DO NOT HELP US
[15/09/2010 20:55:38] Inky: "Oh my children, I see your pain"
[15/09/2010 20:55:44] Inky: "Here have some PSYCHIC ASS POWERS"
[15/09/2010 20:55:52] Inky: THIS IS NOT FOOD
So after our last page that states that the drama now begins, how best to lead us in?
Oh yeah a fattie joke. Why didn't *I* think of that.
This lower-right ESP bubble as usual for this manga makes no sense, but we can gather that Leopard (I guess) is calling this Madame chunky. Which is very rude and IF SHE WERE telepathic he'd be in big trouble. Even though she's not, so you know, it's kinda a stupid observation.
Leopard: *ESP* OH MAN THAT CHICK HAS MORE ROLLS THAN A BAKERY!!
Sugar: LEOPARD! YOU'D BE KNOCKED OUT IF MADAME WAS TELEPATHIC.
Leopard : But she's not.
Sugar : Well I know that...
Leopard: So what's your point? If she WERE telepathic then I wouldn't have thought it.
Sugar: Um...well... look a buffet table!
Leopard: OH WELL I DO LOVE TO EAT!
And moving on... OH MAN I FUCKING CALLED IT.
I CALLED that line. Because I just understand Leopard's character SO WELL. I'm like the Freud of shitty manga characters.
Also why the fuck did Caesar wish him GOOD LUCK.
Leopard : I'M OFF TO EAT.
Caesar: GOOD LUCK BRO I HOPE THAT WORKS OUT FOR YOU.
BUT WAIT! CAROL ATTACK!!
Do you think the artist just thought 'fuck it I can't be bothered to give Sugar a face' in that middle panel and just drew an emoticon on instead.
Hey do you guys hear that Bonnie Tyler music in the background? WHOEVER MUST IT BE!
Axel: Did you enjoy the cupid?
Axel: And by 'the Cupid', I mean furiously rubbing one out over me on the ride over?
Sugar: Oh my *giggle!* Well maybe I... HEY. THIS GUY'S EYE LINE GOES RIGHT OVER MY HEAD. 4TH WALL WHAT'S THAT?!
I also love these poor girls.
Left: I hate myself. I'm going to go and breath in car exhaust as soon as this page is over.
Middle: I fucking hate that fucking motherfucker my life is awful.
Right : Don't cry... don't cryyy...
Something's.... missing...
OH I KNOW!
A WILD CAESAR APPEARED?!
Wait.
DORIAN
RED GLORIA
EARL OF GLORIA!!
GODDAMIT WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THIS MANGA!!!
Fly away, Carol! Fly with your mutton-chop wings!!!
Also I would be worried about that sinister shadow leaking out from Axel towards Carol. I think maybe he farted or something.
This sounds like a lead-in to something distinctly rapey. I suppose it wouldn't be yaoi without a little I AM ONLY RAPING YOU BECAUSE I LOVE YOU. LET ME PROTECT YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL. PROTECT BY RAPING.
HMM. I THINK THEY MIGHT BE ONTO MY RAPE-PLANS. LOOK HOW SPARKLY MY FUCKING SHADOW IS.
Also MR. JAMES. Oh mangaka/translators you do not understand western names at all.
'11.45 pm, sir. Only 15 more minutes until I kill myself with this here razorblade I found in the bathroom. Let me just inspect my wrists so I know where is best to slice them open.'
Unfortunately this manga won't.
TBC!
So how would you go about diving into an action/drama plot, after setting up your three heroines and telling us of their magical exploits in Peru.
[15/09/2010 20:55:07] Inky: WE'RE DROPPING DEAD OF HUNGER
[15/09/2010 20:55:08] Inky: OH LOOK
[15/09/2010 20:55:12] Inky: A PASSERBY
[15/09/2010 20:55:14] Inky: SIR PLEASE
[15/09/2010 20:55:17] Inky: WE HAVE HAD NO WATER
[15/09/2010 20:55:19] Inky: NO FOOD
[15/09/2010 20:55:25] Inky: WE WILL DIE SOON IF YOU DO NOT HELP US
[15/09/2010 20:55:38] Inky: "Oh my children, I see your pain"
[15/09/2010 20:55:44] Inky: "Here have some PSYCHIC ASS POWERS"
[15/09/2010 20:55:52] Inky: THIS IS NOT FOOD
So after our last page that states that the drama now begins, how best to lead us in?
Oh yeah a fattie joke. Why didn't *I* think of that.
This lower-right ESP bubble as usual for this manga makes no sense, but we can gather that Leopard (I guess) is calling this Madame chunky. Which is very rude and IF SHE WERE telepathic he'd be in big trouble. Even though she's not, so you know, it's kinda a stupid observation.
Leopard: *ESP* OH MAN THAT CHICK HAS MORE ROLLS THAN A BAKERY!!
Sugar: LEOPARD! YOU'D BE KNOCKED OUT IF MADAME WAS TELEPATHIC.
Leopard : But she's not.
Sugar : Well I know that...
Leopard: So what's your point? If she WERE telepathic then I wouldn't have thought it.
Sugar: Um...well... look a buffet table!
Leopard: OH WELL I DO LOVE TO EAT!
And moving on... OH MAN I FUCKING CALLED IT.
I CALLED that line. Because I just understand Leopard's character SO WELL. I'm like the Freud of shitty manga characters.
Also why the fuck did Caesar wish him GOOD LUCK.
Leopard : I'M OFF TO EAT.
Caesar: GOOD LUCK BRO I HOPE THAT WORKS OUT FOR YOU.
BUT WAIT! CAROL ATTACK!!
Do you think the artist just thought 'fuck it I can't be bothered to give Sugar a face' in that middle panel and just drew an emoticon on instead.
Hey do you guys hear that Bonnie Tyler music in the background? WHOEVER MUST IT BE!
Axel: Did you enjoy the cupid?
Axel: And by 'the Cupid', I mean furiously rubbing one out over me on the ride over?
Sugar: Oh my *giggle!* Well maybe I... HEY. THIS GUY'S EYE LINE GOES RIGHT OVER MY HEAD. 4TH WALL WHAT'S THAT?!
I also love these poor girls.
Left: I hate myself. I'm going to go and breath in car exhaust as soon as this page is over.
Middle: I fucking hate that fucking motherfucker my life is awful.
Right : Don't cry... don't cryyy...
Something's.... missing...
OH I KNOW!
A WILD CAESAR APPEARED?!
Wait.
DORIAN
RED GLORIA
EARL OF GLORIA!!
GODDAMIT WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THIS MANGA!!!
Fly away, Carol! Fly with your mutton-chop wings!!!
Also I would be worried about that sinister shadow leaking out from Axel towards Carol. I think maybe he farted or something.
This sounds like a lead-in to something distinctly rapey. I suppose it wouldn't be yaoi without a little I AM ONLY RAPING YOU BECAUSE I LOVE YOU. LET ME PROTECT YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL. PROTECT BY RAPING.
HMM. I THINK THEY MIGHT BE ONTO MY RAPE-PLANS. LOOK HOW SPARKLY MY FUCKING SHADOW IS.
Also MR. JAMES. Oh mangaka/translators you do not understand western names at all.
'11.45 pm, sir. Only 15 more minutes until I kill myself with this here razorblade I found in the bathroom. Let me just inspect my wrists so I know where is best to slice them open.'
Unfortunately this manga won't.
TBC!