I cannot agree more. My father wasn’t a gamer, and at the same time he gave me much of my geek start. He bought me my first comics, read “Heir to the Empire†to me as a little kid. He took me out of high school in 1999 to see a 10am opening day viewing of The Phantom Menace.
Three years ago he hung himself.
He was not always a good man, a nice man, or a man I would want others to emulate. He was by the end bitter, tired, scared, and probably very lonely in his denial. He’s still my father, his interests are what lead me to this webcomic. And I still miss him.
My father, too, was a ….. complex man. When he was able to keep all the balls in the air at once, he was an awesome father. When he dropped a few, _boy_ did they get dropped. So I can understand your last paragraph very much. And yes, despite all his faults, I miss my father quite a bit, now and then, too. (Cancer is what got him, some twenty-odd years ago, now.)
Ok, gotta go for a bit. Think I got something in my eyes, cold wind makes them do that you see. Also I’m sure I can smell onions… And… And…
Oh look! What’s that really interesting thing over there?! *points*
Dammit. As a geek, a gamer, someone who fights the little bitch depression, has daughters with thier own fights, and has estranged siblings, this hit the everything box. Well done man. And I love the fact that when the crap goes down all the blame shit gets thrown because you are there for your kids. Good one, Pops.
I don’t want this webcomic to end. I especially want a little more closure on everyone’s stories; I have come to truly _care_ about these characters, all of them, even Lee.
But, damn, Brian. If you just stuck a “THE END” after that last panel ……. I couldn’t really complain. That is just such a beautiful image, and would seal the deal on a happy ending, all by itself.
Brian, thank you so much for this and sharing your gift so openly. I think I speak for everyone when I say we’re honored to be part of your journey. Today’s entry was a very special one – incredible work sir.
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woooo boy that last panel.
woo boy…
ohmygods, Brian. This is incredible. And omg the feels. I love this.
Wow, that last panel; you did good, you did real good.
Aaaaaand now I’m crying big ugly tears…
Pass the tissues fam…
SAME! Big freaking mood here
whispers *the gangs all here*
Holy shit gramps is lookin jacked. (also this is so sweet!)
;A;
Jeez…I mean, just…jeez.
Hope thats just face covering for Lee and he didn’t lose an eye from that explosion
Since becoming a father, I feel this pretty deeply. There is no calm till the kids are ok.
Pops…pops ! One has a head injury!
But also D8 my heart.
D8 nothin’, there’s Sneak Attack damage in there.
So is it blunt damage or…?
Force damage i reckon
This one was a bit of a tear jerker.
No I’m NOT CRYING YOU’RE CRYING! We are all crying ok!? Jesus I did not expect a webcomic to make me miss my dad this much.
Trigger warning: mention of Suicide. ~Matt
I cannot agree more. My father wasn’t a gamer, and at the same time he gave me much of my geek start. He bought me my first comics, read “Heir to the Empire†to me as a little kid. He took me out of high school in 1999 to see a 10am opening day viewing of The Phantom Menace.
Three years ago he hung himself.
He was not always a good man, a nice man, or a man I would want others to emulate. He was by the end bitter, tired, scared, and probably very lonely in his denial. He’s still my father, his interests are what lead me to this webcomic. And I still miss him.
Thank you Brian.
I am very sorry for your loss. :'(
My father, too, was a ….. complex man. When he was able to keep all the balls in the air at once, he was an awesome father. When he dropped a few, _boy_ did they get dropped. So I can understand your last paragraph very much. And yes, despite all his faults, I miss my father quite a bit, now and then, too. (Cancer is what got him, some twenty-odd years ago, now.)
You and me both.
Come on man I just woke up and now I’m crying. Great story everything about it.
“Okay, Lee, that’s water under the bridge. But now we need to talk about Dove…â€
Brian stop making me cry!
Dammit Brian, you need to stop chopping these onions.
Well… That… Ummm… 😐
Ok, gotta go for a bit. Think I got something in my eyes, cold wind makes them do that you see. Also I’m sure I can smell onions… And… And…
Oh look! What’s that really interesting thing over there?! *points*
*waits for everyone to look then runs off!*
“Look, look, a monkey!” 😀
*slow clap builds into a STANDING OVATION*
Where can I buy Karthun setting where Brian will get something from sale????
Dammit. As a geek, a gamer, someone who fights the little bitch depression, has daughters with thier own fights, and has estranged siblings, this hit the everything box. Well done man. And I love the fact that when the crap goes down all the blame shit gets thrown because you are there for your kids. Good one, Pops.
last 4- max chrarisa, crit to the feels…….
Dammit, you almost got a tear out of me…ALMOST!
I don’t want this webcomic to end. I especially want a little more closure on everyone’s stories; I have come to truly _care_ about these characters, all of them, even Lee.
But, damn, Brian. If you just stuck a “THE END” after that last panel ……. I couldn’t really complain. That is just such a beautiful image, and would seal the deal on a happy ending, all by itself.
TBH I’m a little choked up at it, for real.
:::applause:::
I keep wanting to double click to heart all these…
Brian, thank you so much for this and sharing your gift so openly. I think I speak for everyone when I say we’re honored to be part of your journey. Today’s entry was a very special one – incredible work sir.
Man, I kinda wish at least someone had died, feels like there were really no actual stakes since they were…well “plot armoured”.
Which is, I guess, sort of the point, but still what Trevor and Leo did was still fucked up mental influence or not, and there’s just…no consequence?
But hey, it’s the end, and if it’s wanted to be all happy then so be it.
Also, whatever happened to chucklefuck that was bangin’ Mel?
It’s very Biblical, really. Lee is literally the Prodigal Son.
Also, some characters did die – just, not the good guys. Clive and Klaus are ex-characters now.
And we haven’t seen what happened to Dove … yet.
Get out, Jabba. I said, get out. Get. GO ON, GET!
(and if you’re disappointed, there isn’t much I can do there. The ending is the ending.)
Big same.
Wait. You have Rolos in the US? I did not know this, they are a quintessentially British invention.
Would Amy give Sam her last Rolo?
They’d split it
T-T Beautiful
I have to ask too, Leo, even Philip, hoooow did things turn the way they did? What did they think was going to happen?
ouch, right in the feels with that one