Ghosts of Gamers Past
Chapter: Season Ten
Hey there, Mel.
Melanie has not appeared in d20Monkey for a very long time. She was a member of the gaming group and for a time, she was the focus of a younger Samuel Tigh’s affections and when things (as they so often do) did not end with the storybook ending, it led to some real drama. Between Mel’s angry ex-boyfriend Grey beating the hell out of him, and Mel’s very gentle rejection of being more than friends, Sam went to a bad place and the Evil Sam saga happened.
Things eventually calmed down and Sam and Mel got to a better place, but she soon received a job offer in New York and she left town. Now, she’s here. For how long? How will Sam take seeing her (if her does)? Will Charlie tell anyone? Keep reading.
Mel also receives the benefit of me as an artist in 2020 and not back in the day when I was, admittedly, not great at drawing women. With the IGS series coming later this year, I have been doing a lot of practicing and making some changes to my style that you will see in that work. So, Mel reaps the benefits for now. I am, for the first time, thrilled with how she looks.
And finally… Yes. I WILL be offering that Hello Critty shirt soon.
OOO Love Mel’s redesign.
I. . . did not expect this particular plot end to turn up.
Yeah, Mel looks much better, I hope NEW YORK CITY!!! has been kind to her.
I have a daughter who would love the Hello Critty t-shirt.
he said it’s coming soon
You ever shit so hard you recall the sitting Chancellor?
Yep, been there.
WOOOOOOOOOAH. I was NOT expecting this to happen… but, I’m very glad it did.
Also, I love the “Pisspatine/Dooku” joke.
DEFINITELY not where I expected this to go, but I’m looking forward to this arc.
*music starts playing from the band*
C’mon Baby
Let’s do the Plot Twist
C’mon, Ba-by
Let’s do the Plot Twist
Take the story by the hand
And spin like THIS!
Wow, that a new sleeve tat on her??!
*glances at the Dungeon Run arc way back in 2014*
Yep, looks like!
It is indeed!
Also, now that I’m looking at this strip and the last one more closely, I’m starting to wonder who Mel could be talking to (assuming it’s not herself). There’s no phone or Bluetooth earpiece that’s visible, so… maybe one of the other members of the Innsmouth Garden Society, Jeanie or Dallas?
I think there is another person at the table who has not been revealed yet. Possibly someone who hasn’t talked yet so Charlie doesn’t know who they are
I wounder if it’s Clive……
Wow. I had not realized just how long she’d been out of the comic until now. Things *have* changed
Hm I suppose this is a good place to change my bookmark for the comic… Seeing as the current bookmark is the one where she gets the offer.
Welcome back, Mel. And good looking tatoos! XD
This was. This was literally the last person I was expecting. Holy shit.
Typo in the first panel btw, “Sentator”
Maybe it’s not. Maybe it’s a new way to make fries.
so, 4 years and would say +60KG
Oh Crit. I feel like the Count Dooku Is gonna hit the fan…..
that last bubble makes me think she has a bit of a southern drawl to her speech and i don’t remember thinkign that before
I had this thought this morning, which shows how quick I am on things – I don’t remember genies mentioned in the Karthun book, but assuming they still have the whole elemental plane of fire thing going, how would an efreeti feel about the Worldfire? (I know it’s demonic-ish, but still, it’s a hot time in the old town tonight)
I think you the antagonist of the 1st adventure Karthun was Boundmage with a Ifrtit (Fire Genie) inside… I think.
Major plot twist I say didn’t see Mel ever return
This calls for this sound effect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cphNpqKpKc4
Yeah I have a friend that would die for that hello critty shirt so..thank you
BUT YAY MEL!
Oh geez I had forgotten just how much your art has evolved over the last decade!
I’ve been rereading the archive and have finally made it back to this strip, while wearing my Howdy, Critty shirt.