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    1. Dan Shive
      DanShive 27 Apr

      How would you feel about someone trying to create a roleplaying game based on El Goonish Shive?

      I think that would be difficult to do short of designing an RPG where the spells are EXTREMELY customizable. ...Actually, I suppose that wouldn't be anywhere near impossible. Just have a points based system regarding spell effects that dictate the eventual effect and be able to defend why the spell suits the character to the GM. HMMMMM....

    2. Dan Shive
      DanShive 27 Apr

      In the 3rd panel of the page for Apr 26, 2012, is Tedd female? It kinda looks like he has a right breast (can't say about the left one).

      Yep!

    3. Dan Shive
      DanShive 27 Apr

      So with her magic Nanase is about 25% stronger than she is normally. Would that increase be similar for everyone with magic, or is there a stronger magical being out there who gets a larger percentage increase and can throw cars or something? Thank you.

      This will be addressed in an upcoming storyline.

    4. Dan Shive
      DanShive 27 Apr

      Tedd says he thinks it's the 7th in the Apr 27, 2012 comic but what month is it? I know it's probably implied as being June but I just want to be certain when in the summer it is.

      It's June. This will be confirmed at the start of the next storyline, which shifts focus but is nonetheless on the same day.

    5. Dan Shive
      DanShive 24 Apr

      How much can Nanase bench press when she has her magic?

      I THINK I meant it to be around 200 lbs? I'm not sure. Considerably more than her own body weight and above average even by adult male standards, in any case.

    6. Dan Shive
      DanShive 24 Apr

      Do you or have you ever watched tokusatsu stuff like Kamen Rider or Super Sentai?

      No, but assuming those are power ranger type things, I am fairly familiar with them all the same.

    7. Dan Shive
      DanShive 24 Apr

      will sarah have another bad experience while being tedd's assistant?

      Spoilers....

    8. Dan Shive
      DanShive 24 Apr

      Is there any chance we'd ever see a VILLAIN with shapeshifting abilities in the comic? By that I mean someone a little more... direct actiony than Pandora.

      Good chance, yes.

    9. Dan Shive
      DanShive responded to Apollotg1 24 Apr

      Have you ever considered doing a kickstarter campaign to do another run of EGS books?

      What I'd really like to do is print on demand books, at least at first.

    10. Dan Shive
      DanShive 24 Apr

      Did you ever try crossdressing?

      I have not, unless you count wearing a graduation gown.

    11. Dan Shive
      DanShive responded to ChublyBubblyWub 3 Apr

      Your EGS protagonists have battled lots of giant creatures. Did you have any favorite giant monster fiction when you were growing up?

      I had a mild interest in Godzilla, but he didn't exactly have competition.

    12. Dan Shive
      DanShive 3 Apr

      Have you seen the new 21 Jump Street? I notice all your characters are carrying their backpacks with both straps now, and that's a gag in the movie.

      I have not seen that movie and am not even clear on what it's about. I assume it's a modern remake of something nostalgic given that I've heard the name before.

    13. Dan Shive
      DanShive 3 Apr

      Do you realize that, in your last comic, you missed what was perhaps the best setup to "I put on my robe and wizard hat...." ever created?

      I have no idea what you're referring to, so I suppose I do not.

    14. Dan Shive
      DanShive 3 Apr

      Whatever happened to Grace's telekinesis? She used it to stop a mugger, then again to fight the goo, and proceeded to never of them again after that. Why is that? Is there an in-story reason (the fainting?), or was it just too many powers for one person?

      She uses it every time she flies.

    15. Dan Shive
      DanShive 27 Mar

      Does it ever bother you that the forums seem to be 90% complaining and bitching?

      I don't go to the forums, so I'm only reminded of it when people ask about it.

    16. Dan Shive
      DanShive responded to MissMadameMolly 17 Mar

      Did some official source (wizard, spellbook, etc.) tell Nanase that rapid hair growth was a side-effect of being "burnt out," or did she just come to that conclusion herself?

      Official source, either Agent Cranium or Mr. Verres. I think it's safe to assume Mr. Verres, however, and that she asked him about it on the basis of "holy crap, my hair is growing fast what the gingersnaps"

    17. Dan Shive
      DanShive 29 Feb

      Was Mama Kitsune always so, for lack of a better word, uptight or is she one of those parents that had a wild side when they were younger and swung far in the opposite direction when they mellowed out?

      If this is revealed, it will be in the comic itself.

    18. Dan Shive
      DanShive 29 Feb

      When/if NP ever comes back would it be more like it was last time (continuity free one-off deals) or short little sidestory arcs focusing on either main or side characters (like the mall arc)?

      Lacking any current specific plans for bringing it back, I really don't know.

    19. Dan Shive
      DanShive 29 Feb

      Who's the hardest character to write?

      Arthur. His dialogue has a "no extra weight" policy, and I tend to have to edit down my dialogue for everyone anyway. In his case, it's like I have to take a finely tuned ax to whatever I write for him to get it as straight to the point as possible.

    20. Dan Shive
      DanShive 29 Feb

      Looking at the most recent sketchbook it kind of struck me how often you give characters interests that, presumably, mirror your own. Do you do that consciously or does it just happen because it's stuff that's on your mind a lot and familiar with?

      I write what I know. If I'm not familiar with something, odds are it wouldn't even occur to me to have the characters comment on it.

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