Veteran of a Thousand Meme Wars - Part II

Greetings, dear readers!

It is I, Optiluiz, and I have returned for another round of comic shenanigans and excessive rambling! Aw geez, Rick, what a week! These past few days have been long and hard (that's what she said), but I'm grateful for the opportunity to finally sit down and shitpost, especially in this chilly weather. And on that note, let's talk about what's been going on in my life.

College is finally interesting again, and I've got a couple of projects lined up that I think you guys might like. My social life is as fucked up as ever but I'm making an effort to not turn into a cyber-hermit, so I guess that's alright. To be honest, what's keeping me alive at the moment is the expectation of spending three days by myself in an empty apartment binge-watching everything on my hard-drive. Also a possible tabletop RPG which was canceled as I began typing this, fuck.

Last week I mentioned a super-secret project that my girlfriend was working on, and though it's not quite finished yet (there are still some texturing issues to be resolved), here is the big reveal!

That's right ladies and gentlemen, Optiluiz has finally invaded the three-dimensional world! We're all doomed! It took a lot of work, but it all seems worth it when you look at that cute little face. If there's enough interest, we might even end up selling these!

In an unrelated note, have you ever found yourself watching Dank Meme compilations on Youtube at three in the morning? If so, you probably understand what I'm going through with life right now. I try to keep negative thoughts at bay by overdosing on media, but it feels like there just aren't enough pepes memes out there to save me.

In any case, I think I'll keep today's post mercifully short, as I'm really not in the mood to be writing. That being said, I hope you guys remember that today's comic is really just a joke stemming from my own way of dealing with suicidal thoughts, so don't get your panties in a bunch. If Optiluiz is going to die, it's going to be in some spectacularily idiotic fashion.

For now, have a great weekend, everyone! Lets keep the Cyberpunk thing going with this week's featured song. Might as well embrace the future.

Chainsaw cheers,

- Optiluiz out.

PS: I'll be making an effort to be more positive in the future. This has nothing to do with you guys, but I feel that if I write this here I might actually do it.

PPS: Writing a Pathfinder campaign is so fucking tiresome. It's still worth it, though. I just hope we actually get to play this time...

To Hell and Back

Greetings, readers!

     Optiluiz here once more with a Throwback Tuesday comic! This is a remake of my favourite classic-ECB comic, and I think it looks a lot better now.
     I always thought that the existence of "Hell" is a ridiculous thing, as punishing sinners is something that God would do, not Satan. However, there is a long line of things I find ridiculous regarding religion (and there are a ton of comics on that topic as well!).
     In any case, I don't have much time today, as I have to get things ready for class tomorrow. College is a drag, but I guess it's better than High School. Or not.

Chainsaw cheers,

-Optiluiz out...

PS: We should all give Max a round of applause for remaking this comic on such short notice and even bringing it to my house for editing. Thanks, dude.

Journey's End... or not.

Greetings,

     Optiluiz here once more, and he is very sorry. Really, I was hoping not to draw anymore dragons or make fantasy-inspired posts, but it was unavoidable. But before we begin today's long-winded epic tale, I'd like to add that Max once again owes us drawings, and one of our blog dragons is still unnamed. But Norbertu's fine. Now, on we go...

     I finally finished Skyrim. I know, I'm about 3 years late to the party, but I have to share something that was such a big part of my life for the last few months. I've come to realize that life really isn't that different from an RPG, we just have less dragons around. However, in the end, everything can basically be broken down into quests and we really do level up with experience, it's just a lot more subtle. In the end, I think we should all live life as if someday someone will sit around a campfire and recite this epic tale to a bunch of excited listeners. Everyone can be a hero in their own way.

     I usually play RPGs like a movie, and when the time comes it must end, so I don't do every quest, and I make sure to try and act like the character would. In my Skyrim adventure, I played as an Imperial traveler who gets caught up in the whole dragonborn business and even had his own little character arch. I was pretty proud of it in the end. Ludin (his nordic name) arrived a helpless prisoner and slowly began amassing power to defeat the evil Alduin. Though at times he struggled with his own morality deciding on whether or not the end of his quest justified his means of attaining power, he eventually turned into a symbol of hope for all in Tamriel, and gave up his own Imperial heritage to defend the rights of the Nords. In the end, having become a hero of the people, he faced Alduin in the heavens and attained a righteous victory. Now here's a non-related gif.



     Wow, I think I got a bit lost in the whole role-playing thing. But I like to live these stories, after all. I'll certainly miss this game, but I think it's time to move on, and have fond memories of the days I spent in the cold regions of Skyrim during a Brazilian summer. Of course, some things I'll still take with me, like the incessant need to do mundane sidequests, not because of the potential loot or experience, but because it'll help someone. Oh, and the in-game apple pies, I learned to make them and they're delicious. But one more important thing is to remember that there is no problem you can't overcome after a bit of patience and some more experience. Or dragons.

     But that's enough about Skyrim. Life moves on (though it is hard to give up my own personal nicotine), and as you can see I tried to remake the suicide gif, but I'm still not satisfied with the results. It's not good enough to replace the old one, yet. Max will finish his heroic drawings soon, I hope. And we'll finish (or start, whichever you prefer) our movie(s) as well. Anyway, I'll leave you all with something epic to remember Skyrim by. I think that's all for now, and I hope you all have an awesome weekend!




Chainsaw cheers,

Optiluiz out.

PS: I finished at level 42, and married Aela...

PPS: Sorry for the really long post...

Max - Character Bio!

Greetings,

     Optiluiz here once more to introduce you to Max, since he's too busy to do so himself. (I won't complain, at least we have the drawing now!)

     So, this is our Max, the Emo Clown. Well, I call him that anyways. You'd have to be a clown to be a boy and still wear all that make-up. He's like Marvin the depressed robot, just less happy. He usually hangs out with Optiluiz and Hijo Del Diablo, complaining about life and finding creative ways to die. You'll be seeing him soon in our comics!

     That's all for now, but remember to check in later this week for Ragnarok! The event, not the game. Apparently, it's the end of the world again, and we're not missing that on ECB. (And also check in for Max's announcements later on)...

   This is where you end and I begin. Hello people around the world, Max is back! But now I'm a businessman  and therefore I work hard. So for now it's hard for me to post here, but trust me, I'll be more back soon! With more depression, blackjack and hookers. This was supposed to be a character bio, but fuck it, I don't care. It's the fourth version of this blog and I'm lazier than I have ever been before.

Chainsaw Cheers, 

Optiluiz out.