Page 23: Stake
Wednesday, February 14th, 2007April sure likes trying to kill Math. I wonder if she’ll succeed in the next page. (She doesn’t.)
By the way, Gary was a popular choice for the name of the guy in the previous page, so much so that Owen has taken to calling him Gary in e-mails, but the problem with Gary is that it’s so close to Grady, and we’ve already got a Math, Mac and Murdo, which is annoying enough as it is. And Owen has suggested making him a bigger character, possibly the principal of the school, which I think is a good idea. So anyway, we’ll figure out a name eventually. If he’s the principal, he’ll probably be referred to as Mr. [Whatever] most of the time, so now suggest a good last name for a jerk!
Oh, and I also started up another graphic novel today, this one a romantic comedy illustrated by Remy “Eisu” Mokhtar. Â It’s called Marry Me.
February 14th, 2007 at 5:10 am
… Gary Ericson? That way, even if he’s a principle, he still -sounds- like a peon.
“Damnit, Ericson!”
February 14th, 2007 at 6:44 am
k so
the girls gonna try and stab him
and then theyll get atacked by zombies
and then hell save her
and then shell be all like
“O you saved me, you must be a good guy”
and then he’ll feed on her
February 14th, 2007 at 6:47 am
I wish something that exciting would happen, but this story is really boring, unfortunately.
February 14th, 2007 at 7:11 am
perhaps sncheebly.
or however you want to spell it.
February 14th, 2007 at 7:24 am
Hmm…
How about Gary Nigh?
February 14th, 2007 at 8:04 am
I see a love spark happening with april and math………… Look like her man is going to have to do some vampire slaying….. or math might make sure her never gets back with that axe of his…
February 14th, 2007 at 8:32 am
Mac’s not her man! They’re just friends, and she didn’t even know that he was a golfer! This book is so boring.
February 14th, 2007 at 8:37 am
Gary Schrute. As in “I-stole-it-from-The-Office” Schrute.
February 14th, 2007 at 10:49 am
Hah, I love Math.. how he’s reacting to all of this while April’s still in denial. He’s so patient.. I woulda’ grabbed her back by the hair already if I were him.
For “Gary” maybe you could name him… Frank? Another random name that popped up.
Oh, I’m going to check out your new comic. I love Eisu’s style, so I can’t wait to check it out. ^^
February 14th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
i think April knows him… like they had a past. that’s why she shot him with no questions asked.
February 14th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
How about Principal Seethe… It’s kinda sinister sounding and can double as a mild oath when refering to him… It’s got that buried anger quality to it…
Oh by the way… I’ve never posted before so I thougth I’d just add that I really like the way this is going… I forgive you for being a little slow, you’re just getting things started and I like having the groundwork laid. But the premise is great!
Now just don’t disapoint me!
February 14th, 2007 at 9:34 pm
Riveting story so far 😀
I don’t know about principal, I was thinking more like neighbourhood watch leader or something inane like that (maybe a church group leader…), but something that makes him think he’s a big boss guy, but without any real leadership experience.
As for name, I hear Errol Mahony (pronounce Mah-ni)… Mr. Mahony was a bit of an ass when I was at school incidentally 🙂
Cheers guys, keep on truckin’.. O_o
February 14th, 2007 at 10:17 pm
k fools
its time to stop talking about names
that was so lst comic ago
we must discuss todays comic
in which we see math for the true seductive pimp that he is
next thing thatll happen is a giant freak orgy will pop
out and everyone reading the comic will be like…damnit
i need to get in this movie
February 14th, 2007 at 10:19 pm
I still say he’s a Thomas, but more in a dick sort of way.
‘Principal Gary Thomas’ has a nice dick-ring to it.
February 14th, 2007 at 10:29 pm
no way
im totally in for jenson
its totally a classic asshole name
with a slightly amusing ring to it
gary is just….kinda…average
perhaps something completely new
uhhhh
Willard?
Wicker?
February 14th, 2007 at 10:30 pm
seriously, enough with names
will,
you totally want willard cause
then you can be like…o wow,
my names incorporated into one of the characters
February 14th, 2007 at 10:32 pm
whoa
what happend to my last post?
February 14th, 2007 at 10:49 pm
I’m not sure how it works, but some comments don’t automatically go through and need to be approved first. I think it’s from new people, and then after they’re approved once, all their posts work or something. Might have to do with the IP address, don’t know.
February 15th, 2007 at 12:55 am
I think Umberger, or maybe Romberger…Definitely some sort of -mberger. Maybe even Hamburger…Hamburglar?
robble robble
February 15th, 2007 at 2:42 am
Needs a link to first comic.
February 15th, 2007 at 7:17 am
Well that’s easy — just type in lastblood.net (or erase everything after “lastblood.net” and hit enter!). That’ll take you to the cover. This site needs better navigation, but I know nothing of HTML and my brother knows little more than me and he does all the web site stuff for me.
February 15th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
“next thing thatll happen is a giant freak orgy will pop out”
No sex any time soon, but check back in a couple months.
Kelsa, Seethe is cool, but I’d like the name to be easily pronounceable for the movie. I’ve been thinking that Matheson would even be hard to understand, although having him be called Math most of the time will help with that. Also, look for the pace of things (and general quality of the writing hopefully) to pick up a bit on Monday.
Steven: Nice thought, but nah, she just got freaked out when she walked into the room and heard a scary stranger say he was a vampire and he was there for their blood. If he was a human and he was kidding, he’d be too scary to keep alive, in my opinion, making a joke like that at such a time, and if he’s really a vampire, well then shit, vampires are scary, better try to shoot him! It was a total spur of the moment thing. She had secretly had this gun with her for a while, with one bullet, and she saw an opportunity to use it.
Lydia: Yeah, Math’s main focus is on keeping everyone calm, keeping them alive, keeping them from killing themselves, really, since he’s confident that he can protect them. He won’t even act impatient with a human any time soon. He has to earn their trust.
Not sure yet about a name for the mustache guy, but I think we’ve got enough suggestions to last a lifetime now!
February 15th, 2007 at 3:33 pm
Yeah I saw that later, I came to this page directly from a link on SA
Just add a link to the first comic to the blogroll, easy as pie.
February 15th, 2007 at 4:24 pm
“No sex any time soon, but check back in a couple months.”
implying therell be a little romance goin down?
so…whatd happen if a vamp mated with a human?
nothing?
blade child type thing?
February 15th, 2007 at 4:28 pm
hey so
on the cover, theres this vampire wearing some oldschool clothing
protecting some people.
is that vampire ever gonna pop up and whoop some ass
or like…is that just a wicked cool picture for the cover in
which none of those characters have any true significance
February 15th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
The only boring story is one without a conflict. There has to be an antagonist, a bad guy, who’s somehow organizing the zombies or somesuch.
February 15th, 2007 at 4:55 pm
“There has to be an antagonist, a bad guy, who’s somehow organizing the zombies or somesuch.”
Oh, there is, don’t worry, big time.
February 15th, 2007 at 5:53 pm
Yeah, you have to have your first post approved, and afterwards all the posts from your name and E-mail are approved, I believe, hence why one’s e-mail isn’t checked listed but it’s still required for ‘Verification’ for leaving replies.
I still vote for Ericson!
Or maybe Hojo, going back to FF7 names…
February 16th, 2007 at 2:00 am
Love your writing, but seriously, enough with the spoilers! If you want to keep dropping hints, link to your scripts like I just did in this post. I’ll read them, I promise.
February 16th, 2007 at 4:59 am
There’s always the option of just reading the pages and saving the blog posts and comments for later when it’s all done. There are many big things still that I haven’t spoiled yet and won’t spoil. One reason for spoilers is that I think the story has sucked so far and I want to let people know that there at least actually is interesting stuff on the way.
February 16th, 2007 at 6:35 pm
“on the cover, theres this vampire wearing some oldschool clothing
protecting some people.
is that vampire ever gonna pop up and whoop some ass
or like…is that just a wicked cool picture for the cover in
which none of those characters have any true significance”
That’s actually Math, and there’s April behind him with some kids. They look a little different from in the interior pages, I guess, but close enough. I can’t promise that scene will occur, though.
February 16th, 2007 at 10:15 pm
well it looks like theyre wearing older clothing
perhaps we can just pretend that it happened a long
time ago or something, when another similar event happened
but not as large
March 2nd, 2007 at 10:07 pm
Alderbrect, Pugchepkie, Hodge, Boyle, Cooper, Obermeyer. Wincheldglast.
March 31st, 2007 at 7:34 pm
Agresta. Italian last name from Latin ‘agresta’ meaning ‘sour grape’. I like my Italian goomba angle.
So Geraldo Agresta or Giulio Agresta are my suggestions.
http://www.behindthename.com and http://surnames.behindthename.com are my lovely resources, should you ever want to find names on your own.
March 31st, 2007 at 7:38 pm
Thanks, Tori. I decided to just go with the last name of Howard, since it rhymes with coward! Might eventually reveal his first name, though.
December 2nd, 2007 at 11:46 am
I think his name should be Albert. beacuse to me, thats just the name that comes to mind with his face…
December 10th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
THIS IS THE BEST PAGE SO FAR!
December 11th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
OMG u write Marry ME?!?..When us the third one coming out…ive been waiting forever
December 11th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
*is