I just can’t stay dead with you here
*spits the dirt out of his mouth*
OK, I’m back… reports of my death were not exaggerated, but why should that stop me doing what I love?
Zombies, they’re everywhere these days – TV, Films, Books, Popular Culture – and it seems that I have joined their ranks by rising from the dead.
So, whilst we can ponder all day why the undead are featuring so heavily in our media – is it the state of the global economy, the wars and the general FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt) of modern living – the only decision I have to make is what sort of zombie I come back as.
A shuffling, shambling mess? No.
You know those run-faster-than-when-they-were-alive, super-powered types? Well, that’s me now.
And that means there are going to be a few changes to The Flowfield Unity, there have to be.
Firstly, with my new found zombiness, I have teeth and I’m going to use them. No more holding back. That means that we’re going from ‘almost PG to 15 rated’. Swearing is fine, hell, it’s practically mandatory in times like these. I’m pretty sure if you are old enough to get these odd comics, you’re old enough to understand the context of curse words.
And also, as a card-carrying member of the risen, it’s my job to convert you to the cause… there will be more about that soon, but essentially I’ve realised that I am not The Flowfield Unity… You are.
So there you are. I’m not going daily just yet… you do need to shuffle a bit before you gather speed up to a full adrenaline-inducing sprint, but I will be posting fairly regularly, so stay tuned.
And thanks for digging me out of the ground, all of you, I really appreciate it and I will do the same for you when you fall.
*wonders if it is too soon to sing the Gary Glitter song; It’s good to be back, it’s good to be back*
Felicitations!
Here’s a pineapple shishkabob for you.
Why thank you, for both your felicitations and the ‘bob.
As an attempt to catch up on the last few weeks, I feel compelled to ask, ‘how are things with you?’
I’m hovering in there. Thanks for asking.
The Flowfield Unity: A Comic With Braaaaaaaaaaaaains.
/b
tee hee!
Slogan of the week, written by the genius of the moment.
Top work.
Welcome back!
Thank you, and welcome back to The Flowfield Unity.
You didn’t think I’d abandon you?
As an aside I’m thinking about taking an advert out across the entire internet for half and hour, just to point out what everyone already knows… Fun times.
Nah, didn’t think you’d abandon me. For your advert, make sure to have a lot of motivational looking images of yourself looking poignant.
YEEEEEEAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGBRAAAAAINS!
I knew sacrificing all that Halloween candy would not be in vain!
Do candy souls go to heaven?
Your sacrifice has been noted, and the rituals you performed were spot on.
Tell me, you did enjoy the slaughter and the taste of their gooey insides, didn’t you?
…yes, it was tasty tasty murder. *sniffle*
If candy heaven involves a rollercoaster ride through the esophagus, I have to wonder where I’m headed.
Zombies. Nice.
Oh no my monitor’s making that high pitched noise again. I think it’s mutating my already mutant brain. That can’t be good.
There is a future where Joe, the double mutant, goes on a rampage throughout North America, followed by his trusty sidekick, Megamonitor Afterwards, amid the rubble and carnage, everything appears better again.
Great, glad to see you back and excited to see what is coming in the future. And actually glad we are headed into the realm of PG-15, should make for some grittier strips.
The future, it’s always exciting when you have no idea where it’s heading.
As for the grittier strips, I don’t know what I have in me just yet, but I do know that I don’t want to censor myself… censorship can be dishonesty when applied blanket-style.
I tried to keep the site as unvirsal as possible to have the widest range of possible audience… I have since found out, however, that I have been classed as adult all along because of my ‘Humanist themes’.
Apparently, when talking about deities, the same rule applies as for Santa, The Tooth Fairy and Sarah Palin.
“…classed as adult all along because of my ‘Humanist themes’…”
Seriously? That seems a bit ridiculous. Reminds me of an incident while I was hiking on the Appalachian Trail: we stopped in a small town to re-supply and rest for an evening. As part of our time in town, we popped into the little public library to use their internet, and all of the webcomics I read were blocked by their “safe surf” guardian software. As was PandasThumb.org, the bastards. Lotta silly people in the world.
Your comics were mature long before you decided to include swears. It is all about your definition.
glad ur back!
Death! Dude!
You still owe me for those drinks on the Styx… oh and you left your spare robe round at mine.
I’m not going to ask how Death left his robe round your house Ad, but something tells me you and him got a little too close while you were gone. *tuts*
But it’s great to have you back….even though I wasn’t here when you were gone. And man am I sorry for that. Lookit, I’m so sorry, I remembered to check the update, and I promise I will from now on.
Hear that, fellow Flowfielders? You can never get rid of me! And now, I can buy a lottery ticket and leave home. You lot are so lucky I don’t know where any of you live.
(This would be a good time to tell you lot that I’ve been in a real threatening mood today. Some of my threats include (in reply to “Thank you 50/50 chance of being a boy!”) “There’s a 50/50 chance I’m going to cut off your nads” and “Do you like your teeth? Because I’m going to smash them out” and “I’m perfectly friendly. It’s when I have access to a chainsaw you should be worried”
Right, well, now that I’ve finished that rather Maddie-esque ramble, I’ll be off to wander the lonesome streets of the internet.
I threaten the cat, but then I pet him. Also I threaten my computer but I don’t pet it. It’s not alive. At least…I don’t think it is…
did you get mistaken for a boy? that happens to my sister all the time
Nah, although I have been mistaken for being a boy before, this time I was saying guys have it a lot easier than girls and he was displaying smug gladness that he was a guy.
that guy must’ve been a moron. having it easier shouldn’t be a source of pride, the converse i’d think
If you are smart enough to be able to make your life easier, then you should be proud of that fact.
If you are born into an easy life, you should be thankful of that, but not proud.
I’ve been mistaken as a prostitue before.
I was dressed as a pirate wench. It makes sense.
However, I was also standing outside a school, so…
You know, if there is a 50/50 chance you are a boy, then if you cut off the “nads” of the boy that said that, it becomes 100% certain you are a boy, well, 100% certain you have the right pieces. They be originally some one elses pieces, but that is a minor technicality and the person who just lost those pieces won’t really be in the mood to argue a moot point.
Nice point. I did, however, graciously allow him to keep his nads.
By the way, it amuses me that you put nads in speechmarks. It’s a word, you know!
Welcome back to the land of the living and the not quite dead. We have cookies here. Actually, hershey’s kisses, but I could rustle up some cookies if needed.
I have cookies. They are oatmeal raisin.
I want some oatmeal raisin cookies! I have banana nut or blueberry muffins that I could offer up in trade.
Cookies for all
*crowd boos*
OK then, cookies for none
*crowd boos even louder*
Fine, cookies for some, tiny pretzels for everyone else
*crowd cheers*
In celebration, may just I say:
You’ve got red on you.
Welcome back, brother.
Where? Here? It’s OK, it’s not mine…
Good to be back, and thank you for coming back too.
yeah! sweet! just when i was getting used to not typing in this URL as part of my daily webcomic rounds, that took a lot of effort you know
I’m happy to save you the effort.
So, what other webcomics do you read?
i go for QC, xkcd, married to the sea…the list has been whittled down because of constraints on my time. only the truly good survive (count yourself in that category) (mainly because of the cookies thing)
You know, you could save yourself some time with an RSS reader…
One click and it does all the legwork of finding out which comics have updated
Pffft! Laziness, I call that!
(Or maybe intelligence… but I prefer laziness.)
I stick everything in my favourites and read them when a)I remember or b)I have the time. At last count, I have 45 different comics in my favourites, but only read 10 regularly. I should have a clearout, but they’re reserved for when I get bored and go catch up on updates. Unfortunatly I’m quickly losing such a thing as “bored time” and barely being able to read my regular 1p0I hate agedness.
this way i get a lovely surprise when flowfield has updated because i think maybe theres a pattern? but i cant be bothered working it out, all my days blend into one.
[...] also pleased to announce that Adam York Gregory of the Flowfield Unity has arisen from the dead. He promises that he’s going to teach us some new swear words or [...]
*cheers* Yay!
I hereby dub you “Fido.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mo6C6up1Qo
Glad you’re back, and hit the ground running.
So glad to see you (all) back. WB Adam.
Oh and: Zombies < Liches
; p
Ha, you’re not wrong… but we all need something to aspire to.
looks like fun things to come, welcome back!
Indeed, a bit of fun goes a long way.
Thanks for coming back Tia, and thanks for the lovely email
Welcome back. Please no Gary Glitter: I’m all in about banning the music of known paedophiles from my ears.
Paedophile or not, I’m all about banning Gary Glitter music from my ears full stop.
OK, GG is out. He, or any of his songs will not be mentioned again*
*Maybe he will, but it depends upon the context…
It’s great to have you back, Adam.
I was surprised how much I missed The Flowfield Unity–both the comics and the discussion. I suppose I’d been lurking for so long that I’d developed a weird sort of vicarious camaraderie with all of you. Sorry if that’s creepy.
In any event, I shan’t be lurking any longer and look forward to the new ’15 rated’ strips (now with XTRA creative freedom!)
And, for the record: Zombies < Vampires <Liches
Congratulations on your de-lurking! It’s always good to have another voice, another opinion and another person to chat with. Your contribution is worth your weight in gold.
Hopefully, this extra creativity is going to be worth it…
And now, you are officially part of The Flowfield Unity, so please feel free to join in whenever you want and in return, let me know if there is ever anything I can do for you.
Yay, higher rating. Now I don’t have to put clothes on before I read the comic.
Being undead is fun. Normal lethal things don’t kill you and you can eat other ppl as part of your regular diet.
No more Gary Glitter, or you will be put down for a long sleep and no more awakenings.
Welcome Back.
You were putting clothes on to read the comic before?
Yeah, naked Ben! The only superhero who loses his costume as part of his transformation!
For you, no more Gary.
adam, did i just hear you celebrate bens nakedness? i…cant think of a reason why anyone would do that
“A naked Ben is a good Ben”
These two have a mutual appreciation of each other that borders on bromance. It’s kind of sweet, in an abstract way.
I am going to assume you mean bromance in the Turk & J.D. context?
I’m pretty sure he means in a bromine-magician sort of way.
…Obviously.
I thought Brandy was female.
My other Flowfield crush is gone, blown away in the harsh winds of reality ;(
Brandy isn’t female?
Oh shush, you.
Just because I forgot the ‘s’.
Yes, Ben in the Turk and J.D. sort of way. Only you’re both Turk (J.D.’s annoying).
And I am female but I had guessed it was just a typo (there aren’t many lads around named Brandy).
no, its ok ben, im still here!
Glad to see you rising from the dead. My bloglines inbox is happy again.
I’m glad to be gracing your inbox with my presence. You’ll know, possibly more than anyone, the significance of my Halloween return.
Hooraay!
I was dreading having to remove the little Flowfield Unity button from my toolbar.
You being a zombie means that the
The Flowfield Unity = Zombies
We = The Flowfield Unity
We = Zombies?
I hadn’t noticed any brains cravings, but it makes sense.
Good to have you back!
I’ve always noticed a craving for brains.
That is why I am here, I am sizing up potential food sources.
I suspect I am not the only one.
I think I might add a line on my dating profiles, “Must possess large cranial mass” “Pin heads need not apply”
I think the food sources here would be particularly nutritious.
Perhaps subconciously that’s why I’m here…
Sounds good to me, although it does make you sound slightly psychotic or at least odd.
No change there, then.
I am awfully glad to see you. If you see anyone approaching you with a salt shaker and a threaded needle, run like hell.
I don’t think he has a choice in that running style.
wow. you’re back! you’re really back!!! *grins*
clearly you’ve been missed..
but take your time.. daily posts or no, it’s just good to have you around again
as a zombie, i ought to know how it feels to be “newly-awakened” :p
welcome back, adam!
Mmmmm. Fresh Flowfield brains:).
[...] a final note, I’m glad to see that my friend Adam is updating the Flowfield Unity [...]
Woo, awesome! Guess I won’t have to find a replacement for your Minion of Nodd spot, after all.