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Blind Guardian · 01-23-2012, 12:12 AM

look at Phantom's eyes! Evil! EVIL!

Rune Son of Bjarne · 01-23-2012, 10:34 AM

Never before did I notice how much Shasta resembles Data from Next Generation.

Hookbill the Goomba · 01-29-2012, 05:28 PM

Bit of a disaster today as I lost my Downer Newspaper folder - it got corrupted as I tried to remove the external hard drive or something I don't understand. So, for this week, we have the emergency stand by...
That's right, it's the return of the Tabloid gutter press. The Barrow!

But P&A is in tact, don't you worry.

The archive is in a state of disarray, but I plan on fixing it at some point soon. No promises as to when, though.

Hookbill the Goomba · 02-05-2012, 05:26 PM

Thanks Oddwen for her story this week!!

Now back to your regularly scheduled Phalian.

Don't forget that if you've lost track of The Phantom and Alien, you can look back though the...

PHANTOM AND ALIEN
COMIC ARCHIVE THING

The animation is still happening, by the way. Work has slowed down due to brother Joshua (animator) going back to university / collage / thing recently. But progress is being made!!!

Galadriel55 · 02-05-2012, 05:48 PM

I'm on fire! I'm on fire! I'M ON FIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!!!!!!!!

Please go on. ^^

Blind Guardian · 02-05-2012, 10:52 PM

The difference is that sneaking into peoples houses and taking monies isn't wrong and burglary is. Definitely is. Duh, that's why people go to jail. 'Cos I got a sack of cash and I quite happy. Now the people I took it from is a different story...

Aganzir · 02-06-2012, 02:18 AM

It's winter. I'm sitting in my room and shivering. What's a poor girl to do?

Lalwendë · 02-06-2012, 07:37 AM

That Entwife picture is sinister!

Hookbill the Goomba · 02-13-2012, 02:21 AM

Thanks Oddwen for her story this week!!

Now back to your regularly scheduled Phalian.

Don't forget that if you've lost track of The Phantom and Alien, you can look back though the...

PHANTOM AND ALIEN
COMIC ARCHIVE THING

Sorry it's a bit late. Had a bad case of chickens-invading-my-house last night. Had to fight them off with a spoon because everything else had been pecked to dust.

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 02-13-2012, 06:38 AM

The way you cropped that photo puts my rock way out of proportion! It isn't nearly that large in real life, honest.

Glirdan · 02-13-2012, 07:17 AM

There you go Hookbill, there ARE still people reading it!

Galadriel55 · 02-13-2012, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheGreatElvenWarrior

The way you cropped that photo puts my rock way out of proportion! It isn't nearly that large in real life, honest.

Don't be so modest, TGEW! Don't be afraid to acknowledge your attributes!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glirdan

There you go Hookbill, there ARE still people reading it!

Oh no, I'm not reading that newspaper! Eru save me from it!

^.^

Boromir88 · 02-13-2012, 09:03 PM

Why would pirates accept a robot as their captain? I thought Robots and Pirates were involved in an infinite conflict of infinity?

Glirdan · 02-14-2012, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G55

Oh no, I'm not reading that newspaper! Eru save me from it!

Do not lie!!! I've seen you reading it while taking leisurely strolls through Isengard!!

Hookbill the Goomba · 02-19-2012, 06:22 PM

Now back to your regularly scheduled Phalian.

Don't forget that if you've lost track of The Phantom and Alien, you can look back though the...

PHANTOM AND ALIEN
COMIC ARCHIVE THING

Nearly done on the first scene or so on the P&A animation. It's looking really good so far!!

Galadriel55 · 02-19-2012, 09:20 PM

Oh those silly moron children! You never get a moment's peace with them! I wonder whose gate I should crush into next...

Hookbill the Goomba · 02-26-2012, 05:22 PM

Thanks to Galadriel55 for satirising the fact that I get a backlog of articles that build up until they're several weeks out of date. :P

Now back to your regularly scheduled Phalian.

Don't forget that if you've lost track of The Phantom and Alien, you can look back though the...

PHANTOM AND ALIEN
COMIC ARCHIVE THING

Next week, P&A will see the magnificent, the invisible, the inevitable... MECHADEATH! DUN DUN DUUUUNNN!!

Galadriel55 · 02-26-2012, 05:30 PM

Mechadeath? Death? Ooooooooo, death!........

Oh that Alien...

Hookbill the Goomba · 03-04-2012, 05:44 PM

Now back to your regularly scheduled Phalian.

Don't forget that if you've lost track of The Phantom and Alien, you can look back though the...

PHANTOM AND ALIEN
COMIC ARCHIVE THING

Also, if you're interested...
A teaser for the P&A animation!!

Galadriel55 · 03-04-2012, 07:11 PM

Hobbits? Yes, catch them, please. I think they'll make great dessert.

Westeros is indeed messed up place.

Alien looks so innocent in the picture!

Blind Guardian · 03-04-2012, 10:14 PM

Wait a minute...does Alien have a front tooth?

Galadriel55 · 03-04-2012, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blind Guardian

Wait a minute...does Alien have a front tooth?

He also has back teeth. Look at his pictures from a couple weeks ago.

Hookbill the Goomba · 03-05-2012, 05:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blind Guardian

Wait a minute...does Alien have a front tooth?

Yes! The animation is going to be based on Volume 3 (which I highly recommend reading

). It's a prequel to the whole P&A experience!!

Legate of Amon Lanc · 03-05-2012, 06:40 AM

Oh MY!!! Guess I just got another favourite P+A character.

I ♥ MECHADEATH!!!!!!!!!

On top of that, the Hobbits article really almost killed me...

How is the animation proceeding, by the way?

Hookbill the Goomba · 03-11-2012, 06:03 PM

Now back to your regularly scheduled Phalian.

Don't forget that if you've lost track of The Phantom and Alien, you can look back though the...

PHANTOM AND ALIEN
COMIC ARCHIVE THING

The animation is going slowly due to Joshua having other commitments. Mostly, you know, school.
I don't know if any of you know how to use flash? But maybe if we decide to do more of these we should get more than one person to do the animating.

Oddwen · 03-11-2012, 06:10 PM

But...pizza is a vegetable. Samwise and Hamfast are gardeners. Ergo, they grow pizza. I'm surprised the author of that blurb didn't realize this.

[edit] Also, I love how Alien's Tiem transcending hat is also a roof transcending hat. [/edit]

Galadriel55 · 03-11-2012, 06:31 PM

Do the birds really think that's the wurst that can happen to them? Wait till I call a few hobbits...

I love Alien's hat. What Oddwen said. Also, how the hand goes from "d" to "q" position (ie thumbs up/down).

Blind Guardian · 03-11-2012, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hookbill the Goomba

Yes! The animation is going to be based on Volume 3 (which I highly recommend reading

). It's a prequel to the whole P&A experience!!

I've read it. I just never realized he had teeth!

Lalwendë · 03-12-2012, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scurrilous reporter

Lalwende spends family fortune on replica of Tolkien's face

I want to hotly deny this, but it's very close to the truth seeing as with every passing hour I get closer to spending unfeasible amounts of cash on that Lego Millennium Falcon. Because it exists and I want to make it.

Rune Son of Bjarne · 03-13-2012, 05:47 PM

The genocide has been put on hold, until I have managed to acquire some more butter.

Glirdan · 03-15-2012, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rune Son of Bjarne

The genocide has been put on hold, until I have managed to acquire some more butter.

Wait, you haven't received the shipment I sent you a month ago?? *Scowls at poor mail delivery services*

Gil-Galad · 03-15-2012, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lalwendë

I want to hotly deny this, but it's very close to the truth seeing as with every passing hour I get closer to spending unfeasible amounts of cash on that Lego Millennium Falcon. Because it exists and I want to make it.

Wait till you see the Lego Super Star Destroyer.

Rune Son of Bjarne · 03-15-2012, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glirdan

Wait, you haven't received the shipment I sent you a month ago?? *Scowls at poor mail delivery services*

Oh was that for the genocide?

I used it all in my failed attempt to seduce a dozen llamas, that I met at an Engelbert Humperdinck concert.

Glirdan · 03-16-2012, 03:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rune Son of Bjarne

Oh was that for the genocide?

I used it all in my failed attempt to seduce a dozen llamas, that I met at an Engelbert Humperdinck concert.

But there was a letter attached to it saying "For use of genocide ONLY. Contains lethal ingredients." And the label of course went on to outline the aside lethal ingredients, most of which I am prohibited from speaking about due to copyright infringements and top secret government sponsors!

Hookbill the Goomba · 03-18-2012, 05:54 PM

Now back to your regularly scheduled Phalian.

Don't forget that if you've lost track of The Phantom and Alien, you can look back though the...

PHANTOM AND ALIEN
COMIC ARCHIVE THING

And for those of you that love Mechadeath and his mysterious ways, here's a special picture...

Larger version...

Galadriel55 · 03-18-2012, 07:58 PM

Let me tell you that the majority of the spy-dancers consisted of "Galadriel couples", formed, of course, by Galadriels 1 through 54.

Glirdan · 03-18-2012, 11:47 PM

If you're going to spread slanderous libel about me, at least get the pastry I was using right.....it was a pie, for any who were interested.

Hookbill the Goomba · 03-25-2012, 05:09 PM

Now back to your regularly scheduled Phalian.

Don't forget that if you've lost track of The Phantom and Alien, you can look back though the...

PHANTOM AND ALIEN
COMIC ARCHIVE THING

Well, another week, another beak.

Blind Guardian · 03-25-2012, 05:30 PM

Omigawd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Galadriel55 · 03-25-2012, 07:30 PM

I was trying (fruitlessly) to figure out who's the person behind Greenie. Then it dawned on me: it's Überdeath. Mwahahahahaha!!!!!

01-29-2012, 05:28 PM	#3123
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	Bit of a disaster today as I lost my Downer Newspaper folder - it got corrupted as I tried to remove the external hard drive or something I don't understand. So, for this week, we have the emergency stand by... That's right, it's the return of the Tabloid gutter press. The Barrow! But P&A is in tact, don't you worry. The archive is in a state of disarray, but I plan on fixing it at some point soon. No promises as to when, though. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

02-05-2012, 05:26 PM	#3124
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	Thanks Oddwen for her story this week!! Now back to your regularly scheduled Phalian. Don't forget that if you've lost track of The Phantom and Alien, you can look back though the... PHANTOM AND ALIEN COMIC ARCHIVE THING The animation is still happening, by the way. Work has slowed down due to brother Joshua (animator) going back to university / collage / thing recently. But progress is being made!!! __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

02-05-2012, 05:48 PM	#3125
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,517	I'm on fire! I'm on fire! I'M ON FIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!!!!!!!! Please go on. ^^ __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

02-06-2012, 02:18 AM	#3127
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	It's winter. I'm sitting in my room and shivering. What's a poor girl to do? __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.

02-06-2012, 07:37 AM	#3128
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	That Entwife picture is sinister! __________________ Gordon's alive!

02-13-2012, 02:21 AM	#3129
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	Thanks Oddwen for her story this week!! Now back to your regularly scheduled Phalian. Don't forget that if you've lost track of The Phantom and Alien, you can look back though the... PHANTOM AND ALIEN COMIC ARCHIVE THING Sorry it's a bit late. Had a bad case of chickens-invading-my-house last night. Had to fight them off with a spoon because everything else had been pecked to dust. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

02-13-2012, 06:38 AM	#3130
TheGreatElvenWarrior Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America Posts: 2,230	The way you cropped that photo puts my rock way out of proportion! It isn't nearly that large in real life, honest. __________________ The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead.

02-13-2012, 07:17 AM	#3131
Glirdan Energetic Essence Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Where Lark Nor Eagle Ever Flew Posts: 3,285	There you go Hookbill, there ARE still people reading it! __________________ *I'm going to buy you a kitty, I'm going to let you fall in love with the kitty, and one cold, winter night, I'm going to steal into your house and punch you in the face!* Fenris Wolf

02-13-2012, 09:03 PM	#3133
Boromir88 Laconic Loreman Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: USA Posts: 7,521	Why would pirates accept a robot as their captain? I thought Robots and Pirates were involved in an infinite conflict of infinity? __________________ Fenris Penguin

02-19-2012, 06:22 PM	#3135
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	Now back to your regularly scheduled Phalian. Don't forget that if you've lost track of The Phantom and Alien, you can look back though the... PHANTOM AND ALIEN COMIC ARCHIVE THING Nearly done on the first scene or so on the P&A animation. It's looking really good so far!! __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

02-19-2012, 09:20 PM	#3136
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,517	Oh those silly moron children! You never get a moment's peace with them! I wonder whose gate I should crush into next... __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

02-26-2012, 05:22 PM	#3137
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	Thanks to Galadriel55 for satirising the fact that I get a backlog of articles that build up until they're several weeks out of date. :P Now back to your regularly scheduled Phalian. Don't forget that if you've lost track of The Phantom and Alien, you can look back though the... PHANTOM AND ALIEN COMIC ARCHIVE THING Next week, P&A will see the magnificent, the invisible, the inevitable... MECHADEATH! DUN DUN DUUUUNNN!! __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

02-26-2012, 05:30 PM	#3138
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,517	Mechadeath? Death? Ooooooooo, death!........ Oh that Alien... __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

03-04-2012, 05:44 PM	#3139
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	Now back to your regularly scheduled Phalian. Don't forget that if you've lost track of The Phantom and Alien, you can look back though the... PHANTOM AND ALIEN COMIC ARCHIVE THING Also, if you're interested... A teaser for the P&A animation!! __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

03-04-2012, 07:11 PM	#3140
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,517	Hobbits? Yes, catch them, please. I think they'll make great dessert. Westeros is indeed messed up place. Alien looks so innocent in the picture! __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

03-05-2012, 06:40 AM	#3144
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	Oh MY!!! Guess I just got another favourite P+A character. I ♥ MECHADEATH!!!!!!!!! On top of that, the Hobbits article really almost killed me... How is the animation proceeding, by the way? __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

03-11-2012, 06:03 PM	#3145
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	Now back to your regularly scheduled Phalian. Don't forget that if you've lost track of The Phantom and Alien, you can look back though the... PHANTOM AND ALIEN COMIC ARCHIVE THING The animation is going slowly due to Joshua having other commitments. Mostly, you know, school. I don't know if any of you know how to use flash? But maybe if we decide to do more of these we should get more than one person to do the animating. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

03-11-2012, 06:10 PM	#3146
Oddwen Drummer in the Deep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Next Sunday A.D. Posts: 2,145	But...pizza is a vegetable. Samwise and Hamfast are gardeners. Ergo, they grow pizza. I'm surprised the author of that blurb didn't realize this. [edit] Also, I love how Alien's Tiem transcending hat is also a roof transcending hat. [/edit] __________________ But all the while I sit and think of times there were before I listen for returning feet and voices at the door Last edited by Oddwen; 03-11-2012 at 06:13 PM.

03-11-2012, 06:31 PM	#3147
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,517	Do the birds really think that's the wurst that can happen to them? Wait till I call a few hobbits... I love Alien's hat. What Oddwen said. Also, how the hand goes from "d" to "q" position (ie thumbs up/down). __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

03-18-2012, 05:54 PM	#3155
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	Now back to your regularly scheduled Phalian. Don't forget that if you've lost track of The Phantom and Alien, you can look back though the... PHANTOM AND ALIEN COMIC ARCHIVE THING And for those of you that love Mechadeath and his mysterious ways, here's a special picture... Larger version... __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

03-18-2012, 07:58 PM	#3156
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,517	Let me tell you that the majority of the spy-dancers consisted of "Galadriel couples", formed, of course, by Galadriels 1 through 54. __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

03-18-2012, 11:47 PM	#3157
Glirdan Energetic Essence Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Where Lark Nor Eagle Ever Flew Posts: 3,285	If you're going to spread slanderous libel about me, at least get the pastry I was using right.....it was a pie, for any who were interested. __________________ *I'm going to buy you a kitty, I'm going to let you fall in love with the kitty, and one cold, winter night, I'm going to steal into your house and punch you in the face!* Fenris Wolf

03-25-2012, 05:09 PM	#3158
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	Now back to your regularly scheduled Phalian. Don't forget that if you've lost track of The Phantom and Alien, you can look back though the... PHANTOM AND ALIEN COMIC ARCHIVE THING Well, another week, another beak. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

03-25-2012, 07:30 PM	#3160
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,517	I was trying (fruitlessly) to figure out who's the person behind Greenie. Then it dawned on me: it's Überdeath. Mwahahahahaha!!!!! __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera