I don’t know how long Digger has to go, but lets make December a tribute to Ursula by voting the comic as high as we can*. Visit topwebcomics daily to vote (I do already), and if you have access to multiple computers (on different IP addresses) vote from all of them.
* The best I’ve seen so far is 25th place. Digger is a far better comic than most of those above it.
I’m wondering what happened between Boneclaw Mother and Jhalm, yes. Still, with only eight Tuesdays left in the year, I can see where Ursula might be tempted to condense parts of the story that don’t bear directly on Digger. Maybe a comment on the side as they compare notes with DIgger when she blows them away by coming up out of the hole, though? I hope so.
Why do people care so much about the voting thing to detract from meaningful conversation? That list doesn’t reflect upon the quality of the comic, and most people know that (or so I had hoped).
I’m not quite sure if it was mentioned before, but I was so sure Ganesh statue was made of stone
@Nivm: How is talk about voting (currently 23, yay!) mutually exclusive with talk about the comic itself? And of course the list position doesn’t affect the comic’s quality, but I don’t think it’s wrong to wish that the reverse might prove true.
Dying to find out what happened with Jhalm. I can’t decide if it’s more likely that he saw reason and backed down or that he’s currently being sat on by twenty hyena warriors. (Somehow I don’t see him not surviving the encounter, no matter what he tried to do.)
I want the voting to go on, because the comic deserves a larger audience. I know of quite a few people who look for new web comics by checking such lists; I’m sure that it also wouldn’t hurt Ursula financially if she got more business because people get turned on to her fantastic art through this comic. Sure, there are other ways for them to find out about her work; sure the web comic listing doesn’t validate her comic – it stands on its own merits…
But the voting shows our support of her, shows our appreciation of the comic, and opens the door to more people getting to know and love this story, which is far more amazing than its place at 23rd really shows. In my humble opinion Digger is MUCH better artistically and story wise than “Misfile” which just does nothing at all for me.
On to the actual comic discussion (because vote discussion and comic discussion aren’t exclusive of each other!)
I too am astounded by the immense awesomeness of Boneclaw Mother. I want her to come to my house 😛
In case anyone was wondering, it’s up to 19 now. 🙂
Anyhoo, I’m glad they all came out of whatever it was intact. I think the statue of Ganesh is sad and trying to be brave about it. He likes Digger, so it would make sense. I wonder how Boneclaw Mother is going to respond to Ed’s death, though. That’s what I’m waiting for.
@Skydancer-Yeah I’m with you. There’s a lot of story we don’t know about. Where’s the Shrew? How’d Grim Eyes get there?. Where’sJhalm? Who will help me bake the bread? Sorry on that last one I was on a questions roll. I am pretty sure that Ganesh knows exactly what The Thing is. I also wonder when Bone Claw last used the thing. It’s probably a wet willy. Those “things” are really annoying.
Well, everyone looks to be in one piece, so I’m guessing Jhalm backed down…but I imagine we will get the whole story when Digger reappears. I’m wondering now just how long she has been down there – the actually finishing-off-the-god bit seems to have gone pretty quickly; the discussion with Jhalm had to take a while…of course, we don’t really know transit time to/from the god chamber….but it surely can’t take days, or anything, can it? Because otherwise, people seem to be giving up hope awful fast….
Ha! I laughed so hard I scared the dogs! The Awesomeness of Boneclaw Mother knows no bounds …
I have to weigh in on the voting conversation, for a few reasons. First, I was the first to discover that Digger had been added to TopWebComics (or at least the first to mention it in the comics), so I feel a little responsible for defending the value of voting here. Second, my OCD prompted me to do some investigating, the results of which may be relevant here.
I found it quite interesting that Hawk mentioned Misfile. As it happens, my investigation found that Misfile is the ONLY higher ranked comic on TWC that has no Vote Incentive. (For any who don’t know, many comics include artwork, sketches, or other similar material that appears after you vote for them, and is often not obtainable any other way.) A trawl through the Misfile archives told me that the have, in the past, run Vote Incentives. What does that mean? It means that Digger is the highest ranking comic on TWC that has NEVER had a Vote Incentive. So while the list ranking itself may not always be directly related to the quality, or even the popularity, of a webcomic, there are more subtle indicators there.
For Ursula, listing Digger on TWC was a small time investment that probably returned a modest increase in readership, and possibly a slight increase in revenue from there. For us, the loyal readers, voting is a way to show pride and support for our favorite story, and it’s something anyone can do even if they’re like me: “Not Poor, Just Broke”.
I wish I had a grandmother like Boneclaw Mother. I mean, I’d probably not visit her because she’d be totally manipulative but I love the thought.
And: Whooo! Digger’s at 12 on the TWC list! Not that I really care about the ranking (truly, many of the comics on that list are dross..) but it’d wonderful to have more people see and appreciate this work of art.
It’s ending this quickly? :O What a shame, I realise it’s been going on for quite some time but…I want more Digger adventures!(Though I do realise we’re coming close to the end of this particular adventure)
Actually I had two grandmothers rather like Boneclaw Mother. I have hopes of growing up to *be* Boneclaw Mother….or at least a pale imitation of Her Awesomeness!
Mind you, some people here might enjoy a good Thing-ing, if only because it would mean that, yes Virginia, there is a Boneclaw Mother (and how awesome a holiday gift would that be? Write to the Post, now!), though I imagine that, for certain people, the exact value of “thing” would shift…
Like dancing! *Mind out of gutter!* After all, she would be a great dancer. Swing, at the very least.
Ah, good. We need a few light-hearted strips after the last chapter. There’s a few people I’d like to do “The Thing” to. I wonder if she’ll teach me how to do it.
I found this quote today and immediately thought of Ed:
“When you are about to die, a wombat is better than no company at all.” — Roger Zelazny, “Doorways in the Sand”
Robert Zelazny wrote about many worlds in his life and wrote about characters that could pass through all worlds and the shades of possibility. It’s quite possible he poked his nose into the world of a certain wombat before Ms. Vernon did. It’s possible – but dead men tell no tales.
I have no idea what readers mean to Ursula, digger doesn’t have ads so the comic’s financial benefit is more as “advertising” for things that she does sell. But regardless, I hope that if we can show how much we appreciate her work by voting then that will mean something to her… I’d stop voting if she ever said not to.
As of this posting, Digger’s at 15. It’s early in the month, so if we keep on voting every day, Digger ought to stay in the top 20 at least!
I’m beginning a journey through the archives again anyway; I think I might “ration” my reading to a few pages on non-update days, but I’m really enjoying going through the story from the start. Again.
I would infer by the fact that these three are still at the temple that Jahlm did decide and walked away – which would be somewhat anticlimactic as a panel, and with the amount of time that has just passed underground, would now be an anachronism. Of course I might be wrong and he might be sitting across the road, stalemated.
Nobody is immune to The Thing. Nobody.
I guess that’s why they call her GRIM Eyes, what a pessimist.
Who’s the dude on the right, next to Grim Eyes?
That’s Mirai on the right.
Awe inspiring.
Isn’t that one of the speared hunters who chased our furry digging friend?
VOTE! http://topwebcomics.com/vote/10180/default.aspx
I love the idea of ‘the thing’ being given to a wooden god – beautiful.
Slight sadness at the idea of the end of the strip now. I do hope the end comes with grace and pace.
Haha! Even the servant of a -god- is threatened by ~The Thing~ just awesome.
Boneclaw Mother just keeps getting more and more and more awesome. There is no limit to her badass-ness.
Go Boneclaw Mother, go!
End of the story… It is sad, but stories have to. In appreciation, digger should have votes
http://topwebcomics.com/vote/10180/default.aspx
Haw! ‘The Thing’, huh?
I don’t know how long Digger has to go, but lets make December a tribute to Ursula by voting the comic as high as we can*. Visit topwebcomics daily to vote (I do already), and if you have access to multiple computers (on different IP addresses) vote from all of them.
* The best I’ve seen so far is 25th place. Digger is a far better comic than most of those above it.
Yay, Boneclaw Mother! *feels a little better now*
Javcs, it’s Murai, not Mirai, BTW. 🙂
Um…. Did I miss what happened to Jhalm? Last I knew he’d been givent he command to decide…
I’m wondering what happened between Boneclaw Mother and Jhalm, yes. Still, with only eight Tuesdays left in the year, I can see where Ursula might be tempted to condense parts of the story that don’t bear directly on Digger. Maybe a comment on the side as they compare notes with DIgger when she blows them away by coming up out of the hole, though? I hope so.
OH NO–NOT THE “THING!” love this story, want more Digger adventures!
Why do people care so much about the voting thing to detract from meaningful conversation? That list doesn’t reflect upon the quality of the comic, and most people know that (or so I had hoped).
I’m not quite sure if it was mentioned before, but I was so sure Ganesh statue was made of stone
@Nivm: How is talk about voting (currently 23, yay!) mutually exclusive with talk about the comic itself? And of course the list position doesn’t affect the comic’s quality, but I don’t think it’s wrong to wish that the reverse might prove true.
Dying to find out what happened with Jhalm. I can’t decide if it’s more likely that he saw reason and backed down or that he’s currently being sat on by twenty hyena warriors. (Somehow I don’t see him not surviving the encounter, no matter what he tried to do.)
@Madam Atom: I reckon Boneclaw Mother did The Thing on Jhalm too.
I want the voting to go on, because the comic deserves a larger audience. I know of quite a few people who look for new web comics by checking such lists; I’m sure that it also wouldn’t hurt Ursula financially if she got more business because people get turned on to her fantastic art through this comic. Sure, there are other ways for them to find out about her work; sure the web comic listing doesn’t validate her comic – it stands on its own merits…
But the voting shows our support of her, shows our appreciation of the comic, and opens the door to more people getting to know and love this story, which is far more amazing than its place at 23rd really shows. In my humble opinion Digger is MUCH better artistically and story wise than “Misfile” which just does nothing at all for me.
On to the actual comic discussion (because vote discussion and comic discussion aren’t exclusive of each other!)
I too am astounded by the immense awesomeness of Boneclaw Mother. I want her to come to my house 😛
Come to your house? Heck, I want Boneclaw Mother to adopt me!
I wonder what liver is going for at Stop and Shop? I think Whole Foods should carry Warrior Tea…
–Perfesser
Sooo… anyone else thought that Grim Eyes was wearing shades in panel 1?
Al that’s needed is her making an awful pun just before she puts them on. And a chorus of oracular slugs going “YEAAAAAAAAH!”.
If there were any more awesome and win in Boneclaw Mother, I fear she might collapse into a singularity!
Okay, yes, she IS pretty singular already.
Interesting. Jhalm is nowhere to be seen, and they’re all sitting around wondering what happened. Did the magic tunnel vanish?
Huh. I always thought it was a stone statue, not a wood one.
Also, Boneclaw Mother is my hero. 🙂
In case anyone was wondering, it’s up to 19 now. 🙂
Anyhoo, I’m glad they all came out of whatever it was intact. I think the statue of Ganesh is sad and trying to be brave about it. He likes Digger, so it would make sense. I wonder how Boneclaw Mother is going to respond to Ed’s death, though. That’s what I’m waiting for.
Hey Digger, just broke Top 20.
@Skydancer-Yeah I’m with you. There’s a lot of story we don’t know about. Where’s the Shrew? How’d Grim Eyes get there?. Where’sJhalm? Who will help me bake the bread? Sorry on that last one I was on a questions roll. I am pretty sure that Ganesh knows exactly what The Thing is. I also wonder when Bone Claw last used the thing. It’s probably a wet willy. Those “things” are really annoying.
Well, everyone looks to be in one piece, so I’m guessing Jhalm backed down…but I imagine we will get the whole story when Digger reappears. I’m wondering now just how long she has been down there – the actually finishing-off-the-god bit seems to have gone pretty quickly; the discussion with Jhalm had to take a while…of course, we don’t really know transit time to/from the god chamber….but it surely can’t take days, or anything, can it? Because otherwise, people seem to be giving up hope awful fast….
Made of wood…? I thought it was stone…
Ha! I laughed so hard I scared the dogs! The Awesomeness of Boneclaw Mother knows no bounds …
I have to weigh in on the voting conversation, for a few reasons. First, I was the first to discover that Digger had been added to TopWebComics (or at least the first to mention it in the comics), so I feel a little responsible for defending the value of voting here. Second, my OCD prompted me to do some investigating, the results of which may be relevant here.
I found it quite interesting that Hawk mentioned Misfile. As it happens, my investigation found that Misfile is the ONLY higher ranked comic on TWC that has no Vote Incentive. (For any who don’t know, many comics include artwork, sketches, or other similar material that appears after you vote for them, and is often not obtainable any other way.) A trawl through the Misfile archives told me that the have, in the past, run Vote Incentives. What does that mean? It means that Digger is the highest ranking comic on TWC that has NEVER had a Vote Incentive. So while the list ranking itself may not always be directly related to the quality, or even the popularity, of a webcomic, there are more subtle indicators there.
For Ursula, listing Digger on TWC was a small time investment that probably returned a modest increase in readership, and possibly a slight increase in revenue from there. For us, the loyal readers, voting is a way to show pride and support for our favorite story, and it’s something anyone can do even if they’re like me: “Not Poor, Just Broke”.
Now go vote, or Boneclaw Mother will do The Thing!
http://topwebcomics.com/vote/10180/default.aspx
😉
Dangit!
[correction]
… first to mention it in the comments …
😕
I wish I had a grandmother like Boneclaw Mother. I mean, I’d probably not visit her because she’d be totally manipulative but I love the thought.
And: Whooo! Digger’s at 12 on the TWC list! Not that I really care about the ranking (truly, many of the comics on that list are dross..) but it’d wonderful to have more people see and appreciate this work of art.
Ursula is #12 as of 10:40 P.M. Pacific Time.
…I love Boneclaw Mother. I really do. Ursula, I adore pretty much all of your characters, but she’s my absolute favourite.
@TekServer: That’s amazing. I think we can pretty much all agree that this comic deserves that honour.
Also, still at 12. But I think that’s the highest it’s ever been. Let’s break the top 10 before the comic’s end, shall we?
It’s ending this quickly? :O What a shame, I realise it’s been going on for quite some time but…I want more Digger adventures!(Though I do realise we’re coming close to the end of this particular adventure)
Actually I had two grandmothers rather like Boneclaw Mother. I have hopes of growing up to *be* Boneclaw Mother….or at least a pale imitation of Her Awesomeness!
Boneclaw Mother: She will Thing you all!
Mind you, some people here might enjoy a good Thing-ing, if only because it would mean that, yes Virginia, there is a Boneclaw Mother (and how awesome a holiday gift would that be? Write to the Post, now!), though I imagine that, for certain people, the exact value of “thing” would shift…
Like dancing! *Mind out of gutter!* After all, she would be a great dancer. Swing, at the very least.
Go Boneclaw Mother 😉
Digger is at #13 as of my vote moments ago
Ah, good. We need a few light-hearted strips after the last chapter. There’s a few people I’d like to do “The Thing” to. I wonder if she’ll teach me how to do it.
I found this quote today and immediately thought of Ed:
“When you are about to die, a wombat is better than no company at all.” — Roger Zelazny, “Doorways in the Sand”
@Barry that is really random. Or is it? Could Mr. Zelazny have known how important wombats might be in figuring out God’s plan for our world?
Or her world. It really isn’t her world either is it?
Robert Zelazny wrote about many worlds in his life and wrote about characters that could pass through all worlds and the shades of possibility. It’s quite possible he poked his nose into the world of a certain wombat before Ms. Vernon did. It’s possible – but dead men tell no tales.
Yay, my vote push is working :).
I voted just now and digger is tied with Misfile.
Keep voting and we will see what happens.
I have no idea what readers mean to Ursula, digger doesn’t have ads so the comic’s financial benefit is more as “advertising” for things that she does sell. But regardless, I hope that if we can show how much we appreciate her work by voting then that will mean something to her… I’d stop voting if she ever said not to.
As of this posting, Digger’s at 15. It’s early in the month, so if we keep on voting every day, Digger ought to stay in the top 20 at least!
I’m beginning a journey through the archives again anyway; I think I might “ration” my reading to a few pages on non-update days, but I’m really enjoying going through the story from the start. Again.
Murai only has a broken arm and is only facing a small army. I’m sure she’ll be fine 😮
I would infer by the fact that these three are still at the temple that Jahlm did decide and walked away – which would be somewhat anticlimactic as a panel, and with the amount of time that has just passed underground, would now be an anachronism. Of course I might be wrong and he might be sitting across the road, stalemated.
I finished the cold servant mask I was working on earlier. Actually, I finished it some time ago but got distracted with making a clay head. Anyway,
http://everyzig.deviantart.com/art/ColdServantMask-188495139