The eternally clueless Johnny Pipes.
A popular joke between me and my happy-go-lucky partner Ethos states that Scatter Storming can suck and still be good.
And it’s kinda true, because it’s hard to tell exactly when it sucks and when it doesn’t. It’s essentially a text dump of Ethan’s sick, sick mind, edited for your reading pleasure. That being the case, it’s essentially the same thing every time… but his thoughts tend to differ from week to week. Which is good. Keeps things fresh and whatnot.
Anyway, he’s only written 14 of these things, so I’m only going to pick three of them. But believe me, they’re all worth a second look:
Scatter Storming Issue #010 “10th Issue Extravaganza!!!”
The first thing you’ll notice is that Scatter Storming #10 has the worst cover in the short, short history of the series. However, once you get past that glaring defect, you’ll find an entertaining stream of thought inside that manages to include both Nate Liles, and no less than four screenshots defiled with MS Paint. Actually, they’re some of Ethos’ best MS paintjobs ever, in my opinion. And Nate Liles just makes everything awesome.
Scatter Storming Issue #13 “Like Father Like Son”
This cover is significantly better. It even has Ethan’s dad on it! Anyway, I chose this one pretty much because of the second “story,” in which Ethan skillfully guides us through a notably epic evening of his. Well maybe “epic” is a bit of a stretch, but it’s certainly entertaining, especially to fellow gamers. That’s why I love Scatter Storming: it’s a trip straight into the mind of our odd little friend Ethan. It’s occasionally scary, occasionally funny, but always entertaining.
Scatter Storming Issue #8 “Toon Issue”
Take away Ethan’s sleepy-time, and what will happen? Apparently, he’ll write shit like this. Step into the mind of a sleepy Ethos for the wackiest issue of Scatter Storming ever written. Everything is spot-on, from the hilarious opening to the profanity-laden Wind Waker monologue to the comments about my mom.
Wait…
Ah, never mind. It’s all hilarious. Kinda makes me wish he’d do it again. But then again, I suppose the boy does need his sleep.
So there they are. Look for Scatter Storming to resume next week, and check back soon for more Best of Riddlethos awards. I assure you they’ll be awesome.
Hahaha Ethos is the man. 10th anniversary extravaganza FTW.
@CC: Personally, I can’t wait to see the cover for the 100th anniversary episode. If it’s not mind-meltingly epic, I’ll be severely disappointed.
It’ll be ALL my unfinished projects in one cover!
Christmas Video, LFoPD, Jesus in Jail, Mr. Cloud Man Has an Accident, the list goes on…
I’m curious what else is in the list. I could name those four, although I forgot about Jesus in Jail until I reread your RPGamer bio recently. I get bored at work and read old RPGamer bios sometimes… don’t judge.
Jesus in Jail? Sounds like stigmata from the wrong hole!
Apparently I arrived late in the Ethos-Mythos. What’s Jesus in Jail?
I gave Ethan three days to answer and he failed, so now you get my answer.
Jesus in Jail is a comedy musical about the trials of Jesus after he is hilariously incarcerated. It is Ethan’s Springtime for Hitler: something he knows can only fail, but hopes it might be a hit because of how accidentally goofy it is. The problem, naturally, is that Jesus in Jail is being created to be goofy, so the goofiness won’t be an accident, so it will fail. Quite the conundrum, yes?
The last time I heard about a significant portion of his free time being spent on Jesus in Jail was in 2008, usually while simultaneously talking on IRC, grinding to beat Colossus in Etrian Odyssey II, and ordering coffee at Starbucks. About the time Journey to Castle Lusipurr was being planned, Jesus in Jail updates halted and I never heard about it again. Will it be resurrected? Not to sound like an atheist, but I don’t think that is a realistic expectation.
It WAS intended as a joke upon its creation 4 years ago, but since we’ve taken it more seriously. I mean, it still has comedic elements, but it’s not being made for shock value.
And Matti and I still write it whenever we get together. I’m actually at his house now! Just a few months ago we wrote one of the better songs. So it hasn’t really even been to the cross, yet!