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So there you go. That's what a Lure looks like when it's not impersonating Becky's mother!

Anyway, that's the end of another chapter and - bad news, guys - the next chapter is the last! We do have a short Epilogue after that, but Chapter 16 is the final "proper", full-length story chapter. I hope to see you all back here for Page 1 next week!
-Posted on Feb 08, 2010
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jgib: Okay, that's it - demon plushies are definitely going on our merch list!

Ghost: It's that Bedlam's doing. He may be prepared to happily cut out your heart, but at least he'll protect your modesty while he does it!

BLNT/Sean: Thanks, guys!

Matt: Subterfuge is over-rated! Sometimes the best approach is the direct approach!
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Awwww! The Lure is adorable! Mondays are going to suck (even more) when tis comic ends.
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artistically draped cloth in that last panel :)
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So much for subterfuge!

Also: Really cool looking monster!
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Tantz: Yes, we most certainly have! And we've hit it at full speed, too!

Paul: Thanks!

Thip: Heh - I think it's fair to say that everyone will be busy doing something from here on in!

Khard: You're right about Craig! I just uploaded the Chapter 16 title page this afternoon, and I realised I hadn't mentioned him in the "Story so Far" summary, either! Oh well, he's first on stage in the next chapter so that'll keep him happy!

Amanda: Aaaw, you're just a big ol' softie who sees the best in everyone!
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nice, spartan name, 'Lure' is. And we have hit the crescendo, haven't we?
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Double cliffhanger on one page - that's torture!!! I guess the operative word is .... SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING!!!! ;o)
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Arturos isn't looking so good there (neither is Becky's "mom").
I noticed that no one mentioned Craig. Last we saw of him, he was on top of the broadcast roof about to go inside. At least one of our heros is still on his feet.
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Well, it's definitely not her mom, but it's not THAT hideous ^.^ It just wanted to be friends!
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Albone: All good things must come to an end, my friend!

UsedBooks: Well, it is the final page of the penultimate chapter ... it's supposed to be bleak. It's, like, the law or something!

Hero: Thanks!

Freefall: It is indeed. Not far to go now!

Peipei: A "random intervention thing"?! The very idea! ;-) All the clues you need are already in the story (although some of them are a very long way back!
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Geez, it's all coming to a head now, innit?

What's this talk of 'last' chapter?
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Looks pretty serious and bleak, but it's not over yet. *Awaits the obese soprano's solo.*
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Ohhh. big climax coming.
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Oh crap D:. We're gonna need some strange and random intervention thing to happen like right now x_x!
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Ironscarf: Heh - sorry about the timing! Shades was always intended to be read as a "graphic novel" with a proper beginning, middle and end. In fact, that was part of the reason why I wrote the script for the entire story before even starting to look for an artist! And, yeah - I'm afraid that end is almost in sight now. Timing aside, at least this should mean you can enjoy a "proper" ending and not just wonder why it's stopped updating one day!

Harry/Darwin: Yeah, that's about the size of it!

Misfits/Doc: Thanks, you two!

Abt: Ha! You should be ashamed of yourself for that remark (and I should be even more ashamed for finding it funny!) And, yeah, Lovecraft makes sense. After all, it would take a pretty twisted mind to put a near-naked teenage girl and a tentacle monster in the same panel, wouldn't it? What's that you say? It's a staple genre of a certain type of Japanese manga? Well, I never! What will they think of next! ;-)

SoItBegins: Yup - two thousand! You have to remember, Bedlam and the Shaman belong to an order which is over five thousand years old. They survived the arrival of the Celts in Britain by passing themselves off as Druids, but the Roman conquest stripped them of even that degree of control. (Remember this flashback?) As far as Bedlam is concerned, everything's gone downhill since then!
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How typical of me to discover this at the end! Another great page with effortlessly flowing dialogue. Erasing mistakes certainly was a chore, before we went digital!
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EEP!
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Aw oh!
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Niiiice!
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Yeah, but what good is July's sunshine without shades? Um, SHADES, get it? Cough cough...

Thrawn has a bit of a Lovecraftian vibe going on there, with these tentacles.
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Two thousand years-- ?
All the way since the Romans... wow. These guys are determined.
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Lem: You know ... I'm getting seriously worried by the readers who find demons "cute"! Last week it was JustNoPoint and the quailings, now it's you and the lures. I think I was wrong to suggest we could start a line of demon-themed action figures. Clearly what we need are plushies!

Coyote: You missed a few! Let's not forget that Starflare and Starflower are also out for the count; Boo is being over-run by Bedlam's acolytes; Doug and Ryan are engaged in battle over a nuclear power station; and Stan and his family have just been arrested by one of Dominion's mercenaries. Damn. I'm never going to be able to resolve all that in one chapter ... unless I just let 'em all die, of course! ;-)

Azu: Well, you're about half right. No, come to think of it, you're exactly half right! Chapter 16 is a little longer than most of the other chapters (sixteen pages) and the epilogue is an additional six, so there are actually 22 pages still to go. By my reckoning, that should take us into July. And who wants to read webcomics when they can be out playing in the sunshine, anyway?!

Brogan/Nepath: Thanks, guys!
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The lure is quite cute ugly.
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Well, this is not looking good. Arturos is down, the Shaman's swamped with demons, and Becky's about to be a blood sacrifice. :/ Looks like our heroes are gonna have to pull an eleventh-hour miracle here. This is shaping up to be a spectacular conclusion, bring on the last chapter!
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Aw, that means there's only 11 more weeks of Shades.
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