Favourite Chapter of Fans

[losslike]

So it looks like we're coming to a close.

Hey, guys.
I'm a long-time lurker and everything but I've read Fans for a long time now, it seems to me, and T has explicitly stated he's not going to return to Fans any time soon. I know Fans isn't as popular a webcomic as some out there, but it's held a special place in my heart(oh god, I think I've been ensconced in mozzarella) and I wanted to know whether any of you have any favourite arcs? Or chapters.

I'm thinking mine's going to be:
-The Ways The World Ends
-Escapism
-Three
-Bound

[Bozeman]

Ditto the above list and adding...

-Beginnings (wraps up great, Jared killing Hyperman is a personal favorite)
-Tests (Love Rikk standing up to Passus Chronus, family issues, and Alisin's final thoughts)
-Crossover (Hilda overcomes the pain from Grid and really comes through for a personal triumph)
-Makin' 'em Sing (I loved the idea of the characters being forced to share their deepest thoughts)
-The Smell of Honey (Connection between Will and Shanna, and Meighan pulls her weight)
-Grid (when I first read the second to last strip of Grid, I felt physically ill. Hilda's loss hit me hard, and it takes real quality to do that)

[Thray]

In my opinion, Fans is *the* best Webcomic, bar none.

My favorite chapter is bound, and my favorite page is this one: http://www.faans.com/books1-6/index.php?p=1463 . That last panel is amazing and terrifying.

On a much lighter note, the chapter where the Fans bust Shanna out of the FIB prison (Prison Planet: Ex Machina) was a lot of fun, and this page is great: http://www.faans.com/books1-6/index.php?p=476

I really like most of the chapters that focus on one character. Otaku (Rumy) and Man's Best Friend (Marc) were my favorites there.

The big reveal where we find out that Zaha was really on Team Alpha's side (http://www.faans.com/books1-6/index.php?p=1910) was another great page.

All of Times of War was great, as was the entire Cuckoo arc. T does long, protracted conflicts really well IMO.

Last, Mood Clippah was a great deal of fun, while still posting a serious threat to one of the most important and iconic relationships in the series.

(Edit): I forgot to mention the sequence in "The Ways the World Ends" where Rikk, Ally, and Rumy start their polygamous relationship. That was incredibly heartwarming and yet perfectly logical.

[Thray]

So it looks like we're coming to a close.

Hey, guys.
I'm a long-time lurker and everything but I've read Fans for a long time now, it seems to me, and T has explicitly stated he's not going to return to Fans any time soon. I know Fans isn't as popular a webcomic as some out there, but it's held a special place in my heart(oh god, I think I've been ensconced in mozzarella) and I wanted to know whether any of you have any favourite arcs? Or chapters.

I'm thinking mine's going to be:
-The Ways The World Ends
-Escapism
-Three
-Bound

What's Escapism? I don't remember that one and couldn't find it in the drop-down.

[Bozeman]

It's part of Book 1. The true title is Prison Planets: Escapism. It's the one where Shanna is captured by the F.I.B. and they try to make her think she's crazy.

[Muttley]

Here's a trip down memory lane, presented in the order I encountered them.

Fans, SLAN's and Hyperman and Break. This is where I joined the Fans! trail, and contains the classic "RAPE!" frame, which was delivered perfectly and really cracked me up. How do you defeat an invicible superhero? Accuse him of rape. The whole episode is very fannish, and despite not being drawn by Waltrip (by Thor Thorvaldson Jr. in fact), works well visually. This is where the cuckoos first entered the story, as a product of the 23-sider,, a thread which has only just achieved some completion.

So, haveing once run a college SF club myself, (though I'm no Rikk) I was strangely drawn to this webcomic. So, as you do, I read the archives. Highlights included -

The page in A Way Of Life? with the "Girl under a tree reading Clarke" - for a long time that's all we knew her as - later to enter the story as Julia, with a stutter (hmmm), and become Tim's anchor.

Campaigns - Rumy's flying "I am a sensitive ARTIST!" kick - as coloured by Brian Daniel

The title page of "Heroes", the splash panel showing the con.

Then as the story develops:

The Way The Future Is - Harry's story, with soundtrack. What can I say - I'm not his generation, but I know exactly where he's coming from.

The Seventh Power - the It's Walky crossover - despite not being too keen on Walky itself, I found it really compelling.

The end of The Ways The World Ends: Thunderclaps, Resolutions, yes, even Trinity - although I still feel that "Rikk gets both" is just a bit too close to fanservice. Great build-up to a final battle with lots of effective and affecting moments. The Auxiliaries get a mention in Thunderclaps too.

That's just picking the highlights.

I was more at home with the Fans as the SF Club, and when they came back in uniforms as the new FIB it didn't feel the same. Partly, I suppose, it's because I'm not so familiar with their new Fandoms. However, the story remains entertaining and never boring or predictable, and still retains a flavour of the old days.

[Quinch]

No mention of Marcworld? It was definitely one of the more... what-the-hellish premises.