Comments on: Elfquest: Water birth http://boingboing.net/2013/01/21/elfquest-water-birth.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 26 May 2013 04:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Margherita Tramontano http://boingboing.net/2013/01/21/elfquest-water-birth.html#comment-1633728 Margherita Tramontano Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206845#comment-1633728  I wonder how the curdon's cut?...  I wonder how the curdon’s cut?…

]]> By: Margherita Tramontano http://boingboing.net/2013/01/21/elfquest-water-birth.html#comment-1633727 Margherita Tramontano Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206845#comment-1633727 Like Leetah said, healthy elven mothers feel only pleasure giving birth, not pain like us "ordinary" humans. How lucky. Like Leetah said, healthy elven mothers feel only pleasure giving birth, not pain like us “ordinary” humans. How lucky.

]]> By: William Clark http://boingboing.net/2013/01/21/elfquest-water-birth.html#comment-1633593 William Clark Tue, 22 Jan 2013 03:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206845#comment-1633593 This was just beautifully illustrated. Thank you Wendy! This was just beautifully illustrated. Thank you Wendy!

]]> By: Erika Westberg http://boingboing.net/2013/01/21/elfquest-water-birth.html#comment-1633317 Erika Westberg Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206845#comment-1633317 This is pretty cool. I understand why she didn't want to be cooped up in some little pool, not able to move and swim! The dolphin video was interesting as well. This is pretty cool. I understand why she didn’t want to be cooped up in some little pool, not able to move and swim! The dolphin video was interesting as well.

]]> By: David Miz http://boingboing.net/2013/01/21/elfquest-water-birth.html#comment-1633290 David Miz Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206845#comment-1633290 Folks - quick biology lesson: this is EXACTLY how real life marine mammals such as dolphins give birth.  Elfquest is at its best when the story and art are founded on our best understanding of real-life science and fact.  Today's page is a perfect example of that.  It has no more to do with "fish poop" and is no more ridiculous than this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QfuE9AxeR4w Folks – quick biology lesson: this is EXACTLY how real life marine mammals such as dolphins give birth.  Elfquest is at its best when the story and art are founded on our best understanding of real-life science and fact.  Today’s page is a perfect example of that.  It has no more to do with “fish poop” and is no more ridiculous than this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QfuE9AxeR4w

]]> By: Tavie http://boingboing.net/2013/01/21/elfquest-water-birth.html#comment-1633151 Tavie Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206845#comment-1633151  He's far back because they're going FAST and he needs to catch that baby and being far back gives the baby enough time to slow down enough so that when he catches it it isn't SHOOTING into his hands with the force of a champagne cork being popped directly into your eye.  He’s far back because they’re going FAST and he needs to catch that baby and being far back gives the baby enough time to slow down enough so that when he catches it it isn’t SHOOTING into his hands with the force of a champagne cork being popped directly into your eye.

]]> By: Alex http://boingboing.net/2013/01/21/elfquest-water-birth.html#comment-1633144 Alex Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206845#comment-1633144 I'm sorry but I laughed when I saw this.  Just a touch ridiculous and why is Sunstream so far back?!  They're lucky some shark didn't eat the kid as it was waiting to be picked up. I’m sorry but I laughed when I saw this.  Just a touch ridiculous and why is Sunstream so far back?!  They’re lucky some shark didn’t eat the kid as it was waiting to be picked up.

]]> By: Tavie http://boingboing.net/2013/01/21/elfquest-water-birth.html#comment-1633141 Tavie Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206845#comment-1633141 Welcome, baby! Welcome, baby!

]]> By: Wyldenay http://boingboing.net/2013/01/21/elfquest-water-birth.html#comment-1633130 Wyldenay Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206845#comment-1633130 Simply perfect! I could not imagine a more appropriate way for this baby to have been born. They will make lovely parents. Simply perfect! I could not imagine a more appropriate way for this baby to have been born. They will make lovely parents.

]]> By: Ashen Victor http://boingboing.net/2013/01/21/elfquest-water-birth.html#comment-1633127 Ashen Victor Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206845#comment-1633127 Sound collision! http://youtu.be/5ak917meUoo?t=55s  Sound collision!
http://youtu.be/5ak917meUoo?t=55s 

]]> By: capnmarrrrk http://boingboing.net/2013/01/21/elfquest-water-birth.html#comment-1633093 capnmarrrrk Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206845#comment-1633093 TORPEDOS AWAY! TORPEDOS AWAY!

]]> By: Maura Scherrer http://boingboing.net/2013/01/21/elfquest-water-birth.html#comment-1633080 Maura Scherrer Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206845#comment-1633080 lmao I just imagine the baby going "ping!" lmao I just imagine the baby going “ping!”

]]> By: Andreas Ganesha Spring http://boingboing.net/2013/01/21/elfquest-water-birth.html#comment-1633077 Andreas Ganesha Spring Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206845#comment-1633077 Seeing this, I am reminded of Episode 9 of one of my all-time anime series: "Earth Maiden Arjuna" ("Chikyû shôjo Arjuna"), where Cindy explains to Juna, that normally infants don't cry when being born naturally... and a beautiful water birth is featured there, too, when we witness Chris being born. That's one of the episodes, where my vision gets blurred all the time from those tears in my eyes... Seeing this, I am reminded of Episode 9 of one of my all-time anime series: “Earth Maiden Arjuna” (“Chikyû shôjo Arjuna”), where Cindy explains to Juna, that normally infants don’t cry when being born naturally… and a beautiful water birth is featured there, too, when we witness Chris being born. That’s one of the episodes, where my vision gets blurred all the time from those tears in my eyes…

]]> By: Kristin Hunt http://boingboing.net/2013/01/21/elfquest-water-birth.html#comment-1633064 Kristin Hunt Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206845#comment-1633064 The little girl's got an awesome start to life. WHEEE! ( The speed of this picture makes me think Brill was  swiming sort of fast (considing the  distance between her and the child, and she's not turned around yet. But YEAh! (I wanna know who this little girl is now). Her name? What color are her eyes? What color is her hair? Does she have a soulname? Who who Who! The little girl’s got an awesome start to life. WHEEE! ( The speed of this picture makes me think Brill was  swiming sort of fast (considing the  distance between her and the child, and she’s not turned around yet.

But YEAh! (I wanna know who this little girl is now). Her name? What color are her eyes? What color is her hair? Does she have a soulname?
Who who Who!

]]> By: Sapfo http://boingboing.net/2013/01/21/elfquest-water-birth.html#comment-1633058 Sapfo Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206845#comment-1633058 A boy or a girl? What do you think? A boy or a girl? What do you think?

]]> By: David Miz http://boingboing.net/2013/01/21/elfquest-water-birth.html#comment-1633057 David Miz Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206845#comment-1633057 So simple, so glorious, so perfect.  It's amazing that a "comic book" can fill me with such joy. So simple, so glorious, so perfect.  It’s amazing that a “comic book” can fill me with such joy.

]]> By: Sara Jung-Claßen http://boingboing.net/2013/01/21/elfquest-water-birth.html#comment-1633055 Sara Jung-Claßen Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206845#comment-1633055 That's... interesting. And that's the birth junkie in me speaking. :P That’s… interesting. And that’s the birth junkie in me speaking. :P

]]> By: Guy Grasso http://boingboing.net/2013/01/21/elfquest-water-birth.html#comment-1633052 Guy Grasso Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206845#comment-1633052 Well, babies can ''breathe'' underwater sort of, check clips about it on YouTube *nod* ...so I have no worries bout this Little Fishy that Smoothly popped out of her Mother, birth didn't seem painful at all~!! Unless Brill been going through Hell prior to Sunstream's Arrival >.< Well, babies can ”breathe” underwater sort of, check clips about it on YouTube *nod* …so I have no worries bout this Little Fishy that Smoothly popped out of her Mother, birth didn’t seem painful at all~!!

Unless Brill been going through Hell prior to Sunstream’s Arrival >.<

]]> By: Ej Doe http://boingboing.net/2013/01/21/elfquest-water-birth.html#comment-1633035 Ej Doe Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206845#comment-1633035 Very beautifully done. I sure hope that she born with gills though. =P  Very beautifully done. I sure hope that she born with gills though. =P 

]]> By: Matt Harrell http://boingboing.net/2013/01/21/elfquest-water-birth.html#comment-1633028 Matt Harrell Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206845#comment-1633028 Absolutely beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.

]]> By: Margherita Tramontano http://boingboing.net/2013/01/21/elfquest-water-birth.html#comment-1633029 Margherita Tramontano Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206845#comment-1633029 Oh. High. Ones. If this girl goes on as she started, she's going to have an EVENTFUL life, for sure. Oh. High. Ones.
If this girl goes on as she started, she’s going to have an EVENTFUL life, for sure.

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