WoW Cataclysm Preview #1

WARNING: This preview does contain spoilers, if you do not wish to know about the content written about because you are waiting for Cataclysm to come out, go look at the purdy comics.

To start the ball rolling, I’ll be looking at old content which is going to be updated, namely the old instances, and today we start with Shadowfang Keep. For years those of us playing WoW have battled our way through the Worgen infested halls and swiftly brought an end to Arch-Mage Arugal’s reign of terror. Whether we did this as a low level character, managed to get a boost, or simply farmed it, SFK (as it’s known in the WoW community) has been a stable instance, and provided some nice lore for the Warcraft world.

For those of you who don’t know, Shadowfang Keep was the home of Baron Silverlain, who controlled the land north of Gilneas (a major human nation). When the undead attacked the nearby city of Dalaran, Arch-Mage Arugal summoned the Worgen from another world to fight them off. His plan was successful, however the Worgen then turned on the people Arugal was trying to save. Stricken with grief, Arugal fled the city and took the Worgen with him, adopting them as his “children”. He took Shadowfang Keep as his own, and killed Baron Silverlain along with his soldiers and servants. Despite this Silverlain came back from the dead as a ghost and until Arugal’s death, taunted and mocked him constantly, which probably drove Arugal further into madness.

Arugal’s Worgen stayed with him, but they also left the keep, and they infected the nearby village of Pyrewood with the Worgen curse, and many of the villagers fled, spreading the curse further afield. This brought them to the attention of the Forsaken, a nation of undead who had broken from their former master and united to fight him. The Forsaken cleansed Shadowfang Keep, Arugal’s head was presented to their Queen, and that was the end of the matter.

But…

Something stirs again in Shadowfang, despite the Forsaken destroying the Worgen in Silverpine Forest and razing the village of Pyrewood, some Worgen escaped and infected the nation of Gilneas, but that story is for another time. Needless to say, some Gilneans weren’t happy that the people were accepting the curse, and Lord Godfrey tried to stage a coup. This failed and he commited suicide. However, the Forsaken raised him back from the dead thinking him to be a new ally, but he turned against his would be saviours and fled to Shadowfang Keep, bringing his now undead soldiers and other undead who thought the same way.

And now, it’s time for Shadowfang Keep to be cleansed again, only this time, the tables are turned, with the Worgen leading the assault.

The new SFK is very interesting and adds to the instance’s lore. With new monsters patrolling the halls and new boss’s to face, SFK is fun for a low level group to run. As you see in the video, I fill in the gaps, make mistakes, do rubbish damage, and say “obviously” more times than I should.

2010
09/23
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First series: “Prologue to History”

Last Thursday, I released the first Garry’s Mod comic of EFM. Today, I’d like to introduce the first new comic series: “Prologue to History”, written by our very own Looshkin, posed and edited by me.

“Prologue to History” is a continuation of Looshkin’s previous comic book works, which you can read on his old blog. For those of you not familiar with his years-long continuity, his stories involve his own eponymous Garry’s Mod character, an insane and delusional megalomaniac, creating an army of clones (aptly dubbed “Looshklones”) in an attempt to take over the World. My character served as his nemesis, until they joined forces – but then, in his last comic so far, I’m presumably murdered. And that’s the starting point for issue #1 of this series.

Trust me, it doesn’t get much easier to follow even if you read all of it, so don’t worry about it. Just enjoy the ride.

I’m going to post this comic as a PDF file again. Some readers had trouble trying to open it last time, but I think it worked fine for most, despite the long loading times. This one’s a little bit bigger, so it might take a while too – I hope you understand. It was made for this format, and it really works best like this. I even removed the selectable text in an attempt to lower the file size, and it might make loading quicker.

If you find the loading too unbearable, right-click and choose “Save link as”. It’ll take only a couple of seconds that way.

As issues of “Prologue to History” are added, you’ll be able to find them in Looshkin’s archive page; while it’s a collaboration, it’s his brainchild, so I think it’s fair.

2010
09/19
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First comic! “Garry’s Mod Comic Makers”

For the first release of actual content on the site, I figured a fresh new comic wouldn’t be so bad, so here you go!
For those who don’t know much about the Garry’s Mod community, you can read all about it here. I’ve never been the most famous or popular comic creator, but I’ve always enjoyed the creative process and reading comics, so it’s something I plan on keeping up in EFM, as part of our brand of EFM Comics.

And, since this is a brand new site, I also thought of using a brand new comics technique to inaugurate it. I’m not the first to try to create GMod comics as actual comics – that is, with pages -, but I believe I’m the first to try to make them as downloadable, printable .PDFs, instead of simple images.
Since it’s a new system, I’m still measuring the advantages and disadvantages. I personally find a much more exciting and engaging method, and it makes the comics more fun to read, but opening a .PDF file in an Internet browser takes way too long, and the file size takes a toll on the site’s available space. I’d love to hear your opinions on this in the comments, so please post something there.

To read the comic, click the cover image below; to download it, right-click and choose “Save link as”. Remember, it might take a while to load, so please be patient!

2010
09/16
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Introducing EFM

I am pleased to finally announce the opening of Entertainment Frenzy Media, a brand new site with the purpose of providing articles and content for the entertainment of our readers – that is, you!

EFM has been a little pet project of mine during the past Summer – I’ve been adding pages, creating widgets, and even making content since July, to prepare for this moment. I’ve also tried to recruit some staff members to provide more fresh content for the site – right now, the EFM Staff is composed of me, Looshkin, and SIN. They’re old friends, and I’m hoping they’re as excited and interested in the site as I am.
This new site is intended as both a brand new endeavor, and a continuation of previous efforts. We were previously members of Phenomena on Break, a small but motivated website dedicated to the Garry’s Mod community; as such, we’ll continue some of those established ideas, such as the creation of comic books using GMod, or delivering content for the game. Obviously, we’re just starting off, so it’s still a little empty, but we’re eager to grow!
Besides the orientation to Garry’s Mod, we’ll also be writing various articles on multimedia entertainment – stuff such as reviews and opinions on games, movies, television series and comic books. That way, the site will always have dynamic updates to keep you engaged.

If you’re interested in this new site and want to support us, we’d be thankful if you subscribed to updates by clicking the “Subscribe” button on the bottom of the page, or entering your e-mail address if you don’t have a WordPress account. That way, you’ll get regular updates on new posts in the site!

Thank you for reading, and I hope you’ll stay tuned for further updates!
- Mythos, Creator of EFM

2010
09/16
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About the Authors

Mythos (Twitter) is a college student, videogamer, avid comic book reader, professional procrastinator, and creator of EFM. He's been using Garry's Mod to create comics for a few years.

Althir loves Heavy Metal. That is enough.

Lt_Commander is a veteran among Garry's Mod users, having been active since 2005. He's a comic and skins creator, and he also provides tutorials for EFM.

Looshkin (Twitter) is a gamer, through and through. Since his first Commodore 64 in the 80's to his Xbox 360 and pimped out PC, he's loved video games. He's only ever completed 10 games. In between failing to complete games he writes and makes comics using Garry's Mod whilst devising plans to take over the world. He's tagged along with Mythos to try and take over the internet.

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