Subcontinental Subtleties: An experimental comic AAR

[Selzro]

Thus China and Panjab will be trading blows once again.

*Que air quotes and laughter in the throne room*

I think that instead of demanding a new poster, Punjab should demand the great wall. It would complement the massive diamond

ah well, as many above have commented this war should yield both a nice new wall covering and lots of dead Chinese

How about a nice wall covering MADE of lots of dead Chinese?
Best of both worlds

I think Dalip should force the chinese to make him a better throne. That one looks old and poor for the future King of India

What about making the Chinese construct a scepter and majestic silk outfit for the Emperor of India? King? Feh.

So many good choices… but Dalip and his cabinet will opt for something more subtle; for the time being.

A new throne does sound like a very good idea, though. My original sketch did no justice to Punbaji palatial splendour, and I’ve been recycling it ever since…

Just read through the whole thread and I must say, this is probably one of the - if not THE - best AAR's I've ever seen. Keep it up, I will be following this !

Thank you profusely! 

I'm quite confused. Are we declaring war on China for an embargo?

Love your humour, but I feel just as confused as the Chinese envoy. So is it war? Or not? =/

The Lords'll vote, won't it?

The next Subcontinental Subtleties page will dispel all confusion. Or at least quite a bit of confusion. I promise.

how about the Great Wall covered with posters?it will take some time but still...

Oh, have them deliver the Forbidden Palace already. Intact. Within 7 business days.

Hm, more good ideas… They may be partially enacted in unexpected ways…

A war for free trade you say? Sounds familiar. Is the PM by any chance a major stockholder in companies profiting from the war? But I digress. Your AAR is continuously top notch, Selzro. Keep up the good work!

What a shocking accusation! To dare to link the recent boom in defence industry in Panjab with the slanderous stain of profiteering upon the most honourable statesman in the realm! Next you’ll be accusing Panjab of developing a military-industrial complex!

I think it's time for India to send the emperor a present for a change... a nice flower arrangement full of poppies

Hehe, that’s not a bad idea!

This is quite a fun AAR. Reminds me of some other comic I saw once.

Thanks! Its style draws heavily from various webcomics I’ve read over the years, so it’s quite possible the one you saw was one of them.

[Selzro]

Subcontinental Sublimations: Easter Special




(Yes, I realize Easter Sunday was last week for most of the western world, but the Orthodox Church uses a different formula to calculate the date, so it's tomorrow in Greece. Plus, I spent most of the past week hooked on HoI2 (I got nostalgic and tried out a new campaign for a bit - when I realized what I had gotten myself into, it was half a week later)...)

[Juan_de_Marco]

when I realized what I had gotten myself into, it was half a week later...

that tends to happen with paradox games

[Malurous]

that tends to happen with paradox games

Yeah, it's something they and absinthe have in common.

[Selzro]

Sorry for the delay. I'm still recovering from my HoI2 binge...

In the meantime, I'd like to direct your attention to the AArland Choice AwAARds 2012 (Round 1) - there's still time to vote, and it's a nice way to support your favourite AARs (disclaimer: this is not self-promotion) and find out about other popular ones from the votes already cast, or by exploring ones you haven't read to see if they are worthy material for your votes.

[Chilango2]

Just caught up to this, quite fantastic.

[Le Pix]

COMICS NEED TO BE LONGER

RAWR
RAGH

Nah, just kiddin'. Though I wouldn't mind if they were longer...

[Selzro]

32: Free Trade II

[morningSIDEr]

I cannot agree more with Dalip, it is for China herself to find out this information. Should she lose a few thousand soldiers before finally doing so that is unfortunate but so be it! Panjab needs another humiliation poster.

[Selzro]

I cannot agree more with Dalip, it is for China herself to find out this information. Should she lose a few thousand soldiers before finally doing so that is unfortunate but so be it! Panjab needs another humiliation poster.

I'm afraid Dalip, being a bit more subtle than his older brother or father, is less inclined towards posters and more inclined towards getting the Chinese dependent on Panjab and into the latter's SOI. Will that manage to avert war with the Dragon in our generation? Time (actually, this comic) will tell. But for now, the Opium War casus belli remains unused, while the British lion recomposes itself in the south.

Sorry Le Pix, but for tonight these 6 mostly-cut-and-paste panels will have to do... :/

Welcome aboard, Chilango2!

[hoi2geek]

I cannot agree more with Dalip, it is for China herself to find out this information. Should she lose a few thousand soldiers before finally doing so that is unfortunate but so be it! Panjab needs another humiliation poster.

Maybe instead of a humiliation poster, why don't we transport the Forbbiden City (brick by brick) to Punjab (and maybe the Great Wall, as well)

[Anjwalker]

Maybe instead of a humiliation poster, why don't we transport the Forbbiden City (brick by brick) to Punjab (and maybe the Great Wall, as well)

Why not just go for Beijing City as well?

@Selzro
I commend you on another great comic

[loki100]

brilliant as ever, and a very succinct description of how the V2 international economy works

[Malurous]

The system certainly sounds hilarious when it's put that way!

[Mr. Santiago]

See? You can't stop the Vicky 2 trading system!

[Pj Fallon]

Fantastic AAR

[Ricardo Rolo]

Now we only need a nice size pic of the "India" poster they have in the wall

[eqqman]

Just a quick note to say that I nominated Selzro for Character Writer of the Week for this AAR, not being aware that he already took that prize in January (I only scrolled back to February when I checked for this). Even so, I regret nothing! Every so often you come across an AAR so awesome that you just can't see enough plaudits tossed its way, and this is certainly one of them. I only hope the poor Vizier/Prime Minister at least manages to make it to 1936...

[Selzro]

Wow! That was... unexpected, eqqman! Thanks!

I haven't updated much recently, but that's due to a sudden increase in workload (coming right after a massive HoI2 binge...). But I've got the captions for the next three pages written - I'll just have to find the time to draw them...

[flyguy117]

I only hope the poor Vizier/Prime Minister at least manages to make it to 1936...

If Vizier is to survive till 1936 he's going to need some steampunk augmentation.