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Description Yay! I finally completed my Metal Gear Solid 2 comic page! I love poking fun at my favorite video games and the MGS series is definitely my biggest fandom.

You can see the original idea sketch here and how drastically the final product has improved:

You can see the updated digital version here:



This comic took longer to make than expected because I decided to make it REALLY big! I also had some trouble translating the backgrounds to work in my style.
Anyway, I hope everyone enjoys my comic! Now go and play the MGS series! It's amazing beyond words!
It's weird, in this comic I spoiled the ending of the game without actually spoiling the ending of the game. That doesn't really make much sence, but if you've played the game you probably know that I mean.
I can't even begin to tell you how hard it was trying to summarize one of the most complex video games in the world into only 9 panels...

I drew this with a black Pentel marker and colored it with Prismacolor pencils.

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Jagarnot In reply to ??? [2010-07-22 07:34:38 +0000 UTC]

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SweetSnake3 In reply to Jagarnot [2010-07-22 17:35:29 +0000 UTC]

haha exactly i heard there thinking about making it a mutiplayer mabey haha

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Jagarnot In reply to SweetSnake3 [2010-07-22 23:28:32 +0000 UTC]

Ewwww... That means we have to go and find friends! The horror...

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SweetSnake3 In reply to Jagarnot [2010-07-22 23:34:43 +0000 UTC]

lucky for me i have a brother ...oh wait hes leaving for the air force next month, damn.
look on the bright side if we dont find anyone ill play with you haha

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Jagarnot In reply to SweetSnake3 [2010-07-23 02:00:07 +0000 UTC]

If the multiplayer version is for online, then I guess that's an option since I doubt you live anywhere near me. My PS3 is set up so that I can play online, I just don't have a head set yet.

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SweetSnake3 In reply to Jagarnot [2010-07-23 03:44:06 +0000 UTC]

truee, buttttt i thought metal gear rising was coming out for xbox360?

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Jagarnot In reply to SweetSnake3 [2010-07-23 04:33:51 +0000 UTC]

I thought it was multi-platform...

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SweetSnake3 In reply to Jagarnot [2010-07-23 04:50:19 +0000 UTC]

D: idk! haha

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hatake-jaden In reply to ??? [2010-06-25 04:25:10 +0000 UTC]

That's perfect and absolutely correct!

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Jagarnot In reply to hatake-jaden [2010-06-25 09:42:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I put a lot of effort into this one!

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TamarindLAZ In reply to ??? [2010-06-14 05:09:56 +0000 UTC]

That is just awesome. Really is MGS2 in a nutshell!

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Jagarnot In reply to TamarindLAZ [2010-06-14 08:48:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! It took a LOT of planning to make this piece.

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Easter-Centaur In reply to ??? [2010-04-07 09:38:10 +0000 UTC]

I'm totally impressed that you were able to summerize the game so well in only 9 panles xD cos it really is one of the most complex story lines there is in a video game! really awesome work! xD

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Jagarnot In reply to Easter-Centaur [2010-04-07 09:48:43 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, that took a crazy amount of planning. I did have more frames to begin with (although I believe they are eternally lost in piles of junk now), but I wanted to shorten it so it'd have a bigger impact. I still amaze myself at this piece. I honestly don't know how the hell I figured it all out in the end. XD

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Easter-Centaur In reply to Jagarnot [2010-04-07 09:50:33 +0000 UTC]

well you did one hell of a job xD

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Jagarnot In reply to Easter-Centaur [2010-04-07 09:59:11 +0000 UTC]

The real question is... can I top it? ><

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Easter-Centaur In reply to Jagarnot [2010-04-07 10:21:03 +0000 UTC]

hmm any MGS game summerized in 9 panels must be really hard work (and a record).. but maybe you can.. you can always give it a shot :3

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Jagarnot In reply to Easter-Centaur [2010-04-07 23:07:01 +0000 UTC]

I might try to summarize other games someday in this format. Just gotta wait for the "awesome idea bug" to bite me again...

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Easter-Centaur In reply to Jagarnot [2010-04-08 06:48:17 +0000 UTC]

Aaah... lets hope the awesome idea bug will come by soon... maybe it will bring all its friends and you will have lots of awesome idea bug bites

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Jagarnot In reply to Easter-Centaur [2010-04-09 09:25:08 +0000 UTC]

Hehehe, we can only hope!

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SharkNinjaBlueStar In reply to ??? [2010-04-02 05:39:32 +0000 UTC]

Such a great game......yet so damn confusing.....

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Jagarnot In reply to SharkNinjaBlueStar [2010-04-06 00:03:09 +0000 UTC]

That's why I love it!

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SharkNinjaBlueStar In reply to Jagarnot [2010-04-07 00:27:40 +0000 UTC]

LEAST IT'S NOT AS HARD AS DAMN MSG3

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Jagarnot In reply to SharkNinjaBlueStar [2010-04-07 09:42:33 +0000 UTC]

I actually found MGS3 to be rather easy. It's my personal favorite of the series in fact.

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SharkNinjaBlueStar In reply to Jagarnot [2010-04-09 21:41:38 +0000 UTC]

HOW!? YOU HAVE NO RADAR.....

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Jagarnot In reply to SharkNinjaBlueStar [2010-04-10 00:35:56 +0000 UTC]

If you memorize enemy locations, routines and habits it's not hard at all. Just takes patience. Once you get all that down, you can run by everyone and easily pull off a "no alert" run in the game. That's how I unlocked the Stealth Camo, rather than shooting those evil frogs...

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SharkNinjaBlueStar In reply to Jagarnot [2010-04-10 13:46:37 +0000 UTC]

Oh...........really?

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Jagarnot In reply to SharkNinjaBlueStar [2010-04-10 20:05:10 +0000 UTC]

Not that I need the stealth camo to get by, but I love messing around with the soldiers! It makes for hours of entertainment. XD

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SharkNinjaBlueStar In reply to Jagarnot [2010-04-11 01:54:03 +0000 UTC]

XD Awesome, I bet it does

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OmniSentinel In reply to ??? [2010-03-21 07:45:54 +0000 UTC]

YES YES YES! You're so on the money with that summary, but as cool as I thought MG:GotP's was... it almost felt the same, and that 30 minute deathscene.. ><

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Jagarnot In reply to OmniSentinel [2010-03-27 12:33:05 +0000 UTC]

I still haven't played any of the portable MGS games... so don't spoil any surprises for me!
I'm glad you like my little comic thingie though!

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OmniSentinel In reply to Jagarnot [2010-03-27 12:35:51 +0000 UTC]

to be honest, I haven't played any of the portable ones, even though I have a PSP, and I even played the first two that were on the NES, well, truth be told, I still have the 2 first one's in their boxes.

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CaptainPrower In reply to ??? [2010-02-22 07:20:43 +0000 UTC]

MGS2 gag reel list:
1. Vamp falls in a transformer cage
2. Fortune's staticy hair (railgun charged)
3. Stillman trips
4. Fatman farts
5. Raiden is discovered in the S1 Core because he was caught teabagging a tranqed guy.
6. Snake talks about how Otacon pissed himself.
7. Otty hacks a RAY to make it strut around like a hot chick while Ocelot freaks out

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TheProspect In reply to ??? [2010-01-25 21:13:36 +0000 UTC]

Everyone wants a bit of Raiden
(info of game may hurt some peoples eyes)
I mean
1st Vamp is like totally loving the look of Raiden. So much so he did his little knife thing.
2nd Fatman want him too. He wants him to hold his hands and go to this party of doom.
3rd Ocelot was kind of happy to see Raiden's lovely face.
4th is the 6th panel. He was not unhappy when he found out he was male.
5th Vamp still wants his ass.
6th E.E I mean they way she held on said it all.
7th Ocelot was totally looking at his body on that bed.
8th Olga was so looking him too!
9th I bet you snake was in the tube the hole time. But he wanted to watch the naked man move around.
That is about it really but I bet everyone wanted a bit of him at the end. And MGS4! Now I want!

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anit0523 In reply to ??? [2009-12-14 23:46:00 +0000 UTC]

Panel 6. Flashback to bad memories of Volgin. Dx

But that's pretty much what happened. xD Nice job.

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Jagarnot In reply to anit0523 [2009-12-15 00:37:50 +0000 UTC]

Hehehe... thanks!

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Split-Heart In reply to ??? [2009-09-17 15:53:59 +0000 UTC]

Kill me, but mgs2 was my first game of the series and I loved Raiden a lot, because he was like a puppy and snake allways got like: Shut up and follow me, you better learn something girl! xD No really, you've got my favourite scenes into this! At least I've got three things left to say:

1. So there was a reason for killing the president... buahaha

2. I know E.E was kinda... urgh, but she died and I just can't say something mad about children.

3. Raiden got the Ken-syndrome... if you ever looked at his... you know. o__o

oh, forgott one: +FAV! x3

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Jagarnot In reply to Split-Heart [2009-09-21 12:43:33 +0000 UTC]

Hey, don't worry about it. MGS2 was also my first game in the series. I actually really liked Raiden, still do, but now I love him even more since he's a cyber ninja!
Thanks for the fav by the way!

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Split-Heart In reply to Jagarnot [2009-09-21 19:35:35 +0000 UTC]

Allways welcome! Raiden rocks socks, but Snake lives 4ever! x3

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Jagarnot In reply to Split-Heart [2009-09-22 18:14:32 +0000 UTC]

Hehehe, of course Snake is the coolest!

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FlamingPhantomTMac In reply to Jagarnot [2009-10-26 03:58:39 +0000 UTC]

LOL, MGS2 was my first, too! xD Metal Gear is my fav game!

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Jagarnot In reply to FlamingPhantomTMac [2009-10-27 21:54:13 +0000 UTC]

I can't pick a favorite out of the MGS series, they are all brilliant in their own way!

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FlamingPhantomTMac In reply to Jagarnot [2009-10-27 22:53:42 +0000 UTC]

LOL, yeah!

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silversister In reply to ??? [2009-07-04 18:25:26 +0000 UTC]

Christ, I LOL'd! XD

Especially to the last panel! That was my expression too at that point of the game!

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Jagarnot In reply to silversister [2009-07-04 19:01:39 +0000 UTC]

Haha, yeah I really tried hard to capture the feel of the game. I think this is the best comic thingie I've done so far!

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silversister In reply to Jagarnot [2009-07-04 19:10:39 +0000 UTC]

You did put a lot of work into it!

If anything, be proud of that.

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Jagarnot In reply to silversister [2009-07-04 19:14:36 +0000 UTC]

Will do!

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747212808 In reply to ??? [2009-06-23 04:15:49 +0000 UTC]

THE PRESIDENTZ GAY, DUDE!!!!!

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Jagarnot In reply to 747212808 [2009-06-23 10:37:36 +0000 UTC]

Ummmm... no. Hideo Kojima him self said that the President simply thought Raiden was Olga and was expecting to be assassinated.

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747212808 In reply to Jagarnot [2009-06-24 04:50:23 +0000 UTC]

So? That doesn't mean that he has to touch him where you can get a ticket to the bottom of the well. you could just look at it..................
......... what?

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