abe_kroenen: Episode One Hundred and One: "Background Check"

The Story of Abe & Kroenen (

abe_kroenen) wrote,
@ 2008-07-12 09:04:00

Episode One Hundred and One: "Background Check"
Hey, wait a second...Are you reading this? Stop that! What are you doing sitting there at a computer? Shouldn't you be out watching
Hellboy II:The Golden Army?

"I saw it last night!" you cry. Oh yeah? Well...uh...well...

Shouldn't you be out seeing it again? For those of you between viewings, please enjoy:

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	violent_rabbit 2008-07-12 01:14 pm UTC (link)
	DUN DUN DUUUN! I SENSE SHENADGIGANS> :D (Reply to this) (Thread)

	abe_kroenen 2008-07-19 11:19 am UTC (link)
	keeps mum!! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	cyanaelectra 2008-07-12 01:28 pm UTC (link)
	I love the little scene played out over Liz's shoulder while she talks to Abe. Brilliant! LOL! Thankyou! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	abe_kroenen 2008-07-19 11:20 am UTC (link)
	You just know he's screaming to be let out but won't be answered for days. Something about Dent is just too unremarkable! And thank YOU for the comment! (Reply to this) (Parent)

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zas
2008-07-12 01:36 pm UTC (link)

I'm about to go see it again in a few hours! Comments such as, "I love these tight, little leather straps!" totally reminded me of this comic though, btw! And Johann's accent was more like what I imagined Kroenen's speaking voice to be like in this webcomic than I'd imagine from the actual comics . . . But, man! Fun!

I'm so happy one of you got to go see it early and attend that party thing with the director! Too bad you both couldn't make it . . . But, I dunno. It just makes me happy that both del Toro and Mignola are so awesome towards their fans! And so open-minded about a slashy comic. Especially since yours is so cleverly written, congrats!

I'm working on some fanart for this comic, btw! :D

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	Re: golden army zas 2008-07-12 08:55 pm UTC (link)
	Lol, since now I've actually read this episode . . . OMG LIZ! OMG JOHANN! :D I'm am SO excited for upcoming episodes! :D Abe's my favorite character in the first movie and DEFINITELY in the comics- But the bad prince guy and Johann kinda beat him for this second movie, heh. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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maidenofirisa
2008-07-12 01:36 pm UTC (link)

First thing: Hellboy II was awesome! I loved that movie (and I also would love to see a fight between Nuada and Kroenen but maybe that's just me...)

Enough about the movie, more about the comic: I love the BPRD card and button in the first few panels. The idea of Abe killing someone is also strangely funny.

Poor agent Dent. He really never gets a break. Speaking of agents never getting a break. Why would any regular humans ever join the BPRD? They always end up dead.

Yay Liz and Johann! I was actually wondering how long it would take for a character from the second movie to show up in here. Here's my answer.

I'm really looking forward to the next strips. Yay Germans!

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	seiberwing 2008-07-13 03:06 am UTC (link)
	Poor agent Dent. He really never gets a break. Speaking of agents never getting a break. Why would any regular humans ever join the BPRD? They always end up dead. One assumes they select people who are good at obeying and don't have too much family. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	elschmo 2008-07-12 01:49 pm UTC (link)
	Ha, I love the film reference! (Namely, the scene playing out behind Abe and Hellboy as they talk.) I can't wait to see how things go now, what with Johann in the picture. I just had a feeling he'd be the new agent. Yay, Germans! squees Also, as I was watching the film, is it bad that I kept thinking, "Nooo, Abe and Kroenen will always be my OTP"? :D (Reply to this) (Thread)

	abe_kroenen 2008-07-19 11:27 am UTC (link)
	Thank you! We had to do SOMETHING. :) So I appreciate that you took it as it was intended. And aaw! Thanks for thinking about us. I thought it too, especially when I saw Kroenen's mask. XD But Nuala was just so adorable. Little face. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	gileonnen 2008-07-12 01:50 pm UTC (link)
	... it's a little sad, isn't it, when your tastes run to undead clockwork German geniuses, and there are more than one? (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	abe_kroenen 2008-07-19 11:28 am UTC (link)
	I love this comment. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	georgedollie 2008-07-12 01:57 pm UTC (link)
	LOL oh dear... 2 undead Germans... trouble in paradise! And what is going on with Arthur Dent in the background? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	abe_kroenen 2008-07-19 11:29 am UTC (link)
	Arthur is...dealing with work? I don't...know. We wanted to have him dealing with something as a nod to the upgraded BPRD in the second film and so we cracked open a "Marvel Legend" and went to work. :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	HELLBOY 2!!! jessikanesis 2008-07-12 02:00 pm UTC (link)
	I saw a special advanced screening Monday night AND I'm seeing it again this afternoon! :-D (I only waited this long to tell you guys that because on Tuesday I was so excited that I knew I'd probably post some choice quotes or spoilers about Abe by accident. Now I am calm and trust myself a little more.) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: HELLBOY 2!!! abe_kroenen 2008-07-19 11:31 am UTC (link)
	I don't know if you saw this post: http://abe-kroenen.livejournal.com/55288.html I got a chance to see it early as well! SO I FEEL YOUR PAIN. It was killing me to not spoil it for Rebecca because there was so much I wanted to say! Wasn't it AWESOME? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	hexiis 2008-07-12 02:50 pm UTC (link)
	clapclapclapclapsss :D I LOVE the last panels... with the books and the statues and the... it looked so mignola style **; And.... :D Oh gawd. What will Kroenen think of another mechanical german? Jealousy, or pure fascination? :3 Something I've been wondering for a while. x)) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	abe_kroenen 2008-07-19 11:35 am UTC (link)
	Thank you!! :) And we shall see how Kroenen reacts! You know, once...we...figure it out and get around to actually doing it. shifty We keep telling ourselves to plan ahead, but it hasn't quite happened for us yet. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	kenley 2008-07-12 03:00 pm UTC (link)
	That was awesome. I'll be seeing the film tomorrow; absolutely cannot wait. Awesome!!!! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	abe_kroenen 2008-07-19 11:35 am UTC (link)
	How did you like it?! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	seanmonster 2008-07-12 03:27 pm UTC (link)
	EEEE! The new figures! Where did you find them? I dare say that ~~Batman~~ Bateman fellow is up to something... (Reply to this) (Thread)

	abe_kroenen 2008-07-19 11:35 am UTC (link)
	I got Johann when I was in Hollywood and the rest were on my desk at work when I got back. I work as a copywriter for an action figure retailer and the guys at work know me too well. :) And Bateman is ALWAYS up to something... (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	shaded_mazoku 2008-07-12 03:32 pm UTC (link)
	The movie isn't out in Norway until August 22. My country sucks. Though if nothing else, it leaves a little space between fangasms over the Dark Knight and Hellboy II. There's two of them now? This is going to be very interesting... (Reply to this) (Thread)

	abe_kroenen 2008-07-19 11:37 am UTC (link)
	Aw man! Yeah, it kind of sucked, I feel, that TDK and HBII opened within a week because they're both so awesome and TDK's HUUUUUUGE. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	icthyopook 2008-07-12 04:22 pm UTC (link)
	Finally we get some Johann up in here! 8D Nice work recycling the twist ties for the toys on... whatever Bateman is doing. ;) And hmmmmmmm... I think Abe might have a thing for German accents. I KNOW I DO! D: Lastly, Hellboy II was amazing! I AM in between screenings! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	abe_kroenen 2008-07-19 11:38 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, Johann appears! And I'm glad we waited for the movie-style Johann, too, because he's so different. And we go by movie canon (for the most part...some other things have slipped in). Or, well, we go by movie canon KIND OF. In a VERY SMALL WAY. But we do. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	abe_kroenen 2008-07-19 11:39 am UTC (link)
	I loved it. It was definitely better than the first, I feel, if only because you felt that the creative team had worlds more freedom and less "Studio says..." involved. Aw man! :( I hope you can track some down! You're NYC-bound, yes? When? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	omwos 2008-07-12 06:33 pm UTC (link)
	I saw the movie Friday (Awesome!) and seriously, seeing Johann here made the fangirl in me giggle. Well technically I giggle every episode but this was extra special because now Abe might have a second undead German to flirt with. Oh yeah! Pelvic thrust (Reply to this) (Thread)

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	abe_kroenen 2008-07-19 11:40 am UTC (link)
	Thank you for the pelvic thrust there. ;) And Kroenen definitely has some competition. Abe liked Krauss right off the bat! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	webmyrcury 2008-07-12 07:48 pm UTC (link)
	Saw it last night, and it is FAN-FLIPPIN-TASTIC like whoa!!! :D ...As is this comic. ^.^ Although I have to say, I wasn't much a fan of Dr. Gasbag... but I guess I can get used to him. ;) hehe, guess I'm gonna have to, now that he's part of the storyline of my favoritest most favorite web comic and all...! ^_^ (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	abe_kroenen 2008-07-19 11:41 am UTC (link)
	I LOVED JOHANN. Possibly BECAUSE he was so showy. His "Not with me, Agent Hellboy! Not with me..." cemented my love for him. He's great. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	(Anonymous) 2008-07-12 10:33 pm UTC (link)
	OMG! DRAMAZ! 8D (Reply to this) (Thread)

	abe_kroenen 2008-07-19 11:41 am UTC (link)
	You know it. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	he LOVES his ACCENT EH? im_unloved 2008-07-12 11:51 pm UTC (link)
	/german./ OH HO HO. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: he LOVES his ACCENT EH? abe_kroenen 2008-07-19 11:42 am UTC (link)
	LOL. I also love this comment. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	gl33p 2008-07-16 05:49 pm UTC (link)
	If they do do it old style, it could be: Tiddly Winks at dawn Wiffle bats at noon or (the classic) Shot guns(or in Kroenen's case Luger)at sun down (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	zenrin 2008-07-13 01:49 am UTC (link)
	I saw it last night! Awesome!! The scene in the background with poor agent Dent made me laugh :D Neo-Victorian, brass materpiece of mechanics.....Ah, that killed me ;) I see a Kroenen/Johann death match brewing! I'm a new reader ladies, I added you so I can keep up with updates on my friends page. Hope that's alright? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	abe_kroenen 2008-07-19 11:44 am UTC (link)
	Ah, your icon!! :D And you have been added back! We've got a lot of friends-only stuff if you look back through the pages. :) Less so nowadays (we're public, more), but we lock stuff as we go sometimes. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)