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#13 - Noel to the Rescue


#13 - Noel to the Rescue

                    
From: Ugo (Tue Sep 6 23:13:44 2005)
Ok... Matt's Artwork is still very cool, I like the ambiance, but man, if you insist to do something without Nat, do at least something with taste. (I would take anything with gratuitous violence, if Nat is in it).

From: Loved it! (Wed Sep 7 00:02:11 2005)
Forget Natalie! This was funny as anything! Definately one of the best yet! Keep up the awesome work, Matt & Dazza!

From: PhillyNatFan (Wed Sep 7 00:19:05 2005)
Sorry, guys...the artwork is great, but I fail to see the point of this one.

From: Lyra (Wed Sep 7 01:25:30 2005)
I want Nat back in the comics!

From: quick_wit (Wed Sep 7 01:31:09 2005)
no nat makes the comics fleetingly funny, but hey! A+ for the artwork and punchline delivery!

From: rachel (Wed Sep 7 01:31:37 2005)
thats weird

From: rachel (Wed Sep 7 01:32:16 2005)
it kinda gross/wroung

From: (Wed Sep 7 02:07:12 2005)
I wish Natalie had some hair =(

From: huh (Wed Sep 7 02:12:09 2005)
I don't get it... please explain...

From: dumbass (Wed Sep 7 02:23:44 2005)
he killed the kids you idiot

From: Megan (Wed Sep 7 02:37:05 2005)
LOL! "Dude...Harsh." My favorite!

From: not pleased (Wed Sep 7 03:48:53 2005)
I'm really disappointed that Dazza would write and approve of this comic.
This kind of violence is not funny at all.

Shame on you guys.

From: Faiz (Wed Sep 7 05:24:15 2005)
This is the ONLY comic I didn't like. Violence against children isn't cool. Blowing up the chick in the last strip was okay, but this is a little too much.

From: Matt (Wed Sep 7 05:34:09 2005)
Whatever happened to no women, no kids??

From: Mothic (Wed Sep 7 05:49:58 2005)
Ok, it's obviously black humour, and absolutely hilarious!!
However, after reading others comments perhaps the We Love Nat fanbase wasn't as geared towards unhappy thoughts as some of us were. Make a continuation comic wear nat appears and brings the kids back to life..!! =)

From: WHAT DA !? (Wed Sep 7 07:14:56 2005)
DMC =P ... so Noel didnt wanna share the kids !? =)

From: Merline (Wed Sep 7 07:36:06 2005)
lol, very funny. Great (black) humour...

From: DAZZA (Wed Sep 7 09:30:15 2005)
Matt, this is not Leon, it's Noel. He is the opposite of Leon. In the first comic he says he ONLY kills women and children.

From: eh. (Wed Sep 7 11:13:11 2005)
matt's artwork is great, but uh, can i say it could be funnier? LEON-NOEL bizarro is good - but if leon is professional, why wouldn't noel be an amateur. that might be funnier material : unsuccessful hitman thwarted by W&C.

From: eh. (Wed Sep 7 11:13:21 2005)
holy shit, did i just propose a plot arc of home alone? ugh. btw, if noel's looking for contracts, let him wack dakota fanning. she's terrifying...

From: eh. (Wed Sep 7 11:23:15 2005)
dakota transforms into her true alien form (d'onofrio/MIB style). fight ensues. noel barely wins just as tom cruise bursts in, reveal: DF part of 'farm' system to replace katie in a few years (aliens keeping up appearances). only women and kids, but for tom, noel makes an exception.

From: nostromo (Wed Sep 7 14:28:14 2005)
okay, the art is okay, but killing children is just wrong...and where's Natalie? She would not like this one. bleh

From: darthsidious666 (Wed Sep 7 14:36:36 2005)
"Dude...harsh", lol

From: Teddy181 (Wed Sep 7 14:56:19 2005)
The Adventures of NATALIE PORTMAN!

From: Jo (Wed Sep 7 15:01:26 2005)
man...why do you call the comics the adventures of Nat. when there´s no Nat in it....I mean your comics are very cool but you should draw a little bit more Natalie !;-)

From: DAZZA (Wed Sep 7 15:22:26 2005)
The Adventures of NATALIEPORTMAN.COMic

From: rachel (Wed Sep 7 16:10:05 2005)
hey Matt how'd you do this?! Great job, i luv it! ^^

From: Thomas (Wed Sep 7 16:30:57 2005)
Hi guys, great job! Very inspiring - I'll get my ass out of my room and shoot some children - seems to be fun!

Attention: This message may contain traces of irony and black humour.

Greetings from Austria

From: eh (Wed Sep 7 19:43:43 2005)
eh, it was ok.

From: magpi312 (Wed Sep 7 20:31:13 2005)
dude, killing younglings is harsh...no reasoning there. Thumbs down. Art is wonderful though.

From: EvFex (Wed Sep 7 20:58:04 2005)
Okay, it *was* funny... And like most people I agree the artwork is fantastic. Now, get in touch with your feminine sides and get back to Ms. Hershlag!

From: Joits (Wed Sep 7 21:04:19 2005)
I'm pretty used to the type of humor that is found on NP.com so the kids being killed... that's funny, a bit sad, gross, evil, but funny. But it's time for Noel to go to sleep... I want to see Natalie back.

From: Domino (Thu Sep 8 00:02:41 2005)
I really don't find the killing of children by gunfire very funny at all. I think you crossed a line with this comic.

Not to mention these Noel comics are getting to be pretty old. The same "opposite of killing women and children" theme in every one of them. I think we get it by now.

From: rakhia (Thu Sep 8 00:15:17 2005)
nothing against killing kids for a laugh in a stupid comic, but there has to be something more. I mean is that the whole joke, he kills kids and women? not necessarily offensive, just pointless.

From: hilikus (Thu Sep 8 01:31:26 2005)
this was awesome, friggin hilarious. i miss nat, but hey, Noel's the man. i, unlike some other ppl, got it. keep up the good work M 'n' D

From: X the Lurker (Thu Sep 8 04:02:20 2005)
Is it intentional that both Noel and Natalie mean "Christmas"?

From: sanjiro (Thu Sep 8 04:26:18 2005)
dude. the guy who said killing kids with guns isn't funny is right. you should have had NEOL stab them to death. there's nothing funnier than a little kid choking on his own blood.

From: DAZZA (Thu Sep 8 09:13:43 2005)
Rakhia, pointless? It can be many things to many different people but there is a point. Far more so than a normal one off strip. Maybe in time you'll see that. Maybe not. Regardless, I have more interest in the Noel strips BECAUSE there is more than just writing some gags for a few panels.

From: DAZZA (Thu Sep 8 09:14:45 2005)
X, totally unintentional.

Sanji, good point. But surely Noel eating a baby would match that?

From: LyricalGraffiti (Thu Sep 8 12:16:29 2005)
I liked the artwork very much!! Great detail on NOEL's face when he introduces himself and frame in which he blasts away look very cool!

From: mhm (Thu Sep 8 13:39:38 2005)
Well, the artwork is great, as usual. But, like many others who posted their comments here, I don't really get the point of it... what's funny about killing children and women? I'd rather like to see some Nat stuff :

From: eh. (Thu Sep 8 13:40:07 2005)
man. no comments 'bout my kill dakota fanning suggestion. k, how about killing that colin farrell doppleganger kid from alexander. him and his weird irish accent.

From: Alana (Thu Sep 8 14:35:51 2005)
Hey, i love Colin Farrell and I loved Alexander.

From: Mmm...not so much. (Thu Sep 8 15:13:55 2005)
I don't really see the humor in killing children. Oh well.

From: Colobot (Thu Sep 8 17:11:20 2005)
With the arrival of Matt NP comics still DO have humor, but it has become... spiteful :|


From: DAZZA (Thu Sep 8 20:42:54 2005)
Explaining humour is very difficult because its so subjective but I'm a big fan of humour that twists expectations. Humour that goes to places I wouldn't have expected.

From: Colobot (Fri Sep 9 11:52:45 2005)
Yeah, I totally agree with this, but I talk about the mood. This humour is nice, but wicked. And I think last comics tend towards the dark side, which doesn't fit very well to the rest of the site.

From: el_nota (Fri Sep 9 13:00:32 2005)
Matt you are a genious!!
I like this comic!

From: DAZZA (Fri Sep 9 13:50:05 2005)
The Noel comics aren't trying to capture a mood from the site though. They are inspired by The Professional, a movie with a very dark side. Leon was a murderer but eventually found redemption. Perhaps Noel's journey will be similar...

From: Colobot (Fri Sep 9 16:32:12 2005)
Well, to achieve that, you will have to invent something REALLY twisted :)

From: bottleblack (Sat Sep 10 08:28:46 2005)
He killed the kids? Wtf?

From: TobaccoRep (Sun Sep 18 04:34:37 2005)
Dazza, I swear some of these NAT fans are as dense as Britney Spears' fans. They just don't 'get' great satire. I noticed the kill women & children continuity, GENIUS!! Are you a writer for the daily show and or arrested development?

From: Joni (Tue Sep 20 20:19:19 2005)
this is pretty cool. I like cartoons like this(not that I'm a phsycho or maybe a little bit) put nat in it or something you know with violence and stuff! I love that greetz

From: DAZZA (Sun Sep 25 17:49:56 2005)
Glad you like the continuity. The women and children thing from the first strip was never going to be a throw away gag. It was my focus for the character and the story arc.

From: flash_smb (Tue Oct 18 03:53:59 2005)
Ok, lemme run this by you, chill out. Just because your sense of humor is lacking compared to the staff of np.com and all the rest of us (non)normal ppl doesnt mean your post should just consist of "He killed kids? wtf" ugh...

From: WTF (Wed Nov 30 22:33:08 2005)
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WTF that was the crappiest $!57 i'v seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From: ardo (Fri Mar 17 12:43:55 2006)
this is old but this ROCKS. HAHAHA.

From: Karuzela (Mon May 22 19:57:35 2006)
Ah, I just love Noel the Hitman. I think I'll have his babies.

From: Jessica B. Witts (Thu Jul 20 01:20:14 2006)
What's with all the Noel the Hitman stuff?

From: b (Mon Aug 14 17:56:29 2006)
i think i pissed myself laughing

From: Constructive Criticism (Thu Dec 7 16:12:41 2006)
Hello, Constructive Criticism here. Due to the concerns of many viewers, I think you should put NOEL strips on a seperate page. Continue by all means, just keep them from the NP.comic page.

From: AProfessional (Fri Dec 8 01:13:04 2006)
Constructive Criticism? Last time I checked we had somethin called FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

From: Dave (Mon Dec 11 11:31:45 2006)
I think people are getting too riled up, and not paying attention that these comics are valid and relate to Natalie because of 'Leon'.

From: Liliac (Mon Dec 11 11:32:48 2006)
You find more blood and gore on television also people. kthxbye.