Hm... This reminds me of a game. Vaguely.

[Cute_Riolu]

Anyone here ever played Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn? The latest comic (511) reminds me of the Dawn Brigade... Coincidence? Or does Rich play Fire Emblem? And completely disregard copyright laws...

Anyway, great job, Rich.

[KBF]

I haven't played Fire Emblem (I'm sorry I call myself a gamer! I'm poor, sue me), but there are numerous stories like this, it's a cliche.

Unless you were talking about the naming trouble. Then, yea, but it can also be a coincidence.

[Nerdanel]

I thought the naming trouble was a reference to Life of Brian.

[Nerd-o-rama]

Anyone here ever played Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn? The latest comic (511) reminds me of the Dawn Brigade... Coincidence? Or does Rich play Fire Emblem? And completely disregard copyright laws...

Anyway, great job, Rich.
Unless he used the name "Fire Emblem" or plots or characters directly from it, I fail to see what this has to do with copyright...

Anyway, Fire Emblem didn't invent arguing over names (nor did Life of Brian, but we know the Giant is a Python fan (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0136.html), so if it's a nod to anything rather than a simple joke, it's probably that.)

Unless you mean something more specific about the NPCs' personalities?

[Shhalahr Windrider]

(nor did Life of Brian, but we know the Giant is a Python fan (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0136.html), so if it's a nod to anything rather than a simple joke, it's probably that.)
"Sapphire Liberation Front" vs. "Judean People's Front"

Too many other names he could have chosen for that to not be coincidence, given the aforementioned previous bit of Pythonery on the Giant's part. :smallbiggrin:

[madmotoristmonk]

Does the title have anything to do with the NWA song of a similar title? Then again I'm sure they got the name for said title from a book or something or other.

[Nerd-o-rama]

Does no one else on this board have biologist friends or something?

They're both named after a famous movie about a primatologist. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorillas_in_the_mist) Yes, there's a famous movie about a primatologist.

[monty]

Does no one else on this board have biologist friends or something?

They're both named after a famous movie about a primatologist. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorillas_in_the_mist) Yes, there's a famous movie about a primatologist.

I didn't know there was an issue about the strip title. I didn't recognize the other names, though, because I haven't seen the movie. I've just heard of it.