Paper Luigi and the Marvelous Compass

A comic interpreting Luigi's story as told in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, by @mariobrothblog.
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Welcome to the Paper Luigi and the Marvelous Compass comic account! Thank you very much for your interest in this interpretation of Luigi's stories from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door! I hope you enjoy the ride!

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@MisshapenSmiley When I am writing the story, I am definitely imagining a 13+ audience due to the plot complexity, vocabulary, and implied mature themes/references. However, as there is nothing explicit in it, I believe children should be able to enjoy it as well!

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Chapter 1 - Page 15: New Souper Luigi CU

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@hannah_crusis I have an extremely simple rule: everything except Super Paper Mario happens before Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. I have talked about this at length here, if you would like to read my reasoning for it: https://t.co/Te6Qmt4PnD

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@SenderwalkTest @SpaikeeTGamer I have prepared an extensive reply to your concern. While I understand you will likely not agree with my view, I hope it at least helps you see where I am coming from.

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@diathandude That's right, it is Mario's signature as seen in the Mario Tennis Aces commercials. As it is left-facing here but would be right-facing from Mario's perspective when he wrote it, mine is right-facing too!

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A collection of all of Soupea's "handsome" Mario posters seen in the last two pages, unobscured by foreground elements.

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@OmniRarab Thank you very much for your kind words! I may not be talented, or good with art in any way, but one thing I can claim earnestly and wholeheartedly is that I try very, very hard to do my best with my abilities. I hope the comic continues to be satisfactory in the future!

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@gammonboi69 Given the fact that all of them are references to existing images, I would hesitate to call it "draw" but I did trace/imitate all but the Chris Pratt one manually. The Chris Pratt image is simply a filtered photo!

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@TheCadius2006 She is essentially a what-if scenario of "what would Supper Mario Broth look like in the Mario & Luigi series, where the joke is that everyone loves Mario and hates Luigi"? I hope this will make for an entertaining character concept!

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@monkeygamer1802 I was wondering this too - as I did not make this up; it was part of the original story - but I believe they simply *originate* from there, as in, it is simply a type of mango that grew there first and then was spread to other places. I hope this is an acceptable explanation!

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Finally, a chronological archive for the comic has been added! You can view it at https://t.co/UgLJccxglx. Each page's link is also accompanied by a summary of that page's events as a refresher! This is merely the first iteration of the archive; other features are forthcoming!

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@guille_sand Thank you very much for your kind words! I imagine all Fizzlits would use some electricity puns, but Fizzlette happens to lean more heavily into it than most of them would. Just like Mario and Luigi have a thick Italian accent, she has a thick pun accent!

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As supplemental material between pages, I am introducing "MCU (Marvelous Compass Universe) Lore Bits", a series of posts looking at backstories and details that were not included in the comic. Today's topic is Fizzlette the Fizzlit, from the Affordables!

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@mbecaart This was actually a coincidence that I myself only noticed when the design was finished! No, the intended reference is to something that has the same color scheme as the Oracle himself!

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A closer look at the Oracle from the most recent page. In Luigi's original story in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, he is mentioned only in passing... however, I believe the character who set in motion the entire plot deserves to be a little more important. What is he up to?

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@JayDoubleU22 He is not "original" in the sense that Luigi mentions him (once), as seen below. However, his design is original, as in, he is not based on any pre-existing Mario species. Still, there is something about his design that is a reference, but I will let the readers discover this!

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@monkeygamer1802 I do not have a set schedule for them and will do them whenever the story advances to the point that they make sense. The next one I planned was for Soupea, but this requires you to have met her properly first, which will happen in the next page!

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Chapter 1 - Page 14: Totally Luigitimate

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@JayDoubleU22 I am terribly sorry, it is extremely difficult to both provide such a large amount of plot and focus on puns. I have spent hours rewriting the text to include as much wordplay as I could, but this was unfortunately all I could include without compromising the exposition.

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@ConceptsYep I apologize if the arrangement makes it seem that way, but no, they all fit perfectly and there is no 8th piece. I simply arranged them like that to show as much as possible of the Oracle's body on the bottom of the panel!

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@RukirWithCheese It sure is! Below is a comparison of the original with my drawing!

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@RightWrongle Thank you very much for your kind words! The site should be coming very soon, potentially within the next few days. Of course, I will post an update announcing it when it is ready!

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It has been my dream to make a comic based on Luigi's story ever since the original game came out. The first concept I made for it was of Crepe, after I finished my first playthrough in 2004. Now, 20 years later, he is finally realized in a form hopefully worthy of Paper Luigi.