Julie is referring to the conversation on this page, which may not have happened exactly as she interpreted it.
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That top row. I cannot get over how adorable this all is.
Wow Julie is a bit of a ****. Great writing though, she’s probably my favorite character. She got dat real depth. And she reminds me of me.
I’ve pledged my $60 (because shipping). If I could afford more, I definitely would!
Well that was mean and uncalled for. Don’t be hatin’ just because he did something you didn’t like.
Julie sure knows how to be a meanie.
That top panel is soo cute. “You know you’re weird.” “giggle giggle Shut up* ^v^
JULIE.
Bina and Abel are so cute. I can’t handle it.
Aww, Julie, why you gotta be mean just because you’re jealous of their friendship…
I think she’s more upset about that time he killed a girl’s finger with lasers earlier today. Besides, Julie gets along with everyone.
Except Abel.
Because she’s upset about that time he killed a girl’s finger with lasers earlier today.
Eh, things have been pretty rough between Julie and Abel since day 1. Beside the fact that she pretty much decided to dislike him before ever meeting him something about him just seems to rub her the wrong way on the best of days.
I agree, Julie’s sociable but it’s not like she’s incapable of getting along poorly with somebody. The finger incident certainly brought things to a boiling point between them to be sure.
Huh, I’d forgotten about that. It’s been so long since I’d-
http://www.monster-pulse.com/?webcomic_post=mp2page8
Well, that’s interesting. Now that I’m rereading this, there are six Alpha Specimens, and those would have been Ayo, Kera, Rixis, Guuzy, and Red. (Nancy could have been responsible for any the ghosts that got Bina and co., but the chart on Rjinder’s wall confirms otherwise, and I think we can reasonably assume that Red is another Alpha, unless there was some sort of crazy accident that ended up releasing another Arma ghost.) So who’s the sixth kid?
http://www.monster-pulse.com/?webcomic_post=page-15-chapter-8
…And that got me thinking about this page. It doesn’t necessarily have to be the sixth kid’s monster – Abel could have just been talking about one of Shell’s test subjects, like Ned and Wilbur – but that just means there’s a completely unseen sixth kid (or adult) waiting to suddenly show up later after being foreshadowed all along, and that’s just as interesting.
Looking at that chart, it looks like those that they have no idea of the whereabouts are marked with a question mark…so the one with a large X and him saying “The remaining 5″ probably means they’re gone. =/
Hopefully we get a flashback showing them!
“she pretty much decided to dislike him before ever meeting him”
Since her first hearing about Abel involved Bina telling her that Abel threatened to kill Ayo, I think Julie’s pre-dislike is understandable, even if she’s wrong.
This is the second time Julie gets upset that other people are enjoying their lives without her.
>:I
Only the second? It’s quite possible, but only if she does most of her stage stealing… off stage? (off comic)
Kera looks very warm and fuzzy… Human hair is supposed to be really itchy and uncomfortable, though.
Oh, we’ll. Stomachs aren’t supposed to have hands and eyeballs can’t fly, so I’m going to assume that one of Kera’s super-powers is warm fuzziness.
Warm-fuzziness is the BEST superpower!
KILLER CONDITIONER.
What kind of hair care do you do where the hair on your head is itchy and uncomfortable?
Nobody but Julie could manage to look grumpy and forlorn while wearing a snuggie-suit-thing with a grinning dragon head
As someone who teaches middle schoolers, I’m always astounded and impressed at how accurate the characters are portrayed as representatives in their age group (monster body parts aside). Julie’s reaction fits to a T how so many of my kids act. Very well written. I can’t wait to have a paper copy of Moster Pulse to put in my classroom library! It’ll be great to have something in there with such relatable characters.
Thank you. This made me really happy to read. I really appreciate you taking the time to support the comic and leave such a nice message. <3
(Bina totally does though)
(she
totally
does)
I WAS SO AFRAID MY SHIPS WERE RUINED WHEN BINA AND JULIE HAD THAT CONVO!!!
((But then I remembered that true love conquers all.))
Little does she know, Julie has just set up a moment down the road where Bina and Abel clear up the misconceptions and then kiss right after.
But not after the misconceptions wreck their whatever-they-have…
No, Julie, my ship! You don’t understand!
JULIE YOU BETCH
Why are people only now realizing how AWFUL Julie is?
fo’real! she always bugged me. i read her as the archetypical manic pixie genki girl, deconstructed; she wants to whisk everyone along on *her* happy little whims, but can’t deal with anyone else having different desires. so instead of being adored, she’s just sort of grating. which fuels her more.
i’m so happy now that everyone else is starting to dislike her character now, too. :3c
I dunno about everyone else, but I don’t dislike Julie. Having such flaws is what makes her (and every other COMPLETELY flawed character in this series) interesting than what’s considered stereotypical/expected/normal of their standard character archetype.
I agree with Beef. I do believe that Julie is spiteful and selfish, but she’s only a kid. She’s hurt and scared and doesn’t want to lose her only *girl* friend to a boy who she can’t stand- a boy who she just watched kill a monster. I think that Julie was mad at him for killing the monster and for being close enough to Bina that she would share her stories with him. I bet Julie didn’t even know that Bina /wrote/ stories so she’s jealous that he gets to read them. Julie gets on my nerves sometimes, but I don’t dislike her. She can be very nice, she just doesn’t think about how her actions will affect other people. There’s just a disconnect between herself and others and she has trouble reading people and crossing the gap.
Besides, don’t forget that, even though her emotions are running wild, even though she doesn’t like Abel and is angry with him for being (In her eyes) a murderer, she still gave him her hoodie to wear out of courtesy.
Yeah… I think the real problem here is that Julie’s still angry at Abel for Fingermonster and she’s lashing out at him however she can. She’s pretty possessive of Bina too, and learning how close Bina is with Abel can’t be fun right now.
Julie’s not horrible, but she’s OVERWHELMINGLY governed by her emotions. Right now, she’s hurt and confused and jealous and angry, so… that’s exactly how she’s acting. I’ll bet that’s why she gets along so badly with Abel too – he actively pushes away a lot of his feelings to keep a cool head in danger, but Julie doesn’t get that and just thinks he’s a robot.
Oh Julie..you take me back.
And so continues my failed attempts to not ship one-sided Julie/Bina.
D: Julie, nooo!
jealousy is harsh
Julie, seriously, stop. MY SHIPS!
STOP BLOWING HOLES IN MY SHIP!
Good luck on your kickstarter!
And also, julia is sinking our ships
Wait a second!
Magnolia!
Yesterday was your birthday, wasn’t it!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Am I sensing a bit of jealousy?
Whatever, I still love you over Broody McSkinnypants any day, Julie.
You know, all this foreshadowing that Abel (possibly) had to kill someone in the past makes me wonder if maybe his name is intended to be significant?