W O $$$$$$$$$$$ s C $$$$$$$$$$$ $$b a $$$ $$$$$$$$$$$ $$$S _ v e d$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$ s _ a g _ - $$ $ss ____ sdS$$$$ $$$ S$$$ $$$$#$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$ $$$ $$$$$$$$$$$ $$$SS $$$$ T $$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$ P $$$$ $$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$ $ $ $ $$P $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$ b _ $$$$ __ s$P $ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$ $$$$$$$$ST _ $$ $$$ T$$$ $$$$ __ sd$$$$$ $$$ $$$$b $$$$$bsd$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$ P $$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$bs TT$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$ P$$$$$$ T$$$$$$$$$$Ss __ $$$ _ b $$$$$$ T$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$SSssssssss$$$ _ b$$$$$$ T$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$ T$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$ e p i c $$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$P $$$$$$ n e w s $$$$$$b _ $$$$$$$$$$$ Where is everyone Anvilhed hasn t been around $$$$$$$$$$$ lately due to his ISP messing around and making it $P P$$ impossible to get onto EFNet irc servers And $ $$ according to him he doesnt want to draw alone oh $b _ _ b$$ well hopefully things will work out ) In turn $$$$$$$$$$$ Anvie has been moved to member and Maytag has moved $$$$$$$$$$$ up to coordination congrats! $$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$P The scene in general has been going downhill $$$$$$ lately not the group system Critics like Dieznyik $$$$$$b _ say that the group structure is obsolete Well P$$$$$$$ I challenge that idea Lets think about this seriously $$$$$$$ for a moment If you are a starting artist or even _ b$$$$$$$ an intermediate one how on earth can you sustain $$$$$$$$$$$ enough interest and discepline in ansi to release a $$$$$$$$$$$ solo pack Furthermore a truly amazing pack Groups P$$$$$$$$ help to develop your style as artists are exposed to a $$$$$$$$ greater variety of techniques _ b$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$ Even famous artists in the past worked together $$P P$ Picasso and Braque developed cubism dada writers $$ $ collaborated at the Cabaret Voltaire and so on The only $$b _ _ b$ people who can thrive in a solo atmosphere are those who have the determination and artistic drive to go alone this does not comprise a majority of the ansi scene Face it people have lives and to some ansi is a diversion at best rather than a full-blown artistic avenue Groups help bring together more serious minded artists with hobby-minded ones bringing together ideas and a sense of community So with this statement I d like to close my comments letting the art in this release speak for itself Observe the styles with an open mind and take a little time to actually absorb the art (ie do NOT spend 5 seconds looking at an ansi and go to the next) Respect the artist s effort and give the peice a chance I m extremely proud of everyone who is part of this great group a genuine experiment in originality scope and diversity p s special thanks go out to tna and 4o for inspiring me to draw in new ways Sincerely Argon of Epic elemnt@hotmail com n e w s Well um hi Savage takin over with my usual 3 words of nothing Just three short days ago I had a harddrive full the the brim of shit So full in fact that I went out and bought myself a nice new burner Then I came home and fucked up my harddrive completely losing EVERYTHING on it and having absolutely no use for the burner Next month Sorry boys savageCOW of Epic scow@kracked com n e w s Man my armpits stink maybe i should use deoderant or something Maybe if i showered errr whats that what you mean im on the air and you didnt tell me errr he he he*cough* Welcome to the third epic pack I am all nervous about this i havent written an infofile since i wrote the echo0697 info file with watOr damn i miss him Anyways moving on I still plan on doing the epic music disk So far it seems that only myself and sod will be releasing our music though because no one talks to me cuz i am a loser Is it because i am fat is it because well anyways epic kids get out yer music making machines and whip up a mod it s3m or mp3 email it to me maytagman69@phatchicks com i plan on releasing this disk around the 20th so msg me as soon as possible also msg me if you want to do a guest song because that is good too ) oh ya i almost forgot along with making hellium a coded emag with real content it has become an epic production it is likely that epic4 will include hellium3 as hellium 2 will probably be released a few days after this pack and remember draw and write for me ) thanks over sexily maytag man of Epic maytagman69@phatchicks com m e m b e r s Pardon the makeshift memberlist a better one is being designed for release #4 coordination Argon SavageCOW Maytag Man artists Arrogance anvilhed Alla Xul Cryogenic Chronicc Drakul Ld_Lor Sod Snowball Scoundrel ironCHEF Platoonim