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Magravan
Magravan says:
Hey everyone, hope you're having a good week!

I think the last panel is going to be switched or ... dialogue changed or something. If you're seeing it before a change, what does it look like to you? Does it make sense?

I think we had a bit of a miscommunication on it, and the way that it appears to me and the way it's currently written, it doesn't convey what I was hoping to convey.

Unfortunately, it's going to have to stay like it is for a bit, or June's going to have to letter it temporarily if the art is changing, because I have to get some sleep.. Early start tomorrow.

Have a great weekend, take care!
Skrael
Skrael says:
Here's the real panel 4:

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I had to run out quickly (thus the piss-poor backgrounds in this) to attend my 14 year old's band concert! I hope you can forgive me, but I really didn't want to miss it. He makes me so proud. The band was great too! (He plays trombone - sometimes posts here as Awsmo)

Any way, when I got home (at 11:00) James told me that I didn't get the joke... but I did, they were behind a wall! It just didn't appear like they were because I drew it stupidly in my rush.

So I added some stuff to make it look more like a wall, but it was too late, James was off to bed! So I will have to have him change it out tomorrow.

Sorry guys, I've failed you.

Also, another failure... I don't have the first panel of the next comic done! So if you vote this time, you're going to have to deal with a surprise image. Sorry sorry! (The surprise is fun though - ask T.Gatto who it is!)

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Croaxleigh says:
I thought the original was fine, and liked the "Where's everyone else?" line... I thought that it was kind of obvious that they were in another room with a wall blocking the way. The sign in the new version is kind of funny, too, though I don't think it's as good of a punchline as the original.
Skrael
Skrael says:
oh sorry, the final speech bubble will be added as well, so the punchline will still be the same. :D I just added the sign for fun. I was going to make it say:

This is a sign!
It is on a wall!

But I changed my mind. ;)
Asheswillfall says:
I didn't think Robert would make boobs that big, or even why when intimacy isn't important to a zombie anymore...?
Muchacho NL
Muchacho NL says:
Hahahaha, I laughed my ass off, and only noticed the "flaw" in your drawing when I read the artist notes.
I figured they were behind a wall already, so no harm done.
For me the new panel is just pure aesthetics.
Beadle says:
Love it! Really hope they stay that way, and it's not just a quick joke scene.

BTW - are you planning on adding some of the newer characters to the Cast page? We're missing a few people on that page.
aok666 says:
How have they fitted their new body parts? They need Beth for that.
And what is Sylene holding?
Beadle says:
aok666 - I'm assuming it's the Phantom's old arm.

It looks arm-shaped, and it's grey.
Keith says:
LOL...sometimes friends/allies are as bad as having children. le sigh
PhilC
PhilC says:
I thought RZ looked like that to indicate movement, like he was waving his arms up and down, then realized the little guy had actually attached six extra arms! He's a weird kid...
Excellent choice, Katie! Phantom's got the guns now, and I think Sylene might be holding a leg.
Excellent insight into the characters!
the_brigand says:
looks like the Phantom got an upgrade :)
Skrael
Skrael says:
Anyone notice Phantom is squishing an eyeball with his hugely muscled arms?
aok666 says:
I did. And wondered how he had control over the arms already when it took Beth so long to control her perfectly-fitted new superarms...
As I said, shouldn't they need Beth to fit the parts for them?
aok666 says:
Also, where did RZ get those fangs from? Why the hell is Robert making fangs?
Lunaroki
Lunaroki says:
Oh! That's an eyeball! I noticed him squishing something but as it was all squishified I couldn't tell what it used to be.
aok666 says:
@Lunaroki: it has an iris and pupil at the top. Look closely :-)
PhilC
PhilC says:
Is Phantom squishing the eye because it won't work in his head? Cause he's in need of one, ya know. Or he's trying to put it in his head but his arm is so strong that he can't help squishing it?
aok666 says:
@PhilC: he's looking surprised, so I think it's a case of him trying to put it in and not being able to control the arms properly yet.
Anon says:
Really? I thought the zombies couldn't have sex (given the initial part of this comic as it was) Why bother with the extra sexual addons huh?
aok666 says:
@Anon: they're still obsessed with their looks. It's all part of looking better, not so much a sexy thing.
Meed
Meed says:
Straight for the big detachable boobs, she goes.
Muchacho NL
Muchacho NL says:
@Anon, since when have boobs been part of the genitalia required for sex?
Bigger boobs doesn't mean anything sexual.
For women it's about womanhood, like big penii define our manhood.
Asheswillfall says:
Katie could have boobs big enough to suffocate herself but I still say she's nowhere near a woman as Beth
T.Gatto
T.Gatto says:
I regret that I could only rate this one as a 5 out of 5! It deserves about a 7 out of 5. :)
the_brigand says:
aok666, the look on the Phantom's face suggest that he may in fact have been trying to put it in but failed to control his arms properly.

June, i did notice he eyeball. i also noticed your new avatar is very lifelike, truly your art skillz are improving :)
Skrael
Skrael says:
the_brigand: Thank you! Here's my best piece, IMO,if I do say so myself. (And I painted myfavourite subject too!) :D :D

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Magravan
Magravan says:
@Croaxleigh - When I looked at it, it seemed like Beth should be able to see them... I don't know, it was probably the exhaustion talking ;)

@Skrael - That would have been an awesome sign ;D

@Asheswillfall - Breasts are not exclusively sexual... Obviously, based on Beth, they are done for visual appeal.

@Muchacho NL - Well I'm glad that everyone else seemed to get the intent... I was afraid that it looked like Beth could see them, and she was commenting on where security or whatever is.

@Beadle - You may be disappointed >_> Adding that much complexity to RZ's character design on an ongoing basis would probably get me hung ;)

The cast page should be updated, but I'm not sure when it will be. Sorry! That's the honest answer though.

@aok666 - That's certainly a subject for the next strip to go over, isn't it? :P

@Beadle - I ... don't know what it is. June'll have to answer.

@Keith - Sometimes they're worse >.>

@PhilC - He is definitely a weird kid :D That's one of the reasons that he's probably my favourite character in the story :)

@the_brigand - So it would appear :)

@Skrael - I did! Thankfully I wasn't completely oblivious on this one :)

@aok666 - Does squishing his new eye sound like control to you? :)

Fangs for RZ? Two words. A File :P That might actually be something that sticks around for character design for a while :)

@Lunaroki - That's okay, I think very few people would be able to tell what it started out as in a second or two ;)

@aok666 - Not for long!

@PhilC - That's a good question :)

@aok666 - See, you answer your own questions ;)

@Anon - It's not exclusively sexual, and .. look at Beth, clearly they exist ;)

@aok666 - Pure vanity ;)

@Meed - The funny part about Katie is that she could have gone for anything, really. The fact that she chose boobs probably says more about June as an artist than Katie as a character :)

@Muchacho NL - If they would just lower the worldwide average to 1.5", we could stop so much conflict :D (Points to anyone who gets the reference!)

I have to disagree with you about Boobs being about womanhood. There are women who end up having their breasts removed to avoid cancer problems. I don't think that they become less womanly because of it.

In the case of our comic, it's pure vanity, and having something that has no practical use is a sign of prestige. If you can afford something like that, it means that you're doing something that pays more credits.

@Asheswillfall - Katie is a complex character with a shallow facade... There's a lot more to her character than the readers have been allowed to see :)

@T.Gatto - Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it ;D

@the_brigand - Haha, she takes nice pictures too :)

@Skrael - Back when I had haaaair! ... Speaking of which, my hair's getting too long and needs to be shaved down again...
Asheswillfall says:
@mag I got the reference!!! that was such a funny episode!
and Nooo!!! Long hair is sexy!
Asheswillfall says:
I was thinking along the lines of Katie was making up for her lack of brains :P
Magravan
Magravan says:
She's not unintelligent, she just has a particular perspective on things ;)

Also, I no longer have long hair, and haven't since the day I joined the military (over 5 years ago now)... I cut it the night before I flew out to Basic ;)