F-ZeroOne wrote:Incidentally, why do the mecha toys have Macross Destroid bodies and legs but Power-Loader arms...? What toyline are they sourced from?
Our own forthcoming range of Greys toys and figurines (actually that might no be as far from the truth as you might imagine)
Most of the objects in this strip have been stolen from earlier ones. It's a bit of a nod to our first 100 comics, whilst also being a quick and easy way to populate a kids' bedroom. In this case the mecha toys are simply scaled down versions of the mecha from this strip and this one, where the intention was to create a fairly generic mecha made up of bits from various sources.
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Ah, okay, thanks! Being a bit of a mecha nerd it would have bugged me for weeks not knowing... And, er, good luck with the merch though you might want to be careful about using Macross-inspired stuff, that usually winds up in lawyers...
We posted strip #037 of our other comic, 'Monsters, Inked', on Christmas day:
As a special Christmas treat, we also recorded the creation process and produced a timelapse video. 8 hours of work compressed down to a couple of minutes.
Warning: Contains flashing images
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Just an observation about the Frankensteins monster-style character - have you considered a different colour for his trousers? Because it does look a little like he was a bit forgetful getting dressed in the morning...
F-ZeroOne wrote:Just an observation about the Frankensteins monster-style character - have you considered a different colour for his trousers? Because it does look a little like he was a bit forgetful getting dressed in the morning...
What trousers?
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I'm not really sure that there are answers. He's just always been drawn wearing a jumper and nothing else, right back to his 2001 iteration when he was entirely hand drawn and coloured. No particular reason other than Vince (the guy who actually does the drawing) thinking it was amusing.
As for whether or not certain parts would/should be visible - we'll leave that to your imagination. He's pieced together from body parts, so it's always possible that some bits were left out, or perhaps it's just very very cold in the castle.
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The latest comic is the fifth and final instalment of our Filmnesia series. This one also features our most epic Easter Egg to date - 8 panels of Easter Egg for a 3 panel comic - so download the SVG file and have a look around in Inkscape
