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The Necrobots corner their prey, and quickly discover they fell for the ol' switcheroo.

After a few weeks of fillers around my birthday, the canonical comics have returned! Many thanks to Ken Bailey and YouWillNeverKnow for their submissions, and to all of you for being patient!

This comic took me a while to figure out. Oddly enough, the first panel was the last one I sketched out; I had a clear vision for what I wanted to do in all the other panels, but I wasn't sure how I wanted to show the Necrobots giving chase. I was initially going to view them from a straight-on angle, but with their unusual curved necks and hunched-over posture, they look a lot better from a side or three-quarters view. I think the lead Necrobot's posture and legs show off how much of their design was inspired by velociraptors.

This strip took quite a few layers to get the right look, especially for the last panel. That "ZOOM" streak is actually broken up into two layers; one that passes in front of the Necrobots and one behind them, so as to create the illusion of Sugar Rush zipping right through them.

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Necros tries to deduce how Belt Boy slipped away.  Perhaps if Necros took Belt Boy's friends the least bit seriously, he'd have gathered intel on 'em and know who was responsible for his foe's escape.

Sharp-eyed readers may notice a subtle shadow in the first and third panels, but it's probably nothing...

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Necros isn't the only one with surprises...!

Like I said, if Necros does have a stereotypical villain weakness, it's that he enjoys monologuing, but he's able to keep himself from going too far.  Necros has no intention of revealing his entire plan to our hero.  He gives Belt Boy just enough information to play off his fears.

I asked some people on Twitter who were discussing onomatopoeia what the proper sound effect for a dodgeball would be.  I got "Poonk" and "Bont", but I don't think that the sound would end in a letter as hard as K or T.  In the end, I went with my original idea: "Poomp".  What do you think?  Is there a better sound effect for a dodgeball hitting something?  Leave me a comment and let me know!

Just a quick reminder; there's less than two months to enter my contest!  The full directions and rules are on my site, but essentially, if you make a video game avatar or some fan art based on my characters, you get some free art by me!  And the best avatar and the best art will each get a special grand prize!  I haven't received any entries yet, so now's a great time to enter, yourself!

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Enticia accepts Dino-Mo's accusations; conversely, Belt Boy can't accept defeat.  I like how this storyline's been exploring Enticia and Belt Boy's characters in different ways.

Enticia has always been a flawed and somewhat egotistical character, who has put distance between herself and others, and allowed people to get hurt in the process.  Now, she's seriously considering what people think about her and trying to listen.

Belt Boy, on the other hand, has always been a seemingly perfect boy scout-type, but while he's friendly with others, he's hard on himself.  Now, he's sinking further into his delusion that perfection is attainable, and he's becoming blinded to what he's doing.