Starbolts #129: The GREAT Garazo!

A long time ago, my friend and frequent blogger on the site, Rabbi, wanted to learn more about Garazo's backstory. Mark and I cooked up this elaborate story and we waited until we had some way to tell it. It was finally decided that it was going to be little Sirak's bedtime story. Hey, it worked, right? The kid is asleep. I...can't forsee any psychological harm in telling this story to a minor. No matter what species you are.

In this story, Garazo is about maybe 13 years old. He's about thirty in the present day. He was tiny for his age back then. He later grew into the fierce warrior we know him as today. Drawing the sangrale took a LONG time and several rough drafts. The first draft looked like something from Dr. Suess. It was bright green and had orange stripes on it.

So, eventually, I drew a small cat-like creature and made it bigger. Am unsure about the size increase process for that sprite. But, it works. It's an alien cat. Who's gonna say different? Still, I did think up some other titles for the comic. Some of which include "The attack of the purple people eater!" Then, Ven tells me it's blue. Looks purple to me! Then again, I may be color blind. Eh, no big deal.

Well, that's this week's comic. Enjoy!

Starbolts #128: Summer of Blockbusters!

Hail!

Well, I'm back from vacation with a comic that spoofs summer blockbusters from various times. I didn't select any specific movie while making the comic. Just felt like spoofing several genres of films. Though, I have to admit, Nor-Mad is spoofing Transformers directly. I had to do it. Still, it is good to be back. Now, it's time to be productive and get some work done. Yay productivity!

Also, yay for random Setleths. These guys will never change. EVER! Have a good week!

Starbolts #127: Party in the Sun and Captain America review

Writer's block sucks. No. Seriously. It SUCKS! Last week, I had every intention on finishing the comic and posting it. The problem WAS that I had trouble figuring out what I wanted to have Mr. Dastara say to M'anta that wasn't corny. I wanted to make it sort of like Ma and Pa Kent talking to Clark Kent or something. I decided to ditch that approach and come up with something a lot better. I hope it works. I kind of like it.

This comic is pretty special as it's M'anta's birthday comic. Why is it special? Well, this summer marks the 15th year since he was created. I wanted to do something special for his and retroactively Shrall's birthday. Since it was their day, I wanted to make a comic commemorating it. It's funny, though. Manta's pretty much the only character from those days that HASN'T changed.

Anyway, I got back from seeing Captain America a couple hours ago. What did I think? Well, I liked it a lot! I'm not going to spoil much. But, I will list what I liked:

1. The nod to the original human torch.

2. Stan Lee's cameo.

3. The costume riffing at the USO.

4. The Avengers teaser.

Those are just some of the things I really liked about the movie. It was fun! Is it up there with Iron Man? Definitely! I have yet to see Thor. I assume it's good from what people are telling me.

In other news, I'm gonna be on vacation for a week. I'll be back and you'll see a new vid. What's it about? Well...that'd be telling now wouldn't it? =D See you next time!

Starbolts #126: Jack's Final Mission (Part 6)

Hails and horns! Welcome to the final part of "Jack's Final Mission" It was a long road getting to this point. Lots of conversations with Mark about where he wanted to go with the story. Lots of '80s references to get out of the way. Not to mention this chapter of Starbolts lore. Jack's backstory is interwoven with the others' as it was revealed. He was frozen for a very long time and when he awoke, the young kids he saw in the hallway were now young adults.
As for the last panel, I'm not about to tell anyone what that means. See, I want to be ominous like that. What's coming? Well, we'll see this fall. For now, I'm going to be devoting a month or so to some silly, fun comics since we've had a serious tone for a while now. It's time to bring on the funny! Just remember, humor can't be forced and as always please consult a physician before operating a heavy webcomic.
Now, let's tally up the references we had in this storyline. Let's go by the numbers:
Starbolts #122:
G.I. Joe
Thundercats
M.A.S.K.
Transformers
Dino Riders
Smurfs
Jem and the Holograms
'80s Hair metal bands
Starbolts #123:
Transformers
Starbolts #124:
G.I. Joe vehicles and playsets.
Centurions
Starbolts #125:
None
Starbolts #126:
My Little Pony
Voltron: Defender of the Universe.
Speaking of My little pony, I REALLY like how that mushroom cloud turned out. Thanks go out to Lozchic who gave me an outline I could use. I do regret not putting in any references to He-Man, She-Ra, Silverhawks and Bionic Six. Then again, Jack's bionic now. So...that could be a reference! HAH! I found a loophole! Okay, I'm ending the blog for this week. Cya!

Starbolts #125: Jack's Final Mission (Part 5)

There's a story behind this week's comic. As there usually is. My friend, Mark, who has been writing the storyline for Jack had said last week lacked bloodspray. So, this week he sends me the script and says "ADD BLOODSPRAY!" So...I did. Mark, I hope you're happy when you read this. =P Good God...The blood! Eh...could be worse, right? I mean at least I never blew up a pla...Wait...yes I did.
It always comes down to that. Anyway, enjoy this week's comic and stay tuned for the exciting conclusion next week! What will happen? Who can say? How many more '80s references can we pour out before the end of the comic? Not many, I think. Really wanted to do something with Dinosaucers or something really obscure. See ya next time!

Starbolts #124: Jack's Final Mission (Part 4)

BOOM! That's the best way to describe this week's comic. It was fun having Mark help me out again. He's a great writer. It's a shame he doesn't have a site of his own. Anyway, this comic was in the works as I was working on 4th Wall Breakers. I'm pleased with how they both turned out. I hope you are, too!

Thanks for reading and enjoy!

Starbolts #123: Jack's Final Mission (Part 3)

Starbolt Babies...We- Hey what's Cobra doing looking at Jack and Scarlett kissing before a mission? He must be up to something! He looks like he's up to something. Eh, it's probably nothing. Look at the chibi Starbolts! Collect the whole set and get baby Norad! Who is Pegasus in this time period. Still, look at the chibiness! Yeah, Jack was opposed to the idea of the Starbolts program. However, he warmed up to it once he was defrosted. We'll see what happens to him and his team next week.
Y'know...I kind of want little Mateo to fly up to Cobra at the start of next week's comic like "HI! Whatcha doin'?" Kinda awkward, right? Anyway, this week's comic is a little long to accommodate the Chibi 'Bolts scene. Originally, I was going to have them just run by. I thought it'd be best to extend it. Makes sense to me since they were in the same area when the mission happened. Just didn't know what happened on it.
It should be known that Jack took the kids to the movies a lot. He even took Jenna and Kevin to see Back to the Future in theaters. It was the first movie he saw with his ocular implants. Clunky aren't they? Eh, he'll get new ones. It'll work out for him.
Was so tempted to give Chibi Mateo Pit's wings from Kid Icarus. Wouldn't fit. Ah well. Enjoy the comics and how the plot thickens!