Starbolts #201: The Daughter of Garazo

Oh, Dennis. He's ever the southern gentleman isn't he? Even when faced with a giant cat-lady he manages to be polite. Of course, this could be his greatest downfall. See, I write Dennis as kind of quiet. He's a strong and silent type. He's one to be taken aback by any kind of advance like Carra's doing.

Anyway, this comic and the next few comics are going to be part of what I like to call "Starbolts Down Time". I just want to show the 'Bolts doing whatever for a bit since the last story took up over fifty comics. Time for a break, don't you think? However, I will be planting the seeds for another future story. What will it entail? Well, Carra, daughter of Garazo figures big into my plan.

Actually, I have a funny story. I talked to Mark, my creative consultant about what to do for #201. He thought we made a story about a female Leonid hitting on Dennis. I said "Nope." and decided to do the comic. I had intended to make a girl's night out comic. But, we'll see. Aquita's gone on vacation. So, the ladies on the team would be short one member.

Though, I could still do it with Crystal, Angela and Jenna. Hmm. The possibilities are endless! I wonder...will Carra join the team? Who can say? Well, *I* can. But, that'd be spoiling things.

Take care and see you next time!

Starbolts #200: Through the Looking Glass

Back in 2008, I started work on a comic based on stories I wrote over at SPP and in stories I wrote for myself when I was a kid. Over time, the story evolved and became a sprite based webcomic because unfortunately I cannot draw very well. So, here we are at my 200th official comic and I look back the progress I made and say to myself I did pretty good despite having to work with sprites of my own design and such.

That isn't to say I didn't have help. FAR from it. I've had a LOT of help over the years. Namely from people like JewWario who gave me a sprite template to use, Spike's Girl and Mark who listen to my story ideas and edit if needed and most importantly, I thank the fans who have supported me through this crazy journey.

I like writing about superheroes and anyone who knows me knows that it is a passion of mine. It is. I've always liked writing and showing it visually like this, I think, better allows me to show what's happening. Prose is good. I love books. Some of my good friends are writers. But, there's just something about sequential art that has always appealed to me.

It's fun to write and work on this stuff. It takes a lot of work to make a comic. Not just this 60 panel comic you just read. There's planning, plotting, drawing and figuring out just what you want to do. It's hard work and yeah, you could say it's a labor of love.

So, here we are at Starbolts #200. A lot of stuff happened and I guarantee you that the next 200 will be just as exciting and fun. They are fun to make and I hope I've made them exciting and fun for everyone to enjoy.

Thanks again, readers of the Starbolts and of course thanks go out to everyone who has helped. From tgwtg who has hosted the comic in their blogs since 2008 to you for reading this.

Take care, everyone and I'll be back with a new adventure on the horizon.

See ya in the funny papers!

Comic Showcase #19: New Warriors Stories Part 1

Starbolts #199: Out of the Darkness

Hail!

The first thing I want to do this week is give a major shout out to ShadowWing Tronix because it's his birthday and he's a great friend of mine and a fan of the stuff I do on the Internet. He, like me, is a fellow comic fan and deserves a ton of respect. Even if he's a fan of the Go-Bots. Which...I didn't like growing up. At all. I digress. Check out his stuff here if you want to read good articles by him:

http://bwmedia.wordpress.com

One of the articles he did came in the wake of my Amazing Spider-Man #700 review. He countered my argument that Doc Ock shouldn't have been the one to replace Spider-Man. He made some decent points and I agreed. It still doesn't change the fact that I'm not a fan of that story. I think we both agreed on that one. So, yeah, check out Tronix's stuff. Make the old guy happy. Maybe even give him a mint condition Leader-1 or something. Cheers, Tronix!

With that out of the way, we're just one comic away from Starbolts #200. What will happen? Well, the comic is going to be a special, double sized event. A lot is going to happen, so I am going to need a LOT more panels as everyone faces the forces of Demonstorm and his Legion.

You might be wondering why Robkas didn't detect Aquita's telepathy. Well, do you honestly think she'd allow HIM into his brain? I don't think you can wiretap into telepathic conversations. Well, you could. But, Robkas's brain is on a do not call list. =)

Also, I love writing Garazo. He just doesn't have to say much to be badass. Tanis is now the black sheep of Earth's mightiest heroes. He's going to have to do something incredibly awesome to get back in everyone's good graces. Well, he has one comic to do it!

In video news, I have my collection of New Warriors comics down and will be working on a vid. I may have to do two videos on the storylines of Each of the main characters. Should be fun. Should also be a LITTLE bit CW. You'll...see what I mean. See you next time!

Starbolts #198: The Last Starbolt

Hail!

Wow! What can I say about today's comic as we're two weeks away from Starbolts #200 and the finale of this really, really long story arc. Believe it or not, this arc started way back around #150. So, this has been a very long storyline. It looks like Tanis is back to his normal self. Even if he looks like a human bug right here. The question of the hour is. Are the Starbolts really dead? Well, you don't see bodies on the ruined bridge. That could mean anything! They could have been disintegrated or in another part of the ship, dead.  The bridge is only a small part of the ship!

Speaking of the ship, I made the crash site a little like the Enterprise-D crash in Star Trek Generations. I always thought that was neat for a crash scene. Sucks about the ship, of course. She was a fine ship.

Anyway, it looks like Tanis is back to normal and the Legion wants another round. Starbolts #200 is coming fast! Are you ready for the final showdown?

Comic Showcase #18: New Warriors #1

Starbolts #197: The Fall of the Heroes

Talk about your "big baddabooms" this comic, right? Wow. Well, it was bound to happen. I was never going to keep the alternate Aquito around. As for whether or not the heroes made it out, well...that remains to be seen. Did they make it? Did they survive? There are so many questions. But, the schedule for next week says I am going to be doing a video. So...you'll have to wait until  July 6th to see if the 'Bolts got out okay. =)

The next vid is going to be a review of New Warriors #1. Should be a fun read and a fun video to do as I begin kicking off my look at the series. In the mean time, enjoy this week's comic. How will Manta respond? Will he face Dragonfly? Time will tell, true believers!

See ya next time!