Starbolts #292: The Fire of Courage

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Sorry the comic was a little later than usual. I had some issues to take care of video editing wise. So, I decided to work on a comic this week. I think it came out really good. Here, I gave us a glimpse as to how Aquita, Shrall and M'anta got their powers. And now a fourth joins the list of champions! She will definitely be a friend. I doubt she's going to join the Starbolts. Not everyone with powers needs to join the Starbolts. So, instead, she may join Xemplara just to figure out her newfound powers.

I see Shrall personally training her since he is a champion/avatar himself. I had a bit of fun making up the goddess of fire. She reminds me of the goddesses in Kid Icarus: Uprising for some reason. Probably because she's full of spunk. There's also something cool about making a firefighter a fire-based hero. Dunno what it is. But, it's cool nonetheless. =D

In other news, I'll get a vid out when I can. Going to try editing this bit and then go from there. That's the only thing really slowing down the process. It'll be worth it, I'm sure. I have a few tricks up my sleeve.

So, next week will be a surprise. Will it be a comic? Will it be a vid? We shall see! Stay tuned! And thanks for being patient!

Starbolts #291: Down and Dirty

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It looks like Grunn here is a little jealous, huh? He's jealous that the goddess of the sea and life, god of the sky, god of justice, god of war, goddess of death and the god of the underworld all have avatars/champions that represent them in the mortal world. This doesn't sit well with him of course. So now, like Aquita said, the balance has been changed. Another avatar must be made in order to maintain the balance. But, who will it be?

I toyed with making Tayalla an avatar but I don't think so. She's a queen and she's going to have a baby. So, she's out. Someone else will have to step in. If you notice, I have avatars for the classic elements of earth, wind and water. Fire would be the next step. However, will the fire avatar be friend or foe? Hopefully friend. So, I may introduce a god/goddess of fire. I'm thinking goddess myself. But, I dunno. We'll see and I will think on it.

In other news, I'll be working on a video. Sorry it has taken so long. I had the holiday and a few other things come up. I was also sick for a while so I couldn't really do anything. It sucks to be sick over Thanksgiving. It really does. I feel better now so I can get back to work on all of the things. And I do mean ALL of the things!

Lots of stuff is coming! Stay tuned!

Starbolts #290: Angel vs Monster

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The race to Starbolts #300 starts here! With Kyodon gone, Grunn has now made the scene. But, Kyodon may have found a weak point in Angela's armor during that confrontation. This week's comic is a little late, I know. I initially had a plan to have Angela become possessed by Kyodon at the end and I thought "Nah." Mainly because I didn't want to do another possession arc. Still, I think Kyodon did something far worse than possessing Angela. Yeah. She messed with her mind and that I think is going to leave some scars.

Anyway, Grunn is here in his diamond-like form. I was going to have him be a rock monster but the best rock monster I have is Granite so I didn't feel like making a Granite clone.

In other news, work has begun on the next video and according to the poll, it is going to be Guardians of the Galaxy #1. Again. Eh, I make a joke about that in the script so it should be fine. In the mean time, I also created an episode guide for Comic Showcase. You can check it out here:  http://starbolts.blogspot.com/p/episode-guide_7.html

I might make an episode guide to Starbolts, but I think I might do something better and make a timeline of the events. That's always fun to do.

Until next time, true believers!

Starbolts #289: The Angel of Truth

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Oh, Angela. If a guy ever met her in a bar and had ill intents, he'd better watch out. She can force the truth out of anyone since that's her metahuman ability along with flight, energy blasts and turning into a being composed of ethereal energy. The thing is, Angela can't always control her powers. Sometimes she may inadvertently force the truth out without meaning to. It takes a lot of effort on her part to actually control her powers. She's learned how, somewhat. If she focuses on it. She's also a little bit scared of her own abilities. So, the next comic is going to be a real test of her resolve.

The next comic is going to wait a bit as next week I plan on working on a video. The next Comic Showcase is going to be cameotastic. There's going to be some people showing up and it'll be a lot of fun.  Still, I am having trouble deciding on which comic to review. So, let's put it to a vote! You can do so right here:

Starbolts #288: Old Ghosts

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Richard Smythe, a ghost possessing his decaying husk has a lot to answer for. He killed his former teammates in cold blood, tried to kill his best friend Jack and of course betrayed Soldier Six to D.I.S.C.O.R.D. He was brought back by Demonstorm and now has a choice to make. Does he want to become a walking husk or does he want to join his former friends and be judged due to the sins he committed against them. I think in the last panel, he has found a third option. We'll be exploring that option after the Kyodon saga wraps up!

This was a fun comic to work on! I know it is a little on the long side since it's forty panels and all. But, I wanted to give almost every ghost a spotlight. I have Air Raid dive-bombing Cobra. Cheetah chasing after him in a demonic car. And finally I have the zombie Soldier Six show up and scare Cobra senseless. Please note the blood stain on zombie Scarlett. That's where Cobra shot her.

I have to admit, I really liked that line:

"Why are you haunting me and not Jack?"
"We like him. We hate you!"

Eh. Makes sense all things considered. At least now we know what happened to him post Starbolts #275. He escaped and managed to rescue three members of his team. He's going to need ALL of them in the coming storyline. I meant for this Halloween special to also tie into a future story. I think it works well given what day it is. =D

I didn't really have time to work on a new page this week as I was working on this comic. I'll try to have a new one up in a couple days. Hope you all have a great Halloween! Scare you next time! MWHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Starbolts #287: The Hero King

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This week, Shrall takes center stage as he does what he has to do to save his people from Kyodon. This comic took some time to make because I had running civilians to make and I had a bit of an issue with the panel where Shrall saves the tadling. What happened originally was that Shrall kneeled down and grabbed the kid. It'd have made more sense, I thought, that if he were to grab him and keep on running.

Makes sense to me. Still, Shrall saved Jaro's goose from being cooked. Will he help the 'Bolts stop this creature? He'd better. We'll find out soon. Next Saturday is going to be a special Halloween edition of Starbolts. It'll be a nice spooky tale. It will be in continuity with what's going on in the Starbolts universe and tie into a future story that will come after this one is wrapped up.

In other news, I have finished my About me/FAQ section. Check it out here: http://starbolts.blogspot.com/p/about-me.html

Thanks go out to some people who submitted those questions for me. They were fun to answer!

Take care and I'll see you soon with a spooky tale!

About me/FAQ

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I have just finished an update to the "About Me" page. It now has a FAQ section! Check it out here:

http://starbolts.blogspot.com/p/about-me.html

I thought it was a good idea to combine the two pages since they sort of go hand in hand. If any more questions pop up, I'll be sure to add them to the FAQ.