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The Monster Under the Bed
“Embrace your fear.”
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I wasn’t one that did this but growing up (in roughly the same time period as Tim) there were always the bigger kids that went around on Halloween and stole the smaller kids candy bags. Especially if the cretins can outnumber/scare the smaller kids. And i they try the scare method on Tim and Shadow’s glamour fails wouldn’t they be in for a shock.\
Oh and TIM’S MOM IS LADY BLACKHEART!
Now that I think of it, she could have magicked the hammock into the bag for the book (or as part of a “Web” spell to keep the book from falling out).
I see that going one of two ways. Either Tim protects Shadow, or the veil drops and the claws come out. Would be absolutely hilarious if some neighborhood kids were like “thats the monster under my bed! RUN!”, cue Tim looking at her, her shrugging and saying “What? Occupational perk!”
Nice Cool idea. Also I was thinking the same thing just the other Day. Which is why I totally agree with you about Tim’s mother being Lady Blackheart.
Also i love your series its so adorable
Dorn, another no show this week. Well, hopefully we’ll have something next week.
The more I read this the more I don’t want it to divulge into a sex coming. They are so adorable. ;-; I want this to never end.
Well, if you return to Chapter 2, Page 40 where Shadow reveals that she is innocent of underwear (both the concept and the garment) I think that it’s inevitable.
Good thing too and I, for one, welcome the revelation !
Wake up ,Tim, and smell the ……. (roses?)
I love your work man but what the H is going on? You’ve gone from updating every sunday to every two or three sundays. And not on holidays.
Death in the family and as a result moving homes and dealing with funerals has him pretty busy.
What are you on about? I just updated the last 2 weeks straight. I worked overtime all week at my real job, on top of all the other distractions my life has going on right now. I’m tired and kinda stressed out, alright?
It’s not like I DIDN’T work on the page, it just didn’t get finished. It’ll be up next week.
Definitely go with the job that pays well. Leave this as spare change and a fun hobby.
Don’t worry about it Brandon, most of us get it and understand man. We just love the work you do and want to see whats next. Some people think they are entitled to it, but they aren’t. Even if nothing else was going on in your life you are the only one entitled to anything about this comic. Take your time, we understand, and those that don’t understand don’t matter. Keep up the good work.
I shpuld havr probably used a winky face or somethin cause i wasnt trying to offend man. But i sure stirred up a couple people i guess.
Man, people like this are what drive good web artists to quit. Knock that noise off already.
And this is how you push an artist away. Brandon has posted many times on exactly what is going on (which is super personal and he should never have been expected to explain in detail).
This is a hobby that can hopefully earn him some extra cash, but it is not his reliable income.
If he doesn’t have the time, he doesn’t have the time.
Brandon has been more than polite and friendly about everything and should have to apologize every time he is running a bit behind.
Please give him a break and not make this project another source of stress.
agreed ^^
Alex, Brandon doesn’t owe you anything.
I love this series. Was introduced to it several months ago and have been following it since. Our dear author has been good in doing this, for free I might add, because he wants to tell a story. He’s had some problems recently with a death in the family, having to move and dealing with real life things like work. You know, stuff that matters more than you getting to read a new comic every week.
He’ll get around to completing a page when he can. And since you’re such a fan, how about you contribute to his Patreon? If enough people do this then he can come out with a page every week. But until then, I say let him do what he needs to do. The comic can wait.
Amen to That !
Holy shit i was trying to be goofy ya fucks! Sorry Brandon i was just trying to get a laugh or somethin. I figured that would have been apparent with “what the H.”
Well, you failed.
Just read the whole thing again. Amaizing, i love it, makes me smile every time.
Just ignore the whining losers. The rest of us will wait. Quality can not be rushed.
You’ve just gotta LOVE a girl whose face goes “boop” to recover from a stressful moment.
I want one like that.
It now occurs to me to wonder about Tim’s mom, *if* she is Lady Blackheart in disguise, whether or not significant stress will cause a temporary reversion of (part of) her human form to Nox form…. On the other hand, she’s had vastly more practice maintaining human form, and so the magnitude of stress that would have to be applied might need to be dangerously high, for that experiment to yield interesting results.
I agree, Brandon. Please ignore the whiners, and focus on the things that must take priority. The rest of us can be patient. This is an adorable comic, and shouldn’t be rushed.
This comic is amazing you are amazing!! This is really one of my favorite comics!
Ps I hope you are doing ok! 🙂 <3
I just noticed something.. Could Lord Mortis be Timothy’s father?.. hence why he told his student “That one’s off limits”. I know the popular theory is his mother is lady blackheart (which is more obvious and fits).. but why not both? they could have both decided life among the living is better than the one they lead as monsters?
just something I was thinking about at work today.
O yes. We (the Inquiring Public) demand DNA testing on Tim and that man Lady Blackheart lives (and plays) with. After all, we insist on knowing EVERYTHING (including but not limited to) Tim’s School grades, Shadow’s taste preferences in cookies (pecan? Peanut butter? rum & raisin? with or without extra butter?)
Enquiring minds want to know.
Lady Blackheart specifically told Shadow (in #95) that although she reached top rank in Nox society, she was alone. She would not have said that if she was involved with Lord Mortis.
So another hypothesis is that Lord Mortis is secretly Shadow’s father, which also suffices to explain him telling Terminus that Shadow is off limits.
(should have included this in other msg) And another hypothesis is that Lady Moonlight told Lord Mortis that Shadow is under the protection of Lady Blackheart, whose reputation might be quite sufficient for Lord Mortis to want to protect Terminus from her, if he started pestering Shadow.
A decent theory, but I think Shadow might have debunked it. Remember how back when Tim and Shadow were hiding in the kitchen? Shadow made the offhand remark that Tim’s dad smells just like he does. That gave me the sense that father and son are biologically linked.
That actually has a basis in evolutionary biology (Wundekind’s “sweaty T-shirt” experiment) where the aromas of closely related people (siblings) are actually off-putting, so they’re less likely to be selected as potential mates, thus reducing the possibility of brother-sister mating and the consequent chance of reinforcement of recessive genetic traits.
So, don’t fuck your sisters, it’s not good for the kids!
As I recall, that only applies when she is not pregnant. Once pregnant, they prefer close relatives. This causes trouble because “the pill” makes her body think it is pregnant. She goes off the pill, suddenly he doesn’t smell right.
“… that only applies when she is not pregnant. Once pregnant, they prefer close relatives…”
Quite right, when a woman is NOT pregnant is when she’s selecting a mate.
How about having Tim do 12 hard tasks to impress Shadow.
All he needs is a pair of dirty socks.
That being the idea. Just imagine how dirty said socks would be after 12 hard tasks? The entire sisterhood would be trying to cram themselves through his bed portal.
I have no idea what you guys are talking about. I’m not sure I want to know either…
HAH! We have planted the trainwreck curiosity into the authors head!
Fantroll success!
Hercules’ 12 labors. However, the reason he did those is that he killed his wife, so Greg and Kiki are suggesting you…
Well, Shadow doesn’t insist on an actual PAIR, a singleton will do and I suspect that “used” rather than “dirty” is enough to satisfy that particular kink of hers (if the aroma of sweaty socks is her turn-on).
But it’s deviant behavour for a “good Nox girl” anyway.
Brandon may confirm or deny as appropriate.
A bag of cookies seems to work, too!
Do you prefer donuts with, or without sprinkles
Question is shadow on the happy easter picture adult???????
… yes? She’s all fully developed and everything!