#52 “Playing Dirty”
Phew! It’s finally up! This page nearly killed me!
Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Canadians, and Happy Columbus Day to all my neighbours down south!
Oh, and any 4chan users confused by who is the real me, it’s “The Real Brandon Shane” all the others are just being jokers.
Don’t forget to vote on TWC! —->
This kid’s got an iron will, I’ll give him that.
I know at eight years old I would’ve been bawling after a wound like that.
I considered it, but decided to just put him into shock.
Because, I mean, that would hurt like *SHIT*
I think they are all acting above their age in general. I believe it would be a bit better if you had them be just a little bit older. Why did you decide to make them meet so young? Im not saying its bad, im just curious. Another thing i want to ask is, have you thought of collaborating with another artist to split the work and be able to make more than 1 page per week?
I love your comic btw.
Well, yes, they do act a bit older than their ages… but it’s hard to write children and make it seem ‘real’ without just getting totally obnoxious. I like to think of this taking place in a universe very similar to ‘Home Alone’ wherein a smart young kid can take care of business, holding his own against whatever problem happens to come up.
I made them young, because that is a believable age still for kids to still believe in magic and monsters, Santa and all that, even if in this case the situation turns out to be real.
I feel like collaborations might take even longer to get anything done, because then I’ll have to wait for someone else, and there’s always going to be misunderstandings, I feel. Plus, whenever I’ve wanted to do collabs in the past the other person always seems to flake out and it’s left a somewhat bad taste in my mouth.
I felt they acted older due to their upbringing. Tim’s parents (what we’ve seen at least) don’t seem to be the most caring, attentive parents ever. A kid like that may have to learn to take care of himself pretty early on. We’ve not seen what Midnight’s “home life” is like. Aside from Shadow we haven’t seen ANY of her people, so we have no way to tell if her demeanor is normal for her kind or not.
Well, don’t be too harsh on Ruth and Thomas, they have their own reasons I’ve yet to explore. 😉
Honestly we probably won’t be exploring Midnight’s ‘home life’ much, or at least not as much as Shadow’s. Not saying we won’t explore her a bit, but it’ll mostly be through her interactions with Shadow.
Depends on the person. I know I wouldn’t (though I probably would have shouted “Ow!” followed by “Plaster!” (band aid if you’re the other side of the pond) ).
Ouch, right between the fingers. I’m 22, and I’d probably be on my knees, clutching my hand to my chest and trying not to scream.
Heh, yeah. XD
I really like the tail-hug, it makes sense that a society where everyone has prehensile tails would develop some gestures and interactions that are done specifically with the tail.
Also Shadow is finally admitting just how important Tim is to her.
Indeed, well, the situation is at least! 😉
So those Monster girls not only have really shrap looking teeth, but also well-working claws.
And i´m REALLY impressed with the flexibility of the tails. Can they be used like tentacles?
Very nice page, thanks for the work again.
Yes, they are quite sharp when they are pressed.
THEM EMOTIONS DOH
Yeah, they’re all over the place right now. XD
Oooh twisty tails can be fun. 😀
I’m reminded of a story from the XXXenophile comics that put a monster girl’s tail to good use. I’ll try and find the name of the particular story.
Another excellent page from our wonderful storyteller.
I’m sure her tail has plenty of good uses!
Wasnt it issue 9 with the girl that was half orc/half god but ended up with the lizzard man?
No that was the issue that was just one long story. Issue 6 of the collected version I have. The one I’m thinking of did have an orc girl, and also a human girl. Plus at the end a human dude and mentions of a bear.
‘A Beautiful Tale’ from XXXenophile #3. She was a Huldyr, if I remember right- A sort of troll hottie from Scandanavian myth.
is shadow a succubus by any chance because she can smell fear read thoughts and has a devil like form
Read thoughts? That’s a new one! XD
No, she’s not a succubus.
i got the read thoughts part from page 35 about the fifth pannal
Nah, that’s just Tim running his mouth really fast! XD
So the monsters have these portals under the beds that are presumably magical in nature. Do they have portals to EVERY bed or just certain ones? Also, do they use magic for anything else?
I do believe it’s every bed, but it’s no set portal, per se… more… the shadows under beds are magical in of themselves.
That’s how they do it. The shadows cast by the beds, the darkness of it, is what they slip through.
Is this from the original material? Where can I find this information.information.
It’s from a story he did. I wouldn’t read it if you mind spoilers.
Yes.
Oh man this is really good, I’ve read it about 4 times today. I have an amazing ability to be addicted to small webcomics like this. Keep up the good work.
4 Times?! Possibly a record! XD
Thanks for reading!
Excelent Comic, I waiting for more
Thank you!
Luckily for Tim, and humans in general, that the monsters aren’t hostile. Those teeth and claws (and tail to wrap around a defenseless trachea) could do some serious damage. Throw in the monster’s ability to escape quickly back into the shadows, and you’ve got yourself a nearly unstoppable threat. Maybe the only thing more deadly would be the Vashta Nerada from Doctor Who, which can’t be stopped at all.
Except these monsters are no less tough then humans.
You don’t know how strong those tails are… they could be rather weak.
A bash to the head will daze them… and humans can be damn ferocious themselves when pressed.
They’re monsters, yes, but other than a few obvious traits, they possess no super human capabilities… face a human stronger, and trained, and they won’t survive, even with sharp claws.
Other than night vision and a heightened sense of smell, they are pretty normal for the most part, yeah.
And night vision can be granted through tech for humans. Bulky yes, but still very effective… and then they could have thermals.
My guess is monsters don’t want to be truly alerted to humanity, otherwise, a war would go… poorly.
Yes, they are generally non-threatening. Mostly. They just want their fix and to move on.
Of course, there’s always a few who take it too far.
I smell foreshadowing in that last statement….
Of course, I’m always dropping hints if you know how to interpret them. 😉
“…if you know how to interpret them.”
…Or if one has read your great original story on which this webcomic is based. 😉
It’s neat to see how the story here is proceeding in a new way with more details of their childhoods, whereas the majority of that first prose story took place after they were both 18. And I appreciate that you are keeping the child-characters age-appropriate (and the “home-alone” level of reasoning works for me!)
Keep up the good work!
They should also have denser bones if they use claw fingers, if not then this happens –
https://youtu.be/4BVjvfGtyc0
I love this comic, the art is great, it is funny, the story is engaging… my only complaint is that the updates are only once a week
Thank you very much! Sorry about the schedule, not much I can do about it right now.
I loved that thing with the tails curling. It’s really cute and I can see its really important to them. Also Tim is a man with tough mind that would have hurt like crazy
Well, he did tear up a bit. XD
True but I see what you meant about the claws being sharp
Yanno, with the current month, I find myself wondering if there was a point where Tim decided to show Shadow the world by taking her outside during Halloween night. A classic and easy way for her to walk around without TOO much suspicion. Plus, considering how the monsters feed on fear and her apparent love for sweets, it may rapidly become a favorite time for her.
Keep in mind this is not running in real time, so any sort of Halloween arc could pop up any time. Especially since it’s still 3 months away for them.
Oh yes. Plus of course this is technically a flashback so it could skip ahead any amount at any time.
Exactly!
Im curious does future Tim have a job?, and what is it?
Yes, he does… and we’ll see eventually!
Aww not soon enough can you at least tell us if its a day or night job?
It’s a day job, but it’s not exactly strenuous… that way he can still stay up late most nights. XD
Awesome thnx cant wait to find out