#necrobots

[doomsayersunited]

Scientists Are Turning Dead Spiders Into 'Necrobots' And We Are So Creeped Out

When mechanical engineering graduate student Faye Yap saw a dead spider curled up in the hallway, it got her thinking about whether it could be used as a robotics component.

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG???

[capricciothespoon]

Dionysus my beloved-

[heroesofcrash]

Comic 6/9/18 - Or Is That "Metal-Necking"?

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The Necrobots corner their prey, and quickly discover they fell for the ol' switcheroo.

After a few weeks of fillers around my birthday, the canonical comics have returned! Many thanks to Ken Bailey and YouWillNeverKnow for their submissions, and to all of you for being patient!

This comic took me a while to figure out. Oddly enough, the first panel was the last one I sketched out; I had a clear vision for what I wanted to do in all the other panels, but I wasn't sure how I wanted to show the Necrobots giving chase. I was initially going to view them from a straight-on angle, but with their unusual curved necks and hunched-over posture, they look a lot better from a side or three-quarters view. I think the lead Necrobot's posture and legs show off how much of their design was inspired by velociraptors.

This strip took quite a few layers to get the right look, especially for the last panel. That "ZOOM" streak is actually broken up into two layers; one that passes in front of the Necrobots and one behind them, so as to create the illusion of Sugar Rush zipping right through them.

While working on this strip, I realized that the last time I drew Sugar Rush, she was off-model. A few strips ago, she was shown wearing no belt, red briefs, and white leggings. She's supposed to have a red belt, a white leotard, and red leggings. Whoops... Methinks that I forgot to draw one line, and it threw off all her colors from the waist down! I may go back and fix it... If I don't, I'll just say it's an homage to the many animation errors from the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series.

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Comic 4/21/18 - Infiltration Lubrication Investigation

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Necros tries to deduce how Belt Boy slipped away.  Perhaps if Necros took Belt Boy's friends the least bit seriously, he'd have gathered intel on 'em and know who was responsible for his foe's escape.

Sharp-eyed readers may notice a subtle shadow in the first and third panels, but it's probably nothing...

Quick reminder: there's LESS THAN A MONTH LEFT to enter my art trade/contest!  I'd like fan art for my birthday next month, and if you submit it according to the rules on my website, you're GUARANTEED some art in return!  If I like your submission enough, you may win one of my two grand prizes!  Check out the full rules by clicking the big button on my main page, beneath the latest comic!

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Comic 3/24/18 - Surprise, Surprise!

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Necros isn't the only one with surprises...!

Like I said, if Necros does have a stereotypical villain weakness, it's that he enjoys monologuing, but he's able to keep himself from going too far.  Necros has no intention of revealing his entire plan to our hero.  He gives Belt Boy just enough information to play off his fears.

I asked some people on Twitter who were discussing onomatopoeia what the proper sound effect for a dodgeball would be.  I got "Poonk" and "Bont", but I don't think that the sound would end in a letter as hard as K or T.  In the end, I went with my original idea: "Poomp".  What do you think?  Is there a better sound effect for a dodgeball hitting something?  Leave me a comment and let me know!

Just a quick reminder; there's less than two months to enter my contest!  The full directions and rules are on my site, but essentially, if you make a video game avatar or some fan art based on my characters, you get some free art by me!  And the best avatar and the best art will each get a special grand prize!  I haven't received any entries yet, so now's a great time to enter, yourself!

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Comic 1/27/18 - Multitasking Mayhem

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Enticia accepts Dino-Mo's accusations; conversely, Belt Boy can't accept defeat.  I like how this storyline's been exploring Enticia and Belt Boy's characters in different ways.

Enticia has always been a flawed and somewhat egotistical character, who has put distance between herself and others, and allowed people to get hurt in the process.  Now, she's seriously considering what people think about her and trying to listen.

Belt Boy, on the other hand, has always been a seemingly perfect boy scout-type, but while he's friendly with others, he's hard on himself.  Now, he's sinking further into his delusion that perfection is attainable, and he's becoming blinded to what he's doing.

On a related note, I mentioned in last week's commentary that there's a key difference between Enticia and her mother; namely that Rose Greene's flirtiness was a string of short romances, while Enticia's playing for keeps.  Enticia gathered the whole idea of dating lots of boys in a casual way, but her mom never explained a whole lot about ending relationships, apparently.

[fish-fido]

Scientists Turn Dead Spider Corpses Into Biohybrid Necrobots

That’s right. Scientists are making robots out of dead spiders.

[gwydionmisha]

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