It’s February

by on February 10, 2017
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In today’s comic we introduce the second half of our villainous duo, Dr. February. You may wonder, “Did you just name her that because it’s February?” And the answer is no, it’s a happy coincidence that the character is debuting in February. We’ve been planning this for months, and the character herself was created years ago.

In fact, I can check my notes and find the exact date. Larzipan and Dr. February were created . . . looks like it was February 8, 2014.  WOW. That means Sam probably started drawing this page exactly three years after the character’s creation. Crazy!

In an email, Sam explained the above panel by saying she “wanted a ‘backlit cute neighborhood girl from 80’s movies’ effect,” which makes total sense to me, since I grew up in the 80’s.

Dr. February may be beautiful, but she’s the most dangerous threat the Electric Team have faced yet. To find out why, keep reading.

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Harvesting Magic

by on February 7, 2017
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New comic — page 152 is here! In today’s installment, we see Larzipan taking Mr. Barnacle on a tour through his mansion, and explaining the nuts and bolts of his magic-harvesting operation.  I thought about keeping it ambiguous, just what kind of business he’s in, but I decided to make things clear for you, the reader. And yet, despite this so-called clarity, there’s a cryptic reference to The Dreyfus Equation:

Don’t worry if you don’t get the reference. Nobody gets the reference; it’s something I made up almost 25 years ago. So that’s rewarding, to finally see it in print. And it actually makes sense in the story. I’ll explain it later, probably in this chapter or the next. Clarity is my watchword.

Be sure to tune in on Friday, to see just who it is that Larzipan’s introducing. (SPOILER: It’s his wife.)

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Welcome to Larzipan’s Mansion

by on February 3, 2017
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A new page is up!

On this page we meet Larzipan, a character Abi and I have been eager to introduce for quite some time. I’m not sure when we created him, but it was at least three years ago. Larzipan’s customer Mr. Barnacle is a new character, who was named by my son Jackson. Good job, Jackson!

When Abi, Sam, and I were brainstorming sometime early in 2016, I asked Sam what kind of setting she’d like to draw. She said a mansion, so here we are. She did a great job of drawing it, too.

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