-I apparently have unresolved issues with this comic. Please enjoy me bitching about how awful I think half of this comic is.
(Note: I'm partly playing it up for laughs so please don't think I'm being hard on myself)
-My god this scene can be read as super creepy.
-I just realized what Claw Jaw did off panel would look like...I wrote this with the intent of him playing the part of half a medic (the other half being Blade's Joe training). Just for the record. If you don't know what I'm implying, good.
-So Thief is topless. I will defend this part as, you know, clothes get in the way of treating wounds. And yes, just topless.
-Well, and the gloves were removed, but that's for a different reason. Those gloves are Thief's Mystic Aids.
-The worthwild part of this scene is Blade getting hit in the back of the head with that briefcase. He deserved that.
-See, he even says he deserved it...and then follows up with a douchy excuse. Hit him again Thief! I hate that line. I almost changed it to, but no, I'm eating crow here. That line is awful.
-So this scene was my attempt at some anime pervy comedy. Something you'd see in early Dragon Ball or Tenchi Muyo or the like. I think it almost works, but what doesn't work I find in poor taste now. If I had cut Claw Jaw and that one line, I think it would be okay. I will defend the briefcase to the head part though. That part works and if it stopped there, it would be so much better. How it it though, Blade comes off as kind of a jackass.
-I do like the thank you part here just because I find a lot of anime do forget that part and it makes both characters look bad.
-So Destro is still around. That can't be good. Why yes, I'm trying to change the subject.
-Thief is making a Rider 1 henshin pose here. That was completely unintentional. I knew what Kamen Rider was, but wasn't familiar with Rider 1 yet.
-Kai Blast: Seal/Release. It's explained later how it works so let's talk about what it's based on...Fullmetal Alchemist hand clap + pocket dimension. Done. Sorry, I'm still kind of mad at myself-I mean Blade. I do love this Kai Blast though. Thief has a stock pile of stolen weapons she can summon. It's versatile.
-Blazing Sword. I wish I had come up with a better name for these, but I didn't. They never even catch fire. I just couldn't think of anything better at the time.
-AND THEN THEY FIGHT! (I said the thing)
-Stop hitting on her, Blade. You already copped a feel. Kick his ass, Thief!
-Oh thank baby Jesus, it's something else. W. and...a Smurf. What?! This is the first time this Smurf ever appears. He appears in Filler Funnies later in Tom and Jerry like strips, but where he came from? Never explained.
-GP is like the Smurf, except he does come from somewhere and is going places someday.
-Searching for the Black Pearl. Can I read that comic instead? Okay, this is actually a good scene. I'm just salty now.
-If I wanted to, I could bring back Spay-C and Dreadwind with modern toys. I think they make a cute duo and this is the only scene they share.
-Confusing term time. One of the "Masters" (later called the Four Masters in this comic) is being sent. THE Master is the leader of the organization. I should've renamed something here.
-I like to think Blade is being kicked in the balls right around this point.
-So Cobra is also still around. That can't be good.
-Kai Blast: Diamond Touch. Had to get Wolfangel one. She uses Earth so that I don't ever have to make W's useful again. Diamond Touch turns things into diamonds. Simple as that. I honestly don't think it was inpired by anything. I just needed a Kai Blast for her.
-The PS3 line is a reference to a stunt my brother pulled to propose to Wolfangel...I guess that's a spoiler to real life?
-A tie?! Ugh, I hate myself-I mean Blade. Remember, Thief is wounded. She would've totally kicked Blade's ass if not for that.
-Oh yeah, her name is Thief. Yeah, I was hiding it in plain sight in these notes. There is a reason why she's called that. I might share it later, but it's a nerdy reference that I think some people could guess.
-"Thief, huh?" You little cliche weaboo shit.
-New character: Ceus. I think I took the the Latin word for purple and shorten it. I just needed her to not be named Arcee and needed a bike and partner thief.
-Did I mention there was time travel? And mixed time travel to. Here we have the Back to the Future kind while name dropping Time Lords.
-This story is picked back up between seasons 1 and 2 is Tales of the Time Thief. I wanted Thief to stand on her own and not be just "the girl." Honestly, I think it's a better intro to her than this.
-Back to the better comic, time for good cop/bad cop. I wanted Archangel and Wolfangel to have more panel time together. I actually love everything about this scene. The failure bit, the off screen cat, the way they finally talk. Good stuff.
-Oh look who's here, Mr. "I Got Hit With This Briefcase and Met a Girl." Ugh, and you're talking about Family Guy to. You disgust me.
-Exposition Trooper, the second best kind of trooper. The organization is now named. DE-MOS just sounds cool (plus, it's Latin for demon). It's spoken as "DE" as in "decapitate" and "MOS" as in "Cosmos". If you ever forget, remember "DEcapitate CosMOS"...what is wrong with me tonight?
-Leader-1, the Minicon, is here. It had to happen. What's funny is I don't think I got one until Botcon 07.
-Oh great, now Agent X is back...screw it, I'm transferring all my hate to him. It's the only why I can survive!
-I've spent most of this issue wishing bodily harm on myself. I now know why people make themselves Mary Sues.
Tomorrow: The Master and the Masters master the art of mastering who are the Masters while baiting the Master.