I still have a good amount of hours to put in on the strip to get it finished, so to give you at least some entertainment for the morning/afternoon, I have a video for you.

I made this video to celebrate a promotion ceremony for our Pantsless Avengers guild, as well as to celebrate Brewfest.  I think it turned out alright, considering it is only my second swing at making such a thing.

tPA is coming along nicely, but we still have more room for other players who are looking for a change of pace, or maybe looking for a home as they come back for WotLK.  You can learn more about us by visiting the site, or read my original post here to learn what the founding reason was for reforming the guild.

See you back here in a handful of hours for actual comicry.

EDIT: Panoramic!  Strip is up.  Too bad I changed the script and now the title has nothing to do with the strip.  Enjoy your weekend.

Sorry for the late strip, but we’re in with a lot of hours left in the day.  Nothing much to post today.  The arc is starting a bit slow, I suppose, but it will speed up soon.  The art seems to be working out nicely, in the very least.  I always liked Aikida with a pony tail.

Our story continues!  I can’t add much without giving things away, but I like how this turned out, visually.  Events should become more clear, soon.

The Packers offensive line has been exposed, and our quarterback is hurt.  Dark days, indeed.  Keep the faith, Pack fans.

More on Wednesday.

EDIT: If anyone knows a reputable online game distributor that is doing WotLK pre-orders, and takes PayPal, please, let me know.  Thanks.

It happened.  A storyline has begin!

[01:33] <@Fenris> It is done
[01:33] <@Fenris> Now to weather a weekend of “wtfs?”
[01:33] <MrBarman> allow me to be the first
[01:33] <MrBarman> Fenris: wtf?
[01:34] <MrBarman> why am i wtf’ing?
[01:34] <Vorpal> Gasp!
[01:34] <Vorpal> Storyline!
[01:35] * Vorpal dances!
[01:35] <@Fenris> Because its a storyline that will lack punchlines for a few weeks
[01:35] <MrBarman> ah
[01:36] * Vorpal loves Fen
[01:36] <MrBarman> thats more of an ‘oooooOOooo’
[01:36] <@Fenris> Funny dialogue/things will happen, just not on the last panel
[01:36] <Farnsworth> ah
[01:36] <MrBarman> rather than a ‘wtf’
[01:36] <Farnsworth> delicious legs
[01:36] <@Fenris> ..which is pretty standard for this comic
[01:36] <@Fenris> BADDUMP
[01:36] * MrBarman rimshots

As mentioned above, you’re not going to see your standard four panel, sometimes-funny, comics for a few weeks.  If you’re familiar with Pepperwood, these arcs are going to be like that… amusing at times, but I’m not holding myself to any format or timing.  Think of it like a standard comicbook, as the story continues from page to page.  To give you a good warning of how it is going to be, standard strips will be using the classic black borders, storyline strips will be using the white borders. (Which I think look really snappy)

This arc will be going into November, culminating in our Halloween feature.  We hope you enjoy it, and give the format a chance.  Personally, being able to go in between story and gag strips is a flexibility I really hope we can make work, because I need that freedom, and these characters need to be able to do both.

So let’s see how it goes.

Come on back Monday for Aikida in a tennis skirt.

Title page!

I like title pages.  I know you probably don’t, because there really isn’t much for you to process now, but in the grand scheme of things, I think they make for a handy index of where a story starts.  This isn’t quite the look I had in mind, but it will do.  Masking and colouring an upside person is slightly disorienting.  Plus it gives me a little extra time at what look to be some hefty pages in the coming weeks.

Perhaps you might speculate what this night to remember might be?

On the plus side, for you guys, one of the wallpapers for Lingerie Week is up.  Check the extras section for that.

I figure I owe you a video with cats too.

I am tired, so I sleep.

I know I said there would be a storyline starting today.  I lied.  It’s what I do.

The truth is, this idea came to me while we (the guild) were discussing the new motorcycle that engineers will be able to craft in WotLK, and the potential ramifications of them… such as drive-by shootings of orcs who are seemingly in their underwear.  The thought of drawing a night elf screaming, “West side, motherfucker!” pretty much demanded this strip be made, and so here we are.  That is the nice thing about having your own comic.  You get to do what you want, usually.  Today, at least.

In other news…

Joe finally hits seventy.  Click here for more details on how it actually took him nine years to do it.  As always, if you’re interested in our growing little guild, read the post here until I put up proper recruitment pages.

So… Packers lost.  Alright, fine.  The silver lining was that Rodgers still played pretty well, considering the offensive line crapped the bed Sunday night.  This could be the toughest NFC competition he faces, and he looked steady.

Yes, I’m stretching for a silver lining after getting drubbed. It happens.

No idea what will be happening Wednesday.  Come on back and find out.

Goodbye, Lingerie Week!  Sorry guys, no three way make out session for the last day.  Wrong site!  Our stalwart cutie, Pepper, will have to do.

I hope you all enjoyed the week, I had fun with it.  My thanks to all the people on GIS that I stole pictures from to use as bedroom backgrounds.

Monday, we’ll be starting our first big(ish) story arc.  I’ll be using some old school Pepperwood style pages during this arc, meaning we could be seeing some sprawling multi-panel strips with no real “punchlines”, as they’re more for delivering story.  You’ll know them when you see them.

Brewfest in WoW!  I hope to have some coverage for that on our Pantsless Avengers site as the event goes on.  Drunken ram riding, for the win.

See you back here on Monday.

Yarr, matey.

This is the first year I think the comic has acknowledged the existence of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, but as events or holidays go, it is one of the better ones I figure.  Plus I get to draw Aikida in an eyepatch, which is also a first.  Win/win on all sides, one imagines.

As pictured above, the Pantsless Avengers will also be celebrating the event in WoW, as Blizzard has provided us with the means to be pirates for the day, without the requirement of eating fish.  I put a lot of work into the tPA site last night, and I like to think it is coming along.  As I mentioned on Monday, we’re slowly regrowing this guild, adding one or two new people a day.  I am happy with how things are going, but it has been a busy week working on it.  As always, read our Policies to see what we’re about, and email me, or contact Aikida or Veilshadow in game to learn more.

I also should make it clear that we’re on the North American Dragonblight server… my apologies to interested European readers.  I’m also giving the stinkeye to Blizzard on this one for not giving the EU servers unique names to prevent things like this.

One more day for Lingerie Week, to come tomorrow.  That’s right, a special Saturday post.  I hope to see you then.

Don’t forget to vote!

Alright, we’re back to girls, though I have to admit the Tito image did elicit some of the better comments.  Pepper is always a prescribed change of pace though.

Pantsless Avengers news!

On Monday I went into depth about the relaunch of the old Aikida WoW guild, and I have some more updates now.

We’re up to five members now (growing slow and steady, as I hoped), with a few more confirmed to be on the way.  I’m planning on adding some fun features to the guild, like a weekly request day, where one member can enlist the aid of the guild on whatever tasks they need doing, some unique events, and something like selecting a member at random monthly to draw their character as a wallpaper.

I’ve updated this site with a permanent link to the guild site, on the sidebar (a work in progress).  Take a look at our Policies page if you want to see what we’re about, and the Roster page to get a peek at our popular (well, they used to be) ranking system.  As stated before, if you’re looking for a fresh start, and the opportunity to be a part of a guild core, you can apply on the site, email me, or contact me in game on my characters Aikida, or Veilshadow.

Two more lingerie strips to go, Friday and Saturday. See you all then.

I warned you this would happen.

Lingerie week is every day this week (except Sunday), so that means tomorrow.

My head is stuffed up, so I’m done for the day.

Actual girl tomorrow, see you then.