on the seventeenth day of haxmas my spark mate gave to me
seventeen plot bunnies
sixteen open fissures
fifteen broken formats
fourteen giga-wat canons
thirteen painful KOs
twelve booby trap songs
eleven second guesses
ten beads of fury
nine invisible lasers
eight speed laws broken
seven party crashers?
six geek shareholders
five ginger ales!
four plates of chips
three melting graphics
two ears talked off
and a plumber cameo, see?

on the eighteenth day of haxmas my spark mate gave to me
eighteen coal-filled stockings
seventeen plot bunnies
sixteen open fissures
fifteen broken formats
fourteen giga-wat canons
thirteen painful KOs
twelve booby trap songs
eleven second guesses
ten beads of fury
nine invisible lasers
eight speed laws broken
seven party crashers?
six geek shareholders
five ginger ales!
four plates of chips
three melting graphics
two ears talked off
and a plumber cameo, see?

on the nineteenth day of haxmas my spark mate gave to me
nineteen-to-many eggnogs
eighteen coal-filled stockings
seventeen plot bunnies
sixteen open fissures
fifteen broken formats
fourteen giga-wat canons
thirteen painful KOs
twelve booby trap songs
eleven second guesses
ten beads of fury
nine invisible lasers
eight speed laws broken
seven party crashers?
six geek shareholders
five ginger ales!
four plates of chips
three melting graphics
two ears talked off
and one frazzled songwriter, me!

 

Heh heh...way to end it, MH. Frazzled, indeed--you just wrote, what, seven extra verses to a 12-verse song? That takes nothing short of borderline insanity to accomplish.  

 

Ah, there we go. Just feasted on the whole Christmas arc in one go and my mind is now sat back contented, loosening its belt buckle and contemplating a nice after-feast snooze.  

That was a fantastic arc. Great to see the return of Hacker and Carblast for one thing, I LOVE those guys, especially Hacker's self aware display screen. I'm trying to locate my favorite moment, which is tricky as that arc was full to busting of gags that riffed on the fourth wall, the craft of writing, TFW2005 in-jokes, Christmas itself, Cyberpunk fiction, (SNOW CRASH ) and many other things. I'm going to settle on...Prime's expression when he pointed his "Cannon" cannon, with the moment that Shane found out that Santa is a Shinki a close second. Though ask me again tomorrow and I'll probably have a different answer!

Also: Autobus has a point ShadowDragon. TSW has lain fallow for too long.  

 

What an appropriate endin' to this big-ass crossover   With everybody's trait exposed and worked to a funny end and all ^^

 

 

AM: A-men, brother Maverick. Well done, myhobby. They'll be singing that one at Maccadam's for vorns...    for you!

Thanks! Glad you liked it. It was fun to run with the memes and injokes for a while. Somewhat of an exorcism, if you will.  

Him Grimlock probably crying because pretty ladies with guns go away. Wait, I think that was "pretty guns with ladies"...

FF: I hear that can get one arrested.  

 

Folks:

Okay, I said I was going to start chapter 8 today, but I won't, because I've got two more eps to finish out chapter 7. Friday will start chapter 8.  

These were originally supposed to be a bit of a chapter-ender mood-break, but the Christmas arc happened, and now we've got a totally different, weird mood to transition from...



B.R.T. Chapter 7, Number 58: "A Wristful of Chōkon."











B.R.T. Chapter 7, Number 59: "He Digs Giant Robots."












Christmas lights fade out,
and a gift is put to good use,
Armoring for war.

Next time: 8.1 - Introduction


I've attached some appropriate music from Masterforce.  

Remember when SD did that comic where the Shinki and Moviecons criticized each other's looks? I suppose you could call this the flipside of that one. Same band, different tune.  

I wanted Tsugaru to have a bit more articulation and a bit more protection in the inevitable Big Fight, so I took a Mega Bloks figure and went to town with Sculpey and a file. Given this starting point, you'd think the Mega Man resemblance was intended, but it's those nasty brain bacteria again. She was actually meant to look kind of like a more-covered-up Minerva, with Konami Man's helmet.

I'm not 100% happy with the face. I have to rework the eyes, especially. It's really hard to paint good eyes at this scale that work reasonably well in close-up. You basically have to take a 000 brush, dab, and hope.

 

Heh heh, BOIYOIYOIYOIYOIYOIYOIYOING!

 

what's this about borderline?

vorns of countless beings engaging in robust ballad regardless of faction or multiversal location!
my name shall be on the lips (or equivalent) of autobots! decepticons! authors! deadpool!
legend shall tell the story of my slow decent into madness due to being DRUNK WITH THE POWER OF VERSE!

as the story returns
to our sweet couple here
we are called to remember
all that we hold dear
robots and big guns
though our families may jeer
drive our lives and our purchases
(sideswipe's in sixth gear)

that masterforce theme makes babies cry.

 

Gah!!! Hanky panky moment! T_T How despicable!  

On another note *regains health* I found it quite amusing to see how Tsugu can utilize the Master Braces to transform  
And that "Stuff on" line cracks me up   xD
Best weapon equipping voice initiation I ever heard

 

  !! Don't get too excited Sides   ... after you'll overheat...and...urm...let's leave it at that.  

Acme toaster! Willy Coyote would need one.... if he ever successfully catches Road Runner that is. Beep Beep!  

 

What an Impressive looking Masterforce powerup  

 

  Is that a crankshaft in his manifold or is he just pleased to see her?
Also, PINK SHELF NINJA'S ARE AWESOME!

 

The potential need to bust planets is a perfectly acceptable reason for MOAR FIREPOWAH!

 

  His opion changed pretty fast.

 

I remember that phase...my friends and I would have a ton of quarters and find the quarter machines to get those. We had massed a huge army of them. The Ninjas were followed by the "Homies"...those were strange obsessions...

 

Or maybe he's into seein' an awesome girl endin' up powerin' up right in front of him, maybe far beyond his own power but still enjoyin' it. ^___^

 

mh: It's a song Jazz probably likes. And something I may have strayed closer to than usual...but not nearly as close as the Marx Brothers generally went, 70 years ago.  

Deadpool would fit right in at Maccadams. Of course, we should keep in mind that the Maccadams of this time, in this comic, is a run-down dive in Kalis, not nearly as nice as the old place in Iacon (Cybertropolis). We saw it in chapter 1. But they do have a TV.

It might make them cry, yes. It's a bit of a noisy tune. But that little ditty you wrote is great, and it makes me laugh.  

T_C: Methinks the Justicemeister doth protest too much.  

How did I guess you'd like the power-up?   As I said, Tsugaru just isn't a poet when it comes to weapon activations. Prefers to let the bullets do the talking, I suppose.

You healed pretty quick after the impact from the mushy stuff. I'm clearly going to have to increase the power level...

So when are you going to bring back your comic, hmm?  

Oh, for sure. Overheating an engine is a Very Serious Thing with not-at-all-funny consequences.  

Isn't that thing great? It's a fridge magnet. I saw it at the dollar store and had to bring it back.  

DP: Glad you liked it!

CH: Hmm, once the crankshaft's gotten to the manifold, one is usually past the point of economical repair. I don't tend to reduce many engines to component form in my boring daily driving, but you might ask the poster down there ↓.
(If your character set doesn't have the down arrow, just follow this bomb: Ö)

Can't argue with your assessment of pink shelf ninjas.  

SD: Well, of course. I mean, why else are there so many spare planets out there? And then there are those that are endangering another planet, or might endanger another planet, or happen to be within range when you're flying out to destroy one of these dangerous planets...

YO14: Well, it took a chapter to work through the prejudices, but the rest was a lot easier, apparently.  

S: Indeed, I think I did get the pink ninja out of a coin machine.  

FF: Could be some of that, too!   Whatever it is, it seems to work for them, that's the important thing, right?  

 

Perfect. Tsu's christmas present turned out to be Masterforce tech from Dynatron's chest: henshin brace, powermaster suit and an extra exoskeleton rigged with Miniguns and missiles - firepower equalient to Descent's Pyro-GX and the Hellbender.

 

Wise aft....   I do dare protest to this.... weird thing  

Hmmm... seems you know me a little too well, as if you intentionally put that in to gain my attention, or something  
And no matter how you raise the power level, me and my mighty keg of Burning Justice will shield ourselves from your foolish ploy  

As for bringing back ze comic, I'm kinda waiting till I clear out some crap in my life here and there while waiting for a good time of day to take pictures, ofc that's the short answer

Long answer is, I'm saving up some cash to get certain figures that play a major role in Season 3, though they won't appear much, but you know how it is  
Give me a month or so to get everything back on track if all goes well  

 

thats amazing

  and i find the masterforce reference is impressive