Gyyaahh!! I don't want one of those to come after me!! Although, The piglet was cute :}

The world is right! New Skadi is here! Ah, New Skadi. It sooths the soul.

First I have to comment, that razorback pig monster has a wonderful design. I keep going back to look at it again and again. Just out of curiosity which one of you designed that thing, because it's freaking brilliant.

Next, I'd like to post an observation. We're all aware of the old graphics trick of drawing something bigger than the published size. Shrinking it hides mistakes, which is why comic book pages are so much bigger than what's printed. Shrinking can make good art look great and great art look better.

It's been observed that one measure of good design is whether or not your characters actually look better when printed at a larger size than a smaller one. Having said that, I would like to remark how impressed I was with today's strip, simply because Diseasoid looks so good. He is shown at a larger size than we usually see him and instead of looking bloated or stretched, I actually find him more appealing this way. Especially in the close ups on panels two and four.

I never thought much of the design in Blonde, until by chance I saw a blow up of of Dagwood one day and it took my breath away. There was a lot more to him than I ever noticed, and having seen these larger versions of Diseasoid, I realize that I've been taking his look for granted as well.

Given, it is a simple design, but there's an inherent kindness to his features, a sort of goofy, good natured quality. Looking back on past strips, I realize that this has always been present, it just hasn't been nearly as pronounced until today.

In fact, from what we've gleaned in Diseasoid week, our bush beast bud came from a background of slavery, had lived to mourn his flies, and now has had mercy on a tiny creature intended for Skadi's palate. I jumped to some real conclusions when reviewing 'Through the Porthole' yesterday (and even admited to in my initial post), but I feel I'm a little more justified in my observation about Diseasoid.

He seems to be a character who has suffered from a bad lot in life and instead of being jaded, is spurred on to help others, perhaps so they won't have to endure the things that he has. This comes across as an instinct rather than an intent, which illustrates that this helpfulness in a genuine feeling for others and not an willful crusade.

It speaks of a great heart and more importantly a great character. I can't wait till next week's strip (not that that's anything new) to see what we'll learn about Diseasoid next.

P.S. Diseasiod's development has been so interesting, is there any chance we might get a more indepth background of Skadi somewhere down the line? Perhaps we could learn where her meat-mania started?

F*CKING AWESOME!!!!! this is the best one yet i think. HAHA oh man the warthog wildebeest or whatever is so hilarious. he's got all those crazy teeth. excellent coloring and lighting too!

Oh god-!

Skadi's always so hilarious...

such a great strip!!!!!! EXCELLENT colors! amazing lighting!! i love that the disease-ridden bush beast has a bigger heart than the heroine of the series. HAHAHA hoorayyyyyy

This comic reminds me of Zelda, along with the adult pig's face... lol. Good comic.

That was lovely!

I want one of those pigs (the ree ree one)

That is the cutest piglet ever. Too bad it grows up to become pigzilla. Bacon from that hog probably tastes like tough car tires.

Those are great silhouettes in the last panel, by the way, and another beautiful coloring job.

hahahaah

Monster mommy is just plain awesome! And the cute little piggy made me go "aww" in real life! Hahahaha, pure epic awesomeness as always!!!! I die!!

I'll be seeing that parent pig in my nightmares.
And every time I eat ham or bacon.

Why that little bastard...

Wow, The colours in Skadi never fail to impress me. Each and every week you surpass yourselves.

And that Pig Beast looks awesome! Poor Diseasoid. HaHa!

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Trust no one... XD. Very funny twist, love the Mama Boar!

Really incredible! The best Skadi yet! I really love how you guys made Diseasoid here. He just looks so appealing in his design and great inking job on this. Great colors too! I can't stop staring at each panel, especially the big monster hog thing! It looks fucking amazing! I seriously can't wait for the next one.