Chivalry is Dead
This is the first of approximately eleventy billion ‘Fighter is a jerk’ comics. In his defense however, it is the job of a good rogue to collect the loot.
This comic is an interesting one from a development standpoint. I’d originally pictured a more door-like portal, with Fighter holding it open for an “it’s obviously a trap” kind of gag. That idea got lost somewhere in translation, and Laurel turned in a fun image that was sadly bereft of its central concept. To me, that mouth screamed “recently slain monster” rather than “trapped monstrous door.” Why would anyone walk in there?
The tongue piercing was Laurel’s invention, and came about purely as a last-minute addition, thus saving the comic and adding a new (and I think funnier) gag. Nevertheless, as one of the earliest comics we collaborated on, this was a great lesson in the importance of artist/writer communication.
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… Before reading the commentary I thought Fighter was encouraging Rogue to grab the treasure out of the mouth of a still-alive-and-angry mimic.
In the nearly four years since, we’ve worked on our communication skills.