Some of you may have noticed (OR will notice) that there's no Super Haters #28 on this blog. Why?
It all goes back to the beginning of 2010. Though I'd experimented with different characters and scenarios over the first six months of Super Haters, I needed even more change.
I decided to beef up the comic strip with three more panels, taking it to a grand total of six. This would give me a chance to experiment with different kinds of jokes for Destruct-O-Tron and Mind's Eye, hopefully yielding bigger payoffs.
I wanted the first new story arc -- Under Construction -- to feature gags that broke the 4th wall. Specifically, I wanted the jokes to reference the new layout and make fun of the Haters for having trouble adjusting to the additional panels.
In Super Haters #28, the heroes ran into direct conflict with the new reading direction. But these new six-panel strips were laid out vertically, not horizontally... which means that the joke from #28 -- a red arrow pointing readers in the right direction -- doesn't work when transferred to the horizontal layout of SuperHaters.com.
So that's why it's missing! Luckily, leaving #28 out of the reading order doesn't affect the story, and you can always pop over to AudioShocker.com to check it out.
It all goes back to the beginning of 2010. Though I'd experimented with different characters and scenarios over the first six months of Super Haters, I needed even more change.
I decided to beef up the comic strip with three more panels, taking it to a grand total of six. This would give me a chance to experiment with different kinds of jokes for Destruct-O-Tron and Mind's Eye, hopefully yielding bigger payoffs.
I wanted the first new story arc -- Under Construction -- to feature gags that broke the 4th wall. Specifically, I wanted the jokes to reference the new layout and make fun of the Haters for having trouble adjusting to the additional panels.
In Super Haters #28, the heroes ran into direct conflict with the new reading direction. But these new six-panel strips were laid out vertically, not horizontally... which means that the joke from #28 -- a red arrow pointing readers in the right direction -- doesn't work when transferred to the horizontal layout of SuperHaters.com.
So that's why it's missing! Luckily, leaving #28 out of the reading order doesn't affect the story, and you can always pop over to AudioShocker.com to check it out.
that freakin arrow scared the snot out of me. good riddance.