"There's
only one way to exit Hell -- you have to crawl thru Satan's anus." And that's exactly what Destruct-O-Tron
has done.
He's BAAAACCCKK!
After a long and arduous journey, Eggstradamus has finally led Destruct-O-Tron
to Satan's ass. And now, the only thing left for Destruct-O-Tron to do is to crawl into the King of Hell's anus and head home!!!
YO! Today is Free Comic Book Day, the holiday that honors the momentous moment when man gave comic books to the gods. Exciting, no? Come celebrate FCBD with Justique and I at Phantom of the Attic Comics (Oakland) in Pittsburgh. SEE YOU THERE!!!
"Everyday, you betrayed yourself." Those are the ominous words that Destruct-O-Tron
spoke to himself in the final ring of Hell. So... what does our obstinate orange hero think about that?
YAY! Semi-anniversary!!!!
On his journey back to the land of the living, Destruct-O-Tron has made it to the center of Hell...
only to discover that the person occupying the ninth and final ring is none other than HIMSELF!!!
Over on the
Super Haters Facebook fan page, we've reached 49 awesome fans... and that means the next person to "LIKE" the Haters on FB wins an appearance in the comic strip!!! So if you haven't already hit the Like button yet, what are you waiting for???
Destruct-O-Tron has made it through the
8th circle of Hell and he's feeling pretty good about the whole "Journey to Satan's Anus" thing.
If you were
starting to think that he was
starting to catch on... you were wrong. Destruct-O-Tron
has absolutely no idea what's going on.
Wait a goddamn minute! Destruct-O-Tron might finally be
starting to understand the way things work down here!!!
(Uhhh... or not.)
We're in the home stretch now
(thank fucking god)! Destruct-O-Inferno only has one more
(exhausting) week to go. And if you're keeping track at home
(why would you?), we've made it through seven of the nine rings of Hell
(and 15 of the 16 hellish comic strips from this decompressed story arc). The scorecard looks something like
(yo' mama) this:
- Limbo - Eggstradamus
- Lust - Dr. Perverto
- Gluttony - Brains
- Greed - The Unliving Bling
- Anger - Destruct-O-Granny
Heresy Cleanliness - Li'l Limpio- Violence - Blood Bath
As Destruct-O-Tron continues his journey through Hell, he's starting to get
terribly confused about why the people he's encountering have been sentenced to eternal damnation.
ACK!!! I'm posting the comic a few mins late AGAIN! But this time, it's because I lost track of time while working on the plot for a relaunch of my
Zombie Palin webcomic. ZP was my very first webcomic, made back in late 2008. Ahhhh the golden years...
Anyway, as for the transcripts, I've decided to abandon them for now. I REALLY dig the idea, but it's a pain in the ass to put them together everyday, especially because I don't work in a strict script format. Most of my dialogue is changed on the fly as I letter the comic! If you really love the transcripts and want to see them return, let me know. But otherwise, they're on permanent hiatus.
Li'l Limpio and Destruct-O-Tron
hashed out their differences, and now our orange armored protag is ready to move on! But as he advances to the next ring of Hell, there's a question on his damaged mind...
EDIT: Decided to change "wanger" to "dong" based on Ross's observation in the comments.
Super Haters #144 transcript
Panel 1
Destruct-O-Tron: You know what I'm gonna ask, right?
Eggstradamus: Yes, I do.
Panel 2
Eggstradamus: It was the Great Poker Game of 1997. God bet cleanliness. Satan bet heresy. Satan won. And that's why Li'l Limpio is here in Hell.
Blood Bath: I was at that game. It was STRIP POKER.
Panel 3
Blood Bath: God's dong was WAAAY smaller than I'd expected.
Remember Li'l Limpio? We last heard about the fate of the petite cleaning machine in
Super Haters #73. So what
did happen to the tiny terror? Find out in today's comic!
Sorry for another late post. GAH! The second day in a row. I know, I know. But I promise I'll be back on schedule by tomorrow.
Today, I've been distracted by
Jean Claude Van Damme - Behind Closed Doors. I'm a big JCVD fan (check out
my Twitter reviews of his films) and it's entrancing to watch him crisscross the world, rebuild his name, and say ridiculous things.
Super Haters #143 transcript
Panel 1
Destruct-O-Tron: I had no idea cleaning products could explode like that! I'M SORRY!!!
Panel 2
Li'l Limpio: DON'T BLAME THE CHEMICALS!!! It's your fault! If you weren't so damn dirty, I woulda let you leave without scrubbing my floors for the tenth time.
Panel 3
Eggstradamus: And BTW, you still smell like shit.
Li'l Limpio: IS THAT WHAT THAT SMELL IS? I just assumed Hell always stank like diapers and fried okra...
If you thought
Destruct-O-Granny's anger was a low moment for Destruct-O-Tron, then get ready for what's next... LOWER LOWS!!!
Sorry I'm posting today's comic strip a couple hours late! I got caught up making a song -- a beat/remix to be exact. Here's a direct link to the
Numb Brrr Won (demo) mp3. I haven't mastered the track yet, but the mix is finalized.
Super Haters #142 transcript
Panel 1
Destruct-O-Tron: Bye, Granny. I love you!
Destruct-O-Granny: FUCK YOU.
Panel 2
Destruct-O-Tron: Ugh! I can't take anymore of this. It's getting too personal.
Eggstradamus: It's about to get a whole lot worse.
Panel 3
Li'l Limpio: Hello, murderer.
Destruct-O-Tron: Ahh! Li'l Limpio! I'm so sorry!!!!! I DIDN'T MEAN TO KILL YOU!!!
Guess who else is kickin' it in Hell? Angry ol'
Destruct-O-Granny!!!
Super Haters #141 transcript
Panel 1
Destruct-O-Tron: Granny, I've missed you so much!
Destruct-O-Granny: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whudja bring me?
Destruct-O-Tron: Uh...
Panel 2
Destruct-O-Granny: YOU CAME ALL THE WAY TO SEE ME AND DIDN'T BRING ME SHIT?
Panel 3
Destruct-O-Tron: I brought myself.
Eggstradamus: Well then you most definitely brought her some SHIT.
Destruct-O-Tron has already experienced sinful lust, gluttony, and -- most recently --
floating disembodied hookers made out of large necklaces fashioned from precious metals. What surprises await him as he travels to the next ring of Hell?
Has anyone noticed something different about the characters in this Hell story arc? There's a slight but distinct change in the art, and I'm a little surprised that no one has said anything about it yet!!!
Super Haters #140 transcript
Panel 1
Destruct-O-Tron: So is he here for greed or lust?
Eggstradamus: Probably both.
Panel 2
Destruct-O-Tron: What's next?
Eggstradamus: Honestly, I don't remember.
Panel 3
Destruct-O-Tron: OMG... Granny!!!
Destruct-O-Granny: STOP LOOKIN' SO HAPPY, SHITHEAD!
Eggstradamus: To answer your question from before, anger's next.
Destruct-O-Tron continues to
move through the circles of Hell on his way towards Satan's anus. Up next? Greed is on display as our orange armored hero encounters... The Unliving Bling!!!
Super Haters #139 transcript
Panel 1
The Unliving Bling: Hey man, you got any change?
Destruct-O-Tron: Uhh... no.
The Unliving Bling: How 'bout you, egghead?
Eggstradamus: No pockets.
Panel 2
Destruct-O-Tron: You're made outta platinum. Whaddaya need change for?
The Unliving Bling: I don't have to explain myself to you.
Destruct-O-Tron: C'mon!
The Unliving Bling: Fine...
Panel 3
The Unliving Bling: Hookers.
After
experiencing gluttony firsthand (and still not understanding what the fuck it means), Destruct-O-Tron continues to the next ring of Hell.
Super Haters #138 transcript
Panel 1
Destruct-O-Tron: She's in Hell because...?
Eggstradamus: All she can think about is stuffing her face.
Panel 2
Destruct-O-Tron: That's fucking stupid!! What's next? someone who got sent to hell 'cause they're really thirsty? AHAHAHAhA!
Eggstradamus: Please shut up.
Panel 3
Destruct-O-Tron: And what's your deal, shiny guy? are you in Hell 'cause you're too bling-bling???
Destruct-O-Tron is
a little confused about the definition of gluttony, but hopefully Brains can show him and thing or two.
Thx for the input yesterday about my changes in lettering. The response so far is: "Stick tails suck!!!"
Super Haters #137 transcript
Panel 1
Destruct-O-Tron: why are you here?
Brains: BRAINS!
Panel 2
Destruct-O-Tron: Is it because you're super-intelligent?
Brains: BRAINS!
Panel 3
Destruct-O-Tron: You're too dumb to understand that question, aren't you?
Brains: BRAINS!
Lust. It got Charlie Sheen. It got Xtina. And
it also got Dr. Perverto, as Destruct-O-Tron has learned on his journey through Hell.
I've been meaning to mention this but I haven't gotten the chance yet -- if you haven't already noticed, I've switched up the lettering style for this story arc. Lettering is surprisingly time consuming for me while making Super Haters, and I thought that ditching the traditional balloon tails might shave off some excess work time. So far, it's been a bit of a time saver (though not a huge one).
An even more significant change, however, is that I've switched from lettering in Illustrator to lettering in Photoshop. That doesn't save me a ton of time, per se, because the process is largely the same. But it does save me the extra step of having to use two programs to complete the comic!
Anyway, if you have any feedback on the lettering -- good or bad -- let me know in the comments. And if I don't see any comments about it, then I'll take that as a good thing!!!
Super Haters #136 transcript
Panel 1
Destruct-O-Tron: See ya round, Perverto.
Dr. Perverto: Eat me.
Panel 2
Destruct-O-Tron: So what's next?
Eggstradamus: Gluttony.
Destruct-O-Tron: I'm not gonna lie to you -- I have no idea what that is.
Panel 3
Eggstradamus: That's okay. I think she'll demonstrate it just fine.
Brains: BRAINS!
Destruct-O-Tron and Eggstradamus are journeying through the nine rings of Hell on their way to Satan's anus, and they've just bumped into their first
condemned soul...
Today, I've got a special #135 variant edition to share with you!!! Over on the
Super Haters Facebook page, I held a
quick informal contest and the winner was none other than Link, my friend from the
Yamagato Industries Business Report podcast!!! What did Link win, you ask? His prize is a personalized version of today's comic strip... a little something I like to call Super Haters #135L. Check it out:
Link has recently become a comics creator himself with the
Yamagato webcomic, a geek-centric weird-fest of comic book and video game in-jokes. And Link's
most recent comic is my favorite one yet!
Super Haters #135 transcript
Panel 1
Destruct-O-Tron: I didn't see this coming... the dearly departed Dr. Perverto! What are you doing here?
Panel 2
Dr. Perverto: Lust.
Destruct-O-Tron: You can go to Hell for liking sex?
Panel 3
Dr. Perverto: No. But you CAN go to Hell if you attach microscopic cameras to your fingers and pose as an OBGYN.
Destruct-O-Tron: Ewww.
Destruct-O-Tron might be in Hell... but that doesn't mean he's supposed to stay there! Awesome, right? WRONG!!!
There's a catch -- the only way to exit Hell is by
crawling through Satan's anus. And so now -- guided by his old friend, Eggstradamus -- that's
exactly what Destruct-O-Tron has set off to do...
OMG! I got so busy yesterday that I forgot to share the awesome Mind's Eye thing that I teased about in
yesterday's post!!! I'm sorry!!!!! But seriously, I will post it today. And it's awesome.
Super Haters #134 transcript
Panel 1
Caption: Soon.
Destruct-O-Tron: Where are we now?
Eggstradamus: Limbo.
Destruct-O-Tron: And we're headed to Satan's ass?
Yep.
Panel 2
Destruct-O-Tron: Awesome!!! I feel like I'm in the Wizard of Oz!
Eggstradamus: Look, this isn't going to be easy.
Destruct-O-Tron: Whatever. I'm already dead. How bad could it get?
Panel 3
Dr. Perverto: Hi.
Eggstradamus: Pretty bad.
Destruct-O-Tron
is in Hell.
If March was the month of Mind's Eye, then April's certainly shaping up to be the month of Destruct-O-Tron. And I'm sure that if you're anything like me, you're going through a little bit of
Nilufa Nahari withdrawal.
Well, if you're fiending for some fresh Mind's Eye -- don't worry. In the very near future, I'll be sharing something special with you to satiate your cravings!!!
Super Haters #133 transcript
Panel 1
Destruct-O-Tron: So I'm dead?
Eggstradamus: Nah. It's not your time yet.
Destruct-O-Tron: C'mon! There's gotta be a catch.
Panel 2
Eggstradamus: No catch. It's just not your time.
Destruct-O-Tron: Fine. How do I get home?
Panel 3
Eggstradamus: There's only one way to exit Hell -- you have to crawl thru Satan's anus.
Destruct-O-Tron: I KNEW THERE WAS A CATCH!