The Eizouken’s Closer, Page Seven

Here’s the final page for this little comic! I really enjoyed this one, and I hope y’all did as well. I feel like I haven’t gotten Kanamori out of my system, though, so I’m sure we’ll see more of her in other projects going forward. I know a few of you became fans of Sowande during this comic, too, so maybe we’ll see more of her in Asks or something down the line. I had originally only planned for this comic’s spot in my work schedule to be temporary, and to open up when it finished, but due to a few factors it’ll instead be replaced by Seiko’s Special Training, the first real page of which will be coming out before too long, I expect.

Eiko Magami’s First Dare

So, on the surface this is maybe not the most daring dare, and might seem like it’s just pairing two random strong characters. However, an important part of the lore here lies in a background gag in Project A-ko. We only see Eiko’s parents in passing, but it’s a running joke that her parents are Superman and Wonder Woman, though they never state it outright. Now, obviously her dad isn’t the Superman from My Adventures with Superman she’s paired with here, but I think she might be able to recognize even an alternate-universe version of her dad, glasses or not. It just took her a bit for it to really click, which we see here.

Cheelai and Toji

Cheelai won our Superstar Tournament on Discord, which gives her the right to pick any Studio member she hasn’t worked with before for a shoot. I did this one a little different than previous winners, but hopefully y’all won’t mind. Cheelai was looking for a specific experience with her victory shoot, but Toji wasn’t really willing to give it to her until she egged him on a bit.

Really, my initial idea for these two was just this second panel, but I was worried it wouldn’t be clear enough who she’d picked. Adding a panel to the scene allowed me to tell a bit more of a story, though, and it fits with both characters’ Studio presentation so far so I think it worked out.

Yoruichi Superstar

We did another one of our Discord voting tournaments, where 512 different Studio members were pitted against each other. Like before, our runner-up gets a pin-up while our winner will work with someone they never have before, of their choosing. Yoruichi was our second place winner this time, which feels a bit overdue as she’s been in or around the final four of every tournament we’ve run up to now (if memory serves). Since Yoruichi debuted in a pin-up I tried to do it a bit different for her here, from the other side and with a toy to vary it up.

Bbmbbf – Corey and Faith Park

It’s been a minute since I’ve had one of these to share, but a Subscriber of mine commissioned bbmbbf of Palcomix to draw two of my OC’s: Corey Park and his mother, Faith. With permission, I’m sharing it here for anyone who may enjoy it. This is not a pairing I have any real plans to do myself, as Faith isn’t really in the same category as the women he tends to go for, but now y’all can see it here in this non-canon commission.

O.D. Character Ask 1

So this one is a bit different than usual, as no one actually asked O.D. a question. However, when I read it, I immediately thought of them. Maybe that’s just due to my own biases and internalized stereotypes or whatever, but it’s very easy to picture them in charge of something like beautifying the talent. Since they rarely make on-screen appearances I’m sure it gives them something to do, too. Anyway, I’m not sure what this Subscriber had in mind for how this question might be answered, but it gives me the opportunity to flesh out a little behind the scenes lore in the Studio.