Of the two scripts that were submitted for this page, I basically went with the action of one script and the dialogue of another. I think it worked out pretty well. I feel like we’re winding down to a natural conclusion here, and I wouldn’t be shocked to see this comic wrap in the next rotation (though we’ll see).
This is the second time we’ve had a Fire Force vs. Black Clover One-Shot, so I used the same location from last time for this comic. There’s a lot of new characters being introduced in this one, some of whom I don’t really know, but hopefully I captured everyone well and fans of both shows can enjoy this one.
Last year we began a new tradition, which is to have a sort-of “wrapped” final tally of some stats for our Studio performers. This year I’ve added a fan vote element, where several categories are decided by votes instead of statistics. Let’s go through the poll results first:
And now we get to the stat-based awards. Each category here is based on appearances from the year, using the SubscribeStar calendar (opposed to the public one).
First, we had no winner for the most One-Shot appearances this year so we’ll look at who the most Character Ask appearances in 2024:

Now, we’ll look at our Comeback Performers of 2024. This is the male and female performers who had the longest gaps between their returns this year and their last previous appearances:

Next is the Male Newcomer of 2024, the male performer who had the most appearances out of everyone who debuted this year:

And the equivalent Female Newcomer of 2024. This year, our Female Newcomer actually had the most appearances overall for the women, but since I do pics based on these categories it was decided to keep her in this spot:

And now, drumroll, our Male Performer of 2024. This is the male performer who had the most overall appearances this year:

And finally our Female Performer of 2024. She technically came in behind Kanamori, like I said before, but she had the most appearances of female performers who didn’t debut this year:

This Ask leans into the established dynamic that Chi-Chi is far more invested in keeping ties to Goku’s parents in the Studio than he is. A pretty simple one, but one I thought some folks might like. Of course I went with the default Studio designs for Goten and Gohan, leading to a fairly eclectic selection from periods of DBZ.
I drew this version of Aladdin once on commission a long time ago. Besides contributing to one of our NHS Fusions, though, I haven’t done anything with him since. I never really got into Magi, but I remember Aladdin being a fun protagonist and I like his design well enough. Of the candidates for a partner for this Ask, I thought Luffy paired relatively well with him.
Also, for those interested, here is the Q&A video I did for Subscribers last month:




















