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ASA 27 - Wherever. Whenever. Forever.

Published: Nov 21, 2015

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Description

Happy third anniversary of the PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale release!

Fun facts:

The comic was originally released in different journals over the course of 3 days. This was to see if anyone could tell before the reveal the identity of the taxi driver, and to give a stronger impact to the final panel of the comic. Notice the slight hint of the scars on the 5th panel.
The idea of having a character hidden in plain sight has been around for more than a year. I originally wanted to do something funny for Radec using that setup, but now I got to chance to do something emotive here instead. I'm revealing it now since it would be predictable if I used it again anyways.
The idea of this comic was a combination of different factors. I didn't know what to do for the anniversary, until little after the announcement of Cloud in Smash Bros. Afterwards, I had many ideas spinning in my head: Cloud joining them as an infiltrated of the PlayStation group (but I didn't want to make silly console war fuel), or Sweet Tooth taking Cloud instead to a farewell party (kind of cheesy). I finally took the idea of closure, and I'm quite proud of how I handled it.
The PlayStation car handle is actually a nod for a PlayStation "Live in your world, play in ours" advertisement. Thought it would be cool to add it along the "joystick" and "speed" speech.
I put some recurring material, like Madi (whom I haven't drawn since her comic), Kat's fangirlism towards Ratchet, her pseudo french accent, and Parappa's offscreen dog-like behavior (you know, attacking the mailman. I actually did a sketch of Iota on a tree trying to fend off a crazed Parappa. This is a nod to it)
Before the release of the comic, I said I'd take some liberties. While apparently it was short lived, the "Wherever, Whenever, Forever" slogan seemed like the most fitting one for this particular comic. Also, I did draw Lara Croft with enormous breasts, but decided to tone it down mostly to not get in the way of the emotive finale. It just felt... awkward. And, of course, Sweet Tooth. A bit of more insight of the character in order to surprise the reader. He's been around for the longest, so he knows how the business goes.
I decided to give it my all to this comic, with the idea of it being my last Anniversary project. As much as I like PSASBR as a game, it's old and unsupported. I'm still hoping to make more comics off it, but celebrating its anniversary is starting to feel forced... Well, specially since last year
The All-Stars division panel was all fan service to myself. I like a lot the concept of Knack and Tearaway, and I'm big fan of Journey and Shadow of the Colossus. And, of course, I like a lot the unfinished concept of Monster Knight.
Some possible things that could have inspired me: Rick and Morty, due to a scene where Rick was naked, with Summer asking him to put some pants on. Also, Kennan & Kel, with an episode ending in a cliffhanger with an emotive picture of the duo, right after one of them moved away.
Special thanks to superJROlander for everything

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