I can’t tell you how many cards and letters I’ve received over the years, all asking the same question: “will the boring orange robot fight an alien Megaman?” Until now, the answer to that question has been no – until now, dear readers! Yes, the story YOU demanded is finally here!

Okay, no, this is just a thing I came up with to fill in some blanks between the last World Warriors chapter and the next one. It will be short! And sweet. Those are adjectives I promise will apply!

Meanwhile, Rog squirms in the grip of unruly shadowed apes. Will the comic’s main character ever actually get a story to himself again? No! Never! Or maybe that will be the next one. No man can say.

Soon! But not yet! Sorry about that.

Probably not next week, but very likely the week after, a new (mini-)story will kick off. Really didn’t want it to take this long, but sometimes it’s unavoidable – need to keep the embers burning here in my dismal hovel so I can continue drawing quality tomato-man funnies for you, the reader.

Progress on the Secret Project continues apace! Not giving anything away just yet but yes, it’s exactly what you think it is. Hope to share more soon!

Wow, a lot of new information has come to light since the last blog post! I’ve ascertained that there was, in fact, an Adam Sandler-helmed Candyland film adaptation in development at one point, before it ran aground due to legal disputes over the rights to the Candyland characters. That is several new dimensions of sad! But, I digress.

Candy Hearts has finished its run! I wanted it to be kind of a throwback to older, more formulaic Badnix stories, before taking a hard swerve and becoming something else. I like how it turned out! But it reminded me of how totally uninterested I am in drawing formulaic stories. So, don’t expect a lot more stories where “Stopping Kevin” is the whole plot in the future.

What lies ahead for Badnix? Well, right now I’m pretty burned out on drawing it, and I have a lot of other responsibilities that need my attention (one of which is a project that Badnix readers will be VERY happy about, whenever I get around to revealing it).

Not sure yet if I want to take a break for a bit, or maybe switch to a one page per week update schedule until I’m in a better place with things. What would be less annoying for you guys? Let me know in the comments (or by e-mail or whatever)! That would really be helpful.

In any case, more content should be on its way before too long. Will it be the next chapter in the World Warriors tournament saga? The story of Rog’s mysterious Ape Escapades? Or a third, completely different option? It will be that! The third thing! Oops, I spoiled it, sorry

Candyland Origins is definitely the title of a shelved movie project, right? Like, Hasbro has definitely tasked some poor hapless screenwriter to give the Candyland franchise “the Dark Knight treatment” to kick off the Chutes and Ladders extended universe. This is a thing that happens, I swear! Look up “Paul Fieg Play Doh movie” on an empty stomach.

Okay, no, that’s not what this blog post was supposed to be about. Today’s comic includes an excerpt from this earlier comic! I’ve mentioned it before, but the current storyline is pretty heavily informed by that one (even though it was kind of a string of filler comics).

Hey, you know what was a good storyline? That one with Perry’s sister! Yeah, she was – she was a fun character. Wait, didn’t she live in Food World? Ah well, I’m sure that won’t turn out to be relevant at all. I just like linking to things for no reason! THIS ISN’T A SPOILER OKAY