It took a while, but we’ve finally reached the end of this chapter – which, granted, is still just part 2 of the ongoing World Warriors tournament arc. Clearly there are a lot of questions left to answer! Questions we will get to at a later date.

This turned out to be the longest Badnix story to date by a pretty decent margin! I generally like to keep these chapters pretty lean to keep the pacing brisk and avoid getting burned out working on them. This one very nearly got broken into multiple parts, but I worried it would utterly destroy the momentum of what I was going for. I’m really glad I made the choice I did – it’s given me a lot to think about with regards to writing & pacing the comic in the future.

Having said that, I am SUPER burned out from having kept this one chapter going since November (!), and I am in no way ready to launch into the next chapter yet. I’ll probably need to take a bit of a break, or at least resort to some filler comics before starting the next Big Storyline. I’ll be posting something here, anyway! Keep checkin’ back.

We’ve seen lots of little hints about Sluri’s past over the years, but I’ve always left most of it implied… for a very specific reason!

You might’ve noticed the big flashing “Games” button at the top of the site, which links to… exactly one game. Well, for ages I’d been intending to do a little JRPG-ish spin-off game about Sluri’s early years as a wizard-in-training in Fantasy World, which would’ve explained a bit more about her motives and her relationships with other characters.

But, for various reasons, I decided not to go ahead with that project, and it’s left Sluri a bit more ambiguous than I’d like. So, with some help from Kambei’s Mental Block, we’re getting a little peek into the backstory that would have been covered in that game. Before resuming the goofy fight scenes! Probably!

(Worth noting, BTW, that I still have some ideas for Badnix-related games that may actually happen! Don’t give up on that shiny ‘Games’ button just yet.)

Hope you’re all having a good holiday-type season! We’ll be taking a week off from new comics, buuut I do have some fun seasonal things to share!

Did you know I just finished a new game? It’s called Scrooge the Cat, and it’s a vaguely holiday-themed platforming/philanthropy game that I created for Ludum Dare. Features include a story mode with animated cutscenes, a randomizer mode, a boss fight, pixelated cat people, and 8-bit remixes of public domain Christmas music. People seem to like it! Maybe you will as well? Worth investigating, I say.

On a similar note… I noticed some people discussing ideas for a Badnix game in the comments recently. Did you know that there’s been a Badnix game already? And that it was also a full-fledged holiday special? Worth investigating, I say again.

The tournament story is back! It’s been a while, so remember to check the recent recap for extra context – or go back in the archives and read part 1 again! (Time permitting.)

Part 1 was sort of our chance to ease into this new corner of the Badniverse – Part 2 is where we get to start cutting loose and having fun with all the fighting and dumb new characters. There will be plot and story also! But it will be really goofy and visually fun and littered with bad puns. So I’m excited about that! Hopefully you will be also.