Newton, 4:15 AM by lwperkins
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Description
(Bug Comic)
Two hours south (by train) from where Bryan is snoozing, and six hours south of where Rain is re-reading P.G. Wodehouse, the Newton Wyr Insect Patrol is finishing up an all-too-productive night of rounding up giant mutant insects from the abandoned Azali base. The general opinion is that the bugs are the result of some botched Azali experiment. Frank,
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(the harassed man here with the bug spatters), thinks that the Azali used the bugs for the same thing that humans do now--as raw material for making vehicles--the shells are strong and lightweight, like fiberglass, but tough enough to deflect low caliber bullets. The patrol's preferred way of bagging them involves swords and pitchforks, which keeps the shells intact. You'll see why plasma weapons aren't such a great idea, later. Bugs have paid for Newton's small hydroelectric dam, and it's water filtration system, which is why the mayor has resisted Frank's pleas to get the state to come level the base completely, and remove the breeding grounds for the bugs.
Here Frank is making sure that each bug has it's bounty tag,(those red tags you can see here and there) so everyone on that night's patrol gets their share of the bounty money. Dawn
in regulation armor, instead of undies, here
is telling him that they need to put a request in to the state to hire more contract workers to help out, because six people aren't enough if they are going to bag 30 bugs every night. The other three people, Wally (Larry's brother), and a couple of guys from Wellington are busy throwing bug carcasses into the Multi Use Vehicle. (There wasn't room to show everyone here.) Dawn has already yanked off most of her armor--it's already hot and muggy out. Frank is following the rules about keeping armored up until they get off the base, but he's the only one.
Frank doesn't want to discuss staffing, he just wants to finish up, run the Geiger counter over everyone's shoes, and go home and wash (possibly with a heavy disinfectant)and crawl into his hammock on the back porch, and sleep until the sun goes down.
Larry is thinking he's going to have to go start his mail route in just two hours.
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Parts of the bugs are from The Ant Farm on Daz.
Comments (55)
Faemike55
Excellent work, Lynn! love the description of what is done during and after the hunt Well done, Lynn!
mgtcs
This is an absolutely gorgeous image my dear friend, excellent work, a very fine work!
rbowen
Excellent!
eekdog Online Now!
what a teriffic page from the bug comics desk of lynn. the detail you have is mezmorising hon. jaw dropping beauty my friend..
CrownPrince
This is really great! i love the outfits and characters!
magnus073
Great work on this one Lynn and from the looks of it she has the right idea as she looks exhausted and like she needed to get that armor off. I'm thinking their right that 6 isn't really enough to handle 30 bugs in one night.
penguin357
Excellent!!
crender
So awesome!!!!!
Biffowitz
Fabulous detail in this, nice work on the posing too. Cool use of the Geiger counter, and love the characters!
gerberc
As always excellent characters, story and scene! Very well done!
BIGBEAR1965
Awesome work on this my friend! As always, the details are amazing! Very well done image and story!
dorkati
Cool as always :)
Madbat
1: Bug guts are gross. 2: Dawn is cute! 3: lmao @ no food! (food and slugs do NOT mix) 4: Bug guts are gross! 5: VW Beetle! 6: Dawn is cute!! 7: Bug guts are GROSS!
uncollared
awsome job
1010
hehehe, love Madbat's comment. This is so amazing, the details make it an epic feature poster Lynn. You rock girl!
Carlazzo
Very nice scene. Great characters, lighting and colours! Really nice work.
flaviok
Trabalho criação e obra excelentes meu amigo, aplausos (5)
mapps
very, very cool :-) hugs
artistheat
Terrific Image and Story,Wonderfully Done
Shari123
EEEEWWWWW! Bug guts! How come Frank is the only one splattered with goo? Are the others holding back and letting Frank do most of the work? I think they need to feed the Bag O' Slugs some salt :D Excellent work on the scene and the story/background history!!
brycek
Wonderful image and terrific detail..well done!!
zil2008
Wow, Lynn another fantic render to illustrate your wonderful story. Great job.
LivingPixels
cool story excellent image well done lynn!!
gypsyangel
Larry looks like he has no intention of working any harder than he has to!! :D Cool pic!!
Radar_rad-dude
Your story continues to flesh out quite nicely! Remarkable details and extraordinarily well thought out sequences! Fantastically conceived and realized!
drifterlee
Awesome scene!!!!!!
SIGMAWORLD
Excellent scene, characters and render!
adrie
Fabulous work on this one my friend, as always excellent done love it.
Tracesl
excellent scene and backstory
aubedo
5+++ Nice work. What a luck - that the beetles in my garden are all in normal size...