Panels 1-2: I included this bit because I belatedly noticed that Ninjette’s statement on the previous page could’ve been interpreted as applying to Thugboy. Rather than rewriting her existing dialogue to clarify the issue, I instead decided to lean into the linguistic ambiguity and produce this page’s beefcake-intensive joke.

Panel 3: Ehh, not sure if this would be an Excessive Trapezius Muscle Mass Alert, or a Neck Too Short Alert. Either way, sorry ’bout that, Thugboy; until I took up life drawing from liftbro-magazine photoreference years later, my stabs at ripped male physiques would be haphazardly inconsistent at best, and seriously if not maddeningly flawed at worst.

Panel 5: Why exactly was this such a bad idea, webcomic readers? Rejoin us and find out next Monday, won’t you?

Today’s Patreon update: Probably another dose of Vintage Con Sketches, from the late-90s/early-2000s era when I was cranking out a ton of ’em.

-Adam Warren