bazilla fly... that's my vote.

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HAH! GORILLA, right there!

I actually preferred Kajun pulling it out of the fire over the eye-watering puns of the competition, so my vote is for... kazillafly.

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wow..that is the most evil reason for voting I've seen yet.

Kudos. :-)

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When they invent BookFace, I'm -there-.

Skagg, you don't get a vote in this cup. You (and everyone else not in the Cup) should send some EVIL rules, though:

mail rules to both of us:
lara7@attbi.com
neo_drexle@yahoo.com

Currently, there are 4 votes for bazilla firefly and 6 votes for Squirrely kaufman. As this is close and a tie is still possible, fuck and a_chicka, please vote ASAP. Should there be a tie, DRAVE will vote.

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big troble in litle kaufman

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Well, that was fun. I actually liked Kajun's comic the "Sizzle and stir" line was great!

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I am not 16 going on not 17, I know that I'm naive.

And that settles it, this round's winner is Little_kaufman! Thank you for playin Bazilla Firefly, here's your consolation prize...

*A One Way Trip to the Smoldering Abyss!* Provided courtesy of Infernal Travels, where the flames rise up to meet the sky.

Round 2: dj sparkyDexX vs fuzzyPerm

You have 72 hours to complete your strips. You have only two rules for this round, but don't rejoice until you read them:

1) Including the speech bubbles, narrations, and title, there are ten text fields. You must use seven of them, (The title is a given) and they all must share the same beginning letter and ending letter. Like if you wrote a text box that says "Wirthling Sucks, but Gabe Swallows!" you would have to make sure that all the rest of the text boxes begin with "W" and end with "s."

2) pentabubble: you must have five words in each bubble, no more, and no less.

Good Luck, all of you!

Yes, it's a shame your one let the side down.

We had a partnership based mainly on love and respect, but we lost, to the better team.

Hooray for Kaufman and whoever his partner was, may the rest of you burn in hell.

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at least it wasn't iambic pentameter.
Damn... wish I could suggest that one.

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HAH! GORILLA, right there!

I am assuming that we can omit speech/thought bubbles completely. I mean, "all bubbles must contain five words", but if you don't enter any text for that bubble, it doesn't appear at all.

Right?

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This is true of any bubbles you don't fill in, but notice in the first rule that you are required to use at least six bubbles (seven if you count the title as being one as well). This could be any combination of speech/thought/narration you want as long as it's five words per bubble used.

Now that I think about it, cut that down to Four required text bubbles + title. That way it matches the theme of the "Pentabubble" rule.

dammit

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HAH! GORILLA, right there!

No, the first rule says seven text fields, including bubbles, title, and narrative, whereas the second rule applies specifically to bubbles.

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I see what you mean. Yeah, the rules do say that, so go ahead and work with it.

I request a deadline extension to Sunday night. The Perm and I are having a hard time coordinating our efforts due to time zone differences. And, frankly, I've just been really busy.

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...Trot and Cap'n Bill were free from anxiety and care. Button-Bright never worried about anything. The Scarecrow, not being able to sleep, looked out of the window and tried to count the stars.

I concur. Ive only just got online (havent been around the last couple of days due to work and having a social life). Thus , i suggest an extra 24 hours (it is the weekend).

And if you make it 5 bubbles and 5 words in each bubbly , it makes it "Pentagonal Double Bubble".

Besides , ive just written my comic based on the original rules.

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"Life Sucks, Then you Die. The bit inbetween isnt very funny either"

Sure, another 24 hours will be fine given the circumstances.

so five words in BUBBLES... but narrative boxes and title only have to match up with rule one... thank god... that just got easier

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HAH! GORILLA, right there!

Now I am confused...

Is the strip's title included in the seven text field limit, and if so does it need to compley with the first-last letter thing? What pecisely does "the title is a given" mean?

Here's my part one strip. Does it comply?

[Click to view comic: 'Tag-team cup: djdexxydog - round one, part one']

It will be easy enough to fix if the title is counted in rule one - I'll delete the "dark dingy bar" line, and rewrite the title to comply. I'd rather not, though...

WHERE THE FUCK DID SHE COME FROM??? My wife has just confirmed that Asian Girl 1 was _not_ visible in the third frame when I saved the strip. *grumble* Kind of ruins the "Tobor suffering alone in the dark" idea of the frame...

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There ya go. DJSparkyDog, take your pick...

[Click to view comic: 'I think extreme rules stifle humour!']

Now... which of those two is rules compliant? Judges?

Incidentally, I am assuming the rules do not carry between strips, so DJSD's text fields can start and end with a different pair of letters from mine. Is this right?

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I'm gonna wait till the judges decision comes in to post mine.

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HAH! GORILLA, right there!

My strip was written with 7. 6 in speech bubbles and 1 in a narrative . Is this correct , or incorrect according to the rules , IE does the title count as one of the 7 ?

Ill post it anyway , lemme know if its correct/incorrect.

[Click to view comic: 'Tag Team Comic Cup - Part 1']

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"Life Sucks, Then you Die. The bit inbetween isnt very funny either"

DexX: When I said that the title was a given, it means that something absolutely has to be typed in it, therefore it has to follow the first/last letter rule. The title *does* count towards the number of fields you must use.

Don't worry guys, your entries are fine rules-wise.