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Catching Fire

Catching Fire

on July 26, 2013
Chapter: Comic
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  1. Gooberandcindy.com
    July 26, 2013, 02:28 | # | Reply

    Payback. 🙂

    • Zombie Boy
      July 26, 2013, 14:00 | # | Reply

      Boog is not too bright!

  2. Tom Falco
    July 26, 2013, 02:42 | # | Reply

    Christmas lights in July!

    • Zombie Boy
      July 26, 2013, 13:59 | # | Reply

      Why not? Too bad fireflies don’t come around all year long!

  3. Tim Green
    July 26, 2013, 05:45 | # | Reply

    Haha! Good job, Mark! I remember doing this as a kid! 🙂

    • Zombie Boy
      July 26, 2013, 10:37 | # | Reply

      Thanks, Tim! I’m still fascinated with fireflies, they’re floating around my neighborhood at night right now.

  4. J.P. Keslensky
    July 26, 2013, 06:09 | # | Reply

    Beautifully done.

    • Zombie Boy
      July 26, 2013, 13:58 | # | Reply

      Thanks so much, J.P.! It means a lot coming from a top-notch professional animator!

  5. Josh
    July 26, 2013, 08:00 | # | Reply

    Terrifying consequences for playing with fire..flies!

    • Zombie Boy
      July 26, 2013, 14:38 | # | Reply

      Fireflies don’t have much of a sense of humor, especially during courtship season!

  6. Michael corley
    July 26, 2013, 08:12 | # | Reply

    Vengeance is best served with a bioluminescent reaction!

    VERY cool animation!

    • Zombie Boy
      July 26, 2013, 13:57 | # | Reply

      It’s not a rosy glow, that’s for sure! Glad you like the animation, Michael!

  7. Bill Murphy
    July 26, 2013, 09:10 | # | Reply

    Very cool Mark! I really like how you have the light glowing inside the room along with the pulses outside. This comic will also read very well without the animation if you print it. Great Job! 😀

    • Zombie Boy
      July 26, 2013, 14:31 | # | Reply

      I try to make them work both ways, Bill, I have to plan it out so it will, though. Also, I think it’s fun to see, but if every panel were animated, it would get old quick. Thanks for the nice compliment, it makes all the effort worth it!

  8. jynksie
    July 26, 2013, 09:30 | # | Reply

    This is why a comic strip on the web is far more fun than the funny pages. You could never create such a fun punchline any other way! Love it when you do this Master StokeS!

    • Zombie Boy
      July 26, 2013, 14:03 | # | Reply

      A gag like this works with some limited animation, but it had to be planned out. That’s why I’m selective on just how to use movement in the strips. It does open up a lot of possibilities, though! I’m happy you like it, Jynksie!

  9. Chris Simonite
    July 26, 2013, 10:11 | # | Reply

    The firefly herd mentality! I knew it!!

    • Zombie Boy
      July 26, 2013, 10:45 | # | Reply

      Like a really tiny Charge of the Light Brigade.

  10. Colleen
    July 26, 2013, 10:19 | # | Reply

    LOVE IT!!!! What a cute comic for summer! A fave for sure!

    • Zombie Boy
      July 26, 2013, 10:39 | # | Reply

      I appreciate that, Colleen! Thanks for stopping by and commenting!

  11. Bearman
    July 26, 2013, 11:12 | # | Reply

    Woo hoo…animation. Love it

    • Zombie Boy
      July 26, 2013, 11:58 | # | Reply

      It amazes me how just a little movement can be so much fun! Glad you like it, Bearman!

  12. George Ford
    July 26, 2013, 11:22 | # | Reply

    Hee-hee! That’s gonna give him nightmares for a month!

    • Zombie Boy
      July 26, 2013, 14:03 | # | Reply

      Monsters are not just hiding under your bed!

  13. david tosh
    July 26, 2013, 15:58 | # | Reply

    The best one yet, Mark! I laughed out loud, even before I saw the “glow” animation (very well done, by the way). Boog is a great character. If ZB was a Harvey Comics title, Boog would make a perfect spin-off series!

    • Zombie Boy
      July 26, 2013, 16:44 | # | Reply

      It makes me happy that you got a LOL on this one, Davo! Boog would make a fun spin-off, I think! I always enjoy making his strips, they are always a lot of fun to do.

  14. Paul Bowler
    July 26, 2013, 16:27 | # | Reply

    Wow! Great animation, love it!

    • Zombie Boy
      July 26, 2013, 16:41 | # | Reply

      I’ve been working on this one for a while now, Paul. I knew what I wanted to do, but had to figure out how to stage it, and then animate the glow. It was worth it, though, when I see your response. Thanks so much!

  15. David Hurley
    July 26, 2013, 17:03 | # | Reply

    Revenge of the fireflies! Love the animation Mark!

    • Zombie Boy
      July 26, 2013, 17:31 | # | Reply

      Don’t mess with fireflies! Thanks, David!

  16. Joseph
    July 26, 2013, 18:36 | # | Reply

    This is one nightlight that’s sure to scare! Super cool lightening bug effects, Mark!

    • Zombie Boy
      July 27, 2013, 13:08 | # | Reply

      It’s a frightlight! Happy you like the lighting effects, Joseph!

  17. Roland
    July 26, 2013, 19:34 | # | Reply

    Complete awesomeness! Very well done sir!

    • Zombie Boy
      July 27, 2013, 12:45 | # | Reply

      Thanks so much Roland! I put a lot of effort into this one, it’s good to know you liked it!

  18. Tony McGurk
    July 26, 2013, 20:36 | # | Reply

    Who’da thought they could be such vengeful critters. Nice animation Mark. Now I’m wondering “How did he do that?”

    • Zombie Boy
      July 27, 2013, 13:06 | # | Reply

      Looks like they get fired up in more than one way! It took some fearful planning, Tony, but I managed to get those bugs glowing on cue! I’d like to create a tutorial on how I did it, I just need to find the time!

  19. Binky
    July 26, 2013, 21:16 | # | Reply

    Could be a horror movie: Fireflies’ Revenge!

    • Binky
      July 26, 2013, 21:17 | # | Reply

      Hmm. Sounds like an echo in here!

      • Zombie Boy
        July 27, 2013, 12:48 | # | Reply

        It’s Fireflies’ Revenge and it’s sequel, Revenge of the Fireflies. Sounds like the makings of a franchise!

  20. Jack Slade
    July 27, 2013, 01:32 | # | Reply

    awesome!

    • Zombie Boy
      July 27, 2013, 12:44 | # | Reply

      Thanks, Jack! Just wanted to add a little bit more this time!

  21. donahe
    July 27, 2013, 20:57 | # | Reply

    I have heard discussion weather animating in strips is Good or Bad, I don’t know how i feel. But i can tell you it works Great here! I love it! It really increased the power of fear in the last panel! Great intuition on your part to go this route MArk! excellent

    • Zombie Boy
      July 28, 2013, 03:08 | # | Reply

      I believe animation can accent a strip if used in the right way. I’m approaching it as a “punchline amplifier,” a strip that could work ok as it is, but that animation kicks up to another level. Of course, there really aren’t any limits to how much animation you can add, but I still think you need to let the reader fill in some of the spots with their own imagination. Thanks for the nice words about this strip, Don. I did put a lot of thought into how I was going to do this, I had the idea of that angry glowing face and then had to figure out how I was going to do it.

  22. Chris K
    July 28, 2013, 13:15 | # | Reply

    Really cool lighting effects!

    • Zombie Boy
      July 29, 2013, 01:37 | # | Reply

      Thanks, Chris! It was a challenge to make it look right…

  23. Tony McGurk
    July 29, 2013, 10:27 | # | Reply

    A firefly’s always happy
    A firefly’s never glum
    How can you be unhappy
    When the sun shines out your bum

    • Zombie Boy
      July 29, 2013, 12:22 | # | Reply

      Never heard that one before, but I like it! Usually that’s the spot where the sun don’t shine!

      • Tony McGurk
        July 29, 2013, 19:51 | # | Reply

        Me neither, my wife told me it

        • Zombie Boy
          July 29, 2013, 20:35 | # | Reply

          Your wife is brilliant!

  24. Jande
    August 7, 2013, 15:24 | # | Reply

    You’re playing to my weakness when you put fireflies in your comic, Mark! Love the last panel, too. <3

    • Zombie Boy
      August 7, 2013, 15:44 | # | Reply

      I couldn’t help but think of you when I was working on these firefly strips!

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