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chapter 1, page 41

alschroeder

on Feb. 16, 2011

Second beautiful page from RedDeath of BAD GUY HIGH. His commentary:

"The challenge of this page was drawing Syko Suki. Conceptually she's kind of a hard character to approach because, unlike Crossoverlord's "Pink Flash", she's played less as a satirical commentary and more like a radical extenuation of an existing extreme. The whole Manga Moe/Loli thing is interesting because superficially it's very candy-coated and simple, but beneath the surface there's an undertone of deviant and subversive exploitation and sexuality, which is pretty apt for Suki's character. So I wanted to approach the character in not just the diminutive "chibi" style but also give the character an eerie attractiveness.

"This is only my second time ever drawing Syko Suki. The first was in a little side project I did that has yet to be shown to you good folks, but let me tell you…it's a doozy."

Essaybee, Fusion's creator adds:

"For those wondering why Suki knocked Harold unconscious and didn't just kill
him–she was acting out of caution to be sure she could break the "spell" on
Chant by taking out Harold. It certainly would've been disastrous for the Gang
if she killed Harold, only to find out that Chant was still smitten and then
have no way of knowing how to lift the control. Once Harold's hold on Chant was
broken, she then felt safe killing him."

–Al