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Time Bomb (Part 67)

KDog

on June 13, 2021

So, I'm marking this and the next few comics NSFW even though you don't really see anything and the characters are just talking. But yes, your boss walking by as you look at obviously mostly naked, but obscured, LEGO people is probably not something you want to explain. Schwartz, of course, is implementing the old broadcast TV trick of characters suddenly slipping back into their underwear immediately after sex. (By the way, I think a black helmet and tighty whities are quite the fashion statement.) I rationalize it as him suddenly feeling guilty and sheepish (as he should). Jenny, meanwhile, feels very confident, accomplished and free. I'm a very visual storyteller, focused on the image as much as the words. I promise you, I don't just throw in nudity to titillate (even though, again, these are block figures) but because I feel it adds something to the mood of the story I want to convey. For example, when Red decided to sunbathe in the buff, it was more about the vulnerability most of us feel when naked, alone and suddenly confronted with danger, in that case a sudden zombie attack. At least that's how my brain fires. Every time I step into the shower, I expect a homicidal maniac to burst into the house. Overall, I realize this is a LEGO comic and the suggestion of nudity is probably wildly and entirely inappropriate. And yes, I'm also a horndog. But this has been more about the story I want to tell, which often has adult themes and moods, for a long time, even though the medium is toys. It might be why I don't have more readers. LOL