Comic 137

Revision as of 06:52, 10 December 2005

The demise of Agent X4421.

Link: Comic 137

Title: Making the moth't of things - part 3

Date: December 9, 2005

Summary: The moth tricks Steve and breaks free, only to burn to death horribly.

Cast: Beaver, Steve, Agent X4421, Moths

Onomatopoeias used: "RUB", "SWIPE!", "FLIT!", "WOOMP!", "SIZZLE", "PAF!"

"Fin" style: Written on a moth

Number of panels: 9

Transcript

Panel 1

Steve: "Y-You live on... Fear?"
Moth: "Oh, did I say fear? I meant..."

Panel 2

Moth: "BOOGA BOOGA!"
Steve: "YAAAA!"

Panel 3

The moth RUB RUB's his stomach.
Moth: "Oh yum yum, your fear is tasty like chocolate cheesecake. I can tell I will grow very fat while I am living here..."

Panel 4

Moth: "...FOREVER!"

Panel 5

Steve: "YAAAA!"
Steve SWIPE!'s the Heavy Book off the glass; the moth FLIT!'s away.
Moth: "Ha ha! Free! Now I can head for my true goal... The MOON"

Panel 6

The moth flies towards Beaver, who is coming with a candle and wearing a sleeping hat and pink bunny slippers. He looks sleepy and is RUB'ing his eye.
Moth: "To the moon!"
Beaver: "Now now, what's all this commotion?"

Panel 7

Moth: "To the moooo..."
The moth's wing catches fire from the candle with a WOOMP!
Moth: "Oh! Argh! The beautiful light! It burns! IT BURNS!"

Panel 8

Moth: "The mooooooooon..."
The moth falls next to the candle with a SIZZLE.
Moth: "Akh."

Panel 9

[Meanwhile, on the moon...]
Moth Navigator: "Sorry sir, agent X4421 didn't make it..."
Moth Commander: "What happened?"
Moth Navigator: "Candle, Sir..."
Moth Commander: "Dammit! How many more agents do we have to lose before we can defeat this menace? How many??"

Fun Facts

• The moths are revealed to have a secret base on the moon, which is why they all want to get back there.
• Moths are in fact green and purple, but here are drawn brown so not to clash wih the colour of Steve's eyeliner.
• The Heavy book contains a picture of an anvil, and probably more heavy things.

References

None.