Comic 281

Howdy, fellow Draconiacs! RazorFox here.

Looks like Kenzi‘s chipped tooth is good for something after all. Not much more to say about this page, except that, after Briella‘s escape, the chase is back on! Will Ennek and Kenzi’s offerings dash Briella’s hopes for getting out of the Calera alive? Stay tuned… ~__^

Those of you looking for a soundtrack for this page can pull up an old chase-scene favorite of mine, “Run” by Gnarls Barkley.

Last week, I formally announced my long-awaited return to Otakon after a 7-year absence. I’ve paid for my Artist Alley table, made lodging and travel arrangements, booked the requisite days off work, so I’m good to go. But I also want my return to Otakon to be a little bigger than just me showing up, sporting my trademark backwards black cap and my Playboy shirt. I decided that I need to have some new offering.

The convention is in July, which is too early to start taking pre-orders for the 2013 Draconia Chronicles calendar. So here’s the idea: People have been asking for years about Draconia Chronicles trade paperbacks, with each one collecting a whole chapter of story material, plus bonus holiday pages from the era, and other extras. The goal is to make its formal debut at Otakon, after which I would offer it for sale here on the site. I’d like to gauge just what the interest level is in this, so please do me a favor and look over at the poll question and let me know whether this is something you’d go for.

And with that, it’s time to work on page 282. Hope you all are enjoying the story thus far! Take care, my fellow Draconiacs, and thanks for reading!

=RazorFox.

KeeganFang

Wow that is a loud whistl. I do hope Briella can get her cute dragon rear out of the cave and fly away before the tigers get her. Although don’t want the cute tigers to die as well. Good comic.
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  Thanks! I figured Kenzi’s chipped tooth had to have a plus to it. Aside from giving her a cute lisp, that is. ^__^
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/maverikat/ MaveriKat

We want weapons! We want weapons! Yep, poor Briella better keep moving because now they’ll have sharp, pointy things to tear her apart with.
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  They can now slice, dice, and make thousands of Julienne fries. ^o^
  - Kobra
    
    Already used that one.
  - http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
    
    That was so last week, though! 9_9;
  - http://www.furaffinity.net/user/maverikat/ MaveriKat
    
    Mmmm… “Dragienne Fries”. :3
Xyn

Downside: The tigers now have weapons in which to murderlate poor Briella. Upside: They seem temporarily stunned, giving Briella a chance to high-tail it out of there.
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  A piercing shriek of a whistle can do that. Maybe Kenzi’s got a new weapon up her… well, I would say sleeve, if she weren’t so darn nekkid. ^__^
Crabby

The only thing worse for Briella than a group full of armed tigers is one that can unleash a crippling sonic attack. Fortunately for Briella, Kenzi’s new attack seems to have deleterious effects on tigers as well.

Arming the tigers seems to have slowed them down for the time being, but will she be able to outrun her own injuries as well?

Will she be able to find the exit before she gets hacked into tiny morsels and turned into tasty tiger treats?
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  All that and more, next week on “The Draconia Chronicles!” Be there!
  - silvermoon383
    
    Same cattime, same catchannel?
  - http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
    
    You betcher boots, buddy!
yupitsnick

So that was the tigers that did that or something Briella did? I hope she gets away on that same topica….Im curious to see what happens with Kess…I think emotionally things are going to catch up to here.
- Crabby
  
  You can see her whistle literally shattering reality as we know it.
  - http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
    
    Yup. A piercingly loud shriek, combined with pretty sensitive hearing, will effectively bring a Tiger to a dead stop.
Ryan George

“Kill the Dragon, Cut her throat, Spill her blood.” A reference to the book The Lord of the Flies where Jack and his hunters chant “Kill the Pig, Cut her throat, Spill her blood.”
- http://twitter.com/Draven_Long Draven
  
  They killed at least 3 innocent boys in that book. Are you sure you want to be quoting THAT right now?
  - http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
    
    Well, just borrowing that line. This isn’t a reinterpretation of the book, but it doesn’t mean that there might be a similarity here and there. ^__^;;
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  Yesss! Someone got it! I mentioned the upcoming “Lord of the Flies” reference on the Facebook page, and no one indicated that they’d read it. Glad someone has!
  
  I read it back in high school, and recently got to thinking of how much Kess is similar to Jack. Good eye, and good memory, good sir! ^__^
The Lion Legion

For some reason when I think about Briella, she reminds me of this song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG-eLtk5rkc&feature=related
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  Ooh, nice! That fits quite well, actually! Run, Briella, run!
http://twitter.com/Draven_Long Draven

Neat trick, almost a weapon in itself.
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  Great against Tigers with very sensitive hearing! ^__^
Silvertail

Curses! My old enemy, the Strategically Placed Speech Bubbles, have returned to make the page relatively SFW! Eh, at least I get some nice side-on action from the Twins.
- Xch3l
  
  I’m not the only one!!!
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  Well, then maybe you’d appreciate taking a look at an uncensored panel, perhaps? Try clicking here [link]. NSFW. ~__^
  - Xch3l
    
    ooooooo hi res! *faved*
Xch3l

Kenzi, breaking reality at a whistle away ^.^
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  I was struggling to come up with a way to show just how sharp her whistle was. I figured cracks, perhaps in glass, would illustrate it best. ^__^
Kobra

Oh for the love of god hasn’t the poor girl been threw enough? These stupid cat’s don’t know when t leave well enough alone!
On the up side it looks like they have sensitive ears. A nice new weakness to exploit, if only the dragons can make a tiger whistle then this war is as good as won.
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  Well, Briella’s managed to evade the furry femmes’ fury thus far, sometimes just barely. Time to even the odds. The Tigers are through pussyfooting around. ^o^
  - Kobra
    
    That was just painfully thick on puns.
astersa

that again I’m outta here (sound of door sawn)
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  You’re sawing a door? o_O
- Kobra
  
  I agree enough is enough, we’ve already been put threw this enough times just let the poor dragon off the hook already and stop tormenting her and us.
  - http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
    
    But I’m not quite done yet. Gotta have a big finish. The scene needs a grand finale, or as they say in French, a “finale royale (with cheese).” Hang in there. ~__^
Finlass

rofl chasing an illution again and hiting the wall funy like hell and Kess and the twins got a headnut with a strick thats funny

nice to see that and hoping for more on next Monday
- Finlass
  
  P.S. is not her toth breaking by making that sound? and i didn’t see the small pic becaus i laugh my self of the chair
  - http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
    
    Yup. It’s all about Kenzi’s new ability to whistle like a badass. ^__^
http://hamstap85-studios.webs.com/ hamstap85

and her whistling is definitely aided by the echoing of the caves
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  Their ears will certainly be ringing for a bit. ^__^;
WizzardRabbit

This reminds me of a scene from the Hunger Games movie… It’s making me kind of sick just thinking about it. X.X
- Finlass
  
  But atlast it is funny like hell ;D
  - WizzardRabbit
    
    If only humor actually made the aware visceral wasting in instantaneous and simultaneous permanent raping and traipsing of sentience OK.
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  Which scene? The one with the mockingjays?
  - WizzardRabbit
    
    The scene after the artificial firestorm where the killers find her wading away in deep water and then tree her whilst in pursuit, laughing and screaming “kill her”.
jmcallaway

On a (somewhat) unrelated note. I’ve been in caves. On a tour of Mammoth Cave, as part of the tour, the guide turned off ALL the lights in one cavern. Total black. Briella aside (with her Light Dragon IR/UV vision abilities), even the best cat’s vision needs SOME light to see (same with low-light or light magnification systems–no light, nothing to work with). But that’s OK, ’cause I figure there’s some ambient light from phosphorescent fungus or exotic ores in the cave (aka. Laputa) providing some ambient light.
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  Yeah. Phosphorescent fungus and exotic ores. That’s the ticket. Thanks for the info.
  
  On a slightly unrelated note of my own, I’ve actually come to like the way the Tigers look in blue. Maybe they’ll eventually see daylight again. ~__^
Darkguyver2020

♫Kill the wabbit! Kill the wabbit! Kill the wa…♫ oh wait. Wrong species…
♫Kill the Dwagon! Kill the Dwagon! Kill the Dwagon!♫
- Zachary
  
  rofl A spoof on a Bugs vs Elmer bit from Warner Brothers!
  - http://www.jelliclechronicles.org Rumblepurr
    
    Yes, indeed. The Wagnerian Opera featuring the Flight of the Valkyries… Classic…
- Kobra
  
  Don’t forget that it always ended badly for old Elmer whenever he went hunting.
  - Darkguyver2020
    
    Ah, but if you remember, Elmer killed Bugs in that one cartoon.
    “Well what did you expect in an Opera? A happy ending?”
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  *points* Heh. Sword and magic helmet. ^__^
AACMIV/ac2

why am i thinking of the escape theme from metroid when reading this?
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  Might work! ^__^
  - AACMIV/ac2
    
    ridly looks like a dragon right? meh, lets try it.
    *listens to ridly’s theme while reading page*
    meh…not the same without platforming…
http://spiritkitsune-dr.deviantart.com/ spiritkitsune

Nice positioning of Weapons and speech bubbles. ^_O
That’s a clever way to stay under 18+ :3
Great job!!!
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  We have some standards to meet. Glad you approve! ^__^
Zachary

♫Run, baby, run! C’lera Inferno!♫

rofl

Gotta love that whistle! I think Kess won’t be able to brag for a while, everone’s ears hurting and all! Priceless!
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  Glad you like it! I figured a bit of comedy would work after several serious pages. ^__^
Chocothunda

RUN, BRIELLA! RUN!

And as for Kenzi…*facepalm* Though we now know she’s immune to her own whistle in these tight quarters
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  It happens. You can try the same thing and scream at the top of your lungs, and it’ll have less of an effect on you than on those around you.
  - Chocothunda
    
    Hmmm…Memo to self, must try this to troll friends in future :3
Agen

first thing that comes to mind with panel #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtzoUu7w-YM
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  Boogity-boogity! ^__^
Explosion Zuruck

Hey Razor? Can I help ennek with her “problem”? [And sweet. a censored naked tiger] As well as figure out the outcome of Briella’s inevitable doom of me pummeling her? [I wanna pummel her SO bad]
- Agen
  
  Only if I can beat the living C$#@ out of you for even suggesting that.. You will do NO such thing!
  - http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
    
    Why do you want to hurt him? For wanting to pummel Briella, or for wanting to help Ennek with her *ahem* “problem”? ^__^
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  Dunno about Briella’s thoughts on that, but for Ennek, you’ll have to get in line behind Naisha. Maybe she could use a tag team partner. ^__^
kittyluver

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY WEAPONS!!!!! ……. o wait…. RUN BRIELLA RUN!!!!!! D:
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  Flip-flopper! ^o^
Kobra

You know Ive wondered about something. W eve already seen both dragons and tigers brutally killed. So what the hell is with the strategically placed bubbles? Some nudity can’t be that much worse.
- Katfeathers
  
  Demented the way the ratings system works, isn’t it?
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  Actually, there’s two reasons for that:
  
  1. Katbox’s rules (and my own) where a main-page comic shouldn’t show naughty bits. Bonus comics deeper in the site, sure, but main-page “landing” pages shouldn’t contain nudity.
  
  2. Teasing you guys is a ton of fun! Plus, there’s an uncensored version of the last panel right here [link], if you’re interested. ~__^
  - Kobra
    
    So gore is fine but not nudity? What kind of logic is that!?
  - http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
    
    Don’t hate the player. Hate the game.
  - Kobra
    
    I hate the rules because there moronic.
Explosion Zuruck

Agen: My love for furries is so great, I’d GO that far.
Frostblade

I just realized that there is a parody of Lord of The Flies in this. Nice one.
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  Good catch, my friend! ^__^
http://yearofthecow.petitesymphony.com/ OtakuMan

And Cue the Yakkity Sax music! (Also known as the Benny Hill theme!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnHmskwqCCQ Now who’s willing to bet that we’ll see a version of the Scooby-Dooby Doors in the next comic?
- Kobra
  
  I already called that before Briella got captured.
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  You’re giving me ideas here. ^__^
killerpancakesfromalanwaker

“Naisha’s right. you do need to get laid” what my friends say to me everyday i have no idea what it means tho =p
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  Your friends know someone named Naisha? o_O
  - killerpancakesfromalanwaker
    
    yes unfortunately =c mind you we do sorta talk now and then..okay maybe not so much… OKAY fine we don’t talk at all >.>
Arjay

Perfectly timed distraction. While you three are choosing weapons, Briella should be widening that gap.
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  Don’t need to tell her twice.
Gavir

“Good, use your time wisely. yor ekess klae letoclo ias lyriki. Seek defense among the shadows. Your scale color would not matter if you knew where to hide.” – Gavir V2 (See the V2 there? It is because Gavir underwent a gender change from losing a piece of his soul. And thus is now the only female drakmir alive. And is ALSO the Anno Drakmir (Leader.) so you’ll be seeing more of Gavir’s quotes, even with the Draconic language spread in it.)
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  Good advice from Gavir. ^__^
Kobra

I’m surprised Briella hasn’t tried her cloaking trick again.
- Crabby
  
  She still smells like crap. So it’s not as if she can just use that power to hide out of the blue. Best opportunity that I can think of for her using that ability again is if the tigers are able to see her and she comes to a fork in the road. Maybe she just goes invisible while she picks a direction or maybe she sends her decoy one direction while she goes another direction. Though her last decoy was really more of a still version of herself, so I’m not certain if she has the ability to make her decoy move. But going invisible at a junction would certainly help throw them off.
  - http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
    
    Interesting idea… Hmmm…
- hariman
  
  Concentrating on magic is hard when you’re in pain from a major beating.
  - http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
    
    Indeed. She’s rockin’ the body’s natural painkillers right now.
MechaAshura20

*beep* *beep* *beep*
“it’s a distress beacon. it says: ‘get down’…”
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  Does it also go on to say to “get funky”?
  - MechaAshura20
    
    or as in “DUCK!!!”
    
    Alt. version: YES!!!!
MrAMP

Hm…this does beg the question as to how she became such a great whistler. Leaving that one up for interpretation folks.
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  It’s a special ability that comes from landing face-first on a rock floor and busting a tooth. She just puts her lips together and… Oh, wait, I see where you’re going with this. ^__^
Arial WolfBound

I WANT WEAPONS!!!
- http://draconia.katbox.net RazorFox
  
  Just ask Kenzi. Might give ‘em to you if you’re nice. ~__^
  - Crabby
    
    Does that mean Kess doesn’t get one?