Sam and Fuzzy Extra

Thanks for all the kind words about the comic of late! I do my best.

Patreon peeps... this month's issue of Sam and Fuzzy Extra is now available to all present and future $5+ backers! It's full of bonus art of pets, robots, Sin sketches, and partying. Most of said bonuses are horizontally oriented, so this month's Extra is brought to you in exotic landscape format. Oooooh.

Also, a reminder that Patreon is advising folks to switch up their passwords because of a-hole trolls. All that stuff was thoroughly encrypted, but it never hurts to be careful.

We return on Friday with a new comic and a new round of Q and A! See you then, team.

-Sam Logan

RPGs

Hey... if you haven't seen it already on twitter, you should check out this giant commission I drew of a reader's entire Underground RPG party! I don't normally share commissions down here, but I thought a lot of you guys might get a kick out of this.

It never even occurred to me that people would commission me to draw their game characters... but I guess it probably should have. After all, I'm kind of the most qualified person on earth to do them. Ha! I don't expect to do a ton of ones this big -- it's a pretty huge piece to commission -- but it was definitely a lot of fun.

-Sam Logan

Sam and Fuzzy Q & A:  Heatbag Edition
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"Sam did hear Brain say 'heatbag' didn’t he? Is that weird cat shape Fridge’s real form?" -Michael

Yes, he heard him!

For those who don't know (or who have forgotten), "heatbag" was the preferred derogatory term used by Fridge, the Sam and Fuzzy series' (presumably dead) first major antagonist. So Brain's use of it almost certainly signifies... uh... something. But what?

I recieved, like, a billion Fridge-related questions over the last couple of weeks, in which readers proposed a broad array of theories. Some were very straight forward, while others were extremely complicated and outlandish! All I'm going to say is that at this point, I'm pretty sure all those same theories are currently running through Sam's throughly confused noggin.

"So, which are you more excited for in 2016: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice or Captain America: Civil War?" -Joe

To be honest, I'm getting a little burned out on all these superhero movies at this point! But Chris Evan's Cap is my favourite MCU character, and the Russo's Winter Soldier was one of my favourite Marvel films, so I'm definitely still curious enough to go see another film from that team.

Batman v Superman is one I will probably skip unless the reviews are incredible. I really didn't like Man of Steel at all, and I'm not a big fan of Zack Snyder at the best of times, so I don't think it's going to be for me. He just seems to take his films a lot more seriously than I am able to.

"Given Sin's frequent disparaging remarks about 'primitive push-button technology,' why on Earth did his robotic body include a large control panel with numerous buttons?" -Erik

Sin's exosuits are actually primarily controlled with a mind-reading interface built into the top of the skull. So I'm not actually sure what the control panel is for! It might be a redundant secondary interface in case of machine error. But on the other hand, it might also just be a big library of wacky pre-recorded sound effects. I guess now we'll never know! :(

"Between X and Y, is X the more loyal? After all, he did remove his own arm in a bid to protect the emperor back when the two of them were tricked into thinking the other had betrayed Sam. Second question: If X were to ever learn that Sam is not the true heir to the throne, would he become Sam’s enemy for having made his sacrifices to a false leader?" -Jake

Regarding the former: I think X and Y are equally loyal, but X is more willing to go to extreme lengths in general. Y wouldn't ignore a direct order, but he's less brash and his self-preservation instincts are a little stronger.

As for the later: maybe we'll find out! Or maybe we won't. WHO CAN SAY?!?!?!

That's a wrap for this week, team! Come back on Monday for our next strip!

-Sam Logan