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Sasuke went flying backwards, crashing into several rubbish bins and an old washing machine. His bad leg bounced against the ground, sending pain shooting up his spine, and the splint creaked alarmingly. As the ringing in his ears subsided and the darkness faded away from his vision, he glared at the tall, strangely grey teen who came stalking into the atrium.

“Hot damn, but you are fast,” grinned the teen, flashing his teeth. Coal black hair spiked over a pair of gleaming dark eyes sunken in a grey face. A simple wifebeater t-shirt covered rippling muscles and a series of strange jagged tattoos that ran up and down his arms. Fingerless gloves and biker boots completed the overall menacing appearance. “This might actually be worth something.”

“Johnny!” One of the smaller thugs ran up. “Johnny, boss, we brought him here, just like you asked. This is the guy, y’know, the one that killed the Slicers, that everyone’s been…”

“Yeah, yeah, I know, I know.” Johnny Rancid backhanded the gang member. “The one who’s supposed to be all tough and shit. Took you all long enough to get him here. Right.” He returned his attention to Sasuke. “Here’s the Deal. You and me’s gonna fight. Right here. And buddy, you better put up a good one, cause I ain’t had a real challenge since that Robin shithead.”

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Cover picture for this week's chapter, "Humiliation." [link] Sasuke navigates the slums of Jump City and comes face to face with the city's gang leader--Johnny Rancid.

I'm pretty proud of this picture, actually. Sasuke looks a little wonky, but Rancid turned out surprisingly well, and the lighting effect I was aiming for really works. I was going to draw detailed gang members, but then decided it'd be easier (and cooler) to represent a mob with a simple dark mass of bodies. And then I added some semi-transparent layers that... anyway. I like how this one turned out.

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Sasuke went flying backwards, crashing into several rubbish bins and an old washing machine. His bad leg bounced against the ground, sending pain shooting up his spine, and the splint creaked alarmingly. As the ringing in his ears subsided and the darkness faded away from his vision, he glared at the tall, strangely grey teen who came stalking into the atrium.

“Hot damn, but you are fast,” grinned the teen, flashing his teeth. Coal black hair spiked over a pair of gleaming dark eyes sunken in a grey face. A simple wifebeater t-shirt covered rippling muscles and a series of strange jagged tattoos that ran up and down his arms. Fingerless gloves and biker boots completed the overall menacing appearance. “This might actually be worth something.”

“Johnny!” One of the smaller thugs ran up. “Johnny, boss, we brought him here, just like you asked. This is the guy, y’know, the one that killed the Slicers, that everyone’s been…”

“Yeah, yeah, I know, I know.” Johnny Rancid backhanded the gang member. “The one who’s supposed to be all tough and shit. Took you all long enough to get him here. Right.” He returned his attention to Sasuke. “Here’s the Deal. You and me’s gonna fight. Right here. And buddy, you better put up a good one, cause I ain’t had a real challenge since that Robin shithead.”

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Cover picture for this week's chapter, "Humiliation." [link] Sasuke navigates the slums of Jump City and comes face to face with the city's gang leader--Johnny Rancid.

I'm pretty proud of this picture, actually. Sasuke looks a little wonky, but Rancid turned out surprisingly well, and the lighting effect I was aiming for really works. I was going to draw detailed gang members, but then decided it'd be easier (and cooler) to represent a mob with a simple dark mass of bodies. And then I added some semi-transparent layers that... anyway. I like how this one turned out.