But she's a leg-man's dream come true!

hmm.... I wonder what she would look like with a wig on >_>

well... baby got back.

lol. I like it :3
And lol.......typical male brain. Tho, I guess I would have stared blankely for the lack of understandin. not cuz of boobs, just cuz of......eeeh why not :o

Very awesome

I could stare at those eyes all day.

Excellent sketch, Mab. Matilda is too cute and sexy.

I'd say that just the existance of Fa'Lina overrules any boob-related PG pushings.

You could always use hamsters again.

*chuckles*
Fa'Lina does kind of off balance the scale.

Constantly falling forward, that scale.

I second this comment XD

*chuckles*

Poor insecure Matilda. I think the worst part is that if Dan would have told her about her other assets in a completely non-politically correct fashion she'd have probably been delighted. XD

I'm pretty sure that would fit in the rule of PG ^-^

Now, I'd be more worried if the joke seemed stilted or perhaps monologuey.

Pfft, messy sketch..surrre. xD

I don't feel this comic pushes the envelope really, but funny to see nonetheless. :P

It's actually very helpful for learning artists to see work that's been half-finished. I wish more of the artists I like put up sketch work and unfinished work. Those who pay attention might learn a simple technique here and there. After that, it's practice practice practice. I'd imagine you have quite an extensive box of unfinished drawings, comics, and commissions that never saw the light of digital day.

I know I sure do. :3

A joke is only funny three times. Feel free to make repeat occurrences.

Oh Mab, you so crazy.

Hey, an out-take. Or would that be a deleted scene?
Either way, thanks for sharing it.

Oh god I love this. x3

Also, just on a side note, I wanted to point out that you have done something unusual with Matilda that many artists don't pull off. In general, people are repulsed by a break in physiological symmetry, which would mean that Matilda's third eye -should- detract from her beauty, but the fashion in which you have drawn it in regards to the design of her face makes it feel natural,and does not draw away from it at all.

I just thought that this effect was strange, since in general the addition of the third eye (or subjection of one eye) on a character can cause the "uncanny valley" effect, where the character fills all the other requirements for beauty, but only a small differences ends up making them repulsive. This did not happen to Matilda. Whether intentional or not, well done there. She's one of my favorite characters just because of that very mystery.

I'd love to see some of the original character design hashing, crumpled pages of trying to get her right.

I don't think it pushed the PG thing to much, no more then usual anyway XP. But it is funny.

down there....

I do not understand why Matty is uncomfortable with herself. She has a marvelous figure, she is 90% nude most of the time (and still manages to keep a child friendly appearance), she is a boob man's dream... and I could keep going but I shouldn't.

Still Matty's hood in my opinion perfectly frames her face which is what hair should do.

Aww.. Ma~ is always cute imho. Though yeah, better not to push the PG rating given how some folks like to scream bloody murder over such things. If nothing else the rest of us get to enjoy it. ^^

I like it. And her ^^

Given the rating and level of the joke, i doubt some of the younger folks would catch it anyway.

Awww...she's just so sweet and cute.

I don't think it pushed it that far...but that's just me.

Random interjection: The Third eye is a symbol of hermaphrodytism in eastern cultures, Notably india.

You know, just so there's room to screw the PG curve Further.

I don't think it breaks the rating at all; it's fairly subtle what Dan is thinking (TBH, I didn't figure it out until I read the bit where you said you'd already made a boob joke at Matilda's expense...)

And it looks like it would be a cute scene if you finished it... not that that's saying much, since msot of your scenes are cute.

Your sketch work look fairly decent and clean compared to my final level of sketch work I use to create images.

I find looking at other artist's sketch work quite interesting. I like seeing how the artist has drawn the work from the bare bones to the finished sketch.

Haha, lovely. Shame you canceled it really, seemed decent enough to me.

I'm actually pretty sure this would've worked out c: No chance of it getting added sometime? XD

Hm,
I appreciate your consideration, but I do believe that this is still pg-13 enough.

It's ultimately your call though.

Thanks for posting it here, and good luck!

…you know, I really didn't pay attention to her lack of hair till this pointed it out. ಠ.ಠ;;

Good. >.> I'm not the only one. XP

This will probably just cause kiddies to not get it, heh.

Dan and Matilda make a cute couple.

Yes they do.

And I believe the subtlety joke in the current comic works better than this joke would have, in any case.

Oh, that reminds me. #1100 is almost at hand.

Very cool, I quite like Matilda.

Aw i think it woulda slipped past those who would be too young for it. Like Disney movie euphemisms...

HAAAAA!

Abel's panty shot was way less PG than this. I didn't even get that she was talking about breasts until you explained it.

Also while I'm happy it doesn't fall prey to gratuitous sex and violence in the self-indulgent way that Jack did, you've proved you can do it very tastefully in Abel's story and I wouldn't care if the PG limit was broken.

I agree and/or endorse this statement.

My rule:

PG is not G.

Think of all the jokes about Jessica Rabbit's figure in Who Framed Roger Rabbit -- a film rated a flat (heh) PG, not PG-13. That brief glance is NOTHING compared to Eddie's near-concussion from his encounter with Jessica's assets!

*giggle!*

PG is rather liberal in what can be depicted actually. PG-13 even more so. http://www.spike.com/video/pg-porn-.....ul-bus/3130264

hehehe this joke is funny :D

As a five year old I watched Benny Hill. Didn't get all the jokes but would still get that one.

I had reservations about Matilda until this story line, where she went ahead and nested herself in as on of my favorite characters once she got some good screen time. Granted, you tend to only make likable sorts.

Still, definite <3 for Matilda, and in this scraped comic too.

I feel like I'm the only person that actually likes Matilda

XD

She's a taur.

Taurs have EPIC BOOTY.

Girl needs an injection of self-esteem :V

Rework the gag and put it in later. Maybe after Dan's commented on what he likes about Matilda to Abel or someone else.

Ha! Personally, I like it a lot. I think it would have been just fine.

(shrugs) well I think it would have worked allright...

mm its a good one tho i agree in all honesty tho its only as PG as the readers mind thus probably not at all hehe

Hm, I must have missed the last one. That or I forget... :P

XD Amber, I've been following your comic for a few years now, and I can say that you've made jokes of this nature before without stretching it. It's well-veiled, for an adult joke. Kudos. I love your work, always have, and even the least funny of the DMFA series has gotten a chuckle from me. The funniest... Well... I'm sure that once I nearly laughed my head off. Thankfully, the bolts held it there...
Anyhow... Keep up the wonderful work! I look forwards to each of your updates with excitement.

Well...I think you made the right choice.

don't need to be fuzzy to look good. she got really nice eyes. . . . . . . the ones in her head

I LOLed!

This is well-crafted and indirect humor.

Put this into the strip. The gag's fine as-is, honest!

Heh, it's a great strip. Love it.

It's also a great insight into your comic process. You seem to follow the trend of: Have major plot points planned well in advance and the general direction of each scene before you start it; but somewhat improvise each strip as you sit down to do it.

This joke can never die. XD

well i'd not have been thinking about hair but i'm sure that dan won't mention it to her.

Aww the comic should have stayed in ;D

Lack of fur, huh? I guess most guys think she's too skin-y (rimshot).

I think it would have gone along with the comic just fine, you do a fine job being adult without being too adult (and love what you do with Fa'lina).

I always thought she had blue fur! O.O;

OH DAN WE ALL KNOW WHAT YOU'RE REALLY AFTER.

You know, that just gave me a thought. How does Matilda's "hood" behave? Is it attached to the back of her head only, or does it also connect along the back of her neck and down her back?

I've been wanting to ask for a while, but how do you do your speech bubbles? I have the hardest time with those in my comic. xD

And also, what font and size do you use? It looks like comic sans but.....yanno.