The Ruthless: Issue Two tickle comic available now!

[Oblesklk]

The Ruthless Issue Two is finally available for sale!

We made the issue available quietly last week so we could test out our new billing system. Now that we've gotten a couple bugs ironed out, it's ready to go.

The Ruthless Issue Two can be found at www.the-agencies.com

This is the very, very long awaited sequel to our best selling tickle torture comic book The Ruthless Issue One. It continues the story of reporter Stacia Walton, and her quest to find the villain known only as The Ruthless.

Now her psychologist Doctor Collins has joined in the hunt, and she has no idea what troubles she's seeking.

This script was written by Oblesklk, edited by Dave2112. Art direction was headed up by Oblesklk with Dave2112 giving great insights along the way throughout production. The art team on this book is phenominal, unlike anything else existing today. These are actual mainsteam comic book artists that have been hired to complete a tickle torture comic book. And the result is just amazing. This is one of the best books we've ever put out.

This issue has the highest tickle rating of any book we've ever published. It is cover to cover tickling action. There is a slight introduction on page one, then with Ruthless style, goes right into it. And tickle action is unrelenting throughout the story, then ends with an interesting twist in the Ruthless universe. Check it out today!

Included with this purchase is an 11 page interior, cover, and pinup. We've also just uploaded the story that is a companion piece for the pinup.

Stacia Walton lived through a horrifying ordeal with the tickle torturing villain known only as "The Ruthless."

After seeking therapy to cope with her ordeal, her psychologist Doctor Collins began an obsessive search for the same villain that Stacia was seeking for so many months.

Convinced "The Ruthless" is a supernatural being of some sort, Doctor Collins will stop at nothing to find her answers.

But she will find some questions are very dangerous to answer.

 

[Oblesklk]

Here's a copy of the first page of the book. It starts off with a modest amount of exposition, then gets down to business soon after.

 

[Oblesklk]

And here's the great pinup the art team finished up tonight to accompany issue #2.

This was a request by Theinqusitor, hopefully you guys like it! It stars the main two characters of this comic book series: Doctor Collins on the left, and Stacia Walton on the right. Both characters appear in issue 2.

This is the small version. Please click on the attachment for an enlargement.

 

[The Bandito]

It's about time you posted this bleeping thread...lmao. I got the comic a week ago, when it first appeared on your site and have been dying to comment.

Bought it, got it, read it, loved it.

You guys did an amazing job on this one, Obs!

I think all of your stuff is pretty damn good (which you better know by now) XD

But this one was masterful. The art is fantastic. You've found a non-community artist that still represents tickling with passion and sexiness. Not to mention, he's an incredible artist as well.

The writing is also awesome. I didn't think it was too verbal, as you sort of hinted at in another thread. I thought it was great. And the fact that the story went right into the tickling without pages of exposition was greatly appreciated.

This is a mood thing, and I know everyone's different - but the feel of this comic with the high degree of eroticism, the tickling as torture/pleasure/pleasure denial was totally hot. And the nudity and full body tickling was really terrific.

And by the way, I thought the price was completely reasonable. Nah more than that... I thought this comic was an awesome value. Solid art, great writing, sexy story, and utterly devoted to tickling!

My compliments to you, Dave, and the entire artistic team. IMHO this was one heck of a tickle comic.

So when's #3 coming out, lmao. I'm just KIDDING!

Laters,

The Deeto

 

[Mister Scruff]

This series is becoming rather ossom indeed. Now it is time to not pay my rent again in order to purchase your fine comic book 😀

 

[Dave2112]

This was, quite simply, the best publication I've ever had the pleasure of working on. Like my good friend Deet said, we've found an art team from outside the community...that gets it. And works fast, as well! Hopefully....hopefully....we should be seeing much better production of products from Agency Publishing. *Keeps fingers crossed that art team doesn't get caught in a tidal wave or something*

What was absolutely cool about working on this was the true three-way relationship we'd developed. Myself being the middleground between written word and colorful art, I've pulled my hair out on some previous issues...which still came out great...but leaving me with these unslightly bare patches. 😉 This time...it was like sailing on a sea of tranquil water. Really, really hot and sexy tranquil water.

The girls of this comic are nothing short of jaw-dropping. The action is creative, fantastic...yet still believable. The characters are more than just meat...and the place the Ruthless Universe is going, well....you'll have to read to find out, but...wow. This may very well be the most "mainstream ready" tickling comic out there.

And now...back to work! he he he he......

 

[PenMasterRule]

This looks awesome. I love the double banner thing you have going on man.

 

[desdemona]

Awesome doesn't cover it. Incredible job on the artwork and story with a nice twist (wasn't expecting to find anything other than straight forward, non-eyebrow raising plot here). Well done to all involved!

 

[ticklishmikey]

Looks interesting. I may have to delve.

 

[Soda Bobinski]

The art does look pretty friggin' phenomenal on this publication. Very well done!

Best of luck to all involved on this project ... I hope it sells like hot cakes!

 

[Mister Scruff]

Like my good friend Deet said, we've found an art team from outside the community...that gets it. And works fast, as well! Hopefully....hopefully....we should be seeing much better production of products from Agency Publishing. *Keeps fingers crossed that art team doesn't get caught in a tidal wave or something*

Don't fsckin' jinx it, sir.

This may very well be the most "mainstream ready" tickling comic out there

I can see the Ruthless halloween costumes flying off the shelves. There'd probably be at least 88,000 people who'd buy one... >_<

 

[Oblesklk]

It's about time you posted this bleeping thread...lmao. I got the comic a week ago, when it first appeared on your site and have been dying to comment.

Bought it, got it, read it, loved it.

You guys did an amazing job on this one, Obs!

I think all of your stuff is pretty damn good (which you better know by now) XD

But this one was masterful. The art is fantastic. You've found a non-community artist that still represents tickling with passion and sexiness. Not to mention, he's an incredible artist as well.

The writing is also awesome. I didn't think it was too verbal, as you sort of hinted at in another thread. I thought it was great. And the fact that the story went right into the tickling without pages of exposition was greatly appreciated.

This is a mood thing, and I know everyone's different - but the feel of this comic with the high degree of eroticism, the tickling as torture/pleasure/pleasure denial was totally hot. And the nudity and full body tickling was really terrific.

And by the way, I thought the price was completely reasonable. Nah more than that... I thought this comic was an awesome value. Solid art, great writing, sexy story, and utterly devoted to tickling!

My compliments to you, Dave, and the entire artistic team. IMHO this was one heck of a tickle comic.

So when's #3 coming out, lmao. I'm just KIDDING!

Laters,

The Deeto

Thanks man. We've gotten good feedback on this book, and that's what I'm trying to improve upon now with future scripts.

It's interesting being a writer for a comic, no? You've now been on both sides of a script, so you're in that unique vantage point. For this medium you want something you're happy with, but you can't write in a way that gets in the way of the enjoyment of the product. And I've been guilty of that in the past. So you know how it is, give and take, yin and yang...all about balance.

And ya, the penciler is just phenom. Look at the first panel in which Stacia appears. The script didn't mention anything that specific or that angle or presentation. That page came back to us in pencils and my jaw dropped. It wasn't what I intended, it was about 500000 times better. It's nice to know people like Dave and the art team have my back in otherwise mundane sections of a story 😉

This series is becoming rather ossom indeed. Now it is time to not pay my rent again in order to purchase your fine comic book 😀

We certainly don't want to see increases in the amount of homeless ticklers wandering the streets! Pay the rent, we'll be here when you're ready 😉

Thanks for the "ossom" lol

 

[Bohemianne]

Very impressive teasers...Wishing the best for this!

 

[Oblesklk]

This was, quite simply, the best publication I've ever had the pleasure of working on. Like my good friend Deet said, we've found an art team from outside the community...that gets it. And works fast, as well! Hopefully....hopefully....we should be seeing much better production of products from Agency Publishing. *Keeps fingers crossed that art team doesn't get caught in a tidal wave or something*

What was absolutely cool about working on this was the true three-way relationship we'd developed. Myself being the middleground between written word and colorful art, I've pulled my hair out on some previous issues...which still came out great...but leaving me with these unslightly bare patches. 😉 This time...it was like sailing on a sea of tranquil water. Really, really hot and sexy tranquil water.

The girls of this comic are nothing short of jaw-dropping. The action is creative, fantastic...yet still believable. The characters are more than just meat...and the place the Ruthless Universe is going, well....you'll have to read to find out, but...wow. This may very well be the most "mainstream ready" tickling comic out there.

And now...back to work! he he he he......

Hey Dave.

I certainly have high plans for our books. And now that I'm almost finished with school (omg 3 weeks left, I'm counting minutes now), I'm ready to make this epic. We have a lot of work to do, and I can't wait to continue.

This looks awesome. I love the double banner thing you have going on man.

Thanks lol

That was last minute inspiration. I kept configuring the banners, but couldn't find any bloody way to make it work. Then after looking at the two pieces, felt each were sexy in their own way and wanted to include everything. Got lucky in that it didn't look horrible when it was all done.

Awesome doesn't cover it. Incredible job on the artwork and story with a nice twist (wasn't expecting to find anything other than straight forward, non-eyebrow raising plot here). Well done to all involved!

Thanks. Really happy to hear you enjoyed the book. #3 has already been written, and will launch into some neat stuff right off the bat when it releases.

 

[Oblesklk]

Looks interesting. I may have to delve.

If you do, tell us what you think!

The art does look pretty friggin' phenomenal on this publication. Very well done!

Best of luck to all involved on this project ... I hope it sells like hot cakes!

Thank you, it's sold really well so far. I'd love to get to the point where we can cut the prices down to our publications significantly. We're not there yet on the volume, but I'd love to crack that mystery. When TickleTown was a subscription site, we charged $6/month for about 20-25 minutes of footage average. I'd love to apply that to the comics world and get our new releases under $8. Someday. Definitely not today, heh. But someday.

Don't fsckin' jinx it, sir.

I can see the Ruthless halloween costumes flying off the shelves. There'd probably be at least 88,000 people who'd buy one... >_<

Interesting concept. We need T-shirt on the market with a silouette of the Ruthless that say "Don't ever F with a tickler"

Very impressive teasers...Wishing the best for this!

Well thank you. The community's experienced such a renaissance of good artwork over the years, it feels good to finally be contributing somehow.



For those interested, this is a penciled character design of Stacia that was never published anywhere yet. Enjoy!

 

[Dave2112]

One thing that's struck me about this particular line of comics is how well it's been received outside of the tickling community. I exist pretty much in the larger BDSM world as a whole with tickling as a forefront interest. Most of the folks I've turned on to this line have really enjoyed it, regardless of the particulars of the fetish. It's one of the main reasons I was so interested in working with Agecny Publishing in the first place, as it mirrored what I've always tried to do with my past writings and fiction. Putting the story first and incorporating the fetish into it, rather than the other way around. I've never been that big a fan of "cookie-cutter/assembly line" tickling erotica, and with what's coming up in not only the Ruthless story arc, but also the refocused Agencies saga...we can really sink our pointy little teeth into some meat. 🙂

 

[Oblesklk]

One thing that's struck me about this particular line of comics is how well it's been received outside of the tickling community. I exist pretty much in the larger BDSM world as a whole with tickling as a forefront interest. Most of the folks I've turned on to this line have really enjoyed it, regardless of the particulars of the fetish. It's one of the main reasons I was so interested in working with Agecny Publishing in the first place, as it mirrored what I've always tried to do with my past writings and fiction. Putting the story first and incorporating the fetish into it, rather than the other way around. I've never been that big a fan of "cookie-cutter/assembly line" tickling erotica, and with what's coming up in not only the Ruthless story arc, but also the refocused Agencies saga...we can really sink our pointy little teeth into some meat. 🙂

And meat there shall be!

Thanks for the advise on this, Dave, I certainly followed through with it.

To catch everyone up, I had discussed with Dave the grand plans I have with our comic universes. There's some things I want to keep a mystery, but he advised me to share the joy with the depth of the characters, and not keep all that just inside my head. Good advise. So on that note...

For those that read The Ruthless #2 and still wanted to learn more, more, more about the characters, there's an epilogue that is now posted for free on our site. It's called Origins: Part I and starts to delve into the characters quite a bit deeper than what was possible in the actual comic issue.

It lays the groundwork for future issues, and starts to explain some of the mysteries of the first couple issues.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE EPILOGUE TO THE RUTHLESS #2

For fans of the series, this story will provide a good lead-in to issue #3, but the story isn't required in order to enjoy our books.