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The Agencies #14 is now available for sale!
To see prior issues of The Agencies, along with dozens of other tickle torture comics, go to www.the-agencies.com
This isn't some sick joke, or a crazy resurrected thread from 2005. Yes, we are releasing a new issue of our flagship tickle torture comic, and my God it's been a long road to get here.
It has been two years since The Agencies #13 released. That issue was a great climax to a substory starring Agent Succubus and the evil twins Yin/Yang. It is definitely one of our new classics, an instant favorite among readers and critics alike. So where is Issue #14 amid all this climaxy fun? Pull up a chair, this is a bit of a Behind the Scenes look at the life of a tickle torture comic producer.
The story starts back November 2009, when we were about ready to release The Agencies #13. I agonized over the decision to keep the art studio for the comic line, or cut them loose. To set some context in the decision, let's take a few steps back. I was heart broken when I found out the art studio that did The Agencies #7-#10 would no longer be able to continue their business relationship with us. They are top-notch, world class animators and artists with large corporate clientele. And it's tough to compete with those pay rates. So I hired a new art team to handle The Agencies #11 and #12 and publicly have stated I wasn't 100% happy with how those issues came out. So #13 comes along, and we hire the same art studio that does The Ruthless. And my God, they did a wonderful job with #13. So it's a no-brainer to have them do The Agencies, right? Well, the problem is that if they're hired onto The Agencies, they cannot continue work at the same pace on The Ruthless. So we're talking 1-2 releases from that line per year, I'm aiming for 3-4. So that won't do. So while it pained me to do it, I cut them loose from The Agencies so they can focus on The Ruthless. So who would take over The Agencies?
I set out July 2010 to find my new dream team. Instead of finding a studio, I decided to assign tasks to specific artists. I already knew I wanted my colorist on the job, as she's the best I've ever worked with (she does the colors for Tickle Magnet #2-#4 and The Agencies: Frontiers #2-#4). I found a new penciler and new inker and the 3-some entered production. The further we got into production, the more I realized it wasn't going to work. The pencils just didn't represent the girls I have in my mind, and the inking didn't do them any favors. Deadline, who is a petite, graceful, giggly cheerleader and all-American girl, suddenly was horse faced. Starlight, arguably the main characters of the series, was gorgeous in one panel and hideous the next. There was just no continuity. So the project was scrapped. I couldn't publish it.
As this was going on, the script for The Agencies #15 was already written and ready to go. But I was unsure of the team. So I went recruiting again, and hired yet another team to do The Agencies #15. They completed work and actually did a good job. Their vision was a bit more mature than the look we had established in The Agencies 7-10, but it still worked. Maturity isn't a bad thing necessarily. So I thought 'great!' I have my new team. By this time I already knew I wanted to redo The Agencies #14, even though it meant I was going to eat the costs. Which is fine, I've done it before. When a production isn't good enough for our standards, it simply isn't published. In the contract talks, the new team balked at the schedule we presented. I wanted 3-4 issues/year out of our flagship comic staff, and they didn't like that. So negotiations stalled.
Then the damnedest thing happened right at that time. The artist responsible for the pencils/inks for The Agencies 7-10 contacted me out of the blue! Talks for The Agencies #14 remake were stalling and nothing was certain. So I had him do Yelena #4 to see how that issue would turn out. After Yelena production started, The Agencies #14 contract talks officially fell through. It happens. So after he was done with Yelena, I assigned him to The Agencies #14 remake. He has been working on it for a month now and making great progress.
The script itself for The Agencies #14 has gone through an insane amount of modification, as well. After the comic was drawn the first time, I realized there were certain elements in the story and the bondage I didn't like, so I changed them. Right now we're working with the 8th version of the script! Usually we just work with the 1st or 2nd version of a script when it goes to production.
So that's the story of the most cursed production we've ever had. From what I'm seeing so far, the issue is worth the wait. The pages are penciled/inked, and coloring has just started. The Agencies #14 will release October 2011 and The Agencies #15 will release immediately after November 2011. So long time fans of the series will get a double dose. Umm, oh ya and The Ruthless #6 will release December 2011. So the next three months are going to be filled with awesome.
In summary, this issue has:
To see prior issues of The Agencies, along with dozens of other tickle torture comics, go to www.the-agencies.com
This isn't some sick joke, or a crazy resurrected thread from 2005. Yes, we are releasing a new issue of our flagship tickle torture comic, and my God it's been a long road to get here.
It has been two years since The Agencies #13 released. That issue was a great climax to a substory starring Agent Succubus and the evil twins Yin/Yang. It is definitely one of our new classics, an instant favorite among readers and critics alike. So where is Issue #14 amid all this climaxy fun? Pull up a chair, this is a bit of a Behind the Scenes look at the life of a tickle torture comic producer.
The story starts back November 2009, when we were about ready to release The Agencies #13. I agonized over the decision to keep the art studio for the comic line, or cut them loose. To set some context in the decision, let's take a few steps back. I was heart broken when I found out the art studio that did The Agencies #7-#10 would no longer be able to continue their business relationship with us. They are top-notch, world class animators and artists with large corporate clientele. And it's tough to compete with those pay rates. So I hired a new art team to handle The Agencies #11 and #12 and publicly have stated I wasn't 100% happy with how those issues came out. So #13 comes along, and we hire the same art studio that does The Ruthless. And my God, they did a wonderful job with #13. So it's a no-brainer to have them do The Agencies, right? Well, the problem is that if they're hired onto The Agencies, they cannot continue work at the same pace on The Ruthless. So we're talking 1-2 releases from that line per year, I'm aiming for 3-4. So that won't do. So while it pained me to do it, I cut them loose from The Agencies so they can focus on The Ruthless. So who would take over The Agencies?
I set out July 2010 to find my new dream team. Instead of finding a studio, I decided to assign tasks to specific artists. I already knew I wanted my colorist on the job, as she's the best I've ever worked with (she does the colors for Tickle Magnet #2-#4 and The Agencies: Frontiers #2-#4). I found a new penciler and new inker and the 3-some entered production. The further we got into production, the more I realized it wasn't going to work. The pencils just didn't represent the girls I have in my mind, and the inking didn't do them any favors. Deadline, who is a petite, graceful, giggly cheerleader and all-American girl, suddenly was horse faced. Starlight, arguably the main characters of the series, was gorgeous in one panel and hideous the next. There was just no continuity. So the project was scrapped. I couldn't publish it.
As this was going on, the script for The Agencies #15 was already written and ready to go. But I was unsure of the team. So I went recruiting again, and hired yet another team to do The Agencies #15. They completed work and actually did a good job. Their vision was a bit more mature than the look we had established in The Agencies 7-10, but it still worked. Maturity isn't a bad thing necessarily. So I thought 'great!' I have my new team. By this time I already knew I wanted to redo The Agencies #14, even though it meant I was going to eat the costs. Which is fine, I've done it before. When a production isn't good enough for our standards, it simply isn't published. In the contract talks, the new team balked at the schedule we presented. I wanted 3-4 issues/year out of our flagship comic staff, and they didn't like that. So negotiations stalled.
Then the damnedest thing happened right at that time. The artist responsible for the pencils/inks for The Agencies 7-10 contacted me out of the blue! Talks for The Agencies #14 remake were stalling and nothing was certain. So I had him do Yelena #4 to see how that issue would turn out. After Yelena production started, The Agencies #14 contract talks officially fell through. It happens. So after he was done with Yelena, I assigned him to The Agencies #14 remake. He has been working on it for a month now and making great progress.
The script itself for The Agencies #14 has gone through an insane amount of modification, as well. After the comic was drawn the first time, I realized there were certain elements in the story and the bondage I didn't like, so I changed them. Right now we're working with the 8th version of the script! Usually we just work with the 1st or 2nd version of a script when it goes to production.
So that's the story of the most cursed production we've ever had. From what I'm seeing so far, the issue is worth the wait. The pages are penciled/inked, and coloring has just started. The Agencies #14 will release October 2011 and The Agencies #15 will release immediately after November 2011. So long time fans of the series will get a double dose. Umm, oh ya and The Ruthless #6 will release December 2011. So the next three months are going to be filled with awesome.
In summary, this issue has:
- 12 interior color pages
- Includes a cover
- Pencils/Inks by Giangiacomo
- Colors by Estudio Sicalo
- Written/Directed by Oblesklk and Jonathan Essex
- The newest release of The Agencies is brought to you by the same artist that drew Issues #7-10, definitely classics in our catalog!
- They're back! Agent Starlight, Agent Deadline, Yin/Yang, and Agent Succubus (in a manner of speaking) all make a comeback in this issue and are as hot as ever
- FF/F tickling
- Features primarily upper body tickling, with some concentrated foot tickling scenes
- Unique bondage/suspension set-up featured on the cover
- Light lesbian undertones in one scene
- Costs just $12.95 !
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