Awesome Marcus Ninja - Volume 1 (with apologies) Behind the Scenes: This was the last strip of the year and I felt I had something to prove so I put more effort in than usual... this was my first time experimenting with computer made voice bubbles and it made the strip look one million times more professional. I also cheated a little with the art, though this is a technique I use in a lot of strips with the stop out panel. I really like the visual of repeating a panel exactly with a small change like the eyes looking up or an eyebrow cocked. This is also the last Marcus strip with the 2x2 panel style. In volume 2 Ian and I decided to move to the traditional four across so as to be more printable for publishers. This is probably the only Marcus I've ever done where I don't grimace when I look at the art... but I don't smile either so don't think I've got a big head or anything. Awesome Marcus Ninja is hosted on Keenspace, a free webhosting and site automation service for webcomics.