Damage Control Panic Stations

It's been one week since Sony made their controversial announcement about the discontinuation of disc-based gaming in 2028 and the closure of the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita Digital Stores. The announcement was so controversial that made gamers call for a boycott of Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. As a result of the boycott of Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo, gamers decided to side with Valve, Epic Games and GOG.com, believing that these digital storefronts still believe in putting customers first.

SpongeBob SquarePants © Nickelodeon.

Hospitality Heroes

Author's Note: All copyrights for the items featured in this comic go to their respective owners.

If the Hospitality Industry needs excellent employee choices, they could have BurgerTime's Peter Pepper as the Head Chef of any reputable hotel, Hammerin' Harry doing the maintenance, and Nikki the Swapnote Mii as the receptionist.

Artifact Destruction

Not all powerful artifacts are good. Some of these artifacts are so evil that they need to be smashed to a million pieces, melted in a river of lava, or wished out of existence. Here are the artifacts so evil that they were better off destroyed for good:

The One Ring: This gold ring grants anyone who wears it invisibility. However, if Sauron can see your whereabouts if you are wearing the One Ring, the invisibility effects are not worth it. You're better off drinking an Invisibility Potion or wearing an Invisibility Cloak. Thankfully, Smeagol accidentally destroyed this evil gold ring by taking it with him to his lava-filled grave, which resulted in Sauron dying for good.

The Shikon Jewel: The heroes and villains of Inuyasha have often competed over who will be the first to successfully reassemble this Sacred Jewel. However, nearing the end of Inuyasha: The Final Act, the Shikon Jewel was revealed to be the true mastermind behind Naraku's villainy. So what was the solution? Kagome wished for the Shikon Jewel to disappear forever, which obliterated the Shikon Jewel and obliterated Naraku once and for all.

The Soulstones: If there was any legitimate reason for us to hate fallen angels, Izual's betrayal was the reason the Prime Evils were able to corrupt the soulstones that imprisoned them. Even worse still, Baal inserted his soulstone into the Worldstone, effectively corrupting it. On top of that, the soulstones that trapped the Prime Evils were created from shards of the Worldstone. And it gets worse with the Black Soulstone, because unlike the other soulstones, this one was not made from the shards of the Worldstone. Malthael sought to steal this soulstone for more nefarious purposes. However, Malthael was defeated, his body obliterated, and the Black Soulstone was destroyed, effectively thwarting his nefarious plans to eradicate all of humanity.

Therefore, if an artifact is too evil for anyone to lay their hands on or even belong in a museum, destroying it by whatever means possible would be a risk that's worth taking.

Stealth Cruiser

Can we all agree that the US Navy's Zumwalt-class Destroyers should have been classified as cruisers instead? Because their 155mm cannons that are being replaced with VLS hypersonic missile launchers are the kind of cannons that would have been classified as cruiser guns.

On a related note, Happy 4th of July to my American fans! Especially when it's the 250th Anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence!

Blast The Buddy

Explosives are one of the many types of weapons used in the mobile game Kick The Buddy, and the explosives in this comic such as Bomberman's bombs, the stick grenades from Metal Slug, and dynamites, whether as a single stick or as a bundle, are perfect for blasting Buddy, even if this stress relief method makes Buddy sad.

By the way, this is the Kick The Buddy: Forever version of Buddy in this comic.

World Cup Matches That May Never Happen

Author's Note: Austria Vs Australia was almost included in this comic about World Cup fantasy football, but the confusion levels were so ridiculous that it could not even be included as a bonus panel.

In the light of Austria being back in the World Cup after a 28-year exile, as well as Austria and Algeria facing off against each other in a grudge match 44 years in the making, here is a comic about World Cup match-ups Austria would like to have in future World Cups.

Austria Vs Peru: This grudge match from the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games stems from Peru ragequitting despite a 4-2 win against Austria. As a result of Peru withdrawing from the 1936 Olympic Games, Austria advanced via walkover.

Austria Vs Hungary: These two countries were once "Union State" partners in the same empire. When these two countries faced each other in Euro 2016, memes about Austria-Hungary popped up on the internet.

Austria Vs Poland: Between the Partitions of Poland in the 18th Century and the two occasions in Euro 2008 and Euro 2024 where Austria and Poland faced each other, there's going to be a lot of bad blood between both teams when the historical grievances get translated into soccer rivalry...

Unfortunately for fantasy football fans, these three match-ups featuring Austria may not happen in the World Cup because Austria, Peru, Hungary and Poland have inconsistent success rates in the World Cup Qualifiers. Not to mention that with the exception of Europe, the Draw does not allow two teams from the same continental confederation to be in the same group. Even then, Austria may not have the chance to face either Hungary or Poland in a scenario where Austria, Hungary and Poland qualified for the World Cup.

Bubsy The Strong

Author's Note: All copyrights for the items featured in this comic go to their respective owners.

With the success of Bubsy 4D, Bubsy's Redemption Arc has finally been completed. Bubsy, who was once considered pathetic compared to the likes of Mario, Sonic, Crash Bandicoot, and even lesser known mascots like Klonoa and Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, has now been emboldened with more self-esteem. This can only mean one thing.

He can now curb-stomp some of the weakest characters in the history of pop culture. Most notably Awesome Possum, Glass Joe and Spelunker. Here's why:

Awesome Possum: His game was always inferior compared to the Sega Genesis version of Bubsy in Claws encounter of the Furred Kind, meaning Awesome Possum was always destined to lose to a loserly bobcat. Now that said bobcat finally completed his redemption arc, Awesome Possum is as good as curb-stomped.

Glass Joe: France's biggest loser needs no explanation whatsoever. It's now worse for him if he is up against post-redemption arc Bubsy...

Spelunker: He is the Weakest Action Hero for a good reason that does not need any introduction whatsoever. Even Bubsy is nowhere near that weak...

With all that said, we all have to thank Atari and Fabraz for the successful completion of Bubsy's Redemption Arc. This is all I can say about the bobcat's newfound success.

What could possibly go right?

Programmable Character Generator

There was a port of Pac-Man for the Sharp MZ-700. Its graphics were very blocky due to the Sharp MZ-700 not having a graphics processor. However, if an external Programmable Character Generator chip was installed to the PC, the graphics will appear more accurate to the original arcade game. It's a similar case with the MZ-700 port of Mappy. The characters and objects in the game were comprised of letters, numbers and basic shapes due to the MZ-700's lack of a graphics processor. The graphics would end up looking similar to the MSX version of Mappy if an external Programmable Character Generator chip was installed to the PC. In other words, the PCG board works wonders when it comes to making Sharp MZ-700 games appear similar to arcade or MSX games.

Bomberman Generations

Can you believe that there's more than one version of Bomberman for the MSX? You have the MSX port of the original Bomberman, the 3-D remake called "3-D Bomberman", and a port of the Famicom game called "Bomberman Special". 3-D Bomberman was destined to be obscure with a capital O because a 3-D Maze first-person Bomberman game unexpectedly ended up becoming a horror game instead, resulting in the game being Japan-only. As for the MSX game Bomberman Special, it was basically a budget version of the Famicom game specially programmed for the MSX. The game's ending was a disappointment because the Lode Runner reference was removed due to the existence of an MSX version of Lode Runner that was not made by Hudson Soft.

Now we get to the design of the Bomberman player character in both the MSX version of the original game and Bomberman Special. Shinichi Nakamoto found the overalls-clad man in the original Bomberman game to be uninspiring, and felt it would have made more sense if Bomberman's design was based on the enemies from the Famicom version of Lode Runner instead. And thus, the Bomberman we are all familiar with came into existence, and the rest, as they say, is history.

The Devastating Effects of Justice

As disappointing as it sounds, what if it turns out Ash Ketchum's original nemesis Gary Oak and everyone who has humiliated Ash throughout his 25-plus year journey in the Pokemon TV series were the personifications of the Japanese proverb "The nail that sticks out gets hammered down", and calling for the deaths of the humiliators in the name of justice for the underdog protagonist was a Communist conspiracy all along? What if it turns out the death of Gary Oak will not only cause Pallet Town to collapse into chaos as a result of his late father having no successor, but also cause the Miyamotoverse that Gary's namesake Shigeru Miyamoto conceived to perish? And when the Miyamotoverse dies, will Waluigi die with it, or lose his eternal underdog identity and end up with absolutely nothing? Who knows what nightmares will emerge if Gary Oak and all who have humiliated Ash throughout his entire journey were to all die in the name of justice?

Toast To A Better Future

Drinks featured in this comic about toasting to a brighter future, from left to right: Chocolate Milk, Strawberry Milk, Redcurrant Juice, Orange Juice, Green Apple and Grape Juice.

Today marks the 35th Anniversary of the day I came into this unkind world. However, the cruelty that we all have to endure on this fallen Earth will all be drowned by a tsunami of justice when this present Evil Age that has been cruel to many of us finally gets obliterated by Holy Light. And that day is fast approaching amid the current Persian Gulf Crisis.

Even then, let us not be too depressed. Instead, we should encourage each other by various methods of lifting up the mood of others. Suchie-Pai is toasting to a brighter future with various drinks such as chocolate milk, strawberry milk, redcurrant juice, orange juice, and green apple and grape juice in this comic, and we should do likewise no matter how low our morale is.

Thinking of other things other than other ladies 8

Folks, I'm back again with yet another comic about my OCs in a lawyer-friendly version of the "Thinking about other women" meme.

Remember when Kazuya Mishima was announced for the Super Smash Bros Ultimate's Fighters Pass DLC? Some people were questioning if Tekken Advance for the Game Boy Advance and Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition were even enough to get Kazuya in Smash in the first place. Of course, this was not true according to Tekken publisher Bandai Namco, who were involved in the production of Super Smash Bros Ultimate in the first place. It's because they wanted new characters with unique combat styles.

We all know that Dark Type Pokemon are weak against Fighting Type Pokemon. However, if we want a true hard counter to Dark Type Pokemon, there should be Light/Holy Type Pokemon. Unfortunately, Game Freak does not want to listen to Pokemon fans who want Light/Holy Type Pokemon in the games.

While the 5-inch gun is the biggest cannon that can be mounted on a frigate, most frigates have cannons that fire shells that are less than 120mm in diameter. Tanks, on the other hand, have guns that are bigger than those mounted on most frigates and even some destroyers. This may have been the result of missiles replacing big guns in the heavy bombardment role.

On 21 May 2026, Air France and Airbus had their 2023 acquittal overturned and were found guilty of manslaughter. As a result, both Air France and Airbus were fined €225000.

Cricket fans have always been obsessed about England Vs Australia courtesy of The Ashes. This sporting rivalry extended to Rugby via the Rugby World Cup. Soccer, however, is a very different story. England and Australia have yet to face each other in the Soccer World Cup. If they do, they will most likely be facing each other in the Group Stage.

Theoretically, The AH-64 Apache and the A-10 Thunderbolt could sink a Tarantul-class Corvette. The problem, however, would have to be the Tarantul-class corvette's anti-air defenses. Of course, both the Apache's Hellfire missiles and A-10's Maverick missiles would be powerful enough to disable the enemy's weapons. The killing blow, however, would have been the A-10's guided bombs because guided bombs have sunk enemy warships before.

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I'm back once more with yet another comic about my OCs in a lawyer-friendly version of the "Thinking about other women" meme.

It's good that Ferrari finally decided to jump on the Electric Vehicle bandwagon. The big problem, however, is that the Ferrari Luce is so expensive that you could buy two, or possibly three, Porsche Taycans, depending on which version of the Ferrari Luce you are thinking of purchasing.

Back in 2009, Alfa Romeo had a Space Invaders-themed commercial for the Alfa Romeo Mito. What role Taito played in the making of this commercial directed by Alex & Steffen, remains unknown, however.

I'm hoping that Capcom brings back the Car Breaker bonus level from Street Fighter 2 in a future Street Fighter 6 update, and when they do, I'm hoping that either the Pontiac Aztek or the Jaguar Type 00 becomes the target vehicle in Street Fighter 6's version of the Car Breaker bonus level because the Pontiac Aztek was indirectly responsible for the demise of Pontiac, and the Jaguar Type 00 is the product of Jaguar's dismal rebranding that result from their controversial "Copy Nothing" advertisement.

While Alfa Romeo's automobiles are more stylish, Opel's automobiles are superior due to their good quality reliability.

Even before the infamous "Copy Nothing" advertisement that tarnished Jaguar's reputation, Volvo was already far better than Jaguar due to Volvo having better quality reliability and safety standards.

Rare Gems from both the Bargain Bins and the Discount Sales

Remember the comics about the rare goodies you could find in the bargain bins and the discount sales? Well, the PlayStation 2 game Odin Sphere is definitely an uncommon item that can be found in both the bargain bin and the discount sale. Not to mention that the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita versions of its HD Remake Odin Sphere Leifthrasir are also uncommon items that can be found in both the bargain bin and the discount sale...

If this comic had a bonus panel, it would have someone saying "And now, for the three uncommon items you could find in both a bargain bin and a discount sale..." before he takes out a list and say "Oh My Mackerel! It's all Odin Sphere!"

Odin Sphere © Atlus/Vanillaware.

Swimming Pool Matriarch Visual Gag Variations 10

Hey, folks. It's been a while since the previous Matriarch of the Swimming Pool visual gag variations comic. Hopefully this one will be my last Matriarch of the Swimming Pool visual gag variations comic due to creative burnout, family issues, and a world whose turmoil continues to grow.

In December 2025, the Yona of the Dawn manga finally reached its conclusion. The final chapter ended with Yona becoming Queen of Kouka. How's that for a happy ending?

Judging by her medical expertise, resourcefulness, analytical mindset and calm under pressure, Maomao from The Apothecary Diaries would fit well in the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital unit from the TV series M*A*S*H.

I'm very sure the Super Horn from Mario Kart 8 was the product of Professor Elvin Gadd and Dr Crygor being obsessed with ending the infamous Spiny Shell's reign of terror.

Despite their leftist leanings, Mastodon and Bluesky are blocked in Mainland China. Looks like the Communist regime in China is terrified of progressivism...

If there was one major commercial failure that was made by Samsung that surpassed the Nuon, it has to be the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Before the Samsung Galaxy Note 7's infamous exploding batteries, the biggest failure made by Samsung was the Nuon, a DVD/game console platform that tried too hard to be both a DVD Player and a gaming console just like Sony's PlayStation 2, but ended up a commercial failure. The Samsung Galaxy Note 7, however, took commercial failure to a fiery new level. There were injuries and property damage due to the battery fires. Thankfully, no one died from this fiasco. There was, however, a huge recall due to the fires. As a result, battery safety was drastically improved.

China's aircraft carriers are struggling with combat readiness issues. Some analysts say that Mainland China will have no more aircraft carriers by the time they conquer Taiwan. This is not a good sign for the administration in Beijing because their ambitions for world domination will be shaken to its very foundations if they learn the truth about their aircraft carriers' lack of combat readiness...

Exploder Drone Targets 2

Another comic about exploder drone targets? Looks like the dart bombs that Wile E Coyote unleashed doesn't want to stop...

The Panzer 68 was often considered the worst MBT to enter military service by the Swiss Ministry of Defence. From multiple faults such as firing the cannon by switching on the heating system to insufficient protection against nuclear, biological and chemical warfare, The Panzer 68 had a bad reputation. An exploder drone would put this defective combat tank out of its misery.

But Switzerland wasn't the only country to come up with defective tanks. The British Chieftain Tank was a defective combat tank, though nowhere near as defective as the Panzer 68. It had poor mobility and dodgy reliability, and those flaws undermined its performance under the Iranian flag during the Iran-Iraq War. Therefore, exploder drones such as the dart bombs unleashed by Wile E Coyote are the best way to end this defective tank's misery.

Remember the sinking of the Tarantul-class corvette Ivanovets during the Russo-Ukrainian War? The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence confirmed that the enemy ship was sunk by unmanned exploder boats. However, this comic would have preferred to sink a Tarantul-class corvette using Wile E Coyote's dart bombs instead because they're smaller than the exploder boats deployed by Ukraine but they pack explosive power that punches above its weight. Not to mention that the Tarantul-class is virtually defenseless against air attacks...

In conclusion, these flawed military vehicles are not only legitimate targets for exploder drones, they are far more deserving of being on the receiving end of exploder drones than Wile E Coyote.

Exploder Drone Targets

Author's Note: All copyrights for the characters in this comic go to their respective owners.

Remember the needle-nosed dart bombs from The Road Runner Show episode "Lickety-Splat"? That episode predicted the exploder drones that are used in the Russo-Ukrainian War and the 2026 Persian Gulf Crisis. To be fair to Wile E Coyote, he did not deserved to get blasted by the exploder drones that he launched at Road Runner. That's why I came up with a list of characters that deserved to get blasted by the exploder drones that ruined Wile E Coyote in "Lickety-Splat".

Let's begin this list with a deceiver whose deceit ruined many girls' lives. Kyubey is so deceitful that he deserves to get blasted by the dart bombs far more than Wile E Coyote. If there was one good deed Wile E Coyote could do for us, it would be destroying Kyubey even if Kyubey's kind is an endless race...

Another good deed Wile E Coyote could do is to blast Sheep Man into scrap metal. Sheep Man was considered the most pathetic Robot Master Dr Wily could throw at Mega Man. At least Sheep Man could swap the heads of Scratch and Grounder with his Thunder Wool in the Death Battle episode that pitted Robotnik the Eggman against Dr Wily, but other than that...

Let's face it. If there was one character that proved that environmentalism has failed those who have dedicated their lives to preventing environmental degradation from destroying our world, it has to be Awesome Possum. He's worse than Bubsy. Therefore, he is more deserving of being on the receiving end of the dart bombs than Wile E Coyote.

With all that said, if anyone deserves to get targeted by exploder drones more than Wile E Coyote, it's Kyubey, Sheep Man and Awesome Possum.

Motivational Quote

Author's Note: My OCs Red Cap, Blue Cap and Green Cap have made an oath that's true to my oath of saying no to smoking, alcohol overconsumption, vaping and drug overdose. They, like me, also like lasagna and believe that Christianity is the heritage of God's True Church.

In the wake of another uncle of mine hitting the grave due to lung cancer just like my late father, with the only difference being that it began with liver cancer, I have decided to come up with this motivational quote about my OCs making an oath that mirrors my oath of my rejection of smoking, alcohol overconsumption, vaping and drugs. Who would have thought saying no to smoking, alcohol, vaping and drugs would have a positive health effect?

Wearing It Better 4

In recent years, there has been an art trend on Japan's side of the Internet where Japanese artists upload fan art of ladies in gold leotards, swimsuits and bikinis during Japan's Golden Week period. But Japanese artists aren't the only people making such fan art. Non-Japanese artists have also jumped on board this art trend bandwagon, and it is my honor to be among them.

To commemorate Japan's Golden Week, here is my OC Turquoise wearing gold leotards, swimsuits and bikinis. Do you think Turquoise wore gold leotards and bathing suits better?

Prohibited in Persia

In the wake of the protests in Iran and the war that followed, the Internet was abuzz with #PahlaviWillReturn and #PrinceOfPersia hashtags.

Speaking of Prince of Persia, one thing about the game that was inaccurate about Persia during medieval times was the dress worn by the Princess. In Prince of Persia, the Princess wears a dress that does not have sleeves and shoulder straps. This is inaccurate according to the dress code of medieval Persia. Princesses in Persia during medieval times had a more modest dress code. At least the Princess wore a veil in most of the ports that were released after the release of the MS-DOS version.

For your information, the Princess dress was from the Macintosh version of Prince of Persia.

Motivational Tiger

Motivational speakers often use various animals to describe the potential that's inside the people that they are lecturing. One such animal is the tiger. Various metaphors about tigers probably inspired the "Eye of the Tiger" song because such lecturers talk about inner strength and untapped potential. Recently, memes about motivational speakers telling their audience about the tigers inside them have resulted in memes saying that the tigers in them are either the German Tiger Tanks of World War 2, or the F-5E fighter jet, or the British warships bearing the name "HMS Tiger" (which is featured in this comic, in particular, the light cruiser with the pennant number C20), or the Eurocopter Tiger helicopter gunship, or an overweight tiger, or a literal "paper tiger" (Yes, origami tigers do exist), or Tony the Tiger, whose catchphrase "They're Gr-r-reat!" has defined his career as the official mascot of Kelloggs' Frosties, or Great Tiger from the Punch-Out series, or the derpy tiger from the Hojak-Do minhwa that was the inspiration for the tiger named Derpy from K-Pop Demon Hunters, or even Derpy himself from the aforementioned K-Pop Demon Hunters, or Pokemon's Incineroar, who has always been touted as the John Cena of Pokemon reps in the Super Smash Bros series.

If I had a tiger inside me, that tiger was a cruiser that never had a chance to fire its guns in anger against Argentina, Iraq or Russia.

The Real Truth About The Sacred Jewel

Remember the times when we used to watch Inuyasha? That TV series revolved around its titular hero Inuyasha and a time-traveling heroine named Kagome. Their quest revolves around searching for the shards of the Sacred Jewel (later called the Shikon Jewel) and taking down the villainous Naraku. After many villains, including Naraku himself, were vanquished over the course of the TV series' 10-year run, it turns out the Shikon Jewel was the real mastermind behind all of Naraku's villainy. This means the Shikon Jewel was the true villain of Inuyasha from the very beginning.

Given that no good wishes had came out from the Shikon Jewel, Kagome's wish for the Shikon Jewel to disappear forever remains the only good wish to be granted in the Inuyasha series. The Shikon Jewel self-destructing was what ultimately killed off Naraku once and for all, meaning the series finale of Inuyasha: The Final Act is the only true Good Ending in the history of Anime to date.

In Memory of Microsoft Publisher

If the current crisis and the Persian Gulf and the closure of the Lycos-owned website hosting services Tripod and Angelfire were not bad enough to make 2026 a bad year, then the discontinuation of Microsoft Office Publisher after 35 years made a bad year even worse, and Microsoft was emphasizing about Publisher's discontinuation back in 2024.

At least LibreOffice Draw has the power to open Microsoft Office Publisher files, but other than that, the only alternative is to convert all the Microsoft Office Publisher files into PDFs, Word documents, or PowerPoint presentations. So much for obsolescence...

Farewell, Microsoft Office Publisher, and thanks for all the memories of making brochures and flyers!

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Once again, I'm back with yet another comic about my OCs in a lawyer-friendly version of the "Thinking about other women" meme.

Bubsy 4D is shaping up to be a pretty good game. Looks like Atari may have just succeeded in ending Bubsy's years of misfortune...

Contrary to popular belief, the Denazification program turned out to be a farce. Not just in Germany, but also in Austria, Italy and Japan as well...

Ubisoft is currently facing a huge crisis that threatens its very existence, meaning the future of Ubisoft's IPs such as Rayman, Rabbids, Prince of Persia and Assassin's Creed are in jeopardy.

Italy failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup in a row. Whether or not the World Cup will be a duller experience without Italy remains up for debate.

There will be enormous destruction when this cruel Evil Age comes to its violent end. But it will not bring about the literal end of the world because Satan the Demon King will be locked up in the Bottomless Pit after the end of this present Evil Age for 1000 Years before getting locked up in the Lake of Fire.

Speaking of the Lake of Fire, the furnace where the weeds get thrown into in the Parable of the Weeds represents the Lake of Fire that the Book of Revelation often spoke about.

Hard Truths About The End of a Cruel Age

If there are any lessons to learn from life that proves that the Bible was always right all along, it has to be about how time and again Isaiah 43:18-19 will always be proven correct about not dwelling on the past, whether it's bad or good. Surely the nostalgia for the past has been a recurring theme for thousands of years. However, we must remember that all of it will be irrelevant because the Great Tribulation that will ends with this cruel Evil Age coming to its violent end will bring about mass destruction so unthinkable that the prophets of old who wrote about them could only describe in the language of their day. In other words, forgetting about the former things and not dwelling on the past will be more relevant when the Great Tribulation comes to destroy everything we hold dear...

Morale Decline

Author's Note: This comic's template comes from the Anime series We Never Learn.

If there is any Anime series that is known for making Anime fans' morale dwindle drastically, it has to be Puella Magi Madoka Magica. While the first two episodes did not cause morale to go into free fall, the depression began in Episode 3, where Charlotte ate Mami Tomoe's head. Things only got worse from that point on.

And then, Sayaka Miki became a witch at the end of Episode 8. That's where morale plummeted even further. However, morale went up when Madoka Kaname decided to become a goddess in Episode 12. Even then, this was a bittersweet ending because her physical existence was erased as a result of the choice she made.

Therefore, avoid Puella Magi Madoka Magica if you think your morale is prone to plummeting in the face of despair and looming doom.

We Never Learn © Shueisha.

Four Fan Arts Entry

Characters in this #FourFanArts Challenge Entry: AOL Instant Messenger Running Man, The Peanut Butter Jelly Time Dancing Banana, Jennifer (Hebereke), Star Pixie (MapleStory).

You have heard about the #SixFanArts Challenge. But what about the lite variants such as the #ThreeFanArts Challenge and the #FourFanArts Challenge? Well, this comic is taking on the #FourFanArts Challenge.

Do you remember the time when AOL Instant Messenger once ruled the messaging scene? Its mascot, a yellow Running Man, became an iconic figure because he was everywhere—on the login screen, in the ads and even on AOL CDs that flooded mailboxes in the late 1990s.

The Dancing Banana needs no introduction whatsoever. Created by Trym Stene in 1999, the Dancing Banana GIF only soared in popularity when it got combined with the song "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" by DJ Chip-Man and The Buckwheat Boyz in the early 2000s. And yes, there is a lot of fan art of this Dancing Banana on the Internet.

You may have heard about Hebereke, but what about the titular character's other friends? Jennifer the green anglerfish deserves some love too since he's the 4th member of the main cast and is able to walk underwater.

While MapleStory fans often like to talk about the Orange Mushrooms, the Slimes, and several major bosses such as Pink Bean and Zakum, the Star Pixie, however, gets very little attention from Nexon and MapleStory fans. It may have been featured in a few official MapleStory wallpapers, but it rarely got the spotlight from Nexon. So much for being overshadowed by multiple different characters.

In Memory of Chuck Norris

On the 19th of March, 2026, 9 days after Chuck Norris celebrated his 86th Birthday, The End finally came for Chuck Norris. Even in death, Chuck Norris will still live on.

To quote Mike Tyson when he tweeted his farewell to Muhammad Ali, "God came for his champion. So long great one."

Overdue Cessation of Operations

Remember that comic about Cohost closing down? Well, this already happened to Japanese web portal Goo, and now this is happening to the Lycos-owned website hosting services Tripod and Angelfire, both of which have been around since the mid-1990s. However, some netizens say that this closure was long overdue, while others will lament over this closure, calling it the end of an era, which is actually true.

As depressing as this sounds, maybe we need to heed the words of Isaiah 43:18-19, which has been discouraging us from dwelling on the past, whether it's good or bad. Eventually, we will have to embrace the post-Apocalyptic future, where traces of this present cruel Age no longer have any meaning other than to serve as a reminder of a bygone Era.

Imminent Regret

On the 14th of March, 2026, Cuba was rocked by one of the biggest revolts since Fidel Castro's 1959 Revolution. This revolt was in protest against the Communist regime amid blackouts that were made worse by a US oil blockade.

Speaking of Cuba's 1959 Revolution, SNK lionized this revolution in their 1987 Arcade game Guerrilla War, which was originally released in Japan as Guevara. In Guerrilla War, Player 1 is in the shoes of the titular character Che Guevara, while Player 2 takes up the role of Fidel Castro. Now that the Cuban people are revolting against the ideology that Che Guevara and Fidel Castro fought for in Guerrilla War, should the Communist regime fall, it will leave SNK wallowing in regret because the Arcade game that was based on the 1959 Cuban Revolution will be on the list of poorly-aged things.

Hotel New World Memorial Proposal

Today marks the 40th Anniversary of the Infamous Hotel New World collapse that caused the deaths of 33 people. However, at the time of this comic being uploaded, no physical monument to the tragedy has been erected. This includes the lack of a memorial plaque inside Hotel New World's replacement Owen House by Habyt (previously Hmlet), which used to be called Fortuna Hotel before it adopted its current name. A memorial plaque inside Owen House would not only serve as a memorial to the tragedy, it would also serve as a memorial to resilience as well.

Forming the number 800

Can we all agree that the Space Invaders aliens are capable of arranging themselves into various formations, including numbers?

We did it, readers, we made it to 800 comics. This is no easy feat for me, but I have finally crossed that milestone. Next stop, 900 comics.

Piracy Tax

Emergency Alert! Italian netizens' freedoms are under threat from a piracy tax that demands all who use cloud storage to pay a tax even if they did not violate any anti-piracy laws whatsoever! Benito Mussolini's ideology has risen from its grave, and this is a bad omen for Italy and the whole world!

While the world was holding its breath during Operation Epic Fury, which saw the death of Ayatollah Khamenei, and the Iranian Navy suffering its Pearl Harbor moment, resulting in Iran suffering a far worse humiliation that surpassed Operation Midnight Hammer, Italy's copyright regulatory board was imposing a piracy tax on Italian netizens, regardless of whether they violated any anti-piracy laws or not. This is tyranny that would make the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) look like a weak attempt to overtake the European Union's copyright regulations, which it is...

Before the ratification of the so-called Sonny Bono Act that gave rise to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), the European Union has always wanted to impose a global copyright regulatory system that many countries tried so hard to comply, but just could not meet its required standards. These copyright standards can be traced back to a 1939 copyright bill that was proposed by the Nazi regime in Germany, but was only ratified in 1965 by the Federal Republic. What the world does not realize is that de-Nazification turned out to be a farce, meaning the Federal Republic of Germany had essentially ratified a copyright regulation that was proposed by the Nazis. This in turn, led to European Union member states such as France and Italy adopting Germany's copyright laws. Even worse still, Germany's copyright offices were run by former Nazis, and it was Germany's copyright offices that came up with the copyright regulations that copyright trolls falsely accuse netizens of violating.

We think the so-called Sonny Bono Act that led to the ratification of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) was a nefarious plot by Hollywood and Disney to expand their property rights. Contrary to popular belief, the DMCA was in reality, a pathetic attempt by the Bill Clinton administration to align America's copyright regulations with the European Union's standards. Those standards, however, had their origins in a 1939 copyright bill that the Nazis proposed, but did not get ratified due to World War 2, and was only passed in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1965.

For those who think Nazism and Fascism died along with Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, they are dead wrong. Revelation 17:8 speaks about a beast that "was, and is not, and yet is". This final resurrection of the Roman Empire is taking over copyright law, and it will have the whole world under its iron grip once more. However, it will meet its doom. First, it will be crippled by a coalition of Communist rogue states, then it will get finished off by the return of Jesus Christ. The Roman Beast that keeps coming back will finally be cast down into the Lake of Fire, and it will die in Hellfire.

Smurf Gets Smacked

Weapons that are about to hit a Smurf: Enchanted Emerald-tipped Mithril Bolt, Bomberman Bomb, Granite Maul, Rune Throwing Knife tipped with Weapon poison(++).

Remember the comic about various characters getting smacked by a Granite Maul? Well, a Smurf is about to get smacked by a Granite Maul. But the Granite Maul isn't the only weapon that is about to hit the Smurf. He's also about to get hit by an Enchanted Emerald-tipped Mithril Bolt, a Rune Throwing Knife (p++) and one of Bomberman's bombs. Looks like this poor Smurf is about to suffer greatly via getting smashed, blasted and poisoned...

Why must this poor Smurf suffer? It's not because of Gargamel's villainy, but it's because of online gaming authorities waging war on Smurf Accounts. The reason for that? Smurf Accounts are a violation of honor codes in various online video games. That's why the Smurf had to suffer.

Smacked By Granite Mauls

Characters that are about to get brutally smacked by a Granite Maul from Runescape: A Mugger from RuneScape, Buddy from Kick the Buddy, Crazy Redd from the Animal Crossing series.

RuneScape's Muggers deserve to die over 9000 times by any means possible for attacking too many low-leveled players. Period.

Buddy from Kick the Buddy getting smacked by a Granite Maul seems to be very normal for a game about bashing a dummy. Nuff said.

Smashing Crazy Redd with a Granite Maul sounds like overkill, but he deserves it for selling fake art to unsuspecting customers throughout the entire history of the Animal Crossing series.

Zelda and Famicom Disk System 40th Anniversary Tribute

Today marks the 40th Anniversary of the Japanese release of the Famicom Disk System and its launch title The Legend of Zelda. Since then, The Legend of Zelda series went from strength to strength to become the colossus it is today.

By the way, the "Thanks A Million" quote was from the Zelda II: The Adventure of Link ending.

Happy 40th Anniversary, The Legend of Zelda and Famicom Disk System!

Nintendo games and characters © Nintendo.

The Father of Sega Consoles

Sad news, Sega fans. Hideki Sato, the father of all of Sega's consoles from the SG-1000 to the Dreamcast, and Sega's honcho from 2001 until 2003, died on the 13th of February, 2026. And it doesn't help that his death happened on a Friday of all days...

What does the Sega SG-1000, the Sega Master System, the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, the Sega Saturn and the Sega Dreamcast all have in common? Hideki Sato stewarded the design of all of these Sega consoles. He also became Sega's honcho in 2001 when Sega exited hardware production to focus on third-party games for other platforms, and presided over the company until 2003.

If you want to feel old, just remember that Hideki Sato was Sega's honcho during a period when Sega was transitioning from hardware production to third-party publisher.

Modesty Free Pass

Remember, upskirt shots are a violation of modesty. However, skirted leotards and swimsuits get a free pass because leotards and swimwear are outerwear, and the skirt is more of an accessory than a privacy barrier.

For those wondering where the skirted leotard came from, it's from the Wii Party U minigame "Ice Spinners". This ice skating minigame is the only instance where female Miis get to wear an ice skating leotard.

Warzone Goners

Author's Note: All copyrights for the characters in this comic go to their respective owners.

The warzones of Command and Conquer: Red Alert have no place for pathetic weaklings. Here are five weaklings who should never be in such warzones.

France's biggest loser needs no introduction whatsoever. Glass Joe has an abysmal 99 losses according to his lore in the Punch-Out series. If he were to fight in the Red Alert trilogy's version of the Cold War, even a cheap conscript would easily mow him down in personal combat.

As the weakest character in the Street Fighter series, Dan Hibiki was always destined to be weak. He's not as weak as Glass Joe, but still, he will get mowed down by conscripts...

Bubsy's catchphrase of "What could possibly go wrong?" will end up becoming self-fulfilling if this Bobcat were to be fighting in a Cold War gone hot because he will end up angering Soviet Russia's huskies and War Bears, resulting in him getting eaten up by them.

While Spelunker has bombs and an Uzi, these weapons will mean nothing when falling from a height of one meter means instant death. Therefore, Spelunker would be dead if he was to fight in the Red Alert warzones...

Wynn already has too many enemies and hazards that would knock him dead in one hit in his own game. If this fragile protagonist were to be posted to the Red Alert warzones, he would definitely be a goner despite being armed with bombs.

TL;DR, if these weaklings went to the Red Alert warzones, all of them are guaranteed to be goners.

Memories of a Bygone Era

Images in this comic that will potentially invoke nostalgia for a bygone era, from left to right: Cayna and Silviana having baked potatoes with cheese and mashed potato toppings, Ramaya taking her skirt off at the beach, Tyris Flare and Ramaya doing the Epic Handshake, The Peanut Butter Jelly Time Dancing Banana saying his catchphrase.

Now that Ramaya from Arabian Fight and the Peanut Butter Jelly Time Dancing Banana have made their appearances in Neo Retro Union's comics, the big question is, who will be next?

Amid all the turmoil going on right now, be it the sour rivalry between the leftists and the rightists, the big revolt in Iran, China still being obsessed with ending the Century of Humiliation by force amid a severe downturn, and the Internet becoming more broken due to its ongoing balkanization at the hands of a European Beast whose rise continues unhindered despite the threats of rogue tyrants and terrorists, many netizens would love to remember a time when freedom of creativity wasn't threatened by dark forces that seek to weaponize regulations for imperialistic purposes, and I am one of those netizens...

Remember those times when we ate baked potatoes at restaurants? Those baked potatoes came with various toppings such as the baked potato toppings found in RuneScape (Cheese, Egg and Tomato, Tuna and Sweetcorn, etc.), meats, vegetables, mushrooms, and even mashed potatoes. In this comic, Cayna is having a baked potato with cheese, while Silviana is having a baked potato that has mashed potato topping. How I miss those good times...

Anyone who visits the beach, especially female characters, would like to get ready to hit the beach, and undressing at the beach is all too common. In this case, Ramaya from the obscure Sega arcade game Arabian Fight is taking her skirt off. Her crop top looks like a bra with short sleeves meaning all she needs to do is take her skirt off and she's ready to get wet in her crop top and panties.

Remember the Epic Handshakes comic that I made back in 2024? Well, the third panel in this comic is a continuation of that Epic Handshakes comic. This panel features Tyris Flare from Golden Axe and Ramaya from Arabian Fight doing the Epic Handshake because they're both heroines from arcade beat 'em ups that are made by Sega. It's highly likely they are both excited about finding a lake they can go swimming in.

The Dancing Banana needs no introduction whatsoever. Created by Trym Stene in 1999, the Dancing Banana GIF only soared in popularity when it got combined with the song "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" by DJ Chip-Man and The Buckwheat Boyz in the early 2000s. Since then, the Peanut Butter Jelly Time Dancing Banana has always been the one person who keeps coming back when the Internet needs him most.

With all that said, we can all agree that we all miss the good times that are long gone. However, we must remember that there is a far brighter future that holds more happiness than the nostalgia of a bygone era.

Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion 40 Years On

Author's Note: At the time of the Space Shuttle Challenger's mid-air explosion the 28th of January, 1986, it was already the 29th of January in Singapore.

It's been 40 years since the tragic Space Shuttle Challenger explosion that killed 7 astronauts. One of these astronauts, Christa McAuliffe, was actually a substitute who took the place of Caroll Spinney, who revealed before his death in 2019 that he did not go on board Space Shuttle Challenger due to practical reasons, with the most obvious one being the Big Bird costume being too big to fit through the Space Shuttle entrance. This resulted in NASA requesting a teacher by the name of Christa McAuliffe taking Caroll Spinney's place instead.

May the 7 souls who boarded the ill-fated Space Shuttle Challenger, including the teacher Christa McAuliffe, rest in peace. Also, we all dearly miss the late Caroll Spinney as well...

Australia at 125

Fun Fact: The tanks that are talking about how much they miss the Australia of 2001 in this comic are tanks that served in the Australian Army. The tank on the left is an M1 Abrams, and the tank on the right is a Leopard AS1. Both tanks have a fan-made roundel specially made for this comic featuring a seven-pointed star one can find on the Australian flag.

It's sad to think about it, but the Australia of today is a far cry from the Australia of 2001. Back in those days, Holden was still around and it was manufacturing great cars such as the Holden Commodore. The early days of 2001 were also a much simpler time for Australian netizens back when they only had GeoCities and AOL Instant Messenger, and draconian internet regulations were non-existent. Today, the demise of Holden in 2021 is starting to become a forgotten memory, especially when Australia is now struggling to rein in violent crimes, cyberbullying and cyberterrorism through enforcing draconian regulations that are ironically doing more harm than good. In other words, Australia has become a prison like it's 1788 all over again, and it's all because Australians under 16 are prohibited from using social media, and don't even get started on the Bondi Beach Hanukkah Massacre...

To my Australian fans, Happy Australia Day.

Kyubey Gets Stomped

Characters stomping Kyubey, from left to right: Sakura Kinomoto (Star Dress) (Cardcaptor Sakura), Totooria Helmold (Atelier Meruru Attire) (Atelier Totori), Cayna (In the Land of Leadale), High Elf Archer (Goblin Slayer).

2026 marks the 15th Anniversary of Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Its fanbase, however, still remains bittersour over the fact that Kyubey did not received any real comeuppance no matter how many petitions they have sent to Aniplex and Gen Urobuchi. That's why the fans have decided to take justice into their own hands, and I am already on that bandwagon.

Sakura Kinomoto giving her hardest stomp on Kyubey makes the most sense because a magical girl (that's not from Puella Magi Madoka Magica) stomping a villainous manipulator is an act of protest against Kyubey's nonsensical contracts and the true nature of the Soul Gems. Also, Sakura is doing a favour for the heroines of Puella Magi Madoka Magica because none of them are able to do things right...

While alchemists such as Totooria Helmold from the Atelier series avoid getting involved in heavy-duty combat most of the time, in the case of dealing with Kyubey, Totooria Helmold wouldn't mind giving a hard stomp on a villainous manipulator if it means doing justice and acquiring alchemy materials at the same time.

Cayna, being a motherly matriarchal figure, would definitely stomp Kyubey if it means denying a villainous manipulator from deceiving others.

As for High Elf Archer, she wouldn't mind giving Kyubey a hard stomp, believing that a deceiver like Kyubey is no different from the goblins she has to take down on a daily basis.

All in all, Kyubey needs to die over 9000 times for deceiving so many girls.