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Webcomics that are part of A Night in the Life

Night has fallen, and crime has come out to play. But the heroes of the city are gonna…take their toys away, and maybe kick sand from the sandbox in their faces a little. Metaphors.

Kong Tower #39: Merry Christmas from the Mental Ward

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Happy holidays to everyone! I was planning on doing another action strip with Arachne today and publishing something like this on Friday, but who’s gonna actually stop and read a web comic on Christmas morning (besides me, I mean. Nothing stops me.)?

I’ve never actually said this guy’s name before have I? He’s had two appearances and only been known as Aya’s seemingly crazy Medium Aware half-brother. Well, now he’s got a name. Steve. Also, a hallucinating former roommate. Who probably won’t ever come up again. Sorry Phil.

You liked Star Wars! I almost wrote that as a question, but it seemed pointless. Vote for Kong Tower to see the characters from it reimagined as Star Wars characters! Steve is Chewbacca!

Kong Tower #38: Out of the Rogues’ Gallery

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I swear to Gods this is supposed to be a Tuesday-updating comic. And it will be, at least for the next couple months since I’m off on winter break and can build up a buffer.

If you’ve ever met an artist who claims to have never swung around a T square as though it were a weapon, you have met a dirty goddamn liar. This guy’s physically based on a friend of mine, who will likely be able to identify himself, assuming he actually reads this. If so, Hey, been a while, hope you’re OK with it.

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Kong Tower #37: A Death in the Insults

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Bet for a second there you thought I was actually introducing this cool Red Hood type character to actually keep around huh? Nope.

Sorry this is coming out on a Friday instead of the usual Tuesday, but hey, it’s Finals Season. Besides, this is more or less a one-off, so it’s fitting for a Friday.

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Kong Tower #36: What’s That in the Sky?!

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Yeah, her power is that badass. Been looking forward to this strip for a while. Took more layers than usual but I like how it turned out.

And for those skeptics out there, yes that giant goddamn bird actually existed! And you should all thank your respective deities that that’s in the past tense.

We’re gonna get into a couple actual plot points shortly after this ([EDIT]: but not Tuesday 11/8, sorry, schoolwork. Check again Friday). I just like introducing lots and lots of awesome characters.

Oh look, it’s the first of the month! That means my Top Web Comics standing has just reset and you, my loyal fans, have the opportunity to vote me to the top (well, the lower middle)! Please, Vote for Kong Tower! You can do it every day, and that way it may get to the point that I’m not lying when I say I have fans!

Kong Tower #35: Power Alignment

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Necroma, uh, took off her bone-necklace in between comics. She put it in her pocket to…keep it safe. I didn’t just get tired of drawing it or anything.

It’s not easy to draw sarcasm on a a skeleton face.

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[EDIT 11/23] No new strip this 11/24, due to a personal tragedy. We’ll get back on track next week.

Kong Tower #34: The Masquerade

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This still counts as me passing the Bechdel test even though they’re technically talking about clothes and makeup, right?

So far, if I could have any power I’ve given a character in this comic, I’d pick Necroma’s coat.

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Kong Tower #33: Super Spooky

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Some spooky heroes just in time for Halloween! Yes, Necroma, despite the her name and appearance is a good guy. Her powers will be explained over the next few weeks. And Arachne we pretty much know already.

Gonna be honest, I’ve been waiting to draw someone leaning over a gargoyle the entire time I’ve been writing this comic.

Vote for Kong Tower, and the Spookiness will continue. And seriously, write to me in the comments, I want to get a read of people’s opinions on this stuff. That way I can better cater to your whims. Also I get to use the work whims more, and that’s just delightful.

Kong Tower #32: Do Me a Favor: Tell the Audience About Me

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My first days late comic. I guess it’s something every webcomic artist has to go through, especially early on. Oh well.

It took me literally until the very last stages of making this to realize his helmet is drawn wrong in the last Panel. Oops.

I had some trouble coming up with a title for this one and eventually settled on a bastardized version of one of the title character’s first lines from the ’89 Batman movie: “I want you to do me a favor: I want you to tell all your friends about me.” It’s a stretch, I know.

I know people with OCD don’t usually have the compulsion of Narrating, but honestly in my limited knowledge of mental disorders I couldn’t think of one that fit better. Tell me in the comments if there’s something better I could use. If this part of the comic offends you, I would like to direct you to this comic of a few months ago to demonstrate how little I probably care.

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Kong Tower #31: The Dramatic Reveal!

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This one’s out late unfortunately. I was hoping to get further into this before I started slipping.

But anyway, Here you go! Monkey Man! The secret identity of that guy on the right in the first two comics who was named as Sunny Wu, owner of Kong Tower (Classical Chinese Literature fans will get that joke) only twenty four comics later. Yes, he wears Utility Suspenders, and his chin is entirely shielded while his neck and jawline is exposed. And yes, his chest insignia (and thematic throwing star-boomerang things) are meant to look like Monkeys in a Barrel. You remember those? They were fun in a the-internet-isn’t-practical-yet kinda way.

Of course, if you Voted for Kong Tower you’d have known who he was weeks ago, and you’d especially have known if you’d voted every single day like you totally can and isn’t that awesome! Even now, by doing so, you can see a huge, full-color image of Monkey Man in all his Simian Glory!

Kong Tower #30: An Ode to Punching Bad-Guys

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Just one more week until you can find out the mysterious secret identity of mogul Sunny Wu! (unless I fall behind schedule. Which is distinctly possible.) If you just can’t wait that long, darn it, just Vote for Kong Tower on Top Web Comics to see a huge, fully-colored image of the superhero in question in all his glory!