Part SEVENTEEN, 1 of 6

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Whak-Clang!

These fight pages with the toys holding objects can get frustratingly difficult to arrange.

Part SIXTEEN, 6 of 6

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A page with action, but the toys don't take direction well ... they look so plastic. ;-)

Part SIXTEEN, 5 of 6

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Is there anybody out there reading this?

Anyone? (echo)

Part SIXTEEN, 4 of 6

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Is the killer about to get caught?

Part SIXTEEN, 3 of 6

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Don't you hate it when you choke up and just can't find the right words ... in this case, 'Help!'.

Don't forget you can see more of my comics, some with toys, some drawn by various artists, at www.virtuallycomics.com

Part SIXTEEN, 2 of 6

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In rugby an ankle tap is when a tackler just manages to clip the foot/ankle of an opposing player with their outstretched hand so one foot trips up the other. Of course, in romance an ankle tap is called playing footsie.

The food was all created by my wonderful wife.

Part SIXTEEN, 1 of 6

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It's why he's a good rugby player.

Part FIFTEEN, 6 of 6

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That's the Number Eight being garrotted ... hence the title of this episode, Number Eight Wire. A bad pun. Number Eight Wire is also a general gauge of wire used in farm fences and the like.

Part FIFTEEN, 5 of 6

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Mob mentality finally takes over.

Part FIFTEEN, 4 of 6

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At least they seem to be narrowing down the suspect list a little.

Part FIFTEEN, 3 of 6

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He's all class.

Part FIFTEEN, 2 of 6

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She wouldn't? Would she?

Part FIFTEEN, 1 of 6

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He looks a bit flushed.

Part FOURTEEN, 6 of 6

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That's gotta hurt.

Part FOURTEEN, 5 of 6

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Tomorrow's page: He finds out why ...

Part FOURTEEN, 4 of 6

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[insert slowly building, chilling music here.]

Part FOURTEEN, 3 of 6

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The Inspector delivers a knock-out blow to Patton's chances, with some of my favourite lines in all of Utterly Rucked.

Part FOURTEEN, 2 of 6

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It snowed here last night. First time snow has settled on the ground here in three decades. Today is rather cold.

Part FOURTEEN, 1 of 6

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Cold pizza. The breakfast of champions.

Part THIRTEEN, 6 of 6

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Bar fight and aftermath!

Part THIRTEEN, 5 of 6

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Had to put a bar fight in the comic somewhere.

Part THIRTEEN, 4 of 6

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It always boils down to who pays for what.

Part THIRTEEN, 3 of 6

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Trouble's a brewing ...

Part THIRTEEN, 2 of 6

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It seems team unity is stretched somewhat thin.

Part THIRTEEN, 1 of 6

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Now he's getting serious!

Part TWELVE, 6 of 6

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This page marks the halfway point of Utterly Rucked. There's only 12 parts (each of 6 pages) to go until the end.

Part TWELVE, 5 of 6

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What could it be this time ... ?

Part TWELVE, 4 of 6

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The Inspector is too formidable a foe for Burnsie.

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Now there's a good Kiwi phrase.

Part TWELVE, 2 of 6

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When I wrote this page it was based on the assumption the comic would be drawn, so the script calls for the ball-gagged Big Willy to emote using facial expressions. The fixed face of the toy required a rethink to the page.

Part TWELVE, 1 of 6

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My wife made some modifications to this toy. She's a warped little genius when it comes to this sort of thing ;-)