One would think paranoid tourists would be a great source of info, what with how careful they are :P

Indeed. Fred does seem to have a bit of a credibility problem here, doesn't he? Not to mention he probably still smells like alcohol...

True. Still, it seems he'll be proved right shortly, assuming there's anyone left to appreciate that.

Yeah, just because he's the hero doesn't mean people automatically take him at his word.

Wow. The hodgepodge kit really is evident here. You definitely got the quintessential African military feel down.

Just curious, and you probably mentioned it earlier on, but is Fred in an actual country or a fictional one?

It's a fictional country in West Africa. I chose fictional mainly because I was afraid of historical inaccuracy... but then I found out about a military coup in Ghana on the same day of the same year. By that point it was too late, but hey, I now have a whole country I can fictionalize with!

Indeed. Fun times. It's like playing decolonization god!

nice man.
i really dig your perspectives and how you set things up.
crazy well done.

and just for reference, what do you use for your speech bubbles?

I just use the basic tools available in Photoshop- a rounded rectangle tool for the balloons, the line tool to link them together, and I use the elliptical marquee tool to shape and cut the 'tails' or 'arrows' or whatever they're called. I'll admit the result is amateurish, but it's functional.

gotcha.
its the same as i've been doing for  IOswitch but quite a bit cleaner. haha guess i just need some more practice.
thanks!

Paranoid Tourist who gave Intell in the correct manner and terms... some people have to be shot in the face before they pay attention.

I haven't worked out in detail yet whether the guy gets shot or makes it out alive. He's enough of a fool to deserve it, but he's also enough of a fool to become a general someday

And thats why Cheska is only a Captain, she isn't enough of a Fool.

Some people really want to be removed from the gene pool. I hope he's not going to need them too bad.

Fred just needs an ambulance! He might just have to settle for T-shirts, baling wire, and duct tape

he pulled the pin but that Zebra is sooooooo sexy

Some people really should listen. Paranoid people stay alive longest

Nah, paranoid people don't live longer. It just seems that way!

That's when the shit hits the fan.

I smell alcohol.. that must be Fred.
And I smell trouble... that must be that stupid soldier not listening to intel even when it starts poking his nose.
Too bad it's usually the other guys who get they asses kicked if their commander screws up

The fate of the platoon may be grim, but luckily all Fred really has to worry about is himself!

"The universe is driven by the complex interaction between three ingredients: matter, energy, and enlightened self-interest." ^_^

Hmmm, live grenade with the fuse quickly counting down.... yeah this isn't going to end well. I was honestly expecting them to get mowed down by the kids.

Don't count the kids out yet...

So he is going to find that machine gun emplacement. "Damn it, the dingo was right!"

because of fred's comment I am transfixed with this question: what species would jesus christ be if he ended up a furry? o.o

I don't know, it's kind of a funny question, but I personally have always viewed him as a lion- probably a Barbary Lion, since African Lions don't live near Galilee.

This post made my day! Looking good on that use of green! And its so great to see a different animals in use as well! Great job dude!

So many details. @_@

I like the way you use all kinds of anthros in your comics. Not just the usual wolf/fox/dog/tiger bunch.

nice beard on the commander. You seem to be getting a good response here on this comic. I miss seeing your work on DA.

I know, I kinda miss it there also, but I have to admit that the response for Fred Savage has been much more enthusiastic here. Still... do you think we could start our full critique exchange again?

Sure. What was the last page of Fred I gave a full critique on?

BTW Could we include the Quetzal Zodiac comment in that?

I believe that you last gave a full critique on page 10... also, I'll see if I can't drop by the Quetzal comic to drop a few comments.

Just five panels? What the fudge? Oh well. I like this page because of that. It has a unique look using all long panels to do it.

Panel 1 HOLY SHIT! I"M LEARNING FRENCH! "Plattoon Dismount. Form ranks in two columns and advance" Must just be one of those times where the words are similar enough to English for me to figure out. Anyway, good head shot of the leader. Beautiful sky too.

Panel 2 This panel is all gravy baby. So many different anthros, so much depth, so many characters and gear and stuff. I could go on and on. It's fantastic. Hey, Fred can understand French, why don't we get a translation?

Panel 3 OK this panel is too good. It has a giraffe and a boar! That's fantastic. Your appealing to the anthro geek in me here. Good expressions and depth here. You are really setting up whatever horrible thing is going to happen to this smug commander and his troops. Nice beard on him BTW. It is difficult to make different anthros look like different people. Fred's expression is good too.

Panel 4 A classic way of setting up tension with a silent panel. This panel is actually my favorite. It is very artistic in its execution and purpose. There is just so much good art here.

Panel 5 This panel might have been my favorite. It has so much depth, there are all the different anthros again and the background work as well. It is another silent panel but I know we are building tension for whatever disaster is about to befall the arrogant commander and his men

Plot/Writing The writing is obviously trying to set up something bad to happen but not in a bad way. All is believable and justifiable and shows the horrors of war. I commend you for having those silent panels at the end. Nice storytelling there.

Not wise to discount things.

Always trust the guy who just got his ass blown over his head!

Bang bang