The Young Protectors: Engaging The Enemy Chapter One—Page 36

Hmm. Looks like Killer’s not messing around…

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SpiritravenCathaldus

So worth the wait Go Anni Go! Gotta love a guy who knows how to kick butt lol.
Aryn Reid

Oh no! The suit!
- Caffienated
  
  Aaaw No! Not the suit! We knew ye well good suit!
- http://twitter.com/balisane Sola Balisane
  
  And you just know it wasn’t a rental. Even odds we just found Anni’s Limit Break..
  - strangeangel24601
    
    Ha ha, Exalted!
KrisYWC

Makes me think of The Matrix.
http://www.facebook.com/jamiepd Jamie Dutton

Oh now he’s gone and done it! Bad enough they interrupted his first date with Kyle, but now Ninjerk sliced the Annihilators threads! Kick ass, Anni!
http://www.omg-facts.com/view/Facts/16209 殺戮

I love that moment when Anni readjusts his bowtie… perfect timing, really.

(Not to mention he looks quite dashing when he does.)
http://profile.yahoo.com/DGOGOMGHO3E5JMJKBFPSQPE6RI Jeanette

I hope in the next comic we go back to kyle, he was in the process of taking off his clothes and i would really like to “see” him fight naked.
My prediction is that Kyle defeats Hunter and Annie defeats Killer and when they “meat” up Kyle’s invisibility will wear off and he will be naked from head to toe in front of Annie and his response would be “HOTDOG!!, look what we got here.
The joke is in the hotdog, think about it ppl.
http://twitter.com/balisane Sola Balisane

Also, yay page to round out Christmas evening! Hope everybody (and you and yours, Alex and crew) had a great one!

It’s possible that I’m full if wine and good cheer right now! *^^*
http://the-tribulations-of-rex.blogspot.com/ ℜεx GαηчMε∂ε. (Super Hero.)

look at grampa showing off his Disco Dance Moves in panel three!

quick! someone draw up a fan art of anhi at a discotheque busting some more moves under a glowing set of balls!
(i’ll add the bishie glitter myself!)

killer?

you’ve dun-done it now..

..duncan is totally going into RAGE MODE now that you’ve ruined his tux!

then you can join the spring rolls in the morgue, with your Tony Pilates ponytail!
- hapax
  
  ”Look at grampa showing off his Disco Dance Moves in panel three”
  
  [falsetto]
  
  Well you can tell
  by the way I fix my tie
  I’m a man’s man
  and it”s time to die
  Spring rolls squished and my date has fled
  I’m kicking ass
  and you’re so dead
  
  And now it’s all right, it’s ok
  and you might want to run away
  You can try to understand
  A ruined tux’s effect on man
  
  Whether you’re a hunter
  or whether you’re a killer
  Try stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
  Soon my boyfriend will be flamin’
  and your partner he’ll be blamin’
  Good luck stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
  
  [/falsetto]
  
  I am SO OLD….
  - LimpBiskit
    
    Oh My GOD. Now I hear that in my HEAD you fiend!
  - KiannaLeigh
    
    There needs to be an audio file of this. Seriously!
  - http://the-tribulations-of-rex.blogspot.com/ ℜεx GαηчMε∂ε. (Super Hero.)
    
    ♪♪ i’m SHTAYIN’ ALLIIIIIIIIII-I-I-IIVVEEE—I-I-IIVVE—I-I-IVE!!
    
    (OOHHHH!)
    
    I’M – I’M – I’M – I’M STAYIN’ ALIVE (STAYIN’ ALIVE)
    I’M – I’M – I’M – I’M STAYIN’ ALIVE (STAYIN’ ALIVE)
    
    whe-ther you’re a flamer or whe-ther you’re a gramper you gotta stay alive — stay alive
    feel the spring rolls breakin’ and tables flippin’ because they gotta stay ALLLLIIIIII-I-I-IVE—I-I-VE
    
    YEAH!!
    
    you’re goin’ nowhere.. ..and nobody’s gonna help ya (yeah)
    you’re goin’ nowhere…and no one’s gonna help ya (yeah)
    
    ?
    
    WHAT YOU DOIN’ IN THE BACK?
    HEH (HEH {HEH})??
    
    YO!
    
    WHAT YOU DOIN’ IN THE BACK??
    HEH HEH (HEH HEH)?!
    
    YOU SHOULD BE HUMMMPPP-PIN’
    (YEAH)
    
    YOU SHOULD BE HUMMP-PPIIIN’
    (YEAH!) ♪♪
- KiannaLeigh
  
  Did I hear a call for fan-art?!
  
  I’M OFF!
  - http://the-tribulations-of-rex.blogspot.com/ ℜεx GαηчMε∂ε. (Super Hero.)
    
    (i knew you’d take the bait!)
    
    hey sis!
    i look forward to seeing what you make!
    - KiannaLeigh
      
      Ah! I’ve been baited!
      
      Oh well. More YP fan-art isn’t a bad thing.
    - KiannaLeigh
      
      And now this* exists.
      
      *http://fav.me/d5qp622
      - http://webcomics.yaoi911.com/ Alex Woolfson
        
        Ha! Awesome.
      - KiannaLeigh
        
        Thanks. Your comic gives the most inspiration ever.
      - http://the-tribulations-of-rex.blogspot.com/ ℜεx GαηчMε∂ε. (Super Hero.)
        
        ♥ ♥
        
        alex has just found his newest logo.
        
        definitely.
      - KiannaLeigh
        
        Teehee. Thanks. I only wish.
DarkFeanix21

Looking very dapper indeed in the fourth panel, Duncan. I’m certainly impressed, and can’t wait to see what else he can do without his powers.
http://profile.yahoo.com/2FW564JJC27TCH2SGYB7DMBINY Zach Rivera

I love these so much! But how do you manage to get so many people to donate THAT much to the comic all the time? I know a lot of really good comics that could use that kind of love (not necessarily love centered but good!). How’d that come about for you, Alex?
CommodoreZelda

Of course Duncan can defend himself even without his superpowers. Killer’s no match for him.
angelica passatempo

Oh wow… Anni’s GETTING NAKED TOO!!!!!! NAUGHTY BOYS!!! This is only your first date! I knew I’d love this even better;-))
https://twitter.com/DanishWolf DanishWolf

THE TUX! HE RUINED THE TUX!

All that jumping around among the spring rolls and flowers that fell in the fight (may they rest in pieces) and not a single splatter or broken stitch in that tux… and he just broke it beyond repair.

Anni can’t walk away from this with his distinguished look intact now so why even try? So Anni…
KICK HIS ASS INTO ANOTHER DIMENSION!

(Uhm, I’m not blood thirsty right now.. much)
- TravelerOfWebcomics
  
  … May they rest in “piece”… literally.
  - https://twitter.com/DanishWolf DanishWolf
    
    *lol* .. my little change was intentional. Happy someone noticed even though I wrote in ‘piece’ and not pieces as I intended to
    Your answer made me notice it.
    - TravelerOfWebcomics
      
      I have read your comments on a few different things, I believe before on Teahouse? It did not seem like an unintentional gaff, knowing you and your reputation for being… “well articulated”, was what I believe someone once referred to you as.
Lady Mania

I am so relieved it didn’t come out as “So you can stop pretending now” But the Tux! Not the Tux he looks so good in that thing!
Samantha Siegel

He did not just cut that extremely awesome suit. OH NO HE DIDN’T.
http://www.facebook.com/seth.nicholson Seth Nicholson

First the spring rolls, and now the tux. THE CASUALTY LIST GROWS.
elijah elquest

I really thought this page way going to be them fraternizing because this was planned all along.
http://twitter.com/hinakiba777 Holly

No super strength? That’s cool, Anni knows several martial arts.

OH NO! Killer cut up his tux! Now he will PAY it’s one thing to threaten a man, but to threaten that man’s date AND ruin his tux…Well that is just not kosher!

Oh I am so excited to see what happens on Saturday.

FYI- It’s BOXING day Alex, now MARTIAL ARTS day. XP Happy Boxing day all!
- TravelerOfWebcomics
  
  … Oh shit n—-, it’s gettin’ “not kosher” up in this bitch!
  - KiannaLeigh
    
    My inner self just fell on the floor with laughter. C-8
  - http://twitter.com/hinakiba777 Holly
    
    I laughed so hard at that I think I might have woken up my family. XD
http://www.facebook.com/jay.demetrick Jay Demetrick

Is it just me or was Duncan trained in Tiger Style…?
Dee Dee

Damnit, Duncan you should’ve grabbed his sword instead(yes, yes, I know how this sounds).
- Ikaru Sentinal-K’Valshar
  
  I think we all agree with whatever you weren’t going for there.
- KiannaLeigh
  
  OMG! That would hurt. I mean, image the look on Killer’s face when Duncan just reaches over and grabs his sword in his iron grip. He’d be all:
  “You just grabbed a blade with your bare hand! There’s blood everywhere!”
  
  ha … had you going there for a second, didn’t i … XD
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ODTYRNLPDTIZWUVMJBCDAFY27E DivaLady

I consider it at once sweet and sinister that Duncan waited until Kyle was gone to show off his mad skillz.
HermeticallySealed

Well, for a moment I thought Killer was in on the whole thing with Duncan. Can’t say I am disappointed this wasn’t all for show.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Kali-Yuga/752150458 Kali Yuga

THAT SUIT WAS WESTWOOD YOU UNCOOTH BARBARIAN!!!!!!! on another note you go Anni, kick some ass and go save your little lover boy lol
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_J7W4JMZ6MXCVA6KKCFVAMW44OU Summer

…why am I suddenly seeing this scene go like the one between Zorro and Zeta-Jones’ character in The Mask of Zorro? Because I am.
ithilloke

Uh oh…he slashed the tux. He slashed the TUX!! There will be consequences!
Ikaru Sentinal-K’Valshar

He jumped over the sword! Anni is awesome. <3 He is totally gonna kick Killer's ass.
zacharyRI

Thanks for the shout-out, Alex! Can’t wait to see what happens next!
TravelerOfWebcomics

//scrolls through comments

Well, no one asked how that sword felt after slicing that suit’s iron hem.

//shot for Campaign reference
- KiannaLeigh
  
  No shots. Lots of Lols!
  
  LOL
  LOL
  LOL!
  - TravelerOfWebcomics
    
    //bows because can
    
    Thank you!
    
    //takes all LOLs for someone else’s joke
http://www.facebook.com/fjfjf.llaas Fjfjf Llaas

I would probably support, if it showed actual sex, or nudity, but much like the last comic I’m sure there will be none. I don’t know why you cant show any, I mean it is a yaoi comic
- AeeDee
  
  That’s a shallow reason to not support a title…. how disappointing.
  - amanda damron
    
    i agree that is a really stupid reason to not support. besides hun you r soarly out numbered we love this! and like airboy obsrssed said yaoi isn’t just about sex. i really love that this has a plot and it is really sufisticated (ms).
    
    besides this is really early into this comic to be sprouting that you don’t like it i just read the proluge and fell in love!! besides Alex even stated that this is a multi-chaptered comic. i think 5 chapters is what i read but don’t hold me to that i’m not 100% sure. if anyone is please tell me.
    
    i have to say Alex is a master of storytelling because i love his stories and even though i haven’t read everything he has written yet i feel confadent enough to claim this is some of the best i’ve ever read.
    
    WE LOVE YOU ALEX!!!!!! YOUR WRITTING IS ADDICTIVE AND YOUR STORIES ENCHANTING!!!!!
    - TravelerOfWebcomics
      
      “Sufisticated”… It would seem this is a conflicting sentiment.
- KiannaLeigh
  
  That is a seriously stupid reason not to support something. I mean, have you read the story? It’s amazing. And if you don’t think that, that’s okay. You don’t have to. And you don’t have to support it. But professing the reason to be lack of nudity, especially when the story hasn’t progressed to a point where that wouldn’t be weird, especially in the comment section where fans and supporters of the comic will see your statement and get sort of pissed, especially this far into the comic, especially when in the FAQ the creator of this says this isn’t a super smut ‘n sexy fest, is just plain foolish on so many levels.
- http://twitter.com/airboyobsessed Airboy Obsessed
  
  Yaoi isn’t all about sex. Well, perhaps to the unintelligent, it is…but I’ll say again…yaoi is not all about sex.
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_J7W4JMZ6MXCVA6KKCFVAMW44OU Summer
  
  While I can understand your desire to see some sexy yaoi involving sexy man-sexing, just because this story hasn’t gotten to it in the first pages doesn’t mean a story is not worth reading. Point of fact, you are arguing against an actual STORY, not a plot-less wonder like several other works I could name. While I am sorry that you wouldn’t want to read something fun like this that develops character personalities, may I respectfully suggest that you go to a website like Yaoi-Heaven, or ygallery, for your fix instead of badmouthing something you don’t appear to have read? I wish you well. I also hope you come back and get sucked into this story. Perhaps all our worldviews will expand.
- JM
  
  If a butt is all it’s going to take to get you to support, there are a number of other comics you could be donating to. I like this one so much (and the last one) because sex is not the main focus. Yaoi is boy-love and homosexual themes, not smut. It’s this confusion that actually ruins many otherwise great comics.
- coyoteconscious
  
  If you want to see sex and nudity, go google it. There’s tons of smut, if all you want is smut. If you want a good story, and engaging characters, there’s this.
  - TravelerOfWebcomics
    
    After reading this I literally google image searched “sex and nudity” followed by “penis”. “Sex and nudity”… meh. “Penis” scared me. It scared me a lot.
    
    STOP JUDGING ME. //flail
- TravelerOfWebcomics
  
  Try Starfighter. Sex, and I’m not sure exactly what the hell it’s about.
  Lol some space fags or some shit.
KiannaLeigh

Talk smack while straightening your tie. LIKE A BOSS!

Also, Alex your “tune in next time” announcer voice gets better every week. Haha.
http://twitter.com/airboyobsessed Airboy Obsessed

Ok, that hit on Anni is disturbing, considering the angle of his legs compared to his body, but the lack of blood is…comforting? Not sure… >_> Saturday pls come soon!
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_J7W4JMZ6MXCVA6KKCFVAMW44OU Summer
  
  That move on Anni reminds me a lot of an Argentine tango dance move.
http://theabandonedsoul.deviantart.com/ Amaya Redfern

I love Duncan…I shouldn’t but I do. Something tells me Kyle feels this way too. :9
http://silentlark.tumblr.com/ Wonderland

As a stressed and frankly depressed student with nothing to do for the winter, I live for these updates. Thank you and your artists for your hard work on this, Alex. This update is excellent.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_4DLOB4FUGXCGAVWL4ENV5G2NOM Vincent

“Kick her in the balls!”
…Not sure why that line came to mind.
But no matter how evil or psychotic somthing is-or psychotically evil-a swift kick can work wonders for their…unruliness.
- LimpBiskit
  
  Bwahaha that’s right up there with “Quick, change the channel!”
  But personally, I’ve always wondered about the effectiveness of a villain who allows the hero to either pose or make long speeches. Like in, say, Sailor Moon, Naruto, Dragonball, etc. I mean, come on. Long as hell transformation-speech-jutsu routine? Change it up a little with a quick kick in the cooch. Problem solved, universe saved, springrolls spared and general felicitations. And physical therapy. And possibly plastic surgery. But you know.
coyoteconscious

I’m waiting to see what happens to the other guy, once Kyle realizes he’s out of range of the power suppressor, and can make all the fire he wants to.
- amanda damron
  
  i agree that is exactly what i was thinking!!! saturday can’t come fast enough!!!
Dee Dee

But this is still not good, Duncan’s back up against the wall.
TravelerOfWebcomics

Random little thought while I’m here: since Kyle’s clothes didn’t burn up when he did the flame-y thing ( [S] Kyle: Do the flame-y thing /LOL ), does that mean stuff he’s touching when he does aforementioned action not burn…? If so, I’m already awaiting a flaming kiss.
amanda damron

he ruined his suit!!!!!! OH CRAP!!! pony-tail just made his second worse of the night. right behind ruining duncan’s date!!!!!
Whoelsetherealone

Cool! Annie is getting undressed too… More and more interresting ^^
Ryn

nakie time for kyle! and maybe for duncan to. are all their dates going to be this exciting?
TravelerOfWebcomics

“Anni” is certainly not the most manly nickname. Now I’m imagining Duncan singing “Tomorrow”… And he’s in the little outfit too…
Brain, why?
TravelerOfWebcomics

I’ll camp. Hell, why not?
xLizardx

This is kind of cool: http://gawker.com/5914843/dcs-latest-gay-superhero-officially-unveiled

Let’s hope it’s not just tokenism. Robinson seems to express some of the sentiments Alex has though, regarding gay superheroes and role models, so it sounds promising
xLizardx

.
xLizardx

Because he’s manly enough to get away with it
- xLizardx
  
  Sorry, was trying to reply to someone else, doesn’t seem to be working
Jasmine Spears

Oh crap, I’ve been away from the internets and just now read that you’re coming to KC. I live in KC. I might have to show up and harass you, Alex. “EXCUSE ME SIR ARE YOU SURE YOU DO NOT HAVE BUTTS DISEASE INSTEAD OF ARM AND CHEST DISEASE, IT IS A COMMON CONDITION AMONG FAMED WEBCOMIC WRITERS”

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