Author: Ethan Nicolle

I know I talked about a “Axe Cop Presents” idea a while back where other people send in stories from their kids and I draw them.  Well, this is NOT that.  This is a story I had sitting in my notes Malachai and I came up with during play time that was a break from Axe Cop.  He said “no Axe Cop today, I want to play something else”.  He wanted to play “Jack and John: Zombie Vampire Killers.” 

And so we did, and I made all the notes I could along the way and crammed it into this first episode of “Axe Cop Presents”.  I will do these sporadcally from time to time when we have material for them when I don't have a lot of Ask Axe Cop material built up.  So you get this instead of Ask Axe Cop today.  I hope you like it…

Also, Zero Dean posted his short audio interview he did with me.  Zero runs a web site where he travels the USA and lets his trip be altered and planned by the fans on his site (he also happens to be the guy who took those swell photos of Malachai and I).  You should check him out even if you are sick of interviewswith me in them.

And that's that… Thurday and Friday it's back on with Baby Man!  See you then.

Ethan

It's a big day here at Axe Cop laboratories.  First you get to find out what the old fashioned way that nobody knows is in episode 45 of Axe Cop!:

Now, something we have all been waiting for a long along time… Axe Cop motion comic Episode TWO is now here!

The boss fight continues in episode 44…

Boss fight means bigger art, fewer panels and less dialog.  In web comic terms that means you don't get a ton of content, but it will work better in book form (and though this is a web comic, I always think in book form… I guess I'm old fashioned like that). 

Big news this week is it looks like motion comic, after many mishaps and problems, will finally be coming out!  See you tomorrow.

Ethan

So I admit I have not watched the show that much, but everyone I know loves it and now I have a reason to too…

Above is a screen grab my friend Catherine sent me who lives in the UK.  Ironically on the same day that Book Cop smited the British and kills their king, Axe Cop gets framed and hung on the wall in one of their most popular comedy series.  I kind of feel bad now.

When Axe Cop first exploded I got an email from someone who works on that show asking for a poster.  We finally got one to them, but I figured it would end up on the wall in the editing room at best.  This is pretty dang cool.  The IT Crowd can be on our team and I owe them a laser high five.

Ethan

Part two of our Fourth of July special is now up…

And there it is!  I know that Axe Cop has a large UK following, so I hope they can have a good sense of humor about this.  Axe Cop loves you guys don't worry, what's done is done. 

Well… as you enjoy your fireworks (if you live in America) this weekend, remember that giant wave of fire that shot down from space and killed all the bad guys, and thank God for the freedom we all enjoy.  Happy 4th!

Ethan

I have been working hard on this episode all day, amidst a quick computer meltdown (luckily made a relatively quick recovery) I am excited to present to you part one of a two part 4th of July edition of Ask Axe Cop!

If you didn't listen to last night's CHOP, listen to it after you read that episode up there because it was a lot of fun.  You will hear us mention a new contest, going on in the forum.  The prize?  You could die in a future episode of Axe Cop, much like James and John of CHOP did in yesterday's exploding car scene.  We will announce the winnder on CHOP in two weeks (James is busy next week) so if you think you are up to win, you better listen in.

Alright, I need to finish part two of this thing so it comes out sooner than 6pm tomorrow.  Happy Die Day Red Coats!!

Ethan

I am really messing with your heads.  I said yesterday that today you would get a new Ask Axe Cop.  Well, I lied.  I instead have the next page of the Baby Man sub plot in episode 43, continung directly from yesterday's page.

There seems to be a perpetual misunderstanding going on with readers about the Baby Man story.  It is not a separate story.  It is a subplot of the Lobster Man/zombie story.  Part of the confusion probably just comes from the nature of the comic.  It is easier for me to get content up at a more even rate if I have these two different subplots going at the same time (which will converge eventually).  It gives Malachai breathing room and helps me switch topics when one idea is boring him.  If we all held to his attention span Axe Cop would have ceased to exist probably an hour or two after he made the idea up.  What keeps it moving is finding ways to keep him focused, but having fun… that is my job.  I have found this to be a very effective way, to have two plots going.  In a paper book I probably would not make every page alternate between stories (and I broke that chain today by posting two Baby Mans in a row).  When the real book comes out I will probably put each subplot into more natural bunches.  If the format really bugs you, just wait for the book. 
 

I also keep getting asked if Malachai wrote the Baby Man story.  YES!!  The Baby Man story is as Axe Cop as any other story we have told.  It is just told without narration, so it is a different style.  If you really want an idea of what the Baby Man story is… most of the rest of it was written while Malachai and I were playing on a playground together.  If you imagine Baby Man and Baby Kid as him and I, it may start to make more sense…  for what that can really mean in this case.

I did an interview with “X and O on the Subway”.  Interviewer Alex Jones does sort of a cut and paste comic with an image of his interviewee being interviewed by an X and an O on a subway train, as well as by random riders (who symbolize reader questions).  Be warned that X and O do use some crude words and phrases, but other than that I felt it was a fairly unique interview.  Read it here.

Now… why did I postpone Ask Axe Cop?  Last night Malachai and I talked and came up with a massive two-part 4th of July episode of Ask Axe Cop.  I figured it would be most fitting if I let that episode be the last thing you read as you headed into your Independence Day weekend, so I am releasing part one tomorrow and part 2 on friday.  Each is a full sized episode.  I apologize in advance to our British audience… but I can't wait to show you Axe Cop's 4th of July special.  See you tomorrow!

Ethan

Today we learn about Candy Candy's secret power.

Though I have had a few complaints about the Baby Man story not following the normal Axe Cop model I am sticking to my guns on this one.  I'm having too much fun.  You may have noticed that today's episode was not as Ask Axe Cop.  This week I am going to do a regular episode mon, tues, thurs and fri.  Tomorrow you will get an Ask Axe Cop.  To change things up even more, on Thursday, I will be posting another Baby Man story page because I want to finish this moment before I go back to the Hasta Mia story.  (plus I need to call the boss and iron out some of the details in the boss fight).  It's good to be back! 

Ethan

After 2 weeks of doing other stuff, I'm back on the cop!  Episode 41 awaits…

Thanks again to all the guest artists who gave us something to read while I was driving 1300 miles, taking my sister all over So Cal and doing whatever else I did that I can't remember.  It sure didn't feel like 2 weeks.  Now that I am back in the saddle, San Diego comic con is upon me like a plague of mosquitos.  I have a lot to get done so I have stuff to sell at Comic Con this week, but my goal is to release 5 episodes this week.  I want to reward you for your patience.  Chances are they will all be normal episodes.  I don't currently have new material from Malachai for Ask Axe Cop.  If we can get on the phone soon we may be able to work that out, but right now my plan is, at least for the next couple days, just episodes.  This will help the story move a little faster anyway. 

So stay tuned, and if you will be at San Diego comic con I'm letting you know now that there will be some suprises and I will have some cool stuff for you to buy.  I will be sharing Doug TenNapel's booth, which I do not have the booth number for yet, but when I get it I will let you know.  Thanks again for letting me have some time off and I look forward to getting on with the Ultimate Battle!

Ethan

Today I'm dumping 5 guest episodes on you.  I know I shouldn't be wasteful and I could save them for later… but I figured I might as well just post them.  There were a lot of people who wanted to do a guest strip and didn't get to, so I am sure I can get more next time I need them (like during San Diego Comic Con for instance…)

So, in no particular order (except numerical) I present five guest episodes.  First, this episode about a Snake Axe:

brought to you by Shawn Williams.  Check him out hither…

The next one is abour ninjas and pirates and claims it is by a 6 year old and 79 year old.

check out more from the Two Lumps crew:

Next, Sebastian Ringuette brings us…

If you liked that Wumpus, here is more:

Next… one about Team Attacks

this one is brought to you by this guy…

And last, but not least… I would have to say that this is the worst drawn, but the funniest of all the guest strips.  It reads like a real Axe Cop episode, probably because it is written by a 4 year old.  You may be inclined to skip it for the stick art, but give it a try, trust me.

Those guys just made it for fun, they don't have a web comic, but maybe they should.  Thanks for reading and supporting these other artists.  Axe Cop returns next week in full swing!  See you then.

Ethan

PS – there were a couple guest strip submissions that I didn't feel really fit Axe Cop so I didn't post them up.  In general I am pretty lenient, but if your strip had to do with things 5 year olds in general do not think about at all (like alcohol, girls, etc.) that's why I didn't run it.