So me and Justin were playing some firefight, and I managed to zap an Elite in the nuts with the laser. I made some comment about how I should have gotten an achievement called “Precision Comedy” and voilà , a comic idea was born. Justin said that Penny Arcade did something similar. Anyhoot, there it is. An amazing story behind every comic!
-Ian
So this is an idea we’ve had since Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta. Basically, the splash damage and power on the grenades in the Beta was so overpowered it was a bit ridiculous. If you couldn’t get a shot on a guy, what do you do? Toss a grenade (or mess of grenades) in the opponents general vicinity and “KABOOM” he’s dead! That’s not to say that the grenades in Reach aren’t still overpowered, but they did tone them down. I personally have died so much more from grenades in Reach than from any other Halo game! Sorta of annoying. But I know that Justin get’s absolutely pissed when he’s completely dominating opponents with the DMR and ends up dying by what he calls “no talent hacks” to spam the grenade button to kill him. Long story short, he was bitching one day about the stupid grenade boots that his Spartan was wearing. Apparently they were attracting all grenades from the entire map directly to him, and no other player. It was humorous hearing him bitch, and thus, this comic was born. Voilà ! Halo: Reach Grenade Boots, get yours today!
-Ian
Ok, so after kicking a few ideas around on whether or not we would do a Thanksgiving AND Christmas (Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, etc…) strip we let our laziness kick in an decide for us (more so me, Ian the artist). Anyways, without further adieu, here is another addition to “Why Can’t Real Life Be More Like Halo?” – Holiday Special 2010. For now this will cover all the holiday strips from the end of November up until December 30th (maybe we’ll have a New Years special, who knows?). Enjoy the holiday turkey, fresh egg nog, and a nice present from our good spartan friends.
-Ian
