Last week we spent a moment giving thanks, but now we have to address the elephants in the room. Mainly, the now elephant sized Russian kill-bot and juiced-up madman.

This moment is such a weird combination of elements from previous drafts. It wasn't always the Stalin AI in the Cosmbo-Bot suit, but a now-abandoned astronaut chimp antagonist. He was given for dead, became a genius through space rays, crashed on Stalin Island, and now wanted to go back to space (I think?). We ended up replacing the evil chimp with Colonel Bolshevik before the first draft.

But it also felt hollow to not have the Stalin AI physically present in the climax. We already had scenes with him on a screen, we wanted him THERE. As an AI, it was also a pretty natural fit to put him in a robot. The 'Hammer & Sickle' joke dates back as far as the first germs for this story, but was used by the Cosmo-Bot to describe its fists. As Bolshevik started to develop, such a bold statement felt more appropriate with his swoleness.

I could go one (Hell, Bolshevik's sudden muscle growth is our love letter to Dragon Ball's Master Roshi) but I think it's time you go and check out that New Page. WOO HOO!

As Time Cheetah goes to 11 in the newest Page, me and my brother Carlos wanted to take this day to say thanks:

-To Matt and Mike Cossin, for bringing our stupid idea to life. Thanks!

-To our parents, who tolerated us talking about 'that cheetah comic' for years. I have to hold back a tear whenever I see my dad recommend our comic to his Engineer friends. Gracias a los dos.

-And to all of you, dear readers, for every view, every click and every like. Thanks for joining us in this great ride.

It's been a long year, hold your family close and have a good Thanksgiving!

As my brother stated in his last post, shit is about to get stupid crazy in Time Cheetah. As such, I'd like to this last moment of quiet to talk about temping at the 2016 Neuroscience Convention. 

What does a Neuroscience Convention even look like? Glad you asked. Here are the stray thoughts:

- Half of the exhibition hall was just scientists hanging out in front of large poster boards, explaining their research. Sometimes there's a crowd and you get to see like minds share ideas right in front of you, other times they're alone and you're reminded of the cold darkness in this universe.

- Neuroscientists are a calm bunch so there were no disturbances but that didn't mean they didn't party. Lotsa hangovers and lotsa outfits that were not meant for just science ifyouknowwhatimean. 

- Nothing is better than freaking out a Japanese person by speaking to them in Japanese, out of nowhere, with perfect pronunciation. Every 'OH!' face extended my life by month.

- At the end of the day, A LOT of the research is about some shit they did to rats.

Science sure is weird, huh? Just like today's newest Time Cheetah Page! Check it out!