This is my favorite song so far. You can listen to the whole album so far on the Axe Cop Songster Page on Soundcloud. It’s an epic mix of songs and we still have two more to go.
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I’m excited to finally present to you BIRDS OF PREY! The first ever Axe Cop mini-game. To answer a couple inevitable questions…
1. YES it can be beaten.
2. NO, I will not give you any hints
3. The first person to WIN and email the victory screen to info@axecop.com gets this sumi ink drawing of Axe Cop riding a bear! UDATE: Congrats to the winner, Colin T.!
4. If the embedded game is not working for you, you can download the game for free here: Windows version, MAC version. I promise there is nothing malicious in that software, it’s just the game.
5. If some of the birds freeze in place, I told the game makers to keep the glitch because I like how old it makes it feel like an old glitchy NES game. You can still win if the birds freeze in place.
Huge, huge thanks to TBA Games! for making this game a reality and Parry Gripp for the amazing music, and of course Dave DeAndrea for the great voice work. This game is hilarious and I can’t get that song out of my head.
Also, PLEASE DO ME A SOLID! My other comic, Bearmageddon has been climbing the charts over at TWC.com. I am trying hard to get it to hit #1. I have never made it to the top 10 and I really want to see the effect it has on my traffic to reach the top 10. Please take a moment to vote, It is super simple and doesn’t require any sign ups or registering. You can vote DAILY. We went from spot #650 to #144 yesterday alone!
Good luck with those birds and thanks for reading Axe Cop.
Ethan
I’ve been pretty excited to get to this page because, though it may be a simple game, it is the first Axe Cop game ever and Axe Cop was made for video games. Yes, there is a game. It is still in the works. We were going to release it today but we still need to work out some kinks. So… I released it for beta testing to my $5+ monthly Patreon members. If you want to join up you can play it right now. First person to beat it and send me proof gets a free sumi ink commission. It’s not easy to beat, but it fits in with the storyline if you pull it off.
For the rest of you, the game will be out next week! YEAH! Huge thanks to Erica and Cameron at TBAGames.net for making this game a reality, and to Parry Gripp for that awesome song.
Ethan
I’m just going to say right now, we have something pretty cool planned for next week. Not just a song, but something else. Something we have never done before. Patreon members got a sneak peek today.
If you follow my Bearmageddon page on Facebook, you may have seen the recent influx of bear memes. Or you may have seen them elsewhere, they are sort of exploding right now. I put some more bear related stuff up in the store.
Also, I may have already mentioned it, but we are converting Bearmageddon to mobile format for Tapas, Tabulit and Webtoon. Download the app or click the links below. If you have never read Bearmageddon, now is a great time to start. This is a great format and really fun to read this way. You can also find Axe Cop comics on Tabulit. We plan on converting Axe Cop to this format eventually as well.
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Next week is a big surprise! See you then.
Ethan
This week I had an amazing lunch with the amazing David Sandberg of Kung Fury.
There was a lot of mutual admiration in the air. I think both of us were wondering why we’d not connected sooner. I posted a little video message from the two of us to my Patreon page and I’ll talk more about the meeting in my next Patreon Pipe n’ Type on Friday.
Sale on commissions is live until May 12th, my anniversary. Your commission money will go towards a gift I’d like to get my wife, but we’re on a tight budget right now so I’m trying to generate some extra cashflow. I’m also be doing a limited number of digital commissions each month. If you’ve ever wanted me to draw you something, now’s the time! And if you are one of my Patreon subscribers, be sure to get a discount code based on your pledge level from me first!
Have you ever read my other comic, Bearmageddon? I’ve been reformatting it for Tapastic and Webtoons. Click those links to read the comic in a very mobile-friendly format. It’s a fun, cinematic way to read because each panel is hidden until you scroll down.
Also, if you enjoy Bearmageddon, please give it a vote on Top Webcomics. I’m working on getting Axe Cop on there as well, but one thing at a time.
That’s all for this week! Thanks for joining, see you next time.
Ethan
I tell Parry to make a quick, simple little jingle for this page and he makes a full on metal song about steam. So great!
This week something really awesome happened to Dave DeAndrea. You should know Dave as the original voice of Axe Cop on YouTube and in the motion comics. He also sang as Axe Cop on last week’s song, Foxes the Size of Couches. But it was his voice work on the Battleship game that got the attention of Rhett and Link. He was on their show Ear Biscuits last week and it was hilarious. Dave and I heard Rhett and Link were fans of Axe Cop, so I sent Dave along with this drawing of them on Axe Cop’s team.
While we are on the topic of me drawing stuff for people. I have decide to open up commissions for the rest of April. I’m only taking 20 orders, closing on May 1st. I’ll also be doing a limited number of digital commissions (much like the one above) each month. If you’ve ever wanted me to draw you something, now’s the time! And if you are one of my Patreon subscribers, be sure to get a discount code from me first!
Ethan
I’m so excited to be merging the motion comics voice of Axe Cop, Dave DeAndrea, into this project. Click the track to hear Dave rock the vocals on Axe Cop’s song Foxes the Size of Couches.
Want to see the next four pages and a bunch of animation I did a while back (and that’s just what I released today!), check out my Patreon starting at only $2/month.
Also, check out my store. Many of the items on it are exclusive to my store and come directly from me. Use the code HIGH FIVE to ger 5% off. Or IMNEWHERE if you have never shopped at my store before for a one-time discount of 17%.
We have some exciting plans for this comic. It’s already got songs. What if I said video game? That’s all I’ll say for now.
Ethan
See some of the creation of this episode on this Facebook Live video from about a month ago.
This will be the last Ask Axe Cop I post for a while. Thanks for reading, and stay tuned Thursdays for the ongoing Songster storyline, and of course don’t forget to check out my other webcomic that comes out Wednesdays, Bearmageddon.
Ethan
Next week: Axe Cop sings. I haven’ heard it yet, but I’m pretty excited.
I’m down to just a few of these prints left. They are hand-printed and hand-detailed, signed and numbered.
Have you visited my store? There is some great stuff. If you are new, get 17% off your first order using the code IMNEWHERE
Thanks for reading! New song next week.
Ethan
This episode was created two months ago on Facebook Live, when Malachai and I went online and did a live Ask Axe Cop session. You can see that video here.
Next week will be the last Ask Axe Cop I post for a while. I’m thinning out my workload so I can get more done on a few of my main projects. The Songster will continue until completion!
Ethan