Welcome new subscribers! We are taking a break in our story and exploring the creation of the artwork for the first part. You can read all existing chapters of the Teenage Robot story (and other newsletters) by clicking the link below

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Here's more of Alex Kirwan's "behind-the scenes" artwork as he tries to figure out X-Plor-R.

He hit a bit of a snag and it was all my fault. I wanted the sentient satellite to be BIG. Big enough that it could pose a legitimate threat to Earth. But this was also Jenny's debut and we wanted to SEE her. If X-Plor-R was GIGANTIC then Jenny would have to be puny.

Having caused the problem, I felt good when I was able to offer a solution - Show Jenny twice. Show her in relation to the behemoth spacecraft and then "Zoom In" almost like the reader has a telescope to look through.

You can see we also get a close up on X-Plor-R's face as an extra benefit of the "Zoom In." After seeing all the various designs and options, I really wished I could share them all. And now I can!

If you've enjoyed the writing and sense of humor from the MLaaTR story, you'll get more of the same in The Horrible Bag of Terrible Things. Plus a heaping helping of horror! Perfect for Halloween.

                          More development artwork next week!