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March 25, 2025

Worldracers Egypt

Worldracers Egypt pg 1, Panel 1, Down shot Racecar looking down, "Oh crap..." Tess enthusiastically, "You can do it!" Panel 2, Racecar angrily to Tess, "Shut up, I'm doing it." Panel 3, Racecar speeding along with the other cars in the race, screaming, "Aaaaahhhhh" Announcer, "Live from Giza, the World Racer Championship. Millions of sentient, autonomous vehicles test their carbon fiber on the literal world circuit." Big down shot of five smaller race tracks merging into one giant one, filled with different weird cars. Announcer, "Today's a special day. Thousands of cars coming together in the great merge!"
Worldracers Egypt pg 2, Panel 1 long panel a bunch of strange cars zoom past the pyramids of Giza, Egypt written in a script font. Panel 2, A big angry looking muscle car slams in Racecar, "Whoa!" Panel 3, A little old looking racing car zooms past Racecar, "Okay..." Panel 4, A dune buggy extends its legs to drive over Racecar, "Jeez!" Panel 5, Racecar whining, "I just wanted a chill race!" Panel 6, Racecar looking optimistically, "Open road, clean air, no pressure..." Panel 7, Tess crosses her arms, "That's just regular driving..." Panel 8, ERRT! Racecar screeches to a halt. Panel 9, Announcer, "There seems to be a little traffic on the track." Racecar in the middle of grid lock traffic, in a line with a stock car, sci-fi vehicle, and a pick up truck, "This is more my speed."
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Worldracers Egypt Pg 4, Panel 1 big panel, a giant robot sphinx roars, sending half a dozen cars flying, other cars flee in distress. Announcer, "Looks like the stewards found a solution for the traffic problem." Panel 2, Tess, arms in the air, "This is Perfect. Panel 3, Racecar, Spinning around, "What?!" Panel 4, Tess looking over her shoulder, "It's the perfect challenge something make you push yourself.' Panel 5, Close up of the sphinx crushing a car in its jaws. Panel 6, Racecar speeding away, wreckage of other cars in the foreground. "Yeah right. I'm outta here."


Worldracers Egypt Pg 5 panel 1, Racecar in foreground driving away, Tess, "Where are you going? You gotta face the challenge head on!" The Sphinx lead into the air in the background. Racecar, "I'm running away from the Giant Robot Sphinx!" Panel 2, side view of Racecar in shadow, Tess looks around, "Wait where'd it go?" Panel 3, CRASH, The Sphinx's giant paws crash into the track sending debris and Racecar flying. Panel 4, Racecar flips through the air screaming. Panel 5, Lands still screaming. Panel 6, Vrrmmm, zooms away still screaming. Panel 7, Racecar drive mindlessly up the arm of the giant sphinx robot. Racecar, "Head on? No way I'm heading out!"
Worldracers Egypt Pg 6 panel 1, The sphinx roars as Racecar jumps off its top arm. Announcer, "Some impressive moves from Racecar. Driving up the arm of the giant sphinx!" Panel 2, Tess crossing her arms, "You shouldn't joke so much about quitting." Panel 3, Racecar driving on the back of the sphinx. "Why does everything have to so intense with you." Panel 4, Tess angry, "Intense. I'd love it if you showed some intensity." Panel 5, Long shot showing tiny Racecar on the Sphinx's back, "Races are intense, if you didn't want intense why are we even here!" Panel 6, Racecar angrily driving, "You're right! Why am I here. Panel 7, Racecar jumping off the butt of the sphinx. "Maybe I really should quit!"
Worldracers Egypt Pg 7, Panel 1, Racecar falls towards the ground. Tess, "You can't quit. After all the work we put in?" Panel 2, Racecar lands on the angled ground, "Just watch me." Panel 3, Racecar starts sliding back. "Woah! What?" Panel 4, Announcer, "For those racers that made it past the sphinx, better keep those engines running or you're going to slide off the... PYRAMID CLIMP" (in stylized text) A pyramid with racetracks up one side and cars attempting to drive up its sheer face. Racecar in the middle, "You gotta be kidding me!" Panel 5, Racecar driving up the sloping side, "As son as I'm off this pyramid." Panel 6, Racecar speeding up, "I'm going to quit..." Panel 7, "So Hard!" Racecar perched on the top of the point, yelling.
Worldracers Egypt Pg 8, Panel 1, Racecar at the top of the pyramid. Tess gesturing out, "You can't just give up on the race now!" Racecar, "Sure I can." Racecar continues speeding down the pyramid, "I'm not going to win. So I got nothing but to lose." Tess in frustration, "It's not just about winning." Tess leans onto the console shouting," You got to finish this race. To prove to everyone, to prove to yourself that you can do it." Top down view of Racecar angry, "Not everyone needs to prove themselves." Tess shocked.
Worldracers Egypt Pg 9, Panel 1, At the base of the pyramid, a giant ramp launches the tiny spec that is Racecar and Tess. Panels 2, 3, 4, A sequence of Racecar flying towards, then landing with a "pfff" into a sand dune, then the sand blowing in the wind. Panel 5, Racecar emerges from the bottom of the sand dune with a pile of sand on top of them. Panel 6, Racecar tips the sand off, spitting out sand, "Puh puh". Panels 7, 8, 9. Three long panels all the same size. 7, Over the shoulder of Tess looking out the bubble at the sand dunes. 8, Close up of Tess looking upset. 9, Tess gripping the side of the retracting bubble pulling herself out. Her head downturned.
Worldracers Egypt Pg 10, Panel 1, Tess climbs out of the Racecar's bubble, "You're right." Racecar confused, "Huh?" Tess, "You don't need to prove yourself..." Panel 2, Tess swings their legs over the edge. "You don't need me telling you what to do." Panel 3, Racecar turning to Tess, "Wait what? Where are you going?" Tess gestures with her thumb, "I'll hitch a ride." Panel 4, Tess turning to leave, looking back at Racecar, "Have a good race... Or quit. Do what's best for you." Panel 5, Close up of Tess, a little tear in her eye. "I'm sorry for pushing you around. I'll see you back home." Panel 6, a stunned Racecar standing alone. Panel 7, A back view of Racecar watching a silhouetted Tess walk over the sand dune.
Worldracers Egypt Pg 11, Panel 1, Tess standing in the desert with a duffel bag their thumb outstretched. Panel 2, A big pick up truck rolls up. "Lookin' for a lift?" Tess eagerly, "Sure am!" Panel 3, "Ca-chunk" Door folds down inside a fancy woman in a dress cowboy hat, and sunglasses gestures to Tess, "Hop in darlin'." Panel 4, Racecar drives along the track at night. Panel 5, A sign next to the track, "To Europe. No EXIT" Racecar looking at the sign, "What?" Panel 6, Racecar angry continuing to drive, "Noooooo, my last chance to quit!"

I knew I wanted something dramatic to happen, and this was what happened. What I just figured out about writing, is that at some point in the story the two main characters need to have an argument. It feels kind of obvious, but I guess that's how these things go. But I really had a lot of fun making this chapter. That's been the overall thing with this comic, I'm still having fun at this point. Good sign I think. We're now about halfway through, I figure there's another 2 chapters in this story. And I'm really excited to get to them.

Also in June 7-8 I'll be tabling at TCAF!

I'm very excited, my first show, and my favourite show. I'll have pint versions of Worldracers chapters along with some other comics.

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