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'''''Surfman in the "NO" Race''''' is an eight page-long stick figure comic written and illustrated by [[NeonWabbit|Darien Brice Dickinson]] and his brother [[Joshua James Dickinson]] under the Darien Enterprises Co. brand (now [[Studio RGB-Newt / The Fishal Project]]), with a single page drawn each day and shared with family and friends, at some point in 2004 (defaulting to January 1–8, due to the actual date being forgotten), the year when Darien turned 8 years old. The original version of the comic, drawn on lined sheets ripped out of a school notebook, is the only surviving story that still exists out of a larger compilation of comics called the "Darien Daily", also made by Darien that year. | '''''Surfman in the "NO" Race''''' is an eight page-long stick figure comic written and illustrated by [[NeonWabbit|Darien Brice Dickinson]] and his older brother [[Joshua James Dickinson]] under the Darien Enterprises Co. brand (now [[Studio RGB-Newt / The Fishal Project]]), with a single page drawn each day and shared with family and friends, at some point in 2004 (defaulting to January 1–8, due to the actual date being forgotten), the year when Darien turned 8 years old. The original version of the comic, drawn on lined sheets ripped out of a school notebook, is the only surviving story that still exists out of a larger compilation of comics in a fanzine called the "Darien Daily", also made by Darien that year. | ||
Other | Other Surfman comics from this compilation, which were thrown out at some point (making them permanently lost media), spawned an semi-antagonist, anti-hero character: The alter-ego of Surfman's sidekick "Beachboy", when infected by a gooey parasite in the form of a long-eared alien cat mask, whose later designs became the rabbit character [[Neon Mascot]], as the art style evolved over the years, inadvertently making the ears longer. Additional post-''Darien Daily'' Surfman comics and spinoffs spanning the years 2004–2012 were rediscovered in November 2023. | ||
Efforts to recreate ''Surfman in the "NO" Race'', in the same or similar art style for legacy reasons, have occurred multiple times in the years since. First, the comic was recreated in Microsoft PowerPoint, with each panel now a slide in a slideshow. One other effort to recreate the comic for its 10th anniversary in 2014, started and ended in 2012, with only half of the comic being completed<ref>https://neonwabbit.the-comic.org/</ref>. Another effort to recreate the comic as an animation began production in 2017, and is set to release on the comic's 20th anniversary year in 2024, albeit probably not in January. | Efforts to recreate ''Surfman in the "NO" Race'', in the same or similar art style for legacy reasons, have occurred multiple times in the years since. First, the comic was recreated in Microsoft PowerPoint, with each panel now a slide in a slideshow. One other effort to recreate the comic for its 10th anniversary in 2014, started and ended in 2012, with only half of the comic being completed<ref>https://neonwabbit.the-comic.org/</ref>. Another effort to recreate the comic as an animation began production in 2017, and is set to release on the comic's 20th anniversary year in 2024, albeit probably not in January. | ||
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Amidst the pandemonium, Surfman advances, now at the car-driving task. As Surfman reaches the bus stop for the bus-driving task, he hops on an arriving bus and takes it to the airport, leaving his competitors behind to wait for another one. Some run after the bus in agony, only to see Surfman already in a plane above. However, when Surfman learns that he's actually supposed to fly the plane, rather than just fly in the plane, the plane begins to crash, but is recovered at the last minute. Beachboy approaches the finish line, still taken over by the mysterious goo parasite. Surfman declares "Hyper Space" and his plane travels faster than light, leading to a crash at the finish line. | Amidst the pandemonium, Surfman advances, now at the car-driving task. As Surfman reaches the bus stop for the bus-driving task, he hops on an arriving bus and takes it to the airport, leaving his competitors behind to wait for another one. Some run after the bus in agony, only to see Surfman already in a plane above. However, when Surfman learns that he's actually supposed to fly the plane, rather than just fly in the plane, the plane begins to crash, but is recovered at the last minute. Beachboy approaches the finish line, still taken over by the mysterious goo parasite. Surfman declares "Hyper Space" and his plane travels faster than light, leading to a crash at the finish line. | ||
Somehow surviving, Surfman parachutes to the finish line, ending up there before the "dumb" kid due to time rewriting itself during the faster-than-light space travel. He is declared the winner, and the Headmaster drops a 16-ton weight on the other racers for not winning. Surfman's triumph is immediately short-lived as the Headmaster takes the trophy for himself and closes the surf school. A farewell party ensues, and the Headmistress informs Surfman of a new "surf club". Surfman and the Headmistress surf to an island, where Beachboy, now fully consumed by the goo, threatens to dry up the ocean. Beachboy attacks the duo with a "dry wave", and the Headmistress sacrifices herself, becoming dried up before Surfman restores her with an "un-dry" ability. The battle escalates as Beachboy fires the sun into the ocean, drying up all the water. Surfman's single tear at there being no more ocean, falls to the ground below, reviving it. An epic duel ensues, with Surfman and Beachboy firing water and dry energy beams at each other, culminating in the fusion of their powers to create "dry ice". The story ends with the resulting massive energy ball of ice freezing everyone, and a | Somehow surviving, Surfman parachutes to the finish line, ending up there before the "dumb" kid due to time rewriting itself during the faster-than-light space travel. He is declared the winner, and the Headmaster drops a 16-ton weight on the other racers for not winning. Surfman's triumph is immediately short-lived as the Headmaster takes the trophy for himself and closes the surf school. A farewell party ensues, and the Headmistress informs Surfman of a new "surf club". Surfman and the Headmistress surf to an island, where Beachboy, now fully consumed by the goo, threatens to dry up the ocean. Beachboy attacks the duo with a "dry wave", and the Headmistress sacrifices herself, becoming dried up before Surfman restores her with an "un-dry" ability. The battle escalates as Beachboy fires the sun into the ocean, drying up all the water. Surfman's single tear at there being no more ocean, falls to the ground below, reviving it. An epic duel ensues, with Surfman and Beachboy firing water and dry energy beams at each other, culminating in the fusion of their powers to create "dry ice". The story ends with the resulting massive energy ball of ice freezing everyone, and a "To be continued???" cliffhanger hints at further adventures to come. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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== Legacy == | == Legacy == | ||
Sometime in June 2018, the original pages were scanned for the first time to prepare for the 20th Anniversary remake. | |||
In November 2023, other "Surfman" comics, designs, and media along with a whole trove of other NeonWabbit content spanning the years 2004–2012 were rediscovered and are currently in the process of being archived through photos taken with a phone camera and text descriptions, due to NeonWabbit not currently having any access to a scanner. | |||
=== Remakes === | === Remakes === | ||
=== Microsoft PowerPoint version === | ==== Microsoft PowerPoint version ==== | ||
=== "10th Anniversary" version === | ==== "10th Anniversary" version ==== | ||
=== "20th Anniversary" version === | ==== "20th Anniversary" version ==== | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Neon Mascot]], a legacy character originally featured in other comics from the "Surfman" series, which were made after "''The 'NO' Race''", but are now lost media. | * [[Neon Mascot]], a legacy character originally featured in other comics from the "Surfman" series, which were made after "''The 'NO' Race''", but are now lost media. The 20th anniversary remake of "''The 'NO' Race''" retcons the character to explicitly be Beachboy. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||