Oculama

Lovely twists and turns, the scheme here is so silly and strange but works perfectly. Using the Stranger's arrogance and reputation against him is a great move on its own, but doing so with a hive of bees is ridiculously funny. The art here supports that twist, able to depict the more tense and somber banter of the beginning, and the fun funny ending perfectly well. The color scheme especially does a lot of lifting: I think it could have looked even better with some hatching or spotblacks, but that would just be a nice little flourish. Well done!

Pizza Man always delivers.

This was a fun monkey comic. I do like how the characters are expressive and stretch and bend when they need to. There is a few issues with perspective in the character posing that could really help the impact of their actions hit harder if pushed a bit more. And maybe some more shadows or lineweight variations could make the characters pop out from the backgrounds more. But that all comes in time.
I always like your writing. You're one of the more interesting and talented writers I see around the comic battle sphere. I like how the characters play off of each other and that the death was more than just "got shot" and actually showed the ruthlessness of Ana in this.
Banana points all around

Pizza – This was a really fun read! I loved how you showcased Ana's cleverness. Her plan totally caught me off guard, especially how The Stranger’s death played out. Big kudos for completing a full-color comic too, that’s no small feat! I did feel like the sound effects could’ve used a bit more TLC as they tended to blend into the background and were easy to miss. That aside, I really appreciated your use of different perspectives throughout, and your character expressions are always a standout. Overall, great job!

I will say I got got by Ana's disguise, I had to double check the people in the comic after "Ed" came up. I do wish however that played more of a part in the story, like if it was implied The Stranger would be looking out for Ana. I also wouldn't mind if we were given a bit more on who Ana is looking for. Her bio implies she's been killing specific apes, and here in this comic she implies she's looking for someone specific who wouldn't have died there. It leaves me wanting for more, but maybe wanting too much. However the trick to put The Stranger at a disadvantage was good. Clearly showing his proficiency in a way and letting the character shine a little.

I think something art wise your comic would benefit from a lot is a little extra put into the sound effects. There's a whole rabbit hole one can get lost in with typography for these, but even just doing simple block letters can add a lot!

Using English Ed was really fun, im happy to see that killer design get some use in the tournament proper. As per your previous comics, this is funny as heck, all the reactions and poses are delightful and goofy. Even from but a month ago with Skiff vs Florida, the angles on this comic are improved and more dynamic, especially the low and high angles on that final page, great stuff. I will repeat from my last critique, I think you really should consider juicing up the SFX text a bit, but I dont want to be a broken record so I'll end here.

So glad to see you in this tournament and that we at least get to see a bit of the Stranger through your hilarious lens. I love the stylization of your work. From the ramshackle house, to the odd tree and that great reaction panel from the stranger on page 4 once our poor little guy realizes they've been hoodwinked and bamboozled. Wile I can appreciate the monkey on everyone's backs which is the tourney deadline, I'd love to see you push it. The wild wet is a great opportunity for some desertscapes, a forest to go with your knotted tree, and other elements to really get us in the saddle with your worldbuilding. G'luck!

This was short, sweet, and cute. Thank you for the English Ed cameo (he is in Hell, so this changes nothing), very appreciated. In addition, playing up the nature of Ana and showing off how that works was good for establishing the character. Your colors are simple, but very charming when paired with your inks. Ideally, in the coming rounds we see Ana's plot develop into something a little deeper, but if it's one-off's each round, that'd be just fine as well. Good work!