Beastio's ability to "shift up" has been planned from the beginning, though I didn't know exactly when it would surface.
It's based a little bit upon the original "Beastio", played by my long-time friend, Brent Carey.
He made up a character for my Circus Agyris campaign, and he ended up making this endearing character named "Beastio". I don't remember if the original Beastio shifted or not, but he was a hoot and a pretty amazing character. He would follow his inner-beast, and do just about anything, from sniffing your pants to attacking like a spaz.
When I conceived of this comic, I knew that he should have a great name. Originally, his name was "Monster" to go with "Machine." To bless this comic (and to have better luck than Monster Machine did) I changed him to "Beastio".
Thanks Brent, for inspiring my little red character. Thanks to Shannon for illustrating him in such a terrific (inspiring) way.
Isn't this great?
- Daniel
