24 Hour Comic 2019 (comic story)
24 Hour Comic 2019 was a Jenny Anywhere comic story by Jay Epps. As the title indicated, it was initially drawn over the course of a single day in black and white in 2019. Epps later went back to it in 2020, colourising it and making minor corrections to the artwork.
As is often the case with Epps's works, the story is a straightforward adventure tale, but character nudity means the art is NSFW.
The story featured minor appearances by characters from the Abúi's Travels, MythAdventures and The KAMics series.
Plot
A plump, naked woman shifts into the pandimensional western town of Shelterville. She is Princess Greta Överallt, a daughter of the Emperor of The Emperor's New Clothes fame, and she's come to Shelterville in search of Sven Allestädes. Deputy Shotwell doesn’t know where he might be but calls Jenny Anywhere’s flying car; when she pulls up with the other Jenny aboard, the latter suggests Sven might in fact have gone to the Land of the Naked Emperor to replace his magical underpants.
The two Jennies pick up Greta and they shift to the Land of the Naked Emperor, but are almost instantly taken into custody by Dragon-riding Agrothian mercenaries in the employ of Baron Tarquin, now Lord Regent of the nation, appointed by the Council of Lords. He begins to gloat a good villainous monologue but reckons without Greta’s powers; she shifts them both back to Shelterville, where Deputy Shotwell puts the Baron into a prison cell.
Back in Greta’s homeland things are in chaos but she summons a Spamasaur to distract an unruly crowd, allowing her and the Jennies sneak into the palace. From there they are able to free her father from the dungeons. Back in Shelterville they find Sven Allestädes already present. Greta tells her father that she is very embarrassed about the political troubles in their kingdom and that she is sending Baron Tarquin back as a test, to see what the rebels do with him. Hans, the soldier that the Jennies recruit to bring the Baron home, turns out to have been the small boy who loudly proclaimed the emperor had no clothes on; this has been embarrassing him for years. After the Emperor forgives him, maintaining it was all his own fault for being foolish and prideful, Hans takes the Baron home.
Now that he is no longer running a country, the former Emperor accepts the job of Justice of the Peace of Shelterville. His swearing in-ceremony is attended by many visitors from other universes, including Abúi. Cruising through the Void in Anywhere's car, the two Jennies end up saying goodbye to Greta, who moves on to further adventures.
Worldbuilding
Universes
- Parts of the story take place in the interdimensional hub of Shelterville. The action also takes the character to the universe home to the “Naked Emperor” of The Emperor's New Clothes.
- Jenny claims that she knows “this great schwarma place on Earth-42”.
Jenny Everywhere & Jenny Anywhere
- This story features the versions of Jenny Everywhere and Jenny Anywhere commonly seen in media relating to Reality Z-25 31-H.
Other
- Tammy quips that Baron Tarquin's proposal to Greta sounds more like “an offer to join the Dark Side”.
- When first seen the Spamasaur is selling time shares on Kokotomo; later it claims to be “here on behalf of the Varzelglab Import/Export Corporation”.
- The Emperor thinks of shifters like Greta and Sven Allestädes as a witch and wizard respectively. Sven replies that he prefers to think of himself as a Fairy Godfather.
- The unnamed young mechanic has access to an interociter, which he uses to contact Sven.
Continuity
- This story builds on Sven Allestädes's story about his visit to the land of the Naked Emperor in COMIC: Enchanted.
- As pointed out by Epps's authorial commentary, the Interdimensional Void is depicted similarly to how it was in Epps's earlier COMIC: Situation on Earth-N.
- Tammy Shotwell notes that there haven't been many visitors coming through Shelterville since the events of Shelterville of Oz (the arc of the 2016 Halloween Cameo Caper). In particular, she notes Shelterville has not finished cleaning up the aftermath of the explosion seen in COMIC: Crisis Down the Yellow Brick Road. The mechanics Jack and Stan, referenced here, were also seen in that story.
- The swearing in ceremony is attended by several Shelterville residents seen in earlier stories such as the cyborg Drop Forge, the centaur Stormy, and a frequently seen bird-man. Visitors include Abúi, Sven Allestädes, and the Valkyrie Brunhilda (whose sister Gertrude was in town during an earlier adventure), and the famously elusive Waldo.
- The Spamasaur mentions Kokotomo, the setting of The Halloween Cameo Caper 2014.
- Jenny Everywhere and Jenny Anywhere were previously seen travelling together in Jenny Anywhere's car in COMIC: Up the River.
Behind the scenes
Read online
The story can be read for free on DeviantArt, starting here.
