I’ve been happy to receive some really positive emails from Paintball enthusiasts. To answer your questions, yes I did do a little research on paintball before starting. Also, I did check out and found inspiration in the paintball themed webcomic The Whiteboard once you guys brought it to my attention. I made sure the field refs in this story were named after characters in The Whiteboard as a tribute.

The number-one request from paintballers was to make sure I emphasize safety on the field. Because of this, Brent had to lose his eyes-only goggles in place of a full mask and Reggie had to excuse himself from playing (no blind firing).

I did get some nasty emails about Francis getting on the field with a decorative Halo helmet. That kind of thing, kids, is unsafe. A costume mask would never withstand a paintball. I was asked to make sure people knew this.

While we’re on the subject of safety, you should also avoid attempting to make friends with Trolls. They are, in real life, quite aggressive and dangerous.