To Boo-by or not Boo-by?

A couple of weeks ago I bitched about how I was put off by the wide range of comedy in Transformers The Movie (2007). Now to be fair I’ve got to bitch about my own comic a little for the same thing. Here’s the situation:

Two charcters are making out when a friend walks in on them. Two versions of this scene exist: one where Hailey is completely topless and the other where she is wearing a bra. Both versions of the page can be viewed here:



CLICK HERE TO SEE EDITED PAGE



CLICK HERE TO SEE UNCUT PAGE

At first the uncut topless version was a hidden feature on the site. Then I added a link to it on the edited version of the page. I immediately felt a little sick to my stomach. It’s one thing when I drew bare breasts and no one knew, but now it’s out there for the whole world to see. Now everyone will know I like boobies!

Mild embarrasment aside, I come back to the same problem as Transformers the Movie. This partially nude furry scene is the only thing in my script that would warrant an upgrade from a “Teen” rating to a “Mature”. I think the edited version of the scene works just as well as the uncut version. Now I, as a comic book collector and reader realise that most kids don’t really read comics anymore anyway, but do I risk alienating younger viewers to include a self-indulgent fox girl nudity scene in the interest of selling more books to fanboys?

Feedback would be greatly appreciated.