As you can see, the bottom panel used to be very different! But I realized that Nes wouldn't be able to break the panther's hold that easily - so, I changed it! I had a friend help me with the pose that made it into the final page. :3
The second page was an alternate version where Nes pushes backwards and crushes the panther between the mat and himself, but I decided I wanted him to use his tail, since that's a unique move that could work well in an anthro comic, and give it some identity that nobody else could do.
The third image is the thumbnail that led me to the finalized drawings that became part of the actual page.