Grrl Power #1164 – Getting to, uh… know, uh… you…
They say write what you know, but that’s dumb because then who would write Doctor Who and Superhero comics and speculative fiction and any sort of fantasy or really anything but autobiographies? Still, I have no business writing about people dating in singles bars cause that is not my scene. However in this case, it works to my advantage because neither Max nor Rowan here are exactly experts, either.
Do you shake hands? I could believe arguments either way, but it seems like something that if you get it wrong, it’s a mark against you right off the bat. I’m going to guess if it’s a random singles bar introduction, probably not. If it’s a blind date… uh… maybe? I think it’s even odds between a handshake, a non-committal one-armed hug, and three seconds of awkward silence.
I can’t decide if in panel 5 Max is sincerely trying to flirt or “Put the Op4 on the defensive.” I think it’s leaning more toward “Well, if I’m going to do this, I’m gonna at least try and do it well.”
The May vote incentive is finally up! Digit has some new and exciting tech to show off, as well as some other things, albeit inadvertently.
Variant outfits and lack thereof over at Patreon, as well as the semi-usual bonus incentive related comic.
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Double res version will be posted over at Patreon. Feel free to contribute as much as you like.
Okay. Shioh is officially awesome.
agreed. motion to declare Shioh awesome is seconded. all in favor?
Aye
aye.
Aye
Motion carried
Aye.
She’s clearly a bit like Sydney for sure, minus the self-doubt and shyness. She perky, cute, and will go the distance for family/friends…
AYE
aye
I sense, a new villain has entered the scene. Sydney without the distractiveness has much destructiveness. Shioh has proven, she can plot, plan and, most importantly, stay on task. An unstoppable force of nature.
Naaa…. now if she had another set of orbs I’d call her Sydney’s arch-enemy, but now she’s just a cute busy-body in Rowan’s family. Who doesn’t have at least one?
Who said anything about ‘arch-enemy’?
Why for the love of god does this guy look like he forgot to put his dentures in?? Straight up looks like my grandpa.
come to think of it, his chin size is really not consistent.
Mr Amorphous?
His chin does appear to have expanded considerably in panels 2-3 and then shrunk down again after that.
Mustache happens.
How would Rowan look as this now defunct French petrol advertising icon:
https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/attachments/history-research-third-reich-ww2/1549844d1638820361-advertisement-photos-german-soldiers-advertising-signs-644.4.jpg?s=7c2e0f231198b99914a3cad99f6effdb
That same icon can be seen in Asterix in Switzerland comic album:
https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/attachments/history-research-third-reich-ww2/1549845d1638820389-advertisement-photos-german-soldiers-advertising-signs-644.3-gauls-asterix-obelix-1960s-antar-logo-gaul.jpg?s=7c2e0f231198b99914a3cad99f6effdb
How is Shioh’s name pronounced?
Down here in Mexico we sometimes use “Shio” (which sounds like ‘She-oh’) as a short name for “Rocío” and her name keeps sounding like that in my head.
Shy oh?
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Okay.
I’m being serious here. I’m not joking at all
I love Shioh and want her to have a lot more time in the comic because she’s just wonderful.
Oh, stop it, people. Shioh is NOT an Evil Mastermind.
She IS a Matchmaker, though, which some would consider worse.
She’s only an evil mastermind if she later demands cruel and unusual favors after a successful relationships forms… Until then we can neither confirm or deny whether she’s an evil matchmaker, or merely someone who wants to go dance at someone else’s wedding waaay too much.
That’s her brother she’s matchmaking.
Her demanding cruel and unusual favors would pretty much be their status quo.
That could also be termed, ‘mother-in-law’
Probably not a evil mastermind but she likes to act like one.
I like the idea that she’s EMS (evil mastermind syndrome) same as Deus, and just doesn’t happen to have powers or riches to support the habit.
Head canon accepted. She’s invited to develop her skills in Sydney’s gaming group, and if that goes well to the ArcLight strategy sessions if she can get clearance.
SHE OBVIOUSLY HAS MILD TANTRIC POWERS SIMILAR TO DABBLER OR SOME SUCH EQUIVALENT (FUTURE-VIBE POWER eg)
it was explained Dabbler may have put a little helper mojo in the magi-tech of the collar. A *mild push kind* but that’s always the kind to have odd and unpredictable outcomes.
All in favor of smacking Shioh into the next county say I!!!
nay
(you have to find her first. she was last seen on a semi going somewhere…)
So max is like a 12 this guy’s like a 6 -7 honestly he should lose points for the handle bar mustach, also I’d like his sister to meet Sydney and dabler
I think you’re quite outnumbered here, given the vote just up the page a ways.
That face Shioh is making in the last panel makes her look like she thinks her brothers dating life is precious… As in THE Precious… Because, Y’know… She looks lind like Golum…
Imma gonna head out now…
I was thinking more of Montgomery Burns from The Simpsons.
Nah, totally The Grinch (animated Grinch, not the Carrey version)
She may have the finger-steepleage (to maximum evil!) ad the catchphrase, but the look is 100% Grinch
I also like the idea that we continue to add things onto “Does Maxima have super hearing? Maybe! Who knows? Dave might, but even there I’m not sure!”
It was explained in the description at one point, although I don’t remember where. According to Word Of Dave her hearing isn’t superpowered, just very good.
Maybe her transformation healed her hearing of accumulated wear, or something, but she’s within the natural human range.
Although I suppose her powers probably help prevent damage to her hearing. At the same time, because of her powers, she’s regularly around explosions… so that probably balances out.
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Ok, that’s so weird that he has my name tho.
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Shioh needs one of Deus’ clickers.