Grrl Power #295 – Ovareaction
I’m sure no woman has ever done this. I’m also fairly certain most women have wanted to. Yes that’s right, Book 2 opens with our heroine punching herself in the ovaries. That should set the tone nicely. Eventually I will go back in and draw a splash page to insert before this one indicating the new chapter.
I thought a lot about whether book 2 would just start with the next day or jump ahead a few months, maybe to catch us up with the flash forward at the beginning of the comic, but I knew if I did that, then half the comic would wind up being flashbacks to Sydney going through basic training because there’s a whole lot of humor to mine there. Plus my favorite part of most superhero stories is the origin tale slash discovery phase where they’re learning about their powers and limitations. (Except when a movie studio is rebooting a franchise for the third time and for some reason feel the need to retread the origin story. It’s like sitting through a long joke that you already know the punchline to. Everybody knows Superman is from Krypton and Spider-Man got bitten by a spider!) But don’t worry, day two will not take another 300 pages to get through, in fact I think book two should cover several weeks of time.
Also, evidently Sydney’s version of quarters is played with 20-siders – although the 20-sider in panel 5 seems to be sitting outside of her bowel, which is… concerning, now that I think about it. In any case I may have taken some liberties with the background of that panel. Sydney does not, for example, have a broken Guyver unit where one of her kidneys should be. The dragon thing is probably true though.
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UTERUS FALCON PUNCH!
Now it sounds like a Sailor Starlights attack.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Starlights#Special_powers_and_items
Now I have to that…
Cripes, you’re here too, Plasma?
Finally caught back up like I’ve been meaning to for a few years. The bank robbery hadn’t even started when I got distracted last time; I doubt anything will be keeping me away now!
I’m tempted to classify all the supers under the Parahuman Response Teams’ system, from Worm, but it’ll have to wait until after work, if not next week.
How do Items of Power (BESM term) fall on the PRT scale? Those orbs make her…. well three quarters of the rhyme.
Adapting the Esper Level system from Index/Railgun to Dave’s Supers:
Maxima, Dabbler, & Vehemence would be Level 5: Powers of an extent that their wielder can fight alone against a military force on equal terms.
Most of the other ArcSWAT supers (Anvil, Harem, Hiro, Stalwart, Halo, Jiggawatt) would be level 4: Powers of an extent that their wielder acquires tactical value of a military force
The Doctor would be level 3: Powers of an extent that they could be considered considered convenient in everyday life.
Sadly I’d personally rank Achilles & Heatwave lower than their full potential at this point. Achilles should be a Level 4 but due to his lack of training he ends up being a Level 3. Brook could also probably be a Level 4 but for her, somewhat understandable, lapses of control would probably Level 2: More than a gimmick but not very useful in everyday life
That makes sense and all, but that’s not the PRT scale from Worm.
You have to remember in that series the many of the jerks who created the system of esper ranking were looking to develop living weapons under the pretext of trying to advance humanity to the next level, the description is the bare minimum of the esper’s power. There and while all level 5s can at least fight alone against a military force on equal terms some are more than capable of curb stomping military forces and even other Level 5s. Also with rare exceptions, most espers start at Level 0 (no measurable power) and improve until they reach their ultimate level. They have also theorized a Level 6 (Powers of an extent that they’re considered immeasurable). Ironically in Index/Railgun there is a Level 0 who can curb stomp Level 5s and even divine beings but often must run from or be beaten up byother Level 0s
Also most people not trying to to create living weapons or pick fights with rival factions in that series are actively shooting for slice of life with superpowers.
Think similar to GP but with less Deuses more Lexes & Jokers.
It sure does… though nowhere as gentle. :P
Plasma is a omnipresent force. Like Jenny Everywhere.
Hang on, it took you five years to write one day, and you’re committing to writing seven days of a woman on her period? Are you that confident you won’t portray it incorrectly?
Think of it as job security.
Not to mention the fact that, up until somewhere around the middle of last year, he was only putting out one comic a week.
Err, 3-10 days in reality, depending on the overlap of physical and hormonal symptoms. Average being 4-6 days of course.
Well not including fun modifiers like medical conditions.
I was always told “about a week”, so I assumed seven days. Still though, even three days would take the better part of two decades.
As trepidatious as I would normally be about a guy writing a period, I have to admit I’m thoroughly impressed with his initial showing. Pressure, in moderation, is helpful… and I will be the first to admit that morning grogginess when combined with enthusiasm over something new and SHEER BLINDING RAGE over getting your period _NOW_ of all times has occasionally resulted in uterus punch and subsequent doubled-over regret. Give the poor woman a heating pad and some pain pills.
But after said punch has been delivered, the cramps are no where near as noticeable as they had been!
But, are they still any where near where they were? Or have they been moved a few feet up? :P
Sydney can be a pain in the neck.
Sydney just attacked herself.
Q.E.D.
I can honestly say that I’ve never seen ovulation depicted in this fashion. Intriguing. o-o
The chart in the back… did you get that from someone in Washington DC?
…And here I was just reading that helping diagram and before coming here….
Judging from the second-to-last panel, she fell on top of the halo balls. Ouch.
They tried to catch her, success or failure will depend on which wins the Funnier Poll
Sigh…im female and ive punched my own uterus. You only ever do it once…..cussing it out and having angry conversations with it is for life (before menopause) tho…
someone mentioned earlier in the replies that she has punched it while semi-awake or semi-asleep.
Remember, girls: don’t try to do self-abortions. That’s…. jut not gonna end well. Punch your nearest republican political leader in the prostate (cuz you know it’s a guy), then go to a trained medical professional.
Who may need to use their full skills, and lubricant, to ensure minimum harm on extraction. Depending on the punch technique used.
Well, my adhd brain just went a random route.
Mr. Amorphous
I’ll leave it at that.
Yikes! I just re-read my own comment and realised could be read much darker than I intended. I got caught up in the mental imagery of how you would locate, yet alone punch a prostate. So my comment was solely framed with that in mind.
I realise that the apparent misdirection, at the beginning, is the kind of thing I would normally do, but please accept my assurances that it was wholly unintentional in this case. Had I spotted it, I would have re-phrased it, to specifically mention the prostate.
Prostates are fair game for humour. Abortions are not. Please accept my apologies for the inadvertent blunder.
Who may need to use their full skills, and lubricant, to ensure minimum discomfort, when the fist is extracted.
That would have avoided any ambiguity. And works better. Forget the age gate, an edit feature would be preferable!
Fist and extracted, brought a whole new set of imagery
panel three people, panel three
Awesome? Or freaky? Honestly, unless you clarify, we do not know your intent. There are diametrically opposed interpretations, of that image.
Personally I think she looks very attractive in panel three :)
exactly
Yah… panel three…! The orb glow on her hairs a nice touch.
Panel 4 too, that is a wonderful smile on her
Aside from period pain, there’s a D20 on her colon. So what ? She’s got IBS too ?
Only if she roll a 1.
Maybe she ate a dicey curry, on the way home?
It’s how she likes her diced vegetables
Tonic water is good for cramps… It’s the quinine in it that helps…
Falcon punches are sorta like tonic water, right?
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I am curious about one thing though.
Sydney fell asleep and then wakes up in the morning and we see her orbs rise up, obviously activated. What about when she woke up in the middle of the night with “a mighty need”. I had commented then that they didn’t rise up with her. But here it appears they came active as soon as she woke up. Did I miss something or did someone comment on this already and I haven’t seen it with so many different text responses (been a long week already from all the snow here, so I’ve been behind on some comments)?
It has been observed, but not particularly addressed. The initial assumption might be that Sydney will habitually give them a poke, when she wakes up. Be it intentionally, or simply the act of disturbing them, by bumping them as she rises.
If the latter, then the fact they did not wake up earlier does have implications. Perhaps they were simply exhausted, and did not rouse as easily? Phrased in human terms, but the analogy for machine or magical devices apply equally, albeit that different mechanisms would be used.
The fact that Sydney did not realise that they fell asleep though, and had to poke them in the interview, implies that she is not consciously aware of waking them.
So, my personal summation, is that they normally go into rest mode, after the user goes to sleep. And wake up fast enough, when she stirs, that she has not noticed the issue. But that they were particularly drained, from the previous day’s activity, and would have required poking to awaken last night.
Similarly to how they might behave if left unused for a long time, such as when they were napping in Tubey. However, they are clearly recovered enough, after a night’s rest, to revert to normal behaviour. Sydney has not noticed anything unusual (such as wondering why they are rising from the bed), so that does support the hypothesis.
One other possibility is that the orbs are good at analysing intent. Last night Sydney had no intention of getting out of bed. Nor of using the orbs. So they could remain at rest. This morning, she was conducting her usual routine, which did necessitate them rising, to keep up with her.
Follow on thought. It may not even be them (or their programs/controlling spells) making those calls. Sydney might just be used to mentally telling them ‘time to get up’. It did not work, when she tried doing that in the board-room, simply because they had ‘powered-down’ due to extended time in Tubey. Or were tired from resisting Maxima’s attempt to move them.
Or they are shy.
What I’m kind of wondering is how Sydney takes a shower with those orbs. Does she mentally command them to hover on the other side of the shower curtain, or does she have to take time to dry her balls with a towel when she’s done?
She turns them on to full rotation, doubling as both an air-dryer for Sydney and the Orbs themselves
She controls them with mental commands and intent which is not yet second nature to her. My take is that the little holographic training “toggles” that appear on them and the fact that she has to hold them were meant to help train her about what they could do and how so that she could eventually just tell them with mental imagery and intent. At the same time they may be reading her mind (which may be quit different from their usual intended master) as she works the toggles which, after the first few times, when she knows what they do will let the orbs know what her mind looks like when she attempts to do those things leading to the same result above: toggle-less control of the orbs.
We know that they don’t activate just because she is attempting to go somewhere without them or “Tubey” from the early comics would have not caused her so much trouble (or conversely might have knocked out her car window depending on their strength when moving). She probably thought, without really thinking of it as a command as such, at them when she was putting them in the tube that they should get inside and stay put.
So I think that at some point she thought at them to stop glowing in her eyes and stay put when she was going to sleep earlier on and now through repetition Sydney’s brain and the Orbs have that routine worked out. Reactivating them to follow apparently requires her to think something at them as well and if her bathroom is close enough by she may not really have been forced to think about activating them so she could move about first thing after waking up so Sydney’s brain hasn’t been trained to automatically send the right thought patterns their way when she first gets up. With time her brain and the orbs will both train each other to function more seamlessly. But we are still in the early parts of her development as super heroine. It will probably take time and some jokes about communication issues for them to get it sorted out.
The rule of funny will probably make some basic communication particularly hard for them to figure out together cause “whatever” (makes it funny).
I agree for the most part. Especially with the assertation that she might even be giving commands without realizing it based on her actions like hiding them in Tubey. As Dabbler noted this is hardly entry level tech. However that does mean it doesn’t have training features (both in terms of training the orbs about what the user expects and training the user to use greater capabilities). It ‘s likely tied into her brainwaves to know input from handling (sorta like a good touch sensor knows the difference between a finger and a face/ear/hand/thigh/butt based on various factors like area and pressure.) Really good tech also isn’t simply reactive yet is able to anticipate it’s users commands without necessarily getting in the way or overloading them. A thought occurred to me that perhaps it’s not just the orbs Sydney has to upgrade, to gain abilities. If I were capable of designing a thought controlled tool, I’d make it capable of checking information processing and setting the base permissions & adjusting it’s training protocols to better facilitate skill mastery (admittedly I think someone like Sydney would have access to things before she was ready because of her ADHD causing erroneous readings). I would certainly have it allow the user to choose upgrades as intelligently a possible (though I could see language barriers being an issue).
Technology is only as advanced as it’s user.
Right… because if it’s MORE advanced, then it’s just Magic.
Or just an illusion.
“I agree for the most part.”
I’m missing something. I can see where you continued on with your own interesting ideas but I’m not sure where you disagree with me particularly?
Just allowing for enough fudge factor to say we’re likely in complete agreement but some parts seem closer to it than other and I’d hate to wager on the amount of potential difference.
Well, it was a good way to get me to stare at your comment really hard for a while. heh
If she’s as tired as some people get when they wake up with the need in the middle of the night. She may grab the flight orb to help her to the restroom
I feel your pain, Sydney. Really, I do. It’s the reason I quit caffeine. T__T
Watching her mood swings and reactions is amusing. It’s also making me wonder if her medication hasn’t quite wore off yet. O_o
In her case a stimulant would probably be helpful to her. And yes she’s even if it’s time,she’s overdue, she hasn’t had her morning dose of “meth” yet today (technically it’s called Adderall but more or less it’s the same thing and Zeph observed probably wasn’t a strong enough dose) and she likely burnt through yesterday’s dose(s) during all the action.
I think the caffeine bit of the comment was relating to some earlier comments by the lady readership pointing out that caffeine can make cramp pain worse.
Why the hell is there a D20 in her intestines?
Same reason there’s a toothless dragon…
All women have d20s and dragons in their lady parts. Ask your sex ed teacher
And this is why I am totally going to refer to those two panels the next time I teach sex ed!
Awesome :)
Don’t forget the broken Guyver unit that’s totally not sitting above uterus
Sydney is the same species as me. Cut me open, and I bleed dice. We are born gamers.
So for the next so many days she’s an living automatic dice roller for some special random encounter table?
That…
That makes perfect sense actually.
+1d6
Yeah I like these treads. Everyone here has humor.
Bleed dice my preciouses
IN my case, it’s more like “Bloody dice! Must have a 1 on every side today!”
At least it’s d20 gaming and not poker gaming. I’d hate to see what “snake eyes” does
I’d think that Sydney’s ADHD requires more room for strange encounters than a 1d6 could provide…
;)
“Tosses MidnightDStroyer a percentahedron “
Rubik’s Cube
It’s double funny for polish, because dice in polish are “kości” which also means bones xD [one word for two things ;] Sp yeah, all gamers has dices inside xD
You do know that bones is an old fashioned slang for dice right. You get gamers old enough whips out the walker and we say things like roll the darn bones already.
IIRC That’s because Dice used to be made of knuckle-bones or similar bones.
“Pulls out a set of knives and starts looking around”
“Points Dr.Revenge at Yorp, and gives a slight nudge.”
*Points Dr.Revenge at Washington D.C. and gives a gentle push*
“Heads to D.C. whistling a happy tune”
Sheep knuckles not people knuckles Jacks was also originally played with them as well. Yes sheep have knuckles. Yes I know the origin of it.
“Turns and starts walking towards GVblackmoon”
“While humming the theme from Jeopardy .”
“Revs up the chain saw .”
A voice from beyond the wormhole:
“Nope, I am not coming back. But you are welcome to come here, if you wish. I would notadvise it though.”
This can’t possibly be the dumbest thing she does all day. If it is it will likely be a really slow day.
She might just have saved the world doing that. No need for her to spawn and fill the world with even more of her crazy!
Oh, I think the world would be a much more fun place with more little Sydneys’ running around!
Oh yesss, her spawn will spread far and wide what with that living U.F.O. she “forgot” to report after the battle with Vampire Beavers From Outer Space! To Infinity and Beyond!
My god…She knocked her own sock off….that’s amazing.
No, the sock took that moment of distraction to escape, it was last seen heading for Albuquerque
Sockie! Don’t turn left!
:D
I misspelt my own username . . . oops.
Is it my imagination, or is that My Little Pony Profile/Hair in the third panel?
So the bruise will eventually “heal” into a cutie mark?
What would Sydney’s cutie mark be?
probably the mark of chaos
one half of the symbol for yin-yang… the one that means chaos
Sydneyshy is best Archon?
I only have one question as we see the next few pages. Is Sydney’s shirt going to get its own panel as it sails into the hamper so we can say goodbye? If it was animated it would slowly descend, gently arcing out of frame as the credits music from the Incredible Hulk played softly. Four plus years it has been with us, and now it must finally take its much need trip into the wash.
Farewell Shirty.
Shirty has changed so much over the years. The “W” shape has become so much broader and deeper. At about the same rate that the bangs gained power over gravity. They may have the same power source…
I am curious if Sydney has or will reach up and try the greenball/brownball to see if they auto heal the cramps source of pain.
She really does not look like herself in the 3rd and 4th panel, or is it just me?
Panel 4 may be intentionally different. For ecstatic realisation, if nothing else. Her dream has come true. I like that she got her moment of happiness there, before life pulled a fast one on her.
Regarding Panel 3, your comment sounds like another vote for ‘that eye is kinda freaky’. Mmm, although you might be in the ‘she looks too much like the natural born supers, and that isn’t Sydney camp’?
More on the latter, yeah. She’s a rather gonkish lass, not exactly typically pretty,
I am honestly loving this comic thus far. It is brilliant and an under-used plot-line (as in worthwhile superheroines with powers other than breast-icles). I currently (in my alcohol-soaked state) feel the need to list the people whose comments I actually follow most of the time.
DaveB (obvious – he writes/draws/colours the damn thing so he knows what he’s talking about)
Yorp (probably one of the earliest fans [hence his profile pic] and one of the most rational [and funny])
Cpt. Obvious (If you can’t guess why, read the name again. Subtlety may/may not be his strong point)
DR.REVENGE (If you haven’t read Looking For Group, his pp will mean nothing, plus he debunks stupid)
Midnight DStroyer (You’re normally mixed in at the sensible end of their conversations, so you count as a worthwhile commenter)
I value all other comments, but rarely have the time to read through 5/600 or so comment threads. So, I read theirs first to see all the stupid debunked (so I don’t fall into that category) and catch up on the prevailing (sensible-ish) theories.
As an aside (I feel some people here are likely to know about this game) I am going to be playing a tabletop RPG in a couple of weeks called ‘Eclipse Phase’. Anyone here heard of/ played/ have some interesting tips on how to screw over the DM on this game? I’m looking for important loopholes in character development etc. Basically, I want to see how much I can mess with said DM and get away with it… thanks in advance.
Welcome aboard.
‘Eclipse Phase’. I know of it, have some of the books. Regarding “helping screw over the Ref”, (a) I have no idea which of you might deserve it more ;) ;(b) A lot depends on which books he is using amd what sort of campaign he runs, and (c) I referee RPGs myself, and we GMs have to stick together.
But I also choose to believe that your Ref has more of a clue than you think. So, if he pwns you regardless, don’t cry to me. ;)
EC is not like other RPGs, having a strong emphasis on Transhumanism (look that concept up, if you haven’t already) with post-apocalyptic Grimdark overtones. Much depends on just how much latitude the Referee gives you but, in general, it is possible for your Character to have his / her / its consciousness downloaded into a very wide variety of bodies, or even split amongst several separate bodies.
With that in mind, one ploy could be that trusty old stand-by of RPGing, ‘The Venkman Maneuver’ (From ‘Ghostbusters’ – “Let’s split up” “Yes, we can do more damage that way.”). Given the capabilities a well-heeled party MIGHT have in EC, you guys could ‘Venkman’ on a scale impossible for any other RPG system (every PC subdivides into several different units, all going their own way).
Of course, if the Referee is smart enough to have studied the game rules, he or she already has a clue about this threat and will have set things up to prevent it. But if not, well ……
Another thing to keep in mind is that, for reasons approaching superstition, the game system has absolutely zero rules for space combat or even the use of spacecraft (despite there being any number of ships and stations present in the setting). There aren’t even deckplans for anything. This lack COULD be something to exploit.
Good luck.
(Bows deeply; Using my best elvis Presley-voice): Thank you very much.
I’ve never even heard of that EC game, so I’d best just defer to 7thsealord’s advice on that. I’m more of an “old school” gamer, in that I ran out of “disposable cash” reserves when 2nd Edition AD&D came out; I’ve got pretty much all of the later materials before 2nd Edition, like Unearthed Arcana, Manual of the Planes & Oriental Adventures (Always. Expect. Ninjas.).
I’m well-versed & practiced at other games like Battletech/Mechwarrior, GURPS 3rd Edition, Marvel Superheroes, Star Wars, but pretty limited in bunch of others. I didn’t like the DC Heroes game system at all, so I quickly column-shifted my @$$ out of that one.
Wow, thanks. That is an incredible compliment.
I, likewise, am not up with current games, so cannot help with the loopholes side. I would advise tempering the messing with the games master with keeping an eye on the fun that everyone is having. If it gives everyone the giggles, then that is fine. But be wary of spoiling other peoples’ fun, say if other players feel that their characters have nothing to contribute, due to yours being overpowered.
That said though, I enjoy finding ways to make a character uber powerful, myself. Usually just for concept-building purposes, rather than for actual play. But, sometimes it is necessary to use them. Maybe because you have been warned a campaign will be a killer one, so everyone will be doing the same.
Other times though, the games master simply has no clue about game balance. In that case, the technique I like to use is to have a very strong build (avoiding exploitative if at all possible), but also incorporating a lot of character, personality traits, tying in back stories with other characters, and so on. So that I could use those to avoid the temptation to pull out the big guns, unless they were essential.
If the games master had pitched the game too weak, then I could seek the roleplaying opportunities. If he had it pitched about right, then I would draw on the typical skills and powers. And resist the urge to flaunt the hidden power of the build. Even when things got tough. But, if the games master messed up by posing overwhelming threats, that the party would have no realistic chance of survival, then I could unleash hell.
If you can prevent a total party kill, in such circumstances, then everyone can carry on having fun. But, on the very rare occasions, that I had to do that, I made sure that the rest of the party got to share in the power too. Clearly they would need it, to survive such a campaign. Obviously it would not mess up the story balance, the games master had already done that. I was just evening it out. Then I could concentrate on making sure my fellow players felt they had an equitable contribution to make too.
Greetings and salutations .
It is always nice to be appreciated .
As to your query I am not familiar with said system.
So all I can suggest is learn your gm’s style and use whatever blind spots you can find, but only when absolutely necessary, or the opportunity is impossible to resist.
Actually the 2 best ways to foul the GM are
1: Learn the rules better than her/him
or
2: Lead the GM in the direction you want to go in.
Clearly, I have no wish to kill the mood of the game. That’s just a dickish move. I have no clue about his style, and he has been GMing and playing this game for a while…number two may be the only option currently. I know said GM and respect him – I just wanted a couple of tricks known by either/both ends of the community so I have more of an edge than he otherwise expects. I shall be spending the next week or so reading background concepts.
7thsealord, he has been playing/GMing this game for a couple of years now. I just wished to move the scales slightly back in my favour as someone who has never played a tabletop RPG before.
Cool. I did not think so, from the tone of your comment. But I was just hedging my bets, when replying. As you can tell, roleplaying is close to my heart, and I prefer to play safe.
As you mention that you are new to tabletop roleplaying though, that does shine a different light on it. Especially if the GM is experienced enough to have kept a game going for at least a couple of years. You should have no problems.
Tabletop is unlike computer games. There is a whole co-operative feedback loop which is missing from it. Plus the computer games do not have a fiendish/benevolent AI adapting to your behaviour, and altering the world accordingly. There is no edge that can beat the GM, if it inconveniences him.
It is a good idea to bone up on the game however. And to give yourself enough knowledge as you can. An edge never hurts. But be aware that you are not up against the GM in the game. You are up against the foes he populates the world with, plus the environment and other hazards. There is a big distinction.
As a novice player he will probably be taking it easy on you, showing you the ropes, maybe getting a fellow player to help out, depending on how the group handles those situations.
Where the real fun begins though is when you cease to see the games master and table at all. If he is good enough, you will only see the environment he is describing, the foes you are facing, and feeling their breath on your face, as they come close. Once that kicks off, it is what you say and do that counts. Forget the game mechanics. Live by your wits!
I only now just noticed the Here Be Dragons…and I laughed. Hard.
I think I can empathize with Sydney’s facial expression (in regards to her “cramp”)…Not because I have any kind of familiarity with that kind of pain specifically, but it’s the same expression I get when I’ve hammered in a nail…Particularly, the nail on my thumb.
Ooops. I forgot to say that my comment is in regards to panel 7.
So cramps plus spine problems early in the morning (depending on how she landed)
Hopefully they have a good chiropractor at work…..
Having accidentally flipped myself like that a few time the pride take far more injury in those circumstances than the body ever does.
I once, as a kid, tried a pop a wheelie while going down a steep road.
It is possible to stay perfectly aligned on the bicycle complete with your feet still on the peddles and hands still on the handlebars. I know this because I landed on my back like that after 3 rotations
Okay, I’m gonna be honest: Hair-down-glasses-off Sydney is fuckin’ hot. I mean I strive to not be one of “those guys” who finds a cartoon character sexy, but…Well let’s just say that Peggy’s comment ages ago about superheroes being unusually attractive seems to apply to Sydney as well.
Agrecian, hope she goes without the hairband for a couple days (comic days, which should mean a decade or so :D)
Hrm…after thinking of what Toothless is pointing towards in panel 4, I’m thinking there is a “vagina dentata” joke to be made.
I was more thinking of it as the “Forbidden Cavern” which no man dares enter.
Considering that her unit of measuring a man is Wolverine, I can only imagine how many men have died on a quest to plunder that booty.
none, they’re GEEKS remember… they’re all shut-in’s living in their mom’s basements, why else do you think she has a list? to keep track of the one that DON’T… but by then they’re already “taken” so it matters not…
And the spaghetti code monster is back and slowing down my tablet.
I believe that big comics is trying to harm our beloved author and keep the public unaware of the excellent job he is doing. So that people will keep buying their drivel.
so i am starting to get this script along the top of your comic, between the various guide buttons and the actual comic:
[code snipped] – please don’t copy paste potentially malicious code into the comments. A simple heads up will do, thanks. – admin
a few days ago it was a botched up attempt at ad delivery for a platinum wedding planner, today we have highly relevant info about retirement communities … Dave twittered that he’s looking for how this gets here.
By the looks of that code I’d almost bet it involves someone chanting “Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn”.
All Hail Cthullu
And get that great old one some coffe
If I had to guess:
He’s running comicpress and it’s probably either an old version with a remotely exploitable hole. Or he was running an old version and was exploited a while back and the attacker left a backdoor.
My version of wordpress and all my plugins are updated, but my ComicPress is out of date cause I didn’t know what I was doing when I set up the site, and I edited ComicPress directly instead of making a child theme, so upgrading it would probably blow up the site. I probably need to bite the bullet and set aside an afternoon to do it.
I think WordPress/ComicPress has advisers available to help with things like that. Might be better to solicit advice/aid before site resuscitation becomes needed. I’ve seen several comic sites be offline for significant time frames from trying to “do it yourself” upgrades.
This is likely malicious code (obfuscated Javascript).
As people have pointed out, quoting the code might give it another avenue of attack.
It’s much better just to inform DaveB.
Anyone else noticed the return of the javascript?
Shachar
[code snipped] – please don’t copy paste potentially malicious code into the comments. A simple heads up will do, thanks. – admin
So if this is bothersome code is it wise to copy and paste it like that?
I just want to say that panel 3 is a pretty damn good sexy drawing. I know that probably wasnt your intent when you drew it but its rather good.
Doing well there Dave, another one for the canny valley.
Its great seeing mroe sublime expressions on her with her face such as the wonderful cheering in the 4th panel and her side shot in the 3rd panel
Then BOOM, back to our regularly scheduled Sydney. Normality in small amounts is best with her.
Nooooo ooooone….
Cramps like Gaston!
Takes down champs like Gaston!
No one cranks the pain up several amps like Gaston!
He’s a nuisance whenever you’re menstruating!
My what a guy that Gaston!
And I suppose “Bowler” has John Cleese’s voice?
Hmmmmm, “Here be dragons” on a map NORMALLY means that nobody has been there (or nobody has returned). Could it be our sweet little miss Scoville is still a pure little miss?
It could also mean that she has her own collection of Dragon Dildos.
Am I the ONLY one who assumed it meant her vagina either was or was like unto a Dragon in some respect? Huh…
DaveB, I just came back from a minor archive binge, reading through most of the press conference (which reads great btw), and wanted to tell you that the half-assed javascript attack is also on pages:
150, 154, 157, 159, 164, 165, 173 and every page from 177 to and including 208.
It’s probably on more pages as well, but I stopped on 208.
I had just assumed that the way modern pages seem to work with pages framed inside pages that if it loaded that code into the right part of the “overpage” or whatever it would be on ALL of the pages essentially?
I don’t make web pages or fiddle with their code so feel free to poke fun at me for this limited view of how such things work.
It’s on the front page too, just above the comic.
As the senior physician here I must note, without reading any of the comments, that ovulation occurs in the middle of the cycle, i.e. middlesmertz, and the period cramping itself occurs 2 weeks or so later, accompanied by the bleeding. SO either she’s fighting over which ovary gets to release an egg, or her uterus should be doing the self inflicted hari-kari whilst the ovaries are withered and somnolent if the idea is to depict premenstrual tensions.
So, What’s up Doc?
This page has made me love your method, madness, and story telling all the more.
A true nerd’s dragon would go “Growf?”
It’s to close to a water supply , and you know what happens when 1 of those gets wet.
I don’t know of anybody has noticed, but in profile and without her glasses, Sydney is actually kind of cute. If I were single, I’d date her, but then I’m was a gaming geek from back when D&D was still called “CHAINMAIL.”