Grrl Power #54 – The terror… OF SCIENCE!
We haven’t seen Sydney in a few pages, I thought we should check in with her real quick, besides people were asking where the tube was. This page answers that as well as why Sydney would be reluctant to show Max what’s in there. Despite her innocuous daydream, she assumes it means a one way trip to Area 51. Possibly 51a.
I struggled with the panel of the scientist poking Syd, it was either that or him calling to someone off panel to “warm up the saws” or something horrid sounding, either way the reaction panel was going to stay the same, and I thought it was funnier the more placid her fantasy was.
I know some people aren’t down with 4th wall humor, the progression of panels on the top was originally going to be a single panel but then I realized Sydney wouldn’t think about what’s in the tube in ambiguous terms, so in order for her thought bubbles to make sense, I broke it up as it is now and it makes me chuckle every time I look at it.
Also, I’ve posted a doodle I did at STRIP, the Dallas webcomic con, as well as a more detailed picture of Maxima’s gun over at DA.
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I love the way her eyes shift in the top tier. Very furtive.
Shifty-eyed Sydney is shifty, eh?
Considering Sydney’s hyper reactions I’m surprised she didn’t imagine the “doctor” opening her skull and examining her brain. While she’s awake! Maybe she is just too timid to imagine it. Since you never know who would want a super to vivisect.
Why did this comment remind me of Agents of Shield?
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Hello, new to the comment although I have been following the comic for a while now. As for the doctor comment, something like him opening her skull is too tame. This is a girl that lives up to the family name. It always seems to me that the stranger the super the more likely the most normal things freak them out. And what could be more normal than getting prodded by a pen.
So she can’t remove the strap? Lol THE LIST!!!
Lol, been following this comic for a while. It never is monday fast enough, ever. Probably not like that on the other side of the page, but meh :D
For some reason the Shiny Glasses look she has cracks me up, every time.
Glad we’re getting somewhat close to the actual reveal. Plot! And to see whether my personal guess on her exact powers was right.
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When is something new going to pup up?
It is hard, especially when I spent several days reading from the beginning. Winning and beautiful. Liked the dildo present for the girl friend in the guest strip site.
If you watch “Alphas” you see some very realistic problems. But we have seen it all before in the Marvel Universe too. The Human only groups, the gov’t sanctions, etc. It would happen for real here if sudden mutations started springing up.
What is Alphas? A TV show I take it?
yep, on Scyfy monday nights I still prefer Sanctuary but it’s a pretty good show. Haven is also an intresting take on “Powered” humans, especially since it’s based on a Stephen King story.
Yes, easy to find on the Internet for information. Monday nights on SiFi channel.
I’ll check it out. I assumed googling “alphas” would generate a lot of noise.
Except that it isn’t called the SciFi channel anymore. Now it is SyFy, and they have cancelled all of their good shows already. Besides hasn’t “Alphas” “star” Michael Chiklis already proven he has no actual talent? I barely tolerated him as Ben Grimm, and am not willing to subject myself to his so-called acting again for any reason.
Dang, sorry Chiklis isn’t on Alphas, he was in the failed series “No Ordinary Family”. Still I wouldn’t go near much of anything SyFy has made recently.
When I find a comic and like it it becomes hard to wait for the next one. Which is good. Can’t wait to see all the other characters and closer to what they will be dealing with. In the “Alphas” universe they still look human but certain people have extraordinary abilities. One of the latest was a mechanical genius. Could build all kinds of things even from ordinary things like toasters and ipads but so fast. So far no one with strangely colored skin or extra appendages.
Chicklis was in an ABC show that was cancelled about supers. “Alphas” is brand new and he isn’t in it. Why don’t you see before condemning Azrael? You might like it. If you dare. But then with all those other SiFi channels and shows I guess not. Only there aren’t any others.
If you noticed I did in fact correct my mistaken statement about Chiklis. As for giving Alphas a shot, why bother, even if I did like it that stupid network will just cancel it in 2 years anyways. I do agree with you though, there are no SciFi channels anymore, so I will stick to watching my Star Trek and Stargate on Netflix. As well as my massive collection of DVDs of more TV series than most people have heard of, including Australian SciFi series, British shows, and so forth. Honestly there isn’t a single new show on SyFy that I an even remotely interested in watching, and I like Amanda Tapping, so that should show just how bad Sanctuary is IMHO. Hey if you like Alphas, more power to ya, but I liked Heroes, Spectacular Spider-Man, Legion of Super-Heroes, Smallville, and many other Super-hero shows that got cancelled for no good reason whatsoever (not counting Smallville).
Well at least it isn’t Fox. Canceling Firefly was bad enough, but now they canceled Terra Nova too? That is just to much. They need to get their act together and stop getting rid of the really good shows.
It should redeem the two shows somewhat if you were to know that both were picked up by the Canadian network Space. (which still shows star trek, all iterations, a well as all versions of Stargate, and Eureka.) Seriusly if fox can start both American dad and Firefly, any shitty channel can produce a hidden gem.
Besides- Sanctuary was Amanda’s brainchild and started out as a webseries. syfy isn’t so stupid that they’d step on the toes of someone who still retains intellectual control over the direction of a series. And now you can watch it on the Canadian version of netflix…I’m not to sure about the American end, but proxies work wonders.
Now what was I going to say… oh right; it’s a shame fox isn’t to stupid to let go of the rights to either without making the buyers pay an extreme amount for it. They might not be willing to make awesome science fiction, but they sure as hell not going to let go of something that would have made them a profit either.
maximas gun puts me in mind of alucards casull from hellsing except breach fed
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Is there anyway to know what in het the list book?
The list is full of ways to get stuck. Like… leaving the tube in the car. Or under the car tire. Or in the house. Up a flag pole. That sort of thing.
frankly i just find it funny that she is so calm as she writes in it
Only the writer knows for sure. His call on the list book.
at least its a proper book rather than the hastily scribbled notepad dan, from the cartoon Dan Vs, uses
i was just re-reading this strip to see if it had updated yet, and i noticed for the first time, that Sydney is breaking the 4th wall in panel 3… she’s looking at US when deciding to NOT reveal what’s in the tube. that’s great Dave!
I love this page. I think the panel with the doctor poking Syd is perfect as it is – you comic on the whole is one of the funniest I read. Will keep watching for sure.
Can she not just detach the strap?
I think that’s what she’s going to do.
If you look closely at it I don’t think the strap can come off.
I agree that is the easiest and most surrepticious way to do it.
I would liken her gun more to “The Doorknocker” from Pumpkin Scissors. A .50 cal Single shot breach fed pistol, I really like it though. A girl can always use a big gun. ^.^
I would be afraid of being poked by that pen too. The creepy scientist guy probably chews on it and scratches other things beside his head with it and…. never mind. Run Sydney! Before I creep myself out even more Run!
Hay Sidney, Dr. Nicholas Tesla also had a phobia about germs.
I dig the floral print
Eraser poking?! NOT THE ERASER POKING!!!
I thought this before but,
Is the scientist based off the pervert scientist in “Chrono Crusade”?
Never played that one. He’s just got a general mad scientist style so he’ll probably look like a few of them.
“Chrono Crusade” is an anime that was run once on SyFy before they dumped all anime shows. (The bastards.) But your trope is definitely standard mad scientist. Also Dr. Mel in “Brewster Rocket:Space Guy” is one too in. Need I mention Doofinsmertz? Dr. Frankenstein might be the titular if not prototype mad scientist in 1818. (Based upon real ones of course.) Watch Dark Matters talks about real live ones.
Wow, I completely didn’t know “The List” appeared back here too, only just noticed it now because I’m reading through from comic one again.
Last panel: She had all she could stand.
the doctor reminds me of two other doctors.the first one is Dr.Bosconovitch (sp) from the Tekken series, and the other is Dr. Scratchnsniff from the Animaniacs
I’m guessing Max gently set that car over the tube’s strap to keep Syd from leaving? Devious!
That didn’t occur to me until much later.
At first I just assumed one of the new arrivals had parked over it.
That’s some serious scientific testing right there.
I checked out the pic you posted of Maxima’s gun. It’s actually more versatile than you think and I know why she carries it. Since she’s already using custom ammo and the chamber is big enough for anything they could fit in a shotgun shell she can fire mini grenades from that thing way farther than a normal grenade launcher. That means she could have tear gas, smoke, or other useful things that can’t be reproduced from her powers.
you know there are more effective ways to hide those orbs. all she had to do was make them like an accessory from a game. she came from vacation right. just say they are Materia (final fantasy eat your heart out) and keep them in a bag or something on her hip. or you know actaully get a purse.
Is “The List” a nod to “The Quiet Man”?
I’m sure there are lots of things that have comedic lists in them, but specifically I think my inspiration for it was an old Marvel comic called “What The?” (I think) and in it there was a candid interview with Dr. Octopus that devolved into threats after the interviewer made some snide observations and Doc Oc was all “That’s it! You on my list! You’re all on my list!”
I think you made the right choice with the interrogation in the lab. When I noticed that she was handcuffed (by her ankle lol XD) it sent a shiver down my spine. The humour works better when the threat is relatively innocuous, because it contrasts with out expectations ^^.
… Interesting, she can get about 30-40 feet away from the tube… (Approx. length of the car, plus she’s standing about a carlength away from the bumper)
“You just made THE LIST!”
i love how the scientist gave her just a little prod.
it speaks volumes about sydney that she is terrorfied of that.