Grrl Power #92 – That’s ok Heatwave, you can try again later
Aaaand back to 12 panels. Geeze. Anyway poor Harem, she’s never going to get something to drink. Fortunately for her, Heatwave can generate an extremely localized increase in temperature. It’s how she makes haser beams.
I know Heatwave switches hands with the soda can. That’s on purpose. Ok it’s not I just wanted to call it out before anyone else did. And of course, what would a team of superheroines be without the lecherous guy? I didn’t manage to work his name onto this page so I won’t introduce him with the Who’s Who. We’ll meet him properly soon enough, but this page is obviously a lead in back to the ballroom.
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I think every guy is still on panel 9. XD
There are other panels?
I think it’s one of those ‘stare at it long enough and you’ll see it’ ones. XD
tsk tsk tsk,,,,, not just guys :),, some girls to :),, i know i liked it :),,, but i am sure that some guy is gonna take that panel and edit it the caramerl white or something :)
And done. https://i.imgur.com/PpM2i.jpg
Hah hah.
Seems I am not a guy. Got not stuck on that panel.
Damn. Up till now I was so sure about that.
ah, I was smart enough to move on to the panel that allowed me to visualize them in the shower with Harem licking Heatwave clean.
A large text-free panel 9 would make for a good vote incentive
I was more focused on the guy who just zipped into the picture. I like him, I can already tell he’s gonna be one of the more talkative jokers of the wacky group. Either he has a super power or he’s just REALLY perverted and somehow uses it to warp to any kinky situation. XP
The latter is actually pretty close, funnily enough.
and Harem got the point do not mess with the red-head’s boyfriend even for a prank… Anvil is so punching the guy with the M choker…
or choke him with his choker?
… OR show him a new place to keep it.
Or just seeing how high he can bounce.
From thw “Zip” sound effect I’m guessing she might have troouble catching him.
hes gotta sleep sometime :D
Or stop to eat, speedsters tend to have anti-matter reactors for metabolisms.
Great way to put that adamas, lol
A guy with a collar? Interesting. And man, what a jerk. I hope Anvil will have a good time teaching him manners.
And I can relate to Heatwave here, too. I often act on impulse. At least I never end up in such situations as she is in now…
Superpoers and temper flares are a recipe for minor collateral damage. Remember that the next time you slam a door too hard because you are angry.
The Hulk is only the most severe case. Be glad Sydney actually has an off-switch of sorts for her zappy beams.
So thats what a nearly invincible hero punching a force field of some kind and currently unknown durability sounds like…
no i think thats what said force field sounds like when hitting the wall after being his be said nearly invinceble hero and going through it to hit another wall :)
I’m soory but you don’t really think those sound effects match what you just described, do you?
If it was”Boom, Crash, Bang maybe but BOOM, BOOM!, BOOM!! is more in line with what I suggested two weeks ago: “I think Max will be smart enough to consider all those possible outcomes and pullback her first punch to just a test, then (after she has some idea of its effects) her second punch will be harder. We may even see a third punch if the second proves safe.”
Based on these sound effects I could even hazard a guess about next week’s strip: Given that the BOOMs are loud enough to be heard in this part of the building they must be really loud in the ballroom, and really REALLY loud inside Syd’s force field. I would not be surprized if there was somebody in the ballroom holding their ears – most likely Syd.
my sumary of events was based mostly on the fact that the second boom was clearer then the first.
i just assumed that it ment that the second boom was closer then the first *shrugs*
Actually, I think it is just the footsteps of a very large superheroine walking along trying to see what the frick is going on.
Neh, if Anvil walked like that, they wouldn’t be wondering what the noise was, they would be saying “Here comes Anvil…”
I think Anvil happened along (maybe on her way to investigate the noise) just in time to hear the Speedster make her the butt of his joke….
Maybe. Kind of looks like HIS butt is grass now
yeah, mr. masochist is about to get his regular dose of butt whup……
Is lecher-guy a speedster? Or does he just have the ability to race to the nearest sticky cleavage situation? I thought the first boom might be him breaking the sound barrier.
Given that he’s talking to Harem in panels 2-3, and Harem is surprised in panel 10, he had to have moved fast enough that she couldn’t react to him leaving. Since the ‘zip’ sound effect and the angles suggest he ran, not teleported, I’d say he’s a speedster. ;)
My wife thought the zip might be him doing something far more inappropriate.
that too.
You know, sex for a speedster must suck, at best it’s a “I’m ready darling, take me!” “I’m done ZZZZZ….” thing, at worst HORRIBLE friction burns.
*sex WITH a speedster*
ouch!
Well, you know what they say about Super Man.
Faster than a speeding bullet.
Poor Lois.
Have you heard the old joke about Superman and Wonder Woman?
Superman was kinda bored so he just started flying around looking for something to do. He’s flying over Wonder Woman’s house and sees her bedroom window is open. He stops for a glimpse and sees her lying on her bed naked. She’s lying there and squirming around looking real hot.
Superman was getting turned on looking at her so he decides what the hell, I can just fly in real quick, give her the ole’ in-out and be out of there before she even knows what hit her. After all he is Superman. So, in he goes, wham-bam and he’s out of there.
Wonder Woman knew something happened and says, “What was that?” The invisible man says, “I don’t know but, damn, is my a__ is sore.”
First heard that one on The Vicar of Dilby.
Alice never did get any of Geraldine’s jokes, did she?
Just imagine any of the Flashs’ girlfriends. x_X
Then there’s the Larry Niven essay “Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex”.
I prefer the saying from It’s Walky “Man of steel Woman of steel bed of kleenex”
If you smoke after sex — you’re doing it too fast.
Well, I did say ‘in addition to the angles’, meaning how he’s standing… (For that matter, his arms appear to be out to the side in that image.)
I also note that when Heatwave thought it was Maxima who kissed her boyfriend, she was pissed but not immediately vengeful: Maxima appears to be someone Heatwave won’t take on without planning. Harem, she has no trouble just finding and attacking, at least for a bit of retribution.
Good thing Harem has good reflexes. Carmelized soda would probably be worse than hot coffee, burn-wise, because it would stick instead of spread. At least Heatwave is sensible enough to use the molten aluminum only as a warning, and even that might have caused a first degree on her cheek there..
Speaking of Harem, did she tatoo this body with lttle dots? Beause these ‘freckles’ seem oddly regular. Normally they cluster in places most exposed to the sun. And if any of her bodys freckled naturally, they all should, since tendency to freckle is it is a function of genetics.
The soda wasn’t caramelized coming out of the can – that happened when Heatwave tried to dry herself off.
Of course, heating a can of soda until it explodes would still send bits of aluminum flying, and anything water-based at near boiling temps can burn very quickly…
So, yeah. That was a dangerous prank. Heatwave was probably protected, because of her own powers, but (this body of) Harem could have been seriously hurt if she hadn’t used Heatwave as a shield.
I’m just manually dotting in the freckles, so they’re not as organicly placed as they probably could be. All of her have freckles, but she’s tried to keep “Goth” out of direct sunlight as much as she can, so she has fewer than the others.
I too find the freckles a little unnatural-looking. Mainly the sparseness: I have more freckles on the back of my hand than we’ve seen on Harem’s entire body.
Also, I have freckles on skin that has never been exposed to the sun. Those are more sparse but not all pale.
She remakes her body every time she telaports. That means less cellular damage over time, and that’s what freckles are. Skin damage.
Tell that to a leopard. Freckles aren’t damage any more than black skin is dirt. They darken with exposure to sun the same way all but albino skin does.
Ask a dermatologist. Freckles are the skins reaction to UV light particles that damage the skins surface.
Two different things. UV damages the skin, and stimulates melanin production. Doesn’t mean that the melanin is damage. Quite the reverse — it protects against UV-related damage.
And if freckles are just damaged skin, why are they so localised? Most people have no freckles, regardless of how much sun they get. People with freckles have them in specific places, separated by regions of paler skin. This indicates that freckles aren’t random damage, but a genetic package similar to the spots that many other animals have.
Um… Freckles are accumulations of melanin in the skin, and they can occur on areas that never had sunshine exposure. I have freckles on my lower back and bottom, and I’m definitely not a nudist. Freckles are also genetic: freckled parents are likely to have freckled children.
Please tell me there’s no Jersey Shore version of Harem, orange as a carrot. The wish for her to die in every comic would be too great.
Look at the cast page. You get a good idea of what her bodies look like. So far no orange skinned ones.
Well yeah, and besides Max outranks her.
lol,,,panel 11,, it’s,,, not out of the question!,,,, daphne you minx,,,
as fr the guy,, i think he will soon be called meatbag :),,,
If there is that much left of him.
Don’t you mean punching bag?
I foresee fan art of Harem and Heatwave in the shower! Is that all guys think about? :D
Not always. But ….. yeah, frequently.
it’s called fan service
No, actually, some of us think about just Harem taking a shower, All of Harem.
Gotta do her part to save water…
Anyway, Heatwave has just explicitly stated “Absolutely not!”, so a Heated Harem shower is right out.
Unless you read it as “absolutely not out of the question”.
:)
If one if Harem’s “clones” took a shower, would the other clones be clean as well (considering they share experiences)?
Short answer: No.
While her other bodies will have the sensations of the shower they will not be any cleaner than before. Each body has to take a separate shower/bath.
Depends on if she’s “Fragmented” when she takes her shower doesn’t it?
Since the question posits the others being separated at the time, I stand by my answer.
What is it that Agatha Heterodyn says in Girl Genius? “Q.E.Duh” in support of your comment
Question: If Harem… {ahem} takes a shower with her other selves… and if she leans that way… would that be incest? Or playing with yourself?
Not incest because all her duplicates are her, so just a convoluted form of masturbation. Now in the MA3 universe it would be “normal”.
This occurs in quite a number of porn comics – sorry, I mean “hentai manga.” It’s usually tagged as “selfcest”.
the only difference between the two terms is country of origin. (ok, country of origin of the source material in most cases, but still.)
A sensible attitude, and one I agree with. I was just having a dig at people who get bent out of shape about the terminology.
I’ve always thought of manga more as a reference to the art style than the country of origin. Either way, of course, there is a list of exceptions loner than… a safe distance for the speedster to be from anvil right now.
Art style: Ok… what about blended styles? Comic or manga?
Country of origin: What if it is made in Korea? What about the highly successful US manga artists (who choose to call themselves that)? If pizza is made outside of Italy, can it no longer be called pizza? Why would manga be treated differently than pizza?
Soooo… whatever someone chooses to call a piece of sequential art, be it “manga” or “comics” that’s cool with me.
“Hentai” is shorter and easier to say than “pornographic comic books,” however.
Is true. Just don’t say it in Japan. What we call “Hentai” is referred to as “Ero-manga” there, “hentai” being restricted to serious perversion.
It’s kind of our default setting.
Do you really even need to ask?
I’m a celibate man and I can safely say the image did not come to mind, though i did chuckle a bit.
…
That probably doesn’t count, though =/
Somebody order tenderised speedster?
Three interesting things we learn:
1) Heatwave is extremely resistant to heat. (And congrats to Dave for the melting point of aluminum.)
2) We have an extremely lecherous male speedster with an “M” choker. Which means that they aren’t for females only. ^_^
a) The codename “Mercury” immediately comes to mind.
3) Something is hitting something else really hard.
no.3 could be a sonic boom, but the shock wave is gonna have a mess of the building
2) Yeah, Mercury makes sense, especially if he was teamed up with Achilles.
3) Probably what ai vin said above, Maxima testing Sydney’s shield.
with all the H’s in the building I was almost expecting him to be Hermes. :P
Given how lecherous he is his “H” codename might be Herpes.
There’s at least one other “M”, Maxima.
Mercury is the Roman name for Hermes so, if his codename really is Mercury, then it also begins with an “H”.
Ok, a Fireblaster not immune to heat would probably win 1st Prize at this years “worst superpower ever” awards, don´t you think?
And what is up with the choker on the guy? They are only for female Agents, because (as DaveB himself said) they wouldn´t look good on guys.
I tend to agree.
Anyway, i think most comments here are a little unfair to the guy. He´s just making fun. Harem did. Doesn´t make him a jerk, just lucky he can run fast.
Yeah, I agree too, I don’t really like the way they look, but I couldn’t think of where else to put the letters, and passing them off as throat mikes makes a certain amount of sense. There’s just a lot of difference between wearing a throat mic with tactical gear, and a throat mic with a tank top.
Yes, i think the full uniform just might make a difference here.
But traditionally insignias would be worn on the Barett, sorry beret (which, admiddetely, soldiers don´t have to wear indoors, at least german soldiers don´t).
Depends on the service. I recall an episode of JAG where that question was a point.
Apparently Army wear their headgear indoors by standard, and Marines do so only ‘under arms’.
Full blown Army Rangers vs Force Recon Marines in training.
“Why did I not see any of the soldiers in the brig?”, the commander asks. “Sir, they’re in the infirmary, sir!”, the Gunny replies.
Army: 0, Marines: 1
The beret is the current position for regimental badges in the current Forces, but I’m not sure that the parallel works here. The different abilities of the Empowered show much more variation than you’d get between members of the ‘conventional’ armed forces, while at the same time having little if any duplication of abilities (within current personnel). The beret badge would probably be used as a generic ‘ARC’ identifier in the full dress uniform, but for practical everyday use it’d be easier to have something more specific (as well as being less easily lost/damaged/stolen).
given that the noise appears to be growing louder with each panel i would bet it’s sydneys forcefield going through walls
Alternatively it’s Maxima or perhaps both Maxima and Sydney going in opposite directions.
if it was Sydney would there be a loud “weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”?
More likely to be “BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGG!!!”
I second that.
Probably a little of the first, then a lot of the second as her stomach bops around.
Probably her reaction to a H.A.L.O. drop too.
Syd: “on approach…. ToT 45 secs jump on mark… 3,2,1, Mark. WHHEEEEEEeeeeeeee….. um…. guys? when do i open this thing….
Max: hold on a bit longer.
Syd: the grounds getting closer really reaaly fast.
Max: give it another minute then open. Just enjoy the ride…
Syd: WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! *chute opens* eeeeeeeeee *air grabs the chute* >hurk<
Max: you alright syd?
Syd:BLAAAAAAAARRRRGGGHHHH!
Max: You had Thai again didn't you, it's burning my eyes from here!
The ‘Booms!’ are obviously Max punching Sydneys forcefield. There must be more then JUST a forcefield involved, as given sufficient force ON the field, the compression wave would liquify Sydney… she would be dead before she even heard the strike :(
In any case.. love what you are doing with the comic.. KEEP IT UP!!
PS: More gratuitous fan-service please >_<
Provided Sydney isn’t actually touching the forcefield itself, the (extreme) amount of kinetic energy Maxima would be putting into punching it would take the fastest route to dissipate. It is harder for a force to change mediums that to travel through it’s current one, so it would travel though the forcefield, dissipating as sound, light and heat energy, or in the case of someone else touching the forcefield or the shield itself being in contact with another surface, further kinetic energy.
The forcefield also completely engulfs Halo, so the compression wave has no way to travel to the inside of the forcefield. Basically, if anyone’s suffering, most of them will end up deaf and Maxima will probably hurt her hand in some way.
The existence of a force-wave implies that the force-field has flexed (no matter how slightly), so if there is absolutely no flex at all then Sydney is safe from anything Max does. Based on what we’ve seen so far, the dangers of inertia will be avoided if she holds the “Flight”-sphere in her other hand (assuming that the force-field can’t maintain its position under Max’s punches).
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The only worries I can foresee are:
1: if the field fails to hold still under Max’s blows, then the others in the room may be in peril from collateral damage from a bouncing “Sydney-Ball”.
2: if the force-sphere does bounce about, Sydney might not feel any PHYSICAL effects, but the view alone (as she bounces about the room) might induce motion-sickness (BLARGH!).
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So far, I still see several ways for this “Force-Field” to operate:
1: if it’s taken literally, then any attacking force is blocked – period. The field is simply impossible to penetrate. It might hold still under an attack, or not.
2: “Force” is just another term for “kinetic energy”, so perhaps whatever enters the field’s “event horizon” is robbed of all kinetic energy. In this case, the field would be impossible to penetrate (or even to budge) via external forces of any kind, & it would be incredibly cold to the touch.
3: the field might REFLECT your own force back upon you (imagine one of those silly home-videos of 2 cats playing “patty-cake”). Again, this would deny any external method of moving the field, so the others in the room would be safe from any “Massive ping-pong”-scenario. HOWEVER – blocking a huge force-attack with another, equal-&-opposing force is exactly like when the Hulk would clap his hands! Sydney & Max may be the ONLY ones in the room who are safe from the resulting shock-waves!
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ooooops – almost hit [Enter] when I remembered that in a previous page we saw a piece of packing-foam from Sydney’s tube BOUNCE off the field, so that proves that “Force-Field Speculation#2” is invalid – nevermind.
PS:
In “Force-Field Speculation#3″, I do NOT imagine a Max-shaped missile causing collateral damage, because if the “opposing force” is truly equal then there is no additional energy there to push her back – just what’s required to stop further progress. Any “recoil” implies that the field would be feeding-back more force than the attacker used…
…unless of course, that’s what the Author *WANTS*…
…in which case, let the “pinball”-games begin!
:P
:)
That doesn’t necessarily apply. Punch a wall and you’ll knock yourself backwards. The wall hasn’t done a thing…
PS: Max can’t be driving Sydney thru the walls, we’ve already established Max she can’t drive her away from the source of her power, and we’ve also seen that, while they don’t necessarily follow her as she movies, they can’t be taken from her either. So Sydney is simply standing therre letting Max get ina quick qorkout :)
Unless I was mistaken, Dave already said that Maxima was using nowhere near her full force so as to avoid sending Sidney into the stratosphere. That being said… it would be mildly amusing to see that Maxima managed to hit it hard enough to hurl herself halfway through the building while Sidney rushes up in an ‘Oh nuts are you O.K.?’ panic; or, inversely, to see Max and the rest looking through the hole Sidney’s forcefield left with max saying something to the effect of ‘Didn’t think I hit her that hard…’.
Quite possibly Sydney is just standing there. It is what our image of a forcefield would be. However, while Sidney and the spheres can’t be more than a few feet apart and trying to move only one gets nowhere, it is rather routine to move both at once. So if Max can move the forcefield at all, she can move Sydney within it with no problems.
But right now it sounds like the forcefield is immobile, at least for levels of force that would leave Sidney alive if the forcefield failed. It does seem to act like a very large drum, but the sound effects are very likely more or less harmless to all parties.
One of my original thoughts about the force field was that’s it would recreate the bell gag [There’s this old cartoon gag where one character holds&lowers a large bell over the head of another character – and rings it.] but Therix brought up a very interesting point about energy being directed around the field so now I don’t know.
On our superhero scale, Sydney is rated as a 7 and most of the rest lower. This pretty much negates any serious drawbacks to her powers. They may well do the highly annoying, and already are, but any problem serious enough to make use of a power unwise is out. Any weird thing at all might happen to our lass when the field is punched, but she will be safe.
6 actually. It’s Dabbler who’s rated as a 7.
Yep, Syd is the third highest. But from the looks of the things in the bio it’s kind of close between Dabbler and Syd, possibly more a matter of training/experience then raw abilities.
Yeah, let’s analyze the cast page a little: Syd has 5 powers in the side bar with a sum of 16 points. Dabbler has 6 powers in her sider bar with a total of 18 points. That does look close with Dabbler only having a two point lead – BUT 3 of Dabbler’s points are for a crosshairs icon. Does this mean skill with a weapon or the power of her weapon? Either way, Syd could close a 2 point gap just by carrying a sidearm – or surpass Dabbler when the powers of her last two orbs are revealed.
The powers listed on the side of the bio pics are in some cases just a sampling of their primary abilities. Dabbler has too many to show, but a lot of them are at low level. Sydney has more than will fit as well, like the fact that gravity is relative to her when using the flight orb. It’s not a primary ability, but it’s useful.
Figured the gravity thing was included in her “Flight” score.
nah, I’ll bet this is just like the scene in The Incredibles when Mr. Incredible punches? Throws? his civilian boss thru the wall… um wallS… the reason they are getting louder is because they are the same volume EACH TIME… But they are GETTING CLOSER… and I’ll bet that we get to see Anvil’s power shortly (comic time, of course) when either, Sydney in her force field bubble OR Max on a rebound from hitting said bubble and bouncing off, comes crashing thru from the ballroom and hits smack dab in the middle of this group, and hitting Anvil directly, who, as her bio suggests, she’ll absorb the kinetic energy and stop the flying victim cold in their tracks.
Sydney ball will be the favorite sport of Maxima and Anvil
People, please!
The Force Field is a Superpower, and it is an integral part of Superpowers that, while they might have little Drawbacks like a poster tube or strange red Glasses, the never work AGAINST the one employing them.
That is why Cyclops is not knocked back by the Force of his own Eyebeams, and that is why Sydney hasn´t moved an inch, and is certainly not liquefied by the Force of the Punches.
That would land her place 2 on the “worst superpower ever” award this year.
Max, on the other hand, might not be so lucky, although she is still punching the field. Maybe once she reaches a certain degree of force…
Well Max knows she is punching a force field so she probably has her defensive abilities up as well as her strength. Thus decreasing the damage input, but increasing the damage output.
Nice.
And cool to see it’s not only females who get to wear the chokers.
I thought Heatwave’s speech was weirdly formal in this one, though, compared to before. Maybe that’s her angry-voice?
Some people when they are truely furious, get very, very, formal and correct in their language. These people should be left alone when this happens, expecialy by bystanders who might want to intergect their thoughts into the conversation.
I do that. It’s an “edge of control” mode. Meaning “any further crap at this time will cause berserk fury”. Always respect the berserker, it spares them the arrest and trial and hurts a whole lot less!
Me too, and seconded.
Thirded, its kinda fun though, if your slightly warped,
Fourthed.
i think Dave said a few days ago that he IS going to have the guys wear chokers too, but they’ll be throat mikes and logos. i would assume we’ll see Achilles, and Mr. Amorphous wearing the chokers too, once we see those two again, without their disguises.
I do that formal speech thing too. I’m pretty much of a Milquetoast normally, but when I get really annoyed I get very pedantic and precise in my speech, and also quite fearless. That’s happened maybe three or four times. Once it went beyond that – I stopped talking entirely, even to myself, and (although I don’t actually know what I was planning, since I wasn’t talking to myself…) I suspect it was only the arrival of the foreman to break up the fight that stopped me killing this guy with a spade.
Err, what? This reply seems to have been attached to the wrong post. Sorry about that…
No, wait, now it’s right again! I need a drink!
What Anvil had for lunch isn’t what is important, its what she had for dessert, which is pound cake courtesy of M I should think hehehe
It’s important to know that if you want to do damage to a speedster to grab hold of them in a way that they can’t get out of before you tell them what exactly you were going to do to them.
It’s a lot more fun to watch them squirm their way out of it and then find out that you attached a remote tazer to their ankle.
I think it will be more of tenderized beefcake, if Anvil can stun ‘M’ before he can react.
screw stun. She just has to grab him and hold his feet off the ground. And with Anvil’s power being Kinetic energy absorption and transferrence? If he tries Flash’s Phase trick all it’d do is make Anvil even stronger.
Seems that Mr. M has the same superpowers as Gabe from Penny Arcade.
“DID SOMEONE SAY BOOBS?!”
– “Weren’t you at the mall?”
“Yeah, so?”
Did Harem just say it’s NOT out of the question? So she’d do it? That girl keeps on surprising me. (Just so you know, I’m not thought-perving, straight girl here)
Also… Dave, dear, I love this comic it’s really funny and all. I have no Max-like adversity to fanservice but uhm… spherical boobs disturb me a little bit…
I know you said your art was not going to be consistent and everything but… well, Brook’s cleavage (and Harem’s) is having a bit of a baloons-glued-to-chest thing.
Badly done fake breasts look like that. Well, if you find them sexy, fair enough…
No offence meant… constructive criticism?
that’s where a little comma come in handy:
it’s not out of question: she is totally okay to take shower with and lick Brook
it’s not, out of question: she is totally against the idea, will not do
so, mistake to forget the comma, or deliberate to show us how friendly super women can be?
The three elipses is just supposed to be a pause in her speech while she’s considering it. She’s saying she’d be down with it, after just a little consideration.
That’s totally fair. People without immediate reference (guys) get the shape of boobs wrong a lot because they’re not using photo references, they’re using other guys’ drawing of boobs as reference. Guys vastly overestimate how often boobs touch and form that Y shaped cleavage. Even women with large breasts need to wear lifty/squeezy bras or dresses to get that effect. I don’t know of a good breast reference actually (besides the internet in general, hah hah) that shows various sized breasts in different positions from different angles and under different compression (the lifty/squeezy bit). I should totally make that book. I will try and draw better boobs from now on I promise.
DaveB, I love the comic and respect you as an artist, but there is a whole industry devoted to providing photo references to all sorts of breasts in all sorts of conditions. Not only do you have an absolute duty to study it intensively now, this thread provides a “get out of jail free” card if anyone objects. Amazing the perks that cone with this job!
Wife: Dave, why are you looking though hundred of pages of breasts/?
Dave: It’s research for the comic baby! I swear!
If you are to draw boobs properly, you will need lots of practice. We readers [at least the male half] will generously examine your efforts if you include them in the comic… purely for signs of progress of course.
There are a lot of models/photogs posting reference pics on dev; a quick search should find some useful pages, Maybe bookmark one for each body type? They usually ask for credit if you use a pose; I dunno what the rules would be if you just ref the cleavage.
When I eventually have a booth at comic conventions, I’ll have to have free buttons or something to anyone who supplies “boob ref”
You do realize that’s just an invitation for fat guys, right? ;)
snorfle! That made me laugh, snort and wince at the same time.
Kudos for that lasting image formed in such few words…
I’m a 52 double-D. Will that work? :)
actualy in brook’s case there is an excuse,, remember her cast page,, when she use her power it cause her body to expand,, and i dont know if you know,,, but having big breast in a to small bra will cause such a look as they try to escape from the top
Here’s a boob-drawing primer that should answer about 90% of your boob-drawing questions:
https://ragingtofu.deviantart.com/art/How-to-Draw-Boobs-159067363
Decent video giving tips on drawing breasts (warning, sketches contain nudity, not suprisingly, NSFW) https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QYbyQHk5d-s
And here is same video at a normal speed so you can actually read the captions if you want.
Still NSFW for sketched boobies : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo3rHrPiuUw
What have I done? *facepalm*
Jes, you really should have seen this from a mile away…
no, no, NO.. it’s MUCH better when viewed UP CLOSE and PERSONAL… :D
You mentioned boobs in a forum full of males…
I have it on good authority that several women read this comic. Several.
It would be interesting to do a demographics poll though.
And at least some of those have at least implied that they’re as interest in the boob comments as us guys.
Yes, I’m female… and two I’m lesbian, so I do enjoy seeing a comic having more women than guys — finally! It’s also great to see some open lesbians in a comic, as well.
I can’t wait to see what happens in the encounter between Sydney’s force field and Maxima’s fists, too… >eeeeevil grin<
Poor heatwave. I wonder how Sydney’s force field held up against Maxima?
BTW, whos the toe tag about to get pummeled by Anvil for being a lecherous weasel?
His chocker starts with a M, so we think his name is Mercury.
Though at present “Dead Meat” seems like a more appropriate code name.
Or perhaps ‘Mincemeat’?
Can Anvil teleport too? She got there faster than our speedy friend ‘M’. ;)
Also, I would suggest you consider putting speaking characters into the Who’s Who, even (or especially) if their name isn’t mentioned. I used it last week to reacquaint myself with Amorphous & Achilles. No reason you can’t use it for first encounters as well. It will cut down on the “who’s that?” type comments, for one thing.
Actually, Anvil would have to hit him first.
That is probably why he talks like that, not because he is suicidal, but because he can…
Speedsters tend to have surprisingly poor reflexes, though this ultimately isn’t that surprising since otherwise they’d be extremely overpowered compared to other characters.
Personally I think super speed characters are all written wrong. Being even a tiny bit faster than your opponent means you usually win. When the difference is several orders of magnitude, they’d be untouchable. That’s why Maxima has to be “ready for it.” If she’s not pushing her speed it’s possible to get the drop on her, if she is, then good luck.
I’ve been in martial arts competitions. Strength and flexibility count for a bit. Speed counts a lot. Skill counts most of all…
I don’t mean to contradict, as I’ve never competed in a martial arts tournament of any kind. But, having worked as a bouncer throughout college and having been forced to do some extremely violent things in defense of my home and family, I find strength trumps speed or skill the instant you can get a hand on the other person. Being able to break bones with the right leverage or fling the other guy through a wall overcomes how quickly he can dart in with a knife, for instance.
I respect your experience, which clearly exceeds mine by a lot. However, I do have two points to make.
The people that bouncers have to deal with are generally not at all skilled, and frequently quite slowed by chemical intoxicants of various kinds.
And, getting a hand on the other person is not always easy. That, in fact, is one thing that many martial artists are taught to defend against. I know I was. My instructor was quite scathing about Judo, which starts when you grab each other’s clothes.
And, just by the way, I too can break bones with the right leverage. It might take me more effort than you would require, but that’s hardly relevant in the heat of battle.
You make some good points, Chaise. I agree that latching hands on someone is not always easy. Thankfully, since I was only ever forced to act in a defensive fashion, my opponents were ill-inclined to try to run away, meaning the average person would find grabbing their attacker very easy.
As for intoxicants, I can’t speak for many other bouncers, but the people who were genuine troublemakers were typically intoxicated by stimulants such as amphetamines, PCP, cocaine, and crack. Disorganized, definitely. But not at all slow or easy to subdue thanks to their inability to feel pain.
Tactics and abilities in the heat of battle, I think you’ll find, depend entirely on the circumstances. If you’re facing one attacker, I agree wholeheartedly that skill and speed counts for a great deal and may very well carry the fight. But, if you have no idea how many people you’re facing and don’t know if help will ever come, the extra effort it takes to break a bone may be the difference between life and death. A pitched fight is an endurance test to see how many times you can take a hard hit and not break rhythm, how quickly you can drop an attacker before the next one is one you, and how little effort it takes to subdue someone before you must face the next in line. That was my argument for the supremacy of strength. That being said, I grant you that skill and speed as the aggressor may indeed be superior. But personally, I’d rather be the last man standing than the first man to join the fight.
Mmm, excellent arguments. I can’t refute any of them. I sincerely hope that, if we ever get in a fight, we’re on the same side…
I have three rules for fights:
1) Don’t get in fights!
2) Run away.
3) Cheat.
Number 1 has stood me in good stead for many years. Number 2 doesn’t often work, but it’s still worth trying. As for number 3 – you can pretty much guarantee your opponent will be using it, so don’t be left behind.
I do in fact have a fourth rule, which so far I haven’t had to bring into play:
4) Don’t give up.
I was taught two things about fights:
1)Use every weapon at your disposal
2) EVERYTHING IS A WEAPON
Chaise, the thing that I find comforting about skilled combatants and martial artists is that they are normally instilled with a very strong sense of morality, so it’s rare for fights like that to break out on the street. And you are absolutely right. No point in fighting fair. No point in fighting if you can run. No point in provoking someone else if the situation can be defused peacefully. And, no, I doubt we’d ever fight. For one thing, my stomping days are well past me.
Adamas, those are very good philosophies. I was not deemed fit for Marine Corps service, but my grandfather who was and taught me to fight gave me one tip that has served me extremely well: Never use a weapon your opponent can take away from you. If it’s just you and the other person with bare hands, the chances of being killed are much lower than when someone draws a weapon. If it’s you that draws the weapon, it had better be because you’re acting in self defense, and you had better use it before your attacker knows you’re armed so there’s less chance he will be able to stop you. To speak colloquially, “Don’t let the other bastard know you’ve got a knife until it’s buried in his ribs.” In these cases, you might end up arrested, but it’s easier to explain your reasons to a judge than to a mortician.
Well I got used to fighting dirty being 5’6 in a world where 6′ is average. But I learned quick it’s very hard for someone to fight after the get driven headfirst into an oak tree, or a 1×4 driven into the backs of their knees.
Damn, guys!!
Where the hell do you live?!?
Beirut?
Nah, I’m guessing Anytown USA, they are reminding me of elementary school.
Rural High School in Alabama during the late 80’s-early to mid ’90s. Hell every male in my class carried a pocketknife until 10th grade.
Okeechobee, Florida until I was fifteen, out in the swamps. Then up to an Orlando suburb most fondly called Crime Hills. It would be nice were we just elementary school kids boasting, then these knife scars and bullet holes would be fakes.
She dosn’t have to hit him. It can be MUCH more effective if she just grabs his arm and neck then SQUEEZE which ever one she chooses, depending on how annoyed she is with him.
She’d still have to be able to catch him.
She’s standing right behind him, just grab him before he thinks she is going to do anything and he’s all hers to do with what she feels aproprate.
Anvil didn’t have to be superspeedy to be where and when she was in that last panel. She’d just had to discreetly tag along her friend Heatwave to try to make sure no permanent harm was done to anyone.
I read the crack as Anvil cracking knuckles in an attempt to intimidate. I personally think that Maxima will still be pounding on the forcefield when next we see her, but thats just idle speculation. One thing we can be fairly sure of though, is that Sydney is NOT holding her ears desperately to avoid the sound. As that is kind of hard to do while holding on to a fistsized globe, and I am fairly sure she doesn’t want the forcefield to fail under Maximas pounding, especially if it looks like Maxima is abadoning control to gain greater force.
‘EEEP: Beware of thoose column shifts!’
Anvil was already in the room before “M” showed up.
That’s true, though the speculation is kind of fun too.
And at times educational, yes?
Soo, what’s a ‘Haser beam’?
Well, laser is an acronym for “Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation”
also MASER, same thing except for microwaves instead of light, which now that I think of it would be a good description of Brooke’s power if she produces microwaves.
and a GRaser is the same for Gamma Rays… you learn something new every day reading sci-fi…
Interesting. Considering the Harrington series uses alot of Gravity based tech I was assuming it was a graviton-based weapon….
NVM I confused it with the Grav Lance.
There is Gazer Beam from Mr. Incredible’s past who he later found dead in the grotto on Numanisat Island stronghold of Syndrome. I wonder if he, Gazer Beam, used gamma rays for his Gamma Amplification Stimulated Emission of Radiation beams? Or just a play on gazer and LASER. Either ones work for for me.
I think in that case the name was because the beams came from his eyes. IIRC he had a visor-like device.
Gazer Beam’s file on the Incredibles DVD says he also possessed enhanced visual powers, so I think it likely that his name was a pun rather than an acronym. I could be wrong though *shrug*
Didn’t they outlaw those things?
Masers are routinely used in communications, as microwave relay transmitters ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave_transmission ), as well as high precision frequency standards, as a form of atomic clock, and are under development/investigation as directed energy weapons.
So I’d be inclined to say that MASERs (proper acronym) have not been outlawed, any more than LASERs have been.
I think he was referring to outlawing PUNS, actually…?
:P
:)
Soooo “haser” would be an acronym for “Hissyfit Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation” ??? ;)
ATM it’d fit, but I think Dave was using HEAT Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
Sounds good and it also is a homophone for “hazing” and the implications of that word too. A “two fer.”
*bursts out laughing* *coughs* O_o *starts gigiggling again*
Ok, I leave that typo in
Lol at the name of the cola. Like the ant that holds up the ‘end is near sign.’
Last cola Harem tried to drink was spit-take cola, now busty cola.
I’m starting to see a trend here.
Where’s my Nudity soda?! ;)
Burst cola actually.
DaveB- what about “Wet-T Sparkling Lemonade” ?? – no way anyone here could see what is coming with a beverage choice like that.
Nopers… (grin) “Sploosh Soda!” Sound effect in a can? We need to find out who is working their S-4 dept and finding these special sodas, or who has the power to alter labeling to be funny. (what a superpower- situational comedy label manipulation, only works in the right situation. But can be preloaded on x number of possible gag items… seems you have that power DaveB)
I think the BOOMS get louder as Maxima punches harder. Considering the “gravitational effect” of the orbs in there default state I doubt Sydney is moving or she has the flight orb functioning which can also keep her in one spot.
They are, and I’m wondering how many times Max hit the force field BEFORE they got loud enough for us to hear them in the lunch room.
i think the boom might be kassidy(anvil) walking,,, you know the good old boom boom walk of doom
I doubt it: She’s big but she’s not the Hulk.
Besides that, if boom boom boom was the kind of sound Anvil made while walking Brook would be used to it by now. She would not be asking “What is that noice?”
Anvil’s powers raise a few questions.
How much kinetic energy can she absorb?
Does the absorbtion include interna of an object? Say, a train and the people and luggage inside? Would that work like inertial dampeners?
No one has mentioned Harem’s frazeled hair in the last 3 panels yet?
I just assumed it was the steam from Heatwave that was frazzling her hair.
Heat damage from a very pissed off girl.
She should be Very glad this was only a warning.
It’s a dry heat. . . for some.
Did, saw it on the first read through, then went back to inspect. It only happens when “M” guy appears, and the hair only sticks out in his direction. Which makes me think his powers are Electricity based.
If so then wouldn’t Purple haired Harem also have frizzed hair?
No, you can see Harem’s hair start to frazel in panel 8 as she’s standing next to a “steaming” Brook. It looks like it’s the steam that’s messing up her hair – in fact only the hairs that are actually in the steam are frazeled. The real question is: Would that kind of steam actually do that kind of damage to hair?
That’s not just steam, it’s super-heated air off molten aluminium. And to answer your question: it certainly would.
I think it’s the effect from having her hair splashed with soda then caramelized… self inflicted hair injury.
That’s going to be a pain to wash out.
Harem’s hair first frizzes in the panel where she is facing HeatWave and says “message received,” right before the caramel breast panel. So I’m gonna assume her hair got frizzy when that hot can was held so close to her face.
You would think that people would be used to Harem suddenly flinching for no reason. She is the team prankster so people trying to get even can’t be all that rare.
Am I the only one thought creme brûlée when Brooke said carmelized?
I was thinking Flan…mmmm Flan….
Just saw a neat Grrl Power banner ad over here:
https://shadowbinders.com/
Picture Sydney and her Halo standing (horizontally I might add) on the side of an office building and pointing angrily at someone just visible at the bottom of the ad. “PHYSICS?!? BITCH I’M A SUPERHERO!”
Bonus: Sydney’s uniform looks surprisingly functional.
BUAHAHAHAHHAH!!
was it the physics one? because i just saw that on a diffrent sight. That was a great HA i let out.
Oddly, she’s not holding any of the spheres in that image…
She is but I drew her hand at a dumb angle so you can’t see her holding the flyball.
https://www.projectwonderful.com/img/uploads/pics/52122-1336530408.jpg in case anyone’s wondering.
OMG! Sydney has a gun…that implies she went to a boot camp of sorts and someone put up with her long enough to train her in proper weapon’s use for when she can’t use her powers?
Actually, we see that Sydney is wearing a holster, in which there is PRESUMABLY a gun of some kind.
This is Syd we’re talking about, it would be far more intimidating if she kept a pen and “The List” in the holster.
I think it was mentioned sometime in the past that people are more threatoned by guns than fear of unknown superpowers. Superman gets shot at all the time, no respect. Now if superman had a gun, maybe some respect.
Also halo’s proball bay be too high yeild for street justice, a small caliber firearm may be better till she has more practice.
If I were to give her any type of weapon it would be a tazer gun.
Very little chance of her killing anybody with it, and there would be so many fun possibilitys for fun with Harem.
…. I wonder what would happen if someone tazered Harem? Interesting….
I just saw that one myself and headed here to comment on its cool factor. Classic (and very classy) Sydney.
Yeah, ARCSWAT combat uniforms are so much more practical than the spandex bodystockings most superheroines wear. For one thing, they have pockets!
Personally, never saw the benefit of spandex-outfits except them being hideable under clothes.
Unless you have an utility belt at least, they’re otherwise pretty impractical.
No storage, wardrobe malfunction waiting…
In X-Men, waaay back, they teamed up with a cop to defeat some supervillain/alien menace/whatever. In appreciation (or possibly because her uniform got totalled, I forget) they gave her a spare X-Man uniform.
Years later, she showed up in a side-story. She’s still wearing the lurid yellow spandex – as “really comfortable, bullet-proof underwear”!
Okay, so there’s the underwear. But you wear underwear under your clothes.
I sincerely doubt anybody within their right mind would walk around all day in a one-piece or two-piece.
It’d be like having nothing on but a bathing suit, or even less in some cases.
And then there’s the problem with normal underwear under the colored underwear;). Most females would probably get problems later on.
Seriously, nobody ever wonder about Wonder Woman, Raven of the TTs, or the local OmniGirl?
Just take a look at them.
It all started with Superman. His outfit was based on that of a circus acrobat.
On the acrobat, it made perfect sense. The leotard was for freedom of movement, the trunk hose worn over the leotard kept the bible belt sheriffs from closing the show, and the cape was a handy way to wrap up after working up a sweat in a thin leotard as well as looking all dashing and dramatic. On Superman it made far less sense, but comics weren’t thought out in much detail in those days. The need to hide it under a suit, Kryptonian fashion statement, whatever.
With Superman’s success. other comics followed the pattern, and when superheroines came along, they just had to show more skin or sleeker lines, mostly for fanservice reasons, although no one admitted it at the time. A few of them even wore skirts to look more ladylike, like Supergirl, although once again that one wasn’t really thought out properly. I mean, what’s ladylike about flying through the skyscraper wind vortexes of Metropolis in a miniskirt?
And there you have the short, peculiar history of impractical supersuits in a nutshell
But no capes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R2aW03pwL0
Edna is (comparatively) sane. Superman wore a cape because the acrobats did, not because it made any kind of sense for him, which was my point. The acrobats had calid reasons tor wearing capes, the supers just didn’t.
That’s “valid”up there. “Valid” reasons.
Yeah but what does “tor wearing capes” mean? lol
last panel,,, is it the guy saying it,,, or one of the girls,,, kinda look like its him,,, if so it might be that the noise is indeed maxima hitting the forcefield,,, and that kassidy’s reaction is to the bad pun the guy made,,, or the noise is actualy her footsteps,, and she is mad cause he is a lecherous b*tard
It would be somewhat fitting if she sees herself as kind of a “BIG!!!!” Sister to them.
So far, that’s been Anvil’s basic mode in every speaking appearance.
I would think everyone sees themselves as a big sister to Harem, she is only 19 afterall.
True, but most aren’t built like a Main Battle Tank.
Not unexpected Heatwave is impervious to her own thermal emissions. Rather like Liz in Hell Boy. She has developed great control over it. Will be interesting to see next week if Maxima’s maximum shatters Sydney’s energy bubble or repulses her punch back at her golden face.
I guess if she wasn’t, she would have learned long ago not to melt things in her own hand…
Heat resistant, yes. Subtle, she ain’t!
I can’t tell if this has been discussed, but how does heatwave not burn her cloths off when she caramelized herself and melted the tin can in her hand?
hot cola isn’t gonna set anything on fire. The aluminum does set the carpet on fire where it drips, but the heat is focused all on the can, not on her clothes.
The effect is momentary; she stops applying heat once the can begins to melt, so it cools rapidly. I expect she stomped on the carpet fire to keep it from spreading.
The short answer? Because it’s not that kind of comic.
The slightly longer answer? She has fine control over the heat she generates, as evidenced by melting an aluminum can 4″ from Harem’s face and not burning her flesh off.
The Syndey you so crazy answer? https://www.projectwonderful.com/img/uploads/pics/52122-1336530408.jpg
You should introduce a villain who uses the code name Physics now.
Turn that banner into a T-shirt, I laughed when I first saw it.
While the idea of facing the wrath of a person who can literally cook you alive, there’s very little that can be as intimidating as someone who can literally pound the heck out of you physically.
I’ll see that and raise you a 90 lb girl who can kill you with her brain.
Raise you Adria.
Watch the movie FireStarter again and say that.
Dave? I was wondering if you were planning on adding LGBT characters to the comic? I’m not an activist or anything and it’s fine if you don’t, but I was curious.
With Harem’s love of experiencing new things It wouldn’t surprise me if Harem is Bi, as Dabbler as well.
I think Dabbler is probably Tri. As in, she’ll try anything.
at least once, if it doesn’t kill her she might try it again? ;)
On a waterslide, just to be thorough.
Omnisexual is the word you’re looking for. They outta try Captain Jack Harkness.
Yes, but can you get a pun out of “omnisexual?”
Don’t have to. I leave that to the pros.
I’m trying to keep the percentages… somewhat in line with actual percentages. Dabbler throws the curve a bit since she describes herself as an omnisexual, and as we see on this page, Harem has some leanings. I’ll save the crazy lesbian orgies in the shower for Grrl Power After Dark, hah hah. As far as the guys go, a lot of their backstories are a little less developed, but I’ll probably mix it up a bit, just to keep the demographics realistic. The guys won’t be as heavily featured in the story as the girls are so don’t hold your breath for heavy male on male makeouts.
Outside of Sydney’s imagination.You know… I only just noticed that all the super’s have collars. With an emblem for their name on it. *-* And it’s been like that for forever. Huh. How did I just notice?
It is called inattentional blindness. This basically says, our senses gather so much information in an extremely short amount of time (especially our eyes), that we will miss some details (such as the chokers).
There’s a video (somewhere – can’t be bothered finding it) of a bunch of college students in a psych test who were asked to count the number of times a basketball bounced. Partway through a guy in a gorilla suit wanders in, beats his chest, and wanders off again. Half of them never even noticed him!
Caramel in the bedroom takes for-freaking EVER to remove. Sounds sexy, but after half an hour working just one spot, you’re developing diabetes and she’s fallen asleep. Unless you use that Hershey’s chocolate syrup that hardens when you expose it to the air. That works well on the drapes. (wink, wink. Nudge, nudge.) For the carpet, go ahead and use caramel, ladies. It’s positive conditioning your man to enjoy spending his time down there.
I just use honey.
Turns out some people have allergies to honey. The kind that cause horrendous and immediate rashes. Wish I’d known that before she started screaming. Never again.
Damn! never heard of that one.
On the other hand, if she’s so pissed at you that she stabs you with her spare epi-pen, you will have plenty of phone numbers written on your bandages by the end of the night when you are both taken to the hospital. Apparently ER nurses are mainly single, very forward, and the epinephrine rush can cause priapism in some men.
…And how inebriated was I last night to actually share that story?
Apparently just enough to intrigue us.
Well, as long as my personal screwups make for good entertainment, I suppose they’re of use to someone. Plus, after she dumped me, I met a really nice nurse. On the other hand, the whole priapism thing kinda led her to inflated expectations…Dammit! I did it again!
Leading us to suspect not inebriation, but exhibitionism. Well, you’re in good company.
Why does that put me in mind of the theme song from “Cheers”?
*Sing* “Sometimes you wanna go, where everybody knows your name!” Does that make you Norm or Sammy?
I’m a know it all like Cliff, but a complete apathetic beer-lover like Norm, so it’s a tough call. On the other hand, the whole exhibitionism concept immediately brought to mind an S&M dungeon version of Cheers. “Sometimes you wanna go where they have the whips and chains! And you’re always glad you CAME!”
A leatherman minding bar and everyone trying to call out the newcomers’ names if only they weren’t in gimp suits just cracks me up!
I wonder who fits the missing line in the theme song to Cheers: “And your husband wants to be… a girl”?
Kirstie Alley. Definitely. She could take down your average linebacker no problem.
Should of stuck with the chocolate. Easier to clean up afterwards.
Not Sure What Blonde dudes ~M~ is for. Must be something for incredible speed and or his horny nature.
Mach 69?
That works!
vote for misery as his name hes about to get enough and he obviosly has a tallent for stirring it up
Any way, Totally away from topic, I can see him in the infirmary later, explaining to the Doc why. No doubt Not the first time either.
Who’s blondie again?
Should ‘carmelized’ be ‘caramelized’? (Sorry to be nitpicking)
Loving it! :D
Maybe, but it passed Evernote’s inline spellchecker.
Spellcheckers can’t spell! All they can do is see if there is any word with that spelling, regardless of whether it fits or not.
I can spell. It should indeed be “caramelized”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caramelized
Oh, and while I’m at it, “buldge” is normally spelt “bulge”. Don’t worry, you’re far from alone.
I recommend not to use MapQuest.
Had a buddy who went to NYC and wanted to go from Central Park to the Broadway. It sent him once around the world…
So, he ended up doing the most unmanly thing ever: ask for directions.
does it matter? With Heatwave supposedly being a bit of an air head I’m surprised she knew the word to even say it wrong.
LoL
BTW, a technicality; Heatwave has soldered her hand shut, not welded it.
As someone who has to write diologue for various characters with different personalities I have to say to Dave he has to ask himself; “would Harem say that?”.
Think about it, Victorian style writing is everyone speaks in perfect english; however in real life people don’t. You listen to people talk, even very intellegent people and you will hear improper grammer, wrong use of some words, and even altered versions of some words (if only so it rolls of their tongue better).
My theory: The boom in panel 8 was Max hitting the front of Syd’s shield. Boom 2 was the back of the shield hitting the wall behind Syd. Boom 3 was Max being sent flying when Sydney bounced into her.
I’m probably wrong, but the mental image makes me chuckle. Loved panels 9 through 11.
So, does Heatwave wear asbestos underoos? And flannel? If not, and that’s normal flannel, then I think I know where Bob Villa gets his awesome beardy powers.
I’d assume her actual heat emissions are from her hands.
Caramel-covered ta-tas would suggest otherwise. :)
Indeed.
And since she actually has the power to sheathe (sorry, hate this word. Was that right?) herself in Flames, she should wear something that simply does not burn.
Which she doesn´t.
Maybe her Heat Immunity has an aura of effect?
Sheathe is a good one. Especially considering the subject matter. Alternatives include: wrap, enrobe, encase, engulf, bathe, surround, encapsulate, confine, bind, swathe, truss, encircle, circumscribe, enclose, flank, fringe, rim, trim, fortify, gird, girdle, and sundry others, all of which bring to mind delightful naughtiness.
I think the heat surge was all in her hand, and afterward she was holding a blob of molten aluminum, the heat from which cooked the soda.
That was my theory. Temperatures of 1000+ wouldn’t need long to vaporize liquid nearby.
Yes, this time.
But she can go up in flames. Question is, when she does, is her clothing unaffected, or does she have the same problem as Hestya and Cassandra from Wayward Sons?
I think maybe Heatwave will need something special in field uniforms, and will use her quite precise control to avoid burning her civvies off. After all, she pays for those herself. So no Heat Auras unless she’s suited up for it would be my guess. Still, a sudden ambush could provide a nice jolt of fanservice, perhaps.
Sooner or later the ARCSWAT team will meet someone or something that will stress their powers to the utmost. That should make for a spectacular splash page.
Like just about any incarnation of a Human Torch done by Marvel, they’ve all got special suits that don’t actually burn, but allow the flames to be emitted through them… or something.
Yeah, but just think how cool it would be if she didn’t have a costume made of Unstable Molecules (WETF they are). She could burn the crap out of just about anything, but would destroy her own clothing in the process… I vote for this!
They actualy do have cloth out there that dosn’t burn under high heat that’s not made of asbestos.
I saw it in a movie that came out in the 90s. Two brothers both had pyrokinisis, ended up with a big fight scene in the end.
There’s that Aerogel stuff. Perhaps worked into armor-like plates instead of a cloth-like material?
I got a feeling that during the test, fearing uncontrolled flight not in her control, Sydney is gonna grab her gravity control/flight ball and forgets that it also kills inertia effects.
Thus Boom boom…. and a flying BOOM and she becomes a mobile pinball of great size and danger. (known as MPOGSAD in all further memos to HQ for repairs to this new building supplementary funding request.)
Imagining this bizarre take-off of the Giant Stone Ball scene from ‘Raiders Of The Lost Ark’.
Screaming Sydney, encased in her Force-Field-Hamster-Ball-Of-Doom, rolling out of control down a corridor. Much smashing of furniture and fixtures (and some walls/doors),. various and sundry very bewildered people fleeing in front of her, with Max and Co chasing along behind.
oh that WOULD be funny to see maxima hitting the shield as it rolls around i wonder if we will ever find out what the other 2 orbs do i wonder if one strengthen the other powers of the orbs
Next page: Anvill gets hit by Sydney-ball, the other three freak out.
Anvill absorbs the kinetic energy and stopps Syd, so Syd deactivates her field and goes all ‘Let’s do that again!’
Or the speedster gets hit, otherwise same as above, added by Sydney bowing down to M. ‘Sorry, didn’t see you there’ or something
Hmmm – Bowling with Sydney? Sydney screaming in the ball, Maxima calling out “Striiiike!” from far behind?
“A mutual shower? Maybe some licking?” “It’s not… out of the question.”
It doesn’t matter that Heatwave replied with “Absolutely not!” This hints that Harem probably “leans both ways”. :D
She’s a sensation junkie. It doesn’t really matter which way she leans: She’s willing to try it anyway.