Grrl Power #943 – Frixkrieg
To get the full impact of this page, you really have to imagine panels 3 and 9 happening in extreme slow motion. Panel 9 especially, because Maxima used super speed to whip around to see what was happening, so she caught sight of Frix at about 10,000 frames per second, in slow motion camera terms.
Drawing wet fur is a pain in butt, in case you were wondering. And yes, I know, Frix’s fur is at once both short enough to reveal his underlying musculature, and fluffy enough for Sydney’s face to sink into several inches. It’s space-fur, what do you want me to tell you?
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When I see my dog do that, I wish I could do it too. Then I find the urge to try hard to resist.
Sydney is very cute when she’s putting up token resistance like this.
“Put some damned pants on”
– that’s the origin story for a magical character right there!
Math is a martial character, not magical…Max is right to tell him to put his wand away.
I’m guessing that is something Maxima have to say often considering the kind of people she works with.
“The Wrong Trousers” featuring Wallace and Grommit comes to mind; otherwise I can’t think of a treatment of cursed pants. Cursed helmets, cursed swords, cursed gauntlets, even cursed shoes, but somehow pants are never cursed, other than the truly evil pants that compel you answer the question, “Do these make me look fat?”
What about the Sisterhood of Travelling Pants?
You try travelling with the [insert stereotype here] for a month, and tell me his pants didn’t do something to deserve what he puts them through!
I’ll leave this here: mostly NSFW
https://www.oglaf.com/alterations-and-repairs/
I think there was a ‘Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy’ episode with cursed pants.
cursed britches of arseless chaps. these magical pants strip the wearer of any cover that would cover, conceal, or protect their backside.
At least Vehemence didn’t need to be told to put pants on.
Ka-pants.
Some fashion items are a sin, but sending pants to perdition seems like overkill.
I must admit, that would be absolutely hilarious as an alien. Also, Bad Frix, no shake, NO SHAKE~!!
but can he have a smoothie?
Any idea what “That Thing” is?
I’ve seen dogs with nearly that same look (panel 10) as they are shaking off water.
I assume this: https://www.grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-709-para-go-on/
That was my first idea too, but why would they leave it on earth of all places, when they were so much concerned about leaving just the fel wreckage there?
My guess is that it’s connected to the mercs encounter. Maybe some more superadvanced forbidden tech like the stasis pod, that we just didn’t see (the pod itself was pretty small, I doubt her ship would be full so much that it wouldn’t fit in some broom closet or lost corridor).
I think they already dropped off the Fel artifact at a “Vault World” already. I remember it mentioned but I don’t remember the page number.
So, ya maybe the tech that the mercs left behind, or just something that has not been mentioned yet. Maybe the masked men led Archon to something interesting.
Yep
https://www.grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-817-morning-q-a-questions-and-aerobics/
Huh, completely forgot Cora was planning to bring back an FTL ship for Earth to tinker with. Looks like the US gub’ment might get out ahead of Deus after all, at least publicly.
“…coming back for the Thing tonight….”
From context, it’s an event of some kind, that everyone present, with the possible exception of Detla, knows is about to happen.
Could be a party, could be a State dinner, could be a group appearance on a game show.
Yeah, you’d almost think DaveB referred to some slow-motion videos to see what a dog looks like while they shake themselves off, so he could do panels 9 & 10. Apparently, DaveB’s research isn’t limited to Boob physics, yes?
Drawing furries and fanservice is Dave’s job (I envy him) so it would make sense that he do some research on his favourite subjects.
Funny, my thought on first pass was that the “thing,” was an event. Either fun, “space cotillion for the rich and famous,” or not so fun, “emergency Senate briefing on whatever that was that happened in NY.”
I agree. Also, NY is the probable subject, but since it’s “tonight”, it’s not a political function like a Senate hearing. Might be a public appearance / press conference with political overtones, though.
Or it could just be an invitation-only cross-species orgy.
Anyone else looking forward to Sidney VS Senate hijinks and/or shenanigans?
I can think of nobody in the House, and only one member of the Senate, who Sydney would not drive immediately to foaming distraction.
…
No, of course I’m not naming names.
I can think of a couple. they are all dead though. that could be why.
Who wants to bet that Anvil was just entered into a wet T shirt contest involuntarily? XD
Her & Sydney both.
well, lets see- Judge 1 is Yorp. any other ‘unbiased’ judges want to step up?
Well Dabbler’s not here so sure.
A sopping wet, seven foot tall fur covered creature. I’ll bet he could soak up several gallons of water.
“What thing?”
– No one told Sydney about the Fel Artifact of Unspeakable Cuddles? Probably very wise.
To be fair he had been under water for an hour… Waiting that long to get slightly dry was probably a long over due urge.
Aliens can also make stupid mistakes just like humans.
What mistake?
Panel 3: That move is going to smudge Sydney’s glasses.
[See Dave, it’s easy to “come up with something.”]
It’s like City of Heroes.
Some people spend longer in the character creator than they do actually playing the game!
Why did you feel you needed to call me out like that?
That’s not true…I may have not discovered the game until after it had already been out for a while, but I had been playing nearly a dozen characters (both hero & villain versions) up to about level 35 before the game ended so abruptly.
You are playing again now, right?
https://discord.gg/gxe2rjbY
Just went there & no one is playing yet, from what I’ve seen…NCSoft is still in talks about what they’re willing to do with it. Talks currently stalled due to the Covid though. Even at the official NCSoft website, it’s not even in the list of games you can play now.
If I somehow become idiotically wealthy, I am going to launch a hostile takeover of NCSoft.
My justice shall enough to make the Devil blush.
Why do you have to call me out like that?
The game itself was fairly repetitive, and didn’t have a lot of depth. The character creator was probably the best part of it, both playing with it yourself, and seeing what other people managed to create with it. It was a creative outlet, more than a game.
Fur follows the body shape unless it’s REALLY think like feathers or polar bear fur so I think it’s perfectly normal to see his body structure like that and besides Sydney is rather tiny in the first place! I was expecting that fairly obvious joke from the last strip to come out :p Being a hairy guy myself I’ve pulled that prank a few times with my wife as well OW… sorry huney didn’t know you was looking…..
I figured that the robot-space-barber just cropped his hair to a stylish length that shows off his assets.
i seen a picture of a really upset polar bear that had to be shaved thanks to an oil spill… yeah picture a greyhound with a huge head and claws and you’ll see what i seen LMBO!
Panel 9 just cracks me up.
Glad I’m not the only one. XD
To be honest Sydneys threat of someone being on the lost sound way diffrend now that we know she has the power of planet destroying technologie at her fingertips.
…Which makes it a good thing for many species that she’s neither predisposed or even inclined to do so, at least not for light reasons. For example, there’s the people from Kricket (Hitchhiker’s Guide) who are pretty much obsessed with destroying all other life forms in the universe. That right there is not a “light reason” to consider genocide for the rest of the universe’s sake, is it?
Even so, Sydney would be willing to rack her brains to figure out how to stop them without wiping them out as a whole species. Even on the Alari homeworld, already under siege, Sydney only killed as a matter of direct self-defense…Her life was under direct threat at the time & even then, she really didn’t want to kill all of them, only those who were attacking her.
My head cannon on The List is that its a reminder. Sydney has heard the adage to check the obituaries section for good news, and wants to remember who to look for.
It’s an ADD thing. “WHO am I mad at? Let me check the List. Oh, a squirrel….”
what is it with ADD and squirrels? what about Geckos, Birds, shiny things, Cats, dogs, angel statues, rain, attractive humans, and Cops?
Way back when, Benjamin Franklin was known to say that when he woke up in the morning he’d grab the newspaper & look at the obituaries…If he didn’t see his own name there, he’d get up.
Many days, I kinda feel the same…
After today,it looks like we won’t be seeing Frix for a while…!
As long as her face is still buried in his fur like that, she’s (technically) not seeing him even now…She’ll have to back off enough so that she doesn’t get an eyeful of irritation by opening her eyes.
And here I thought you’d mention that that’s the only platonic way to get multiple women wet… Without bringing gun like toys or commandeering a fire hose.
you left out bladders of dubious strength. A traditional weapon of the teenage male. supposedly.
Math should clearly go to HR over this clear bit of sexual harassment, what, is he not allowed to wear a swimsuit at the pool like the women, because she can’t keep her eyes to herself?
Shame on her *shakes head sadly*
Sexual harassment works like a point system, right? If he has one against her, he gets one free pass? ‘Math logic’
He ain’t wearing a swimsuit. He’s wearing underwear and nothing else.
And… how is that any different than the postagestamp-and-string some women (and some men) claim to be swimming gear?
The problem is, he admitted that it was not swimwear. If he had gaslighted, and the underwear had no obvious counterevidence, then Max would have had to defer.
Culture is not logical. We can even say that it is weird.
The very same amount of coverage when labelled “swimsuit” is appropriate, when labelled “underwear” is not.
Don’t go looking for logic; humans are not Vulcans. If we insist on a rationale (which is different from logic) we can say that there are different intents attached to those pieces of cloth. “Swimsuits” symbolize swimming or lazing around soaking up the sun or playing volleyball, etc. “Underwear” symbolizes “partly undressed” and has sexual connotations.
Will leave this here
A scientific approach to the issue haha!
technically she could meet him anytime he is on the fracture
also, damn space hair physics. because that fur is a TARDIS.
I suspect this may well lead to Syd accidentally stumbling across Deus, Ex Machina’ing, and set off a hilarious chain of events that taken a sudden turn for the mortally serious…only to have Big D suddenly deescalate things, reveal (part of) his plan, and thus convincing her that he is, in fact, Doing Good.
…immediately after which, the shipment of Eludium-236 Explosive Space Modulators will arrive.
Max was rather nice to Kenya/Anvil. Others might have been more critical of her for bringing Sydney into a public situation while the Skill tree was visible. It might have been more practical if they just called Max first before dropping in like that.
Then again, that pool isn’t supposed to be a ‘public pool’, so it’s easy to assume that anyone who is there already has sufficient security clearance. Still, I would have warned Anvil next time to look before leaping.
Does Max ever get angry with Anvil over anything?
Probably, but i get the feeling they’ve known each other long enough Kenya knows just how far and when she can good-naturedly bug Maxima.
I’m also pretty sure she’s essentially best friends with Max and Hiro, given her “Shipper-On-Deck” status for those two.
IIRC, Max was off comms. Sydney tried to call.
Honestly I’d really love to see Maxima and Kenya dating. :)
They’d be great for each other!
I’m fairly sure Max is straight, but Anvil’s still like her best friend.
Which means if Max is even shown dating, it’ll likely be because Anvil pushed her into it, like the deliberate bearhug she did to Max and Hiro just to show she ships the two of them together (which also shows how decent of a guy Hiro is in her eyes).
Don’t know about ‘dating’ per se, but I’m sure they’ve had the occasional girls’ night out that beat a few dates.
are we not going to mention that bag labeled ‘third date stuff max’ Anvil has in her closet?
I wasn’t going to mention it…
I do hope there’s no time-out on the skill-tree level-up…
Maybe touching Frix, whilst the skill tree is up, will designate him as a crewman? He is qualified after all.
If he is holding the flyball, Sydney could sit on his shoulders. Or ride him like a surf board.
That’d add a bit of spice to the love life, “Hey babe, wanna while buzzing the Empire State Building?”
Interesting, What DOES happen if you put the skill point into another person….?
Sydney’s face into a mop of wet fur like that should be smothering her. “Frix, you’re smothering me!” As easy as I thought.
That frame of him shaking is horrifying.
Looks awesome to me.
Wet dogs shaking can be disturbing in some breeds mind.
http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/animal.gif
Panel nine is one of Dave’s best. A great dog derp face.
Agreed.
*paw print of approval*
OH NO! NOT THE LIST!
It was inevitable.
Girls, do not turn around and look in Math’s direction now.
I feel like an amphibious creature with fur would have some kind of defense against the fur getting all nappy the way his did after the shake. Oils or whatever, but the hair shouldn’t be so absorbant.
There are two steps, the shake, and then the settle. The shake leaves it nappy. Once you’re sure you’re through shaking, then there’s a shake-like movement that settles the hair.
Fun Fact: shaking water off like that is very difficult and can be painful if you’re biped – fur or no fur. Even animals that are able to comfortably stand upright go to their natural quad position in order to shake. But if your hair is not too long nor too short, shaking the hair on your head semi-dry is a great feeling
Yes, it is one of the things I miss about life before neck injury.
That’s true, you can’t properly torque your shoulder rotation counter to the rotation of your hindquarters without firmly planting your hands against something sturdy. Also, metre long hair is not fun to shake dry, but can be weaponized to lob water a fair distance sling-shot style.
Frix’s fur is at once both short enough to reveal his underlying musculature, and fluffy enough for Sydney’s face to sink into several inches. It’s space-fur, what do you want me to tell you?
I want you to tell me he’s just that chiseled that his muscles show up through 3 inch fur.
Frix is Best Boy. Period. ^_^
Who’s a good boy? Frix is a good boy. Yes, he is.
And what is Yorpie? Chopped anchovies?
I’m sure there’s a comment there between Best Boy, Best Man, and Groom, but I’d have to refer to Sydney for which way round those titles go. And whether Logan still carries one of them.
there can be more than one good boy. Offers Yorpie a snack. offers to pet Yorpie.
Wait, wasn’t it Maxi who did Anvil’s ‘do? So, why is she complimenting herself that way?
Or, was she hungover and can’t remember doing that with Anvil first thing in the morning?
Seems like it would have to have been an inside joke.
Looks like Laph is likey-likey’ing her new tail :D
Both PPO and the central “wheel” are still missing a pip each…
I have to say: The woof just got Anvil’s hair wet.
Let me say that again: The woof just got Anvil’s hair wet.
Even if the braiding did take only a couple of minutes to do, due to Max’s speed, a lifetime of caring for black hair would create an automatic reaction in Anvil.
You do NOT get a black woman’s hair wet, if you want to live.
I wonder if Sydney will want to keep the rug that Anvil’s about to make out of Frix’s hide?
Feels a bit prejudicial, assuming Kenya is going to suddenly turn into a screaming stereotype.
Literally nothing we know about her suggests this. Additionally, I recall DaveB already stating that her hair isn’t like that.
Now…Jig? Jig has been shown to have a temper & a vengeful streak, and for all we know, her hair is “typical.”
Jig, I can see lighting someone up for getting her hair wet.
Yeah I think Jiggs has a bit of a… lightning temper. >.<
Also, why is Max commenting on the hairdo she herself did for Anvil just that morning? Did she not even glance at the result from the front or in a mirror?
Someone mentioned that, yes
I too am also confused as well. /=I
For a sec,I thought Max was going to say to either Math, Anvi or Frixl…
“Math,put some pants on,that Speedo is NOT regulation”
“Kenya,your hair looks good like that,but keep it with regulation.”
“Frix,don’t ever do that again in my presence!”
You… do remember that it was Maxi who braided Anvil’s hair, right?
MORE EVIDENCE FOR MY THEORY THAT THE HAIRS ARE GAS-EXCHANGE ORGANS!
Excessively floofy & body-shaping? That implies constant pressure, possibly from within via an oxygen-rich fluid!
(Yes, I know, not really important, but I feel validated a bit.)
Wet Woof will be someone’s gravatar in 3… 2… 1…
all the gravatars are gone at my end. so the system was not strong enough to take wet woof. maybe it makes too many women wet.
Anyone else wondering what a Sidney x Frix baby would look like?
Also that dinosaur guy will be very happy I think.
like Loona from Helluva Boss probably.
Something something… old dog, new Frix.
There’s a joke in there somewhere.
“can’t stop the fwop”
“Everybody do the FWOP!”
“Fwop ’til you drop!”
“Fine, you come up with something” <= challenge accepted. I say "Sydney is in fur trouble"
Otter fur would fit the bill, it looks super short and shows off their shape, but very dense and multilayered to trap air to keep them warm in the water.