Okay, one more French joke never hurt anyone. At least, anyone that matters. Besides, as long as he surrenders, he can count on the Americans coming in to save his bacon.
Archive for January, 2007
A lot of comic book villains are traditionally pretty stupid and can’t see the forest for the trees, which is how the heroes normally deal with them. In recent years, that’s changed and the villains are now as well-developed personalities[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s tough to come up with new, character-correct oaths. “Bricks and blocks” seemed like something appropriate for a nebbish like Stonewall. Why is Silence wearing her costume? In comics, characters always have their costumes handy when they’re out in their[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve been to restaurants that required bathroom visits like this before. I’m sure most people have, which is why Tetsu Kochou (you’ll learn what the name means next week if you haven’t already plugged it into an online translator) doesn’t[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Never let it be said I will sink to the level of toilet humor in this strip. At least, not to my face.
Comic book villains, especially those who consider themselves noble, often spout such things as “it gives me no joy to do what I am about to do.” That’s right up there with the parents who say “this will hurt me[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I suspect that “your costume sucks” is truly a dire insult in the superhero community. Is there anything worse than stepping out of the shadows…and being laughed at? Even a bad superhero name can be overcome with a cool costume.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One of my better attributes as a sequential writer is my ability to create subplots. Here in this one strip I have introduced several: the first super-powered villain, who has history of some sort with Silence, and some interesting background[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In all my years of reading comics, I don’t believe I’ve ever read a story where a superhero goes on a date, in or out of costume, that didn’t somehow involve a supervillain and a dastardly plot. Who’m I to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…