Grrl Power #1017 - Nants ingonyama!

Evil smurf's face in the last panel... eep.

Eric Loken

My primary care has advised against it based on the blood clot issues. My family and I have had a pretty rough go with those, so I just mostly stay home. Once they work that mess out, I'll get dosed. That said, I'm a big proponent of medicinal Ethanol, and I'd recommend trying 1:1 Goldschläger and Jägermeister (Black & Gold shot), especially as Jäger was used as medicine to begin with.

Ian Brown

That damn grin of hers..........ugh!

Kenneth Winkelman

try antihistamines, Some research is pointing to Long Covid being at least in part the body's Mast cells being triggered which means the body is reacting like it's exposed to an allergen.

Adamas

now i want a vote incentive of Lorlara. "She wants **YOU** to defend the homeland!"

Polysanity

Hope you get well soon. I'm recovering from COVID. Had my first 2 shots and the third one scheduled for the 12th. I started showing symptoms on the 2nd. Now I'm Covid negative, but I haven't been able to return to work because of exhaustion and brain fog i.e "Long Covid". Hopefully will only last a week or two more, but I keep hearing stories about how it can last for months. Hoping you don't go through that (Apparently, only around 10% do have extended problems. I'm just lucky that way)

Timothy Mayfield

Best wishes to get through Covid without any lasting problems

Otoger

but be carefull there is also a Coffein Choc named Ovomaltine XD at least in europe and they use the Marketing "with Ovomaltine you can't do it better but longer"

Otoger

I can't imagine what it was like for people at the beginning of this thing. My symptoms were mild up until yesterday when it started getting pretty bad. If it had continued on that trend, today I would have been like "Must... finish proofing so I can... release... book before... death..."

Dave Barrack

The COVID vaccine does not promise 100% protection from infection (nor does the flu vaccine nor any other vaccine as far as I know). What it does is essentially give your immune system an ID sheet for the COVID virus (in the form of messenger RNA) and put it on a war footing. As a metaphor, consider Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Instead of planes on the ground and a mass of ships docked in harbor, imagine instead they are pre-warned, every available AA gun has a poster with detailed IDs for enemy and friendly planes, and every plane available is in the air and patrolling for bombers. The fleet has scrambled out of the harbor fully on alert, with hundreds of AA guns of various calibers pointed skyward. Does a ship or two still take a bomb? Maybe, it's certainly not impossible. The Japanese sent a lot of torpedo and dive bombers. A few might get through and inflict some hits. But the Arizona doesn't end up a memorial in the harbor, the Pacific Fleet doesn't get knocked back to bare bones, and whether the Japanese strike force even makes it back to Japan is in question. A breakthrough infection is what happens when, effectively, a couple of planes make it through the AA barrage and the fighter cover. It is very much better than your immune system getting caught on the equivalent of shore leave, and your system losing major assets (lung damage, liver damage, possibly death) as a result.

Woodrobin

Gotta give her credit the "Evil Smurf!" Alari lady who's name I couldnt remember, dang does she get some job satisfaction working for Deus. Credit to her or him or both, but nice to see someone who just loves their work/job. Also, get well soon Dave!

Doug Northcote

Thanks for sharing your story about COVID and breakthrough infections. The boosters are critical, but even the vase probably shaved a lot of misery off of your course. Hope you heal quickly and well!

Jeremy

Recovering from Covid myself. Take some time off to fully recover.

Realmz256

I'm not anti-vaxx, but I am skeptical about the Covid vaccine. 2 shots and you still caught it? I'll pass. Having said that, you probably have a deficiency of vitamin D... because most people have a deficiency during the winter months. Take some extra vitamins and get well soon!

Mantarok1205

love Anvil's sunhat

Dan Curtis

Who is Ray Cosmos?

Thed Preston

That explains why I was confused about what I was looking at

Matthew Lambert

Because... Uh... Hmm. She's going to change into them later?

Dave Barrack

(That being said, I have to wonder why Sydney (is she E-2 or E-3 now) is in fatigues and Kenya is in civvies.)

Greg Morrow

Hey, if you need to skip a week to heal, or two, that's OK. There are a thousand pages in the archive, we can all re-read while waiting for the next installment.

Greg Morrow

Get. Some. Rest. Take a week off, take as much time as you need to feel well again.

Nimrod009

Want? No. Think he deserves? Yes!

Aye take a break Dave we understand

Enigma42

Thank you as always but you if want to take a break go ahead people need recharge days. All those who want Dave to take a break say aye.

Enigma42

She reminds me of Ray Cosmos.

Stephen Gilberg

It says "tourees." He really was tired.

Stephen Gilberg

Dealing with it myself Dave. I know the feeling from the writer side of trying to get shit done.

Daniel Schinhofen

Sorry to hear It got you. Next to unavoidable with kids or frequent public contact. Please rest as much as you can, it's really taken a toll on some of my friends so don't be beating yourself up on top of being ill.

Richard Bennett

"... fired from her first job for radicalizing the tourists." For, or against?

Andrew Denton

Same as the others. Take time for yourself. Trying to “power through” just makes being sick last longer.

Teach Minchew

Rest if you can and feel better soon.

John Aldridge

Just here to echo the "take care of yourself, it's more important than us getting a new page or two" sentiment.

Eric Karnowski

take care of yourself..........also I fully expect maxima to choke Lorlara out at some point just out of annoyance

Brad Kirkwood

Generally speaking, for most illnesses you recover faster if you take it easy and rest rather than "pushing through"

Thisguy

Dude, take a week off. Look after yourself, get better, come back fit. Don't be like so many other great webcomic artists who work until their bodies break.

Thisguy

There's some studies about trying to 'push through' covid resulting in it sticking around taking a lot longer to get over, resulting in what people are calling "long covid" - try to make sure you get enough rest one way or another so it doesn't fuck with your body for months instead of days/weeks.

Magraal

Passion Flower extract. That can help with sleep. The liquid is more effective than the pills. Be warned, it tastes VILE. I would mix it with chocolate milk (specifically Ovaltine, because it's mostly caffeine free).

As someone who is very Dumb, I'm offended at being compared to an Anti-vaxxer.

blackshadow111

Ditto

Graeme Thorburn

Dave, man...take a frickin' break! Seriously, stressing yourself out over finishing Grrl Power pages will downregulate your immune reaction, and that's not helpful if it has to deal with a COVID-19 infection. Seriously, I can wait a week or two for the next page! Grab a good book, hit the sheets and let nature run its course. 🙏 Please, I worry more about your health than the next page being on time. 😅

C'mon Sydney, She's an evil Dark Elf. Too tall to be a Smurf.

Graeme Thorburn

Lorlara's face on that last panel will haunt my dreams. Well done.

Narall

Skål tilbake

Whoriar

So much Oy on this page, lol.

Michael Obert