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Grrl Power #922 - After action flippancy

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Cora and Dabbler obviously have some shared history and sense of humor. Dabbler tries to not fly her "I'm an alien sex demon intergalactic woman of mystery and mayhem" TOO high while she's on Earth, but sometimes it slips out. And if you're thinking "Really? Cause she does lots of sex stuff." Remember that she doesn't orgy the team comatose every night, so yeah, she's keeping herself pretty reigned in. That's only possible because she gets herself some Super-grade tantric good good every so often.

You know how in cop shows, when a cop is involved in a fatal shooting, they make them go see the police psychologist just to make sure they're doing okay and/or not reveling in the kill? That conversation was difficult with Dabbler because she didn't have any sense of weight for the event. Not in a psychopathic way, which is definitely a flag in itself, just in a "I'm used to a more wild wild west system of justice where I'm a freelance bounty hunter and it's accepted that killing inveterate recidivist felons objectively makes the universe a better place." and eventually they were like "Look, just don't kill anyone unless there's no alternative or you can't work with us." and Dabbler's like "Ug. Whatever, it's your planet."

If you think that attitude should disqualify her from law enforcement, well, that's certainly arguable, but keep in mind that someone high up probably had the thought that if she hangs out on Earth for a while, maybe she'd share the thing that's better than integrated circuits, or she'd leave her Astro-Phone laying on her dresser while she's out on a mission, so who cares if a few criminals experience some space justice?

Cora... has not been through any of that screening stuff. She was just asked to try and not kill anyone.

Grrl Power #922 - After action flippancy

Comments

I'd like to see a full spread of Sydney in panel nine, with the speech balloon, as a t-shirt.

M Bair

Sydney wasn't wearing her jacket when the explodening happened. Maybe it should have gotten some slop on it, but I figured it was laying behind the chair she was stuck in, in a chair shaped gore shadow.

Dave Barrack

Excellent work on the artwork in this page, DaveB!! For whatever reason, I really like it all, the goofy and serious mixed together. And Max looks really good. Also, Sydney's top part of her uniform is amazingly spotless :D THANKS, UNIFORM NINJAS!!

Jared Juetten

Not the gun, the bullet. I'm reminded of a weapon used in one of the Bond movies, Never Say Never Again, I think. A pen that launched an explosive nib. Bond used it, but it didn't explode. It lodged in the bad lady's clothes or skin, she laughed, and as she was taking aim to kill him, then it went off. A cute scene, but not something you'd want to happen on purpose. Maybe the time delay was the bullet figuring the correct angle to unspool for maximum dispersal.

Marc Vun Kannon

Max's eyes seem especially lovely today

ZombieRonSwanson

Where does one get a gun with a 3 second delay? I wish to see this lasagna explosion... for science!

VC

Yeah, she's the one going to be needing the therapy after this one.

Eric Loken

Sydney forgot to add the last part: "...and you're only sitting 6 feet away?"

Marc Vun Kannon

Did he? Did he really?

Lex of Excel

"Try not to kill anyone" well she did try... he just needed killing.

Doug Northcote

Need panel 6 without a speech balloon... for meme purposes :)

Jared

Lobo would be trustworthy though.... if you paid him enough. Daily. With a firm reminder.

Magraal

There's vegan lasagna, I would think.

Marc Vun Kannon

Just hope that she gives Cora the verbal thrashing she's been deserving for a few pages.

Lex of Excel

Good thing Sydney's already a vegan I guess.

Brett

This looks like this is triggering a "What did you do to my little sister" moment with Maxima.

Bowoodstock

The True Lies Defense: it's not murder if they're evil. (Except it totally is.)

Lex of Excel

And it is for that reason why I don't trust Dabbler in the position of being a superhero. She's about as trustworthy in that position as Lobo is.

Lex of Excel

Dabbler is best girl.

Daniel Schinhofen

Well... he WAS!

Town Crier

I've often thought that the mouths in this comic were drawn uncannily large. It's obvious with Dabbler's laugh, but at least she has the excuse of not being human.

Stephen Gilberg

I thought she only unwound the one...

William Elliott

he DID seem a little wound up...

William Elliott

Lol. Beautiful description of what just happened hah

Reigys

To use a non-lethal approach you first need a non-lethal weapon. Cora probably wasn't properly prepared to save her friend from a group of sick fucks who looked like they may be willing to torture her. A kill first response is probably normal without some very heavy training anyhow.

Anton Schleef

"Yeah, we don't really send Dabbler to the counsellor anymore."

Tim

I feel bad for poor Sydney, hope she doesn't wind up with nightmares from this, she had been through enough....So Far...

Michael O'Driscoll

It may say military on the brochures, but honestly looking at what they do, they're law enforcement.

akrasia

It'll be interesting who gets picked to do the therapy on Dr. Frost, after Dr. Frost's therapy on Sydney.

akrasia

I reread it, and when I got to panel three I realized what Max and dabbler were seeing. Sydney should not look like that.

Marc Vun Kannon

That description, combined with the blood smears all over her, and the 1000-yard stare. ..I'm seeing some therapist time when they get back to base.

Marc Vun Kannon

Sydney's going to need SO MUCH THERAPY.

Rens

That description was amazing

Kj

Okay that description of what the round did nearly killed me. I needed a good laugh. :D

Ghostpony

I sense a repeat of Concretia's "What's wrong with you?" line coming up.

Just Jack

To paraphrase "Don't kill anyone unless they really need killing". Remember this is the military NOT law enforcement, anyway I'll shed no tears over "little bitch" as named by Sydney.

Stan

Ah, the ol' Unwinder Round, also known as the "I'm Sorry-Not-Sorry Jon Special" for its mixing of gore and lasagna.

Kizik Ucalegon

I'm pretty certain Max is referencing some of her Afghanistan days in that whip around thinking process. "Timed bags of lasagna exploding"... very apt description of 3 meatbags in cultists robes getting some.

Chase the Dragon

She just helped him unwind.

Martin Drkoš

I should not laugh that hard, but the lasagne was funny

Hephaestus Hugh


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