Grrl Power #916 - Bad faith
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I think Henchwench is trying to vie with Lorlara for second place in the crazy face competition. Sydney is obviously unassailable at number 1.
I assume her contract has a section about how you can't sue her for tricking you into signing a document that explicitly sets you up for a premeditated double-cross.
This page (and the next few) was directly inspired by your comments from when Henchwench first showed up. I like super powers that have a lot of uh, not rules, but like, when you hear about the power, you think, "that's cool" but then a day later you have those refrigerator logic moments and you come up with like a million weird power stunts for it. Everything about Henchwench is like that. Like what if she was hired by Absorbing Man or Parasite AND Evil Energy Guy (I couldn't think of an evil Human Torch off the top of my head) Could she just feed herself unlimited power? Or what if the contract she signed said she only got the powers of the supervillain on call? Like it rotated out depending on what day of the week it was. Not sure why you'd do that, but it would certainly make it really hard to jail her if you managed to catch her without getting her fired first.
Seeing as how Henchwench's powers are contract based, I'm going to say that she's like, 1/8th devil. Not demon. Devils are the ones into contracts. Dabbler would be the first tell you... actually, the scene would go like this:
Sydney: It's a demon! But, uh, not like... I didn't mean that in a judgemental way. I'm not a racist!
Dabbler: Actually he's a devil.
Sydney: Oh? Is there a big difference?
Dabbler: Oh gods, yeah. Huge difference. Totally... eh, not really.
Sydney: Oh. Uh, well, I'm still sorry if I implied you all look alike.
Dabber: Sydney, I'm a demon, not a snowflake. I'm not going to report you to HR.
Sydney: Right, sorry. You cloven-hooved ass-goblin.
Dabbler: If you're trying to upset me, you'll have to do a lot better than that. I do have cloven hooves, and I love ass gobblin'.
Sydney: Gross. Fine, that zebra haired barber guy said you give really average blowjobs.
Dabbler: I'LL SUE YOU FOR SLANDER YOU FUCKING...
Devil: Should I come back?
Aaaand scene.
Comments
Incapacitated, and alive for questioning.
Marc Vun Kannon
2021-02-05 23:27:31 +0000 UTCmaybe through back of calf into and through foot, lots of muscle damage and very hobbling but nothing they cant fix later
Maltec
2021-02-05 13:05:17 +0000 UTCWait....she stabbed from behind.....did she impale her through her achilleas tendon?! ah ah nnnnooooo, why did I make myself think about that!! *shudders*
Andreas M. Sørensen
2021-02-05 09:25:20 +0000 UTCMax might just do that.
Joseph Bonnar
2021-02-05 00:21:04 +0000 UTCIf Max is willing to create a very large molten crater in Times Square, this could be over quickly... if messily.
Eric Loken
2021-02-04 20:18:00 +0000 UTCWell I’ll be damned... a smart intended-to-be-expendable villain. But ruled by her ego, as I’m guessing she doesn’t know who’s REALLY in charge.
Jeremy Mullin
2021-02-04 19:54:47 +0000 UTCI'm assuming that, via trickery, Henchwench had *herself* made manager of the LLC? I also agree that the Sydney/Dabbler convo needs to be worked into the comic ASAP. ^_^
Churchill (formerly TeaBear)
2021-02-04 17:32:45 +0000 UTCAs a longtime D&D player, I'm thinking that while Sydney knows the major difference between demons and devils (at least in D&D) is that devils are lawful and demons aren't, she probably has problems with telling them apart on sight in the universe she lives in.
Foradain
2021-02-04 17:29:40 +0000 UTCSo basically, what we see here is very similar to the moment between Maxima and Vehemence, though she clearly took Vehemence a lot more seriously. That *sigh*? That's maxima deciding "Alright. I'm done asking (relatively) nicely", which I imagine will be followed by a very short conversation about the manager ratifying the end of contract while she still has the life force to do so.
Bowoodstock
2021-02-04 17:13:32 +0000 UTCA truly heinous LLC manager would also require her approval to quit the contract, or face ruinous cancellation penalties. Also, binding arbitration with the arbiter chosen by the LLC manager.
akrasia
2021-02-04 16:15:07 +0000 UTCTeeth lost earlier in previous fight scene: https://grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-906-lesmad/ Parts of this one where she has all teeth are the flashback to the contract signing day.
2021-02-04 16:00:07 +0000 UTCI like how shishkabobbing her foot made henchwench lose 2 teeth...
Richard du Maine
2021-02-04 15:50:36 +0000 UTCThe thumbnail made it look like Max gave her a wedgie. She stabbed her in the foot?
Bubbaclaw
2021-02-04 15:34:31 +0000 UTCThis comic has a habit of giving women uncannily large mouths.
Stephen Gilberg
2021-02-04 15:12:48 +0000 UTCSo whenever certain clothing comes off, so do the gloves?
Stephen Gilberg
2021-02-04 15:11:51 +0000 UTCDoes anyone else think that Max in panel 9 looks a bit too Pouty Teenager?
Richard Riley
2021-02-04 15:08:45 +0000 UTCWhen in doubt, stab in foot. I like her style.
Tim
2021-02-04 14:45:44 +0000 UTCI think Max stabbed wenchs achilles tendon
Enigma42
2021-02-04 14:41:33 +0000 UTCTolja that Max needed to pass the bar before she could do any rules-lawyering. In our RPG's, it was usually a yummy dessert bar, but re-bar is quite acceptable.
Town Crier
2021-02-04 14:29:37 +0000 UTCCheck the angle, or is it ankle?
Nick Hodgson
2021-02-04 13:07:48 +0000 UTCSo, I actually enjoyed the Sydney and Dabbler conversation almost as much as the comic! I'd love to see that on a future page.
2021-02-04 12:52:44 +0000 UTCThat's a flashback.
Levi Whitney
2021-02-04 12:21:46 +0000 UTCIs one of her powers a very short term ability to regrow teeth?
Dan Jones
2021-02-04 11:55:42 +0000 UTCLooks like Max found her Achilles' heel ... ;-)
Thomas Dorner
2021-02-04 11:33:04 +0000 UTCMax’s shirt got given a boob window. The gloves are off.
Andrew
2021-02-04 11:29:28 +0000 UTCEvil contract or not, read the fine print.
akrasia
2021-02-04 11:26:46 +0000 UTCI suppose they could just quit the LLC themselves and thus remove their particular power from it. Also this does seem to say that concreta was one of her actual hirers, not a hostage.
Justaguy
2021-02-04 11:24:24 +0000 UTCLegal powers . . . almost as dangerous as political powers, but far more tricksy.
Michael Obert
2021-02-04 11:12:42 +0000 UTCDon't see the last three panels, might be my eyes. Max breaks off some re-bar and????
Stan
2021-02-04 11:11:04 +0000 UTCWhat did Max do? Stab her leg? Also who's mask lady?
Martin Drkoš
2021-02-04 11:08:27 +0000 UTCshould have cut of more from the last picture so some could fantasize where she put the shish from the kebab
martin leske
2021-02-04 11:07:04 +0000 UTCThose eyes in the third panel remind me of Takahashi's work so much. Keep it up!
Damaged
2021-02-04 11:05:17 +0000 UTC
