 VQ Rating: SkrullsTaking stock of super-villainsThe Skrulls: With Electra being revealed to be a Skrull in New Avengers #31, the entire Skrull race is taking a major step forward in the pantheon of super-villainy. As of right, now anybody in the Marvel Universe could be a Skrull. They could be anywhere.Nice move. [Wikipedia] In New Avengers #31, it is shown that the Hand’s current leader Elektra is a Skrull in disguise; also, the baby of Luke Cage and Jessica Jones began to display the characteristic green eyes of a Skrull. Writer Brian Michael Bendis has stated in interviews that the Skrull revelation is only the start of a wider story arc that indicates many Marvel heroes are actually Skrulls. While this will not make major changes to previous events such as Civil War, this hidden conspiracy will eventually play out of the Pages of New Avengers and into the Marvel Event of 2008, whose Tagline will be ‘Who Can You Trust’, in contrast to 2006’s ‘Whose Side Are You On?’ Can that mean that the fabulous Super Skrull could be far behind? Let’s hope not. The Skrulls rise to a VQ rating of 8. It’s a guaranteed 9 if Luke Cage’s baby is a Skrull.  (If you have a suggestion for “VQ,” please let me know.) |
Today’s page takes us back to Ralph’s Diner, where Captain Heroic proves—once again—that nothing rattles him… not even a surprise soup bath.
Hailey is mortified, Captain Heroic is dripping, and somewhere across the diner, Yazmine Velour is livestreaming the whole thing as heart emojis rain from the internet. It’s a small moment, but one that says a lot about who Cap really is—and why people can’t help falling for him.
Transcript
Panel 1
Hailey (distraught that she has dumped hot soup on Captain Heroic): Omigod Omigod Omigod…
Captain Heroic (turning to another person eating at the diner): Excuse me. Would you hand me a napkin, please? (The person hands him a napkin)
Panel 2
Hailey: I’m so sorry Captain Heroic, sir. I didn’t mean to — {sob}
Panel 3
Captain Heroic (handing her the napkin): Here. Please don’t cry.
Panel 4
Captain Heroic (continues): Most of my first impressions involve disintegration rays. And actual impressions. In concrete.
Panel 5
Captain Heroic: This was far more pleasant — not counting the bay leaf in my shirt.Yazmine Velour (as she livestreams the interaction from the other side of the diner, a torrent of heart emojis flow from her phone as the audience reacts): Omigod Omigod Omigod
After Dark
This week's commissioned MicroFic delivers exactly what you’d want from a pairing between Dynasty and Father Christmas.
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Yes, he lives up to his name.
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Yes, Dynasty knew exactly what she was doing.
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No, the North Pole will never be the same.
I also posted the Goblin Girl MicroFic from the Monster Girl poll — and the response was so good, I might need to make these poll-powered MicroFics a recurring thing!
