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!
Shortpacked! book in preorders
My Blank Label pal David Willis is wrapping up preorders for the first
Shortpacked! print collection.
That means it’s time to mobilize the BLC Army and give the guy a Big Push before preorders end Monday. Swipe this text and blog it, post it in forums, and spread the word.
Willis is a veteran of over ten years of daily webcomic production. His work is phenomenal and is going to appeal to a wide range of readers. If you have a blog, it’s a good chance many of your readers are already very familiar with his work.
About the book: Crammed with extras,
Shortpacked! Brings Back the Eighties collects the first hundred strips of Willis’ popular webcomic,
Shortpacked! into a 140-page keepsake volume. Most of the strips are accompanied by his own commentary, providing witty insight and background to the comics.
Additional features include
Shortpacked v1.o, the early strips that you can’t find anywhere on the Internet today, and pages from the never-before-seen
Shortpacked! Employee Handbook. Throw in a rollicking foreword by special-effects genius
Greg Killmaster, and you have to ultimate must-have for fans of this webcomic veteran.
You can
preorder the book until this Monday, May 14.
The preorders are being handled through PayPal, but Willis is making special arrangements for people who are more comfortable using checks, money orders, and promises of sexual favors.
Email him for details.
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