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!
Seven Years!
Today marks seven years of producing a daily comic strip for me! I launched my first comic,
Greystone Inn seven years ago
today. Greystone ran six-days-a-week (with few exceptions) until
June 21, 2005.
The next day, of course,
Evil Inc was launched. It has run Monday-through-Saturday ever since.
The past seven years have also seen the rise of no fewer than two weekly comics.
Courting Disaster, a single-panel strip about sex and relationships, was launched on
Jan 12, 2005.
And
Phables, which began as a bi-weekly but has been promoted to a weekly earlier this year, is a full-page comic about life in Philadelphia which started last year on
Feb. 20.
I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to be reaching this benchmark. There’s no way I could have done it without the amazing support of my family. My wife is, was, and always will be, the best wife in webcomics.
And then there’s you.
I can’t thank you enough for your friendship and support. It was brought into sharp focus last week during our battle with Wikipedia. You guys rallied, railed, ranted, and raged…
And you
won.
You guys make it all worthwhile. I can’t say how much your support means to me. Every book you buy… every convention you visit me at… every e-mail, blog response, and forum comment… wow.
Thank you.
