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!
If you’re going to be making a special trip to your comic shop this Saturday for
Free Comic Book Day, you’ll want to be sure to pick up the special Blackest Night giveaway.
According to
Major Spoilers, the issue will provide info sheets on all of the major Sinestro Corp characters and some preview information detailing the 24 issues related to Part One of the Blackest Night saga.
According to
a recent Newsarama interview, writer Geoff Johns has been consumed with making these characters as three-dimensional as possible:
NRAMA: Do you have names for all these guys? How do you keep all these Lanterns straight?
GJ: I’ve got names and stories for them all: Every single Orange Lantern that Phil designed, all the Red Lanterns that Shane designed, everyone. I think the fact that Phil designed all those Orange Lanterns is because he’s so into the concept and the work speaks volumes about his dedication to the story.
Read the entire interview.
Click on the image for a larger version, courtesy of DC Comics’
The Source.
If you’re going to be making a special trip to your comic shop this Saturday for Free Comic Book Day, you’ll want to be sure to pick up the special Blackest Night giveaway.
