Chapter 17 | Page 3b: Hot Stuff

Posted on December 19, 2025 by Brad Guigar

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.

  • Yes, he lives up to his name.

  • Yes, Dynasty knew exactly what she was doing.

  • 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!

I’m a gamer. I game.

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Brad Guigar

Well, it all started when my boys got a Wii from the grandparents for Christmas. If you’ve been following my Twitter feed, you already know I’m a Wii-Bowling Jedi. And, thanks to the patient tutelage of my six-year-old, I’ve become downright passable at Godzilla Unleashed.

So, when the lad spotted a used copy of Marvel Ultimate Alliance, I could hardly refuse.

Two days later, my son and I have averted nuclear disasters, freed S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and defeated a list of bad guys that includes Scorpion, Bullseye, Winder Soldier, Radioactive Man and Fin Fang Foom(!)

So, yeah. I’m a gamer. I game.

And now, I’m actually kinda eager to get my hands on this.

It’s a slippery slope. With a fire-breathing, oddly-named dragon on the other end of it.