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!

NYCC 09: The photos

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Brad Guigar



Here are a few photos from my weekend at New York Comic Con. I did quite a few interviews, including this one with the Village Voice, and the Secret Identity podcast. As a matter of fact, if you head over the Secret Identity, you’ll see a wrap-up of the panel that I did (along with Chris Eliopoulos and Danielle Corsetto, among others).

Check out my photostream of the entire weekend.

Special thanks to arch-henchman Mike Ciccotello, whose webcomic, “Schoolhouse Daze,” relaunches April 1 (no foolin’). He shot photos all weekend — otherwise, I would have never been able to record a single shot. All of the photos were shot by him — including the ones from his trip to the Port Authority to pick up replacement books.



Recording a radio interview. Hopefully, they’ll send an mp3 or a link. It was a great conversation.



Matt Herring, from Secret Identity podcast, talks to me in the waning moments of the convention. We’ll have a link to that podcast shortly.