After several hours of applied mad sciences, Dr. Muskiday finally has a plan.
The macronanos have been feeding on Fairmount City’s emotions, growing stronger with every burst of anger, embarrassment, infatuation, and fear. Muskiday’s new device is designed to reverse the process — converting a macronano back into harmless micronanos while safely discharging all that stolen emotional energy.
There’s just one problem.
To test the thing, they need a macronano.
Fortunately, HoloClone Miss Match knows exactly how to bait the hook. A little romance. A little melodrama. And perhaps just a touch more enthusiasm than Dr. Muskiday was expecting.
Science demands sacrifice. Apparently, dignity is first on the list.
One Hot August
On Friday, I posted a wrap-up of all of the August exclusives — complete with previews of all the spicy selections. You can download all of them without becoming a Patreon backer here.
Transcript
Panel 1
Dr. Muskiday finishes tinkering on his device in front of a whiteboard that shows how the device works.
Macronano —> containment unit —> compression field emitter —> emotion output emitter
Muskiday: OK… I think we’re ready to test it out. Can you attract one of the macronanos?
Panel 2
HoloClone Miss Match: Musky, darling, this may be our last chance to consummate our love before the macronanos take over!
Panel 3
A macronano reacts as Holoclone Miss Match (continues off-panel): Take me, my love. I’m yours, body and soul!
Panel 4
The macronano enters the lab, and HoloClone Miss Match slams the door behind it.
HoloClone Miss Match: Ha-HA! You sure are gullible! I can’t believe you fell for that. GET ’IM MUSKY!
Panel 5
Dr. Muskiday is in the act of taking off his pants: …Huh??
Gail Simone’s Secret Six has lived up to expectations completely in its second run, with more phenomenal characterizations, tight art, a fascinating villain (Junior), and a serious plot hook.
In case you’re late to the party: The gang has found themselves in possession of something that has all of the villains in the DCU foaming at the mouth in their zeal to get their hands on it: A Get-Out-Of-Hell-Free card.
Newsarama checked in with Ms. Simone for an update as ish 4 hit the stands.
[NEWSARAMA]: This week sees the latest issue (#4) of DC’s Secret Six hit comic shops (preview here), and continues the “Unhinged” arc which sees the anti-team making a mad dash across the country with Tarantula in tow. Their goal? Gotham City where they’ll deliver Tarantula and the mysterious artifact she has — the “Neron Card.”
Filled with “whu?” Don’t worry – we spoke with Secret Six writer Gail Simone to sort everything out.
Newsarama: Alright Gail — first things first — we’re three, well, four counting this week’s issue into a series called “Secret Six,” and you’ve still got only five full-time members. There have been some possibilities moving in and out, and currently, we’re seeing Tarantula in with the five (albeit unwillingly), but is the plan to keep that sixth slot open?
Gail Simone: Let’s do the big SPOILER ALERT yellow CRIME SCENE tape thing here, and assume it works for the rest of the article, okay?
Read the interview.
Read the four-page preview.
