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!
TWiV: Taking stock of super-villains
Scratch Fury: How do you know when you’ve arrived as a super-villain? Is it the cushy lair in the Carpathian Mountains? Is it the leagues of toadying henchmen? Is it the knowledge that you’ve finally mastered the “mwa” in your “mwa-ha-ha”?
Let’s face it, all of those things are nice, but true super-villian status only comes with what the Joker once called “all of those wonderful toys…”
PvP’s Scratch Fury has
arrived.
From the site:
We partnered with Gensen figures to produce this high-quality collector’s maquette depicting the coiled rage of Scratch Fury: Destroyer of Worlds. Scratch stands 5 inches tall (6.5 inches from base to wrench) and is hand painted solid resin. Figure is packaged in sealed plastic inside a custom-designed box. This item is limited to initial orders. Will not be made again.
Additional views are
featured on the order page.
Scratch Fury’s VQ rating takes a jump to 9, surpassing the current ratings of both Norman Osborne and Lex Luthor. With the possible exception of the Skrulls, he is the “it” villain of the moment.
