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!
As we’ve mentioned on the podcast, a few typographical errors snuck through our editing system and into the
How To Make Webcomics book.
Our dedicated readers have been kindly pointing them out to us. And — no fooling — we’re super-appreciative of each one that gets pointed out because when we’re ready to put out the second edition, we’re going to be so much further ahead.
So, to those of you who have sent one of us a private e-mail with a typo spotted: Thank you. (
I only mention prive e-mail because that’s the easiest way for any of us to keep track of all of this stuff in the long term).
But some of you guys are being incredibly creative in how you’re pointing out the odd slip-of-the-keyboard.
Like Rasmus Pettersson did in a
recent installment of his webcomic,
Glitchtown.
Well-lead punchline… clean art… keen attention to detail (
look at the comic on the screen in the last panel)… this guy was doing more than looking for typos when he read our book. The lad was paying
attention. Nicely done, Rasmus.
Now get back to work.
