Chapter 17 | Page 3b: Hot Stuff

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!

How To Make Webcomics — PREORDERS

At last! You can get the How To Make Webcomics book that you’ve heard us talk about on the Webcomics Weekly Podcast!

NEWS FLASH: As of this writing, this book now ranks Number One on a couple of Amazon lists! And nobody has even seen the thing yet!

And, if you haven’t seen it yet, check out this cool CBR interview with Kellett, Straub, Kurtz and me about the book. I can’t tell you how unbelievably proud I am of this book. Needless to say, we all make more money when you buy directly from us, so if you’re planning on buying this book, but it here or from Dave, Kris or Scott. They’re all offering pre-orders and Artist Editions, too!

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The go-to guide for a new generation of cartoonists!

For years, cartoonists of all stripes have dreamed about making a living from their comics. But until recently their only avenue of success was through a syndicate or publisher. Now, more and more cartoonists are doing it on their own and self-publishing their comic strips on the Web. This 200-page book from Image Comics takes you through everything you’ll need to take your idea from concept to strip…from strip to hobby…and from hobby to full-time job.

Written by four pros who know the ins and outs of the Web — Dave Kellet (Sheldon), Scott Kurtz (PvP), Brad Guigar (Evil Inc.) and Kris Straub (Starslip Crisis) — “How To Make Webcomics” takes you on a step-by-step tour of everything you need to know to make, post and profit from your online comics.

[NOTE: Your pre-order of “How To Make Webcomics” will be shipping in the first week of March. We’re doing pre-orders because we need to let the publisher, Image Comics, know how many books you henchpeople want!]

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HOW TO MAKE WEBCOMICS: ARTISTS EDITION

This is the limited-number, special Artist’s Edition of “How To Make Webcomics.”

It is stamped, hand-numbered, autographed by Brad “Wigwam” Guigar, and features an awesome “Evil Inc” sketch inside your cover. After this limited run of 250 Artist’s Editions are sold, no copies of the book sold in the Evil Inc Company Store will contain a Guigar sketch. (Special sketch requests and name dedications are not possible.)

[NOTE: Your pre-order of “How To Make Webcomics” will be shipping in the first week of March. We’re doing pre-orders because we need to let the publisher, Image Comics, know how many books you henchpersons want!]
US/Canada
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International
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