SCIENCE FICTION DOUBLES FEATURE pt.10
In October I will be returning to the Alternative Press Expo in San Francisco, CA. The big news is that my table mate will be none other than Angus Oblong, extremely talented cartoonist and creator of the cult classic animation series, “The Oblongs“. Angus is a very awesome loonie and will be selling and signing copies of his books, including the sickly hilarious “Creepy Susie & 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children” and his sketchbook collections.
Also at A.P.E. I will have the new Scapula collection, SINISTER MONSTER DOOM LEGION for sale; once again I’ll be doing caricatures and live drawing, as well as selling prints and books.
For those of you in the Bay Area be sure to come by A.P.E. (October 1st and 2nd) and support your favorite freakish cartoonists!
This arc is getting better with each page. Panel two is win xD
Uh Oh… Will we get multiple Scapulas. Love the way you captured the frantic action of Scap running.
haha scap is the worst heist partner ever 😛
and please…for the love of god, dont make him push the buttons inside that place D: if he somehow dupes himselff i think the world would explode!
Okay… so, 500 Scapula’s equals?
Fail * 500 😀
Sorry pal. Much as I’d like to be there, I live abroad, and haven’t been to North America since I was five.
By the way, today’s strip made me ponder something about Scapula: we never see him eating. I wonder how he manages it without tearing his own jaw (plastic imitation skin will tear if you chew with it long enough), but he’s obviously overeating or he has a really slow metabolism.
Ooooooh boy. And I sense multiple screaming, flailing Scapulas forthcoming.
And I can’t wait! Hehehehehehehe.
He makes the funniest faces when he’s terrified. So all the time, more or less, I guess…..
Wait a minute… I think I see where this is going, which probably means it won’t go that way at all.
I love the can of cola there … of course Scap would stop for a beverage. I imagine he keeps his spare change in his sock. I love the last panel. That glowing green is knocking me out!
I so look forward to seein’ ya at APE! Hee hee, Freak!
Ah yes, the Cola Battle Technique Manuever #45. I like that. And it’s good to see Scap in his full “uniform” too. I’m itchin’ to see if this room he’s found his way into is gonna lead to him finally having some power to wield. Hmmm…..
okay, i gotta ask; was scap wearring a girddle or something in the begining of the comic?
also, it would be wrong of me to assume that he is about to make an army.
and i must also assume that he might mess something up.
sorry if i sound like a jerk today. :I
Wow! I woke up this fine Sunday morning, partially hungover, and found a ton of comments waiting for me! How I love my loyal readers.
First off, yes, today is the tenth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks; I made no mention of it above because, knowing my penchant for semi-sick/offensive humor, I didn’t want to mock the people who died and suffered on that day, along with the billions who still remember. I never use SCAPULA as a political soapbox, so please, observe today’s significance in your own way.
Okay, let’s get down to some comments:
@Encoyroaba Thank ya kindly, glad you appreciate! (incidentally, where does the name “Encoyroaba” come from? French? Italian? Klingon?).
@TonyMcGurk Multiple Scapulas? Egad, man, that would be worse than Gremlins!
@BarbaricBob The world would only explode if Scap pushed the button that set off every nuke in the country…say, I think I know what to do with this story now!
@AndyW Nice to meetcha; 500 Scapulas would equal 250 sets of working shoulders…get it? Hello? Anyone?
…okay, let’s try again: 500 Scapulas (as in the comic character, not the shoulder blade) would equal…um…500 pairs of stained undies.
@Treike Well, I’ll be dipped in doodoo, I never thought of that either. Steel teeth would also be really hard on the jaws (not that getting his head encased in plastic was a brilliant idea, either).
I’m guessing he lives on a pure ‘milkshake diet’; that would explain his weight and also his high-strung attitude (copious amounts of frozen sugar will do that to ya).
@LadyJenn You never know what will happen; maybe I’ll throw you all a curveball and make multiple Justin Biebers instead! Now THAT would be scary!
@ToCoWu I don’t how to respond to that, except to deny everything (which I’m used to, having been on trial several times…maybe…NO, I WAS NEVER ON TRIAL! I DENY IT!).
@SquidRowMommy Aww, it’s going to be the anniversary of when we first met! So let’s see: first year is traditionally “paper”, so we can draw each other pictures;
then in five years it’s either wood or silverware (I forget which)…in that case we can draw on wood. Or silverware.
@George I get the feeling we’ve all used Cola Battle Technique Maneuver #45 at some point in our childhood (aw, to be a kid and make a huge mess all over again…). It sounds like something you have to shout out, like in the anime shows: “Final Attack! Cola Battle Technique Maneuver #45! RAAAAAARGH!”
@fred1997 You don’t sound like any more of a jerk than all of these other jerks around here! Right, jerks?!
(everyone shout, “RIGHT…YA JERK!”).
But seriously, anything can be assumed at this point. As for the girdle, well, maybe Scap would be better off with one…and maybe some heels and nice lacey underthings…
No WAY! Angus!! That is cool. I don’t get all googly about celebs but the wife and I loved the animated series. Hopefully you’ll get a bunch of fanboy overexposure.
Now if Scap were smaht, he’d clone himself and make a dynamic escape while his clones get knocked off one by one! …. however, this -is- Scap, so I suspect his clones will actually rat him out! [grin]
Aside from channeling Stooge Curley, Scap is making serious, but unintentional moves to repeat himself in the worst possible way! Frantically kinetic, high-flying fun, Aidan. Can’t wait for the next installment!
I think it’s interesting how you are making some fun with the expressions of the scapula characters, especially in the second row. I love how scapula spit , and then the “kill ‘im” reaction.
Somehow you remind me the french comic artist gotblib , a big part of the laughing comes from the characters expressions.
Hahaha…
Oh, I’m sure Scapula is authorized.
Not a doubt in my mind.
🙂
@Bearman It should be interesting. Angus is a favorite at conventions, so I’m hoping this one will be no exception. I’ll keep you all posted!
@jynskie A man indeed is his own worst enemy. Considering how no one will ever take Scap seriously enough to consider him an “arch-nemesis” he’s just going to have to do it himself!
@MarkStokes Ohhh, a wise guy, eh? Nyuk nyuk nyuk!
I think Curly and his gang would have had a better chance at pulling off this heist than Scap.
@mehdi There are a lot of wonderful French comics that I have yet to explore (the only one I am acquainted with is, of course, Asterix). I did a search on Gotblib, and I have to say, he looks like a real talent! Thank you for sharing that with me.
@SpilledInky ‘The Authorized Scapula’….sounds like the worst coffee-table book of all time!
why do i know what the sounds that scap makes sound like…. i should lay of the tv, and that gunman sure has a nice stash!
First up love the new title box hun.
Second, that many Justin Beiber clones would suck NOW, but imagine 500 ‘What happened to his life’ specials about the twerp having literally 500 different horrible lives, all on TV for your viewing schadenfreude? Television in 20 or so years would kill me with laughter!
As opposed to now, when I come here to get my regular temptation towards fatal hilarity hehehehehehehe.
Is the world ready for MULTIPLE Scapulas? I’m not asking that rhetorically, I’m asking about the logistics of the world’s preparedness!
@BarbaricBob Mustachio Manicotti is also proud of his ‘stache. After all, that’s all he’s known for, since he’s not much in the personality department…which is a nice way of saying he’s kind of a dick.
@LadyJenn 500 Justin Biebers meeting their untimely demise would make 500 Lady Jenns giggle with delight. I’d say that sounds like a plan. Step in the genetic scanner, m’dear!
@JerryBenedict Hey, something needs to feed the excess population of hungry crocodiles out there, and why not throw some Scaps to ’em? That would make for maybe a ten page comic, every panel being a croc eating a Scap.
Paper, it is, Mr. Dada! I’m getting all teary-eyed thinking about it. Maybe we should, I dunno… go to dinner after we put the kids down.
@DadaHyena my user name Encoyroaba is purely ingenious. I took my first and last name, wrote it backwards and alternated letters from each part. I am lucky enough that both have five letters, so it works out pretty good and sounds cool too! xD
Oooh, shiny green stuff! I’m sure Scapula won’t do something stupid in here, right?? 😉
Darn it! If only that wasn’t soda he spat in his face but acid! Can’t wait to see what’s next, DadaHyena!
Oh and I shared your site on my blog =D http://chinchatcomics.com/archives/1036
@SquidRowMommy “Put the kids down”? Like…like Old Yeller? Sniffle…oh, why, WHY DID THEY PUT DOWN OLD YELLER? HE WAS A GOOD DOG! BWAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
…yeah, euthanize the kids, those little monsters deserve it…but NOT THE DOG!
@Encoyroaba Ooooh, an anagram! I loves me some anagrams! Let’s try one: “Scapula”. Hmmmm….’cap’….uh…’laps’…um…damn it, this one’s too hard. I quit.
@macsnafu Shiny and green, like a big sci-fi lava lamp. Not to give anything away, but in the next strip Scap just sits in front of the glowing lights and gazes at them for twelve panels.
What? No good? Damn…now I have to redo everything!
@Jenn the First Soda is practically acid…for your teeth! Luckily Scap lost all of his teeth years ago, so he can hold a mouthful of sugary phosphate with no ill effects (except maybe a little excess gas).
@Jenn the Second Awww, how sweet! And you even got George and Bearman on there, too…the dirty bums!
500 of me. Ugh….. that would turn into a deathmatch when the whiskey ran low! Let’s not even consider the chocolate.
Haha! Love the body language on that final panel. Genius!
Let me just say, I cannot WAIT for the next strip… 😀
At least this time Scapula actually performed not only a working, but a feasible combat maneuver, utilizing whatever was available to him to defeat an armed enemy.
Like a war veteran.
Or a dumb fool who got lucky.
Oh man, you never go in the Genetic Scanner room. That’s alway big trouble.
@LadyJenn Have it your way. 500 Lady Jenns would just mean I’d get about 100,000 more comments about street fighting (it would crash the server but be an interesting read nonetheless). Plus it would be an army that no country would dare oppose!
@Spencey Thanks, man! Glad to see you back again.
@ChrisWatkins Glad you’re enjoying! I love it when my cartoonist pals drop by for coffee and small-talk.
@Kinare Heyyy, I hadn’t thought of that. Maybe he is getting tactful!
…or a dumb fool who got lucky.
@MortJMoose Nice to meetcha, Mr. Moose! For those of you who haven’t clicked on this guy’s link, check it out. Some really cool comics await ya (and they’re Sunday comics, too!).
…. The irony of your statement just now hun makes me want to smile, but half my face is a harvest of pain. Do note however between the comic and my pain killers I’m smiling on the inside.
This comment has taken me like 20 minutes to type. Not relevant, but funny.
you know all the blue in the science lab makes it look realy science like 😀
its kinda like an old serie where a guy talked….like…this and they just ramed in random buttons to make it look like they where doing sh*t 😀 and the shirt collor was relevant to the fact if you lived or died
*waiting for milions of fanboys to kill me* …no not yet?…. hmmm i watched 5 whole minutes and got a hammer and killed my memory of ever watching it while staying aware that it was BAD 😀
….still you pull it off aiden, i realy like your lab 😀 and the collor of shirst in this web serie doesnt decide if people live or die…. or do they O_o *reads back*
Love the action poses and the “gotta run” “gotta hide” bit. Wish I could make it to APE. I was almost going to go. For sure next year.
@LadyJenn No one mess with Lady Jenn. Ever.
@BarbaricBob Sorry to say that I don’t know what you’re referencing, but if you’re just tossing out non sequiturs that’s totally fine around here. Any comic that has a character named “Dadaman” has to allow that sort of silliness.
@FrankMHansen A.P.E. really is a nice break from the overblown Comic-Con type of convention; it’s much more tailored to independent artists and start-up companies. Grab a table next year!
Cut off the legs? and take out the eyes? hahaha, nice. I’m really liking him and his throwing stars 🙂
@alecho Wow! Someone actually understood what Seal Sakuro said! That’s great, because I already forgot what I wrote there!
Fun Fact: That ‘spit coke in aggressor’s face’ trick is an actual self defense move. Good move, Scap.
@TheOddStrange It’s especially effective if you spit it at someone who works for the Pepsi corporation. That’s a double-burn!