GANGWAY pt.13
A very oddly-drawn Nina Paley (super-cool cartoonist and creator/director/animator of the best animated film ever, Sita Sings the Blues) makes a cameo as the hard-hearted, right-wing, seal-clubbing, gestapo-esque enforcer of law and authority (and anyone familiar with Paley and her work will know that image is 100% accurate).
haha…at first I missed the whole clubbing a seal reference. Looks like PETA will be making an appearance in Scapula soon.
But at least she wasn’t using a lead-filled snowshoe!
Are Scapula and Jemini now off to the little parish of St. Alfonso (where they’re having a pancake breakfast)? Stealing the margarine would be right up Scap’s alley!
Beautimus (as always)!
Reminds me of the Mythbusters where they shoot all manner of high-powered weaponry into a pool to see how well bullets travel through water. Well … except for the superhero part. And the two-headed woman. And the seal-man … well … you get the idea, anyway. 🙂
The whole clubbing the seal reference was the first thing my mind latched onto! Speaking of pigs, I spent the weekend pulling pork! (Hawaiian Luau) *smirk*
He may be able to kill guys with his hands but he sucks with a gun. LOL
Jim
@Bearman Hmmm…if PETA’s coming, then Pamela Anderson may not be far behind! That should get me more readers.
@Hoomi I don’t sit too well with cruelty to animals (as for cruelty to mercenaries who resemble animals…well, I guess that’s acceptable), so no lead-filled snow shoes and pointless, expensive fur coats.
Stealing margarine would probably rank high on Scapula’s crimes…not to say he could accomplish THAT petty theft!
@SpilledInky I don’t know how well they would travel through the water (I don’t think I ever took physics); not that it would matter since apparently both Seal and Jemini are terrible, terrible shots!
@jynksie (who will NOT be referred to as “Scottie”!) I always make sure the bathroom door is locked when I’m pulling pork…moving right along…
@Jim Tell me about it! Think about how much money he spent on wasted ammo.
You know all the cool local folks, Aidan. I wish I had clientele like that.
I thought each panel in this comic was outstanding. My favorite is panel 3 (CafePress, here YOU come).
Jemini is really growing on me as a character as well as my own freaky eye-candy. Her concern for Scap in the final panel kinda touched me. Those two may make a pretty decent team if they can get past their natural dislike and find a common goal.
All in all, good work, man. You’re just doin’ the darned thing!
I choked on my danish while reading your reply to Jynksie’s “pulling pork” comment. 😀
That a lot of BLAM! I’m in awe of these recent pages. Very cool!
I don’t think the cruelty to animals part sat well with Frank Zappa, either, hence my now somewhat obscure pop-culture reference.
http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/70613/
@George I’m lucky to know a lot of very cool artists (present company definitely included), which makes what I do all the more enjoyable.
I’m also glad that Jemini is becoming popular with the readers. I was originally afraid she was a tad one-dimensional (your standard “b-word” villainess), but she might just have another side to her as well. Hope that comes across.
Very kind words, George, and comments like these are what make me want to try harder to please.
@David More “Blam” than Emeril…well, okay, he doesn’t shout, “BLAM!”, but close enough.
@Hoomi Nice. I’ve got to find that song now!
You mean, you’ve never heard Zappa’s “Nanook Runs It”? In typical Zappa fashion, it melds right in to “St. Alphonso’s Pancake Breakfast”, much as “Jewish Princess” followed right along behind “Dancin’ Fool.”
True, true the artworks of this page are simply magnificent. Especially the middle one with Jemini screaming like crazy with her two heads is astonishing. Also liked the one in which the officer beats the crap out of that annoying Japanese guy with the creepy eyes. Best page ever.
Please tell me Scap died; now that’s a plot twist!
Dude, the artwork on this page is great. Nice cliffhanger at the end, too.
Jemini might want to take some lessons, though. Thems a lot of wasted bullets.
@Hoomi I have yet to get into Zappa, but rest assured it’s on my “to-do list”. Thanks for the suggestions!
@montecristo Scapula dead for the series would be pretty funny; sort of a “Weekend at Bernie’s” kind of vibe. It could work.
@Chris She wasted about as much ammo as all the Stormtroopers combined! (that’s a joke for my friends at Comic-Con right now…YA FRIGGIN’ DORKS!)