GIANT ATTACK MONSTERS MEGA-BATTLE! pg2
A wee bit more exposition on the Behemoth rampage (don’t worry, this is the last of it), even if Scapula is conveniently leaving out who was responsible for crashing the stupid thing into the bay. Add in a good dose of paranoia and government conspiracy and we’re off and rolling.
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“Now now, let’s not point fingers when I’m to blame! We’ll save that for when you screw up.” Ah, the tactics of terrible leaders everywhere.
Also, got the break down on Jenn’s body armour coming later today.
Sounds like the train of thought for certain persons in office right now…then again, weaseling out of trouble has been a common goal for most every leader throughout history!
Scapula could always go into politics; he’d do about as well with shifty backstabbing guys in suits as with shifty backstabbing guys in monster costumes.
Actually given the suits try to take your job instead of your life, he might manage a little better! You can almost afford a screw up in politics!
“This ‘ere’s a ‘appy day! Let’s not bicker and argue about ‘oo killed ‘oo!”
“–AND NO SINGING!…oh, go get a glass of water.”
I am super glad to see that Scap is back! I just randomly came back yesterday and found out about it!
Welcome back, Xydux, and thanks for commenting once more! It’s really good to hear back from my ol’ readers (who else is going to keep the silly conversations going?).
Dadaman, maybe?
Yeesh…now THERE’S a debate you don’t want to be stuck in!
So, the design of Jenn’s body armour,: a vest (with a support frame inside) and short skirt made of a layer of padding, a layer of impact gel, a layer of bulletproof material, a layer of ceramic anti-ballistic plates, a chain-weave layer, a layer of dragonskin (which is fireproof), and a layer of light absorbing cloth, steel and padding shoulder, elbow, and knee guards, steel lined forearm and shin guards, gloves with rigid knuckle and back of hand reinforcing plates, and a combat webbing harness for holsters, clips, and knife stowage. It was usually worn under a heavy oiled canvas long coat and with some hefty steel toed boots. With a ballistic helmet, radio, and some basic kit like first aid pack, plus shotgun, a submachine gun, at least two sidearms, four knives, and most likely a holdout pistol plus ammunition, this kit weighs in at over eighty pounds. Medieval plate armour tends to weigh between 30 to 55 pounds, and heavy jousting armour from the Renaissance was about 110, for comparison. She made it pretty well by herself and wore it pretty well everywhere….. which includes doing so in the humid jungle of africa while ALSO carrying that big satellite computer kit and a pile of water and food.
Her son can’t even manage a jog in this suit for more than five minutes. Jenn used to wear it for upwards of 16 hours at a time. And to boot, it’s illegal in some places. On the upside the weight is spread evenly across the body, so wearing it isn’t too tiring if it fits, which it doesn’t on most people because Jenn was pretty freaking huge. And don’t ask what it costs, I have no idea….. but it does make you largely fire, punch, knife, and bullet proof as far as conventional weapons go. And even just standing on a mannequin with her emergency gas mask it apparently looks terrifying!
The only thing shocking about reading that description is the notion of Jenn in a skirt (albeit a skirt of protective padding, but a skirt nonetheless). True, she will always be more ‘guerrila’ than ‘girly’, but I still smile at the notion of her in anything remotely feminine (at least in the stereotypical sense; Lord knows there’s enough women both in this comic and in the outside world who can crack skulls and whoop ass).
I can’t even imagine what wearing that ensemble would be like, but it may just be worth it if you showed up in a few places where it was least expected (job interviews, dental appointments, baptisms, etc). You’d be the life of the party!
Yeah, the skirt made me chuckle a little too (although I guess you need SOMETHING to cover the upper legs!), but I wouldn’t poke fun at her for it. I mean, you never know if she’s just waiting to be the first zombie in the uprising!
Also I’m told that in the full suit with the coat done up she looked like The Bogeyman from Silent Hill Downpour, with a riot helmet on and toting a combat shotgun instead of a hammer. So…… I would ABSOLUTELY wear that to a job interview! Also, to display Jenn’s depths of paranoia, with a gas mask and air tank attached it can be sealed in a matter of minutes to function as a temporary chemical/biological hazmat suit. Which displays a level of preparation I get a little skeeved out by, even having known her as long as I did.
Also, fun fact: when Jenn died she owned over 40 pairs of high heels and precisely five dresses. She also owned about 30 suits of camo and combat gear, and 3 pairs of boots. I have NO rational explanation.
“40 pairs of high heels”….without a doubt, TROPHIES of her past ‘conquests’.
I wouldn’t exactly say the Pale Man from Pan’s Labyrinth owned a pile of children’s shoes so much as formerly owned a pile of children!
Trophies huh? I never thought of that!
Area 51… Has to be a pretty BIG area… a behemoth sized area…
… and say… How come Scapula’s outfit doesn’t have a Scapula on his back? Wouldn’t it be fitting?
For those who don’t remember, Scapula’s costume has occasionally included a pair of metal shoulderblades (or, more accurately, scapulas). Every time I try to reintroduce this element of his costume it just clutters the drawing and makes his pose and panel composition awkward (of course, this is also true of drawing his damned horns, which I still hate to do, but it’s one of those things that kinda’ defines the character).
As for a full suit of skeleton-themed armor…well, maybe he’ll get one for his birthday.
GLEEEEEE!!!
NYEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!…no, wait, that was some other Scapula character.
Welcome back, MariMariMariMariMariMariko!
I smell hijinks a-coming.
As long as we don’t smell Babirus (or his lunch)!
Or the gastrointestinal release of his lunch…
wait… “several years”? Are we experiencing a significant time-skip forward since the end of Memento Mori?
Not quite; it’s been several years since the Behemoth incident, however, so during that time Scapula just had it on the back-burner (it’s always a good idea to keep a few irons in the fire). Nothing much developed from it until just recently when he got the news about Area 51.
Chronology in this comic gets tricky, so rest assured this is the last bit of backstory for this particular tale. We’ve got an adventure ahead!
You know, considering how long this webcomic has been running… it surprises me no one’s ever actually set up the TVtropes page very well: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Webcomic/Scapula
there’s plenty that could go in there.
Well waddya’ know…there it is! No, folks, I didn’t write that entry, but if anyone else wants to take it upon themselves to expand it be my guest (as for whether or not your description is accurate…well, let’s just say Wikipedia gets away with a lot worse)!
If I knew how to work the system I would happily….. BUUUUUUT I don’t.
I saw the link on Collective of Heroes and thought, “Aw, I miss Scapula, I should reread some of my favorite chapters.” What a pleasant surprise to find you back, Mr. Casserly. I can’t wait to see what you have in store for us.
Welcome back, Andrew! I really owe the CoH group something nice for showcasing my comic after a long return, plus anything that gets people over to this page is always appreciated.
Well, Scap is back again, and here’s hoping you’ll enjoy!