05/05/2013
For the unacquainted: we last visited the home of Mona Naware and her nutty old Aunt September way back in THE SICKO SIX pt.3. Howzat for a plot twist?
For the unacquainted: we last visited the home of Mona Naware and her nutty old Aunt September way back in THE SICKO SIX pt.3. Howzat for a plot twist?
This caught me SO flat footed I can’t even tell you. As soon as I saw Aunt September again, I froze for about three seconds until my brain clicked into place.
Although this DOES explain Bombastar’s horrible personality. Now I feel sorry for him!
There’s only so much insanity you can take in the home before it takes its toll on you; one either buckles under (like ol’ Bombastar) or becomes just as insane as the rest of them.
Who knows, maybe Scap will be just as loony after his stay in Casa de Cuckoo!
I knew that old woman looked familiar, but couldn’t put my finger on it. Thanks for saving me a rummaging of the archives to figure it out. 🙂
Love the look on Hypnausea’s face in the last panel. Normally it takes getting something rammed into a random orifice for him to make that expression. Guess that sums up how he feels about this turn of events.
I’ve had to do quite a bit of the “For the unacquainted” links, since these stories got so tangled. I’ll be needing to do footnotes and and an ibid before you know it!
I don’t think I’ve ever shown Hypnausea, being…uh, rammed by anything, so that’s all left to the reader’s imagination (assuming said reader likes to imagine such things in the first place…friggin’ pervert).
You’re just now figuring this out? Need to up the caffeine intake, Aidan, you’re snoozing at the switch … 😉
Of course; his costume is blue.
Ha! I was reading some of that story during the past week, so when Aunt September showed up I thought “oh gourd, she’s appeared somewhere before, where was it…”
“Someplace safe”. Ha. Still, they should have her outnumbered… maybe not outmatched, but…
Outnumbered, yes, but outcrazied…that’s debatable (but probably not; this old bat is a damned loon). We’ve only seen Aunt September briefly before, but after you learn more about her you might wish it had stayed that way!
As soon as I read that first sentence, the song started playing in my head. Now it’s stuck on repeat.
Gonna hafta go shoot myself …
::sings:: “I’m blue – da ba dee da ba die …”
(yeah, now you’re stuck here with me – I’m at work and can’t pull up the You Tube video to ‘knock it loose’, so I want COMPANY!)
Eiffel 65 and their one-hit wonder tune, “Blue (Da Ba De)”. I used to kind of like the ‘Europop’ album way back in the day, although it hasn’t aged well (read: it sucks).
Personally, I think Hypnausea adressing Scap as “darling” is quite cute.
Also, remember to eat your wheatgerm.
WHEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAATGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERM!
Honestly, I’m flattered to death that someone out there remembers the Flash animated comic I did forever ago, or my non-award winning performance as Aunt September.
“WHEEEEEEEEEATGERRRRRRRRRM!!!”
Hokay … I can’t see YouTube from work (they have it blocked at the firewall), and I kept forgetting to go check that link from home until just a few minutes ago.
Holy crap, that’s pure uncut awesomesauce. What’s it gonna take to get you to put more of those together? That kinda reminds me of a show I watched on Nickelodeon back in the mid 80’s (back when Nickelodeon went OFF AIR at 7pm CST … tv history, kids!) where they put voice actors to displays of comic book panels. Can’t remember what it was called, and the didn’t actually animate anything other than using a bit of cel animation to slide backgrounds behind the characters.
I also went and checked your video list – I especially like Dracula’s birthday, if for no other reason than that girl in the cake looks like an early one-headed version of Jemini. 😀
(BTW – for those not old enough to remember, that’s why there is a channel called “Nick at Nite” … originally, that was what they started airing in the late 80’s to make use of that dead air time between 7pm and 6am when Pinwheel started for the youngins … only later did it become its own channel)
No Scap, think of the possibilities! Using my advanced calculus skills, I’ve determined that you, Hypnausea, Bombastar, and that cat that got thrown out the window add up to about 1.5 men. Mona Naware only adds up to 1! You have the advantage!
I think the cat is far more manly than any of the guys who just walked in the door. Look at that little sucker’s face, he’s a mean little sumbitch!
Cat Calculus is something they should teach in school (hey, it might be more useful in the real world than actual calculus).
Couldn’t you just keep it simple and call it Catculus? 🙂
With that kind of gene pool around him, it ain’t much of a wonder that Bombastar turned out the way he did. Guess somehow I could kinda feel sorry for him now.
Well, at least if its Mona alone, there shouldn’t be too much trouble I hope. Mona may be a trash-talker, but that’s pretty much the extent of her abilities. Scap’s proven to have at least a thicker skin than he used to. Auntie may have a shotgun in her closet though (What? It’s a fact that every crazy old aunt has a shotgun somewhere in her house – she used it to kill Uncle Mervin and his girlfriend 15 years ago – read the guidebook!)
Family can wear you down, especially a bad family. We may only know Mona and Auntie, but they seem like all the back story you need for how Bombastar ended up the sad sack of s__t that he is today.
…of course, that Uncle Mervin was probably also a traumatizing person to have around (especially since the girlfriend he kept bringing around was five years old, kidnapped, and dead). Aunt September did the world a good deed by putting that bastard to an end!….sheesh, now I’m going to have to draw a ‘prequel’ to this storyline!
I would say I was surprised… but nope. Scap’s luck is just that shit.
Here’s hoping that there’s surprises along the way…luck be damned!
Oh, Dada…. I just want to hug you! I love the old lady… & Hypnausia… And the cat!! Your characters are becoming very much more 3-D… And I am enjoying the story’s extended & ongoing nature!
3-D? Are you wearing the red-and-blue paper glasses? It may not have much effect on the comic, but it’s kind of trendy in a retro geek way!
The extended storyline has been a real treat to make, since I get to make all the twists, turns, and pitstops I want (with time for hugs and kitties along the way).
I’m glad that Bombastar didn’t try and become an artists model… if you think he’s insecure now…
Yeesh, can you imagine if Dadaman had abducted him instead?!
Ha! Nice.
Zankyuh, zankyuh!
Now you surprised me. I thought that Bombastar wasn’t supposed to appear in the coloured pages, but now we finally get to know the colour of his costume.
Bombastar has appeared in color in one prior Sunday page (albeit very far in the background, and not seen in his entirety). It wasn’t a conscientious decision to keep him out of the color comics, but that’s just how these strips time out sometimes.
In any event, here he is in all of his sullen blue glory!
Huh I can honestly say I didn’t see that coming.
Best compliment I’ve heard all day!
Of course she does! Where else is she gonna live but the last place that anyone would think she’d find you?
It’s like the old Droopy cartoon where he keeps popping up everywhere to catch the escaped convict. Oldest comedy device around!
I love that Hypnausea is such a mannerly gentleman that he remembers to remove his hat when he enters someone’s home.
And I only just now realized that Scap has little scapulas on his costume. He thinks of everything! Except to screen his gang members on their relations….
I don’t know if I did that intentionally or not, but hey, you’re right! He’s either being polite or just trying to get through the doorway without bumping his hat off on the frame.
Scapula’s scapulas were restored earlier this year; they had only appeared once or twice waaaaaaay back in 2008. As before, they still serve no purpose (much like his horns).
Well, if Hypnausea paid more attention to where he was following mopey young men in tight outfits, they wouldn’t be in this situation.
I mean, seeing as he somehow sent that original note to Mona at the same address. Keep your filing in better order, Hyp. *tutting*
I think all you need to grab his attention is “young men in tight outfits”. After that, you can lead him right of a cliff before he notices!
If I remember correctly, I think Throgor originally dropped off the note (someone correct me if that’s wrong), but in either event that means the villains probably should have been aware of her home address already. Oh well…perhaps Hypnausea was too busy focusing on young men in tight outfits.
PLOT TWIST!!! Nice
Play that Chubby Checker tune: c’mon baby, let’s do a plot twist!
The plot thickens and I am not making a crack about Mona’s weight
Mona is one of the only characters in this comic who has actually lost weight over the years (check out her backside in THE SICKO SIX storyline).
Her secret? That’s up to you and your imaginations.
Funny you should mention that – remember my query about commissions? 😉 Got one for ya … just waiting until after the wife’s downtime so I can justify the expense.
Oh, what a wonky web you weave, Aidan! Timed like a sweet screwball comedy, with some drama thrown in, too. Haw, haw, so much chuckle love here, my funny bone hurts!
Thank you very kindly, Mark! Anytime that my stoopud comics makes people laugh instead of offended means I’ve done well (although I’ve stopped worrying about offending people anymore).
Dang! No wonder Bombstarr is so messed up in the head. I don’t think good things are headed our heroes’…er, villains’ way.
There’s always a big warning flag whenever someone goes inside their home wearing a heavy-duty helmet, and I guess this is the answer!