06/29/2014
For the unacquainted: Everything you need to know about the somewhat-mysterious Bone China can be read in her eponymous debut storyline, BONE CHINA. It wasn’t the happiest of tales, but still an important chapter in Scapula’s tragic romantic history.
Delilah seems pretty desperate to find her sister…but how does Scap feel about that? How do you (yeah, YOU) feel?
As soon as she said “big sister” I knew that was coming. Though to be fair, I figured she had some relation to Bone China from the start.
Anyway, crazy rich people? I wonder if all their parents own large private marijuana distributors!
Well, at least in this case, they actually are rich.
You know, looking at the Bone China story again, it’s sort of funny how she makes her appearance by just waltzing into a place she didn’t actually have any business being. I’d totally forgotten how they met given how it happened rather out of nowhere.
That’s what I get for leaving a teaser image of Bone China up for the month of May.
Does Bone China possess some ninja-like skill to slip in and fade away without a trace (“Ninja VANISH!”)? You tell me, folks. If ninjas are still trendy I’ll stick a dozen of ’em in here!
First set up a powder keg (namely a gang of misfits with divergent interests stirring trouble and making enemies) Second, add some lies and fabricated love. Third, throw an ex into the mix.
Watch the ‘splosion.
Some poor janitor is going to find a helluva mess in the morning!
Why do I think this is actually Dr. Jeraukov’s sister, who is luring Scapula into a trap involving his ex-girlfriend because she knows Scapula, despite all his acomplishments, is still sexually insecure…… or something like that?
Someone refresh my memory if I’m wrong, but I think the only member of Jeraukov’s family I’ve ever introduced is her annoying daughter.
Well, whoever she is, do YOU folks at home think Delilah is in cahoots with the not-so-good doctor?
I’m gonna vote no, because I don’t think Dr. J would send a minion in to actively commit crimes just to set up Scapula.
I dunno, Jenn – Dr J was getting pretty darned desperate last time around and considering they were hunting down Scap’s gangmates one by one and ambushing them with extreme violence …. I’d say she had already thrown the law to the wind anyway. They were actively committing crimes, she just didn’t see them as crimes because, like all vigilantes, she deluded herself into thinking that just because it was for the public good she could ignore the details.
She had her head screwed on right when it didn’t work, though. You can’t fight crime with crime.
Oooh. 😀
Though is the stuff that Delilah is talking about before or after (or during) Kat’s time with Scapula? I’ve never really stopped and considered timescale on the stories.
Without giving too much away, we’ll find out more about that exact chronology later in the story. Sometimes these things get complicated, especially after so much time has passed.
Ohhhh boy…
All villains have their weaknesses. Lets see if Scap can figure out how to navigate this one without destroying everything he’s built. If he’s smart, he’d just say “No” because she’s an ex, but then that’s nothing to build a story on.
Great work as always! I’m so happy that I can have my regular Scapula fix and not again and not get sent to rehab for it!
I can see it now: Scap says, “No”, then goes out for a sandwich. Not very exciting, but it would be a realistic story (like a lot of those ‘dull but true’ autobio comics by indie artists).
Should you ever find yourself in withdrawal from your regular Scapula doses, you can always dig into the archives or read the book collections!
I think the archive button is getting worn out on my computer, hehehehehe.
I read your archives even when you’re writing actively!
It’s the only way I can see my poor, poor Sammy…*bursts into sobs*
*consoles self with Hypnausea*
What a plot. I’m hooked.
As long as that plot doesn’t have a coffin in it…
So her real name is Kat. Nice reveal, well done indeed. And yet another phase for Scap – his life as a criminal kingpin is coming around, he’s getting his act together, and now he has a chance to redeem himself with the woman he had a shot with before his paranoia blew it.
The wheel, it keeps turning …
… and you got us glued to our seats again. You’re getting too good at this, heh. Been a long time since I waited breathlessly to see where a story would go, thank you for that.
Bone China’s real name was mentioned once before, although her sister uses an abbreviation of it. I’d imagine other characters would have some variation of it (Aunt September might think she’s an actual cat and throw her out of a window).
Keep thy seats glue-filled, true believers!
I miss the museum…
Donate money to your local Art & Science Museums before they go out of business!
…that includes Scap’s horror-filled dustbin.
This could get kind of interesting. I had something more to say but I’m so screwed up on painkillers I hardly remember what I just read. Why yes, it was a very not=fun time the last day or two, why do you ask?
If the characters in this comic took painkillers they may not be so high-strung. Pleasant dreams!
My dreams look like someone regurgitated the sixties into my skull thanks to the cocktail of drugs I’m on. That’s not a complaint, mind you! I’ll see if I can get Hypnausea the recipie.
Yeesh, Scap has things rollin’, and then a huge mess from the past comes and makes things sticky again…
Funny how often things like that happen, ain’t it?
Well, Scap’s no lovestruck idiot to gallop gallantly to any old ex’s rescue, but I can’t imagine him sitting on his ass and doing nothing either (because that’s what he does all day on a good day).
Crazy rich cult? Doesn’t that describe half the villains in the Scap-verse? Sorry, Delilah, you’re going to have to be more specific…
Life is pretty inconsiderate, ain’t it? Well, here’s hoping that’s the only thing from the past creeping up, and not any of seven billion other painful and humiliating incidents.
As for the crazy rich cult, who could they be? We’ll find out soon, of course!
Aren’t sisters the best!? I am happy that “Kat” is back… or I assume she will be…
Sisters are the best…at being BRATS!
Haw haw!
Aw, yeah! With everything going on with the crew, throwing in a lil’ Bone China should make for a mega-intriguing time on Scap Row. I’m excited!
Glad to hear!…but do you have Scapula confused with Squid Row? Should there be an epic comic crossover?