08/17/2014
Scapula’s luck hasn’t changed much over the years, but he has learned how to handle stressful situations with just a tad more dignity. Compare this to some of his past experiences with being kidnapped and tortured.
Scapula’s luck hasn’t changed much over the years, but he has learned how to handle stressful situations with just a tad more dignity. Compare this to some of his past experiences with being kidnapped and tortured.
If I were a betting man, I’d guess the reason Scap was unmasked so soon and the kabale knew about Pierce’s death within hours was because they were responsible for it. Something in that mask in panel 3 gives me the impression Pierce’s suicide was staged and he was in fact murdered for speaking to Hypnausea or some other reason.
In any case, I’m betting Scap isn’t done just quite yet. The kabale, or at least some of them, probably know exactly who Scap is and why he came.
I think I smell coercion and blackmail over the horizon…
Love the whole ominous interrogation room backgroun thing, Aidan. Gave the scene exactly the right atmosphere.
Suddenly I want to throw two songs on the ol’ jukebox: “Who Can It Be Now?” and “Somebody’s Watching Me”.
Interesting ideas there, Treike; we have yet to see just who knows what about where and when and why anyone cares. Keep posting your theories, readers! The mystery continues!
Pffft, ominous? The costume party guys should have stopped at “your petty ploys betray your ignorance.”, everything else was just “Foolish fool, we are smarter than you and we have you in our clutches, you cannot escape, no sir! P.S. We are smart and you are dumb.”
I love and have missed Scap’s sass-mouth! Bring it on home, sassafrass!
Sometimes a little snarkiness helps to lighten up a thoroughly unpleasant situation (and sometimes it just gets you into way more trouble)!
And that’s the end of the Scapula webcomic guys! Thanks for reading!!
Nonsense! Scapula’s corpse can still be a capable protagonist. Provided that he’s carried around and propped up on objects, he can still be the star of the show!
Especially if DadaMan uses his corpse like a meat puppet. 😀
Not what I envisioned for the comic’s near future, but a bold and interesting move!
“The verdict is….”
“Death. It’s always death. I’m always being sentenced to death. Funny that, I get sentenced to death so often you’d think I’d have died from it or something!”
My pal Big Martie and I in a role-playing game, but it seemed to fit.
So, in preparation for situations like this a small hacksaw blade or razor taped under the back of your belt or waistband is good. Razors under your coat lapels are okay backups. Cufflinks with very sharp edges can also work if you’re very careful. There are also a number of very small knives for just such situations. If you’re looking for decent weapons for these times, small bags of ground pepper of one or another sort can make for devastating thrown weapons and most people won’t think too much about them unless they’re particularily notable.
Also….. how dense are these guys? ‘Whoever you are…..’? This guy has torched much of the city, is leading a small gang army, has pulled off bank heists, and has been a constant if minor fixture of the underworld in this world for some time now. Not exactly the most attentive to potential threats, are they? This is why rich snobs need low to the ground thugs to keep them informed.
We have yet to find out just where the Kabale fits into the city’s criminal underworld (if at all), so their familiarity with Scapula is questionable (depending on if they read the paper or watch the news, since his antics are covered from time to time).
What hidden weapon does Scapula have on him? What will he use to save his bacon? Find out tomorrow!
Luck? It tends to be the most potent of weapons.
Under that mask is someone unused to backtalk. I do hope Scap has some kind of backup plan, because I loooooove seeing this kind of villain get his (her?) just desserts.
If that’s true, then this person under the robes is NOT a parent. Zing!
Death by knive? How unispired.
n^
They may be spooky and well-dressed, but they sure are lazy when it comes to torture. Maybe they just want to get this over with so they can go home.
I imagine one could be creative with a knife. I mean, sushi chefs are pretty amazing with what they can do… Maybe a stunning “table centerpiece” is in order? Oh, I can’t believe I thought of that just now… I’ve been reading this comic for too long.
Maybe make julienne fries out of him? You never know…!
I’ve seen some pretty neat human bone scrimshaw in some museums. Just throwing that out there.
If the verdict is death…why use such a puny knife. haha
It’s kind of tough to keep a hacksaw in your pocket (unless if you wear ‘Hammer pants’).
How about a hammer in your hammer pants?
You can kill with a box cutter, or even your fingernail, if you know where to hit and have a few seconds.