GANGWAY pt.19
Call me a pessimist, but it seems like a good number of relationships are built upon misunderstanding. A lot of us generally assume that others want the same things we want, and it’s often a bit heart-breaking to learn that even the ones closest to you aren’t necessarily on the same wavelength. There’s really no ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ about it; whether you side with Scapula or Jemini is your own call (however, I’d love to hear your opinions on the matter…comment away!).
GANGWAY has been one of my favorite storylines so far, and, from all the wonderful feedback I’ve been getting, it sounds like you super-cool readers have been enjoying it as well. My initial reluctance to tackle longer stories has all but vanished, so this has been a great experience for me as a writer and artist. Thank you all for reading and leaving your feedback; it’s always appreciated.
So summer comes to an end, and we close on this chapter. However, there’s no rest for the wicked, as we jump right into our next storyline.
Next week sees the return of the supervillain cast of SCAPULA, most of whom have been missing in 2010 (I did a recap of the characters in Rogue’s Gallery so no one would forget them). Expect to see some of your old non-favorites like Throgor and Hypnausea, plus a couple of new villains thrown in for good measure. This is going to be another really big one.
Also, we’ll see the introduction of the most despicable, frightening menace to appear in SCAPULA. He’s more powerful than the Dugong, more vicious than Jemini, and he’s more of a terrifying mastermind than Scapula could ever wish to be.
NEXT WEEK:
SINISTER MONSTER DOOM LEGION
I know that situation all too well…minus the stabbing LOL!!!
Learn fom it Scap
Jim
Some say love, it is a river
That drowns the tender reed.
Some say love, it is a razor,
That leaves your soul to bleed,
Some say love, it is a hunger,
A raging, endless need.
But for scap, it is a dagger,
That cuts with blinding speed.
This was friggin’ awesome!!! All I could hear at the end was “Love Hurts”. I don’t know whether Scap is balled up because of the knife wound or the broken heart. This was a crazy episode, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. I love the way you set the mood on such a dark night. Nice!
Waitaminnit! I was rereading this and I notice somebody spying on them in the first panel. You tried to get that one by me, huh? 🙂
I hate you man for making me feel sorry for Scapula. Oh and by the way it’s cool to know Hypnausea is back; that bisexual freak is by far my favourite villain.
Great job on this one, Aidan. The last five panels are just dynamite.
Just make sure LIttle Miss Miserable stays in the closet. She scares me.
@M4dcJIM Love can hurt a lot…but you’re still probably better off with it than a bleeding chest wound!
@Hoomi That’s…that’s BEATURFUL, man! You’re a poet, and didn’t quite fully realize it!
@George Thank you very much. San Francisco at night has a mood so different than anywhere else I’ve ever been (well, anywhere that doesn’t have the level of sea fog). And yes, that’s a familiar face peeking out from the bushes…
@montecristo The coming of Hypnausea excites you, ehhhh?…wait a minute, that sounded really wrong.
@Dan Thank you, Dan! I was afraid they were cramped, but I do what I can with the traditional Sunday format (sometimes a little space restriction forces you to be more careful with your storytelling).
@Bearman Little Miss Miserable has nothing on the big bad villain who’ll be showing up in the next story…seriously, he’s going to freak you out.
May I remind you that you were the one that created him in the first place? Besides taking into account that all your supervillains are psycho freaks I’m not really spoiled for choices now am I?
I don’t know how you got me to feel sorry for both of them but you did. It looks as if she is truly regretful on her stabbing him and Scapula just seems so lonely and wanting that connection. Such a fine job sir. I hope to be able to craft a story as you do. I can’t wait until next week.
@Roland Thank you very much, Roland. The best stories, or the ones that just come easiest, are the ones based on events experienced. Just draw from life (was that a cartoonist pun?), and the stories just write themselves, really.
Um,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, WOW just WOW……………….
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😉 🙂 {*v*} 😛 😀
Hahaha … *I know the bleeped out word!* *I know the bleeped out word!* (in my best sing-song voice – which is rather … flat)
Man I’m digging that background again, Aidan – beautiful! 🙂
@IceRaven That’s quite a range of emotions to go through reading this comic!
@SpilledInky The bleeped out word is…uh, “bleep”. Yeah, that’s it verbatim.
Glad you enjoyed!
It’s like you’ve tapped the soul of my wife in Jemini! ….either that, or they’ve both tapped peri-menopause! o.O
Ooooooowwwww……
@jynksie I’m not going to touch that with the proverbial ten foot pole. It takes a brave person to get married!
@Chris W Hertz donut?
love the last 2 panels – the violent stab followed by the silent walk away – nice!
@Gav Glad you enjoyed! There’s few things more enjoyable than being stabbed, then ignored…well, it’s not really THAT enjoyable, but it happened quite a bit in high school.
*covers eyes so she doesn’t see too far ahead in the story line*
Hi! Just starting to read this comic and its really great. Love the artwork as well as the stories. But I’m *points behind her* waaay back there… Will catch up soon I hope. Thanks!
@Jande Welcome to the party, Jande! Always glad to have new readers swing by. Take you time with the stories, but make sure you’re caught up by next Sunday; another really epic tale will be starting up!
I’m stuck wide awake at 4am, night terrors having visited, and all my books at the other end of the country. So I figured I’d read Scapula through from the beginning. 🙂 I have to say this arc really stands out as f’ing amazing. It’s funny, sweet and plain entertaining.
@GBeans Hey, you! You’ve got school tomorrow! What would the teacher say (if she wasn’t busy reading SCAPULA comics right this moment)?
In any event, it’s always great to hear that people enjoy the archives. There’s always the fear that what’s in the past is forgotten, so I always get some joy when new comments pop up on older pages. Thanks for digging around!