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Grrl Power #917 - Tata karate

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To be honest, I'm not sure how that rebar got through Henchwench's leg, if Brüt's knee could take Maxima's .557 round. I will say though, Max wasn't using an armor piercing Tyrannosaur round. She knows she's not Archon's best shot, and she was aiming at the guy's knee, not his billboard of a chest. She didn't want to put a hole throug...

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Grrl Power #916 - Bad faith

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I think Henchwench is trying to vie with Lorlara for second place in the crazy face competition. Sydney is obviously unassailable at number 1.

I assume her contract has a section about how you can't sue her for tricking you into signing a document that explicitly sets you up for a premeditated double-cross.

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Semper Vigilantis Shower at the Beach

If you'll allow me a human moment, I kind of... eh, freaked out is a little too strong, but I had some... indecision when starting to work on the incentive/pinup for this month. You know, because the Patreon support has more than doubled, which I hugely appreciate, BTW. So I figured this one had better be really good, cause, you know, retention and all. So now I have three aborted attempts to draw Sydney, Pixel and Krona (yes, hard pandering, guilty) either longing in bed together or trying o...

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Grrl Power #915 - Queue the lengthy exit interview scene

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The extended fight scene that took place while Brüt made his calls did involve some attempts at tickling. Is Henchwench super crazy ticklish? I'd like to think so.

This fight has been going on for a while. Brüt didn't fare well against the Mestu Shoryu [Interrupted] because even though Max didn't finish it, he still flew like t...

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Grrl Power #914 - Power stunts 201, with Prof. Scoville

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For some reason I think things from space named "Space XYZ" or "Astro ABC" is really funny. Astro bucks, Space Hookers, Galactic Lunch. It's so dumb and generic and pointless. It's like reminding everyone that a bunch of races have achieved space travel. Yeah, we know. We're in space right now.

Concretia's having a real facepalm ...

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Grrl Power #913 - The purge

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Yes, the clean spot was in an adjacent room.

Honestly I think this page is grosser than the previous one. Especially the mid-sentence burps, and the non-pictured (you're welcome) strings of gorgy drool that follow them.

So yeah, as I predicted, there were some differing opinions on Cora's handling of the situation....

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Grrl Power #912 - Maximum trauma!

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Well that seemed to have shut Sydney up.

There were a few comments on the previous page about how that guy's arm will be useless now. You were correct.

So yeah. I expect some, heh, mixed reactions to today's comic, from "He deserved that." to lectures on how fantasy depictions of using horrific ordnance on criminals is probably bad an...

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Grrl Power #911 - The luxurious backhand

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Sydney's reaction legitimately started off as a runaway interaction between the serum and her ADHD, but did morph into an intentional stalling tactic.

This dude in the mask is a dick for aiming a gun at Sydney, but he's hardly the first person on this world to wonder what happens to the orbs if she dies. You can be sure there wer...

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Grrl Power #910 - Jabber blabber

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When I sit down to write a page, I know basically what I want to happen on it, and have a general idea of what the dialog will be. It takes some time to actually compose it and sort it into comic panel friendly chunks, but for this page - I knew what was going to happen on it, but had no idea what I was going to do for the dialog.

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Grrl Power #909 - Making soup AND having kids?

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Guys, the more I write about Alari society, the more I like them. Not like. What's the word? Hate. But also like. I hake them. They make me laugh, anyway, and that's what's important. But on a serious note, why would the commercial include the girl whining about the impact to Alari society? I guess in a way, House Liglalathane is boast...

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Grrl Power #908 - Bombast industrial complex

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Ok, so that last panel, hopefully you can tell what's happening there, but it's a little small. I should have zoomed in more on Cora's eyes. Basically she'd getting an alert. I think a lot of you have guessed the source at this point.

Honestly, if there was a real superhero fight hap...

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(NSFW) Sydney Sexts!

It's Sydney's debut! Well, Sydney's been in plenty of vote incentives, but... there are nude versions over at Patreon, at the three dollar level. I figure I should actually make use of the tiers over there. I left the nudes at the $1 for six months just to make sure I could keep up with the work, and it seemed like Sydney's debut would be a good time to make the nude pinups "official" for lack of a better term.

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Grrl Power #907 - Ménage à deux et demi

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Hey it's another patented Grrl Power action sequence with 11 panels on a page. I await my Eisner nomination.

For those of you wondering about the comic making process, the transcript for this page includes the word "meatwench" to distinguish her from rockwench. That may just be how m...

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Grrl Power #906 - Lesmad

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If someone tied Maxima to train tracks, the train would be the one in danger.

Fortunately the language Ray and Cora are speaking has a perfect analog to the English word "Damsel" with the same connotations. I guess there are lots of alien civilizations out there that made media invol...

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Grrl Power #905 - Imaginary gopher

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  1. Sydney really is talking to someone.
  2. She's thought about what she'd do in a situation like this and is being weirdly convincing about it.
  3. She's cracking under the stress, despite putting on a collected front, and really thinks she's talking to someone.
  4. She'...

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Grrl Power #904 - A fob carrying bad guy

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Here's a cheery page for Xmas eve, eh? Can you just feel the spirit?

So, presumably, Concretia knows where her body is. Like, she can home in on it. Now that she has rock-kinesis, keeping her away from herself would be pretty challenging. Sure, you could build a big plastic room, but...

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Grrl Power #903 - Sole searching

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While I was drawing the "vibration propagation" sequence, I couldn't get the Aquaman "Loobloobloobloobloob" noise out of my head. Hopefully I've gotten it stuck in your heads for at least a few minutes.

I haven't decided if Concritia can straight up fly in her astral form... It's not...

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Grrl Power #902 - No accounting for lack of taste

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Grrl Power #901 - Apparently you can stop the rock

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I know, Sydney asking if Concretia can do marble lends credence to the suspicion that she is or is related to the Marble Maiden, referenced around... uh... hmm. I don't actually recall. At some point early in the comic. I think.

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Grrl Power #900 - Recapitation

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Something something Cyberpunk...

I played a little bit of it last night. I think I'm still firmly in the opening tutorial bit. I haven't even done a "Upgrade your cybernetics" bit yet, but I've shot some people and been driven around small chunks of the city. Honestly, I'm the worst ...

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Grrl Power #898 - Throne bound

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So it seems obvious that someone has really studied every piece of footage with Sydney interacting with her orbs. Really, the game was given away in the bank parking lot. Well, most of the game. Mysteries still abound.

You know, after being instrumental in taking down Vehemence and w...

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(NSFW) Bendy

Well Sydney is obviously in the wrong place. 

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Grrl Power #898 - Ball jail

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I know, this seems kind of ultra hard core for Sydney - stuffing a pistol in someone's mouth and doing her best to empty the magazine. In her defense, she immediately recognized Concretia when she turned around. She knew this wouldn't kill or even really hurt her, but in a situation that n...

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Grrl Power #897 - Hide and go document

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Sydney has lost enough things to realize that when she comes back looking for the stasis pod, that "all those skyscrapers kind of look alike." Sure, the tarps and the scaffolding make it more memorable than the other skyscrapers in the area, but I'm sure at any given time, 5-10% of buildin...

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Grrl Power #896 - Vive le testicules!

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Enjoy this comic while having a happy Thanksgiving if you're in a country that does that on this day and also if you're so inclined. If not, then simply enjoy this comic, and bank my well wishes for the regional holiday of your choosing.

So, on the one hand, this is the most action M...

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Grrl Power #895 - Fine print, bitches!

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Apparently Hench Wench got her gorge under control. It's been suggested that Hench Wench's day job is a contract attorney. Makes sense to me.

I don't know if LLCs have officers or are referred to as charters. I did a minimal amount of googling, but I figure I retroactive it if Hench ...

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Grrl Power #894 - Plan B from outer space

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Okay, so I'm making fun of myself a little with this page. My actions scenes aren't ever going down in the annals of comic book history for their intensity. There's a lot of starting and stopping. 

Personally I think mid-combat banter is fine, but mid-action ba...

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Grrl Power #893 - I'ma punch you so hard...

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I would apologize for this page, but the middle two panels make me laugh every time.

People talk a bit talk about sticking a boot up someone's ass so far they can taste leather, but you know what, if they actually did it, they'd probably freak out pretty hard.

  • I'll whoop ...

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Grrl Power #892 - The most valuable hostage

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Alright, I messed up and hit publish which means you guys already got emails with the comic, so no point in keeping it locked away. 

For the record, I think Muppets were primarily felt overtop of foam, but I could be wrong about that.

I'm sure this is not recogniz...

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Sorry for that false start

I hit "post" instead of "schedule" so I had to delete it. There's no way to unpublish something that I could find. 

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