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2021-06-04

by shaenon on June 4, 2021 at 12:01 am
Chapter: Off to the Fair
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  1. ngmatt
    June 4, 2021, 12:05 am | # | Reply

    Nick isn’t mad, but boy is he MAD, and slightly mad with power.

    • Adept Arcanist
      June 4, 2021, 12:27 pm | # | Reply

      Honestly, after that second panel I feel like he could make a case that going Mad and I wouldn’t be able to argue– 😛

  2. Frank
    June 4, 2021, 12:10 am | # | Reply

    Go, nick, deliver some poetic justice!

  3. Jim Janney
    June 4, 2021, 12:21 am | # | Reply

    Impressive, but Nick really needs a serape here for the full effect.

    • TheWreck
      June 4, 2021, 12:22 am | # | Reply

      With or without the cast iron insert?

      • waynezombie
        June 4, 2021, 12:20 pm | # | Reply

        Depends on which movie he’s pulling from.

  4. dvandom
    June 4, 2021, 12:27 am | # | Reply

    Keep plucking that chicken!

    • John
      June 4, 2021, 7:46 am | # | Reply

      No! The CDC warned us about things like that causing salmonella!

    • Robert Nowall
      June 4, 2021, 9:55 am | # | Reply

      But he’ll go blind!

  5. Pygar
    June 4, 2021, 12:32 am | # | Reply

    I think he’s all out of bubblegum…

  6. Marisa Mockery
    June 4, 2021, 12:35 am | # | Reply

    Tip, you are a national treasure.

    • David B Huber
      June 4, 2021, 12:44 am | # | Reply

      He is indeed! Tip has supersoldier competence in combat.

      And he’s just there to translate…

      Be afraid, Anasigma.

      • Moe Lane
        June 4, 2021, 1:07 am | # | Reply

        https://youtu.be/i4vAZZ8iLGY?t=80

  7. David B Huber
    June 4, 2021, 12:35 am | # | Reply

    Everything about this strip is so wonderful! The vantage points, dynamic transition effects, coloring, close-ups – just marvelous artwork that truly does Nick justice!

    It’s a shame Dr. Lee isn’t present to witness this moment…

    • Shaenon
      June 4, 2021, 12:49 am | # | Reply

      Pancha did a beautiful job on the colors.

    • davidbreslin101
      June 4, 2021, 8:46 am | # | Reply

      The glowing haze around the neon is a great touch.

  8. palenoue
    June 4, 2021, 12:45 am | # | Reply

    But can Tip speak jive?
    https://youtu.be/g0j2dVuhr6s

    • John
      June 4, 2021, 7:48 am | # | Reply

      Given his history with Tigerlilly Jones, most likely.

    • davidbreslin101
      June 4, 2021, 8:48 am | # | Reply

      He can, but with a bit of a Turkish accent. If I’ve understood Tigerlily correctly.

  9. Moe Lane
    June 4, 2021, 1:05 am | # | Reply

    “Now spit.”

    • OneUniverse
      June 4, 2021, 10:33 pm | # | Reply

      Well, ar least we won’t need a serape.

  10. Muhamad Adhi Setiadi
    June 4, 2021, 1:09 am | # | Reply

    Tip: “And when i say he is cranky, its with capital letters. I’ve warned you all”

  11. BMunro
    June 4, 2021, 1:10 am | # | Reply

    “You wretched, walking worms?” No, Nick, that’s Mad Scientist talk – you’re the Unnatural Creation of Science, remember? Something more along the line of “Now begins the end of mankind’s rule” or just a terrifying half-mechanical shriek would be more appropriate.

    • soft
      June 4, 2021, 2:57 am | # | Reply

      No, that’s him having gotten used to the profanity filter talk and possibly even liking the word alternatives it used to use more.

    • arqyx
      June 4, 2021, 6:41 am | # | Reply

      Scream, then leap.

      • Chrisn
        June 4, 2021, 1:20 pm | # | Reply

        Yes, I found Nick’s challenge verbose

    • phreddie
      June 4, 2021, 9:04 am | # | Reply

      That line reminded me of this:
      https://youtu.be/fg1OTnb1mgY

  12. Kyle
    June 4, 2021, 1:26 am | # | Reply

    I’m into it. I’m extremely into it.

  13. Altarboy
    June 4, 2021, 2:04 am | # | Reply

    Cue the Ennio Morricone soundtrack for panel two.

    • Shadowmehr
      June 4, 2021, 1:07 pm | # | Reply

      Either that, or Jason’s theme from Friday the 13th. Depending on how “cranky” he really is at this point.

  14. Zero
    June 4, 2021, 2:41 am | # | Reply

    Is “He’s cranky” the reason he needs translation or the first line of said translation? I can’t tell.

  15. David Doss
    June 4, 2021, 4:08 am | # | Reply

    I’m waiting for his plane body to fly up, show off its guns, and DARE them to make him wait.

  16. Robert Nowall
    June 4, 2021, 5:59 am | # | Reply

    Now, Nick, try and remember this lack-of-fear when you propose to Dr. Lee.

    • nebulousrikulau
      June 4, 2021, 6:26 am | # | Reply

      (Squeaky, cracking voice) “MARRIED??!!??!!
      (Nick faints)

  17. Gwen Delaine Smith
    June 4, 2021, 7:59 am | # | Reply

    Nick is going to rampage. There will be more damage than when Sweetheart rampages but less than when Unity does.

    • Sheik
      June 4, 2021, 9:41 am | # | Reply

      Not much help.
      That’s an extremely wide range of rampage.
      Then again, in this context both quantity and quality count.

  18. Duane B
    June 4, 2021, 8:23 am | # | Reply

    “Makes Popcorn”

  19. Robert Nowall
    June 4, 2021, 9:59 am | # | Reply

    The perimeter searchlights are down. Nick’s cranky and wearing a frown. He’s here to pluck chickens so start to look stricken, so no funny business, you clowns.

    • David B Huber
      June 4, 2021, 2:09 pm | # | Reply

      *Applause*

  20. jwghaller
    June 4, 2021, 10:17 am | # | Reply

    You tell ’em, Nick!

  21. mickeyjf
    June 4, 2021, 10:20 am | # | Reply

    I don’t think he even needs his other body at this point.

    • mickeyjf
      June 4, 2021, 10:21 am | # | Reply

      Comments reply system broken today?

  22. Max
    June 4, 2021, 10:52 am | # | Reply

    Huge missed opportunity to go: “My name is Nicholas Zerhakker. You kidnapped my girlfriend. Prepare to die!”

    • awgiedawgie
      June 4, 2021, 3:02 pm | # | Reply

      Repeated at ten-second intervals.

    • Regret
      June 4, 2021, 3:08 pm | # | Reply

      Despite his rage, he is still a pacifist. So while I’m getting the impression that violence-adjacent options became available, I don’t think murder is on the list. Then again, he is the ultimate hacker, a fledgling hivemind, very creative, and very intelligent. Violence-adjacent is already quite terrifying.

      • awgiedawgie
        June 4, 2021, 3:27 pm | # | Reply

        If he truly believed Virginia’s life was in imminent danger, and he truly believed it was the only way to save her, I honestly think he could kill someone.

        Of course, he’s already demonstrated the ability to use his guns to disarm someone without actually harming them.

        • Moe Lane
          June 4, 2021, 4:39 pm | # | Reply

          Zoë: “Preacher, don’t the Bible have some pretty specific things to say about killin’?”

          Book: “Quite specific. It is, however, somewhat fuzzier on the subject of kneecaps.”

          — Firefly, episode 9 “War Stories”

    • evilmidnightlurker
      June 6, 2021, 1:05 am | # | Reply

      I AM THE DREAD HELICOPTER ZERHAKKER AND THERE WILL BE NO SURVIVORS! THE DREAD COPTER ZERHAKKER IS HERE FOR YOUR SOULS!

  23. notStanley
    June 4, 2021, 11:46 am | # | Reply

    As long as the translator does not get so far behind they need to bring out the puppets for additional visual aids

  24. jdreyfuss
    June 4, 2021, 11:54 am | # | Reply

    He’s not a pheasant plucker, he’s a pheasant plucker’s friend. He’s only plucking pheasants because they kidnapped his girlfriend and he’s pissed.

    Or something like that.

  25. jdreyfuss
    June 4, 2021, 1:03 pm | # | Reply

    Shaenon: I meant to tell you we got the drawing of the mommy, daddy, and baby snake. It’s adorable. It came out perfectly. Thank you for doing that for us. Once we have it framed and on the wall I’ll send you a photo.

    • shaenon
      June 4, 2021, 1:17 pm | # | Reply

      Oh, wonderful! I’m glad it reached you safely.

  26. caelomius
    June 4, 2021, 5:05 pm | # | Reply

    If Nick saves Virginia does that count as Virginia saving herself as she empowered Nick to do so and also gave him the motivation?

    • s854
      June 5, 2021, 7:35 am | # | Reply

      caelomius: That would be like saying that Helen did this to herself, which would be silly.

      (if the link doesn’t work, it should be narbonic.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/060301.jpg)

      • awgiedawgie
        June 5, 2021, 9:37 am | # | Reply

        It’s not as silly as you seem to think. Helen has to take some of the blame for not thinking ahead when she created Artie.

        By the same token, yes, Virginia could be given partial credit for giving Nick the abilities he needed to get to this point. Yes, ultimately, he had to choose to get here, but he never could have if it weren’t for her preparations beforehand.

        No, it doesn’t exactly “count as Virginia saving herself”, but she did play a very important part in it. It’s just that her part happened a long time ago.

        • s854
          June 5, 2021, 7:44 pm | # | Reply

          Virginia’s life would have been completely different if she hadn’t become involved in the Homunculus programme. She’d probably still be happily working for Anasigma rather than being locked up by them, and the “new war” may never have started.

          A lot of other decisions fed into all of this, most of them made by other characters. To say that this was Virginia’s doing is to diminish Nick, Ira and everyone else who contributed.

          • awgiedawgie
            June 7, 2021, 1:44 am | #

            Everyone’s lives would be different if she hadn’t worked on the Whirligig project. Nick would probably still be holed up in his real apartment, in his original meat body, playing video games and eating ramen noodles. Without Nick to get them there quickly (and to later save their hides), Skin Horse would have failed to stop the werewolf apocalypse in Alaska. Who knows what else would be different.

            But Virginia is a good-hearted woman. It was inevitable that she would choose to leave A-Sig. Working with Nick – and with Skin Horse – just accelerated her realization of how evil her job was.

      • caelomius
        June 7, 2021, 8:50 am | # | Reply

        I was think more along the lines of that time arty jumped off a flying ship to save helens life.

  27. jeffwik
    June 4, 2021, 7:22 pm | # | Reply

    “You wretched walking worms” is pretty damn good.

  28. Knuckles
    February 17, 2022, 7:22 am | # | Reply

    They say hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

    But they forgot to mention, the fury of a boyfriend can be quite fierce too.

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