I don’t know anything about the character of the bald chick, but I’m proud to say that I served as the model! Shaenon sent out a call for reference pictures, and I responded. I’m so excited to see myself in comic form, wearing one of my favorite shirts!
Considering recent events, that’s actually pretty fucked up talking to a complete stranger like he’s a typical sex crazed douchebag. Also I was wondering where the other guy what’s his name went.
Huh? Firstly, we’re clearly joining this conversation in media res for humorous purposes. Secondly, the phrase “don’t get any ideas about us stealing your seed” sounds more like they’re reassuring him there’s nothing weird about this rather than warning him; the word “steal” suggesting a presumed lack of volition on his part.
Oops, that’s what I get for posting from my phone. Meant to add maybe something like a thompson contender or some sort of derringer. Or maybe he’d favor capacity and go with something like that one FN that holds 20 odd rounds, but could still be stylish enough for Tip, albeit in a weird way. So many possibilities
When I read your comment I thought I forgot all about Alice, but then I looked her up and realized that there isn’t a character name Alice, you pulled a fast one on me.
This takes me on a flashback to my teenage years, when I had a buddy named Mark who the girls couldn’t resist. They would act like I was invisible as they gathered around the guy and did everything but throw their panties at him. I would even get phone calls on lonely Friday nights from them asking if I knew where Mark was, because they wanted him to come over.
And he was such a nice guy, I couldn’t hate him. Sigh. Good times.
Life with Tip. It would be annoying to be continually overlooked by all women and most men in the room. Not to mention the conversations that are cut off, one after another.
This situation makes me think of the 1967 spoof of 007 movies, “Casino Royale”: This scenario would be close to the outcome if Woody Allen was able to fulfill his nefarious plans, where all women are beautiful, and all men are under 5’4″.
I should know better, but I keep forgetting that Sergio’s bi, not gay. Bi-invisibilty is such a powerful effect, Anasigma is working on it as a cloaking device for assassin drones.
Already I’m interested in learning more about the bald chick.
Well, judging by her T shirt, she has the answer to the great question of Life, The Universe and Everything.
Yeah, but probably only the answer to *her* universe. What good will that do *us*?
I’m wondering if she happens to have/have had a hair monster (not a euphemism) named Kerra during her adolescent years.
That could actually be plausible. Julie growing up dealing with OTHER kinds of mad science could be interesting
Yeah, like why does she wear a Jackie Robinson shirt? And why does she get to go first?
Being first may just mean she’s done fastest.
I don’t know anything about the character of the bald chick, but I’m proud to say that I served as the model! Shaenon sent out a call for reference pictures, and I responded. I’m so excited to see myself in comic form, wearing one of my favorite shirts!
Sweet.
well, i guess badassity can only get you so far
Considering recent events, that’s actually pretty fucked up talking to a complete stranger like he’s a typical sex crazed douchebag. Also I was wondering where the other guy what’s his name went.
Apparently no one else is.
That’s actually “talking to [him] like a typical tsundere”.
“It’s not like I like you or anything!”
Huh? Firstly, we’re clearly joining this conversation in media res for humorous purposes. Secondly, the phrase “don’t get any ideas about us stealing your seed” sounds more like they’re reassuring him there’s nothing weird about this rather than warning him; the word “steal” suggesting a presumed lack of volition on his part.
They may not know Tip. And historically, there has been at least one post-apocalyptic dystopia I can think of where seed was taken: A Boy and His Dog.
Hell Comes To Frogtown also fits.
Speaking of protection, are we going to meet Alice’s counterpart?
Alternate Alice huh? Maybe some sort of breech loading single shot
Oops, that’s what I get for posting from my phone. Meant to add maybe something like a thompson contender or some sort of derringer. Or maybe he’d favor capacity and go with something like that one FN that holds 20 odd rounds, but could still be stylish enough for Tip, albeit in a weird way. So many possibilities
When I read your comment I thought I forgot all about Alice, but then I looked her up and realized that there isn’t a character name Alice, you pulled a fast one on me.
What do you mean? Of course there is an Alice: http://skin-horse.com/comic/much-with-his-smarts/
Ooooohhh, right, the gun, I don’t even remember that.
Let us just hope that when he says “protection” he doesn’t mean his gun.
Guns don’t protect people. People protect people.
And by “people” I mean those bastards that refuse to insert the floppy disks into the launch computer.
What the hell is he holding in panel 3, and where does it go? I’m next, so I really need to know.
It’s a cute little coin purse [1] which is apparently being used to hold condoms, and hammerspace.
[1] Illustrative example http://image.dhgate.com/albu_327592202_00-1.0×0/women-s-clasps-coin-purse-little-clutch-bag.jpg
Looks like he carries a little purse for his condoms.
I still haven’t figured out where he keeps “Alice”.
Have we seen him draw Alice while nude? That would narrow it down a bit.
I personally vote for hammerspace.
Alternately, in TMI (the webcomic) – Barbie has a thigh holster.
The strip where Tip introduces Alice does show him holstering it on his left thigh.
I just read James Tiptree Jr.’s “Houston, Houston, Do You Read”, which makes this strip even better.
No, this strip makes *that* better.
Tip’s definitely got his mojo back.
AND it works in alternate timelines.
That was one of my top question about this universe
This takes me on a flashback to my teenage years, when I had a buddy named Mark who the girls couldn’t resist. They would act like I was invisible as they gathered around the guy and did everything but throw their panties at him. I would even get phone calls on lonely Friday nights from them asking if I knew where Mark was, because they wanted him to come over.
And he was such a nice guy, I couldn’t hate him. Sigh. Good times.
Nash equilibrium didn’t work out, eh?
Ah-ha! Now we know Mendoza’s real reason for coming here.
I thought Sergio was gay?
Gay or not, it’s got to sting when all of the women completely ignore you.
Ok, point.
Bi, actually. But he generally dates men.
Life with Tip. It would be annoying to be continually overlooked by all women and most men in the room. Not to mention the conversations that are cut off, one after another.
This situation makes me think of the 1967 spoof of 007 movies, “Casino Royale”: This scenario would be close to the outcome if Woody Allen was able to fulfill his nefarious plans, where all women are beautiful, and all men are under 5’4″.
I should know better, but I keep forgetting that Sergio’s bi, not gay. Bi-invisibilty is such a powerful effect, Anasigma is working on it as a cloaking device for assassin drones.
Maybe alt-Tip will notice Sergio and give him some love, since she appears to have decided it’s probably not OK to get it on with her male alternate.
Well, we know that Tip is going to busy for the next few hours . . .
. . . or days . . .
. . . or weeks, really it depends on how many are there . . .
…No, Sergio. No, you’re not.
It’s okay Sergio. You’ll get your turn with Tip eventually.