I had a good laugh the other day when SuperFan Will Boyer guessed that Captain Spectacular was in the room with Jerry and Spy Gal. I thought everyone had forgotten that invisibility is one of his powers! Big thanks to Marc for pulling out all the stops for this double-sized episode!
Been a lot of talk lately about Cap’s state of mind. What do you think now?
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…And there it is.
i for one completely forgot about that power. i guess its good that he had to go to the gym. that could’ve gotten really awkward for Cap…
No kidding, right?
I WAS RIGHT!!! IN YOUR FACE, UNBELIEVERS!!! lol
Well, Brock. I finally got one right. What do you think of that? Ha. Ha ha! lawls
Although, honestly, I didn’t think Cap had any reason to grab the bear. I thought he accidentally bumped into it or flicked it because of what Spy Gal said. I think of Cap the same as before, except less harsh. Although there were times I forgot how much he must be hurting because he lost his son. Puts Spy Gal into harsher light. I love how, just like in real life, your forcing the reader to view reality in ways that they do not understand until, come later, it is approached at a different view or perspective and things come to light. Originally Cap seemed to offend, now Spy Gal. At first we had sorrow for Vanessa, now for Wilbur.
Also, if Jerry doesn’t change, this marriage could crumble sooner than Jerry expects. Jerry wanted her and he got her. Now if he can’t learn to love her truly by putting her first and thinking about her, the marriage will be hollow and devoid of any real meaning. At one point, I wonder, will Jerry finally bridge the gap – or realize he must bridge it because he had not yet attained to the other side – from selfish lust (all about putting him first) to selfless love (all about putting her first)?
My money says “no”. It’s all downhill from here.
I agree. A guy who goes to the absurd lengths Jerry has just to satisfy a selfish desire is not going to change his spots. He’s incapable of it. I seriously doubt he ever had any thought about what would come after he finally possessed SpyGal. I think in his little bald head he just sort of thought they’d “Live Happily Ever After.” He’s a punk and a wanker – and basically just never grew up.
My money says… wait, dude, you can’t place bets on stuff you know the outcome.
Panel 8: “UNE”? University of …?
New England
Oh, duh, right. Home of a well known college of osteopathic medicine, a fact I am sure will be important later in your story.
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Ohhhhhh…..
Well this is a twist, kinda creepy that he was spying on them like that…
I bet the next strip we see his boy but it won’t be the one your thinking of.
Completely creepy, agreed.
That’s cool. I completely forgot about that power. Love the 6th panel with the “empty” shirt.
Yeah, I really love he way Marc depicted the invisibility. I don’t think I’ve ever seen it done quite that way before, but it’s a fun and simple way of doing it without resorting to any special effects.
i forgot about invisibility, too. and i thought the bear was climbing the bed at first.. maybe i should wake up more before reading comics…
I dunno… I think comics are best in a delirious state.
I haven’t forgotten about the invisibility power, but I did forget about the bear. What bear is that?
Just a teddy bear.
Man, talk about a truly emotional ending to this one. I still go back to Spy Gal consoling Cap when he first lost his boy, and now we find him again in that stage of grief and now no one to comfort him. When he finds out what Jerry has done and that Tom is still alive Jerry is going to receive one heck of a beat down.
I’m really concerned for Captain right now with his emotional state. I had forgotten about his invisibility and here we find that he has stood there in the room the whole time allowing himself to be emotionally beat down like that, as if he feels he deserves this pain.
Can you imagine sitting there, listening to that conversation when you know it should have been you? That would just be awful. I’d be tempted to do it if I could turn invisible… but would I REALLY do it? I dunno. I hope not.
Creepy-Needy-Stalker time. Yeesh. Isn’t Wilbur at least supposed to nominally be a good guy? This isn’t waking up or getting better – this is just nasty. Oh, yes, there’s the pathetic bit where you do feel sorry for him,but he still is so into his own crap it’s hard to.
And suppose he’s still there when Vanessa walks out of the shower? What a nice impression that’s gonna make, especially stinking of beer and in his stained underwear.
Agreed. This is a real low point for Cap.
Maybe he really will get his head out of his wrinkled old butt and get his life squared away again. I mean he’s not dead YET. Tomorrow is always a chance to be better.
Even heroes fall. The strong ones get back up again.
And in closing? I am SO glad his clothes reappeared first.