Goodbye, Healer. We’ll miss you so. Why, it seems like only yesterday that you first came to Valhalla to cause your very specific manner of mischief. And then–you ascended! A spot at the table in the Great Hall of the Society of Heroes. And now, dead. Your superhero career was short lived… just like you.
Work has gotten in the way of a lot of the personal things I like to do–like keep my blog a going concern. However, not too long ago, I posted a short one about how I organize my responsibilities called, “The Method of the New Madness.” Post-it junkies take note!
*gasps*@Star Maiden. She misses brunch?! No Tea and Funyun’s for you young lady!
When I first saw the pic of the Healer being disintegrated, I thought it was the female ninja getting zapped. The backwards visor he wears with the color scheme of Star Maidens power made it look like a blonde ponytail. Great work on the story so far, I love the multiple sides of Star Maiden.
Speaking of Blond Ninjas, I confused by the presence of Ninjalina in the Society of Heroes. This probably came up at some point, but going back through the archives I’ve been unable to locate a reference. In the “Ballad of the O’Hara Family” Tangerine removes Ninjalina’s head, yet here she is fighting with the good guys. Did the Healer step in and re-animate his mom minus the pesky evil world domination character flaw or am I completely screwing things up?
Thanks, Greywalker! This chapter is just the warm-up, but I’m so glad you’re digging it.
Blackbeard’s Delight, you have identified an intentional bit of confusion. You haven’t missed anything. This discrepancy just hasn’t been explained. Imagine being an X-Men fan during the Paul Smith era and then returning circa 1991 for the Jim Lee era. You’d have a hard time understanding why Jean Grey is part of the team. Most of the SF stories remain untold and we dip in and out of the continuity so frequently that there are bound to be things resulting from stories we haven’t seen yet that we can’t make sense of. Yet.
(And apologies if you don’t get the X-Men reference. Hopefully, what I’m trying to say is clear anyway.)
Something tells me that Healer’s dad wouldn’t like that. š
No, not at all. Not one little bit.
Wow, that’s harsh. Dark Star Maiden really is evil.
Indeed. But is Star Maiden responsible for Dark Maiden’s evil?
I am in a state of shock. Maybe South Dakota.
Agreed. I would be shocked to ever find myself in South Dakota.
And Heroman just gets wussier. I keep holding out for that guy, to no avail.
Marc, you draw eyes really well.
You’re right about Mark.
Tyler, the thing no one understands about Heroman is that he’s LOOKING for a hero. One might say “holding out for.” Several of his friends tried to explain to him that his name suggests otherwise, but he wouldn’t listen.
The only way to kill the Healer, zap him when he doesn’t expect it.
Exactly. I imagine otherwise the Healer would be a tough kill.
good riddance CS2 (having never seen what he was capable of he’s not hard to miss lol) I gotta say though those that wondered what would happen if healer used his powers on Dark Maiden…well…unless he can heal himself while he’s being fried we may NEVER find that out. Dark maiden…dark maiden…MAN oh MAN is she bad!!! LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So glad that you do! More Dark Maiden in the next strip…
Couldn’t the Healer just heal himself? I would think he’d of course be very weakened by this experience, but if given the chance he could continue to heal himself until she stopped zapping him. Wow, Star Maiden is going to have a lot to answer for.
It’s a good question… can the Healer heal himself? Whether he can or not, I think it’s safe to say “not from that.”
Did Marc hide the word “shiny” in the shine of Healer’s hair, or am I looking too hard at stuff?
I just took a look and I see it too! Wow, Easter eggs everywhere!
Holy crud! I didn’t catch that. I wonder if was intentional. I can totally see it though. Good eye, John!
Honestly, I’d be pretty surprised if CSII was dead. Anyone with any level of super strength tends not to be one-hit-killed with punches. Personally, I think killing the Healer outright was a tactical error considering how useful his powers would have been, and it wouldn’t have taken much coercion to get him to cooperate.
Holy crap though — the Society of Heroes has ZERO useful members? What, do the actual heroes simply not associate with those losers? I’m surprised it’s taken an alien invasion to kill ’em off, unless they’ve avoided death by not doing anything at all (in which case… why do they even get funding?)
The Society of Heroes are funded by a trust set up by the Money Man before his death. When Captain Spectacular I and the rest of the original Society of Heroes handed over the reins to the next generation, they got everything–the headquarters, the trust, the stocks, the bonds, etc. It’s quite possible they do nothing. We’ve certainly never seen them do very much.