El Goonish Shive

Huh. Hope's mini-freakout here is actually kinda reminding me of Supergirl, where (at least in the comics) she started out as a teenager expecting to be thrust into the insanely overwhelming responsibility of taking care of a baby, only for Technobabble stasis and timeframe shananigans she was instead thrust into the just as overwhelming situation of that baby she was supposed to care for being an adult and now coddling and wanting to take care of her.

Supergirl also had a bit of a freakout about it for basically the same reasons.

Edited by KnownUnknown on Apr 18th 2024 at 11:00:17 AM

Hope 54

Curse this grayscale! I thought that was Luke and not Sam for a second. Completely different reason for Tedd to be excited.

Double Date 13 and 14

On to less weighty concerns. Well, until we discuss which bowling ball is best for you. *ba-dum tish*

This strip was foreshadowed a decade in advance.

Hope 55

Well, Hope stopped listening / paying attention after seeing the tears then?

Hope can only see the side of Tedd's face behind Grace.

Poor Sam. This is the second time someone in this comic shop has used magic to snoop out his bio-sex without his knowledge or consent. Just. So many invasions of his privacy happening in this place.

Double Date 15

What pairs well with bowling shoes? Dressing up as a giant bowling shoe.

Yeah, I'm hoping it looks better in color too, but I somehow doubt it, lol

- That's just called using your senses?

It's not Tedd and Grace's fault that they're... Literally born, with supernatural senses?

...

Edit: Whether any disguise magic could keep a seer / Tedd from knowing the true form under it? Not sure.

Edited by Malady on Apr 25th 2024 at 4:49:39 AM

Tedd's own 'default form change' spell is the only thing that would defeat Tedd's seer vision.

And, admittedly, that's just one of those things that happen. While I try to be courteous and not mention anything until it's been brought up, I've had a handful of times when I've gotten the "wait, you mean I'm not passing?" reaction when the subject is broached. I mean... sometimes it's just obvious.

x3

It's just kind of awkward.

Being born with a unique ability or sense like X-Ray vision isn't wrong, but if they occasionally see through something they were not supposed to like into someone's wallet, clothes, or bag than it feels weird because nobody really consented to an impromptu x-ray scan or had any reason to think one was going to happen.

Edited by Freshwater on Apr 25th 2024 at 2:39:17 AM

And even without getting into more supernatural abilities, I'm sure we've all had that one friend who couldn't help hear the argument in the next room, or be able to tell by scent that someone in the group is menstruating.

Hope 56

Love how Dan is like “I need to design a jerk! Didn’t I already design a jerk? Oh yeah, let’s just use him then.” Too bad he didn’t learn his lesson.

NP Double Date 16

Amazon world problems.

Double Date 17

Deep character insights.

Hope 57

Round 1. FIGHT!

Of course the cheater goes up against some guy first, he's the winner of the last on screen card tournament after all.

Some Guy is gonna get Worfed to show that this new guy is trouble.

Poor Guy

Double Date 18

How long before Lucy trips over an epiphany about being her authentic self?

How many main cast people have taken combat classes? We had the Anime Martial Arts Dojo. Now a HEMA or whatever place?

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Edited by Malady on May 2nd 2024 at 7:56:08 AM

Historic European Martial Arts just to keep people from having to look up the acronym.

Catalina would love to be friends with a swordfighting weightlifter, come to think of it.