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Grrl Power #998 - All's well that succs well?

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.I was trying so hard to trim this tale down to the basics but then in panel 4 I couldn't help stick in a joke about... I guess it's about ableism? Sort of? There's absolutely a need to be aware of discriminatory thinking, but I also think there's a cutoff, where all parties need to be cognizant of reality. If someone gets both their arms blown off in a potato gun incident, I think it's okay to suggest that learning si...

Grrl Power #997 - Dedlock

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.Panel 1: It checks out because now he knows an appreciative succubus.It's going to vary from fantasy-verse to fantasy-verse, but putting someone under a geas to "Deliver this to the king" versus "See that the king receives this" may or may not be the same thing. In the Grrl-verse, magically compelling particular behaviors has roughly the same rules as dealing with a grumpy genie. Wishing to "make me one with every...

Grrl Power #996 - Dat ass... assin

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Other methods to detect succubi - Submerge them in baby oil... then have them wrestle home team slave girls Or (sexy young) nuns. Do demons melt when they get wet? Liberally spraying all suspected succubi while they wear thin white T-shirts will reveal the truth and possibly other things. Ther...

Grrl Power #995 - Big Oil has nothing on Big Peasant

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.These pages are a bit more challenging to draw than the standard talking heads page. I write them to convey the tale Dabbler is relaying, then when I'm laying out the page and the word bubbles, I realize I don't know what I'm going to draw to accompany the text. Admittedly, the bit...

Boris Vallejo Glamor (NSFW) (Dongs Ahoy)

I started drawing this and honestly had the thought that I might shelve it so I could use this for a plotline setup in the comic itself. The Vallejo Glamor, not the Nude version, obviously. And while I reserve the right to do it at some point in the future, the one thing I learned from drawing this is that those tiny bikinis take a lot more effort than you might think. Sure, in the comic, the art wouldn't be nearly so fiddly and intricate, but Sydney's "Coin Mail" is right out, a...

Grrl Power #994 - One upmageship

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.That first guy definitely knew what he was doing.So, Frankenstein('s monster). Zombie? Flesh golem? Resurrected abomination? If one could reconstruct corpse parts without any external tell-tale signs, then give it the 'ol lightning treatment, and that guy goes in for a checkup, could a...

Grrl Power #993 - On the origin of succubi

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Succubi are usually thought of as dream demons, but at least in my little corner of the fantasy-verse, their origins are somewhat more… humble. And as with many typical succubus things, Dabbler didn’t specialize in the dream stuff. She can do it, albeit with some limitations, but when it c...

Grrl Power #992 - Infernal relationships be like...

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Sure, "Fiend" is not a direct equivalent because "Baby Eater" is far too specific. Fiend is more of an umbrella catch-all for half and quarter demon/devil mixes, plus assorted other miscellaneous Infernals.Demons, even during their wardeathdoom phase, are sociologically hierarc...

Grrl Power #991 - Demon double dipping

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Dabbler telling Sydney about Astral nasties.I think coming up with made up names is a skill like drawing or... I don't know, throwing axes. I used to get really stuck when making up weird fantasy words, like all I'd be able think of would be the word "fnrrrg" or something, but ...

Grrl Power #990 - Read my lack of lips

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.I love seeing people in the comments wondering if Sydney was going to ask about Infernal administrative services when I've been planning on Sydney's mouth question from about the second time I drew this guy like 7 years ago.Sydney isn't great about not just blurting out the first t...

Grrl Power #989 - Invasion schminvasion

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.(Whoops, set this to post at 5PM accidentally)I'm not sure humans are actually bad a being subjugated. I think that's western romanticism. Or, specifically American romanticism. We don't of modern England of being remotely subjugatey, but they did have one of those top 5 empires at...

Grrl Power #988 - It's like herding horny demons

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Meet Dexon, who has been languishing in the cameo cue for quite a while. Sometimes the character designs are hard to just slip into the comic and have them make sense. I probably could have stuck him in the background of the Twilight Council stuff, but I like the cameos to have more robust par...

Grrl Power #987 - Dear pentagramhouse...

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Battle a giant arch-demon to save Earth from an invasion?Stand off to the side while your co-worker and/or subordinate catches up with an ex in an extremely visceral way?It's not that Maxima doesn't enjoy a good fight, but she also is cognizant of supers being accused of solving their ...

The Late Shift

So Dabbler and Sydney are up late one evening on night watch but Dabbler has just discovered Cinemax...[THE NEXT DAY: AT THE WATERCOOLER]Dabbler: And then... and THEN, it turned out... HER SISTER WAS THE WARDEN! Oh my gods you guys, it was the best movie I've ever seen! We should all watch it again tonight.Most male teammates: I'll be there!Most female teammates: (BONKING HEADS ON COUNTERTOPS)And, scene.-----------------------This is a redraw of a comic I did in 2011 I think, but never p...

Grrl Power #986 - Smoosh is in the air

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.For some reason, I decided to include two different pages on this page. I don't usually do color coded word bubbles, so hopefully this all makes sense and you guys can follow along. I had actually considered doing character specific word bubbles when I started the comic, but I'm really...

Grrl Power #985 - Big bodyslam diplomacy

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Maxima is not often invited to diplomatic events. "They" learned early on that she only has so many knuckles to crack.Assuming Tom is 90 feet tall, he would weigh... (one quick googling later) Huh. Not nearly as much as I would have guessed. Roundabout 260 tons. Assuming he's of a ...

Grrl Power #984 - Don't tug on etc etc...

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.The problem with someone who speaks in 18 point monster font is that you can only fit so much per page. I'll probably have to lower his volume quickly. (For reference, the normal dialog font is 6.5 point.)Tamer: Enhancer 2 – Progress Update:It's getting close! At least the end of the...

Grrl Power #983 - Business or pleasure?

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Customs Agent: Reason for your visit to our dimension, Sir?Thothogoth: Telling off an Ex.Customs Agent: I see. I will expedite your processing forthwith.Some book recommendationsThe Laundry Files - A lot of people might know this as The Atrocity Archives, but that's just the name of the fi...

Grrl Power #982 - (No longer) Sleeping with the archenemy

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.This may shock you, but Dabbler's been around.Yes, it's the return of the dumb joke from page 77. (And 92. And 200. I still stand by that Status Quola joke. That makes me laugh to this day.) Started of as a little gag I thought of on the spur of the moment, and now it practically needs...

Grrl Power #981 - Victory pose

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Ever since being given this opportunity, Vehemence has been legitimately going back and forth as to whether or not he was going to behave. After being handed such a one sided defeat, and seeing Sydney in such a good mood while she clowns on him, he figured he'd have to be a real bad guy to...

Grrl Power #980 - Destination beatdown

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Sydney probably could have just hunkered down in her shield and let Kevin just blast away at it, then maybe juggle him around with the lighthook, but she felt this would be a whole lot more demoralizing.Tamer: Enhancer 2 – Progress Update:I really need to finish the book so I can close the t...

Grrl Power #979 - Final boss?

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Everybody come up with your own Succubus inspired salutations! May your next sexual partner have balls like white holes! Good lubrication to you! Happy Tantric Day! Etc.(Zeromus.MP3) I don't care if you like JPRGs or not, Nobuo Uematsu is a master composer on par with John Williams and Han...

Grrl Power #978 - Super C.V.

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.I know it's been established that Dabbler has a wind spell, but it's centered on her and jumping into that melee is not advisable.Dabbler can probably track what's going on. As I mentioned on the last page, I don't think demons would benefit greatly from infravision, so maybe t...

Maxima undresses. A few times.

Update: I lowered Max's nipples a bit. My reference pic has smaller boobs so they were a bit more... buoyant.Max: Tonight I'm going to put aside any hypothetical rants I might have about women being treated as prizes to be won by male protagonists in popular media, as well as my own sense of humility, and acknowledge the vast number of heterosexual males who want to be in your position right now by simply saying, "You sir, have won."The last few of these didn't have a ton of ...

Grrl Power #977 - Boob tube

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.I had to draw a slightly less involved page to make up for the previous monster one. I can't decide if Arianna would go for this or not. The boob letterboxing there would increase the views, but she's not of the opinion that all clicks are good clicks. She's not aiming to make the ...

Grrl Power #976 - Air Master

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Max is just having fun with this. It's not often she gets to cut lose. She can spar with Hiro and Stalwart, and while most supers heal faster than your stock human, they could still wind up being laid out for a couple of weeks if she really lays into them. A guy like Vehemence can heal lik...

Grrl Power #975 - Cheap kick

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Vehemence must be really bored in prison to stop in a middle of a fight and play ball with Maxima here. Without at least a trickle of violence, he starts getting full body restless leg syndrome, and that's just for starters. Just like a succubus can't self-pleasure to gain tantric ener...

Grrl Power #974 - Death by a thousand chips

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.I know what the title of the page is, and this isn't technically chip damage, but Max is exploring the deterrent factor.That or she's just going to make him mad.Vehemence's line on this page makes me think of stuff like Klingons. They're all "Rah Rah War!" and "Glor...

Grrl Power #973 - Ulna you di-in't

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Yeah, he just got punched through a cliff two pages ago, but I think this would hurt more. He's used to getting punched and slamming into things. This is almost certainly a new pain for him, if not an entirely novel experience for a human being in general. Well, in all of the history of hu...

Grrl Power #972 - Warmup's over!

Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Early UFC matches were fast because no one had figured out that grappling basically dominates in one on one fights, then just after that everyone started to learn counter grappling, and then after that, they had to start putting time limits on the bouts because some of them turned into thirty ...