Nah. Any good (in the ‘skills’ sense, not the ‘morals’ sense) thug knows that ‘Daddy, why is that man holding a gun to my head?’ is far more effective.
He doesn’t need a gun. He can pull of questions like “Daddy, why is this man holding my neck in this fashion?” or worse “Daddy, why does this man stand behind me and holds my shoulders?”
On a more positive note, this may be not a thug, but a benevolent giant, or rather, the Gastoninan Moustache Commander whose name I forgot who liked the heroes. (Or its equivalent/player/coder)
But JJ doesn’t need to make any additional threats. His very presence at Joel’s house is a threat. He doesn’t need to do anything except ask his questions and go, because Joel is almost certainly smart enough to know the score here.
Also, Shanna explicitly told him not to be a hero and that if anyone came looking for her, just tell them what happened and don’t worry about protecting her.
It’s not really a joke, though. I mean, playing off of Sharkie’s comment means the phrasing comes out a bit humorously, I suppose, but my point is serious – the implication, given what JJ says in the last panel, and the fact that this is generally how his type operates (both fictionally and IRL), is that he’s not there to threaten to hurt Joel, but to hurt his family.
I don’t think it’ll literally involve him holding a gun to Gracie’s head – in fact, like Dean says, Joel should be smart enough to get the threat without JJ having to say it out loud, and they’d both probably prefer to finish this without Gracie and Emily even seeing JJ – but, yeah, the bones that JJ’s going to break if Joel doesn’t give him what he wants aren’t likely to be Joel’s.
You’re appalled by the mere suggestion of hypothetical fictional violence performed on a drawing by another drawing, neither of which are representative of non-fictional, non-drawn humans?
To be fair, that last part isn’t strictly true – Joel Watson is a real person, as are his wife, Emily, and their daughter, Gracie. (One of the reasons I’m pretty sure JJ’s never going to have to threaten them directly, nor follow up on his threats – it’d just be a bit too much, knowing that the Watsons are only slightly fictionalized.)
Wow. There are so many “Never evers” in this scene. Don’t follow cartoonists home. Don’t let them leave with stuff on the table. Don’t try to carry it all yourself. Don’t accept that creepy guys help…
Sometimes creepy guys help and there’s no easy way to get rid of them. Sometimes you should really make sure you bring a less-creepy person along to make sure things don’t go from “creepy” to “bodily-harm-y”.
…What I’m trying to say here is that it’s not about social stuff, like thinking a person is weird or awkward. It’s about self-preservation. It’s about noticing that someone is acting… wrong, somehow?… before they escalate, in case that is what they intended all along.
People being socially awkward is fine. But certain types of socially awkward, most notably not respecting (or recognizing) another person’s boundaries, are big, flashing warning signs.
Okay, I know that “Hurrican reality” is the designated bad reality, but still, it is not WH bad. (regardless if Fantasy or 40k)
So, I hope that this isn’t going to badly for the author avatar, because I not only respect the authors for not making their characters stu’s, but also, because I do not want to have the Big guy as a more dark than with kinda guy.
Also, the Hurrican reality needs a gentle giant badly.
I get the feeling that JJ doesn’t do ANYTHING he doesn’t have to if he can get what is needed with the minimum of effort. Joel never spoke about the missing five before now, has shown zero interest in opening that can of worms, and seems perfectly willing to keep his trap shut in the future. If his cooperation can be easily bought, coerced, or even gotten for free thanks to Shanna’s instructions to give them everything they want…I don’t get the sense that JJ will resort to the level of mess that violence/murder/visceral threats that people are worrying about/suggesting.
Nah. He’s a pro. He might get kicks from this, but that’s not what it’s about. It’s a job, and you don’t msn messes you have to clean up or whack people for free. If he was messy Hurricane wouldn’t have turned to him. If he does kill them it’ll be because they’re loose ends, but he’s much more likely to say he’s a private investigator and then heavily use intimidation without giving up any information.
Agrecian: he is perfectly capable of doing much harm and inflicting of pain and sorrow, but he would rather not let it get that far, unless the job specifically called for it
Never, ever do what? DO WHAT, SUPER SECRET CAPTION!? D:
Never, ever let a webcartoonist leave a convention with unsold merchandise.
now….to wait for the kickbacks to come rolling in…
Well, sometimes, the wrong people (Read: Not everyone likes everything) are at a convention, which can lead to unsold merchendaise.
Happens even to the best known out there.
Follow anyone after the con, unless explicitly invited.
That makes sense. These people are people, people!
I find that exceptionally hard to believe. :|
Say things like “the tireds” and “the moneys” which I totally agree with. Don’t do that.
Print more books than you can sell, I’d guess? Or maybe just try to sell books at a convention at all.
Never, ever create webcomics hoping to support a family that way?
You have all taught me so much. c:
Never ever start a family. It isn’t worth it, no matter what the brain-washed fools tell you. DENY THE BIOLOGY.
So JJ followed Joel aaaaaall the way hope from the convention? Kinda creepy.
… He’s a leg-breaker who’s about to threaten Joel’s family to make him pliable, and following him home is what’s creepy?
Regardless of what he’s going to do, following someone home is still creepy.
Threatening someone with violence to their loved ones is reprehensible and manipulative. Following people to their homes is creepy.
It’s not creepy in this context, but it IS terrifying.
Shouting Frigg, stop arguing with yourself! =P
Joking aside, I don’t remember this mustachioed character. Can anyone link to a page where he was introduced? Or is he new?
Click on his tag and it’ll show you all the pages he’s been in.
How can you not remember seeing Robin Williams before? o_O
New question to ponder. Do you prefer.
“Daddy why is that man holding a gun to your head?”
Nah. Any good (in the ‘skills’ sense, not the ‘morals’ sense) thug knows that ‘Daddy, why is that man holding a gun to my head?’ is far more effective.
He doesn’t need a gun. He can pull of questions like “Daddy, why is this man holding my neck in this fashion?” or worse “Daddy, why does this man stand behind me and holds my shoulders?”
On a more positive note, this may be not a thug, but a benevolent giant, or rather, the Gastoninan Moustache Commander whose name I forgot who liked the heroes. (Or its equivalent/player/coder)
But JJ doesn’t need to make any additional threats. His very presence at Joel’s house is a threat. He doesn’t need to do anything except ask his questions and go, because Joel is almost certainly smart enough to know the score here.
Also, Shanna explicitly told him not to be a hero and that if anyone came looking for her, just tell them what happened and don’t worry about protecting her.
Except for the fact that we already know who this is, and he’s not a benevolent giant.
I’m appalled and a little bit jealous of how quickly you make jokes involving implied violence against children.
Practice makes perfect.
It’s not really a joke, though. I mean, playing off of Sharkie’s comment means the phrasing comes out a bit humorously, I suppose, but my point is serious – the implication, given what JJ says in the last panel, and the fact that this is generally how his type operates (both fictionally and IRL), is that he’s not there to threaten to hurt Joel, but to hurt his family.
I don’t think it’ll literally involve him holding a gun to Gracie’s head – in fact, like Dean says, Joel should be smart enough to get the threat without JJ having to say it out loud, and they’d both probably prefer to finish this without Gracie and Emily even seeing JJ – but, yeah, the bones that JJ’s going to break if Joel doesn’t give him what he wants aren’t likely to be Joel’s.
You’re appalled by the mere suggestion of hypothetical fictional violence performed on a drawing by another drawing, neither of which are representative of non-fictional, non-drawn humans?
To be fair, that last part isn’t strictly true – Joel Watson is a real person, as are his wife, Emily, and their daughter, Gracie. (One of the reasons I’m pretty sure JJ’s never going to have to threaten them directly, nor follow up on his threats – it’d just be a bit too much, knowing that the Watsons are only slightly fictionalized.)
I’m appalled you didn’t read the rest of the comment.
I’m just jealous.
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You should have Joel draw a guest strip where he’s beaten for information. Not every day that you get to draw your own torture scene!
Wow. There are so many “Never evers” in this scene. Don’t follow cartoonists home. Don’t let them leave with stuff on the table. Don’t try to carry it all yourself. Don’t accept that creepy guys help…
> Don’t accept that creepy guys help
Sometimes creepy guys help, and you’ll have to learn to accept that.
Sometimes creepy guys help and there’s no easy way to get rid of them. Sometimes you should really make sure you bring a less-creepy person along to make sure things don’t go from “creepy” to “bodily-harm-y”.
…What I’m trying to say here is that it’s not about social stuff, like thinking a person is weird or awkward. It’s about self-preservation. It’s about noticing that someone is acting… wrong, somehow?… before they escalate, in case that is what they intended all along.
People being socially awkward is fine. But certain types of socially awkward, most notably not respecting (or recognizing) another person’s boundaries, are big, flashing warning signs.
Like Dr. Shelly Cooper (the last part of the second paragraph, not the first part)
Okay, I know that “Hurrican reality” is the designated bad reality, but still, it is not WH bad. (regardless if Fantasy or 40k)
So, I hope that this isn’t going to badly for the author avatar, because I not only respect the authors for not making their characters stu’s, but also, because I do not want to have the Big guy as a more dark than with kinda guy.
Also, the Hurrican reality needs a gentle giant badly.
I don’t think Joel is one of the authors.
That mustache is very familiar.
“I mustache you a few questions, sir”
“Moust of which will involve ache in some shape or form.”
“Sorry to beard you at your home like this.”
how could you NOT trust a man with a moustache that large?
The mustache is Best’s alt.
I love how that joke never gets old, at least for me. Hah!
You insult Gordito Delgado, good sir!
So this is how he turns out when he doesn’t grow up in a world where super intelligent dinosaurs from space invade Earth and enslave humanity…
Joel is seeming an awful lot like Maes Hughes all of a sudden..
Ouch. Good reference, but now I’m even more scared of what’s going to happen.
Wait, does that make Shanna Edward Elric? Mother issues…seeking the truth…getting the Man’s boot up her ass…there are some similarities.
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You seem to be speaking from experience Phil.
Yeah, that guy is still on his couch.
So long Joel, nice knowing you
So that’s why Hijinks Ensue didn’t update for a week or so!
I keep thinking Big Dan Teague from O Brothere Where Art Thou when I see this guy. John Goodman would be a shoe-in for a live action version.
Hmmm, totally seeing a slightly bulkier Robin Williams personally
I get the feeling that JJ doesn’t do ANYTHING he doesn’t have to if he can get what is needed with the minimum of effort. Joel never spoke about the missing five before now, has shown zero interest in opening that can of worms, and seems perfectly willing to keep his trap shut in the future. If his cooperation can be easily bought, coerced, or even gotten for free thanks to Shanna’s instructions to give them everything they want…I don’t get the sense that JJ will resort to the level of mess that violence/murder/visceral threats that people are worrying about/suggesting.
Maybe that’s what they want you to think. “Yeah, this guy’s a gentleman and a professional.” Then, the sharp instruments come out.
Nah. He’s a pro. He might get kicks from this, but that’s not what it’s about. It’s a job, and you don’t msn messes you have to clean up or whack people for free. If he was messy Hurricane wouldn’t have turned to him. If he does kill them it’ll be because they’re loose ends, but he’s much more likely to say he’s a private investigator and then heavily use intimidation without giving up any information.
Agrecian: he is perfectly capable of doing much harm and inflicting of pain and sorrow, but he would rather not let it get that far, unless the job specifically called for it
dont do what? be a super awesome dude bein helpful?
butseks?
damnit, the fans are breaking his “no creeping” rule by following him home again