I don’t want to shoot off my mouth here, butt I can see she is aiming her intentions in a moral direction, rather then off a list of logical bullet points.
Sure hope this Shanna is the same good shot that the FAANS! one is.
Cause in the critical thinking department, she’s sluggish. Four minutes? JJ’s cutting a 4th finger off Xan by now!
Nah, I’m sure she’ll barge in to find the both of them having a soda with some chips while sharing some geek jokes. She’ll look like a total psycho and that’s probably JJ’s plan all along : to socially kill Shanna with his high class societal skills !
Well, your gold star apparently answers my concern. In the final panel, it looks to me like her finger is curled around the trigger, since it’s no longer extending past the end of the trigger guard. She must have her trigger finger bent up somewhat awkwardly, along the slide, and there is no light shining through the trigger guard for… reasons.
And, here I was, ready to scold her for running in with her finger wrapped around the trigger.
Not a good question to be asking yourself when you are moving out packing heat. You BETTER know what it is you are doing or whatever it is you think you want to accomplish will indeed fail.
OK, so Ferris is the guy that dropped in unannounced on HR and got himself killed, right, and Tyler I guess is Xan, but who’s Watson? The comic book guy at the con?
I love how omnipresent the idea of “getting out of the country” is in situations like this one, as if Shanna galloping across the Rio Grande would cause the murderous multinational corporation to go “Whelp, nothing we can do, she’s out of our jurisdiction now.”
Joel Watson is indeed the comic book guy. Also, he really exists: hijinksensue.com
Shanna can’t know this, but Ferris is not dead because of her. Ultimately, it was a combination of Carol’s negligence, HR’s insanity & Ferris’ own curiosity that proved fatal to him.
Going to another country would have a few pros. Yes Hurricane is a large & powerful company. But even if HR is the CEO, there is limits to what he can do. Much of what he & Carol are doing are secret.
It’s not like they have a murder department at Hurricane that they can call. And Carol had to meet with JJ in person to order the hit. If Shanna escaped to another country, while it wouldn’t be impossible to get her, their reach would be strained.
I don’t see how their reach would be strained. Shanna gets on a plane, JJ gets on a plane – he’d still be as close to her as he is now. Maybe he’d have fewer contacts to call on in an unfamiliar surrounding, but then again, so would she.
It’s just weird how the idea of being scot-free once you cross the border and reach the magical wonderland that is the Kingdom of Foreign translates from being on the run from the law to being on the run from entirely illegal parties unhindered by such boundaries. I bet that’s got something to do with authors generally being more comfortable setting things in their neck o’ the woods… but I can’t for the life of me figure out how to find an example of that on TV Tropes.
For Pete’s sake. make a call….to the police, tell them you’ve just seen a break-in at such-and-such address, then step back into the shadows somewhere and wait.
Hitman found leaving scene of a murder. Either you get dead police (then Shanna shoots JJ as justified homicide), or JJ is locked up for a save while (and his cell mates learn a little proper manners).
It is vaguely possible JJ did see her, and is suckering her off the public streets.
Welp, its official she was a scatterbrain who was way out of her league. I’m being nice and saying WAS here. So after this, if you live, go somewhere hidey holish and think of what you could have done better and how you can do better in the future while putsing around with the lives of The Fives major support.
You can’t afford to think up this crap on the fly at this level unless you are naturally gifted.
The layout here reminds me of Fans!.
Like her decision?
Maybe she has a version of herself giving her advice.
Shut UP, common sense!
You’re getting killed! BUT IN THE MOST AWESOME WAY GO SHANNA! Also try to not die.
Hey, no need to be so gun-ho about this.
What the glock is she doing?!
Going off half-cocked, by the look of things. That Shanna’s a pistol!
I don’t want to shoot off my mouth here, butt I can see she is aiming her intentions in a moral direction, rather then off a list of logical bullet points.
She Should be running away faster then a Colt and flying away like a Desert Eagle.
She’s clearly become a loose cannon.
Sidearmed is sidewarned, even when your normal life is Sliding out of Sight.
I didn’t realize she was woman of such high caliber.
i like how this page is clipped, makes it go off with a bang.
You’re all just a barrel of laughs aren’t you?
It’s about time someone got a good Bang out of this series.
Ooh thats a really good one. Kudos
I think JJ would be bored; it looks like a 9mm, (a 45 set to stun).
Apparently, a good dose of morality is a trigger for heroism.
I think when she sets her sights on a goal, she’s the type to bite the bullet.
(Joker voice)
And here..
We…
Go….
How is he built like an avalanche?
Because he will bury you.
And can’t be stopped.
Sure hope this Shanna is the same good shot that the FAANS! one is.
Cause in the critical thinking department, she’s sluggish. Four minutes? JJ’s cutting a 4th finger off Xan by now!
Nah, I’m sure she’ll barge in to find the both of them having a soda with some chips while sharing some geek jokes. She’ll look like a total psycho and that’s probably JJ’s plan all along : to socially kill Shanna with his high class societal skills !
Well at least she’s smart enough to keep her booger hook off the bang switch!
Your comment is educational. Please, take my imaginary +1, which pales next to a Gold Star yet is offered anyways.
Well, your gold star apparently answers my concern. In the final panel, it looks to me like her finger is curled around the trigger, since it’s no longer extending past the end of the trigger guard. She must have her trigger finger bent up somewhat awkwardly, along the slide, and there is no light shining through the trigger guard for… reasons.
And, here I was, ready to scold her for running in with her finger wrapped around the trigger.
It’s official now…
Shanna is the REAL hero of this webcomic.
I can’t decide if she’s the hero it needs or the one it deserves, but she’s gonna try anyways!
What, she just waited outside for 4 minutes? Facking lag.
One thing she doesn’t know is if the bad guy has body armor. So shoot for the head and remove the safety.
I wonder if this had colour, if her outfit would be red, and it would turn out that shes a vampire. >.>
gun isnt two feet long, and no funny sunglasses either.
I certainly hope not. Before you know it, Xan would grow impossible boobs and JJ would start grinning like an idiot and talking in broken Engrish.
“Kickin’ ass and takin’ NAMES, that’s what I’m doing!”
As always, humanity is it’s own worst enemy.
I hope what you are doing with that gun is at least make sure the safety is off.
I’m sure this can only end well for all parties involved.
JJ and Shanna makeout session?
Not a good question to be asking yourself when you are moving out packing heat. You BETTER know what it is you are doing or whatever it is you think you want to accomplish will indeed fail.
OK, so Ferris is the guy that dropped in unannounced on HR and got himself killed, right, and Tyler I guess is Xan, but who’s Watson? The comic book guy at the con?
I love how omnipresent the idea of “getting out of the country” is in situations like this one, as if Shanna galloping across the Rio Grande would cause the murderous multinational corporation to go “Whelp, nothing we can do, she’s out of our jurisdiction now.”
Joel Watson is indeed the comic book guy. Also, he really exists: hijinksensue.com
Shanna can’t know this, but Ferris is not dead because of her. Ultimately, it was a combination of Carol’s negligence, HR’s insanity & Ferris’ own curiosity that proved fatal to him.
Going to another country would have a few pros. Yes Hurricane is a large & powerful company. But even if HR is the CEO, there is limits to what he can do. Much of what he & Carol are doing are secret.
It’s not like they have a murder department at Hurricane that they can call. And Carol had to meet with JJ in person to order the hit. If Shanna escaped to another country, while it wouldn’t be impossible to get her, their reach would be strained.
I don’t see how their reach would be strained. Shanna gets on a plane, JJ gets on a plane – he’d still be as close to her as he is now. Maybe he’d have fewer contacts to call on in an unfamiliar surrounding, but then again, so would she.
It’s just weird how the idea of being scot-free once you cross the border and reach the magical wonderland that is the Kingdom of Foreign translates from being on the run from the law to being on the run from entirely illegal parties unhindered by such boundaries. I bet that’s got something to do with authors generally being more comfortable setting things in their neck o’ the woods… but I can’t for the life of me figure out how to find an example of that on TV Tropes.
Uhm, can she actually shot? Like I mean, is she good at shoting and such? Else this is a crazy plan against a trained hitman.^^;
Now, we don’t know that he’s a trained hitman.
But by the size of him, we can be sure that man hits like a train.
In a land of guns, I don’t know that that’s super advantageous. It’s the midgets you have to watch out for.
fuck yes. Go get him in what will be probably the most harrowing point of this comic
There is no way where this could possibly go wrong!
Besides, he’ll never recognize you cosplaying as Carmen Sandiego!
Shanna going to save the day! or get herself killed, but probably save the day!
A miserable pile of secrets. With a handgun.
Leeeeeeeeeroy!
i did not see this coming.
For Pete’s sake. make a call….to the police, tell them you’ve just seen a break-in at such-and-such address, then step back into the shadows somewhere and wait.
Hitman found leaving scene of a murder. Either you get dead police (then Shanna shoots JJ as justified homicide), or JJ is locked up for a save while (and his cell mates learn a little proper manners).
It is vaguely possible JJ did see her, and is suckering her off the public streets.
Ah yes, the old “wait for him to torturekill the guy who helped you so you can justify shooting him” routine.
That would be too sensible. ;)
People without a healthy respect for, and little or no training with, guns tend to be more foolish than they otherwise would be.
I guess we’ll see how that phenomenon impacts the story in this case.
Kill him! Freaking kill him to death! It will be freaking awesome, I promise! I hate people like him that only speak in threatening innuendo.
Pure speculation: Xan inadvertently just killed the hitman by magick that leaked over from his Arkerra character, Penk.
Man, the theories you guys come up with sometimes, I swear.
… Wait, wasn’t there something else I need? Admonitions? Ammonites? Ammonium? Something like that …
Welp, its official she was a scatterbrain who was way out of her league. I’m being nice and saying WAS here. So after this, if you live, go somewhere hidey holish and think of what you could have done better and how you can do better in the future while putsing around with the lives of The Fives major support.
You can’t afford to think up this crap on the fly at this level unless you are naturally gifted.