HFSAC 23-1

Today's Webcomic:

The Hot Fudge Sundae Adventure Club #23/Bad Rapture Chapter 2, Page 1

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand we're back.  There was some internal debate as to whether I should resume the webcomic this week or give myself another week to play catch up, but quite frankly, I work better under the gun, so we're back on like Donkey Kong, baby.

If you're just joining us, here's the set up:  The Evil Mega-Corporation from Hell, the Ortex Corporation (represented by the Gold Diamond logo prominently displayed on the guys on the Right) has taken over the entire world except for one large, magical forest in what used to be Illinois.  Ortex has also conquered their primary rivals, namely Heaven, which they did with the help of a disgruntled Heavenly General named the Vertionce (the Green Dude with the Giant Helmet that kinda looks like a---).  The Vertionce was placed in charge of Heaven, and now to completely secure the Throne he acquired with the Blood of his fellow Angels, the Vertionce has to kill the (currently unborn) Dawnchilde, the Prophesied Ruler of Heaven, before it is born.  All of the Geek Heroes currently left alive on the planet (The Hot Fudge Sundae Adventure Club, The Skull Mob, The Community Watch Group, 3 Good Angels, and a handful of others) are attempting to protect the mother of the Dawnchilde, a human woman named Cheryl, from getting slaughtered by The Vertionce and his henchmen.  And so we have a War smack dab in the middle of the Last Forest on Earth, with the stakes being the Future of Heaven itself.

But mostly this is just an excuse for some good ole fashioned bashing and crashing.

GAME ON!

Bad Rapture Alpha Page 25

Today's Webcomic:

Bad Rapture Alpha Page 25.

Welp, that wraps up Bad Rapture Alpha.  The story continues in "The Hot Fudge Sundae Adventure Club" #23.  I'm gonna go ahead and take a "break" from the webcomic next week, so I can get a head start and also get the Print Edition of SDF #8 ready to go.  So, HFSAC 23 will start on June 30th.  The War with the Angels resumes in a little over a week!  Can our heroes stop the relentless Vertionce?

Bad Rapture Alpha Page 24

Today's Webcomic:

Bad Rapture Alpha Page 24.

And that's it for Alea and Arrowhead II.  Just like that another two geek heroes fall in battle.  Woof.  I hope reinforcements get here soon.

Bad Rapture Alpha Page 23

Today's Webcomic:

Bad Rapture Alpha Page 23.

I've been sitting on the Concept for Bad Rapture for at least a year or two now, tweaking it, refining it, toying with it.  In all of my original versions, Bad Rapture Alpha was simply a gathering comic, where our heroes were brought together, exchanged some pleasantries, got the big, fat Plot Synopsis, and got ready to go to war with an Army of Evil Angels.  So when Boolah suggested this sequence involving the American Nightmares, I immediately was like, "Yes!  Let's do this!" because it gave the comic some much, much needed action.  Sadly, this page also marks the rather horrible death of Termite, a character that didn't get a lot of screen time.  Oh well, at least he got to kill a couple of Fallen Angels before he got cleaved in half.  That's something.

Bad Rapture Alpha Page 22

Today's Webcomic:

Bad Rapture Alpha Page 22.

So. let's talk about the American Nightmares.  Boolah and I have actually been talking about working together for awhile.  The original plan was for Boolah to do a back story or two, and eventually he would get his own team book to work with called The American Nightmares.  I used Pulp Horrorshow vol. 3 #3-4 to set the stage for the American Nightmares, but somewhere along the line the whole concept got lost.  This is not unusual in my constantly shifting comic book universe, as ideas and concepts are in constant flux, and only the strongest ideas often survive.  Anyway, after Bad Rapture wraps up, the plan is to move Boolah onto "SDF" full time.  Since we weren't gonna end up using the American Nightmares, we thought it would be neat to work them into Bad Rapture, so we did.

Here's a run-down on our little group:

Secret Soldier:  First Appearance- SDF: Drifter's Rhapsody.  An original member of the classic superhero team, The World Hero League, Secret Soldier is now a mysterious, four armed cyborg.  A genius fighter, he is responsible for training both Cactus Joe and most of the members of the old World Hero League how to fight.

King Dark:  First Appearance- Pulp Horrorshow v. 1 #4.  An original member of the World Hero League, King Dark is living, liquid Darkness.  A superhuman fighter, King Dark also possesses super speed.

Termite and Alea:  First Appearance- Pulp Horrorshow v. 3 #3/4.  A pair of carapace covered insectoids, Termite and Alea's souls are linked through an ectoplasmic exchange.

Arrowhead II:  First Appearance-  SDF #1.  An Ant Woman and apprentice to Arrowhead I, who was an original member of the World Hero League before Ortex took his eyes and his legs.  Arrowhead II has been trained to master the bow and arrow, and can create arrows from her own carapace. 

So there you go.

Bad Rapture Alpha Page 21

Today's Webcomic:

Bad Rapture Alpha Page 21.

Not much to say on today's page.  The Thunder Door, which is the Angel's primary means of dimensional travel, opens up, and we get hints of an Advance Team.  Wait, Advance Team?  But I thought everyone was at the meeting...

Bad Rapture Alpha Page 20

Today's Webcomic:

Bad Rapture Alpha Page 20.

So, I decided to turn today's page into a "Let's Put Everybody's Name on the Page" Page.  It's also the "Battle Plan Page", and the "Everyone has a Little Panic Attack" Page.   So it's a pretty busy page.

Anyway, here's the Plan of Attack reiterated just for the fun of it.

TEAM GIVE BIRTH TO ANGEL BABY: Cheryl, Doc Brummer, Octopus Jones

TEAM PROTECT CHERYL WITH A BIG FORCEFIELD:  Pengy Penguin, Tei Harlequin, Priest Shiki, and Scout (the child Angel)

TEAM STAND IN FRONT OF THE FORCEFIELD AND FIGHT ANYTHING THAT GETS THROUGH:  Killboy, Puzzelor, Spookshow, and Hunter (the old lady Angel) (NOTE:  Notice how virtually all the members of this team are the original Community Watch Group from SDF)

TEAM WAITAMINUTE WE'VE GOTTA FIGHT AN ARMY OF EVIL ANGELS, HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?!?:  Death Moth, Dust, Platageddon, Doom Eagle, Razorfish, Sally Mander, SOL, Electric Cherry, @byss, Eyemo, Eyemii, Los Super Hip Bros, and Estiel (the Angel that looked like a business woman)

TEAM WELL IT COULD BE WORSE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIGHT THE VERTIONCE AND HE'S GOT A REALLY BIG SWORD THAT SHOOTS WAVES OF MYSTICAL FIRE:  Hoody Guy, Cactus Joe the Clown, Tea Cup, PlatOmega, and the Chupacabra

Of course, every plan is perfect until first contact with the enemy.