This page requires, I think, that you forgive me on two counts. First, the language, although I’m sure you’re all used to a few twists and turns in this so far. And second, the homage to The Big Lebowski. But the moment was too good to pass up – when you’ve done it as well as the Coen brothers, well, you’ve pretty well set the tone for all that follows. Lapsus vero quod deprehenderis, facile pro tuo benignitate, mihi, ut spero, condonabis.
Nevertheless, I’m glad Sarah is finally standing up and asserting herself a little – she’s been too passive for too long, and this is the first chance she has to really get involved. Well, of course, in the revised first chapter, she does blow away that PA trooper. And she does have a pretty groovy fistfight with Sgt. Vissarionov. So, okay, I take it back. Still, she looks pretty good on this page, if I do say so myself.
At any rate, this week I’m starting an extended summer schedule so I have to get to work early tomorrow. So I’ll sign off without any more snarky or self-deprecating remarks. Until next week, be well, everyone!
Oh, except for this: to everyone out there, Happy Father’s Day! My own dad died about a decade ago, and I miss him terribly. But he had a huge impact on me, and what I do, and how I live my life, for which I am eternally grateful. He was a truly great man. So to all you fathers out there – be good to your kids. You’re key to building a worthwhile future for the world.
And NOW it’s time to go. All the best, everyone!
It’s worse…
Mike has gone over to the Nihilists!
And let’s not forget, let’s NOT forget! That keeping amphibious rodents… For purposes of… Within the city… That-that ain’t legal, either.
–M
IS HAULLEY THE ONLY ONE AROUND HERE WHO GIVES A S–T ABOUT THE RULES?
Major Rucker should mark it zero.
–M
Or has… Some taught Mike Phenomenism?
Let there be light *BOOM*
We’ll have to send Lt. Doolittle and Sgt. Pinback out to talk him down.
–M
Considering what has unfolded, I wonder why I have not seen any reference to that movie before, as much as I wonder why I didn’t think of the similarity. 😉
Lets hope Mike don’t get about doing something (more?) stupid… :-^
Poor Hauley.
So out of his depth on this one and he doesn’t even realise it yet because he’s so focused on explaining everything through the prism of the scenario for which he’s been spending the last few decades preparing, “nuclear combat toe to toe with the Ruskies”.
Scenario, which, right now, despite it’s destructiveness and the fact it is actually unfolding, has taken an unfortunate step backwards in importance in the face of whatever else seems to be going on with the AIs.
Is it the Singularity?
Is Mike the robot messiah?
That is true…meanwhile it would be interesting to see when the CONASURs make their reappearance back on the stage, and how it ties in.
They’re coming, and I don’t think you’ll be disappointed. 😉
–M
They’ve all been keeping too many secrets from each other, and now it’s starting to come out.
Actually, it’s a huge relief to be at this point in the story, at last, because I finally get to unravel all of these foreshadowings from earlier on.
–M
Maybe Haulley needs to dip into his Airforce issued survival kit for those sleeping pils… Unless he frittered the contents away on a pretty good weekend in Vegas…
He’ll need that combination Russian Phrasebook and Bible.
–M
Mike is going on walkabout. 😀
Yeah, he has to find himself. But he’ll be back soon, because a thousand-ton tank isn’t too hard to find. 😀
–M
The Colonel also seems to have his finger through the trigger guard, only behind the trigger.
The gun has two triggers. He’s triggering a bullet instead of a HEJA round from the underslung launcher.
–M
I really don’t want to imagine the effect that HEJA round would have on an unarmoured human at that range
It wouldn’t be very nice, that’s for sure.
–M
Everyone else takes it a bit easier in the summer, but NOT Mathieu “extended schedule” Moyen!
I wish more businesses did that. Everyone starts an hour earlier or wirks an hour later then most people get to work a halfday Friday and enjoy a slightly longer weekend. I would love to find another 4-10’s job where I had Friday or Monday off depending on the week. And one a month I had a regular 2 day weekend and 2 weeks later a 4 day weekend. Happy employees, almost no unscheduled vacation and complete coverage.
NO! NO HAULLEY! IT’S WORSE! MIKE HAS GONE OVER TO CTHULHU!!!!!!!!!!
I got a kick out of the Lebowski riff, so now the curve of the Colonel’s head in panel 2 is giving me a John Goodman vibe.