I don’t think it’s good that LD is speaking in that last panel.
Good on Kendal for actually trying to have a plan (and save the ship). Tess is awesome as always but I’m worried she’s overestimating herself just a bit and will get another wing to the face…
Or Dainix for that matter. We’ve already established that the metal hull conducts all electricity. Did Tess only use cosmetic lightning when she hit the Paladin or something?
Dainix is touching the electrified hull in Panel 3 and Falst was literally wrapped around the Champion when Tess struck him in Panel 2. Unless he’s made of rubber, there’s no way he could avoid electrocution or untangle himself faster than current can flow.
I know there’s a suspension of disbelief here, but Red’s shown us the rules of her world and electrical conductivity is one of them.
I think Tess used her lightning powers to move really fast, rather than electrocute the Champion. She lightning-ran, she didn’t lightning-punch. And since she ran across wooden planks, no-one was zapped.
But he’s being propelled by lightning in Panel 3? And the lightning was definitely generated from her fists, not her legs. Either way, she would still discharge it on contact through the Champion and into Falst, no?
Tess hits the stranger like the fury of the storm,
Falst leaps clear before he hits the wall.
Alinua heals Erin, his runes cut by the ice,
He tries to rise early from his sprawl.
Falst grabs the tiller at the end of his leap,
Tess approaches the enemy tough,
Kendal call for them to steer towards Rakhn.
Light flaring, the Lady growls, “Enough.”
Tess: (teleports in front of you) This IS personal kid.
Art wise, panel 3 is amazing, but it’s all the better with the buildup from the first two. The first’s lighting of Tess’s eyes and lightning, but leaving her face in shadow, gives off both power and menace. The second’s executed blow, forceful enough that even Falst felt some of it, and the Champion’s wings dissipating from his pain.
Then the third with the motion lines, SFX, lighting, and Falst’s mid-air flip to safety is a great conclusion.
Tess has felt very cold and harsh this chapter; I don’t remember her being this serious against Tynan, and Erin blew himself up in that fight. Erin’s previous comments to her and the Champion’s mission to kill her brother is really putting her though the emotional wringer. She wouldn’t hit a person that hard normally and her fifth panel dialogue makes it clear she wants to finish this right now.
Good news: Erin is still conscious. I was concerned for a moment when Alinua went to heal him it could be a repeat of the Tynan fight where V.D. took control and blasted her.
Bad news: The spell appears to have stopped with the rain getting in and the illumination gone. Plus it seems L.D. is done playing nice with the “deceived” innocents (echoing Life-Alinua’s “enough” from 1-14-14? See the two ticks on the speech bubble). Another Friday cliffhanger is coming, but to be fair, the action is moving at such a pace, any page would be a cliffhanger if posted on Friday.
Look at that flip on panel 3. My boy Falst is styling on this man
Usually, in battle, Tess is confident and playful, but here, she’s SO mad, it’s actually kind of scary. “In a minute there’s not gonna be a fight-” is straight up code for “I’m gonna beat this Paladin guy until he can’t move anymore”. She wasn’t even like that against Tynan. I love it
Squeeeeeeeeeee!!!
I love Tess SO much. I also love Falst very much; that jumpflip! And Tess-Falst combo? We need a name for this! “Fastball special” is taken, how about Ballin’ Blitz? Gosh, she’s so badass <3
Also, Erin? LIE STILL WHEN SOMEONE HEALS YOU stop doing the protagonist "only I can save us"-wriggle!
Doesn’t look like this is deescalating! Kendal’s right though, they can’t really keep this on the ship… I’m glad Erin’s tattoos can heal okay…
Panel 2 appreciation wow the glow effects throughout this entire fight scene have been brilliant
For mobile readers.
Alt-text: ask me how it felt drawing all these different bright glow effects except don’t because I’ll cry
Image source: fight
Brain Blast!
I guarantee Kendal will be unaffected if its a psychic and not physical thing
The Stormbreaker’s fist sends the Champion back
Kendal suggests they land, Lucy rises from the attack
At this rate, in a minute there’s not gonna be a ship either.
Stop. Pummeling. Super powered beings. Into. the. Ship!
Exactly how many panels does the ship have left before it get’s wrecked and or sunk.
atleast 2
Its Tess with the steel chair, only she is both steel and chair!
I don’t think it’s good that LD is speaking in that last panel.
Good on Kendal for actually trying to have a plan (and save the ship). Tess is awesome as always but I’m worried she’s overestimating herself just a bit and will get another wing to the face…
Okay, nevermind. They’re still fighting each other. They still can’t work together. Great stuff guys.
Also, not sure how Falst wasn’t just electrocuted.
Or Dainix for that matter. We’ve already established that the metal hull conducts all electricity. Did Tess only use cosmetic lightning when she hit the Paladin or something?
He jumped off the champion just as they were about to hit the side
Dainix is touching the electrified hull in Panel 3 and Falst was literally wrapped around the Champion when Tess struck him in Panel 2. Unless he’s made of rubber, there’s no way he could avoid electrocution or untangle himself faster than current can flow.
I know there’s a suspension of disbelief here, but Red’s shown us the rules of her world and electrical conductivity is one of them.
I think Tess used her lightning powers to move really fast, rather than electrocute the Champion. She lightning-ran, she didn’t lightning-punch. And since she ran across wooden planks, no-one was zapped.
But he’s being propelled by lightning in Panel 3? And the lightning was definitely generated from her fists, not her legs. Either way, she would still discharge it on contact through the Champion and into Falst, no?
Tess hits the stranger like the fury of the storm,
Falst leaps clear before he hits the wall.
Alinua heals Erin, his runes cut by the ice,
He tries to rise early from his sprawl.
Falst grabs the tiller at the end of his leap,
Tess approaches the enemy tough,
Kendal call for them to steer towards Rakhn.
Light flaring, the Lady growls, “Enough.”
guys do you think the ship will survive
Tess: (teleports in front of you) This IS personal kid.
Art wise, panel 3 is amazing, but it’s all the better with the buildup from the first two. The first’s lighting of Tess’s eyes and lightning, but leaving her face in shadow, gives off both power and menace. The second’s executed blow, forceful enough that even Falst felt some of it, and the Champion’s wings dissipating from his pain.
Then the third with the motion lines, SFX, lighting, and Falst’s mid-air flip to safety is a great conclusion.
Tess has felt very cold and harsh this chapter; I don’t remember her being this serious against Tynan, and Erin blew himself up in that fight. Erin’s previous comments to her and the Champion’s mission to kill her brother is really putting her though the emotional wringer. She wouldn’t hit a person that hard normally and her fifth panel dialogue makes it clear she wants to finish this right now.
Good news: Erin is still conscious. I was concerned for a moment when Alinua went to heal him it could be a repeat of the Tynan fight where V.D. took control and blasted her.
Bad news: The spell appears to have stopped with the rain getting in and the illumination gone. Plus it seems L.D. is done playing nice with the “deceived” innocents (echoing Life-Alinua’s “enough” from 1-14-14? See the two ticks on the speech bubble). Another Friday cliffhanger is coming, but to be fair, the action is moving at such a pace, any page would be a cliffhanger if posted on Friday.
Look at that flip on panel 3. My boy Falst is styling on this man
Usually, in battle, Tess is confident and playful, but here, she’s SO mad, it’s actually kind of scary. “In a minute there’s not gonna be a fight-” is straight up code for “I’m gonna beat this Paladin guy until he can’t move anymore”. She wasn’t even like that against Tynan. I love it
*bonk*
Squeeeeeeeeeee!!!
I love Tess SO much. I also love Falst very much; that jumpflip! And Tess-Falst combo? We need a name for this! “Fastball special” is taken, how about Ballin’ Blitz? Gosh, she’s so badass <3
Also, Erin? LIE STILL WHEN SOMEONE HEALS YOU stop doing the protagonist "only I can save us"-wriggle!
(I just love all of this comic. All of it.)
That’s a punch I’m pretty certain normal humans wouldn’t take well.