I like the poster with Cthulhu rising from the deep with an orange spot on his shoulder and a caption that’s approximately “Still think controlling all the creatures of the sea is a weak power?”
Well, let’s be honest; Namor’s got a stick up his 5th point of contact. There would have been a lot if disappointment if Aquaman didn’t kick his butt. 🙂
You should read worm by Wildbow. The hero is a girl who can control bugs and she turns out to be one of the most powerful beings on the planet because she is clever in how she uses it.
I am absolutely delighted to see someone else thinking about that Flea/Skitter comparison too! Just finished rereading it (for the third time iirc) last week and if The Flea really put his powers to work like that…. easily OP.
What I loved about Worm was that her real superpower was her tactical sense. Her ability to control a city blocks worth of bugs was actually kind of weak compared to some of the people she bested, but she always came up with a workable plan. Easily the best superhero fiction I’ve ever read.
So this frame begs a lot of questions. Is the Mantiloid Empire XTs? Parallel universe? Hidden civilization?
And that might be the perfect upgrade for the Flea.
The suit probably told him. He said the suit is basically like a bee colony, and alive, so he just spoke to it. And it talked back. Him vocalizing ‘pillbug mode’ in english is probably just dramatic affectation, he likely made the command via his antenna, same way he spoke to the suit to begin with.
According to the PS238 roleplaying game, the Flea is the son of two insect-themed superheroes, the Mantis and Tarentella, and inherited his powers from them.
Also some of the information is flat out wrong. The comic told us the real names of Eagle and Patriot when they were introduced, for example, but the game has it wrong.
At what point could advertising during this could have led to a sale though?
Even then, mid combat sales to your opponent of equipment you are demonstrating would only be beneficial if you know of weaknesses you intend to exploit.
This is arguably the best comic being published today, easily in the top 5. We only get 1 page every 2 months. Can we do a campaign to pay Aaron so we can get a 3 page a week update schedule? I’ll happily take black and white pages if it speeds up the process.
Let me be clear. I am a customer for PS238. I own all the PS238 books. I am not a collector looking for action figures and chachkis. What I am looking to buy is more story.
I don’t do patreon. I do not like the idea of patreon. Frankly, I am not a fan of Aaron, I am a fan of PS238. I like buying books to let the author know I want more of those books. PS238 is one of the few times this has not worked. It is the only time I have ever considered this route. I would prefer a crowdfunding campaign for his next book to encourage a faster production schedule. The more books that are made, the more I’ll buy. Win-Win.
What I’m looking to buy is this story. Does Tyler get super powers? What is happening with Atlas on Argo? Does Ron get his FISS powers back? What happened to all the octo-dudes Cecil shrunk that got flushed by his mom? What happens with the Infinite Vanguard? When will the Revenant drop the hammer on the Headmaster? Watching two masterminds face off in a story told by one of the best in the world is a story worth reading.
This is a comic book universe that’s as good as the best in the field. I don’t buy Marvel or DC anymore. I would buy the entire line of PS238 comics every month.
An 84 comic. An Agent Holmes comic. A Moon Shadow comic. The Flea. The Misadventures of the Earth Defense League.
That’s the dream. What I’m asking for is 3 pages a week. That’s 12 pages a month, or one normal sized comicbook every 2 months. If you can get me that I’ll sign up for the patreon.
You’re asking for too much, TBH. PS238 is all being done by just one person, Aaron Williams whom you’re not a fan of. And that’s besides his other ongoing webcomics, FFN and Use Sword on Monster. That’s besides his real life responsibilities as a family man and artist.
Even if he were to just focus on PS238, asking for all those other comics is still too much.
His patreon offers no such rewards. No rewards at all actually, it’s literally, “I make Patreon only posts about stuff, give updates, and that’s it”. There is a theoretical “if it hits 800$ a month he’ll write a short story” for Patrons only, but he already writes short stories we can buy. I’m not a fan of patreon either, but Aaron’s is literally just a way for his truest of fans to throw some money at him for no reason.
If many people contribute real money in Patreon (I should, I’ve been lazy), more pages might appear? Aaron Williams is a professional artist. In the comics business, there’s a set price per page. (Not really, but I’m making an argument.) Math is math, is my point.
It’s not as simple as more money = more pages. You have to consider time and effort. Lots of comic book artists- whether Western or manga, printed or digital, traditional or webcomic- burn out when they try to do more. I’ve seen this a lot over the years.
Like I replied above to Kytross, PS238 is all being done by just one person. And that’s besides his other ongoing webcomics, FFN and Use Sword on Monster. That’s besides his real life responsibilities as a family man and artist.
Also it’s just the person. No indication of which comics you enjoy and are backing. Last time I checked which wasn’t recently, PS238 was the slowest of his comics regarding update schedule.
If I see the full set on Kickstarter or Amazon then sure I’d buy one or two.
I’m not against Patreon though I don’t support anyone through it. It’s lacking in a lot of points.
I wonder if it dribbles.
“One two three O’Malley
Four five six O’Malley
Seven eight nine O’Malley
Nothing you can do!”
That is from a Bugs Bunny cartoon.
Porky Pig, IIRC.
Aquaman talks to fish, the Flea talks to bugs. Traditionally underrated powers.
An aussie based villian with that power would be TERRIFYING do to how nasty the bugs are down there
And people make fun of Aquaman for being able to communicate with fish…
Not just fish… all that lives upon the sea.
Bob has really started to regret selling his house to live on a boat…
He’s more lenient than Poseidon, anyway.
I like the poster with Cthulhu rising from the deep with an orange spot on his shoulder and a caption that’s approximately “Still think controlling all the creatures of the sea is a weak power?”
Or that time during a Marvel vs DC crossover where he K.O. an army of marvel-verse Atlanteans using that power.
Well, let’s be honest; Namor’s got a stick up his 5th point of contact. There would have been a lot if disappointment if Aquaman didn’t kick his butt. 🙂
I could see an alternate version using Godzilla.
Oh no….Aquaman can summon Spongebob Squarepants!
That’s too much power for any one man to possess.
I guess they’ll stop doing that if he ever faces a villain with an armor made of live fish.
Only stupid people
You should read worm by Wildbow. The hero is a girl who can control bugs and she turns out to be one of the most powerful beings on the planet because she is clever in how she uses it.
Haven’t read Worm (yet), but not surprised that someone who controls bugs is considered powerful. Half the biomass on the planet is bugs…
Some of the best builders on the planet too hell we learned stuff by watching them
Yes! Seconding the worm recomendation!
I am absolutely delighted to see someone else thinking about that Flea/Skitter comparison too! Just finished rereading it (for the third time iirc) last week and if The Flea really put his powers to work like that…. easily OP.
I’d kind of love to see that though. 😛
What I loved about Worm was that her real superpower was her tactical sense. Her ability to control a city blocks worth of bugs was actually kind of weak compared to some of the people she bested, but she always came up with a workable plan. Easily the best superhero fiction I’ve ever read.
Flea totally ROCKS!!
So this frame begs a lot of questions. Is the Mantiloid Empire XTs? Parallel universe? Hidden civilization?
And that might be the perfect upgrade for the Flea.
And this strip right here is why The Flea is one of the best characters in his or any other metahuman story.
I like ‘im for sure.
…But how did he know that it HAD a pillbug mode?
He probably asked it.
The suit probably told him. He said the suit is basically like a bee colony, and alive, so he just spoke to it. And it talked back. Him vocalizing ‘pillbug mode’ in english is probably just dramatic affectation, he likely made the command via his antenna, same way he spoke to the suit to begin with.
Heck, could be like the manacles implied earlier, slipped some information to the enemy so as to be free of the nitwit controlling them.
«Oh. Well, it does now.»
God, I love the Flea. I wish we had more of a background on him. Is he from a family of insect-based supers? Is he the first of his kind?
Inquiring minds want to know.
According to the PS238 roleplaying game, the Flea is the son of two insect-themed superheroes, the Mantis and Tarentella, and inherited his powers from them.
PS238 comes in RPG format?
I’m getting one!
It’s a bit old by this point, probably not in print any longer. Though DrivethruRPG has it in PDF form. It uses the HERO system.
Also some of the information is flat out wrong. The comic told us the real names of Eagle and Patriot when they were introduced, for example, but the game has it wrong.
And so, a shopkeeper was undone by his own habit of advertising.
Fittingly.
At what point could advertising during this could have led to a sale though?
Even then, mid combat sales to your opponent of equipment you are demonstrating would only be beneficial if you know of weaknesses you intend to exploit.
And that’s how THE FLEA gets it done!
Flea remains awesome. And this is why you keep your mouth shut about your abilities.
This is arguably the best comic being published today, easily in the top 5. We only get 1 page every 2 months. Can we do a campaign to pay Aaron so we can get a 3 page a week update schedule? I’ll happily take black and white pages if it speeds up the process.
He has a Patreon. And we get an update at the start of every month.
Let me be clear. I am a customer for PS238. I own all the PS238 books. I am not a collector looking for action figures and chachkis. What I am looking to buy is more story.
I don’t do patreon. I do not like the idea of patreon. Frankly, I am not a fan of Aaron, I am a fan of PS238. I like buying books to let the author know I want more of those books. PS238 is one of the few times this has not worked. It is the only time I have ever considered this route. I would prefer a crowdfunding campaign for his next book to encourage a faster production schedule. The more books that are made, the more I’ll buy. Win-Win.
What I’m looking to buy is this story. Does Tyler get super powers? What is happening with Atlas on Argo? Does Ron get his FISS powers back? What happened to all the octo-dudes Cecil shrunk that got flushed by his mom? What happens with the Infinite Vanguard? When will the Revenant drop the hammer on the Headmaster? Watching two masterminds face off in a story told by one of the best in the world is a story worth reading.
This is a comic book universe that’s as good as the best in the field. I don’t buy Marvel or DC anymore. I would buy the entire line of PS238 comics every month.
An 84 comic. An Agent Holmes comic. A Moon Shadow comic. The Flea. The Misadventures of the Earth Defense League.
That’s the dream. What I’m asking for is 3 pages a week. That’s 12 pages a month, or one normal sized comicbook every 2 months. If you can get me that I’ll sign up for the patreon.
No never(we know this do to time travel), lots of paperwork, no
You’re asking for too much, TBH. PS238 is all being done by just one person, Aaron Williams whom you’re not a fan of. And that’s besides his other ongoing webcomics, FFN and Use Sword on Monster. That’s besides his real life responsibilities as a family man and artist.
Even if he were to just focus on PS238, asking for all those other comics is still too much.
something about a goose and golden eggs
His patreon offers no such rewards. No rewards at all actually, it’s literally, “I make Patreon only posts about stuff, give updates, and that’s it”. There is a theoretical “if it hits 800$ a month he’ll write a short story” for Patrons only, but he already writes short stories we can buy. I’m not a fan of patreon either, but Aaron’s is literally just a way for his truest of fans to throw some money at him for no reason.
However, we are informed that if we join his patreon, we still won’t get more pages per week. Or month. Or year.
If many people contribute real money in Patreon (I should, I’ve been lazy), more pages might appear? Aaron Williams is a professional artist. In the comics business, there’s a set price per page. (Not really, but I’m making an argument.) Math is math, is my point.
Also, Patreon has treats. Take a look.
It’s not as simple as more money = more pages. You have to consider time and effort. Lots of comic book artists- whether Western or manga, printed or digital, traditional or webcomic- burn out when they try to do more. I’ve seen this a lot over the years.
Like I replied above to Kytross, PS238 is all being done by just one person. And that’s besides his other ongoing webcomics, FFN and Use Sword on Monster. That’s besides his real life responsibilities as a family man and artist.
As I once read, bearing a child takes nine months regardless of how many women are assigned to the task or how many resources are made available.
Some things, you just can’t rush. Much as I wish we could in this case.
Also it’s just the person. No indication of which comics you enjoy and are backing. Last time I checked which wasn’t recently, PS238 was the slowest of his comics regarding update schedule.
If I see the full set on Kickstarter or Amazon then sure I’d buy one or two.
I’m not against Patreon though I don’t support anyone through it. It’s lacking in a lot of points.
And this is why any communicate with ability should not be underestimated.
You never know what will fall under their command.
Someone with a “Talk with plants” ability can be a campaign killer, if they’re clever enough.
Literally Poison Ivy’s power is “Talk With Plants”.
“The hibiscus on your desk thinks you’re trying to kill it. Stop watering it so much.”
Only read it once, probably got it wrong, but that was the gist.
lol, nice.
This is a very important rule. Never, ever, ever tell your opponent how your stuff works.
Unless that somehow makes your stuff stronger. And even then, be careful what you blab.
(Yes, I have been binging Jujustu Kaisen, why do you ask?)
The shelves should already be mad about him destroying them.
He is going to be mad about the shelves?
I kinda want the Flea to take this armor as his new weapon when all’s said and done.
If he can give it instructions without being inside it (like demonstrated) then he would like the idea of being in two places at once.
It can be his sidekick
He can claim it is his new costume as a new way to skip class.
He can couch co-op by himself.
I think this may be one of my favorite pages of yours *ever*