The Young Protectors: Double-Cross Chapter One—Page 45

July 12, 2019 Alex Woolfson 69 Comments

This is another page Adam sent me that had me chuckling out loud for a very long time.

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So! Spooky was finally able to pry the Priestess’ staff from her grip! (With a little help from 101 Laser Bears, of course.)

What happens now?

Tune in this Wednesday to find out! Hope to see you there! 😀

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Comments From The Young Protectors Community

Bill_Caldwell says:
July 9, 2019
I laughed out loud when I saw this! PP certainly lacks imagination!
Two things come to mind. One is to hope that if the old staff has some kind of homing device built in, it is limited in speed so it requires a book or two for it to make it back to earth, even if it does work magic. The second is as the staff goes out through the rip in the space-time continuum does the hole close or will earth’s atmosphere be sucked out into space?
I hope those bears enjoy their frolic with ol’ PP.
bronakopdin says:
July 9, 2019
OMG same here, I had to laugh out loud when I just read it and still don’t get over it, giggling will most likely continue for a while
So I guess Spooky got his own back now, so how did Cory and Mitch use the diversion? Did Mitch fetch all the kids yet? Is Cory still hidden and safe, bumping Minion heads?
Nate says:
July 10, 2019
snort
I see what you did there, Alex. I didn’t know that Sircea’s last name was de Vil.
w_period_r_period_cl says:
July 10, 2019
Wish there was a way to post a clip of the Macho Man Randy Savage saying “OHHHH YEEEAAAHHHH”!!!
w_period_r_period_cl says:
July 10, 2019
In the laws of magic (?) no. It has been removed only. Not acted upon in fact, just moved. SO, should be no immediate reaction. Since it has been the source of the energy (?) for the spell in the “warp hole?” by that I mean I have no idea what to call it, the spell should collapse as the item passes through it. The source negates the energy. Hum, it sounds like I know what I’m talking about? No. No clue. Just speculating.
dave.fragments.dc says:
July 10, 2019
Alley-Oop
Klaus says:
July 10, 2019
If Spooky can create an army on the spur of the moment, who can stand against him? On the other hand, if it is all about imagination, Sircea needs only imagine a larger army.
Klaus says:
July 10, 2019
Charles_Fassel:
Please tell me that the one Laser Carebear isn’t shooting lasers into her crotch?!
OK. It is not. It is hitting her leg just above the knee.
dave.fragments.dc says:
July 12, 2019
This is funny in black and white line drawing. It’s going to be hysterically funny in color.
alexwoolfson says:
July 12, 2019
Bill_Caldwell:
I laughed out loud when I saw this! PP certainly lacks imagination!
Yay! (And I totally had the same reaction when Adam first sent me the pencils for this page.)
Bill_Caldwell:
One is to hope that if the old staff has some kind of homing device built in, it is limited in speed so it requires a book or two for it to make it back to earth, even if it does work magic. The second is as the staff goes out through the rip in the space-time continuum does the hole close or will earth’s atmosphere be sucked out into space?
Some interesting speculation there. And you are soon to find out.
bronakopdin:
So I guess Spooky got his own back now, so how did Cory and Mitch use the diversion? Did Mitch fetch all the kids yet? Is Cory still hidden and safe, bumping Minion heads?
Good questions. Things were going pretty well last time we checked in. Maybe we’re do for another touch-base.
Nate:
I see what you did there, Alex. I didn’t know that Sircea’s last name was de Vil.
They definitely share a thing or two in common.
w_period_r_period_cl:
No clue. Just speculating.
Which you know I love when y’all do that.
Klaus:
If Spooky can create an army on the spur of the moment, who can stand against him?
A very good question. One that several teams at the Department of Extraordinary Security have spent many hours trying to answer.
dave.fragments.dc:
This is funny in black and white line drawing. It’s going to be hysterically funny in color.
The colors always add so much. Especially with these intricate, action pages.
dswxyz says:
July 13, 2019
Just learned about the tiny western pygmy possum via a Twitter post, which was being memed as an Australian creature that wants to kill you but it just can’t. That photo was photoshopped through; the original photo and its article is here:
https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/creatura-blog/2014/09/western-pygmy-possum-burramyidae/ . I couldn’t help but be reminded of our cuddly li’l laser bears of death.
JujYFru1T says:
July 13, 2019
I LOVE MAH BOOOYYYY AND HIS EPIC PUNS
I LOVE THE LASER BEAR THROWING THE STAFF WITH A SOUND EFFECT
oh this is great. here’s hoping the staff will go kablooey and wreck that pesky portal…
hmm why is “still alive” stuck in my head all of a sudden~
alexwoolfson says:
July 16, 2019
dswxyz:
Just learned about the tiny western pygmy possum via a Twitter post… I couldn’t help but be reminded of our cuddly li’l laser bears of death.
That is indeed surprisingly adorable.
JujYFru1T:
I LOVE MAH BOOOYYYY AND HIS EPIC PUNS
I LOVE THE LASER BEAR THROWING THE STAFF WITH A SOUND EFFECT
Yay!

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Thank you, b3nc0!

That’s impressive. I was expecting a swarm attack , but mainly as a distraction to get the Platinum Priestess’s focus away from Spooky for long enough for him to do something. I hadn’t expected them to be able to make a coordinated manouevre to steal the Priestess’s weapon.

What happens next will be interesting, because it presupposes that the staff is an important tool – whether as a ‘magic battery’ to store extra power or as a ‘swiss army knife’ that makes particular magical actions quicker and easier, or both. Knowing as we do that Spooky has been tracking the Priestess for a while, I would hope that he’s done his research and is taking a step that gives him the best advantage in this fight. On the other hand, Spooky’s tendency to fly by the seat of his pants means he might just be doing it to p!ss the Priestess off and hoping that she’ll get angry enough to make stupid mistakes.

Am I the only one who is reminded of the scene in The Fellowship of the Ring where Saruman grabs Gandalf’s staff?

Spook’s got da stuff!

With Spooky, it really could go either way.

On a technical note, Alex, the link on Tumblr® leads to the previous page… And at the end of your note here, you give us rendez-vous next Saturday! Is that right?

Your friendly nitpicker, b3nc0-man

Thank you for the heads up, b3nc0! Should be fixed!

Attack of the Laser Gummy Bears!!

Also…. Hahahahahaha! What an awesome pun.

It’s Spooky being very Spooky. 🙂

THERE’S SO MANY BEARS, THEY JUST KEEP APPEARING
they might not be too strong alone (though that’s debatable), BUT TOGETHER THEY ARE UNSTOPPABLE
THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP TRIUMPHS ALL

The Power of Friendship is a a very important theme of The Young Protectors.

Delete me.

Oh, yes, mama!

🙂

And another Broadway song comes to mind:
A hundred and one pounds of fun,
That’s my little honey bun!
Get a load of honey bun tonight.

{Typos, curses, typos}

Try this, to the tune of Dumbo’s ‘Pink Elepants On Parade’:
Look out! Look out!
Here they come. Stealing your staff.
Hippity-hoppity.
They’re here! They’re there.
Laser bears on attack!

LMBO!

Ha!

OMG, they vocalize! I’m hearing Treat Williams’ character from “The Ritz” (1976) with that “HEE-YAH!” If this ever gets animated, the green laser gummies have to sound like that.

I’m not sure what Treat Williams sounds like. 🙂

It might be true, though, that Spooky had Miss Piggy in mind…

Spooky Jones, you’re my hero.

Spook’s rules!

Mine too.

Omg so I already loved the bears but then they had to go and say “heeyah” which in my head sounds adorable.
If you make plushies out of them that have red glowing eyes and yell “heeyah” in a baby voice when you squeeze them I’m getting like 20 of them!

Ha! I’ll keep that in mind 🙂

Clever Spooky, stealing her staff. I guess now we’ll see if it’s really special or if it’s just a focus. Kind of hoping it’s the source of her portal making. I think we’d all rest easier knowing PP couldn’t just portal into the teams homes at night and kill everyone while they sleep. She’s likely mad enough to do it at this point.

She likely is.

Yep. Looked great in black and white, looks phenomenal in color!

Yay!

16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x 3600

A palsied Dr Doom to Sircea in the Decrepit Super-Villains Retirement Home:

“I don’t think I heard you right. Your Platinum Power Trident was taken from you by a teenager and his army of WHAT?”

They say if it’s a happy experience, it’s a memory. And if it’s a bad experience, it’s a story.

At least, that’s what they say for travel. This would be a heck of a story for her to dine out on. 🙂

” Just the bear necessities…!”

Ha!

When the hell did the laser bears get all molesty?

That is a sentence that I didn’t expect to write… EVER in the fullness of life.

You know, if this page hadn’t started on such a kinky note, Spooky’s “Let’s see if I can’t fill that void!” wouldn’t sound so… suggestive.

She’s trying to murder Spooky and his friends because they’re trying to stop her from murdering a bunch of kids. This is not a situation in which she can claim to be a victim of groping/molestation.

Oh dear, that’s going to be expensive.

For whom?

For whoever has to replace that staff… :O

The bear eating her hair is my favorite.

That is awesome.

Spooky is really unpredictable! I’m so glad his tactic worked. Now he needs to get away from the portal!

I have a feeling that it’ll just slam shut once the staff is on the other side – Spooky may lose his coat’s tails if he isn’t careful, though!

i hope u r right!

That is good advice. Will he be able to do it in time?

good question.

I’m imagining Sircea holding out her hand for her Staff, Thor-style, and waiting three days for it to get back.

Ha! I like that image.

“Hi Platinum Lady! We really, really got sick of living in Care-A-Lot, so we’re here to f**k you up bad!”

Is there any demand for Laser plushies™?

Hello Campers,
With the Platinum Priestess’ staff (or is it staph, I can never get that spelling thing right) going through the porthole to Jupiter, what will be Spooky’s next move?

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