Page 77: Sputter
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008Uh oh.
Hey, everyone should go check out Sore Thumbs, which is currently featuring a special appearance by Parker! Start of storyline.
CLICK HERE to see my mouse drawn MS Paint sketch of this page!
Uh oh.
Hey, everyone should go check out Sore Thumbs, which is currently featuring a special appearance by Parker! Start of storyline.
CLICK HERE to see my mouse drawn MS Paint sketch of this page!
May 14th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Hey, did i just get first post?
May 14th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
Well. That’s just AWESOME. /sarcasm
Don’t worry Janny, Guy can help deliver your baby 8D;;
May 14th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Love the expressions on the last panel
May 14th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
Super-delivering-baby-man / Guy to the rescue
May 14th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
yay for another comic so quickly!
ya know, you might spoil a girl by updating so quickly lol
<3s
May 14th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Guy: “And she doesn’t even have any beads to give me!”
Though “I delivered your granddaughter!” is a pretty good reason for their dad not to kill him
May 14th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Gasp! yet another Calamity! (though I figured it be a flat tire.) Guy is a take charge err….. Guy, even Denny is following orders. I’m just curious How far did they get? Still can’t wait to see what’s in store for our crew. lost in outer space? all they’d need is an animal sidekick( and no Parker doesn’t count) Time-Traveling Ninja Monkeys? ( again Parker doesn’t count I’ve read the Sore Thumbs Storyline ) andfor the finale Please don’t pull a Dallas Bobby Ewing or NewHart Bob Newhart on us. ( Yes I am Dating myself, the Oldsters will catch my references.) unless you can make it clever. Marry me rocks You both are AWsome and not just for this I’ve read some of your other works and they to rock.
May 14th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
“I’m just curious How far did they get?”
Less than a quarter of a mile. That will be made somewhat clear on Page 78.
May 14th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
no spare gas can? and i already called that Guy would end up helping Janny give birth. i will agree with Kevin above “I delivered your granddaughter!” is a pretty good reason for their dad not to kill him.
May 14th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
THIS COMMENT CONTAINS SPOILERS.
“no spare gas can?”
Nope.
“and i already called that Guy would end up helping Janny give birth.”
You were wrong about that, though.
May 14th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
no? wow hmm in that case the only thing i can think of is Daddy apears in a plane or car if they are going to get to a hospital in time.
May 14th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Wrong about that too. You should also read the comments from Page 76 — many people mention how it sometimes takes DAYS after the water breaks before delivery. And Guy said they should have ample time. Anyway, keep reading, you’ll see.
May 14th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
ok i will, keep up the good work
May 14th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Thanks.
May 14th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Guy’s utter presence WILLS babies to be born “let me see this man!”
May 14th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Gasp! Awesome xD I’m not exactly sure why, but this page made me laugh. What are the chances? (Well I guess it’s not that bad but still!) Just one thing after another. I love the drama and suspense. What will happen next? Who knows! XD
Good job on this page though!
^^
Side Note: >.> How many people do you think will complain about something on this page? (I’m guessing 2) Let’s play the waiting game and find out xD
May 14th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Insomnia, sugar, and cats have driven me to write this rewrite
-frame 1
Guy: I told him not to turn the lights on, but Noooo!
-frame 2
Parker: ZOMBIES!!!!
-frame 3
Guy: Get the fuck in the car!!
-frame 4
Ana:Bu-
Guy:GO!
-frame 5
Janny: What’s wrong!?
-frame 6
Ana: Outt’a gas…
May 14th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Last pannel. Janny and Guy’s expressions. Pricesless.
May 14th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
. . .
*AAAARRRGHHH.*
That’s just… after… and… the… ERGH. This is *frustration*.
May 14th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
wow talk about a cruel twist of fate there a women in laber out of gas married to a pop star or something on the run from the father and the Medea this is one awesome comic!
May 14th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Yeah, you really need to keep an eye on your fuel gauge when driving around the African plains to various women villages. I’d ask what kinda gas mileage a thing like that gets, but I’m assuming they probably didn’t think to gas up before heading out, which probably wouldn’t have been that big a deal in any other situation.
I also love Stasia’s strangely calm expression when delivering the bad news.
May 14th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Coincidence? Her “testing” of Guy seems to have ran into a bit of a snag.
Stasia seems surprisingly nonchalant & unsurprised the truck ran out of gas.
Did she know?
She seemed genuinely startled when reminded about her (very pregnant) sister. She said she was sorry Janny was out there in the bush. It may be that in all her scheming, she didn’t even add into the equation the imminent birth of her nephew / niece. If it turns out she even accidentally put the baby in harm’s-way just to find out Guy was marriage material…
The girl will have some ‘xplainin’ to do
May 14th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
“Did she know?”
Definitely didn’t know.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
hmm ive been thinking.. a few pages back guy said he was goin 2 be a doctor, why is he a HS counsler
May 14th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Will be answered soon in the comic, at least briefly in some way, not in full detail or anything. No answer required, though, of course. Very rarely do people end up with the job they thought they’d have when they were 10 years old, and he didn’t even want the job, so there you go.
May 14th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Who’d imagine they’ll have so action life after wedding
May 15th, 2008 at 12:21 am
I think Guy’s expression in the last panel looks like a “Why am I not surprised?” look. It’s like he’s resigned himself to whatever Murphy has in store for him. His ability to roll with the punches (and even throw a few himself) is one of the things I like most about him. He’s like the lemons-into-lemonade poster boy!
May 15th, 2008 at 12:45 am
Yeah, but to make lemonade out of that many lemons, he’s gonna need a whole lot of sugar! (If you know what I mean…)
May 15th, 2008 at 2:25 am
Bobby: “no spare gas can?” Nope.
“and i already called that Guy would end up helping Janny give birth.”
You were wrong about that, though.
Whew - I was beginning to think you were going to rename the movie “Deliver Me”.
May 15th, 2008 at 2:29 am
The Skrilla: “Yeah, but to make lemonade out of that many lemons, he’s gonna need a whole lot of sugar! (If you know what I mean…)”
Sexual Innuendo for gettin’ it on with Stasia. Indeed, you are a man after my own heart.
May 15th, 2008 at 2:44 am
wow, this is really the greatest comic I found online! I just read 77 pages nonstop and I’m really dissapointed there isn’t more yet. Will check here everyday from now on!
May 15th, 2008 at 2:46 am
so what? as the superman guy is, he certainly has some can somewhere …
and re “dad”: i more and more get the feeling this whole thing is a set up — after all the trials with other guys dad created guy (which btw would explain the name, scnr) in his lab …
May 15th, 2008 at 2:54 am
I think Guy’s expression in the final panel is more like “Son of a…, I really wish I had known we were low on gas before we left…”, though I doubt someone like Guy would swear as much as I do. Never fear, Guy will find a way to get out of it, even if he has to push the truck with Denny.
May 15th, 2008 at 3:37 am
I hope this doesn’t offend or come off as stupid, but it seems like this bit of the story with the babies, might be more effective if it the whole revelation about Guy having delivered a few and stuff being with the sister, rather than with a random background character.
But, maybe not since I don’t know what else is going to happen, and it probably works a lot better set up this way. It’s just a random thought that stumbled into my half asleep head at the moment.
Sorry. I enjoy the comic though, it’s neat.
May 15th, 2008 at 3:41 am
I’ve had the same expression as Stasia does in the last panel. Just when you THINK things are going to get back on track, the car dies. ‘Huh, what are ya gunna do…’ kinda day.
Guy: Don’t worry, I’ll be back in five, just going to run over to your compound & grab a tank of gas. I’m a distance & track runner, so we’re all right!
May 15th, 2008 at 3:46 am
(One distance runner has already been revealed in the comic.)
“it seems like this bit of the story with the babies, might be more effective if it the whole revelation about Guy having delivered a few and stuff being with the sister, rather than with a random background character.”
Way too predictable/boring, among other reasons not to do it. It was the original plan in the very early stages.
May 15th, 2008 at 4:21 am
hmmm, we have a vampire marathon runner, Stasia with blood, and a need to run. Somehow I think Parker is gonna have an important role to play in getting gas. Needless to say, I’ve been a long time fan and hope you keep up the good work
Now I must try and figure out whats gonna happen
May 15th, 2008 at 5:33 am
I just realized the top says that it’s updated every hour instead of M-W-F. HAha, showed those punks that complained it wasn’t right anymore didn’t ya! You changed it just like they asked haha. When did that happen? I just noticed it today.
Gettin more interestin now.
May 15th, 2008 at 5:41 am
Anyone been checking out the sore thumbs extras? I just bet that Parker is glad she’s not being called “The Negro Slayer” in this village.
May 15th, 2008 at 5:48 am
“When did that happen?”
Few months ago. Almost no one’s noticed it, which goes to show how important that sign is — not at all in any way. The only people who ever noticed it before were people who just love looking for any reason to whine about anything because they’re evil.
May 15th, 2008 at 6:09 am
I have 2 things to say:
Why did the stuff about Swahili last so frreaking long?
and
I told you soooo!!!! “Baby #4 will be born in the back of the truck. I know it” on the last page.
May 15th, 2008 at 6:12 am
“I told you soooo!!!!”
One reason the Swahili argument took so long is because people didn’t read the comments carefully enough.
May 15th, 2008 at 8:22 am
Panel 3: Why is Guy pulling a Parker-shaped mannequin into the truck? Wha happa to her face?
May 15th, 2008 at 9:04 am
“We’re out of gas.”–Isn’t this usually the boy’s line?
God, I love this comic. Oh yeah, and BTW, Parker’s face kind of disappeared in Panel 3. You’d better fix it before she gets mad at you. 
May 15th, 2008 at 9:17 am
I love Ana’s face in last panel, is like ok, is my fault and there is nothing we can do
May 15th, 2008 at 9:32 am
Um…Guy to the rescue? I mean, they should have ample time to get Janny to a delivery room but…no gas? Where are they supposed to get more? Shouldn’t they have checked the gas while romping all over Africa? LOL
Just plain loved this update. Another amazing job!!
May 15th, 2008 at 10:39 am
Since they’re less than a quarter mile from the village, they really should be fine. The only thing is it can get pretty painful after the water breaks, & I can easily see Guy getting a crushed hand or something while comforting her.
And then it heals instantly, because, hey, it’s Guy. He’s that awesome.
I wonder if Stasia will write a song about all this? ~ He’s just that kinda Guy~
May 15th, 2008 at 11:14 am
*can’t stop laughing*
May 15th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
“Panel 3: Why is Guy pulling a Parker-shaped mannequin into the truck? Wha happa to her face?”
It’s artistic license, sometimes, when the drawing is too small, I will opt to not put any intricate details, and in this case, faces… this is something done and used in several mangas as well, cos sometimes, when you try to draw the face in, it actually mucks up the drawing more cos you need to draw that damn small..
May 15th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
I mean, the village women only have two dots for eyes in panel 2 and in panel 4, both Denny AND Parker are missing their faces… a style preference of drawing thing…
May 15th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
True, Parker is a marathon runner, but . . . how canon is her Sore Thumbs cameo? Because there it seems that she’s very loathe to run without her fangs (and presumably some blood). Though she may overcome such problems in the face of the emergency.
May 15th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Actually Parker is ‘The Question’. She has a mask which she briefly put on in panel 3 to entertain Denny. Denny was so amused that she took out her spare The Question mask and let him wear one as well so they could entertain each other during this stressful situation.
I’m surprised no one else has figured it out. Then again no one else figured out that Guy was a time traveller except me either.
May 15th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Huh…. I’ve had that happen before. I mean, not in this exact situation, but I’ve run out of gas at bad times.
May 15th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
It’s time for Guy to pull it out of his hat again, I think. ;-P But, we all know he’ll do fine.
hehehehe
May 15th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
Oh my gosh. Jon Pander! That was funny. Janny’s face in the panel deserves an icon!
May 15th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
But I’m sure Guy, in all his wisdom, would know that at a pinch many engines can run on more than just gas; many other flammable liquids can work (although they are not good for the engine, and may ruin it, but in this case I think the chance would be worth it). I’m not sure if that is true of diesel engines; if the truck is diesel, they could be well and truly screwed.
May 15th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Denny, Parker and Guy simply make this comic. Janny seems like a good back up character too. It’s funny but I like Stasia the least - she seems to have nothing really special about her personality or appearance. Just another blond popstar that happens to give a lot to charity.
May 15th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Diesel CAN run on used cooking oil…if you use a bit of science and titration to get it right. ._. I doubt they have the used cooking oil, necessary chemicals and a titration setup in the back of the truck. This is, of course, assuming the truck runs on diesel.
I think the more likely solution is that Parker runs either back to the village to get help, or to Stasia’s center to get help. Either is possibly doable, though I don’t know which she would do. Certainly the village is closer, but for a birth that’s four weeks early, a hospital might be more appropriate. We know Umoja’s 13 miles away. A marathon is a little over 26 miles. Parker should be able to run to Umoja easily, but we don’t know how far the center is away from there. It could be one mile, or much, much father but since I don’t know African geography, we’ll just have to let that be for now.
Either way, it looks like Parker’s gonna need to get used to running without her fangs.
Oh yes, calling is probably still out because if there’s no cell reception in the village, I doubt a quarter mile will improve that much. Then again, I could be wrong. Maybe they have a bar now.
May 15th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
the used part and the titration steps are just to make it run better, diesels can run on straight unused cooking oil just fine, though it will degrade the fuel lines if they aren’t the right kind
May 15th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
I could see Christian being called for a ride out of desperation if things start progressing too fast in time for them to get to a hospital…hope that doesnt happen though.
May 15th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Um, the problem is they don’t have a working phone. If they had a phone, Stasia could call in a medical helicopter and it would be there in 15 minutes.
May 15th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
Yeah, machienery isn’t exactly in sync with nature
I can’t imagine Stasias fathers face when he hears about all this.
Time to score some points there, Guy.
May 16th, 2008 at 12:23 am
i absolutely love the comic, and 5 posts in the same month, i must be dreaming
May 16th, 2008 at 6:46 am
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Fair enough. Thanks for the answer.
RE: diesel fuel–a diesel engine can run about as efficiently on cottonseed oil as it can on diesel fuel, and with lower emissions.
May 16th, 2008 at 7:25 am
boy, when things go wrong… Poor Guy, he is not having the best day (excpet the making out part ^.^)
May 16th, 2008 at 10:30 am
his face is just saying… GUUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHH
May 16th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Come on now, isn’t that just a bit over the top?
May 16th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Okay, I’m not going to get into the chemistry or anything behind diesel fuel mainly because I don’t know as much about it as I do something like organic chemistry. Okay…that made no sense because that falls under organic chemistry…well, the point is, I don’t know that much about it. It’s one of those little tidbits I know. The other reason I’m not going to argue it anymore is because I don’t think anyone wants another argument.
So was Guy’s necklace always pink and red? I thought there was blue on it in the previous page.
May 16th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Yep, pink & red. The mom had (what looked like three?) blue, yellow, & red.
What I’m wondering is how hot it is there? (This inspired by the California heat that I’m feeling right now) It looks pretty fair weathered in the background, but those things (temperature) can effect who the mom is doing, & I don’t think she would be used to the weather seeings as she’s been in temperature controlled environments (tour schedule) with Stasia. It’s going to make it harder for her to to run around if it’s to hot & not helpful for her to stay in the truck if it gets to warm while waiting. The village is looking better & better to me right now for them. At least there is help there. I know, I know, comic, not real. BTW, I loved Denny’s expression in panel 3.
May 16th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
“What I’m wondering is how hot it is there?”
Answered on 78. I’m also in a very hot part of California.
May 17th, 2008 at 2:07 am
invulove , you rock.
“Erica Says:
May 12th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Having experienced it twice (though thankfully never in a hut), newborn babies say “WAA WAA WAA WAA WAA WAA WAA WAA” not “GAH”… Adorable six-month-old in the third panel, though ”
Your implication that babies make no other sound but outright wailing for 6 months is really, really stupid. Many babies stop crying as soon as they expel the remaining fluids in their lungs and start breathing regularly, and they make tons of noises of all different kinds.
“Sci Guy Says:
May 14th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Yay! Bobby has finally brought out Mjolnir, let the banning begin!”
Yay! Someone else actually remembered that we named the Ban-Hammer!
May 17th, 2008 at 8:20 am
haha thanks Micah. it’s nice to be appreciated lol
to go along with your comment, when I was born, I laughed =P so no crying from me right away.
May 17th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
oh boy OoO
May 17th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
I’ve been lurking through these comments and Im surprised the Movie one stopped…at whatever page it was discussed on.
I love this comic, it’s cliche` then it’s not? But then…that wouldn’t be called cliche’ now would it?
I guess I don’t know the word for it. Things happen the way you though then they take an unexpected turn? (If anyone knows if the term for this…if there is…please say it D:)
May 17th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Well guy will fix everything, after all he’s better than Jesus. Seriously the speaking Swahili was a bit much
There’s “Perfect” and then there’s “4th-wall-breakingly-improbably-perfect”
May 17th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Oh, man. .__.
May 17th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
whineyjerk: Look up what the fourth wall is. It has nothing to do with a character being too perfect. You have no brain in your head.
May 17th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
I love you Bobby. Have my babies~
May 17th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
i am expecting a parker / denny exchange.
it must be coming.
May 18th, 2008 at 12:22 am
Now do we have to get into acting references here? Enjoying the comic in itself is enough, though I think the count of people complaining about something has gone up over two as previously predicted (or at least the nit picking).
Though technically speaking while the fourth wall is used in acting terms meaning that the audience is viewing a scene that should be in closed in a room, though that wall is not their physically it is still present. Actors carry out their rolls with out “breaking” the fourth wall, looking directly at, talking directly to (in some cases) the audience etc.
Though to their defense; whineyjerk was probably referring to the more modernized terminology for the fourth wall. When the audience viewing fiction as though they were real events. Meaning the more believable and relatable a character is the easier it is for a person to believe the story and the events going along with it. Allowing the sense of “Yeah, I suppose that could happen” or a suspension of disbelief meaning they can put the small things aside and allow the story overall to enthrall them.
Then again I could be completely off in understanding what he was trying to get at, though (again to his credit) that is the closest thing I could think of to anything that made sense in what he said.
*Adjusts glasses* Not arguing just perhaps clarifying…
Again I really do love the comic and with everything I had to deal with while on my way to becoming a teacher and the different cultures that come into play in large and small classes, speaking a different language (or a number of different languages) isn’t that much of a stretch. Its nearly a required job skill in most areas.
Keep up the good work Bobby and Eisu.
May 18th, 2008 at 2:24 am
Okay, so I’m sorry if this has been talked about before, but I really don’t read the comments normally. I know that at the beginning, Bobby said something about the comic ending up at about 80 pages, there was something somewhere about it being wrapped up before the end of May. (Sorry, it’s 3 am and I’m very tired.) Is this still the plan? I’m really wondering how he’s going to bring it to a satisfying conclusion in the next 3 or so pages, if that’s the case.
Again, sorry if this has already been addressed.
May 18th, 2008 at 3:24 am
Eh…
Seems kind of silly to me. All these calamities and whatnot. Just seems like it’s a bit much now.
Oh well. I’m still anticipatin’ the next update!
May 18th, 2008 at 5:44 am
Sara Says:
“Though to their defense; whineyjerk was probably referring to the more modernized terminology for the fourth wall. When the audience viewing fiction as though they were real events. Meaning the more believable and relatable a character is the easier it is for a person to believe the story and the events going along with it. Allowing the sense of “Yeah, I suppose that could happen” or a suspension of disbelief meaning they can put the small things aside and allow the story overall to enthrall them”
“When the audience viewing fiction as though they were real events.” That has nothing to do with the “fourth wall” or the breaking thereof. Your first definition regarding the “fourth wall” as a theater term is still the closest to the “modern terminology.” It’s very similar to the definition used in television and film. In comic books, web comics, and even modern literature, to “break the fourth wall” is to acknowledge the audience, whether directly or indirectly, and has absolutely nothing to do with the believability of the character. If we used your “modern” definition almost every action movie made in the last 30 years would have been “breaking the fourth wall” (James Bond comes to mind). In fact, the only time I have heard “breaking the fourth wall” being anything other than addressing the audience is its uncommon use when referring to science fiction, fantasy, or stories taking place in an altered history, where making reference to the real world (that which the audience lives in) would be fourth wall breakage because it indirectly addresses the audience by making reference to a world or existence that isn’t supposed to exist in the story, the real one. It’s arguable that Guy’s many skills may be interfering with the “suspension of disbelief” for some people, and that is probably what whineyjerk was trying to say. Those people obviously have no imagination, are ridiculously anal, or are just trying to be asshats and nit-pick the story apart. Needless to say what whineyjerk said and your “modern terminology” definition have nothing to do with the “fourth wall” or its breakability, whether you’re talking about TV, movies, or in this case, a graphic novel.
I should also note that the fourth wall, though originating in theater, is not even considered, strictly speaking, an acting term anymore, since it’s been used the last two decades in comics and other printed media, and the last decade in storied video games. Just thought you’d like to know.
P.S. If you really do like the comic, don’t defend assholes that rag on Bobby, unless there is a clear misunderstanding of what was meant, especially if you don’t even know what you are talking about.
May 18th, 2008 at 7:35 am
whineyjerk Says: “Well guy will fix everything, after all he’s better than Jesus.”
I stole that from a chuck norris fact, do not shoot me for it.
Actually Jesus was Guy’s stunt double, because nails would not be able to pierce Guy’s skin
“There’s “Perfect” and then there’s “4th-wall-breakingly-improbably-perfect””
Um… 4th wall means where the characters realize that they are in a comic strip, are fictional, and have knowledge of the real world.. The ‘fourth wall’ is the thing that separates their fictional world from our real world.
http://oneoverzero.comicgenesis.com/d/20001018.html
This is an example of a fourth wall breaking comic. Marry Me is definitely not a fourth-wall breaking comic.
May 18th, 2008 at 9:31 am
tiredmommy, read this.
May 18th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Seriously, not a lot of you know the meaning behind WHACKY romantic comedy, do you? Or Murphy’s freakin’ law…