Whitechapel - FREAKANGELS Episode 0087

FREAKANGELS Episode 0087

2010-02-26T04:09:34-08:00

It is so not possibly Friday again and yet apparently here's FREAKANGELS.

Okay, but I'm serious though: is anyone else experiencing crazy accelerating weekday whooshery? 'Cause I know I've commented on how fast the weeks have been going by, but this week is definitely the worst in recent memory. At the current rate of acceleration, we should be well into next year by this time next month...

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2010-02-26T04:13:52-08:00

Damn, I know that everyone hates Luke but... well, everybody really hates Luke! I get the feeling that the shit is seriously about to hit the fan.

Hey Ariana, I don't mean to be a nitpicky pedant but I thought I'd let you know that "Episode" above the strip is spelled "Episoide" today.

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2010-02-26T04:14:52-08:00

This week did seem to go by pretty fast... now. Unfortunately, while it was happening, it dragged a bit. If you feel the need to keep up with time speeding up like this, feel free to post next week's FA tomorrow :)

I had suspected Kait wasn't FOR killing Mark the first time around, but I was under the impression EVERYONE in the clan knew that he "died" at their hands. Also, I hope a game soon arises to guess how many people with guns will eventually be chasing Luke around Whitechapel. It seems like as good a time as any to bring back Janine.

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2010-02-26T04:23:16-08:00

nice reactions

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2010-02-26T04:31:29-08:00

@diello - nah, Kirk and Karl nattered about trying to shoot Mark before, and it was pretty clear that they were doing it behind the backs of the others. Everyone agreed he should be exiled, but it was those two who decided he should be bumped off too. Good leverage with Kait for Mark that is, he knows how to play the game for sure.

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2010-02-26T04:32:57-08:00

Awwwww, Luke looks so scared with those big eyes on page 6. The shit.

Nice move on Mark's part to bring up the whole "they tried to kill me" issue. Get Kait nice and distracted for... well whatever comes next I guess.

My week couldn't end soon enough frankly.

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2010-02-26T04:50:48-08:00

Well, the rate this block of episodes is going, the TPB better have raining coming out of it or I'll be disappointed. :-)
Love the Arkady panel at bottom of Page 2 - that would make an awesome desktop wallpaper, y'know.

Last two weeks have taken about five minutes for me. A writing project I was working on fell through so rather than waste the material I've revised and extended it into a serialized set of blog posts. Trouble is the revision and extending usually takes me to about 3am. On the plus side, I haven't felt this able to produce new material in ages. Which is nice.

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2010-02-26T04:55:40-08:00

Ariana things are moving fast because you're busy.
But I'll bet that if you try to slow down it gets too boring.

Epsoide 0087: This one is foundation for the rest of the story. Is controlling the weather more important than watering his plants?
Getting set up for 0088- that's going to be some shoot out !

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2010-02-26T05:37:24-08:00

Hope Luke gets what he deserves. Not sure what Mark is up to though ......

@ hmobius: it's not Arkady in the bottom panel.

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2010-02-26T05:41:12-08:00

This week has gone quicker than drunks knock back liquor, but that's fine by me because it means I've finally reached payday, and on a weekend with lots of partying afoot, no less.

Time seems to be speeding up again in Whitechapel - this episode was just packed with things I could comment on, but I'll restrict myself to saying that I love the tight angles of the page where Alice is picking her way through the alleyways, and that I feel a little sorry for Luke despite him being an asshat.

Happy Friday, folks!

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2010-02-26T05:51:42-08:00

Happy Friday -

free breakfast tacos this morning at work as a thank you from the building owner for all the tenants - which is always a nice way to start the day - and now FreakAngel. I'd say so far today is going well and I hope it continues.

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2010-02-26T06:23:13-08:00

Ha ha, when Jack came around the corner, I was like "Now who the fuck is this guy?!" And then I remembered. While the pacing is great, it's sometimes easy to forget things week to week (or month to month, in some occasions). Which really isn't an issue on a comic that's been going for something like two years now. So, I guess, forget I said anything.

I am, however, going to agree that both Karl's rain panel and Luke's expressions were fantastic this week. Something else I noticed is how little (especially in this comic) Warren uses bold in dialogue. I hate it when writers use it to make a sentence parse in a completely unnatural way. And it's a credit to the writing that it's clear enough that most of the time it would make bold redundant.

As far as the week:

I got a RAM upgrade (to 2.5gb from 1gb), so things actually load and switch properly on the compy. Haven't fired up anything resource-intensive besides Warcraft (World of), but based on that, RAM was really the thing holding back my system the most. Next upgrade will probably be a video card. At the same time, we built the wife an entirely new system, because I was tired of her freaking out when it randomly shut down. Considering it was a first-generation AMD64 with DDR memory, it's really about time to shoot the ol' girl, but I might use its guts for a server. We'll see.

And I definitely feel some sort of temporal disturbance. It seems like just yesterday I was sleeping in and lounging around the house from morning to late night. Oh wait, I'm unemployed. That's right. I really need to find a marketable skill set besides being really good at complaining about things.

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2010-02-26T06:40:51-08:00

I hate myself because when I got to the bottom of page 2 this thought unwillingly popped into my head "oh yeah, go Karl, makin' it rain!"
Also, it is increasingly frustrating to me that they are using guns, or any type of weapons for that matter against each other. If I had crazy telekinetic powers that could disassemble anything in no short order, weapons would just seem comical to me. Then again they're not the wisest creatures alive either. Someone needs to yoda them a bit so they can figure out better ways to use their powers. I'm not going to refer to it ever as "the package" because that just makes me think of David Bowie's trousers in Labyrinth and then I start to giggle.

Awesome episode though, and at least it's not too much of a cliffhanger this time. Or so we are led to believe...

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2010-02-26T07:05:55-08:00

Maybe it's because I'm reading "The Family" by Ed Sanders (formerly of The Fugs) right now, but I'm getting a Charles Manson vibe from Mark. What with Luke saying the FA should be gods among fuckpuppets, I wonder what Mark has going up north.

My week *vanished* but it was the week before payday so that's okay. Busy days at work and busy nights at home scanning and posting 1930s collected by a German who suppressed photo agencies at the behest of the Nazis. No actual Nazi photos, but plenty of early slice-of-life stuff about the Depression in the US, which I suspect was meant to contrast with life in the New Germany. Seriously, the guy was pipelining propaganda to the world's news agencies in the 1930s, but, despite their provenenance, many photos are nice examples of early photojournalism. It's a hobby. Anyway, more on that in the "cool old photographs thread" soon.

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2010-02-26T07:32:47-08:00

Now this is getting interesting. Jack and Alice perhaps teaming up to hunt down Luke. I almost feel sorry for the poor bastard now.

I just realized that Jack and Alice could be an interesting romantic couple given their relative similarities. I also realized that we haven't seen Conner in modern times in quite a while. Has he made an appearance since the end of Volume Three?

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2010-02-26T07:50:40-08:00

I can testify to weekday whooshery. even MEGAFWOOOSHery.
Love all the faces in this ep and especially the moment of stillness at Page 5, Panel 3.
How many holes has Luke got in him now? I can't keep track.
And c'mon - she musta knew they tried to top Mark - she's playing him. Surely. Hopefully. Please?
@shadodragon - good catch, I assumed it was Arkady as well, but those floral boardshorts are a dead giveaway.

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2010-02-26T08:11:43-08:00

For some inexplicable reason I'm quite hoping Alice gets shot in the next episode. Maybe even up the long odds against Luke?

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2010-02-26T08:18:11-08:00

Are we going to hear Mark's sob story now? I'm not interested. I'm not interested in Kait getting confused about whose right and wrong, even those shes ripe for it given her cop fantasy. It's a post apocalyptic setting so guess what Mark, Deuchs who try mind control should get slaughtered because theres no way to effectively rehabilitate such practices in said setting. He crossed a line, as well as Luke, and because they only hold each other accountable and because they both refuse to give up such practices, they should both be executed. They have a pretty sweet set up considering, why do they have to be such assholes about the package?

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2010-02-26T08:47:19-08:00

What if Karl is running the more gullible of the 'Angels to punish the whole lot for their mental broadcasting of bad sex - and Mark and Luke are his patsies? Aw crap - that makes no sense does it?

I don't care how justified Mark can make himself appear ...

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2010-02-26T08:57:41-08:00

Just to let whomever know, when you go to freakangels directly its last weeks epsidoe, you have to click the link off of Whitechapel to get the new one. Not sure if this has happened to anyone else, but thought i would mention it. thanks all and another wonderful Friday. thanks

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2010-02-26T09:06:34-08:00

You guys are too use to being at the top of the food chain. With Freakangels as a premise the whole thing flips around. Hipster Jesus was mentioning that there are time distortions and other weirdness outside of White Chapel, that takes president over infighting. They might need all 12 to restore the balance and bring earth back to Normalcy. Arkady's vision sort of implies that all 12 are equal since none were xcluded. Who thinks that the voice she was hearing was herself from the future? Or the bald one with the shorts. Too many names to remember.

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2010-02-26T09:20:10-08:00

I'm sorry guys, it's my fault for the speedy weeks. Ever since I started reading FA on friday mornings, I just bolt through the week as fast as I can to read the next one!!

<.< >.> <.<

Well, It's obvious Luke is aiming for the head... Somehow all the FA's seem to skirt death, so I'm not too worried. But the intention spells more doom in their judgement on Luke.

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2010-02-26T09:39:08-08:00

@Graizur,
I'm relatively sure the bald one with the shorts is Karl, but I wouldnt want to force that belief on you.

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2010-02-26T10:01:06-08:00

Bonne année 2011!

Huh?
Sorry, I'm one month too soon.
My mistake.

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2010-02-26T10:09:39-08:00

Having issues running to keep up with the week as well. Probably, getting ill as well.

@MicrOkorg: Slow or we'll put weights on your ankles like Eric Idle in Baron Munchhausen.

Anyway, a good week. This comic never lets me down.

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2010-02-26T10:13:36-08:00

Kait could easily become my favorite, based on her reaction to what Mark has to say.

I love the rain + cliff hangers!

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2010-02-26T10:43:54-08:00

I'm loving the faster pace of recent weeks' episodes - it's kicking off delightfully.

Favourite panel this week was page 3 pnl 4 - Kait's whole being is screaming "They did a crime?"

Time is zipping along, but that suits me fine just now...

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2010-02-26T10:48:53-08:00

It seems that the motivation behind most of the FA's personality quirks (problems, sociopathic tendencies, call it what you like) is fear. All they have ever really had is each other (parents out of the picture pretty early it sounds like) with no real authority or guiding figure and they know that none of them really know what they're doing. Uncertainty en masse, a simmering panic, a "oh s--- what have we done we killed a whole bunch of people is that justified how can it be justified what do we do now its all our fault" sort of mantra constantly going through their heads. They are living in what is basically a constant state of fear and different personalities react to the stress in different ways, it has either made them (Miki, Kait, KK, Caz, Arkady etc.) or broken them (Luke, Mark). People learn by copying each other, but the FA don't have anyone to look to, so they work by instinct or collective thinking. A dangerous combination.

Anyway.

This week sucked. Legitimately. Just really, really bad all the way around. No redeeming factors.

On the bright side of the weekend I'm still alive and we have over a foot of snow. Too bad I'm going to be holed up in my room all weekend working and won't get to enjoy it.

Sorry, being a negative nancy. I'll stop now.

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2010-02-26T10:57:01-08:00

Am I the only one who needs a scorecard to keep track of all the characters? Like, who were the two brunette dudes shooting each other? I know KK, Arkady, uh... the two bald guys, purple hair girl who likes to bang, fishnet shirt guy, doctor lady, police lady, normal blonde girl, homeless rapist guy, black lady in overalls. Seriously, are there character biographies someplace?

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2010-02-26T11:37:45-08:00

Wow...there seems to be an undercurrent of frustrations with the story this week. What gives?

I do think it's interesting that Kait didn't know about Karl and Kirk trying to off Mark. No doubt, that's why Mark's been baiting her specifically with the whole Jack the Ripper play he's been running - assuming that was actually him. That katana he had implies it's possible, at least. He'd know how she'd react to that as well as the rest of them would - and regardless of her opinion of him, that's still leverage in his favor.

When the rest of them learn what those two attempted, it'll get really interesting. Toss in the fact that Jack essentially joined their ranks by giving Kirk that pistol to 'guard' Luke with, which is now running around in Luke's hands and is the cause for Kirk, KK, and Arkady all being in the state they're in?

If Luke can somehow manage to get Jack and Alice to shoot each other it's really going to be a situation. It'd be a shame too, because I'm really loving Alice more and more with each scene.

@Mickierat - I think the use of guns is two-fold. One, they're trying to NOT let on in general about their powers. Blowing shit up by looking at it is a bit of a giveaway, isn't it? Two, it's practical and simple. I imagine squeezing a trigger to be a lot less effort/distraction than using the...package. ( And the two things you don't want to be in a fight is tired or not paying attention. )

@PenguinGeneral - Really? Well, what DO you want to read then? Also, I think it's historically proven that power corrupts. They have to be such assholes about it because they're people, and people with power USE it. Sometimes responsibly, sometimes not. Sometimes they even mean to do well and still manage to utterly fuck up. Why? Because power, of any sort, is usually a bigger thing than any one person ( or even twelve ) and it's really fairly impossible to fully comprehend what effects using it will have, even with the best of intentions.
Add to that the fact that they don't even fully understand the capabilities of that power? It's hard not to be a douche.

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2010-02-26T12:39:53-08:00

man;freakangels somtimes like slapstick( comedy of errors )
Jack really got lucy that Luke missed;but if someone shot your arm;how could you even shot with all the pain?
we just need to wait and see what would happen when Alice will came.

this week was fine excpt that friend of someone i knew house was fully burglerlirzed;they even took his dog
and demand money to bring him back to the owner;in the end they broght him back but none of what they stole;at last the dog is fine.
its really make me frustrated how can pepole can be so cruel and use someone dog as a trhmp card.

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2010-02-26T12:44:22-08:00

@runcibleshaw
I hope you're kidding. Go read this comic from the beginning.

@Flabyo
See, I was under the impression everyone knew when KK was up flyin' after they'd apprehended Luke, and she said "some of us didn't think it was a good idea to let Mark live" or something like that... oh. Wait. I'm an idiot. But this raises something else- how many of them were in on it and how'd they manage to screen that from Kait?

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2010-02-26T12:52:50-08:00

Meep. Still rather a bit scared for Alice. And starting to be a bit scared for Arkady too. And Jack. And Kirk.

Shit is just getting started for me. When you're unemployed the week tends to move along easily - if not necessarily slowly - but it's the weekend that turns into a whirl wind. After last week's tech & opening for my play I spent Monday and much of Tuesday asleep. I went out and had fun (and spent too much money) on Wednesday and have completely forgotten what I did yesterday (likely sleep and then loaf around) and today I've been catching up, prepping for the weekend. I've watched almost all of Samurai Champloo via Hulu and I am hungry for the last five episodes but also dreading finishing off the series. I don't want it to end, and I bet Watanabe has a delicious and terrible heartbreak waiting for me. (Please don't spoil it! I'll likely get to it next week.)

Tonight we get back to the show. For the first time I have a stage hand to boss around. It'll be helpful if I can stay a step ahead of all the chores I have to manage. But right now I'm worried it's just going to be another stressor on an already stressful show. The double edge of responsibility. *long breath*

Tomorrow, it looks like, I may have an office to report to. It'll just be a few days' gig. But I haven't been paid for office work, literally, for years now. And it starts really painfully early in the morning. I get out just in time to run to the theatre. Then when the play is finished there's a big birthday bash going on all night at a friend's house. Oof. I was really hoping that first day on the gig would be today and I could sleep in tomorrow before partying all night. This is going to be a little tough. Sunday, luckily only the show is on the docket. Then it's on me to have a responsible night of sleep before going to work (work!) on Monday. Possibly (or possibly not) followed by yet another theatre gig. This is a life more interesting than what I was necessarily seeking. But no complaints. At least, not yet.

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2010-02-26T13:24:39-08:00

@ runcibleshaw - You can check out the Wiki page for FA but there aren't any pictures, so that probably won't help you. I had to go back there to reference who Luke was because I had forgotten. *embarrassed* =)

I like the three stories going on right now, but as others have mentioned I've forgotten where Connor (my fave) and the others have gone. I guess I'll have to go back to the last volume.

@ razrangel - I started watching Samurai Champloo on hulu last week when I was working on a project. I actually don't mind the dub because the same actor played Spike from Cowboy Bebop. I like his voice. =) I stopped around the 5th episode, I need to pick it up again.

As for my week, it's been kind of short. I saw my beau in CO last weekend and came back on Monday, I had Tues off and now...well, I'm just working. Yay. o_o;

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2010-02-26T14:17:03-08:00

focus on front sight...

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2010-02-26T15:06:47-08:00

I dunno about focus on front sight, but what's up with the muzzle flash in the upper left frame of page 6? The barrel cross-section in that frame makes it look an awful lot like a Desert Eagle (OK, maybe a Baby Eagle given the size in the lower frame of page 5) .... ah-hah! Lower right frame, page 3, episode 72 - it IS a Desert Eagle.

OK, muzzle flash is definitely wrong. It should be surrounding that black circle, not below it. I'm guessing someone's overlay layer(s) got misaligned? I'd like this fixed before I get my signed hardcover volume 4, please... ;)

(What? I have the first 3 in signed hardcover - doesn't that entitle me to some input?)

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2010-02-26T15:18:41-08:00

Another firearm expert! Good; have you been keeping up with the round count on that Glock Luke has his hands on? Anyone know how many he has left?

Also, is it just me, or does Jack seem to have training with firearms? Notice his controlled grip, as opposed to the untrained knee-jerk unsupported grip Luke uses in retaliation-- makes me think prior military or law enforcement. Same with Kait. Seems like either they really paid attention to whatever action shows they watched, or someone trained them.

(That said, can't say I care entirely for Kait's room-clearing procedure...)

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2010-02-26T15:33:51-08:00

Murderous bunch these FAs, no? Most of them seem to want to solve things by violence or murder.

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2010-02-26T15:37:43-08:00

@runcibleshaw - The Freakwiki (which I'm sporadically working on :) has pictures and very brief biographies.

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2010-02-26T18:01:42-08:00

Significance in the number twelve after 'Kady's experience? Is Jack a lefty?

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2010-02-26T23:25:55-08:00

@Purple Wyrm... that's awesome. Is there a thread where we can suggest more material?
Edit: Oh fuck me, the Freak Wiki has been around a while. I really need to visit Whitechapel more often.

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2010-02-27T01:06:30-08:00

The gun kicks back slightly when it's fired, but the dissipating muzzle flash won't follow the muzzle around. Details details.
Technically a silencer should suppress the muzzle flash as well as the noise too, so there wouldn't be any flash from the glock, but you need to tell a story as well as get the details right, and the flash indicates a shot better than a lot of other visual devices. If I've got my count right, that glock has been fired 6 times. Twice at Luke's thighs by Kirk once at Kirk's thigh by magic, once at Kirk's belly, once at the steamcopter, and once at Jack by Luke. There were 9 bullets in the gun (Jack: "eight left in the clip, one up the snout" ep62p2p2), which leaves 3. Joy!

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2010-02-27T04:14:29-08:00

The last panel of page 2 ('Kady looking up, sheltered from the rain) is bee-you-tee-full.

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2010-02-27T04:25:06-08:00

It is beautiful. Think that might be Karl (?) though, not 'Kady.

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2010-02-27T04:57:29-08:00

Yes you're right.

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2010-02-27T08:54:25-08:00

Thanks, Paul! He better make his remaining three count. Good luck doesn't last forever.

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2010-02-28T23:31:54-08:00

Great job Paul and his assistants! The art is fantastic and I love the fact that every book builds up to something big (to say the least).

It such a pleasure reading Freakangels, and in fact it makes the whole week seem worth it.