All that glitters is not gold
I’ve gotten a LOT of letters, notes, and comments over the run of this arc from people saying they hoped that Marv would get to keep the Marlon Brando body. I’m kind of disappointed that no one even considered the possibility that maybe he would go on his own journey of self-discovery and realize that body image obsession is never a good way to find romance.
And while I’m here, my friend wrote a book! One of my work bros, Zack Keller (co-Creator of Dick Figures) wrote a short novel called The Success of Suexliegh! And published it! You can get it on Amazon as a $15 paperback or a $5 Kindle edition! It’s the story of a lovably inept ridiculously rich guy and his adventures in absurd wealth. And it’s getting pretty upstanding reviews so far!
Johnny Fricking Bravo! Yeah! :D
I LOVED that cartoon as a kid! haha
I always wondered why chicks literally turned him down. And then I presumed they were all lesbians. Then again, that was not helpful to my mental health.
That’s because Johnny is a little kid, and the Johnny Bravo persona is how he sees himself. Why do you think he goes to school with Suzy?
….MY CHILDHOOD IS A LIE
Cheer up, Cow is still a cow and Chicken is still a Chicken.
& Ren is a freaky chihuahua while Stimpy is a cat.
Happy happy joy joy!!!!! :)
Well ain’t that cute…
… BUT IT’S WRONG!
Weasel is still Weasel, and Baboon r still baboon.
I kinda liked the Maxx. Maudlin, angsty, but not afraid to do what was needed to protect his Jungle Queen & he had those cool, spikey hands and…
…I’m saying all of this out loud again, aren’t I?
Got any toast?
or did he just get held back several years because…lets be honest. hes not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed
His comb looks sharper than him.
His hair is harper than Johnny.
I dunno man, wasn’t there that episode where they tried to use him as a virgin sacrifice to a volcano god and it failed? Plus, that would make Carl and Velma kind of creepy…
That, plus that he usually receives physical violence in response to his attempts to impress women and stuff. Unless that’s also supposed to be metaphorical, this theory has fully-grown women beating the crap out of a kid. Also, Johnny wasn’t quite as stupid early on, that sort of developed as the show went on.
Interesting idea, though.
He got stupid from the brain damage caused by all that blunt force trauma to the head from the violent psychopaths who beat him up merely for asking them out.
He got Flanderized pretty badly in later series; in earlier episodes he’s sometimes surpisingly competent or vaguely able to empathise with other people—the super-spy one, or the werewolf.
And, yeah, pretty unexpectedly great seeing him show up here.
Don’t forget the Schoolhouse Rock episode where they guy was trying to teach him how to score and when Johnny found out that he was basically objectifying women worse than Johnny did, Johnny let the ladies at him.
There’s also the episode where he taught a lil nerdy kid to ‘be cool’ like he is so he’d attract the lil girl that is always after Johnny. As soon as the kid put on shades, he turned into a lil kid version of Johnny and had chicks hanging on him.
Pretty sure he just got held back. A couple episodes have him driving a car. And either he did a cameo on Scooby Doo or they did a cameo on his show and in it he was at the side of the road cause his car broke down.
well didn’t he join the military in one episode, i remember because they tried to shave his head and the razors broke.
Have you ever seen the site “Hot chicks with douche bags?”
Yeah, no. Johnny Bravo should be rolling in pussy because there’s no such thing as justice.
Not a chance. There was a flashback episode with Johnny as a wormy high school kid.
…so why do all these women feel its okay to beat the shit out of a little kid?
So those women who beat him are all child assaulters?
I was wondering when he would make an appearance.
I kinda figured he would never show up. There’s nothing manly about J.B.
He’s a caricature of manliness. His appearance is at least masculine. The rest…not so much.
He’s pretty much exactly what “manly” means in my head…
He’s one of the many reasons I’m happy my social group doesn’t have genders.
It’s only genderless to you, of course.
He is manly in looks alone. His actions speak nothing of either manliness or masculinity. He is a boy in a man’s body.
Bingo. Having upper body girth and loving Mom is all that he has going for him, though he loves Mom a little too much. Treating women as conquest objects and being afraid of about everything is the exact opposite of manliness.
correction, he is the opposite of a gentleman and someone who isnt a chauvanist. it doesnt mean he isn’t manly, just that he’s not such a good human being
then by that definition Captain Marvel/Shazam should be here too, he’s also a boy in a man’s body.
I would love to see Captain Marvel here.
But to be fair, it’s never said that Johnny goes here. He followed greyskinned guy from the laundromat so far as I can tell. xP
^ This.
He wrestled a crocodile.
Enough said.
He also loves his mama. Real men aren’t afraid to let people know they love their families.
Made my week to show up here.
I’m a bit disappointed we didn’t get to see HIM Bishie. But, considering, he’d probably kill himself over it.
Well there was that one time a gypsy turned him into a woman… And that went fairly well. On that note: first time commenting on this comic (much rejoicing) and it made my day seeing Gannondorf as a girl. =]
Bravo survived being turned into a woman at one point (I didn’t even know I remembered this until just now, ugh, embarassing), so it’s anyone’s guess how he’d take the Nomura virus. His entire life seems to revolve around desperately trying to get women to notice him, so his reaction to it would be based on whether or not the ladies liked it.
A hearty laugh has been acquired, whilst riding on a wave of good-to-see-him-again. And a “I didn’t expect to see him“. Wonderful work indeed.
I hope that you are starting to feel better, by the way.
I actually wasn’t hoping Marlo would keep his new body in particular, just that he’d be happy with whatever happened and eager to see what you would do with him. I think I prefer this as a solution! He’s just too manly to leave like this.
So… should we talk about Johnny Bravo?
Yes. Now that we see classic cartoons around can we expect to see Samurai Jack? Cause Samurai Jack was awesome.
No, the Scotsman. Now there’s a manly fellow, if I ever saw one.
Oh man. The Scotsman would be AWESOME.
Both of them would be awesomer! Throw in the Scotsman’s wife & you’d triple the macho-rating!
Jack and the Scotsman MUST make an appearance now! That would be so much concentrated awesome.
I know Coelasquid hates it when people try and force stuff on her, so here goes.
PRETTY PRETTY PLEASE?! *puppy dog eyes*
Yeah I’d love to see the scotsman that cartoon was awesome they never actually finished it, they just put a bunch of possible endings. My brother has the DVD box set I think, but you have to remember the scotsman’s wife is the one that wears the pants in their family.
I’m just glad the commander is back to normal his kids will be happy too.
Oh yeah! Family reunion, perhaps?
I’m still hoping for a guest appearance by Hoss Delgado. Commander Badass and the Hoss Man! Yeehah!
Paraphrased Quote of the Day:
Xena: I still remember my mother telling me the stories of all the greek gods…
Ares: Bet she never thought you’d wind up killing off most of them, did she?
I forgot about the scotsman! X-9 was awesome too! Can we get them!? Pleeeeeeeease?
Ohhhh Samurai Jack…. *drools*
By the way, I’ve followed this strip for ages, last week was the first time I’ve commented… and I forgot to say THIS IS AMAZING STUFF!!! All my love and respect to Coelasquid for rocking it week after week!!!
It’s funny how my favorite samurai jack episode had mostly nothing to do with jack,
the story of X-9
lulu…
sweet thing.
praps the people who figured that would be the end result knew enough about the comic and you not to feel the need to ask about it
I usually don’t bother on leaving comments, because i believe you already have enough ass-lickers around, but god damn girl! I should’ve seen that one coming miles away, but no. You totally awesomelly surprised me! Awesome! :)
In all fairness, Marv didn’t seem open enough to have any real epiphanies that didn’t include ‘dames are jerks no matter how I look’. Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy he met somebody with a bad enough attitude and line to at least shake his belief in the power of pretty-boys a bit. But it still didn’t seem likely to happen.
A Frank Miller character questioning their world view and amending their stance on life is pretty out of character I have to admit.
Show’s over, kids. This is the best comment anyone is gonna make on this strip. You can all go home now.
Wait, Commander wears his jacket directly on the skin? He’s truly tough guy.
You mean you never noticed that before?
I just realised Commander just wears that jacket without anything under it… Isn’t… isn’t that uncomfortable?
No. It’s manly.
And smelly.
But most importantly uncomfortable. I’ve worn a leather duster with nothing else and it was uncomfortable.
you guys are forgetting something, he has enough body hair to count as at least an under shirt.
Manly body hair = sexy. So glad it’s coming back in style! I’m sick of all these guys waxing themselves then running around looking prepubescent. Ick!
So…. how were they cured?
By the power of the Canadian Health Care System. I’m not sure if I’m supposed to capitalize all that, but it prob deserves it for saving the day here.
They put their blood into Canadian guy, Canadian Guy got the shots to cure it, then their blood was put back, curing them.
It took me a couple reads, but I got it. What a genius ending.
Yeah but how did they sort the blood out so it went to the right people? Or is it just some kind of magical manly blood soup so they’re all running around with enhanced space marine/Q’nari/Gerudo/human/eldritch abomination/a/b/o/xyz blood?
Oh, no, they didn’t put it back in the “right people”. Canadian Guy just has O- blood.
“But then,” you might ask, “how would he have survived having all those different blood types in his body at once?”
Healthcare.
He comes back with his body bloated with medicated blood, hooks up to an IV, clears out an amount of blood roughly equal to what he took in, and everyone takes turns doing a kegstand with the IV when it’s over. (Or they just get it injected, but that’s more boring and won’t risk having the Commander sparkle later.)
:P
Look at all that glorious man fur… Oh to rub my face in it.
~ahem~ Yes! Awesome comic! Glad they’re all back to their beefy selves. :D
God, I know. I keep hoping we’ll see some NSFW depictions of the Commander.
Is it getting rule 34 in here, or is it just me?
1000% THAT. Sooooo glad to see the Commander’s manly, unshaved chest once again!
That commander’s chest hair… hhhhnnnnnnnnngggg
You know, it is REALLY weird to see an onomatopoeia developed in the context of a fictional, socially inept, armless, teenage girl used in the context of a fictional, big, beefy navy seal.
Oh, gosh. That just made me laugh so much.
Ha ha, well I’m happy the Marv question was addressed, at any rate.
Always figured Johnny Bravo worked under the same kind of cartoon logic as Tom & Jerry. In reality cats are a lot more successful, just like big muscular blonde narcissistic douchebags.
Well, like those cartoons, Johnny is also extremely exaggerated. You don’t see cats carrying bowling balls around and you don’t see people like that saying the kind of over-the-top meant to be purely humorous stuff that he always says. So yes. Cartoon logic all around. ;)
I think Johnny’s bigger problem is he only seems hit on strong-willed, intelligent, independent women, rather than the type you normally see with narcissistic jerks.
You know, I wonder what that says about Johnny that women like that are his type. Hmm… something to think about. I’m really not sure what to make of it.
Maybe the possibility of character development later on? However, if Johnny ever gained some perspective, the joke and the whole premise of the show would fall apart. So, it’s probably unlikely that the preference would ever be explored. However, I really would like to see that play out because Johnny does have his good points and it would be interesting to see how he would deal with his world view being so radically challenged.
Also, I love Jonesy’s expression. She is the greatest.
Your comment makes me come up a theory that Jonny himself on some level, I’d bet his Superego and his Id, are fully aware how messed up his own Ego is and how much it rules without question. So the two side’s of Brovo’s pyschic are trying their hardest to hook Jonny up with someone that’ll help make him a better man… And if he fails in this woman quest, the Id and Superego are hoping Jonny might start to wonder why he keeps failing so badly… And look in on himself and start to better himself to get a girl.
Oh god… with Johnny Bravo…
*sunglasses*
the punchline really IS machismo! XD
That was way too funny. It almost hurt my head. Better be careful with those puns! xD
LOL I see what you did with the comic title :p I take it you’ve played LotR War in the North too??
… It’s a Shakespeare quote. From the Merchant of Venice.
This is like the time I did a parody of the Conan logo for a story about barbarians and someone asked why I was copying the Adventure Time logo.
Oh glob this makes me feel older than I am. I remember half the stuff mentioned and at the time they occurred I wasn’t even born yet. *head desk and sobs into plywood makeshift desk* ; x ;
You think it’s bad to *feel* that old? How about me? I really *am* that old. Heck, I’m old enough to remember Mighty Mouse & the Spiderman of the 1960’s.
BURN!
It makes me sad that students are not required to read Shakespear, the amount of english phrases and words that he invented that are used now is ridiculous. Then again, I was the kid in middle school carrying around a 30 pound book bag with works discussing stuff like theoretical time travel based on Einsteins work.
i take it she hasn’t read Lord of the Rings either… despite having played the games… given that that “war of the north” quote… IS ALSO PART OF ONE OF TOLKEIN’S POEMS. Good lord.
Love the ending to this, I have been following each comic with great excitement. I didn’t expect Marv’s journey as part of the ending to this, I kind of was expecting Jarred got a side effect from the cure and turned into muscle man.
You know, I had never even considered the possibility that Marv wouldn’t change back. I figured he would either find he’s no different and come to accept his appearance, or he would change back and be all broody and angsty because he wasn’t able to keep the new look.
YES! Jared’s manly beard has returned!
Jared is overjoyed to have his stubble back.
Now there is a character I thought I’d never see in this comic.
OH MY GOD IT’S JOHNNY BRAVO!
Now there’s a person who needs to be Nomura’d. Johnny, to me, always came off as a Jerk with a Heart of Aluminum, trying to do the right thing, but after being a total ass about it, always letting his ego get out of hand, and never learning his lessons.
I kind of expect Marv to go “Aw fuck it I can be pretty AND not a douche”.
Personally I just love that Marv is in black and white.
I thought he looked hotter as a bruiser. His face wasn’t even all that messed up, his nose was on permabreak but that’s about it.
Ah, it’s good to see the guys back to their normal selves. Also, the cameo was wonderful, Squid. Good luck with the recovery process, and I look forward to the next update.
I wished for Marv to be his normal self. He was awesome as he was. You don’t get as badass as he was without getting a little mussed.
I personally find it delightful that the first panel contains nothing but ear-to-ear grins.
Ah, facial expression!!
I don’t think I’ll ever get used to Marv being so… pretty.
I dunno, it’s creepy on a few levels.
Who cares about Commander? Jared’s got his beard back!
Y’all know how long he’s been working on that!
…Anyone? Eh? Bueller?
When we were still working under the assumption that the Nomura Virus was like a vampire epidemic, I figured that when Marv changed back he would either end up even more completely depressed (which doesn’t seem like a route you’d take) or go through some wonderful character development. I guess I completely forgot about that when the option for him to stay as Marv-lon Brando came up.
So now we just need to find out what happened to Nier, and a vague, ominous post-credits scene with Gackt reporting back to Commander’s superiors.
And then a post-post credits scene where they eat shawarma.
The Snake beneath Commander’s armpit with the “:3” smile does it for me.
Also, JOHNNY BRAVO!
Oh, god. Johnny Bravo. I used to watch that all the time when I was little. XD
Three cheers for Canada Guy and healthcare!
Wait, why did he bring Johnny with him?
Dude, who meets Johnny and doesn’t bring them with him? I mean, other than the ladies… XD
Also, Johnny may have simply followed him or he wanted the Commander’s opinion and Johnny Bravo really has to be seen to be believed.
Clearly johnny needs a temp job. He’s got a lot of hair gel to buy, you know
Snake’s face made me giggle a bit. J.B.’s appearance made the bf and the gf crack up, so apparently this is my new “jump into this” point for your comic. Shiny~
Welp, whatever Marv feels most comfortable and happy with
This arc has been hilarious by the way
you know what I’ve noticed? where is wolverine? in an agency made up of burly, hairy, cigar-smokin’ men, he’d be there quite often.
fantastic comic, please keep up the incredibly high standard of visual narrative that I’ve come to expect from this comic.
Yeah, you’re right. When I saw Canada Guy all de-nomura’d a while back I kind of expected him to reveal that he’s Wolverine… come to think about it, this would be just as awesome. “Canada Guy, why are you all right?” *SNIKT* “I dunno. Healing Factor?”
Wolverine doesn’t actually have a healing factor, Americans are just really easily impressed by universal healthcare.
true that, while it may be free, the wait for service is stupidly long
“free” = still paying for it, just in a more indirect manner.
I still endorse the Canadian system, but don’t delude yourself, you ARE still paying for it.
True, but I’m not sure why the americans make such a big fuss over it. Is it really that big a deal paying a little more tax so that others can, you know, not die?
Really never got that.
Americans are disgustingly obsessed about paying for someone else’s way, even if that means that said person (or persons) might die otherwise. I see things every day on my facebook about food stamps and welfare programs that are so ignorant and mean spirited and I know the only reason why they post them is the mistaken idea that even when someone else has “your money” it’s still “your money.” Much like taxes, which once they become taxes become OUR (collective) money.
In this way, I’m very jealous of Canadians and their comparatively generous nature.
But you know, more often than not it’s pretty on the ball. After going through the American ER system and sleeping on the floor for two days to wait for them to get my boyfriend’s discharge papers, I can’t exactly say they keep things terribly efficient down here. Sometimes you end up with an inconvenient wait for surgery in Canada, but not nearly as often as Americans would like to pretend with all their talk of imaginary “death panels”. And even if it is getting put off, usually you just have to bother the doctors to get bumped up on the list.
Things mostly work terribly because we’ve got this bastardization of free market + gov’t intervention.
Things tend to work more smoothly when you’re completely one way or the other. Though, government control tends to have drawbacks like long wait times, unseen expensive costs, and bureaucratic control. Fully free market has problems with poor people not getting hospital care. That’s mostly taken care of by charity, but people will still slip through the cracks.
I guess the takeaway here should be that no system is perfect, but the idiots in congress sure know how to make the most imperfect system possible.
“Mostly taken care of by charity”
All of my lawls.
Are you saying people are not charitable?
If that’s the case, how the hell would a welfare system get passed, if people didn’t care about the poor?
Go read some Rothbard and Hayek.
Charities are completely eclipsed by a healthcare system that can run 70,000$ for outpatient surgery.
Not sure if troll or not… but leaning towards troll. Strongly.
… I am so glad I wasn’t drinking anything as I read that… my computer would have been lost forever. Bravo.
That’s probably the best quote EVER.
Wasn’t he in a previous one where they were all locked in a room smoking cigars?
He was!
I’m suprised nobody commented on that yet.
You’re right! I actually went back to check that. This is what probably equals a “Blink-and-you-miss-it” Cameo in comics
OMG JONNY BRAVO!!!!!!!!! You have officially become my favorite person ever.
Smiling Kratos, even so far in the back as he is, made this comic for me.
Kratos…. *drools*
Oddly enough, I didn’t love him this much before this strip…
And then Jonesy Shoryuken’d him through the roof… and he still didn’t get the hint.
lol Hey baby! do you believe in love at first sight or should I walk by again?
I love Jonny :D
How are your ribs doing?
Johnny Bravo: single-handedly responsible for this generation’s awful pickup lines.
You know I didn’t notice it until now, but your right he is responsible for our crappy pick up lines.
And I thank him lol being hit on has never been so funny XD
OH GOD YES, DEM FURRY ABS. <3
Commander y u so smexy.
Oh that’s not johnny bravo that’s Wesker after getting hit with what ever virus got that 16 year old kid from earlier.
I always thought he’d turn into the governator.
Johnny Bravo: Duke Nukem’s retarded little brother. Or alternatively, Duke Nukem from his not-so-cool years of being a teenage drop-out.
And so Johnny gets rejected, walks outside, bumps into Velma Dinkley and a great love story is born.
Rather happy to see Johnny in the comic, but I agree that Samurai Jack or the Scot needs to make an appearance if you’re including Cartoon Network types. Though Johnny has a lot going for him. Manly, studly, indestructible, that golden hair that needs gel or it goes crazy… yeah, Johnny is a super saiyan. We all know it. Unknown father, hides his eyes with sunglasses, super speed, etc.
JohnnyXVelma is my personal canon.
She was quite shapely underneath that sweater.
wasn’t there something like johnnyxVelma on that old special, johnny bravo meets scooby doo?
If I remember right, Velma fell for Johnny, but Johnny didn’t reciprocate.
I think Cartoon Network had bumpers that showed them together, though.
Johnny was more interested in Daphne who did the trademark flip on him everytime he tried something.
“My glasses! I can’t see without my glasses!”
“MY GLASSES! I CAN’T BE SEEN WITHOUT MY GLASSES!”
YES, JOHNNY BRAVO. I never thought about him possibly showing up here but now that he has I am so happy about it.
Oh my God this was awesome. Best ending ever!
I just figured Marv would like to look like someone that the cops wanted to arrest but were too afraid too. I wonder what his mom thinks.
Johny Bravo! Yay! Wonder if commander will wind up fighting him.
Hope you are feeling better.
Commander beating on Johnny would be like Commander beating on Jared-It wouldn’t be right, it wouldn’t fair, and there would be hard to clean stains all over the carpet.
I’ve seen many a Johny Bravo to know that he deserves it. Jared is just loveable and does not go on adventures to harm others.
The ENTIRE REASON for this agency is to help macho guys, like Johnny Bravo, fit into society. So what if Johnny is a bit of a jerk? Commander Badass has had to deal with and try to rehabilitate mass-murderers.
To be fair, Marv is an alright guy compared to Bravo but uglier than sin. Having a Bishie body while being an alright guy may do wonders.,
Hooray! They’re all beefy again!
YEAH COMMANDER IS BAAAAAAAAAAACK!
Also, I am DYING at the inclusion of Johnny Bravo. DYING. This page is golden. ♥
I can see how all this would have played out for Marv. Yeah, he was super excited at first, due to his earlier poor self image (and that he couldn’t seem to comprehend anything to the contrary of his negative self view) Once he got Nomura’d, he had the instant “my wish came true!” reaction one would expect. After a couple of days where he wasn’t worrying about his image, and feeling more confident, he was able to look back with more clarity (hindsight being 20/20, and all that) Seeing J.B. was the act that brought him full circle, where he could see this confident, pretty-boy who none of the ladies would give the time of day (which was his “ugly” unconfident problem, gasp!) hence the further looking back, and looking deeper. With this new clarity in thought, I think Marv will be able to accept having his Brando-esqu looks, and hopefully retain his new confidence, and keep that same, lovable bruiser personality.
At least, that’s how I see it.
Hope the recovery is going well.
THAT. FIRST. PANEL. IS. SO. VERY. HOT.
I’m sorry, but I just want to lick the Commander ALL OVER.
Yes, it’s good to be back.
Dude, SAME HERE. That fur, man. That delicious blonde fur.
I take it that you’ll be in your bunk?
I remember commenting on the thing about Marv early on. Having read/watched SIn City when I was rather young, and based on his previous appearances in this webcomic, I’m actually kinda surprised that it came to this, but really, I was surprised by how he was depicted to begin with.
I didn’t think Marv ever had serious body image issues. Definitely self-esteem problems, but more about his intellect than about his looks. Granted, there’s the part where he couldn’t even buy sex if he wanted to because everyone in Old Town was terrified of the sight of him, but he never really dwelt on that for long. Meanwhile, he prefaces a monologue with an acknowledgment that he’s not smart, and proceeds to unravel half the story’s plot in his head.
I suppose in parodying his character design it’d be easier to make him obviously insecure about his appearance than it would be to bring in anything more complex, and this is a clever way to bring him back to the status quo. That said, I never really thought Marv to be the type to brood about attraction anyway. If anything, I’d expect him to be constantly getting friendzoned (I can’t believe I just used that word) by girls who think he’s pretty cool but are scared to death by him.
There are plenty of times in both the comic and the movie he references his “mug” as the reason he can’t get girls. And the driving force behind his story was obsessing over how little he gets laid.
All right, I’ll take that. It’s not the first thing I think of when I think of Marv. Then again, that might be biased by the part where I first read/watched Sin City when I was, like… Twelve. Priorities.
Also, wait a minute. Where’s Nier?
Dun. Dun. Duuuuuuuuuuuun!
I was just gonna say that. Nieeeeer! D:
I had a crush on Marv to begin with, broken nose and all. I’m slowly melting into a puddle of estrogen seeing the men back to their manly selves!
Yeah I’m curious as to what happened to Nier too and if Volt could be giving a cure as well.
Ah no more Sailor PH, he’s back in his bloody apron way in the background.
In the terms of Johnny Bravo I stubbornly maintain the idea that he’s dating Velma from Scooby-Doo and trying to get her to find a balance between mystery solving and their relationship.
However things go this has been a fun arch.
That has to be the coolest interpretation of Johnny Bravo I’ve ever seen. He is SO HARD to draw in other styles. I’m also extremely glad to see the Commander back to normal. Great job man, I hope you and your bf are recovering well!
I tend to imagine him as looking like a buffed-out version of Vanilla Ice IRY, myself.
So, are they going to play “Any way you want it” ye or is it still not the end?
now I’m vaguely curious what a nomura’d Johnny Bravo would look like
You don’t want to know. Trust me.
Ok, seriously, if all their blood was injected into Canada Guy, how did they get it back into the right bodies?
Butcher’s map made in advance most likely. Which would be a Hilarious one-panaler of who ended up where.
OH THANK GOD. Commander’s back to being all hunky and stuff. I’m so glad he’s back to the way he used to look!
You made my dream come true, Coe.
You drew Johnny Bravo.
I can sleep happy tonight.
Aaaaw, no more sailor pyramyd head. So sad ; ;
But happy to see the commander back to his manly self XD
Finally! Commander is back! And Johnny Bravo! I started off this day pissed off from paying bills, and Coelasquid made it all better.
Yay! Everyone’s back to normal.
Ah Johnny, I was wondering if you would appear. You’re in the limbo between Manly and “Manly”. You have moments of complete awesomeness, you love your mom and can be sweet… but you’re a complete and utter idiot who is vain and doesn’t get that women don’t like your pickup lines… or you.
Holy smokes I love it, a Johnny Bravo cameo XD I miss those fun cartoons, well, Dexter’s Lab the most.
Good to see Jared’s got his old stubble back
I loved Johnny bravo when I was a kid…I’m gonna go find and watch some episodes now
Truthfully that’s how he should learn. Johnny never learns, but he teaches everyone else. I’ve been enjoying this comic and love the art style jokes and all.
I love how I had no idea who the blond dude was and it didn’t matter because the joke was still just as funny. (I went and looked it up anyway but still.)
I know I’m being just as shallow as anyone else for saying this, and totally missing the point of the entire arc, but hot damn, Commander, it is good to have you back and also displaying body hair so well drawn that I want to rub my cheek on it.
MY PRECIOUS COMMANDER IS BACK
Uh, wow. That is a very good Johnny Bravo. I’m amazed.
Holy shit its johnny freakin bravo. One of the guys in my dojo is goin as him for haloween. well he doesn’t know it just yet.. but man its good to finally see the commander back to his regular self, felt like that arc lasted forever.
also, didn’t know the commander went shirtless… wonder if he’s going commando too..
Oh geez, there went MY productivity for today.
Marv may look good, looking all hunky, but I think I like him better in this strip. :3
Also Johnny Bravo! :D
And also…a speedy recovery for you Ms. Coelasquid.
Lol at Snake’s cheese-cuttin face.
Oh, oh my lord I did not expect that! Wonderful!
Am I the only one who ever noticed that Johnny has ridiculously tiny legs? He should probably be made shorter.
Wait, why am I nitpicking? Johnny Bravo’s appearance is awesome by itself.
Not sure if Jonnhy Bravo…
:fry:
…or infected Duke Nukem cosplaying Jonnhy Bravo
Duke is to right between the Commander and the panel frame in panel 1. But I can totally see how you’d think that.
Great arc, and congrats on having survived it! I’m okay with Marv staying as you made him. Self image isn’t just about accepting how one looks, it’s also about taking control over one’s looks. In his case it’s not quite that though…
I wanted Marv to have a side story in which he learns a lesson about getting what you think you want. Looking like that a lot of how people treat him would change, and not all for the better. He would have to learn new ways to deal with people, as looking like this, he won’t be able to intimidate people to nearly the same extent.
Two words:
WOAH MAMA!
In response to whoever said that Johnny was a Super Saiyan. “Hey, pretty momma! Wanna come back to my place an rock the dragon?”
Welcome back Commander!
YES!!@!
Why didn’t I see this coming?!
I see a happy Kratos. That should never be.
johny brovo i had forgoten him ……. DAM YOU FOR BRINGING HIM UP!
…I hope I’m not the only person who, as soon as they read Johny Bravo speak, read it in his voice.
Seeing Johnny Bravo made me chortle. Well done!
You know how Marv is supposedly so ugly he can’t even buy a girl? Is he like, a virgin or was there like a blind girl at some point?
She said her name was goldie…..
Yeah but before that.
That would explain his obsession in getting revenge for her death.
I remember Johnny bravo. he mastered the relationship fail he came out around the time i was a teenager and i remember laughing my head off at how clueless he was but he was honest at least
Yay the sexy is back
Lol Johnny Bravo!
No, no, Johnny, you see you have to go to Jersey Shore…
I just want Marv to be happy.
Well, the self-pity and misogyny sure aren’t helping him any. But you’d expect Brando Marv to be a bit more successful generally.
Johnny Bravo! XD So… Marv is under the “Identity Crisis” syndrome? ^^;; LOLs
D: Marv keep his looks?! I’m glad that he’s likely changing back too, I loved his old look before.
What the deal with their cloths. I thought it changed the Commander’s, but here they are back to normal, did the blood do that? Or does he have a spare set? If he has a spare, what became of the other ones?
Just skimmed through all the comments… I am so glad I’m not the only one who was distracted by Commander. -blushes- Fuuuuuzzy.
Kratos is smiling? BLASPHEMY!
Jared looks positively overjoyed to have his… beard back.
I was wondering what would happen if he got someone else’s blood by accident.
Presumably he’d grow an actual beard, since that was the only difference between normal!Jared and Nomura’d!Jared too.
Awwww…but Marv doesn’t get it. Johnny Bravo never succeeded because he as a.) a dolt and b.) spoke in a horribly self-centered and insensitive manner, more emphasis on the being a dolt bit.
It worked with Velma ;)
But Marv realizes that looks aren’t everything now. That’s progress.
I can’t read the rest of this comic because I’m too busy being blinded by the Commander’s happy trail. It’s practically the next evolutionary stage of happy trailitude. It’s like…a happy highway. God damn.
Must be six, maybe eight lanes there. I bet there’s room to accommodate every admirer here; why, we wouldn’t even have to carpool! ;)
can we get a before and after line up of at least some of the guys that were infected and then cured please
poor Marv… Thought he looked fine when he was normal, perhaps I’m just weird though…
Thank you, thank you, thank you! That first cell makes the wait worth it. So hairy. :D
Thank god they’re back to normal. I was getting annoyed by the anime-look for some of them. And I didn’t expect Johnny Bravo to pop up here ever! :))
Ya know, now that I think about it… What would a “Manly” Sephiroth look like?
If I were straight, I’d totally go gay for Marv. He’s still pretty manly-looking, even with Nomura Syndrome.
ROFLMAO!!!!! that´s all I can say about this one
CBA doesn’t wear anything under his jacket? That would feel awfully uncomfortable… I feel like this is just fan service.
There needs to be one final comic to cap this chapter off: Pyramid head hanging up his sailor scout uniform in the closet, sighing sadly, then walking away.
*salutes* Farewell forever, Comannder Bishass! You were all kinds of wrong, but you know? We loved ya anyway.
Thanks for the fan service! I’m so happy our Commander is back.
Uhm… So how’s Canada doin’? ^^;;
I like how happy Jared looks, even though he was never even infected…
Sure he was, it was like, the third page.
He lost his little beard hairs, that’s all.
The fact that you included Johnny Bravo… I love you.
I’m so happy for Jared, he got his beard back. he is so cute i would give him a red ballon if he was real
Marv was a little less explicitly bishified than the rest of the crew. I mean really.
>dat nose
>dat jaw
He’s very middle ground. A perfect example of everything in moderation.
I see Jared is very happy to have his beard back. :D
Love this comic! Just caught up and i can’t believe you managed to worm JB in here.
Lastly….How can you not sing “We’re men, MANLY MEN” from men in tights while reading this?
Nice. If you’re going to do CN characters, I’d love to see Coop from Megas XLR show up. :)
I LOLed.
Hmm, I wonder if perhaps we’ll get a brief comic about Marv’s… initial meeting with/sighting of J.B.
Johnny Bravo is great. When is Samurai Jack going to show up?
‘Now see, I can’t really picture Jack showing up. Yeah he’s got the loyalty and honor down, but he isn’t that manly. Sure, he’s taken down countless robots and monsters, but he doesn’t look like he would fit in with the rest of the Manly Guys cast.
Have you not seen any of the episodes where he is shirtless? I seem to recall there being some sort of minimal pectoral girth requirements for the temp agency but if Hannibal got in I’m sure Jack would too
for a second I thought it was Wesker with the virus.
Body image obsession is hardly healthy, sure, but that doesn’t mean that changing towards your ideal body type and then rejecting it makes any sense either.
thats cause johnny is a 12 yearold lady’s man told from his perspective
its like how courage has been puppeting the corpses of his owners since season 2 or garfield was all a fantasy of the starving abandoned cat