Sometimes trendy James Dean hair just isn’t worth it.
April 27, 2015
2:32 am
I don’t know if petroleum based pomade is actually flammable or not but I’ve totally seen excessively product’d hair catch fire in real life so for the sake of a funny let’s just pretend he’s got some kinda hardcore devil’s spit mined out of the core of the earth that you need to wash out with dish soap and agent orange or something keeping his hair coiffed like that.
I dunno, I use the water based pomade.
You just gotta love how nonchalant he is about being aflame. All that training with the free-range fire has paid off!
don’t forget all that teasing of his brother ACE
Now that’s weird… I mean, he CAN talk the fire to move away, right?
Oh well, that’s what make him badass. And hey, now he don’t need hot towel for a while ^_^
Look, sometimes you just have to let the fire climb onto you at times, to let it know that you do love it despite the strict training.
Fire likes being shown some affection. It just wants to give a nice, warm hug.
He trained his fire. This is a different one.
If you know how to show dominance over fire, it will be easier to assert yourself as pack leader over other fires though
This fire IS his fire. He started it & it’s staying only with him.
Keep in mind, this is the guy who .
…Hmm, I suck at HTML tagging. My kingdom for a preview comment function. Lemme try that again.
I’m more amused at the thought that he gave up cigarettes, not because he was concerned about the health risks associated with smoking, but because they kept leading to his head being on fire.
Well, he hasn’t given up cigars, as several strips show – now we know why they’re his inhalant vice of choice.
Cigars aren’t really the sort of thing you can stick behind your ear though, so they’d be safe from getting pomade on them.
No, he had given up petroleum-based hair products.
I meant cigarettes but I guess either can work.
I was right that you meant smoking!
He’d given up cigarettes but not cigars? Huh.
I just thought he’d given up the hair products because he’s been shown to be a cigar chomper.
That doesn’t really work, though, because if he’d given up petroleum-based hair products, why would he have enough in his hair in this strip to soak the cigarette while it’s secured behind his ear? Not to mention the way he phrases his last statement – “I knew I gave these things up fer a reason…” just doesn’t sound right if he’s referring to hair product; “I knew I gave this stuff up fer a reason…” would work better.
Presumably the reason he still smokes cigars and not cigarettes is because you don’t store your cigars behind your ear like a pencil, meaning it’s not gonna get soaked in petroleum-based pomade, meaning there’s no risk of his head accidentally catching fire. (Though I’m just guessing here, since I’ve never smoked anything in my life.)
As I understand it, a lot of people who smoke cigars only do so a handful of times a year. In contrast, cigarettes are a regular, daily thing for most smokers.
Well, I’d imagine the usual health concerns about cigarettes don’t apply to him. I mean, he was genetically engineered to be the manliest badass possible – seems likely that they’d toss in some “immunity to tobacco” specifically so that he could light sticks of dynamite with cigars, or casually toss down his cigarette right before beating the stuffing out of a bar full of hooligans. Commie Hooligans.
Or they replaced his lungs/airways with a bionic mesh that filters out cancer causing agents…
Or he simply beats the cancer into submission.
Why would he light sticks of dynamite with cigars? That’s minor on his scale – he should be lighting his cigars off of sticks of dynamite.
I would say your head catching on fire is a pretty big health risk.
It’s due to the non-descript space future arms race. When your soldiers are at risk of immolation due to excessive hair product, you make them fireproof.
I really want to see this one in color.
Your wish has been granted.
Your, & my wish, came true :D
I guess you could say his game was on fire with that strike
Now all we need is to see the Heavy offering to buy the Commander’s hair.
Now I’m tempted to make it for TF2. But I think it’d fit better on the soldier, could easily remodel the jacket to look like the Commander’s. Make a full set out of it, maybe.
He’d easily fork over a gigant-o bag ‘o cash considering he makes shitloads of money being a mercenary.
… And then he sits his new flaming tuft of hair on top of his ushanka with orbiting planets, and on top of that an obnoxiously lime green football helmet with massed flies.
Before colorization Is it just me, or does it look like he just snapped off the tip of his pool cue and decided to use that as a cigarette?
Pretty sure there are 3 panels of detail just to show that the cig was behind his ear, thus getting flammable gel on it.
Manly Men don’t mind if their head is on fire. Helps illuminate the immediate area.
But it sucks when it comes for stealth mission, man. I mean, that’s just the same as a ninja, wearing a black suit, sneaking in a cave, & light a match just to read a box with “EXPLOSIVE” written on it.
Well you do have a point there.
Maybe, but as Dr. McNinja taught us, ninjas can’t grab you if you’re on fire.
http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/4p15/
LOl, nice one! XDDDDD
I’ve seen afro-style hair catch fire using a bong. The reflexes that time were not real fast either. basically a case of sit back and watch, it’s amazing how fast hair will burn.
Once again, the site’s url provides the second part of the punchline: machismo. I get the feeling this has happened to him many times before – panel 5’s expression is a perfect “oh no, not -again-… and in front of Jonesy, too, even”.
Petrolatum-based pomade is flammable, that’s even written on the can.
Hey man like I said, mine’s water-based.
Well I too use water-based ones, mostly for after-sleep fixes, or when I’m feeling too lazy. But I always add light petrolatum pomade (which is actually pretty easy to wash out, just one wash with a good shampoo works. Yeah, one would believe that petrolatum is the culprit when it comes to hard washability, but it’s actually microcrystalline wax, water souluables don’t use it. Even non water-based pomades that use beeswax instead of mcr go out easier) so I can keep a nice shiny coat on my pompadour. Because a pompadour has to be greasy, or it doesn’t have soul.
You have hair again?
I’ve had a mohawk for like three years
I am legit sad that this is the extent of the pomade talk here in the comments. I was really hoping for some good recommendations.
Suavecito Firme and Imperial Classic are the best water-based pomades for a strong hold, IMO. Roughly the same amount of hold but with different scents. Suavecito has a very masculine cologne-ish scent and Imperial has a very watermelon-y scent.
I use Anchors Teddy Boy Matte most days. Less overall hold than Suavecito or Imperial, but your hair will look and feel natural (which is great if you like to run your hand through your hair).
Murray’s pomade is the classic, I recommend getting a scentsy warmer to warm it up (make sure it’s the metal can). Another thing to do is mix in some jojoba oil, but only small amounts at a time, I made mine a bit too runny.
As for water soluble ones there’s S-Curl 360style, it’s a bit heavy but smells nice.
Only use Murray’s if you have really, really thick, sturdy hair. Anything less and it will tear it right out of your scalp, I used it once and it was about on par with working old chewing gum through my hair, and I had to use dish soap to break it down enough to wash it out. I use Layrite Super Hold pomade these days and it’s the exact ratio of sturdy to manageable I need for the look I want.
Made that mistake when I was a teen.. Made me think I was balding early :<
I am disappointed to learn that you didn’t mean “get it wet, let it dry in the desired style” when you said water based pomade. It takes some of the humor out.
Huzzah! Thanks all!
Personally, I use Shiner Gold. I used to use JS Sloane, which smelled really nice, but it left my hair kinda sticky feeling which annoyed the hell out of me.
Suavecito styles pretty well, but down here in Texas it melts in the summer heat, and my hair goes from James Dean to hobo/hipster. It may simply have been that batch, but I’m not the only person I’ve come across who has had that experience.
The Shiner Gold stuff was designed (according to the rep I spoke with) in Phoenix, so the heat is no big deal. Washes out easily, but the hold lasts a good long time. If you get the clay, it will hold without looking wet as well.
Jonsey’s facial expression de-escalation it perfect.
The Badass on fire.
On the plus side, Commander’s taming of fire has paid off.
:opens mouth, raises wagging finger:
:Reads DM1293’s comment:
:lowers wagging finger:
Never mind.
:closes mouth:
I’m sorry, but a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlGNm7_dvz4″ title=”this”> is absolutely required background listening for this:
Apparently I forgot how to do links properly. go me.
so manly O_O!
Well, to be fair…manly men are rather casual about being on fire. Especially when they just did it to themselves. “huh, would you look at that…at least it’s an old pair shoes this time” true story.
Now he can stand in for Ghost Rider.
~fistbump~
That’s what I also thought!
(though I got stuck for a bit thinking about Nicolas Cage…)
I almost expected our most leather clad flaming skull to be in the background.
Now get a pepsi, who’s bad?
For a second I thought he was smoking his pool cue in the second panel, had to do a double take there.
Anyway I love this, I wonder if he’ll be burnt-bald in the next strip.
So, the Spacefuture makes people fireproof because it’s really badass? I bet their doors won’t open unless you kick them down.
IT’S A FEATURE NOT A BUG
Eh, my hair caught fire once when I was very young. My brother (who was the one who set it on fire in the first place playing with a lighter) put it out by smacking me with an open hand on the top of my head.
I think I felt that more than the fire on my head…
It may look bad, but it’s alright; Commander has trained his fire well. The best way to describe it is basically spreading peanut butter over your face and having your dog lick at it incessantly.
commander had a michael jackson moment….
I like how he gave up hair product and not smoking… fer a reason.
Luckily he thought ahead to where a shirt that works well with the “head on fire” look. Ghostrider could take a few casual fashion lessons from the Commander.
Ghost Rider is just one of those guys who said “Hey, the leather look works” and, decades later, still keeps the look because it’s just too much hassle to upgrade the wardrobe.
“Do you know how hard it is to find asbestos lined leather? I don’t think they even make it anymore!”
I’ve always regretted not trying pomade (after seeing it in Raising Arizona and O Brother, Where Art Thou?) while I still had hair. (I’m old enough to have had my mom use Dippity-Do in my hair as a kid, but that’s not the same, I think.)
Jonesy’s thinking, “Well, OK, but I ain’t kissing ya like that.”
I dunno, Jonesy. I think it would be hot.
Fighter pilots using oil based hair product used to start small fires in their oxygen rich cockpits. Mythbusters did an episode about it (the actual myth being explosive decapitation rather than fire). Episode 37 according to Wikipedia.
Also, I hope his shirt isn’t polyester.
he obviously has it under control
On the bright side, you’ve got the first half of a totally rad Ghost Rider cosplay going on!
Loving panels five and six :D
Also good to see him in casual clothes, even though he never seems to go without the goggles (pointedly ignoring the image to the right –> :P)
That’s because goggles are sexy.
Hey, I thought he was raising his fire free-range.
Goggles down, Commander!
I know, right? Why does he wear them if he’s not going to use them? It’s like when you see someone with a baseball cap turned backwards with the sun in their eye and they put their hand up over for the shadow.
The goggles are for enhancing his nightvision, wearing them while on fire would probably be counterproductive.
The sheer look of unamusement on the Commander’s face alone makes the joke.
He did that on purpose to better see his shot.
Sweet, new Fire Godlike portrait.
Gorgeous colour job, Coelasquid.
Sorta wonder if he does this while playing poker.. Definitely a sure fire way to distract the other players.
Good thing there seems to be no petroleum by-product in his chest hair
i wonder what that does to the space complexion? might be great for tightening those unsightly pores!
Heh. No worries here, it’s just clingy.
is it wrong that I hear the commander in my head as Patrick Warburton’s Brock Sampson?
Just when I thought that Commander Badass was incapable of being any more oppressively awesome, he lights his own head on fire and continues his activities unimpeded. Is there anything he can not do? Is there no one capable of competing with him?
Canadian guy.
No one suspects the Canadian Inquisition.
Hundreds of years after the invention of vaping technology, how are humans still inhaling tar and carbon monoxide for recreational reasons?! :/
For the same reason we’re still drinking alcohol even though it’s poison and there are thousands of other things to be drinking?
Beause it’s an amazing social lubricant?
I know right? “Hey, check-out my lightsaber MOD!” always breaks the ice ^^
(i don’t actually vape… or smoke… or own a cool lightsaber battery ._.)
The amount of fucks given is too damn low.
At least he doesn’t have to worry about his cig going out before he’s done with it.
“Damn it fire! what have I told you about getting out of the yard?”
So being genetically enhanced droid gives you immunity on fire? :p
Solid Snake: Smoking will kill ya.
GHOST RIDEEEEEEEEEEEER. But more sexy. No way the original one could sport a beard.
Nice light & shadow effects!
“God damn it, it happened again”
Somebody should put the 78 year old bear punching Carl Moore in one of these.
I always hear his voice as Patrick Warburton.
Absolutely zero fucks given in the last three panels.
I feel like his siblings lit his head on fire a lot when he was younger
Jones: Your head. Fire. On your head. FIRE! O.o;
Commander: *zero F***s given*
I would like to see a comic based on the Netflix Daredevil series.
So… Who else thinks Erron Black is manly enough to be here?
Whenever I hear ‘pomade’, I think of apples. This link explains why http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=pomade
Have you tried NOT being on fire?
Now let’s get serious. Now way does the Commander NOT have the Guts ability. He just got 50% stronger by doing this.
It’s a testimant to the kind of person the Commander is that he found giving up an addictive substance easier than just not using petroleum based hair products.
Either that or the future-government designed him so his hair just secretes the stuff. Probably to encourage people to fund the hair product industry.
I mean, he didn’t exactly give it up so much as he switched to cigars.