Small “Mercies”
on 8 June 2026
at 20:26
the wee homage might have been a little on the nose? hahah
anyone think that seein’ this sort of thing might wise Kenny up? time will tell hahah
in other news, we’re closin’ in on the 500th page! it’s taken years to get to that milestone, but its been fun gettin’ there and I’ve got no intention of stoppin’ anytime soon –
plenty more adventure, trials and tribulations to come for SB and Co.!
Why are you having second thoughts now? You joined a terrorist organization and wanted to spill blood earlier, don’t get cold feet.
I for one am all for terrorists getting cold feet and doing a career change. (You’re welcome to your own opinion, naturally.)
Concerning Kenny, I now think his motivation was to take down people like Majesty or the Hood from their high ground, not to kill kids who just want to help. (And maybe he fantasized on killing the ‘Guard, but that was just a fantasy because they’re so powerful.)
Also, I’ll note that Amy’s apparent merciful tendencies crop up again (though not enough to disobey a direct order). It would be funny if Kenny decided to defect following this page, Amy was hunting him down, and on catching him, decided to defect as well.
I can’t believe I just got the reference, I need to go to bed! 🤣
The homage is well done. I agree that what with the googles’ shape, the way the kid’s costume is colored, the squares pattern, the worried aunt, the forearm thing that might throw something and the “responsibility”, it’s hard not to get it.
(That being said, the squares pattern and the yellow color also remind me of the Shocker, so that’s another link to the reference.)
And none of my expectations about who it was came through. Well done!
Also, has anyone else already seen this fellow in the IU? (I don’t remember, but if anyone wants to do an archive dive…)
If I may offer constructive criticism, it might have been a nice touch to show the green spot from the laser sight on the kid’s head in the third panel. But really, it’s fine the way it is now.