Leon Arnott (l) says:
Monday: They should never have allowed Mell's hair to return to microgravity - its natural habitat. Now it's shed its sharp pointy exoskeleton and is metamorphosing into its adolescent form. Its tentacles reach for the blood of a new host to succor its years-long thirst. Once again meddling, suicidally irresponsible women force Dave's mind into a life-or-death struggle against several laws of physics at once. It's a good thing Mell's wearing glasses, 'cause a mouth that fat would have her cruising for a bruising... so to speak. P.S: Dave's eyes aren't lined up to Mell's in panel 1.
Elaine Corvidae (elaine_corvidae) says:
I like how even in freefall, Dave manages to give the impression in panel 4 that he's slouching his way off panel.
Stephanie Holland (wannablessedbe) says:
Of course not, Leon. Men rarely look at a woman's eyes when they're talking to us.... if you follow his sightline in panel 1, I'm sure you'll be unsurprised where he IS looking. :D
Tiff Hudson (tiff_hudson) says:
Especially in low gravity - wonga wonga wonga...
David Given (dg) says:
If you watch NASA TV --- well worth doing while there's a shuttle mission on, BTW --- you'll know that you get real life zero gravity bad hair. One of the recent female space station astronauts seemed to have a thing about wearing her hair in really odd ways. You haven't seen real bad hair until you've seen a zero-g afro.
So It Begins (soitbegins) says:
Ay.
Shaenon Garrity (shaenongarrity) says:
It's hard to keep looking Mell straight in the eye when she's in constant motion like that. That's Dave's story and he's sticking to it.
Corey Klemow (cklemow_g) says:
Seeeee herrrrrr HAIR! See it flow See her tresses, they're unfettered It adds a certain grace
Daniel Ross (nentuaby) says:
Of course, only a chivalrous twerp would be looking Mell in the eyes. Anyone who knows what he's doing will be watching her <i>hands</i>.
Ed Gedeon (eddurd) says:
@Corey -- I'm trying to figure out the tune ... is it "Be Our Guest"?
Adam Underfoot (unnatural20) says:
It looks like Dave's watching Mell's hair, actually.
Ed Gedeon (eddurd) says:
(TUNE: "The Bear Necessities" from Disney's "The Jungle Book", by Terry Gilkyson) Look for the ... That's why her
So It Begins (soitbegins) says:
Ah, Mell... One-track mind.
Corey Klemow (cklemow_g) says:
It's allllmost "Be Our Guest" - it's Mr. Burns' "See My Vest" from The Simpsons... which is pretty much "Be Our Guest."
Corey Klemow (cklemow_g) says:
Re: "Hair in zero G"... That. Was SO much better. Than what I wrote. Bravo, suh.
Leon Arnott (l) says:
Tuesday: Mell should have the sense of mind to realise that her (presumably) first and (quite possibly) only microgravitational experience is rapidly coming to a close, and she should make the most of it with the requisite spit marbles and infinite somersaults, and the other childhood games that our distant descendants will take for granted.
Ed Gedeon (eddurd) says:
@Corey: *blush* aw gee thanks ...
Paul Anderson (pmanderson) says:
Don't worry, Mell. The plasma cannon will hit the Moon too (kinda hard, to be sure).
kicking_ k (kicking_k) says:
I have been on holiday and want to express appreciation for both this week's strips so far, and zero-gravity in general. Also Mell's angry face when she realises about the plasma cannon. I have often wondered what my hair (which is a foot or so longer than Mell's) would do in null-gee. Float all around my head like a mermaid's, is my guess. It is surprisingly disappointing when hooked up to a Van der Graaf generator because its length makes it too heavy.
James Rice (jhrice) says:
So, did you actually draw Dave upside-down, or did you cheat, and rotate the paper?
Carl Fishman (carlfishman) says:
I note that, in the fourth panel, Dave and Mell are actually looking into each other's eyes. Or at least into each other's glasses. It occurs to me, somewhat belatedly, that Artie is the only significent cast member who doesn't wear glasses. Which must make Jeffrey very, very sad. In my experience (which may be due to geography or the low and vulger social circles I travel in) only women say "pee". Men say "piss". I dunno what the significence of that is.
Leon Arnott (l) says:
Wednesday: What on Earth(?) happened to Mell's eyebrows in panel 3? ...Oh, and panel 1 breaks conventional Narbonic physics by having Mell's glasses involuntarily part from her nose.
Ed Gedeon (eddurd) says:
"Mell, I wouldn't say 'pee'. I'd say 'urinate'. Of course, if your t*ts were bigger, you'd be a ten." Oh, come on, SOMEBODY had to say it ...
Johnn Reynolds (sleepyjohn) says:
Things that people inverted in microgravity discover: 1) Boobs float. 2) So does nose hair.
So It Begins (soitbegins) says:
Sigh...
Leon Arnott (l) says:
Thursday: That's an awfully specific warning message. Mell only has one defining urge and now she claims it doesn't even work full-time? I just realised something else we never got around to seeing - a microgravity chase scene where both parties spin their legs uselessly in midair a few feet from each other, causing themselves only to rotate on the spot until their foreheads collide with a pathetic clunk.
So It Begins (soitbegins) says:
Aieeee!!
Ed Gedeon (eddurd) says:
(TUNE: "Gimme Three Steps", Lynyrd Skynyrd) On a trip to the Moon (So I said ...)
Dave Rood (surrdave) says:
Ed, you're the eighth wonder of the world.
Adam Underfoot (unnatural20) says:
*raises a glass to the patron saint of weird sexual hangups* Whoever that is.
So It Begins (soitbegins) says:
Phew.
Ed Gedeon (eddurd) says:
(TUNE: "Eleanor Rigby", The Beatles) Aaaah, look at all the genius mad men! Nikola Tesla
chic geek (onechicgeek) says:
Raises a glass, and a radio to Tesla. And the "fzzp!' and special effects in panel two are nifty.
John Weiss (cheshirecat) says:
"It's Nikola Tesla's birthday today! Let's raise a glass to the patron saint of mad science and forget all about my weird sexual hangups!" You say it like the latter has nothing to do with mad science. Or maybe that's just *my* weird sexual hangups that do...
Maricruz Villalobos-Zamora (maki_p) says:
I must like Madblood 'cause I also find Dave attractive when he's using his body. And Happy B-Day for the Patron Saint of Mad Science. We owe you so much...
Paul Anderson (pmanderson) says:
Patron saint of weird hang-ups? That would be Nikola Tesla. Happy Birthday, Niko; we'll get you 18 forks.
Rachel S. (masamage) says:
Whee! Of course, Tesla has problems of his own! http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=61
Bill Livingston (billfl) says:
Ed, that is the best song evar!
So It Begins (soitbegins) says:
Heh. A first!
Ed Gedeon (eddurd) says:
(TUNE: "I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo", by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren, played by the Glenn Miller Orchestra) Se-ven, six, five, Madblood said he's
Maricruz Villalobos-Zamora (maki_p) says:
You know, I'v always believed that Madblood would never notice the change. I still like him though, he's funny; if he and Dave would have been friends.....
Steve Ford (fordsfords) says:
I do have to make one teeeeeny little criticism of Saturday's comic. Panel 1: M's arms down, hair up. Panel 2: arms thrown up, hair down. Panel 3: arms down, hair back up. Alas, it would be the exact opposite since throwing her arms up would drive her body downward, leaving her hair up. (And the first person who tells me there is no "up" or "down" in micro-G gets a rude noise made in their general direction.)
Steve Ford (fordsfords) says:
WAIT WAIT!!! I stand corrected! Notice M's head relative to Dave's - when she threw her arms up, she must have also "jumped" a bit, pushing off the floor. And that WOULD push her hair down. Never mind! Shaenon rules!
The Auld Grump (theauldgrump) says:
Goodbye Mell's floaty hair! We'll miss you! The Auld Grump
Bart Janssens (blackcatmoebius) says:
'Madam, I am programmed to welcome you and offer you wine' still makes me giggle.
Rockphed (rockphed) says:
Wait, don't Dave and Madblood end up friends(kinda) in the end? And in the victorian storyline. Either way, the two of them, if they ever joined forces, would be a force capable of taking over the world. Or, at least, making a really awesome computer game.
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