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Grrl Power #998 - All's well that succs well?
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.I was trying so hard to trim this tale down to the basics but then in panel 4 I couldn't help stick in a joke about... I guess it's about ableism? Sort of? There's absolutely a need to be aware of discriminatory thinking, but I also think there's a cutoff, where all parties need to be cognizant of reality. If someone gets b...
Grrl Power #997 - Dedlock
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.Panel 1: It checks out because now he knows an appreciative succubus.It's going to vary from fantasy-verse to fantasy-verse, but putting someone under a geas to "Deliver this to the king" versus "See that the king receives this" may or may not be the same thing. In the Grrl-verse, magically compelling particular behavio...
Grrl Power #996 - Dat ass... assin
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Other methods to detect succubi - Submerge them in baby oil... then have them wrestle home team slave girls Or (sexy young) nuns. Do demons melt when they get wet? Liberally spraying all suspect...
Grrl Power #995 - Big Oil has nothing on Big Peasant
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.These pages are a bit more challenging to draw than the standard talking heads page. I write them to convey the tale Dabbler is relaying, then when I'm laying out the page and the word bubbl...
Boris Vallejo Glamor (NSFW) (Dongs Ahoy)
I started drawing this and honestly had the thought that I might shelve it so I could use this for a plotline setup in the comic itself. The Vallejo Glamor, not the Nude version, obviously. And while I reserve the right to do it at some point in the future, the one thing I learned from drawing this is that those tiny bikinis take a lot more effort than you might think. Sure, in the comic, the art ...
Grrl Power #994 - One upmageship
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.That first guy definitely knew what he was doing.So, Frankenstein('s monster). Zombie? Flesh golem? Resurrected abomination? If one could reconstruct corpse parts without any external tell-t...
Grrl Power #993 - On the origin of succubi
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Succubi are usually thought of as dream demons, but at least in my little corner of the fantasy-verse, their origins are somewhat more⦠humble. And as with many typical succubus things, Dabble...
Grrl Power #992 - Infernal relationships be like...
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Sure, "Fiend" is not a direct equivalent because "Baby Eater" is far too specific. Fiend is more of an umbrella catch-all for half and quarter demon/devil mixes, plus assorted ot...
Grrl Power #991 - Demon double dipping
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Dabbler telling Sydney about Astral nasties.I think coming up with made up names is a skill like drawing or... I don't know, throwing axes. I used to get really stuck when making up weird fa...
Grrl Power #990 - Read my lack of lips
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.I love seeing people in the comments wondering if Sydney was going to ask about Infernal administrative services when I've been planning on Sydney's mouth question from about the second ...
Grrl Power #989 - Invasion schminvasion
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.(Whoops, set this to post at 5PM accidentally)I'm not sure humans are actually bad a being subjugated. I think that's western romanticism. Or, specifically American romanticism. We don&#...
Grrl Power #988 - It's like herding horny demons
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Meet Dexon, who has been languishing in the cameo cue for quite a while. Sometimes the character designs are hard to just slip into the comic and have them make sense. I probably could have stuc...
Grrl Power #987 - Dear pentagramhouse...
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Battle a giant arch-demon to save Earth from an invasion?Stand off to the side while your co-worker and/or subordinate catches up with an ex in an extremely visceral way?It's not that Maxima...
The Late Shift
So Dabbler and Sydney are up late one evening on night watch but Dabbler has just discovered Cinemax...[THE NEXT DAY: AT THE WATERCOOLER]Dabbler: And then... and THEN, it turned out... HER SISTER WAS THE WARDEN! Oh my gods you guys, it was the best movie I've ever seen! We should all watch it again tonight.Most male teammates: I'll be there!Most female teammates: (BONKING HEADS ON COUNTERT...
Grrl Power #986 - Smoosh is in the air
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.For some reason, I decided to include two different pages on this page. I don't usually do color coded word bubbles, so hopefully this all makes sense and you guys can follow along. I had ac...
Grrl Power #985 - Big bodyslam diplomacy
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Maxima is not often invited to diplomatic events. "They" learned early on that she only has so many knuckles to crack.Assuming Tom is 90 feet tall, he would weigh... (one quick googling ...
Grrl Power #984 - Don't tug on etc etc...
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.The problem with someone who speaks in 18 point monster font is that you can only fit so much per page. I'll probably have to lower his volume quickly. (For reference, the normal dialog font...
Grrl Power #983 - Business or pleasure?
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Customs Agent: Reason for your visit to our dimension, Sir?Thothogoth: Telling off an Ex.Customs Agent: I see. I will expedite your processing forthwith.Some book recommendationsThe Laundry File...
Grrl Power #982 - (No longer) Sleeping with the archenemy
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.This may shock you, but Dabbler's been around.Yes, it's the return of the dumb joke from page 77. (And 92. And 200. I still stand by that Status Quola joke. That makes me laugh to this d...
Grrl Power #981 - Victory pose
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Ever since being given this opportunity, Vehemence has been legitimately going back and forth as to whether or not he was going to behave. After being handed such a one sided defeat, and seeing ...
Grrl Power #980 - Destination beatdown
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Sydney probably could have just hunkered down in her shield and let Kevin just blast away at it, then maybe juggle him around with the lighthook, but she felt this would be a whole lot more demo...
Grrl Power #979 - Final boss?
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Everybody come up with your own Succubus inspired salutations! May your next sexual partner have balls like white holes! Good lubrication to you! Happy Tantric Day! Etc.(Zeromus.MP3) I don't...
Grrl Power #978 - Super C.V.
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.I know it's been established that Dabbler has a wind spell, but it's centered on her and jumping into that melee is not advisable.Dabbler can probably track what's going on. As I men...
Maxima undresses. A few times.
Update: I lowered Max's nipples a bit. My reference pic has smaller boobs so they were a bit more... buoyant.Max: Tonight I'm going to put aside any hypothetical rants I might have about women being treated as prizes to be won by male protagonists in popular media, as well as my own sense of humility, and acknowledge the vast number of heterosexual males who want to be in your position rig...
Grrl Power #977 - Boob tube
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.I had to draw a slightly less involved page to make up for the previous monster one. I can't decide if Arianna would go for this or not. The boob letterboxing there would increase the views,...
Grrl Power #976 - Air Master
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Max is just having fun with this. It's not often she gets to cut lose. She can spar with Hiro and Stalwart, and while most supers heal faster than your stock human, they could still wind up ...
Grrl Power #975 - Cheap kick
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Vehemence must be really bored in prison to stop in a middle of a fight and play ball with Maxima here. Without at least a trickle of violence, he starts getting full body restless leg syndrome,...
Grrl Power #974 - Death by a thousand chips
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.I know what the title of the page is, and this isn't technically chip damage, but Max is exploring the deterrent factor.That or she's just going to make him mad.Vehemence's line on t...
Grrl Power #973 - Ulna you di-in't
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Yeah, he just got punched through a cliff two pages ago, but I think this would hurt more. He's used to getting punched and slamming into things. This is almost certainly a new pain for him,...
Grrl Power #972 - Warmup's over!
Thanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.To view the full-size version... left-click, right-click, new tab. Or left click then use the scroll wheel to zoom in and click and drag the image.Early UFC matches were fast because no one had figured out that grappling basically dominates in one on one fights, then just after that everyone started to learn counter grappling, and then aft...





























