A creative huddle
I vacillated over the running order of this page and the next one. On Patreon, I flipped them around. It’s all about “page turns”, but on the web, everything’s a page turn. It’s not important. But someone will notice.
Bad Machinery
New comics by John Allison
Hmmm… Didn’t the Dowager that Claire and Glenn met with suspect her nephew was diverting her money into wrestling? Could there be a connection with this ASA group?
Great observation. Maybe he’s one of the ASA managers?
…and if so, did Little Claire &/or Glorm orchestrate all this to galvanize Lottie’s mojo?
If you had to face these three in physical combat, Claire’s the one you’d have to worry about.
Yeah. Nothing fun about sudden combustion!
She fights like a mad beetle.
She fights you, yeah, yeah, yeah!
I’m inclined to agree on Claire being the surprise scrapper. I don’t know about Glen/Glym/Glorm, and Lottie is capable, but I think her primary strategy would be to run around the ring until her opponent gets tired.
I think Ygln has a chance if they’re using anything like a regular wrestling ring, with it’s demi-trampolinish surface. He could bounce around a bit.
Very good point.
My recollection of Lottie in physical confrontation is her getting tossed like a salad!
Can’t wait to see Claire’s secrets Fire moves. Let’s hope one of the trio will have to possibly to wear a Tiger mask.
Wrestling is very simple, Lottie. First, you say it: “Flip!”. Then, you do it: *flip*. Last, you get it: (FLIP)
The thickest of necks, next to the thicket.
Vacillated is such a cool and underused word. Thank you for giving it a day in the sun.
Let’s be honest, they have not hope to survive. Their only hope is that ASA is a serious group of wrestlers and follow the rules the rules of the Greco-Roman and free style.
That seems far from likely.
I did wrestle a bit in my youth but strictly overground.
The only time I wrestled (the specific sport, that is) was in Jr. High. I came out of it with a broken arm; 10 weeks in a cast. I HATE the freakin’ sport.
Sorry, but this seems like a sign that you were in a group of incompetents. I did wrestling for years and the most I’ve had were superficial injuries and a torn muscle. I don’t remember anyone breaking any bones in their limbs, usually the ones that can break or tilt are the ribs.
Junior high/middle school wrestling is a bit of a Wild West–no one knows how to throw or fall yet. I got a concussion my first year of middle school wrestling, then went through the next 5 years without incident after learning the important skill of “not landing on one’s head.” Then tore my meniscus in Regional Finals senior year.
Does Claire have a prescription for the situation??
All feral nanas wear leopard print, it’s the rule.
A coat with a Tiger lily pattern is good too. It’s like her bad taste is punching you.
Ah, yes… the Hardcore Underground Wrestling Friendth. I remember that cartoon from the days of my youth.
Let’s see how our heroes grapple with this problem.
Are the prescription signs floating behind Claire a premonition of how much medical treatment she thinks they’re going to need after being pummelled?
I, too, was wondering about their significance.
Maybe it’s how their strength-crazed fans get their crazed strength?
I believe the implication is that the underground wrestling ring participants are big fans of “the cream and the clear”.
I have no idea what this statement means…
Steroids.
Glad to see they’ll be fighting together, not against each other!
This will be the bonding experience they need
Yes, in the sense that they’ll be bonded by the howling denizens of a feral illegal wrestling ring into a single, amorphous mass of protoplasm.
Oh, I’d thought “put on a show” suggested that they *would* be fighting against each other. Which, honestly, would probably be a good thing. As long as they can keep the kayfabe up, it’s probably their best chance to escape without injury.
Oh, but I guess they’re a “tag team.” Oh well, they’re young and resilient. I’m sure they’ll heal eventually.
Can Granb master the Granby in the next half hour to save himself from a fate worse than being twisted into a pretzel? (Or perhaps just the exact fate of being twisted into a pretzel?)
Tune in next week, on Bad Machinery!
Maybe they have a chance if each of them emulates the fighting style of one of the following: a living carpet, a giant sloth, or an automated one-man band.
“The Dying Possum”.
Love the ref!
https://badmachinery.com/comic/2022-08-08/
Lottie stands a chance to win the whole thing, so long as a tag team with Jack Hughes is permitted.
Where’s Shauna when you need her? Or Reverend Penrose?
Or (dare I mention?)…Blossom
Imagine if, instead of these three, it was Shauna, Blossom, and Reverend Penrose.
That’s the twist. Those are the three that Lottie, Ygln and Claire will be facing!
Oh and name of tag team? “Sweet Creamy Flip”!