June 17th, 2015
17 Jun 2015 · page 498 of 1306
Sorry for the lateness, hopefully Superbia will make up for it.
Cast: Henry Barber, Mr Luxuria, Ms Superbia, The Butler
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Ok, so, I KNOW Superbia is a deadly sin and a villain and all... but it's so damn nice seeing a woman that confident that I'm sort of rooting for her.
Are the Barber women not confident enough for you, or is it the bluster that's really doing it for you?
The Barber women are terrific (and less boastful), but it's fun to see even more butchy women. There's a shortage in the media in general.
I think she was the first inspiration to the Barber women. Also it's more common to see strong females currently... but this was back then where it was even less common.
Confidence isn't THAT rare, y'know.
I feel like she has theme music playing right now.
She has an internal theme music loop going at all times.
[https://www.youtube.com/wat...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iof5pRAIZmw "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iof5pRAIZmw")
I was more thinking of the [Pillar Men's WWE entrance theme](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAb1QBUz208 "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAb1QBUz208")
at least for the posing in panel 4, anyway XD
Fortunately for Ms Superbia, Mr Barber is far too much of a gentleman to ever dream of punching a lady. At least, that's his story and he's sticking to it.
Personally I'm not entirely convince that that isn't actually BRIAN BLESSED!!!!! in drag
Lovely page as always. The fourth panel reminds me of a certain Alex Louis Armstrong... just missing the sparkles!
Assuming they got along in that way, they'd make beautiful babies.
Yeah, Superbia would be perfect for Armstrong if it wasn't for that little "evil" issue . . .
sigh... yeah.
Haha, you're right! I can't un-see the similarity now.
I was thinking that too! Well, actually I was thinking of his sister Olivia(r?), but she would fit right in with their family, no question! Fun page : )
She could have a go at taking Ms Ira out and replacing her... ;)
Poor Henry. I bet Sid can relate to this part of the story.
Hm, her sleeves aren't completely flexed off, so she can't be that good.
(damnit i love ms superbia, she's glorious)
Odd that while Luxuria and Superbia are named as such in the notes, Mr. Gula is still known as "the Butler".
Presumably to keep consistency with his previous appearances, so you can just click through and see them all. (And it would be a pretty big spoiler if he was tagged that way in Piece of Cake, yeah?)
"My little ginger", huh?
Hint: "Mon petit rouquin!" may fit better in French. ^_^
I'm not sure - I'm not a native French speaker, but one of Belgium's most famous comic book characters (spirou) was named for someone with the nickname "Le Petit Roux", exactly.
Is it just me, or is anyone else bothered by the fact neutral terms for women didn't exist back then? I prefer them...but just wondering
It got a revival in telegraph and Morse messages. For space reasons. :) Oh, and in some hoardings and advertisements, too... for the same. ;)
Well we found the lady.
This technique just may be passed down the Armstrong line for generations.
"This techniqe of unshirting has been passed down Armstrong family line for generations!"
...And you wondered why they devoted an entire day of training in teaching you how to dive through a window, Henry.
For some reason, Henry's really reminding me of Mal. It's probably just my imagination, but I reserve the right to be smug if Mal's a distant Barber cousin.
:o She's PERFECT! Still jealous of her look, now also a little lustful. How many of the deadly sins can Superbia inspire me to? Is there a limit?
You might have to do some advance planning in order to achieve Sloth.
Naw, Sloth requires no planning; it'll come last, naturally and without planning, when you realise that there's no way you can ever achieve anything near Superbia's perfection, and thus decide to just take a nap and not even bother trying.
xP
Is this the point where I say that I'll be in my bunk? :P
No limit. ;)
Do I foresee a fall?
Well colour me intrigued. Figures they'd take something good and sweep it under the carpet. Thanks for the info!
I'm pretty sure it will hurt her pride to be defeated by a 'petit roux'.
Surprised no one mentioned the uncanny speed Butler Gula displayed in getting to the doorway.
What can you say? Gluttony's a fast bastard when he wants to be. Early bird gets the worm and all that.
One does not need to hope for Ms. Superbia to cover for any troubles of yours. "Making up for it" is a magnificent understatement to describe what she does!
Ms. Ira: "All show, as always. For Invidia's sake, use a gun; point and click, bang. Problem solved."
I mean….
People who have really seen combat may wince at the notion of 'glorious' battle...
Something I'm still a little puzzled about is that the first three sins we've met in this series didn't seem to be plotting anything in particular. Granted, Greed doesn't give away information, Pride was accidentally summoned, and Sloth ...well. So, I can get why they weren't obviously plotting things out like Envy and Greed, but it still seems a bit odd to me.
SQUEALS!!!!!!
Wait, so PRIDE is the fighter? I would have expected Wrath. Interesting.
Reading through the comments make me happy that I'm not the only one loving Ms Superbia.
I find it rather odd that out of all the Seven Deadlies, Gluttony is the only one who isn't ravenously gorging himself on the scenery
The sins are ranked in order of severity. Pride is at the top, followed by Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony and Lust. Does that imply that Superbia and Invidia are the strongest?
damn, girl. you got some good bicep game.
henry, it's a good thing you end up escaping in the next few pages. you'd be french toast.
damn. ya girl is JACKED.