Alice Grove MCDT - December 2014

[jwhouk]

December is upon us!

[BenRG]

Whether she chose the role, was employed to carry it out or was simply backed into it by circumstance, I've got the feeling that Alice is the woman responsible for the stability, upkeep and protection region in which she lives. She's a Caretaker, in other words.

[KOK]

Some people are born to the role, some ...

[Pilchard123]

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.

[Is it cold in here?]

Alice responded fastest.

[Half Empty Coffee Cup]

Did someone order up a fresh plate of plot?

[Kugai]

Holy CRAP!!!!!

[Neko_Ali]

Someone set us up the bomb!

[Zebediah]

My first thought was that it was Ardent's spaceship exploding. But then I remembered that it was strongly implied that Ardent arrived by some means other than spaceship. So I'm out of guesses.

[K1dmor]

 

Suddenly, a crossover.

[Method of Madness]

Someone set up us the bomb!

Why do people always get this backwards?

[Kugai]

At least this isn't being directed by Michael Bey


One hopes.

[BenRG]

Okay, shit just got real! This looks like a job for...

Super-Alice!!!

Or maybe to tell old Mac for the fifteenth time how to safely work a backyard still... After all this time and demolished work sheds, it isn't even funny anymore!

[Pilchard123]

[Method of Madness]

Mooooooooo

[SubaruStephen]

[Method of Madness]

WHAT YOU SAY!!

[cesium133]

[Zebediah]

At least this isn't being directed by Michael Bey


One hopes.

If Michael Bay was directing, there would have been a lot more explosions by now. At least five, starting with the wind generator - it would have exploded a split second after Alice did a backflip off of it. Also none of the jokes would be funny.

[Method of Madness]

Hey, it could be Pain and Gain Michael Bay.

[larn]

Okay, shit just got real! This looks like a job for...

Super-Alice!!!

But where will she find a phone booth?

[Zebediah]

There's one on top of the wind generator.

[Kugai]

Or she has a blue one hidden in her barn.

[ysth]

No, I don't buy Alice as Time Lord.

[osaka]

Besides, isn't the average TARDIS supposed to mimic the environment, with the Doctor's being broke and stuck on "UK Police box"? The barn itself could be the TARDIS in the case of Alice being a Time Lord.

(Forgive me if I'm wrong. I like Doctor Who but I really really really REALLY never follow any series for any period of time)

[Channelore HellicottAtham]

Suddenly, a crossover.

Haha! I'd just figured Ardent left the iron on (in his magical invisible spaceship?), but this is way cooler!

[SomeCanadianWeirdo]

New comic up, and SuperAlice indeed.

One thing I like is that Jeph draws Alice with just a hint of tank top under her overalls in some scenes.  Nice attention to detail.

[Kugai]

She has to get to Voltron. 



 

[BenRG]

I. Freakin'. Called. It!!!

She even looks like Kara!

[TinPenguin]

Alice Grove.

Codename for Action Girl.

[jwhouk]

"Alice! Ah-hah
She'll save every one of us!"

[Neko_Ali]

Nah nah.. See, we've got it all wrong. The town is just breaking out into song.

[Kugai]

Woman of Steel

[Method of Madness]

Nah nah.. See, we've got it all wrong. The town is just breaking out into song.

This will never not make me happy

[KOK]

It is what she does.

[MrNumbers]

First thought: Oh cool, Alice is about to kick names and take arse.

Second thought: Oh. Oh wow. That last panel just looks odd. Jeph's artstyle lends itself to static talking and slice of life. It appears he stretches himself a bit when he attempts motion or action. That's just... hrrm.

[Saabstory88]

Based on the past couple weeks, my take:

1. There was a global catastrophe which caused a large number of people to leave Earth. It may have wiped out a lot of technology.
2. This event happened long ago, so few people remember
3. Alice was either from (hibernation, life extension, etc...), or the descendent of that society which existed before the event.
4. She was likely genetically modified, which is why she was able to survive the fall.
5. The technology used to modify her was a precursor to the technology used to modify Ardent.
6. She believes the colony ship is too far away, moving too fast for anyone to return to Earth.
7. She is helping the survivors by attempting to recondition their technology.

[BenRG]

To quote Jeph on Twitter today:

Gonna be drawing a lot of explosions today, I think

So... I'm thinking that tomorrow, we're going to enjoy an action-based strip! Alice is clearly going to be rushing to the rescue. I wonder if she'll just be dodging explosions or causing a few of her own?

[ysth]

Well, if it ain't old Ma Vicissitude.

[SubaruStephen]

One of Ardent's "conquests"? Pissed girlfriend? Family member? Owner? (He is fuzzy and exhibits a tendency to want to hump, for all we know he might be her runaway pet)

[Method of Madness]

Lady Explosion Jesus!

[MooskiNet]

And the first shaded Alice Grove comic as well.  Very nice.

[mustang6172]

Red sky in a cartoon is the universal symbol of

[Kugai]

Mommy's here!

[BenRG]

One of Ardent's "conquests"? Pissed girlfriend? Family member? Owner?

Yeah, basically what I thought. Specifically that she's the guardian of a previous hook-up who needs to get Ardent to the church on time! The sci-fi robes give a lot of weight to Alice Grove being set in a future and/or off-planet location. I wonder if this woman is Alice's opposite number from another bubble?

Is it me or has Alice's behaviour over the past two strips suggested that this isn't entirely unprecedented?

[Half Empty Coffee Cup]

[intercom]Would an "Ardent Vicissitude" please report to the floating lady throwing explosions around?[/intercom]

There goes the equilibrium.

[Honkytonk]

Lady Explosion Jesus!

That would certainly make Christianity a bit more exciting.

"And lo, did Jesus blow up the Romans who came to take her away, and then blew up Judas too..."

[Zebediah]

Our Lady of Heavy Artillery seems to think it's perfectly acceptable to firebomb a defenseless community over something that isn't even their fault. And Ardent was complaining about the locals being uncivilized?

[BenRG]

Our Lady of Heavy Artillery seems to think it's perfectly acceptable to firebomb a defenseless community over something that isn't even their fault. And Ardent was complaining about the locals being uncivilized?

If I'm right about Alice being the location's protector and this new woman possibly being the same for another location, this may have been a coldly selected strategy for finding Alice as quickly as possible. For if there is anywhere that errant imp will likely be in this place, it will be with its Caretaker.

The little ones are expendable, of course. In time, they will breed away any losses and rebuild what is destroyed. An offence against a Caretaker is of far greater importance.

[KOK]

Lady Explosion Jesus!

That would certainly make Christianity a bit more exciting.

"And lo, did Jesus blow up the Romans who came to take her away, and then blew up Judas too..."

Then lobbest thou the Holy Handgranate in the direction of thine enemies who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it.