Wack'd's Best Dumbing Of Age Character poll has finished, what, Round 1?
Y'know, whatever the first column of brackets is. That's round 1, right? Before we pair the winners versus the other winners, and that's Round 2? Look, I don't understand the terminology behind these things.
I believe the survivors so far are Dina, Jocelyne, Walky, Mike, Amber, Ruth, Leslie, Joyce, Becky, Jacob, Sierra, Carla, Billie, Dorothy, Sarah, and Sal. Click through above to vote on the second round!
UPDATE: YES, ROUND 2 Curb
Wack'd's Best Dumbing Of Age Character poll has finished, what, Round 1?
Y'know, whatever the first column of brackets is. That's round 1, right? Before we pair the winners versus the other winners, and that's Round 2? Look, I don't understand the terminology behind these things.
I believe the survivors so far are Dina, Jocelyne, Walky, Mike, Amber, Ruth, Leslie, Joyce, Becky, Jacob, Sierra, Carla, Billie, Dorothy, Sarah, and Sal. Click through above to vote on the second round!
UPDATE: YES, ROUND 2
139 thoughts on “Curb”
Ana Chronistic
this is on point for current events tho
butts
all dads are bastards
Opus the Poet
Hey, I resemble that remark!
abysswatcher1993
I disagree: there’s Sojiro Sakura, Mando, the Golem that protects Somali, Simon Petrikov, Dad Egbert, etc.
There’s also Papa Nurgle, but he loves every living being equally. EVERY ONE OF THEM. EVERYONE!
Felgraf
Sojiro and Golem are best dads.
God Golem is such a good dad.
Jhon
Somali. Not to be confused with Somalia.
Dang — Somalia could -use- a golem protector.
Mandy
Sojiro took things in amazing stride, A++ great dad
Council
I like Joyce’s dad okay. Dina’s too.
Billy’s is a bit distant I guess but speaking as one who had an absentee and an abusive parent, little care is better than power plays camouflaged as lots of it.
Chris Phoenix
Apparently the astronaut dads are pretty cool.
Felgraf
Curse you Chris I am now tearing up thinking about Byakuya.
… Frick I want Season 2 of Dr. Stone. Now.
Ana Chronistic
Byakuya BEST DADDEST
abysswatcher1993
Not such a great scientist, but an awesome dad. RIP Byakuya.
Ana Chronistic
Just realized he and Sojiro, that means adoptive dads are best??
butts
man, what is this, like the third time Amber’s almost fallen off a speeding vehicle?
Doctor_Who
23rd if you count all the times just now Sal briefly considered throwing her off the bike because it took a while to catch up to the van, and Amber spent that time comparing their relationship to Cyclonus and Whirl, and also explaining who Cyclonus and Whirl are.
Ironically, Sal’s thoughts just made Amber’s observations truer.
butts
…i don’t know who cyclus and wirble are
Regalli
Transformers who are also frenemies. Amber is definitely the Whirl in this equation.
elebenty
Of course! It’s Sal’s Cycle.
Chris
Impressive catch, Joyce.
butts
…although realistically, at that angle, i’m pretty sure amber would hit the pavement before she made it into the van
Nono
Possibly pulling Joyce with her.
Jhon
Joyce amazing-ness confirmed.
Tomixcomics
Not if Blaine was accelerating!
Mra
How fast is that car going? He’s probably speeding, is it fast enough to survive a tuck and roll?
Stephen Bierce
If it’s a typical murder van (second hand from a service vehicle fleet) the drivetrain probably ISN’T 100% when it comes to performance. Just a datum.
Sirksome
I think the odds are in their favor that they’d survive but not without significant damage. Landing on hard concrete at high speed will peel the skin off your bones if it didn’t shatter some of them as well.
Although even though he’s speeding I don’t know how fast Blaine would risk driving a van in a residential area without also risking losing control and killing himself in the process. It’s a toss up I guess.
Icalasari
Amber could likely take it, I’d imagine her suit is designed to at least not make that require a long stay in hospital. Joyce though… Not so much
Needfuldoer
I think it’s just a regular cotton coverall boiler suit. That stuff’s absolutely useless in a motorcycle crash type situation, she would have road rash almost immediately.
Real riding textiles only give you a few seconds, but that’s usually all you need until you’re stopped, rolling, or in the relatively soft dirt.
drs
To get what Amber’s body is doing, I think it needs to either be so fast that wind is blowing her — and I’m not sure real ground vehicles go that fast — or be *accelerating*, so there’s “gravity” toward the back. How long can a van accelerate for?
Opus the Poet
If they have the base engine not that long before gravity takes over.
Needfuldoer
An empty Transit with the Ecoboost can scoot pretty well though. It’s like the old E350s with the V10 vs the 4.6 V8.
Nothing can hustle quite like an empty work truck. They’re not as quick off the line as a sporty small car, or something like a V6 Camry, but they’ve got torque for days and will keep pulling until they’re limited by electronics, gearing, or aerodynamics.
Bicycle Bill
“Nothing can hustle quite like an empty work truck.”
Especially at quitting time when you’re on your way home.
Chris
Judging by the cape, it isn’t the wind.
drs
Actually wtf is the cape doing?
…best guess is that Amber is affected by vehicular acceleration, whether linear or centrifugal (Blaine doing circles), but there happens to be a wind from the back that’s blowing the cape forward.
Matt
Large vehicles create a vortex behind them, so even at 70 mph, the cape would still be blowing that way, though with significantly more flapping of all fabric/hair/loose skin. My bet is about 25 mph and rapidly accelerating, since the swerve maneuver which threw Fax would have bled off most of his speed, and it’s the rapid acceleration that has caused Amazi-girl to lose her grip. She will probably put her feet down and hop once or twice before Joyce hulks out and pulls her in on adrenaline, and then Joyce will be sore for a week.
Needfuldoer
Yup, it’s the relatively square back that does it. That’s why pickup trucks are generally more efficient with the tailgate latched instead of down or missing.
Roborat
Yes, I have lost track of how many times I have told idiots driving their truck with no tailgate or with the tailgate down that they are making their mileage worse doing that, not to mention it has not effect until about 80 mph. There is a reason high performance cars have blunt rear ends, not tapered.
Reltzik
Blaine’s just noticed that the rear door was open and took, I think, a hard left turn onto a side street. That would probably involve slowing a bit from the turn and then slamming on the accelerator, so, yes, it makes sense for the van to be accelerating hard. Also, centrifugal force might be a factor.
…. I have absolutely no idea WHY Blaine doesn’t want Joyce to escape. He wanted her as a hostage to avoid getting a beatdown from the other escapees, but now that he’s out of their immediate vicinity having Joyce along is just a liability. Let her go and there’s like 70% less reason for them to chase you. I suppose it’s remotely possible that he hasn’t thought this thing through.
clif
He’s killed a person, with witnesses. Thanks to Becky, the police know his identity. He needs a hostage for when the cops show up.
van Ryswyk
As someone who has actually jumped out of moving vehicles at various speeds (up to 50kmph. I had an oddly permissive/religious childhood), it’s not exactly the speed, its the overall risk that is the problem.
Ie if you decide to abandon concern for your skin, tuck and roll, hold the right degree of loose core and tight limbs, then you will lose a lot of skin decelerating on asphalt. But really if you did roll (and not hit your head), ten its not a question of internal damage, but annoyance at the damage skin damage thaat is concentrated on the pointy bit of you (shoulders, knees, elbows). If this is the worst you are worried about, then don’t jump out on gravel. Seriously, this sucks.
But if you are worried about overall risk, what happens when your trajactory takes you into a solid object like a curb? or another vehicle? or you DON’T hold your rolling position right (cause you knocked yourself out) and in rolling you smack your head into the road?
Rolling out is technically survivable at any speed. But at anything above 45 kmph, I’d rather get into a fight with someone who really hates me and see how I do.
DailyBrad
Goddamn, this is a nail biter.
Nice strip to read on my birthday, though, to see Sal and Faz are alright at the very least. (Well, it’ll be my birthday in like an hour.
Koms
Happy birthday!
OtterBoy1
Happy birthday!
He Who Abides
Happy birthday!
BBCC
Happy birthday!!!
Norah
Happy Birthday!
Miri
Happy birthday!
Rayndel
Happy anniversary of your first escape!
a/snow/mous/e
Happy birthday!
Reltzik
Bappy Hirthday!
Cybersnark
Happy Birthday!
clif
Many more.
Twitcher
Happy Birhday.
Captain Oblivious
NO ONE can defeat DailyBrad’s birthday!
Needfuldoer
Happy birthday!
Regalli
Happy birthday!
Sirksome
I have a bad feeling Blaine will get away. Like I think Joyce and Ambmazi will make it but I don’t see them chasing after Blaine after that.
BBCC
Becky and Joyce are badass.
Stephen Bierce
*plays “Angel And Devil’s Kiss” from the BUBBLEGUM CRISIS: REVENGE ROAD soundtrack on the phone’s speaker*
Achallenger
Well there’s a track I haven’t thought of in a while
Stephen Bierce
What is the World coming to…with a Devil kissing an Angel?
Achallenger
Willis still playing with that time machine
sharktrs
for a while now I’ve been torn between “this is stupid” and “this is fucking stupid, I love it” and I think this strip just pushed me into camp 2
Kim
I love this so much <3
*Scrubs narration cefs koss*
Kim
(Chef’s kiss. Misspelled!)
He Who Abides
Oh good, Faz is okay.
. . . which is a weird sentence to type, come to think of it.
Regalli
And yet, here we are.
Reltzik
His smile is gone. I don’t think he’s unFazed.
Jhon
Faz has been curbed. His part in this arc is over.
Regalli
Gotta say, these are some great Joyce shots, too.
Mr. Random
Not that I don’t appreciate a good superhero showdown or getting people in narrative place for upcoming superhero showdowns, but….
Why’s Amber there?
Yumi
Why’s Amber on the roof of the van? She jumped there to clear room for Faz on the motorcycle. Why did she go with Sal in the first place, considering a rescue attempt of Joyce would mean her needing to get out of the way? To…ID the van, I guess?
Rabid Rabbit