Speed Limit
Okay, so this is it! The premier, number one, numero uno, #1, FIRST! strip for Damn Heroes. I’ve had a ton of fun writing Damn Heroes and giggling to myself amidst stares from disturbed and distresssed people on my train (yeah, I’m talking about you wild eyed cell phone guy and old smells like scotch too early in the morning suit guy). It has also been fun working with Alex on all the crazy thoughts we’ve had about the superhero genre, so it is awesome to see it start to come to fruition. Speaking of Alex, I would like to take a moment to point out that if you read this strip carefully, you will find that he thinks the normal speed limit is 60 MPH. I guess once a city boy, always a city. Anyway, we both hope you enjoy Damn Heroes and are looking forward to providing you more zany archtype. Thanks for reading!
-Mark
My people come from Europe! 60 kph is a valid speed! It’s time we embraced the metric system people!
-Alex (Born in Queens, NYC – Not Europe)
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Panel 1
An interior view from a car, showing the steering wheel and dashboard. Through the windshield, two green road signs are visible: one pointing left to 'Podunk 15m' and another pointing right with an arrow to 'HERO City'.
Sebastian: Hero City? What the hell...
Sebastian: It's quicker!
Panel 2
An overhead view shows a blue car driving on a straight road through a green landscape under a blue sky. In the distance, a city skyline is silhouetted. A digital speed limit sign on the right displays 'SPEED LIMIT 60', 'RADAR ENFORCED', and 'YOUR SPEED 65'.
Sebastian: I don't care what they say...
Street Sign: SPEED LIMIT
Street Sign: 60
Street Sign: RADAR ENFORCED
Street Sign: YOUR SPEED
Street Sign: 65
Panel 3
A blue car is screeching to a halt on a road, with tire marks visible. A yellow school bus, labeled 'Holymother of Agony', speeds past the car. Passengers are visible inside the bus, some with worried expressions, and multiple speech bubbles emanate from it.
Bus Passenger 1: Run!!!
Bus Passenger 2: I just wet myself
Bus Passenger 3: oh sweet lord!
Bus Passenger 4: Holymother of Agony
Bus Passenger 5: save us!
Narrator: SCREEE
Sebastian: That SEEMS to be an ill omen.
Panel 4
Inside a car, looking out the windshield. A superhero in a red, blue, and yellow suit with a cape and an 'R' emblem on his chest is flying in the sky, raising a hand. The steering wheel of the car is visible in the foreground.
Captain Righteous: STOP Evil doer!
Captain Righteous: Cease operating your vehicle... lest I thrash you!
Sebastian: You've got to be kidding me!