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Desperate Measures, p24

May 30, 2025 by Tim


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Bionix
Bionix
1 month ago

Ohhh shoot.

Taeolas
Taeolas
1 month ago

And thus we are seeing the founding of the Masters of Evil / Legion of Doom for this setting.

GUNnibal
GUNnibal
1 month ago

“Madness is like gravity – all it takes is a little push!” (c)

GeorgeV
GeorgeV
1 month ago
Reply to  GUNnibal

Madness is like gravy – Delicious, but best served hot.

Eldest Gruff
Eldest Gruff
1 month ago
Reply to  GeorgeV

Madness is like groceries – mysterious, seductive, typically uncooperative. and recommended by nine out of ten dentists.

– Chef Brian, probably

Nik
Nik
1 month ago
Reply to  Eldest Gruff

Madness is like a Box of Chocolates.

You never know your you’re gonna’ get.

J C
J C
1 month ago

The Sinister Six/Legion of Doom/Evil League of Evil is slowly coming together.

Jay
Jay
1 month ago
Reply to  J C

The Every Villain Is Lemons?

atlachan
atlachan
1 month ago
Reply to  Jay

“League Of Villainous Evildoers Maniacally United For Frightening Investments in Naughtiness”?

Mike
Mike
1 month ago
Reply to  atlachan

LOVEMUFFIN first decree: Love is forbidden.

Jules
Jules
1 month ago
Reply to  J C

My first thought was the (red) Ring of Death, but I think it’s too old a reference to make it.

Rune
Rune
1 month ago
Reply to  J C

Bad horse, bad horse

Farstrider
Farstrider
1 month ago
Reply to  Rune

The world is a mess and I just need to….rule it.

Victor
Victor
1 month ago

Cadkham!

The Legacy
The Legacy
1 month ago
Reply to  Victor

Cadman and Drobin?

beef!?
beef!?
1 month ago

Dun Dun DUNNN…

foducool
foducool
1 month ago

ah god dammit, villain team up coming soon

Asterus
Asterus
1 month ago
Reply to  foducool

Or at least confirmation for the Troll that Ethan is still alive and Lucas was bluffing

Argl
Argl
1 month ago
Reply to  Asterus

Doesn’t really change much I think?
The point of Lucas bluffing was to extract information out of him, not to make him believe that Ethan was actually dead forever.

Asterus
Asterus
1 month ago
Reply to  Argl

But now Ethan is a valid target again, instead of the Troll having to start from scratch on someone else. He might have been cooling his heels in prison due to not having a target instead of not actually being able to escape somehow

Dagroth
Dagroth
1 month ago
Reply to  Asterus

Unless Troll has access to the news in there, Elijah’s arrest alone shouldn’t tell him anything about Ethan.

Robert 'CockRoach' Archer
Robert 'CockRoach' Archer
1 month ago
Reply to  Asterus

I mean how does this confirm (from this comic atm) that from the Troll’s perspective Ethan is alive? Any super could have brought him in here. Until the comic shows they conversed or a line says it happens off screen far as the Troll knows Ethan is still ‘dead’

Kevin Greenbaum
Kevin Greenbaum
1 month ago
Reply to  Asterus

Nothing confirms Ethan was involved if they haven’t spoken to each other yet. Lucas could’ve stopped him alone for all the Troll knows.

Brian
Brian
1 month ago

Oh no

Matt
Matt
1 month ago

Evil league of evil!

Terrycloth Monkey
Terrycloth Monkey
1 month ago
Reply to  Matt

A murder would be nice of course!

Richard Weatherfield
Richard Weatherfield
1 month ago

Bad horse!

Harinezumi
Harinezumi
1 month ago

Or he’ll make you his mare…

Darkhorse
Darkhorse
1 month ago

Hey at least he got some health care for his hip/leg.

For Elijah’s sake I hope he’s not easily swayed by a troll who knows where to press for a big reaction.

Tsuhna
Tsuhna
1 month ago
Reply to  Darkhorse

Getting rid of the Troll would probably be a public service in many people’s eyes, plus I suspect it might actually be cathartic for Elijah to off the Troll, especially if/when Troll pushes his buttons.

Matt Braddock
Matt Braddock
1 month ago
Reply to  Tsuhna

Sounds a lot like the “Should Batman kill the Joker” argument.

Tsuhna
Tsuhna
1 month ago
Reply to  Matt Braddock

Batman isn’t going around killing business owners & torching their businesses because they sell the things his parents’ murderer(s) like.

Halosty
Halosty
1 month ago
Reply to  Matt Braddock

Nah this is more “Should Ra’s Al Ghul kill the Joker” (or insert other vaguely sympathetic villain)
(Though you might have read ‘Ethan’ instead of ‘Elijah’ there, which would be what you said)

Darkhorse
Darkhorse
1 month ago
Reply to  Tsuhna

I was more thinking in supplying Elijah with ideas how he can become a godlike speedster to achieve his goal, and press some buttons to make him more extreme than he already was. Then just let him loose on the world to watch the mayhem.

Tsuhna
Tsuhna
1 month ago
Reply to  Darkhorse

that doesn’t look like the kind of facility Elijah would be let out of on bail, and I doubt the prosecutor is going to drop charges OR that a judge would find him not guilty even if a jury does, meaning he isn’t getting out unless someone breaks him out, the Troll knows this & I doubt he would waste his time prepping Elijah for getting out & continuing his spree, when it’s much easier to push Elijah’s buttons in the prison & watch the fireworks.

Silo267
Silo267
1 month ago
Reply to  Darkhorse

I mean we’ve seenni. The real world how easy it is for people with strong, albeit misplaced, convictions about right and wrong get turned into monsters by trolls

Richard II Weatherfield
Richard II Weatherfield
1 month ago
Reply to  Silo267

And Elijah has already started down that dark path completely without the Troll’s influence. This is basically the Troll’s MO on easy mode.

Autesticle
Autesticle
1 month ago

I think I audibly gasped when I saw the troll face dude

ears
ears
1 month ago

I’m surprised not to see any signs of leg/hip joint medical intervention.

Jamie
Jamie
1 month ago
Reply to  ears

There is, he’s got a brace across his hip and thigh.

Marsh
Marsh
1 month ago
Reply to  Jamie

Oh damn, I thought the brace was part of the prisoner equipment.

ears
ears
1 month ago
Reply to  Jamie

I was looking at the wrong leg, ha ha. Oops.

Scortch
Scortch
1 month ago

Man I thought a while back he’d join up with them at least temporarily. Seems like the opposite is happening

JozMk.II
JozMk.II
1 month ago

Whelp, that’s about to backfire.

On the plus side, though, it likely means Analog and D-Pad will be needed more than before. Analog’s already getting back in the swing of things and even helped bag a criminal, so we’ll likely keep inching closer to finally confirming the probable conclusion that he still has his respawn power.

The Legacy
The Legacy
1 month ago
Reply to  JozMk.II

To be fair, I’m pretty sure the result would be the same regardless of what super caught him.

Last edited 1 month ago by The Legacy
ViggsPR
ViggsPR
1 month ago
Reply to  The Legacy

Not necessarily. Because now Elijah specifically has reason to have a grudge on Analog/D-Pad. The troll can use the “enemy of thy enemy” angle on him.

If another super caught Elijah, he would likely land in the same prison but wouldn’t necessarily have strong feelings on Analog/D-Pad.

Last edited 1 month ago by ViggsPR
David
David
1 month ago

Ooooh this doesn’t bode well.

Quinn
Quinn
1 month ago

I feel like they should put ultra derange types like him at the very end of the hall.

Lord Foxxy Foxington
Lord Foxxy Foxington
1 month ago
Reply to  Quinn

Or under the prison.

Steve
Steve
1 month ago

Not quite sure what the Troll’s angle would be with Elijah. Unless it’s just someone to send after A+D, but it’s unclear why Elijah would bother listening to him. Well, other than being restrained and being unable to not listen to him.

Lord Foxxy Foxington
Lord Foxxy Foxington
1 month ago
Reply to  Steve

Problems begin if Elijah tells the Troll what their secret identities are.

Dagroth
Dagroth
1 month ago

Does he know them? Ethan told him about his sister, but that’s too general to figure out his identity. Fair amount of people probably has dead siblings.

Daniel
Daniel
1 month ago

I don’t think he knows

Zitchas
Zitchas
1 month ago

Hmm… even with all that stuff on, I’m guessing he could still inchworm at an astounding speed. Maybe even fast enough to outrun someone… I wonder if that’s why they’re wheeling him along instead of letting him walk/shuffle. Might be embarassing to have someone who can shuffle outrun the guards…

Nik
Nik
1 month ago

Ruh Roh, Raggy.

Crestlinger
Crestlinger
1 month ago

Villain name ideas: The Hopper, Lame Duck, Crutches, Halfcan, Mono.
Pick your favorite or reply your own!

DerGrimmigeZwerg
DerGrimmigeZwerg
1 month ago
Reply to  Crestlinger

How about The Spinning Top? Since he can still run really fast but only on one of his two legs, thus turning in circles really fast.

Daniel
Daniel
1 month ago

Oh dear oh dear oh dear

Daniel
Daniel
1 month ago

While I’m truly horrified, this interaction is very interesting: Elijah is an activist with good intentions, while the Troll is a maniac that killed before. Will the Troll drag Elijah with him into bitterness and evil? Will Elijah reluctantly align with him, while been disgusted by his nonetheless? Or maybe The Troll will help Elijah understand that he gone bit far?

Alfuric
Alfuric
1 month ago

Containing a speedster is going to be hard unless you keep him tied up 24/7

Ben Dutchman
Ben Dutchman
1 month ago

Please no. Two (or more) criminals meeting in jail and teaming up despite having no idealogical touching points is such a cliche these days.

The Riddler
The Riddler
1 month ago

In response to the attack in Colorado this weekend the only clear path is to require a full background checks, bans and licensing for anyone who wants alcoholic beverages or glass bottles. If only politicians would agree to these limits then everything will all be better.

Makes as much sense as for anything else.

Vedrit
Vedrit
1 month ago

Yeah, no, I don’t think those two would team up. The Troll is almost the antithesis of Ethan’s sense of justice

Acher4
Acher4
1 month ago

Oh no.
Villains roundup! <.<

Richard II Weatherfield
Richard II Weatherfield
1 month ago

Will the Troll corrupt Elijah? Does the Troll know Analog is still alive? Will Elijah use his speed to somehow escape Omnikham Asylum to take revenge on our co-op companions? All these questions and more will be answered. Tune in next time. Same CAD time, same CAD website!

Martin
Martin
1 month ago

So it seems like the Troll will soon know that Lucas lied about Ethan’s death, if he didn’t already.