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August 13, 2025 by Tim


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Andrew
Andrew
22 days ago

Alex… what was the name of Zeke’s creator again?

Robfather
Robfather
22 days ago
Reply to  Andrew

The Master is not in jail. Last we saw was Zeke popping in on him, potentially for revenge. I’d guess he is still alive, but who knows.

Paradox
Paradox
21 days ago
Reply to  Robfather

IIRC, ZK said he was keeping him alive because he still needed him to help understand his own code and make more like him

Advocate
Advocate
22 days ago
Reply to  Andrew

Pretty sure Alex is ‘the Black Hat’, the guy with the remote who could hack reality.

ears
ears
22 days ago
Reply to  Andrew

Alex was the teen that was noclipping through solid matter with a glove. He had a birth defect with the hand not developing proper fingers (I don’t remember exactly)

Last edited 22 days ago by ears
senectus
senectus
22 days ago
Reply to  ears

christ this strip needs a wiki…

ThatGuy
ThatGuy
22 days ago
Reply to  senectus

Not a bad idea. Someone wanna start one? Could put in the 1.0 stuff on there too.

Jack0r
Jack0r
21 days ago
Reply to  senectus

Really does. One with links so that we can easily go back to story points.

Cygwulf
Cygwulf
21 days ago
Reply to  senectus

looks like someone set one up for the original run but I’m not finding one for A+D
hmmmm

Will B.
Will B.
21 days ago
Reply to  Cygwulf

Someone sic an AI on it. They can parse text, surely they can go through it all! (Should require Tim’s blessing, though… maybe Tim should run this idea out…then proof it before releasing the Wiki.)

MarthKoopa
MarthKoopa
21 days ago
Reply to  Will B.

AI is trash and frequently gets things wrong more than right

chargersfan
chargersfan
21 days ago
Reply to  MarthKoopa

It certainly has its flaws, but it is pretty good at writing code, and getting better all the time.

Felix
Member
Felix
21 days ago
Reply to  Will B.

Absolutely not, AI will not be able to actually parse any actual story details and characteristics from the comic especially because it doesnt really have pre-written text to go off of. I would honestly rather voulenteer my time and effort to help write for one than let AI half-hazardly guess whats been happening in a 10 year old comic.

MNovate
MNovate
21 days ago
Reply to  Felix

It’s been 10 years since the relaunch as superheroes?

ears
ears
22 days ago
Reply to  Andrew

(delete, double post)

Last edited 22 days ago by ears
Felix
Member
Felix
21 days ago
Reply to  Andrew

In case you’re still curious about the Master’s name though, it’s Eugene Howard. https://cad-comic.com/comic/identified/

Marseyais13
Marseyais13
22 days ago

oh boy. And now they have their very own Villain League in the making…

But it is nice to see Ben is keeping calm and not blaming Lucas.
Plus he is probably right, they don’t have any reason to be too suspicious.

Darkhorse
Darkhorse
21 days ago
Reply to  Marseyais13

The League was very much hinted at when Elijah went to jail.

https://cad-comic.com/comic/desperate-measures-p24/

Last edited 21 days ago by Darkhorse
Rori
Rori
21 days ago
Reply to  Marseyais13

A villain league who knows the true identities of Analog and D-Pad, none the less. Unless Elijah decided not to reveal them.

Darkhorse
Darkhorse
21 days ago
Reply to  Rori

I don’t remember Ethan or Lucas revealing their identity to Elijah? Only the Master knows as far as I know.

Rori
Rori
20 days ago
Reply to  Darkhorse

Maybe I misinterpreted what Elijah meant when he said that Analog was also complicit.

Helldemon
Helldemon
19 days ago
Reply to  Rori

Pretty sure it’s because they are video game superheros.

ForestTrout
ForestTrout
22 days ago

“Meanwhile, at the legion of internet jerks”

AngryLittleMan
AngryLittleMan
21 days ago
Reply to  ForestTrout

Honestly, that’s not a bad group name. Or at least that is what Ethan should use to mock them.

Daniel
Daniel
22 days ago

I would say it’s now a Captain Prime level of thing. Three villains escaping together from a supervillains prison? Surely their rating is up

MJC
MJC
22 days ago
Reply to  Daniel

I’m not sure they’re in a supervillains prison. It seemed pretty normal when Lucas went there. Plus if I’m escaping from a supervillains prison I think I’m going to grab more guys to go with me than a speedster and a hacker. There’s gotta be way more powerful guys in there than Elijah and Alex, you know? Let out some of Captain Prime’s villains or something.

Phire
Phire
21 days ago
Reply to  MJC

Seems pretty dumb to put a speedster anywhere OTHER than a supervillains prison, that’s normally like the most overpowered ability in all of existence.

At least once he heals up, but even still, you’d put him in max security right from the start.

Daniel
Daniel
20 days ago
Reply to  Phire

Two speedsters, as Alex have this ability too

Phire
Phire
19 days ago
Reply to  Daniel

Alex wasn’t a speedster, all his powers came from a glove he made.

So he could be in a normal prison but the glove itself would normally be locked up in a supermax federal vault somewhere.

Daniel
Daniel
22 days ago
Tim
Tim
22 days ago
Reply to  Daniel

What did he do again?

Blue Griffin
Blue Griffin
21 days ago
Reply to  Tim

Robbed a bunch of banks. He could no clip/speed clip, but that’s all we saw.

Phire
Phire
21 days ago
Reply to  Blue Griffin

Yeah, but he didn’t have any powers himself, they all came from his glove.

And unless this is a comedy prison, I can’t imagine they would keep his glove at the prison for him, it’d be locked away in a federal vault somewhere.

Felix
Member
Felix
21 days ago
Reply to  Phire

I mean hey, considering he also designed and built the glove, its likely his true power is less the glove itself and more the fact he could make it at all. Guessing if they develop an actual trio here he could function as the inventor of the group?

Phire
Phire
19 days ago
Reply to  Felix

Unless him building it was a total fluke and not easily repeated the same way as the master building Zeke.

Figgly
Figgly
21 days ago
Reply to  Daniel

thank you, i had completely forgotten all of this.

cryum
cryum
20 days ago
Reply to  Daniel

Rereading this, he’s either going to be the easiest to manipulate, or the one who’ll put a stop to the whole villain league later, or both.

Austin Mills
Austin Mills
22 days ago

Hooray. We’ve got a League going on. A Sinister Six situation? Or – A Terrible Trio?

ThatGuy
ThatGuy
22 days ago

Well, as relieved as I am that their relationship is not in jeopardy over this, Elijah AND the Troll on the loose? Uneasy alliance to say the lease, but still…poor guys can’t catch a break.

GeorgeV
GeorgeV
22 days ago

Aww, still no break for poor Demolition Duke?

ZFTX
ZFTX
21 days ago
Reply to  GeorgeV

It is just Duke.

MJC
MJC
22 days ago

I wonder if a prison break piques Deathblood’s interest, or if he only cares if the police or courts let criminals go free. He said “the system had them, and let them walk free” but that’s certainly open to interpretation. A prison break isn’t “letting them walk free” but if a guard was in on it, that could count as “the system.” I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. BTW, Deathblood shows up October 2022 if anyone is searching the archives for it. I didn’t realize it had already been so long. Also, not sure if it’s possible,… Read more »

Steve
Steve
22 days ago

And here comes their Sinister Six. Or at least their Terrible Trio.

For as long as this series has run they’ve only had, what, five significant villains? Master/Zeke, Black Hat, Troll, Demolition Duke, and Elijah. The rest have been low level ordinary criminals.

Tim
Tim
22 days ago

Is it going to be revealed that Ethen’s girlfriend is basically this series of Harley Quinn and that she helped them escape?

Eodyne
Eodyne
21 days ago

Can Elijah even use his powers right now? He tore his hamstring and that can take AWHILE to heal up.

Charlie
Charlie
21 days ago
Reply to  Eodyne

It wouldn’t be uncommon for a speedster to have accelerated healing, but yeah, not something we’ve seen yet.

Jaysyn
Jaysyn
21 days ago

Unless 6+ months have passed, there is no way Elijah would already be sentenced and in a prison block with other convicted criminals.

GeorgeV
GeorgeV
21 days ago
Reply to  Jaysyn

Given that we already saw him arrive in the prison block, there definitely is some way. Feel free to wonder whether that’s from time having passed, the comic justice system simply moving faster, or some temporary holding situation pending proper sentencing.

Giggity Goo
Giggity Goo
21 days ago
Reply to  Jaysyn

Doesn’t necessarily have to be sentenced – could just be denied bail due to his powers and remanded to custody.

Anita
Anita
21 days ago

Anyone think Nicole could be one of their sister’s or related somehow? Would that too predictable for Tim?

Sayer
Sayer
21 days ago

Rogues Gallery

Richard II Weatherfield
Richard II Weatherfield
21 days ago

The Evil League of Evil is watching so beware…

I'm a human blanket
I'm a human blanket
21 days ago

Remember it was their capture of Alex and the ensuing publicity that caught the attention of the Troll.

Banjo
Banjo
21 days ago

OK but I can’t imagine Elijah siding with the Troll. Can he even stand after what that glue bomb did to his leg?

Robert 'CockRoach' Archer
Robert 'CockRoach' Archer
20 days ago
Reply to  Banjo

Could speed hopping be a thing?

argotha
argotha
21 days ago

Let me guess. That Alex who escaped is actually Nicole who works with Troll and will break Ethan’s heart in some very brutal way. Or maybe will try to kill him. Or Ethan becomes suicidal after break up and will try to kill himself?

Phire
Phire
21 days ago

Last I checked, Elijah still has a pretty major injury for a speedster, so did somebody CARRY him out? Push his wheelchair out?

Regardless he isn’t much of a threat.

Giggity Goo
Giggity Goo
21 days ago

I’m trying to decide if Zeke is putting together a villain league (which would be sad) or if – and hear me out – Captain Prime is about to take a villain turn. She was pretty pissed when they caught Alex after she called them amateurs and didn’t want them screwing it up for her. What if it comes out that she’s basically the equivalent of a firefighter arsonist? She’s mad they’re taking some of the fame and glory away from her, so she’s specifically freeing their villains…

Felix
Member
Felix
21 days ago

For those reading who don’t remember Alex, Alex Nguyen, otherwise known as the Black Hat, was a 20~ year old bank robber born with Symbrachydactyly (A condition in which a hand has underdeveloped fingers) who used a mechanical glove to become intangible (Source for the age and condition being 02.22 here: https://cad-comic.com/comic/analog-and-d-pad-02-22/). He was introduced as a more minor antagonist before the introduction of the Troll, initially cheating at a game tournament sponsored by Gamehaven under the name SunderX, revealing his abilities and tendency to use those abilites to get ill-gotten gains to support himself and his family. Apologies if… Read more »

Tarl
Tarl
21 days ago

And this is why you don’t keep super powered villains alive if they have committed murder. They inevitably escape. (which becomes a boring trope in comics, especially DC) It is why I don’t even blame the joker.. I blame batman. 1st time, sure, makes sense to try to be the better person. They break out though? Every single time they kill after that it is all on batman for not stopping the problem. Hopefully this is less DC and more Marvel in the outcomes.

Daniel
Daniel
20 days ago
Reply to  Tarl

But who has superpower here? The troll have nothing that we know of (have my own theories tho), Alex can’t do anything without his glove and Elijah can be easily neutralized once captured. There is no reason to treat them differently from any other criminal

Tarl
Tarl
20 days ago
Reply to  Daniel

Sure they aren’t all traditional super villains, but close enough in this comic series. Troll, has super trolling lol. and in some ways is a lex luther to ethan (he is normal, but would definitely put him in the bury him 20 ft down category).

As for the other two, they are super powered, regardless if they can be neutralized, or if it comes from a glove (that could be regained/remade), and clearly capturing them didn’t do much since they have since escaped. I feel like my point still stands.