I wouldn’t put it past Tim to have originally planned to eventually have Ethan find out he never lost his powers, but due to everyone guessing about when it’s gonna happen, Tim decided, “Fuck it! He lost them and he’s never getting his powers back!”
… or its an elaborate plot for us, his readers, to get another CAD reboot. Where Ethan and Lucas die and Sam is so guilt ridden that he becomes evil.
The next reboot of CAD would probably be Ethan and Lucas in the dark ages.
I doubt it. Tim did the reboot for very specific reasons, and I don’t see any reason why he would change it now. I’ve been reading the comics from the very beginning, and there was a massive tonal shift that became awkward and incompatible for Tim, and he wanted to take the comic toward a more serious perspective. Knowing what I know now, he made the right decision.
I know this is a tired trope at this point, but this time it seems that we’re not in the “HOW we discover Ethan still has his power” direction, but in the “we discover WHETHER Ethan still has his powers. direction”. He may very well get killed permanently here.
The thing is, eventually they are right and can say “I told you so!” That shows persistence eventually is rewarded.
However, a few of us could have been saying “I told you so” for all the comics where it still hasn’t happened. That is a whole lot more “I told you so”, but no one notices important things where things do not change.
Ps. Though his arc with Nicole seems to be at an end and his powers returning would be reasonable story wise, I say he’s still going to continue his deathless run.
Sam getting hurt, or Sam attracting the Troll’s attention and becoming his latest fixation, “Lameboy?”
Although I suppose his trollification gives him a personal grudge with A+D.
Would be nice to see the city’s superhero legions show up as thanks for taking all the heat off them. Although maybe they’re all mad as Troll massively escalated to arson and attempted murder (and one manslaughter/felony murder, the unseen and accidentally exploded “PC games,” unless that was another trolling) once they became involved.
Devil’s advocate – Tim killed off innocent(ish) characters at least twice in CAD 1.0. Not counting the very early arrow jokes.
And Elijah hurting a teen, the very type of person he claims to protecting, might be the wake up call he needs to change his approach. What else could hope to sway him?
Benjamin
24 days ago
A mothers love conquers anything! Someone bonk Ethan for mocking him for it.
Got to agree with Infraggable here, the impression I get is Ethan going “D’aaaw” internally but gently teasing as a friend externally.
That could just be my reading on it from a British perspective though, Savage mockery is something reserved for foes or our dearest friends.
(It all depends on context)
yeah, Ethan IS kind of the big brother figure here, so of course he is teasing the kid. But knowing Ethan’s history with the death of his sister, I would think Ethan is the “family love is important” type, so I don’t believe he’s actually mocking this.
Agreed! It’s actually very sweet that Sam has backup from his mom and sensible ground rules. It’s like unconditional love for your kids is some sort of taboo or something… 10/10 would do for my kids too.
Blade
24 days ago
Please don’t let the little dude get harmed, kid reminds me of my son
Bwauder
24 days ago
‘Mooom’ forgot to mention the airtag & bug she slipped into a hidden pocket on his costume so she can sit in the minivan just around the corner monitoring the situation intently, and sweep in for the rescue with absolute momrage at a moments notice if necessary.
That’s why Mom doesn’t want him near guns because, every time Sam gets near a gun, he suddenly puts on 100 lbs of muscle, his costume turns red, and the Deathblood persona takes over.
he does, from what I can remember he can “freeze” objects and people in place by touching them and unfreeze them by touching them again, with a big caveat : he gets hit by their kinetic force at the moment he freezes them, meaning if he stop a huge object thrown at him, he will STILL get hurt. Anything moving fast enough to do some real damage still represents a danger to him. But he has huge potential as a support
So, that’s not a good idea to stop the fast guy then? Gameboy will get hit will such a strong kinetic force, considering the mass of the guy and the speeds he attains…
Digi
24 days ago
Hmm….maybe his mom will be not far behind and jump in when he’s in danger and reveals that she also has some kind of power?
Her power is that she has eyes in the back of her head.
Robert
24 days ago
What can possibly go wrong.
Well, everything. And I second the thought that we´ll know at the end of that arc if Ethan is still powered or just an armored meat bag.
ears
24 days ago
Nicole, after learning that Ethan went away to call someone “Sweetie” ( °益°)
Paula
24 days ago
Don’t mock your only backup, Ethan…
Kif
24 days ago
His mom is disgustingly wholesome…
But with such an intro, I expect that none of the promises will be upheld… 🙁
Rune
23 days ago
I don’t know if Ethan will ever get his powers back. But if he does, I think this experience will make him less casual with their use. No more “cutting his throat to heal a broken arm” kind of shenanigans and still wearing armor etc…
As long as healthcare stays expensive.. it is the best way to fix a broken arm for him.
Besides who know how far back the reset will take him if he tries to heal a normal way and gets interrupted.
Clell
23 days ago
And Bruce thought Alfred was embarrassing.
Khan Kaizhu
23 days ago
This entire comic today made me smile and tear up a little. Such love and understanding. And even the sly smirking teasing that Analog is giving his teen protegé … *chef’s kiss*
Sayer
23 days ago
This seems like a spectacularly bad idea right?
Mike
23 days ago
This might’ve been covered in a past comic but I gots a terrible memory but it would be a great twist if Sam’s Dad was Deathblood or his Mom was Capt’n Prime or whatever. Could also be his sister or something? Just thought I’d share this wild idea
Roger
23 days ago
Lamest recruitment in all of Humanity’s super hero history.
I love it!
Mahmoud
23 days ago
Honestly man, I’d do almost anything to get embarrassed by my mom again. I get where he’s coming from, but still.
chrispy
23 days ago
This is not shaping up for a wholesome resolution…just saying…
Terrycloth Monkey
23 days ago
Oh man.. Imagine Elijah’s reaction to bringing a child in as a video game themed sidekick.
Probably think its better to kill him than let him live in videogame sin.
Sparkax
23 days ago
Tim, you don’t have to kill the kid, you know!! He could just get a splinter stuck under his finger nail and Ethan can still avenge him, and we’ll be fine!!! Happy even!!!
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Oh you know Sam is gonna play hero and get caught in the crossfire. It’s gonna break Ethan and I’m so here for it.
I am thinking maybe this is how we discover whether Ethan still have his powers, when he puts himself in harm’s way to protect Sam.
Annnnd cut !
I think you broke the all-time record of 35 comics without a comment “and it is how we discover Ethan still has his power” !
Congratulations !
I wouldn’t put it past Tim to have originally planned to eventually have Ethan find out he never lost his powers, but due to everyone guessing about when it’s gonna happen, Tim decided, “Fuck it! He lost them and he’s never getting his powers back!”
… or its an elaborate plot for us, his readers, to get another CAD reboot. Where Ethan and Lucas die and Sam is so guilt ridden that he becomes evil.
The next reboot of CAD would probably be Ethan and Lucas in the dark ages.
I doubt it. Tim did the reboot for very specific reasons, and I don’t see any reason why he would change it now. I’ve been reading the comics from the very beginning, and there was a massive tonal shift that became awkward and incompatible for Tim, and he wanted to take the comic toward a more serious perspective. Knowing what I know now, he made the right decision.
I would fully endorse a reverse Black Adder that keeps going back further and further with each reboot.
Can’t just jump straight back to the middle ages yet though, I wanna see the adventures of Ethan the Victorian dandy first.
Only after an issue break tho!
I know this is a tired trope at this point, but this time it seems that we’re not in the “HOW we discover Ethan still has his power” direction, but in the “we discover WHETHER Ethan still has his powers. direction”. He may very well get killed permanently here.
Heh heh, we’ve been saying that for every upcoming potential conflict.
The thing is, eventually they are right and can say “I told you so!” That shows persistence eventually is rewarded.
However, a few of us could have been saying “I told you so” for all the comics where it still hasn’t happened. That is a whole lot more “I told you so”, but no one notices important things where things do not change.
Ps. Though his arc with Nicole seems to be at an end and his powers returning would be reasonable story wise, I say he’s still going to continue his deathless run.
The number of downvotes an “I told you so!”er will get on this subject…
i’ve got a veeery bad feeling about this
I mean, what could go wrong, right?
Sam getting hurt, or Sam attracting the Troll’s attention and becoming his latest fixation, “Lameboy?”
Although I suppose his trollification gives him a personal grudge with A+D.
Would be nice to see the city’s superhero legions show up as thanks for taking all the heat off them. Although maybe they’re all mad as Troll massively escalated to arson and attempted murder (and one manslaughter/felony murder, the unseen and accidentally exploded “PC games,” unless that was another trolling) once they became involved.
Relax. You need to be a specific kind of author to kill a wholesome teenager character, and so far I don’t see Tim as one of them
Devil’s advocate – Tim killed off innocent(ish) characters at least twice in CAD 1.0. Not counting the very early arrow jokes.
And Elijah hurting a teen, the very type of person he claims to protecting, might be the wake up call he needs to change his approach. What else could hope to sway him?
A mothers love conquers anything! Someone bonk Ethan for mocking him for it.
It is a strange thing in society where we mock the openly loving bond between parents and son.
I don’t think he’s mocking it per se, as more like giving him some good-natured ribbing.
Got to agree with Infraggable here, the impression I get is Ethan going “D’aaaw” internally but gently teasing as a friend externally.
That could just be my reading on it from a British perspective though, Savage mockery is something reserved for foes or our dearest friends.
(It all depends on context)
yeah, Ethan IS kind of the big brother figure here, so of course he is teasing the kid. But knowing Ethan’s history with the death of his sister, I would think Ethan is the “family love is important” type, so I don’t believe he’s actually mocking this.
Agreed! It’s actually very sweet that Sam has backup from his mom and sensible ground rules. It’s like unconditional love for your kids is some sort of taboo or something… 10/10 would do for my kids too.
Please don’t let the little dude get harmed, kid reminds me of my son
‘Mooom’ forgot to mention the airtag & bug she slipped into a hidden pocket on his costume so she can sit in the minivan just around the corner monitoring the situation intently, and sweep in for the rescue with absolute momrage at a moments notice if necessary.
No evil doer is safe. Bits will be left, Maybe.
After a fully armed and operational mom rage there may only be ashes.
And there we have it, the start of the rift that leads to Gameboys villain arc!
I’m calling it.
Gameboy is Deathblood.
That’s why Mom doesn’t want him near guns because, every time Sam gets near a gun, he suddenly puts on 100 lbs of muscle, his costume turns red, and the Deathblood persona takes over.
Oh man, that’s funny. Half a second before reading your comment I was thinking “what if mom is Deathblood?”
Saying some words for recaptcha.
And this is how we discover Ethan still has powers? 😉
But.. honeslty, I don’t remember if the youg man has powers too…
he does, from what I can remember he can “freeze” objects and people in place by touching them and unfreeze them by touching them again, with a big caveat : he gets hit by their kinetic force at the moment he freezes them, meaning if he stop a huge object thrown at him, he will STILL get hurt. Anything moving fast enough to do some real damage still represents a danger to him. But he has huge potential as a support
So, that’s not a good idea to stop the fast guy then? Gameboy will get hit will such a strong kinetic force, considering the mass of the guy and the speeds he attains…
Hmm….maybe his mom will be not far behind and jump in when he’s in danger and reveals that she also has some kind of power?
Would be a interesting twist.
Her power is that she has eyes in the back of her head.
What can possibly go wrong.
Well, everything. And I second the thought that we´ll know at the end of that arc if Ethan is still powered or just an armored meat bag.
Nicole, after learning that Ethan went away to call someone “Sweetie”
( °益°)
Don’t mock your only backup, Ethan…
His mom is disgustingly wholesome…
But with such an intro, I expect that none of the promises will be upheld… 🙁
I don’t know if Ethan will ever get his powers back. But if he does, I think this experience will make him less casual with their use. No more “cutting his throat to heal a broken arm” kind of shenanigans and still wearing armor etc…
As long as healthcare stays expensive.. it is the best way to fix a broken arm for him.
Besides who know how far back the reset will take him if he tries to heal a normal way and gets interrupted.
And Bruce thought Alfred was embarrassing.
This entire comic today made me smile and tear up a little. Such love and understanding. And even the sly smirking teasing that Analog is giving his teen protegé … *chef’s kiss*
This seems like a spectacularly bad idea right?
This might’ve been covered in a past comic but I gots a terrible memory but it would be a great twist if Sam’s Dad was Deathblood or his Mom was Capt’n Prime or whatever. Could also be his sister or something? Just thought I’d share this wild idea
Lamest recruitment in all of Humanity’s super hero history.
I love it!
Honestly man, I’d do almost anything to get embarrassed by my mom again. I get where he’s coming from, but still.
This is not shaping up for a wholesome resolution…just saying…
Oh man.. Imagine Elijah’s reaction to bringing a child in as a video game themed sidekick.
Probably think its better to kill him than let him live in videogame sin.
Tim, you don’t have to kill the kid, you know!! He could just get a splinter stuck under his finger nail and Ethan can still avenge him, and we’ll be fine!!! Happy even!!!
Yes! Hunt down the offending wood shard, anthropomorphize it and call it Tom, and then toss it into a special jail for its heinous misdeed.
It shall be Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell.
I’m in a meeting. I almost cackled 😀
Still wondering why they don’t try to reach out to the “big guns”.
Okay that is pretty wholesome