Crisis of Infinite Rummage
Day 2 of the convention will be much much shorter than day 1. We need to pick up a character to take us into Chapter 4 and we’ll be done with it. Chapter 3 will be completed when this day’s over and we see Ellie headed back home. Most of you probably don’t keep up with the chapters, and that’s fine. There’s no dramatic change from one to another, other than subject matter and tone. Chapter 3 (Black Friday and Convention) was my all out parody chapter, so don’t expect the next few to be so overwhelmingly pop-culturish (exception: Batman.)
Got two fanarts. Pumpkin from MoneyGuy rounds out the sister series he’s doing. Seen here:
And another one from Dimitri Grimm, who’s art has improved leaps and bounds imo. :D
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The whushing reminds me of Freakazoid.
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Hahaha. Exactly.
(Notice the girl’s dad looks like Cosgrove.)
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But she’s not running around in underwear…
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She’s also not summoning Candlejack just by sa–
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Man, Candlejack takes me ba
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You guys are sooooo dumb. There’s no way I’d be dumb enough to say Candlejack!
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Aw crap.
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Was Candlejack the guy wh
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At least I am considerate enough to bring my own rope. That way Candlejack doesn’t have to wo-
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You all are just tripping Candlejack is just a stupid urban lege
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*Returns with pie*
Forgot I had a pie in the oven.
*Slices pie. Puts a slice on a plate and hands it to Candlejack*
There you go. … Wait a sec.
*Candlejack leaves after saying thanks*
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Ah, someone who doesn’t play into the overused “not finishing your sentence after saying it” meme.
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So I WASN’T just imagining that?! Dude, you are awesome.
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Best reference yet. I am filled with so much love for this right now.
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OMG, I have not thought of Freakazoid in….a long time.
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Batwoman is awesome, great job depicting her. Or depicting Pumpkin decpicting her…
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She’s such a cute kid. Crap, now I feel old.
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Oh man, comic goodness abounds. “Nimbly Nimbles” and “Happy-face Pancakes”….
WHUSH WHUSH WHUSH, trip, SPLAT! ummm, whush whush whush
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That’s pretty cool Batwoman costume.
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Pumpkin just keeps getting better with each passing strip
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Nice Alias :P
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I am surprised nobody else has caught it yet… with all the in-strip talk of “is she, isn’t she”, Pumpkin dressing up like Batwoman is not setting off *any* alarm bells for y’all?
…or is Rusche just teasing us with another red herring?
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More red herrings in here than a Soviet fish market, yes sir.
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Unless, of course, Chekov’s gun is looking awful shiny these days….
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It’s Chekov’s Gun, not Chekov’s Riot Gear. ;P
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Red Herrings? Aw come on. I would never..
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My first thought…
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There was already a lengthy debate about that back when it was revealed Batwomen was her favorite superhero.
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Quinn, the origin of said speculation, even mentions it in comic (Batwoman – posted 17 Jan 2014).
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Oh Pumpkin. They’re probably cheaper on Amazon, Pumpkin.
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Dimitri I love love love your fanart!!! For serious!
Also I can just picture pumpkin darting around the convention in character and everything, hiding behind people and hanging upside down from stair rails. Ha ha!
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Aww Thanks! I really like yours too Banena!
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Pumpkin is darkly adorkable here, I must say.
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I’m so ashamed of my name…
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soooo, with that last comment she made, plus the fact that she’s dressed as one of the most publicly advertised lesbian superheroes, am i to guess she’s actually a furry? (jk)
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I was going to speculate that she was finally coming out about her true hair color, which she’s bleached to fit in with Ellie and Tarra her whole life.
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The obvious question here, of course, is just how many chapters are there?
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42
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Of course we can’t get a straight answer out of anyone around here.
Brain the size of a planet and I’m here reading webcomics.
I’d slit my wrists if it wouldn’t mean just a few sparks and a patch job.
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I’ll just be over here, making sandwiches.
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Can I have one?
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Sandwiches. Don’t talk to me about sandwiches. You’d think I might like a sandwich too, but no, not Marvin. Not the android. The android doesn’t need a sandwich because he’s an android. That bastard Data gets to have sandwiches, and he’s an android.
Of course, he also gets laid more often than I do too. I should join Starfleet. Get off this stupid ship with this two-headed loon at the helm and get a proper uniform.
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OK. Based on Chapter 2 going from Sept. 2012 to Sept. 2013 and Chap 3 going from Sept. 2013 to now (Sept 2014) we’ll be done by 2053.
For those of us still alive at that point I would suggest we all meet at the authors house for a cook out and drinks. Chris, we’ll need access for power chairs, walkers, and wheel chairs. Also access to medical facilities that specialize in care for the elderly.
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Oh my gosh she’s batwoman. Anyone else catch that hinting? Batwoman’s a lesbian!
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You should do that to everyone who ever dresses as a gay or lesbian character. Just point and do a sing-song voice so everyone looks.
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Just purely speculation man. We’ve been trying to figure out whether or not Pumpkin is or isn’t one. I took this as a hint. But, it could be she’s not. Don’t hate the player, hate the game.
And I’m sorry if my speculation offends you. I don’t make these assumptions about everyone. My best friend dresses as batwoman all the time and she has a boyfriend. I go to conventions a lot and I see people dressed as homosexual characters. Do I think they’re all gay? NO! For crying out loud you’re the one who is dropping the mixed hints about Pumpkin’s sexuality here, I’m just making speculation.
On top of that, I take great offense to that singsong voice comment. Half the time my comments don’t get any attention anyway, I stopped caring a long time ago. So, when I post my speculations, I really don’t care what people think. If they read it, fine, if they don’t, whatever.
I get you’re the creator of this webcomic but hating on a fan’s comment that isn’t hurting anyone is just wrong.
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Yeah I was joking with you.. (@ @)
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*facefloor Inuyasha style* Oh gosh I took that the completely wrong way. ^^; I’m so sorry Mr. Rusche! After I posted it I realized that I was really harsh in the post and since I’m not sure how to delete comments yet (if possible) I was stuck with it. I’m really sorry Mr. Rusche. I really enjoy your comic and I can’t wait for more.
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Argh, sorry, that was uncalled for. *rubs neck in shame* Just, don’t assume that I think that everyone who dresses like a lesbian or gay person is that sexuality because that’s incorrect. We’ve just never determined what sexuality pumpkin is (yet) so I was making a speculation. I didn’t mean to get upset. The singsong comment really set me off because I wasn’t trying to get attention, I was just stating a speculation.
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Speculation that Rusche enjoys feeding. I have a suspicion that he’s decided the answer for her character but plans to very explicitly never reveal it and keep things ambiguous.
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Yeah I meant it as “wouldn’t it be funny if..” but you thought I was all “you’re such a jerk..” which I would never do. :P
Visualize a small child dressing up as character ‘X’ for Halloweew, and in front of their parents you’re like “OMG, you’re child’s a LES-BI-ANNNNN” lol. How inappropriate.
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This is a nice homage- showcases that you can do ‘serious’ comics work, while still making it undeniably your own. Well done, Mr. Rusche, well done!
Plus it is kind of adorable. Just sayin.
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Thanks Sabrina :)
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Lol and this is why Pumpkin is my favorite!
Aww thanks for the compliment Rusche! X3
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I don’t believe there is any other way to use a cape.
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NO CAPES!
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Sure there is. You can get them caught in things. The bigger and more menacing looking the machinery is, the better.
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No, that’s how you MISSUSE a cape. The correct usage is performed above with the regulation “wooshing” noises and proper flaring techniques.
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*pictures Batman wooshing*
*spends following three minutes in helpless laughter*
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As I project my little sister onto Pumpkin, I can’t look at that without wondering if she’ll need hand sanitizer after climbing up there… for her gloves, boots, and cape.
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That sounds exactly like a friend of mine. She can’t touch the keyboard of a computer without pulling out some hand sanitizer, even when she’s wearing gloves.
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I like your Heavily Inked Shadows in this one.
Impressive…
Most impressive…
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And I just noticed the appropriate shadow in the last panel…
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Hah… of course she’d cosplay Batwoman. Just more teasing on Pumpkin’s preference, eh?
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If you really wanted to toss out the Crimson Fishies, you could have Pumpkin do A CP of Korra and a friend of hers Asami. The sit back and watch the headsplosions. :)
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I mentally reread Pumpkin shouting “A bin of five dollar DVDs!” as if she was the Adam West Batman, and wondered where Robin was to yell, “Holy dime store discount, Batkin!”