Page 298 – Observing
Upstart Girls Assemble!! Oh, those tricky Upstart Girls! Or at least, tricky Brooke. That’s not saying that Krystin doesn’t appreciate the distraction as it’s giving her a chance to recover from Sara’s sneak attack. Hmm, lot’s of dirty fighting already in this one. These sort of situations tend to escalate too and we’re not even in the arena yet!
Back to this update, Brooke and Amanda kind of show their spitefulness in that last panel. We’ll find out some more of their motivation for coming out here next update. Can you guess? Yeah, it’s more than just ‘supporting their girl.’ 😉
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hmmm!!
Brooke and Amanda… hmmm!! I kinda think, their forming a stable.. I’m still don’t know what is the stable name.. but helping Krystin is kinda like sort of invitation..
This really I mean.. Re hehehe Really puts Sara in a disadvantage.. Sara already got the disadvantage on this match then the destruction… I mean come on!! Boooo to Brooke..
Sara Valentine is cool!! beating her up!! make this three punks bullies.. hmmm!! maybe that will be stable name.. Punk bullies..
‘GoDDess Aphrodite’ Brooke Lennox is tough coz she got a back up.. ‘The Marshmallow Golem’ Amanda Breaker..
Krystin Moline, is tough when the opponent is down. hhehehe!!
‘GoDDess Aphrodite’ Brooke Lennox and Amanda Breaker, really want to be in spotlight.. as I said.. Brooke loss to Monica, now she pick another small girl to fight, or should I say make a bully out.. well of course she got a back up.. ‘Marshmallow Golem’ Amanda Breaker..
I think know is the time, ah!! Monica Rumble and Shannon McCourt come to the rescue..
Booooo!! to Brooke
Boooooo!! to Krystin Moline..
before I boooo Amanda Breaker.. I grabs my cellphone and call.. Hello Ghostbusters..
Come On Sara…
COME ON SARA VALENTINE…
Ugh. As if I couldn’t dislike Krystin and Brooke more.
Krystin seems to think she has everything all wrapped up now. i’m thinking otherwise. Krystin always seems to underestimate her opponents a bit i notice. Sara seems a bit jumpy in the first two panels for some reason ;P
hope there’s no butter in Brooke’s popcorn. Aphrodite needs to watch her figure after all. look out the popcorn has broken the 4th wall in the final panel!!!
lol. Loved it. It seems that all of the Upstarts are starting to find their place in the league, and are coming out of their rookie shells. And… despite Sun’s harsh words, The Upstarts are acting kinda… teamish. 🙂
Oh wow the art was really good in this entire episode. We need to get breaker a new ring garb I guess matching with brooke wouldn’t be too good because I don’t think her tone is light enough for brookes white based color scheme. She deserves better than the plain red though imo :). I agree with lora.. seems like brooke is actually TRYING to be a real person.. thats really great to see.
There have been some amazing NDQ matches in the past, most involving a steel cage 🙂 but the backstage ones are the best 🙂
As for this match, I don’t think it’s going to be a quick one-two-three either because I haven’t seen a ref yet and kinda expected more shots other than the extinguisher (which was a nice touch btw).
Can it be that a few of the Upstarts have been stricken with stable fever? With Sun’s new membership with Damage Inc., perhaps Brooke has decided it’s a good idea to form one of her own along with Amanda Breaker. Perhaps they’re looking to ensure Def Tech’s membership by showing how they can support their teammate. On the other hand, Brooke can pull something really underhanded in the next couple pages and distract Krystin for Sara Valentine. If that were to happen, my guess would be that they’re looking to recruit the winner of the match, rather than just “their girl.”
Then again, that’s a lot of speculation for a reason that hasn’t even been confirmed.
Also, I found Schoolgirl’s reaction in panel 2 to be quite hilarious.
Great art! And what a surprise! Sara’s gonna be reeling from that shot to the head. And even if she recovers some there’ll be quite a knot, a target. I could hear the GONG from here! Wow!
Ahh, grasshopper, she who lives by the fire extinguisher will be brought down by the fire extinguisher. The Multi-Dimensional Popcorn is just a bonus. ::folds his arms and tries to look very wise::
MGC! Could a stable be in Amanda and Brooke’s future? You never can tell. An interesting question for you is: Do you think Amanda and Brooke would’ve came out if Sara didn’t jump Krystin? And strictly an observation on my part but I noticed that you don’t like Amanda and Brooke here even though they didn’t touch Sara but you love Hell’s Belles who, well, are the Belles. 😛 Heh, Amanda would crush the Ghostbusters. lol
Picky, it’s no wonder that they’re friends, eh? 😉
jpiv, I think Krystin does think she’s got the upper hand but she knows they’re still a long way from the ring. Yeah, just why was Sara so jumpy there in the beginning? XD No real butter as we’ve not seen that in popcorn in about 20 years or so, but that won’t stop it from spilling everywhere!
Lora, it’s true that they are showing some team-like qualities but just give it time to wear off. XD
Thanks Drew! I’m hoping it steadily improves. I’m also happy that you like some personal character growth from Brooke. More to come on that front. Amanda could use a bit more pizzaz with her look. I based her on the classic big wrestlers but we’ll see about shifting that around.
Kurt, the backstage stuff is the best, so I had to have some of that here. Yeah, we’re just getting started in this one. 😉
Chris, I think you’re on the right track there with Brooke’s thinking. Sun’s certainly making that train of thought look good. As for Brooke’s motivations, I think they’ll sort of be clear shortly. 😉 Panel 2 was a bit of a nod to Ric Flair. XD
Champ!! Thanks, I’m hoping the art improves steadily. Sara took a straight nasty shot there so she could be in some real trouble especially with Krystin back on top.
Cookie Ogre, you look very wise to me, especially with the fire extinguish/popcorn knowledge. 😀
Amanda and Brooke came out, if Sara didn’t jump on Krystin?
hmmm!! I’m saying yes..
‘GoDDess Aphrodite’ Brooke Lennox really want to pick a fight, fight someone which is under her weight that is.. first to Monica Rumble, then to Sara Valentine..
Brooke is too confident that ‘Marshmallow Golem’ Amanda Breaker, will protect her.. hehhe!!
COME ON SARA VALENTINE!!!
COME ON SARA VALENTINE!!
Brooke for the assist! Victory by proxy!
Awesome heel heat for Brooke and Amanda. With Krystin and Sara, I guess it’s more a case of which one you agree with more. If anything, Sara’s edging the face role here slightly imo. As rude and aggressive as she is, I for one find that a bit less obnoxious than Krystin’s arrogance and cold calculation. That said, I bet the fans just enjoy seeing two people they don’t particularly like smack the crap out of each other! Who cares who wins as long as at least one heel gets hurt? (Disclaimer: Not my own opinion, since I dig character over role, although I must admit I’m pretty rare among smarks in actually preferring faces for the most part!)
MGC, it’s true that Brooke is still hot about her loss to Monica. Maybe a rematch at the PPV? Brooke is very confident when Amanda is around.
Ha ha Trevor, I guess that is very true. XD
Stygimoloch, there’s definitely a split between who readers want to see to win and it certainly favors Sara, but not as much as I would’ve once thought. Especially since it’s not so easy to get behind what Krystin’s standing for and the fact that someone is pulling her strings. More on that next chapter. For now, we’re going to see where this crazy match turns next!
That was a funny page there. Although I’m not sure what right Brooke has to call someone a streetwalker when she is sleeping with a man who is close to being married. And I still don’t know why the hell someone who should be one of the most dominant women in the company is hanging out with Brooke, a rookie who hasn’t done squat. But I’m sure we’ll find all that out.
But yeah, very entertaining distraction, and even if it weren’t a hardcore match that would have been legal. Sara is the veteran and should know better than to lose track of where her opponent is, so I disagree with the Sara fans in here.
Oh yeah, I didn’t like how you drew Amanda Breaker before, but she looks a lot better on this page. Not sure why, I’d have to compare to be sure.
Sorry about the lack of posts! I’ve been beating my brains out at work!
I wanted to say I don’t think I’ve ever liked Brooke more then I do in this comic. Her response was truely classic!
Ha ha, Ken! Yeah, Brooke’s pretty funny that way. Brooke and Amanda’s relationship will get hashed out but it is a weird little paradox, isn’t it? Good catch that Brooke and Amanda didn’t really do anything illegal, in the strict sense of the word. They were in their rights to belt Sara if they wanted.
Coyote Lovely!! Hey!!! Glad you’re still reading. 🙂 I’m also glad you enjoyed Brooke’s appearance in this match. XD Give your brains a break from work, eh? Maybe some Rival Angels breaks…. lol
Amanda Breaker? More like Amanda Mountain! But it’s hard to beat “Marshmallow Golem” for a name!
I’m actually impressed that Amanda and Brooke kept their hands off of Sara, making it a bit more fair.
Heya guys.
Great Art here, love it. I hope that match gonna be a close one. Pretty sure that Sara gonna have a big head ache after that match hey! However, I can’t choose a side, I love them both. 😛
Hey GhostEraser! Amanda has a presence you can’t miss. XD I’m not sure if it’ll come out but the reason Brooke and Amanda exhibited some restraint is because Krystin didn’t want their help in the first place, but isn’t above benefiting from their distraction.
Hey Svan, thanks and glad you liked the update! You know, you’re in great company with rooting for both girls. One of my best friends says that his two favorite angels of all are Krystin and Sara. At least you’ll enjoy the match! 😀