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Jan31
on January 31, 2011
at 12:02 am
Chapter: Chapter 19 - The Big Night
Characters: Brooke Lennox, Sabrina Mancini
Ah….there went Sabrina and Brooke’s bonding moment. Brooke’s good intentions never seem to pan out.
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Jeez, even when Brooke tries to be nice… She’s lucky her head’s attached to her shoulders or all the air in it would make it float away
God can I get some sort of match update instead of this Sabrina pity party? Jeeze you have succeeded in making me dislike Sabrina more then I already do, Albone. Brooke can stop lying though, she knows its Sabrina that stinks…losers usually do. And you are a liar Albone, you said it would go back and forth between this boring crap and the match. I just do not want to know the end result of the match. GIVE ME SOMETHING!*goes berserk and on a rampage*
you can go to the forums.. and read some fanfics.. or maybe write one.. hehehe!!
I’ve been playing MMOs too much. When I saw the exclamation over Sabrina’s head, I immediately thought she had a quest to give.
pouahahhahah WOW Players?? 😛
WOW counts among the MMOs I’ve played, hehe, currently I’m playing DCUO.
Somehow, I feel Brooke is gonna do something really noble, possibly spectacular, in this saga. Don’t ask me what or when. I’ve just got a feeling. And when she does, we’re going to be as proud as parents.
Yep. Still predicting that Sabrina is going to introduce that cake to Brooke’s face.
Well say what you want at least you know where Brooke comes from.
Though I thing a good long soak in a hot tube would feel better.
*peeks behind fingers*
That…actuily wasn’t a bad idea, hot showers are several shades of awsome after a bad day. But awww, poor Brooke, she tries but it doesn’t come out right!
Let it go Brina! I think she might actuily be well intentioned this time…
Well, I was going to offer the hottub in my suit. But if she smells like a we cat…
Now wait! Snowy! Just KIDDING! Wet cats smell good… Er.. yeah…
Wet cats stink. Wet catGIRLS don’t. This message brought to you by the National Association for the Advancement of Catgirl People.
waaa!!
National Association for the Advancement of Catgirl People?
meow!!
I wonder how they operate? and what are their mission?
{M.G.C. secret stole a tray of cookies, and sneak out.. as M.G.C. prepares to offer to her ‘White Queen’ Chloe De Sade}
for some reason I was expecting the next line to be “want me to join you?” but I’m a perv.
Brooke’s head is apparently not one of her vital areas.
Hmmm yes Nozzer you bring up a very good question what self respecting Aussie would do a pommie thing none that i know of, but the question should be is brooke’s new found aussie pride a sham or is she genuinely proud to be an aussie,id say the fact she used a voice coach in order to hide her sexy aussie accent would suggest shes indeed not a proud aussie shella just my observation on that i could be wrong
@Ronin21 Roro my friend the match betwen Xtina and kystin would be like a match between sisters myrstin is from minnesotaand oddly enough they share a sort of bond with theirnorthren nieghbors ihave yet to see any other plase along the canadian border where things are so lax it maybe cuz they both enjoy the outdoors and woodland activies i could see Xtina and Kystin forming a very powerful tag team
@Al, yes i think a grudge match is quitely brewing between the pommie Miss buckingham and our resident aussie goddess Brooke ican see via my dragon vision the angry slurs and degrading names the two would wield against each other and to those not privy to the lingo and its meaning like dawn and jeff i think they will be very lost, as to my dragon vision whats soo wrong with her letting me see what she wants me to if iam able to swift ofut their meanings then i am worthy of the gift if not well then i supose she will end up punishing me but then again there could be alot worse fates then being punished by an extremely attractive asian lady like going on a date with De Sade cuz you know she would turn any man she went our with into a whipping post i wouldnt doubt that she ties them up in her basement and just whips them every night for an hour before bed
Well, down Brooke, Massive foot in mouth diease or hokeypokey mouth, “You put your right foot in…
PS Brooke sweetie i love ya but you have to understand she just had a very exhuasting fight against Kat, jen and De Sade im quite sure that would make any one a little ripe and would over power the weak protection provided by lady speed stick they onnly deoderant i can think of strong enough to with stand the test that Bree just did would be somthing from old spice red zone or madder horn but then she would have to fight off all of woman in atendance cuz as we all know Old spice makes great people even greater and more irriestable
So, Brooke has an obsession with the way Sabrina smells? Could there be a love triangle in the mix? What will Sun say about it? Will Kystin be judgmental or cool with it? What will the other Rival Angels say about this or will they care?
“Meanwhile, back ringside…”
Love triangle involving Sabrina + Sun or Sabrina + Krystin, rawr. Any kind of love triangle involving Sabrina and Brooke? Icky-poo! Let’s not go there. Really, let’s not. 😉 And while BBD chooses to make his point in the most offensive fashion possible, I have to admit that I am wondering what’s going on out there.
Hokay, the minor diversion for the pity party was needed but I have to say it feels like we’re dragging a little now and poor Brooke has dropped a sympathy bomb in every single one… and it looks like we’re doing another Brooke flub next episode?
Just a note… this will be 7 episodes of post match wallowing for Sabby.
VINTAGE Brooke! can’t really say much more than that here.
Ronin, I think the best thing that can be said about Brooke is that she’s consistent. XD
BBD, I am positive that you dislike Sabrina all on your own. The liar thing is a bit strong. When did I say that we’d see any of the triple threat match? If I said anything it’s that we’ll be seeing Gabrielle and Hell’s Belles before the end of it. Curiously though, what makes you so interested in the triple threat match? It doesn’t have anything to do with any of the major storylines.
Chris, if Sabrina could give Brooke a quest, it’d be to go play in traffic. 😛
LOL Darkmark, I know you’ll be happy if Brooke comes through like that. I do have to say that she’s got some big parts coming before this is over.
Stygimoloch, cannot forget the cake. It’s definitely going to make an appearance.
Snowy, I think you’re right about a nice hot shower. It’s a good way to ease the aches and pains, especially after a loss.
Goldengirl, you’re right to tell Sabrina to let it go…I think the poor girl is at her wit’s end. I think Brooke does get an A for effort.
LOL Champ! I’m pretty sure you have the only private hot tub in the facility. Perks from being the champ!!
Jamal, it’s understandable to think that but we know that Brooke is fairly high-maintenance and would hog all the water. XD
Coel, I would have to agree with you on that. It’s why she compensates in other areas. lol
Comichero, yeah I think a feud with Brooke and Victoria is a must, but the only thing is that Victoria’s skill level is much higher than Brooke’s so I don’t know how competitive it can be. As for Chloe…we’ll be see how well she gets along with the fellas in a little bit. And who doesn’t love Old Spice? 😛
Kurt, it’s hard to tell what Brooke is into. She’s an enigma! Sun would absolutely forbid any 3 ways here. She’s the BFF, if you know what I mean. If by ‘ringside,’ you mean, ‘skybox…’
Cookie Ogre, lol @ the 3 ways! I can update you on the triple threat match…As soon as one lady gets the upper hand, someone else takes it away. Rampage is doing the best, Veronica is working the hardest and Loretta is getting the worst of it.
Dyna, I hope it’s not dragging but the story needs to tell itself. I don’t think 7 pages is long, but I do think 2 weeks is, which is how long it’s take to get through it. Remember that Sabrina’s loss came about 20 minutes ago. And, the last pages have been more about her Upstart roomies more than Sabrina. Did you see the fanfare when the focus was on Sun telling Sabrina off? Or when Krystin was breaking it down? Readers love the wrestling action, but they love themselves some Upstarts too. And while we’re going to get out of this locker room very soon, it doesn’t mean we’re going necessarily to the match. If I had to guess, are you interested in Loretta? I only ask because the triple threat match doesn’t have anything to do with the main story lines and I’m wondering it’s appeal as a few have pointed out that they’d like to see it.
XD @ jpiv! Some more vintage Brooke on the way?
Bossman,
I no want you to take ANYTHING away from the story and drama about the girls. And I agree that the rest of the girls needed to have reactions. It is about them too. Though Brooke was off to the side during those 7 episodes, she had a lot of input and my only thought was her lately tongue fumble took us out of the moment.
Even if we don’t get a blow by blow of the triple threat, Sun and Krystin have matches following and we’re all geared up now… LOL
Yeah, Brooke tends to be a bit of a goof, but she’s going to try and turn that around next update. 😉 As for Sun and Krystin, definitely expect some in-depth coverage of their matches. The plan is to spotlight the champ a bit too, but I can’t say for sure about the rest of the card, including the Damage Inc tag match.
Albnone yes tis true at this momment the Brooke/vicortia match is nothing but a small gust of wind that barely rocks the boat not the super massive hurrucaine of death and destruction we want Brooke has to shore up her technique and stregrthen her Levies before the storm hit the real question is does Victoria see the storm brewing willshe be ready for it when it hits im in clined to think not Miss buckingham has that air of nothing can touch her or that she has nothing to worry about when it concerns the up an comming girls,it was that bravado that got them their pommie butts handded to them on the falkland islands war and as another point brooke being an aussie shes more then likely a desdent of a criminal mix that with allher time she been hang out with the yanks state side and well you have a fighter who is nothing if not unpredictable and extremely hard to perpare for
That’s true, but let us not forget that Brooke’s talent sub par. She had to preform a… well a certain favor, to get called up out of developmental, and has her relationship with Michael probably to thank for staying in RA. Victoria, we’ve seen twice, once with a good win against Sara Valentine, and the second in a very game attempt against the New TV Champ, Kat Smith. If Brooke wants to win the match against the British Bombshell, she’ll either have to move out of her penthouse for a while and move into the gym to train like never before (Unlikely) Or rely heavily on the One Woman Samoan Swat Team (Much more lilely)
@Albone
Quote :Rampage is doing the best, Veronica is working the hardest, Loretta is getting the worst..
I think is better to show it on an episodes.. than words.. this isn’t a fanfics you know
Ah Brooke. Clearly she loves the taste of her foot in her mouth. Perhaps if she actually kept her foot in her mouth she’d get in less trouble. Because she wouldn’t be able to speak. 😛
VI- uh-oh Brooke is thinking…well that should keep her busy for the next dozen updates at least before she finishes. ;P
Comichero,I think Gabrielle would know what she’d have in a feud like that but would need to know that Brooke could keep up in a match like that, and not just get creamed by Victoria. Victoria has fought Brenda for the belt!
MGC, there’s just never enough time to show it all, y’know? If I could, I totally would.
Trevor, I think you’re right about Brooke keeping her yap shut, but then, we couldn’t bear witness to all of her divine wisdom. XD
jpiv, yes, she is thinking….God help us all! Or maybe Sabrina will use that to her advantage? O_o
I wouldnt doubt that Gabby would be the one to kindel the flame in Brooke that would get her to train harder and she would undoubtly keep a very close eye on her as she trained specialy in the way of setting up a trainer for her like she did with Bree. This is why i dont feel tat Victoria would ever see it coming cuz if i know Gabby and if she wanted to make a good money making rivalry out of the two girls like she does with Chloe and Bree, and i she does, she would set up match with wrestles around the same skill level even strong to see if she was ready to be unleashed agasint victoria
it would start off with little stuff Brooke and Vic interfearing by proxy with each others matches then interfearing them sleves it would happen fast too like it has with De Sade and Bree but ther would be no forseeable end to the storm that would be Broooke and Victoria
Actually, despite the historical issues between Britain and Australia, it might be interesting to Vic and Brooke have to work together as opposed to facing each other. Otherwise it wouldnt be much of a contest – Brooke and Victoria are nearly equal in size and power, but Vic’s experience would overwhelm the blonde.
well truth be told if they had a common enemy yes Vic and Brooke would team up for queen and country and all that jazz but to work together just to work together yeah I dont think it would happen DynaMoChen but if you wanted to make a faction made up of Xtina from Canada, Victoria from England, Brooke from Austrailia, you would need a fourth from New Zealand she would like it if she were of Maori desent to round out the troupe you could call it “The Crown”
Ya know, Albone, if you gave art lessons to some of the louder, umm, fans, maybe they could provide the rest of the card? You know, maybe less whining and more drawing…
Anyway, for what it’s worth, this is your comic – if you don’t do it your way, you won’t be happy with it and you’ll burn out. Do us all a favor, and do it your way.
By the way, Brooke is a real twit… Whose idea was it to leave Sabina alone between matches? Even if she won, she’d still need to prepare for de Sot…
Well I am sorry you took the liar bit to seriously. I thought you would have known that I mean absolutely nothing by it, Albone. You think Sabrina is only going to catch my heelish commentating?
But you did mention it would be going back and forth between the action panels and this little pity party. Or maybe that was someone elses comment. If that is the case then…my bad.
I always appreciate the ‘Jesse The Body’ vibe you project. Unlike some of my webcomic brother and sisters, I work about 15 pages ahead, so I wouldn’t out and out lie about something that I know I couldn’t prove and certainly not about something that doesn’t affect the main storylines. It does seem that there are a few readers like yourself that would like to see this match. What about this match has you interested?
BBD- i think i had said at one point that the non upstart matches might work like the york/brandy and vanessa match did where the focus was on the upstart related stuff but that there might be flashes back to see what’s going on in the match like had happened that time. dunno if that’s what you were thinking about though
and albone- it might be just that some people are curious to see/learn a little bit more of the fringe characters just so the only way we find out about them isn’t via upstart feuds. not the match so much but even a quick panel of “hey look at how Rampage is smooshing the other two.” or “Veronica’s showboating for the fans” then if Rampage/Veronica faces an upstart later people will have an idea of what that upstart’s in for. sort of what JSN gets at in the post after this one. even if it’s just a panel here and there to keep the “RA is more than just the Upstarts” vibe going.
i can see why the big four should get the lion’s share of the attention since they’re the central characters/focus of the comic. considering the pacing/available space and scheduling there’s only so much that can be done at one time. if you start branching into all these other people then transitions from matches to postmatches would take even longer because you’d have to see how all these additional people would react to whatever just happened and all that. some folk just want a bit more variety to pop up occasionally i’m guessing- i wouldn’t be against it either but i understand why you’re doing it the way you are.
personally i can see both viewpoints- weren’t there points during the matches where people were posting “please end this match already it’s been X updates now.”? so it’s a lose/lose situation for ya ;P
ok i’m babbling too much now- time to stop 🙂
Thanks for the insight, jpiv. Ramble on! XD jk It really is good to know that secondary (and third string) characters get love from the readers. I think normally, we would’ve seen what’s happening with the triple threat match by now but because of the gravity of the situation, Sabrina losing, Sun and Sabrina fighting, etc, to break up one of the bigger moments of the series with a triple threat match that doesn’t affect them seemed almost too distracting. The space/time thing is hard to deal with. Like you said, people were just complaining about matches being too long. O_o It’s a crazy line to walk.
It’s been 484 episodes. Even if there is a wrestling event, if the wrestler being featured isn’t:
Sabrina Mancini
Sun Wong
Krystin Moline
Brooke Lennox
or anybody who is their designated opponent, then they might as well not exist. I’m surprised there are people who are still shocked by this revelation. Face it; without Jennifer Needles around, that match might as well not exist. You’ll have more luck with Damage Inc., the Slash Fiction Fangirls, and the Maori Schoolteacher. At least they have some stroke in RA.
But really, who are we kidding with all of this “Oh no! Sabrina’s resolve is weakening! How will she be able to defeat her biggest foe yet? Stay tuned, true believers!” when we know she’s
gonna go Super Saiyan/Sage Mode/Bankai/Burning Gundam/ just so she can pull an even bigger Kamehameha/Rasengan/Getsuga Tensho/Shining Finger out of her ass that vaporizes the baddie and saves the daygonna wrestle anyway, no matter how hard the story tries to convince us of otherwise. It’s done a better job of making me unsure of Sun and Krystin than it has about Superbrina. She’s gonna wrestle.love you’re comment..
Sage Mode (Rasengen)
Bankai (Getsuga Tensho)
Gundam Seed (Seed mode)
Kamehameha (old school dragonball z)…
I think it’s better compare in anime sports..
like Eyeshield 21..
‘Eyeshield 21’ Kobayakawa Cena = ‘Ultragirl’ Sabrina Mancini..
but I like to know how Albone use and write storylines..
usually in ANime sports most main character won’t get championship.. like in Eyeshield 21 or in Slamdunk.. even in Rival Angels..
the main characters have 3-4 attempts first to beat her major foe.. here Sabrina is screwing Chloe.. (Thumbs down)
but scene you mention ‘Bleach’
(Bleach)Ichigo Kurosaki = (Rival Angels) Sabrina Mancini
(Bleach) Aizen Souske = (Rival Angels) Chloe De Sade
could it be like this?
Comichero, that’s a pretty good start to what could be a good feud between Brooke and Victoria, especially if Gabrielle can get Brooke game-ready for someone the likes of Victoria.
Thanks for having my back, Ghosteraser. XD Oh man, that would be cool though to have help on the art chores. lol That’s a good point about leaving Sabrina and Brooke alone together. Marina and Sun had every intention of reigning in Sabrina’s celebration, and after that didn’t happen, it all went downhill. Oh wait, there’s still a little bit more downhill left…
JSN, I’m always flattered that readers want more but to keep things moving, things got to get cut. I like to think that I balance it out like Friday Night Lights or Hellcats. It’s not all football in FNL and in fact, I think I show more wrestling than they do football. The only match I’m willing to comment on is Brenda’s match. She’s going to get more time than any other non-upstart match.
Thanks for the update, Albone-san! The interest (on my part at least) is because you’ve created a good setting and given us glimpses of other characters that could be potentially very interesting, so eventually we want to know more about them.
Well one reason I am interested in the match is because its a match. a triple threat one at that. And I would like to see the wrestling styles of Rampage and Silvers. Besides its called Rival Angels, and I have seen all the other wrestlers, but I have not really felt them. This part with Sabrina is boring and just going to make her beating later to Chloe more satisfying to me. Worst for her. And all this cheering up crap a waste of time for her roommates.
And I will try and mix up my heel commentating better…throw in a little Bobby the Brain and Jerry Lawler.
I think part of the frustration some of your fans are showing about wanting to see the matches themselves is the sheer build up we’ve had all this time. The PPV has been hyped for a very long time now and to us, EACH match is a big deal. After all, the top RA girls are involved, many of whom have developed a fan base or curiosity from the reader about their talents.
Rampage for instance has been hyped since day one, but we’ve never seen her in a real match. Same really goes for Veronica Silver too. And some have grown to follow Loretta after her big bout with Sabrina and her attitude adjustment from being a witchy heel to a respectable tweener.
Please don’t take the criticism for anything but than what it is – LOVE. We LOVE RA. We LOVE your characters. We LOVE your art! And we understand how hard it is to do everything. If it were humanly possible, having the PPV matches drawn out as a separate work would be awesome for the hardcore action fans but I couldn’t see asking the impossible from you to stay on track AND do something of that magnatitude.
But, any updates on the brawl in the ring would make our day I’m sure… Previously, having monitors, voice-overs or inserts have helped parallel time so we could see both action and story. All of it done very very smartly.
Thanks for weighing on everything guys. Even if I can’t use it all, it’s still good to know what’s making a section of the readers tick.
Cookie Ogre, I really love all of the characters, not surprisingly, so I’m always glad to hear that others want to see them too, even if they’re not directly involved. With The Dreamer comic, I happen to like Liz, though we haven’t really seen so much of her and there’s probably not a good literary reason that I should like her. I just do, so I can relate.
BBD, I try and approach Rival Angels a bit like TV shows like Friday Night Lights or Hellcats and I think I show wrestling action more than they show football, for example but I can understand that it might not always be enough. In my mind, I needed all of these pages for Sabrina and the Upstarts and if I had shown the triple threat match in there, it’d only make the Upstarts section that much longer, as well as break the attention that they need considering it’s such a big moment in the story. It’s the same reasoning when we move on to the other factions, like Gabrielle and the Belles, but we will get some triple threat action before it’s over. You can’t go wrong with the Brain and Lawler is cool as hell and had the pleasure of meeting him a few times.
Thanks, Dyna! I’m really glad you enjoy it so much. 🙂 Like I was writing BBD, the voice overs/monitor glimpses would make this scene a little longer than I’d like but I can say that this won’t be the norm. I really do like the wrestling action and sliding it in is always a fun challenge. And here’s the other thing…in situations like these, I thought about drawing the parts of the match we don’t see and offer it as a pdf download but I don’t know if it’s doable right now.
I think the peripheral characters are best left for side stories and one shots. What about a comic with mini-stories about some of these ladies, Albone, and enlisting your friends to help out like Comfort & Adam have done with The Uniques Tales. Sell it as a download to those interested… Then everyone wins.
I think, personally, when RA is collected in print, those stories will dilute the real story you’re trying to tell, and make the Graphic Novel directionless. But it seems there’s a lot of interest in developing those characters more, even if the official webcomic isn’t the venue to do that.