#0987

#0987

"What hump?" is a reference to Mel Brooks' excellent Young Frankenstein. To be clear, I am NOT the father of Sandstorm's baby, in spite of what Stretch might think.

When Sandstorm confronts me, it's like a Pantene commercial with all our hair.

#0986

#0986

Sandstorm is in the "wow, she's really big" final stage of pregnancy.

#0985

#0985

The plot, as we say in the industry, thickens.

#0984

#0984

We all wondered when Charlie would find out. Wonder no longer...

#0983

#0983

The henchmen's words in the final panel are a slight corruption of Frank Zappa's lyrics from the song "We're Turning Again." The S-Team: Knowledge Is Power.

#0982

#0982

In case you're worried about Tyrant's red hips, it will be explained in a future strip. Suffice it to say that it was intentional.

#0981

#0981

Some people aren't happy to just have their lives saved.

#0980

#0980

You know how in the movies, guys always run yelling away from whatever it is that's about to explode, then jump just as it does? You know why they do it? It looks cool.

Eric Larsen of Image Comics, creator of the Savage Dragon, loves to use sound effects for explosions that go "THRAKAKOOOOM!" So I did one better. If you don't know who Chaka Khan is, you're probably a lot younger than me.

Here's a link to the video of probably her most famous song (totally work-safe, except the day-glo '80s outfits may possibly blind you).

#0979

#0979

New headquarters sets? That's a bit premature, isn't it?

Isn't it?

#0978

#0978

Turbo is channeling Ruby Rhod from The Fifth Element when he's talking about bomb detectors.

#0977

#0977

"There is no spoon" was made famous in the movie The Matrix when spoken to Neo by a bald kid who bent spoons with his mind.

#0976

#0976

Yeah, that might be a little drastic.

#0975

#0975

Quite possibly this is the only time Tyrant will EVER be described as "kindly".

#0974

#0974

Wouldn't it be great if all you had to do was ask not to be killed and then you'd get a free pass?