Comments on: Professor Madblood and the Doppelganger Gambit: February 24 – March 1, 2003

By: So It Begins (soitbegins)

So It Begins (soitbegins) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:28:34 +0000

Hooo boy.

By: Amy Fiori (amy82986)

Amy Fiori (amy82986) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:28:33 +0000

Actually, the other characters imply later that the laser can do a lot more than that--presumably the Madblood DNA was only needed to make an exact copy of an existing person. Later in this storyline, Mell threatens to "spin the dials around and zap you with whatever comes up". I'd be willing to bet it could have changed Madblood enough that the computer wouldn't recognize him.

But you're right, Dave probably couldn't hit him in the first place.

By: Leon Arnott (l)

Leon Arnott (l) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:28:32 +0000

Saturday:

I was going to suggest Dave snipe Lupin with the transforming laser, but that of course would just turn Madblood into Madblood. If only he’d had a chance to load it with non-Madblood DNA, even though it would have to be Mell’s DNA, and changing Madblood into Mell would probably only mildly delay Dave’s approaching doom. That and Dave probably couldn’t even aim an actual rifle at that distance.

By: Robin (fiddlerbird555)

Robin (fiddlerbird555) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:28:31 +0000

'Cause

if I should be found

horrors will abound

oh ****

Why'd I come to thr mooon?

Why'd he comeback so soon?

Time to run and hi-i-i-i-de!!!

(big finish)

By: Robin (fiddlerbird555)

Robin (fiddlerbird555) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:28:30 +0000

so I ran

it was no brilliant plan

but it was the one I had

Run away

and live another day

shoud that work it's not so bad

(brudge, you know)

By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd)

Ed Gedeon (eddurd) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:28:29 +0000

(TUNE: "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach)

Doomed
Since this plot began!
Need a brilliant plan!
Oh, no!
Madblood's now inside!
Lovelace, be my guide!
Time to run and hide!

Now
Madblood's in the base!
My butt he'll erase!
Oh, s**t!
"It's no use," I sighed ...
"Well, to hell with pride!
Time to run and hide!"

By: Jon W. (kd7sov)

Jon W. (kd7sov) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:28:28 +0000

Plus, depending on how the radiation works, he could easily get burns all across his face, throat, and figertips, which would presumably alter most of what the computer scans.

By: Elaine Corvidae (elaine_corvidae)

Elaine Corvidae (elaine_corvidae) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:28:27 +0000

@David Considering it’s a computer in a comic, there may just be a reason for that.

By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd)

Ed Gedeon (eddurd) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:28:26 +0000

(TUNE: "It's Too Late", Carole King)

I changed to Madblood and I stole the Moon!
But here comes Madblood, he returned too soon!
Now both of us are Madblood, and one of us will be doomed!

So let's mutate Madblood, now, let's mutate!
He's got tentacles, green and oozing!
All his insides have died!
His brain is fried, and he looks amusing!

By: David Harmon (mental_mouse)

David Harmon (mental_mouse) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:28:25 +0000

I notice that the sentient AI is assuming comic-book rules for the effects of radiation….