Bubbles Asks Permission
whoa I dunno what happened to Bubs' speech bubble in that last panel. Will fix in the morning.
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That will now be Bubbles' official *sarcasm* speech bubble.
Don't fix the bubble. It looks great, and implies a higher solemnity to the words, (or th)which I think fits
RIP, he fixed it
Her speech bubbles do that if somebody is sitting in her chair.
Revising Raymond Chandler’s rule. When in doubt, have Bubbles come through a door with a… Okay, just have Bubbles come through a door.
There are so many comments with explanations of the break in Bubbles' bubble, I think Jeph is going to have to award a no-prize.
Emmett! Look what ya did to Bubbles speech bubble! :(
Someone kicked Bubble's bubble.
Honestly knowing her history and that 'Doorkicker' was probably her job description, I think the fractured speech bubble is fitting. The things that happened were real and even with the memory-editing from the Corpse Witch, the trauma isn't something you can just deal with once and then put on the shelf to gather dust. It's something that's always there and always needs to be dealt with, and maybe this is a moment where it was brought too directly to the surface to be perfectly smoothed over.
I feel emmett is now very good at kicking doors open.
Before I saw your comment, Jeph, I thought the spike in the speech bubble was intentional - perhaps intended to represent a glitch, or something different about the way she spoke, as if perhaps some strong emotion crept into her usually calm tone. Up to you, of course, but it might be kind of cool to leave it that way, and leave it up the readers to make inferences about what it might mean. Or keep that trick in mind for some future, more intentional use.
that's where I was lol. ~<3
No worries Jeph, Bubbles' anxiety just made her speech glitch.
Forget kicking in the doors, she’s already fracturing her own speech bubble 🙃
At least she doesn’t have a scythe so sha/rp th/at i/t cu/ts wor/ds.
Bubbles will indeed kick in the door when there is a Claire in present danger. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3564
You could say it was a "Claire and Present Danger"!
The speech bubble’s flaw might be a neat trick to show someone verbally cutting someone off if you know how it happened.
It looks like an inverted tail was added to it somehow.
Bubbles might kick in the door, but she would never wave a .44. She would carry a rocket launcher pointed in a safe direction unless she intended to fire.
Emmett broke their ankle kicking in the door? Do all Canadians have low ankle integrity?
Or just very strong doors. Gotta keep the bears out somehow.
Something wrong with Bubbles' voicebox? She's got that spike in it in the last panel. (yes, i know it's actually a speech bubble tail goofup on jeph's part) :)
Love Bubbles
Of course. Who doesn't?
Aww, Bubbles!
Bubbles prefers the subtle approach; she merely breaks the lock mechanism, à la Jessica Jones.
Well, there was that one time Bubbles locked in the door to Marten’s room…. (To be fair, she thought Claire was in peril.)
Bubbles visiting Emmett. This is gunna be so gooooood!
I thought that Bubbles' speech bubble looked like that to emphasize the implied threat in her words.
Like she switched to a Killer Robot voice from movies or something, for dramatic effect.
doors are hard. right angles are highly effective for making strong boxes
Triangles are better. Especially the equilaterals.
Meanwhile, Anh has ordered 40 tacos for dinner tonight because it is taco Tuesday.
Any other day of the week and she only gets 38, but it's important to treat yourself occasionally.
Does Bubbles know Emmett? Is this not a large stranger turning up at the door and asking about your child?
Yeah, Bubbles and Emmett have hung out before.
I'm imagining the speech bubble glitch as an anxiety driven digital audio glitch, sounding something like a dial-up modem.
Shep! No! Bad dog. Don't bite the modem cord! NO! NO!!! -SSSSSSSSSSSZZZZZZZZLLLLLLE POP POP POP! Dropped Terrier.
*SMASH* "PROFESSOR BENNETT, WHAT IS THE SITUATION? I MEAN REGARDING EMMETT SPECIFICALLY? WHY IS EVERYONE SCREAMING?" https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3564
"KEYLESS ENTER!!!" https://megatokyo.com/strip/0545
I thought it was intentional, like it indicated Faye interrupted her or something
Also thought it was intentional. Like a sort of aggravated tick after experiencing a micro aggression (don’t go knocking down doors)
Say, did anyone notice the ... oh, never mind.
Fan favorite character Air Duct makes a sudden and unexpected return by rudely speaking over Bubbles.
I'm looking forward to more Becky.
Man, it's been forever since I've kicked in a door.
How often do you kick outside a door?
Honestly i thought it was an attempt to show Bubbles is actually close to snapping, which is rare for her, but accents how bad Emmett’s home situation is, if Bubbles is fighting off military protocols.
I guess I haven’t understanding how bad it might be. I thought it was more Sam’s worry about not being the one suspended and maybe understanding how more concerned Emmett’s mother is about Emmett. Are we talking about Emmett running away from home kind of thing?
Her voice cracked.
I thought her voice was cracking for a second there -- then I read the caption
TBF, the bubble is literally cracked.
Bubbles kicked in her own speech bubble
Something's up Bubble's speech bubble in the last panel, I think
This seems the best path.
Bubbles continues to be a good egg. A massive, massive, good egg.
a good ostrich egg …
Bubbles kicked the speech bubble in
Exactly what I thought! I hope Becky's homeowner policy covers robot damage.