Author Archives: Jason Week

30 November 2010 12:49 PM EDT

#30 The Irrational Numbers

I guess this is more like characters 30-32, but I really wanted to nail down the design for these three. They’ll be making an appearance in the current storyline for my webcomic, and it’s always easier to design characters ahead of time.

During the occasional cross-club rumble at the Goldberg Institute for the Furtherance of Childhood Genius, the Math League usually does well. Members of the League are about as competent at fighting as the rest of the academically focused kids at the institute, but they do have their ringers - The Irrational Numbers. Johann, Miranda and Douglas are basically human calculators — in fact, a computer has yet to be invented that can outpace them doing most calculations. Before a rumble, the rest of the league winds them up into a state of frenzy by bombarding them with series after series of nearly impossible problems. Nearly crazed at this point, the Numbers see the world as a string of equations to be solved and probabilities to be judged. You can see how this would help in a fight…

Well, that’s it for me. Check out my stuff if you like - I park my comic at duncepress.com, and it updates every Thursday. If you’re wondering what it’s about, here’s the elevator pitch: A Genre-Bending Goonies with Child Geniuses. Now I feel dirty.

29 November 2010 6:35 PM EDT

#29 The Damnable Drunkard

Daryl Plotzman used to be a devoted family man, a reliable delivery truck driver for a dairy, and an all around classy guy…That is, until he (rather stupidly) drank a can of beer he found in the wreckage of a UFO that crashed in the cornfield behind his house. Now, when he consumes enough alcohol, he becomes The Damnable Drunk - a nigh invulnerable, super-strong tank of a super-hero.

Unfortunately, he’s been called upon to save the world so many times that he’s become a raging alcoholic. He’s alienated his family, friends, co-workers and other super-heroes…and yet — every time he tries to dry out, another alien civilazation invades or super-volcano explodes, forcing him to make yet another trip to the liquor store for the sake of humanity.

29 November 2010 6:35 PM EDT

# 28 The Zebu of Ominous Tiding

Caught in a vicious time rift caused by an accident with the Madhava accelerator in Kerala, India in the year 2310, This poor Zebu is now lost in the timestream. He appears wherever there is a significant event nexus, leading all the way back into recorded history (and likely beyond). Because of this, the Zebu itself has become a symbol of change, importance, and of course - ominous tidings, Especially when appearing in out of place situations - such as the Battle of Waterloo, the death of Genghis Khan, and the birth of the greatest U.S. president - Raven Symone.

29 November 2010 6:35 PM EDT

#27 The Black Obelisk of Zhakat-Ghoraht

In the beginning of man’s ascent, he was beset by all nature of otherworldly horrors clinging to existence after the cataclysms that marked the end of the Eldritch Era. None, however, took as huge a toll in lives and souls as this ever shifting and nameless monster of primeval africa. After countless years of sacrifice and death, a jet black obelisk was constructed out of the skulls of millions of the monsters victims, and cemented with morter of bone-black and human blood. The monster was finally sealed away, and humanity could begin its rise to prominence on earth. But should the now buried monument ever be discovered, should it ever fall…the consequences would indeed be grim…

26 November 2010 5:50 PM EDT

#26 Brontosymphonus

The Male* Brontosymphonus is one of the largest terrestrial organisms on the planet Silaxes, weighing about the same as a bull African elephant at standard earth gravity, and nearly 5 times that at native gravity. It communicates via the two large vocal sacs located on either side of its head. In the thick atmosphere of Silaxes, these calls can travel for many dozens of miles — allowing a troop of Brontosymphonus males to spread out over an incredibly wide area while foraging for food.

*Brontosymphonus is actually a sexually trimorphic species, and reproduction is not comparable to earth species. Brontosymphonus Males are labeled as such due to size and observed behavior. Classification will most likely change with updated information.

25 November 2010 8:55 AM EDT

#25 PJ Jones

So far this is the only character I’ve created specifically for my webcomic, Billy the Dunce. There may be one more before the challenge is finished, however.

PJ Jones is the student body president of the Goldberg Institute for the Furtherance of Childhood Genius, and generally excels in matters of Politics and History. He has risen to such a high position among an incredibly competitive and gifted student population through his charismatic demeanor and, some would say - manipulative abilities. It’s hard to pin down any specific details about his personality or life, because PJ is a master of the null statement. In other words, he can speak limitlessly without ever saying anything of substance.

PJ will most like grow up to be President, Dictator, or a Celebrity. Maybe all three.

25 November 2010 1:49 AM EDT

#24 Mandrilonicus Rex

Sorcerer Pope of the primate kingdom. Bow before him.

24 November 2010 2:44 PM EDT

#23 Yabby Claws

On Crustaceaous Eve, Yabby Claws visits the dwellings of all good little Crustaceans - both freshwater and saltwater - bearing gifts of toys and rotten meat. In his sea-sleigh drawn by eight glistening oceanic whitetip sharks (thrasher, flenser, flayer, voracious, vomit, cupiditous, donner party, and toothy), Yabby Claws speeds through the black night waters of earth, delivering his packages as fast as he can. Because, you know, Octopi.

23 November 2010 2:44 AM EDT

#22 Captain Sleep-O

Captain Sleep-O was once the boy sidekick of Mr. Slide (under the name of Narcolepti-Lad) until one day, in his civilian life, he had a narcoleptic episode and fell down a flight of stairs. This led to more and more such incidents (due to his worsening disorder), and within two years he had developed multiple infections followed by severe gangrene. Amputations followed.

Now, with his new Cybernetic limbs and an improved Sleep Crown - he fights crime as Captain Sleep-O! His bionic limbs give him super-human strength along with a liquid electro-steel hand that can grab criminals just as easily as it allows him to swing around downtown Cypress City. And when he falls asleep, the crown takes over for him - its super-AI driving him to ever higher heights in the Superhero hierarchy.

22 November 2010 1:07 PM EDT

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