A Controlled Stampede by Paul Taylor on April 11, 2016 at 10:30 pm Story: Wapsi-ArchiveCharacters: Atsali, NadetteLocation: Gryphon High Related Comics ¬ Smile Spending Time Still Going The Directory Fine And Well
I think she found her outlet.
Indeed!
What happened in the third frame? Did the short-haired girl do something to Atsali? And did Atsali high-stick her in the last frame?
Going on her grip and that looks like the ball lower right I think shes going for a reverse hit…
Which takes some serious skill in the real world.
And as a (field) Hockey Goalkeeper those are our worse nightmares to stop!
And, good Lord, these aren’t human girls she’s creaming, are they?
If it’s the school team, probably not. Either it’s another team from Gryphon, or it’s a different Para school.
Is Atsali wearing eye protection, or a blindfold? I can’t tell.
eye protection. if you look closely there are lines on it.
As has been pointed out on the forum, she needs glasses, and that’s either corrective or it protects her regular pair.
Dang, was starting to believe that she actually was blindfolded, would have made it all the more funner 😀
I assume they’re rec specs. I thought they were goggles, but she’s the only one wearing them so they’re most likely corrective.
I think the glasses are a reference to the “things just got real” meme.
Because they are all superhuman this is occurring at 2.5 times normal speed.
So, Atsali offed the short-haired one, who has Xs for eyes in the last panel?
Just K.O.ed the rest are still awake
Atsali is super guilty of “high sticking” (For those not familiar, the base of stick is not to come above the waist)
Yeah, I played field hockey briefly, earlier in high school. We had a team mate who became known as “the Reaper” for his persistent inability to keep the stick at a safe level.
Ha! that was my nickname in highschool. XD I was pretty short so I held the stick choked up and tended to run with it in permanent high-stick mode.
OI! NO HIGH-STICKING!
This is no stampede.
Stampedes go more or less in one direction.
This is a melee.
actually, it is going one direction…
downhill
i don’t see the Handbasket… and if this is an “away” game, then the Bus will be there instead…
Sali can’t even see the other players, just hear the tinkle from the ball (and the crunching of bones and the sobbing of the fallen :D)
ROLLER DERBY!!! MIXED WITH DEMO DERBY AND MMA!!!
Ya gotta love bloodsports!!!
otherwise known as “RollerBall”… the James Caan version was MUCH better than the remake