Roller Derby Fan, thank you again for the well thought commentary on this page! Definitely a ‘tell’ there by Loretta that she’s been shocked, good eyes! The crowd is certainly a part of the story, I feel it helps get over the point of the mood of the match story, so we’ll definitely see more of that. And I’m thrilled you’re looking forward to page 100.

Monday is coming soon A. Mouse and I’m glad you liked that bit between Jeff and Dawn. It seemed the thing to do.

Hey Matt! I was wondering if anyone else was going to think that this could be an opportune time for a stinkface, but you’re also right in thinking that the stinkface just isn’t a move for Sabrina. Good eye though!

Cant wait to see more action in the ring

Sabrina hit Loretta so hard she knocked her out of the panel!

M.G.C., good point about Sabrina getting distracted by the fans. If she takes too much time acknowledging them, it could cost her.

I look forward to Monday.

-A. mouse

Featured this time around: Action Hair. Some of Its styles:

Speed Hair, seen on Sabrina in every panel she’s in except panel two. Loretta has it in panel four but its not as sleek as Sabrina’s.

Strength Hair, Sabrina in panel two: her hair flows in a curve complementary with her headlock, graceful but strong.

Ooof!! Hair, Loretta in panels five and six… her feeling of shock and surprise comes through in her hair ( as well as her face )… but compared to Sara Valentine in Sun’s match, Loretta isn’t out of the fight, she’s gonna quickly put her hair back over her ears and she’ll be really ticked and out for blood.

Speaking of panel five, Loretta goes left eye open and right eye closed when hit by surprise, just like when Sabrina slapped her. Coincidence… or a ‘tell’ for an observant opponent to read a vulnerable moment?

Once again, the crowd is a character too. From the chants in the opening panels to the stunned silence in the last, they have a part to play too. I bet they come back with a wild adrenaline driven crescendo Real Soon Now.

Panel four… sheer poetry. Look at what this panel conveys:
Sabrina is fast and coordinated; check her hair, its flowing while Loretta’s is spread out from her effort of reaching but not connecting.
Loretta is off balance with an ill timed attack… she’s clearly not running at 100%… the fraction of a second it takes her to stand straight again is all it takes for Sabrina to wheel around and set up the kick in panel five.
All that in one deceptively simple cartoon drawing.

At this point in the comic’s run, panels four and five define Ultragirl.
Up until now it’s been Sabrina in the ring, who Marina feared woud be just a disappointing wrestler who would never quite live up to her billing.
Not anymore.
There will no doubt be other moments of definition to come, but here, now, Ultragirl has taken center stage.

Can she keep up the pace?

Episode One Hundred… whatever you’re planning, Alan, its gonna be grand.