Java 247
Coincidentally, if you go back to strip #242, you can see Java using his real life “Death Blossom” attack. A similar move he used against those children in the petting zoo (waaay back when Java was in just double digits). Good times. Except Java can Death Blossom whenever he feels like it. Rather than a last resort it’s basically his equivalent of pressing “X” on a Playstation controller.
If you’ve never seen the movie The Last Starfighter, it’s a 1984 sci-fi flick where some kid from a trailer park is conscripted to fight an alien war because he’s really good at a video game. You can skip to the Death Blossom scene here:
Next week I’ll be relocating to Pawleys Island, South Carolina. So keep an eye out for the Java mobile if you live near the area. If anyone manages to snap a photo of my rear bumper I’ll kick you some Kick Points!
I remember going back a time there used to be fan mail strips. I used to enjoy throwing curveball questions at poor Java. Are those no longer a thing?
Maybe after the next long plot arc. Which could be this one.
The Last Starfighter, wonderful movie. I heard a comment that the actor who played Cestari made when he volunteered to do his own stunts. Someone told he that he could get hurt if he did it. He replied, “I started acting on the stage, and when you act on the stage, you DO your stunts without calling for a stunt double.”
As a stage actor I agree with him. Of course, I also had to do my own stunts for our low-budget YouTube series.