Counterintelligence 02
First look at the Kick Boys militia.
Originally, I was going to call our gung-ho militia member Captain Roscoe.
But then I realized, that these are just trained civilians joining a vigilante group fighting against a super villain government. So, they all need to be wearing masks and have secret identities. Green Arrow gave a whole speech to Flash (Wally West) in Identity Crisis about how the mask will protect you when your superpowers cannot. Because if you show up to a hero fight as Roscoe, you can bet that Deathstroke will murder everyone in your family the next day.
So I had to think up a whole system of how to organize squads of volunteers into a fighting force. First I gave them a standard uniform: basically a sleeveless Karate gi. Then, I figure the belt system will help when coordinating tactics. Grayhawk could know immediately how capable one of his troops is by the rank of his belt (and matching ninja turtle mask). Then they get a number alongside their rank, which may not make that much sense. If you are Yellow-5 now, then go up in rank, do you become Blue-5 or do you fill in the lowest numbered blue spot? Fortunately, we can assume that not a single Kick Boy will advance in rank for the entirety of this series.
Lastly, I figured I could sort the squads by animal names, just like kung-fu styles: Mantis, tiger, leopard, monkey, snake, dragon, crane, what not. If someone has the red belt rank and becomes a captain, they can go ahead and name their own squad.
I'm fairly certain that none of these militia logistics will be important in the coming chapters... but, just wanted you all to know that I put a lot of thought into it.
Oh, and Lana is wearing a cow bell this week. If anyone needs a cow bell, I recommend this Vangoa 5-inch Black Steel Cow Bell:
Because sometimes you just need more cow bell.
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KICKMAN, LLC is a weekly webcomic written, penciled, inked, colored, lettered, and produced by Matt S. Law. Matt lives in a van, traveling the United States as a full-time pet-sitter with his girlfriend, Cheri. His mobile art studio consists of a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 and Clip Studio Paint Pro.
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