Swing and a Miss

Know what's going on here? A dire need for a badass villain, but this will do for now.

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"Stretch" was doing his daily routine and street performance. Passersby are often wowed and astounded with the incredible contortions of his body. He was in the middle of his frontbending dislocation when he heard a shout of "Stop!" Stretch noticed a robber -- in a rather interesting outfit -- running away with a bag full of money. You know, those kinds with "$" printed on it. This guy's pretty old school. He bumped into Stretch. "Duuude. Give it up and drop the bag, brah." The robber, shorter in stature, tossed the bag before immediately attempting knock the wind out of Stretch. With a confident smirk on his face, Stretch sucks in his stomach entirely causing the robber to miss. "What the f-," the distracted robber gets a strong punch to the face, knocking him down to the ground. The crowd of onlookers gathered around; some thought of it to be a planned show, but the real authorities knew nothing of the sort. They arrested the robber and the money had to be accounted for. Stretch was declared and praised as a hero. Among the crowd, a spiky haired young woman approached him and referred him to a corporation run by other superheros.

I always enjoy Roe's technique of drawing Stretch and his poses. He really did a good job of showing Stretch's ability to draw in his abdominal muscles in a stomach vacuum (or "Nauli Kriya" for you yogins).

Posted with permission from =roemesquita

Artwork (c)

Jason "Stretch" Marshall (c)