Henry is kind of a difficult character to write. It’s fairly easy to make him unlikable, but the challenge is not letting him become a caricature. I think I’m skirting the edge on this page. We’ve got some more guest […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ouch. Apparently Agnes isn’t the only one who’s not good with people. Congratulations to Trav Whitmer, who was the only one to correctly guess that Agnes was talking to Kate in last week’s Friday Foreshadowing. He’ll be getting a free […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you like to draw, we’d love to feature your artwork in our new guest and fan art page. Just follow these rules: The image must include characters from The Specialists. No nudity, foul language, or other offensive material (we’ll […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is probably the worst day of Max’s life. The only good thing about it is that it’s just about over. If you’re into tabletop roleplaying games and you live in the Denver area, don’t forget about the Specialists game […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
See, this is why you should never meet your heroes. The holiday season is finally over. Hope everyone had a great time and didn’t put on too much weight. As much as I love the holidays, it’s nice to get […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Lock up your daughters, everyone. Lady killer Max Finkelstein is on the prowl! The holidays are coming up, and we’re going to take a couple weeks off from making the comic. Next week (the 19th), we’ll have an amazing new […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I bet he’s fun at parties. This is probably a good time to point out that, since our comic is set in the 1940s, racism, sexism, and antisemitism will all be components of the story. This was a time when […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mystery solved! Congratulations to the commenters who guessed The Bombardier’s secret. We’ll reveal more about Airman Johns and why he’s forced to hide his race in the coming pages, but for now, remember that our story takes place during a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Max has finally made it to the inner sanctum! Looks pretty utilitarian for such a sacred place. (I love Goetz’s expression in the lower left panel. He looks like he’s about to blow a gasket.) Have you heard of Penny […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In case you don’t remember, we first mentioned Dr. Kate Smallwood on page 19, when Max found the Prometheus reactor that she had sent him waiting in his lab. She made her first appearance at the Golem demonstration (beginning on […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…