Not certain if it has been established - can just ANYBODY do magic, or only those born with the gift?

Well Sid showed that anyone can do magic. I believe the thing is more 'gifted' people like The Mink have a 'Gate' (that Karno explained back in page 13's description), that is a way to use outside energies to power the spells, while people like Sid are limited to their own body's energy (the reason he looked like a shriveled raisin);

But yeah Max is Max, so if he knew anyone could do magic, he cold very well find a way to make a artificial alternative to a 'Gate'. And considering he's not really altruistic, and that back in the comic we see where the Mink's "Faltown Angel" nickname came from, that destructive magic is easier to syphoon energy to do (with her mentioning that tapping into the city's power grid would let her hurl bolts that would level the hospital to rubble in seconds, but healing the kid took all she got), someone like Max with such powers would be dangerous;

And well, Berecki showed how someone with powerful magic powers and a pretty bad moral compass can be dangerous. Because if not Max himself, anyone else with that level of intelligence to do the same, but with even less morals, would be a problem

Suspect that it's kind of like the test your eye doctor does to test for blind spots on your retina. You look into a machine, and click whenever a light comes on. The light can be anywhere, and varies in brightness. There is a spot in every body's eye that is blind - the optic nerve - but they are looking for changes.

No physical effort, but very tiring. You need 100% concentration for 4 or 5 minutes.

Throwing lightning uses a lot of power, but probably needs little concentration. Betting that healing requires intense concentration.

Doesn't prove anything. I remember nothing canon re can everyone do magic, or only those born with the talent. Clearly, Sid was born with the talent. The Gate seems to be a learned skill, for those with the ability.

In this page she mentions Sid didn't had a gate, and neither does Max. Not having a Gate doesn't mean you can't do magic, just that you're limited to your own body's energy to do so, and not able to use external one. And considering how shriveled Sid was from using what we can safely assume are the more basic types of spells, a more complex one would very likely be possibly even lethal to a non-Gate possessing magic user;

The risk with Max is that he's smart enough that he could very well find a way to bypass the use of a Gate with technology. And even if he doesn't have evil plans himself, either it could fall in the hands of those who do, or be like a loaded SMG in the hands of a baby in Max' own hands

With our limited knowledge, it could go either way.

1. Only certain people can work magic. Gates are learnable by anyone with the talent.
2. Only certain people can do magic, and of those, only some have gates.
2. Anyone can do magic, but those not born with a gate are limited.
3. Anyone can do magic, gates are learnable.

I can't choose between them right now. It hasn't been nailed down tight yet.

Agree about Max.

Well, let's hope the reliable and reputable FedEx guys safely deliver those books!

Good thing she didn't use UPS. They are good for commodities, but not for valuables.

Mr Winston mailed the Hope diamond via the post office. He did insure it to within an inch of it's life.

yeah.. i don't know if id trust them much less anyone to deliver that stuff... i mean he might have a hand in them as well so when a scan of her name comes up he would be like "hm? whats she shipping? bunch of books... lets reroute for a day so my stuff can copy it"

im wondering why she doesn't just teleport them home as bet she could or hell just drive the truck back home as there still on the same land mass...

Is this a limit of questions reason or limit of reason question?

Hmmmm....now that's an interesting thought....but then...why trust Happy Jack with that revelation?

Probably because of "his" track record. He first teamed up with Savage Squirrel by immediately surrendering rather than going for a showdown - thereby showing extremely good common sense (as well as on other occasions). He's made it clear his goal is to reduce human misery, not to amass power. And... frankly, Jack is less powerful and dangerous than Max.

I was going to add, "and Jack was one of the ones to rush to rescue Mink," except Max was also integral in the rescue (and the reprisals). Mink likes Max and trusts Max... but there are limits to trust. You might trust a reformed alcoholic to not steal your money and rush to a bar, but that doesn't mean you'll let them have unfettered access to your liquor cabinet. Best not to tempt Max (at least, not with magic).

Those enter the room five minutes before The Mink does!

I hope Mink can also put her own tracking spells on those books.
I don’t 100% trust main carriers.
In all honestly, might be safer to take a long trip to transport them yourself.

Amen! Had that thought also. Maybe a magical disguise. Oh right, she can't do that yet.

They are 'Technically' real.

I mean they're sort of real.

The Mink has hypnotic boobs

Good thing that Max Solomon proved himself a decent person.

"Only" twenty times smarter? The thought of Max with magic is terrifying! I could see him quickly mixing magic and technology to become the first technomage and take the world by storm! Bereki at his worst could not have bested a MaxiMage on an off day, I figure.

I found this comic by luck. It always a pleasure to read your comics! Keep up the good work!

Well, they're not implants.

mink jiggles what shes got