Crowdfunding for Quantum Vibe: This Means Was (Part 3) begins October 7! Click here for preview and sign up for notifications
Quantum Vibe
Strip 1030 of Quantum Vibe
Today on Quantum Vibe: The flash effect
Strip 1030 - Click strip above to goto the next strip.
First Seen: Fri 2015-02-13
Story & Art: Scott Bieser - Colors: Lea Jean Badelles
Sci-Fi Adventure Monday & Thursday.
Big Head Press

Quantum Vibe

A thousand years in the future, humanity has colonized worlds in nearly 100 galaxies, thanks to Quantum Vibremonic technologies developed five centuries earlier. Other new technologies have created various off-shoots of humanity and extended life expectancies five-fold. The story begins with how a mad scientist and his plucky assistant, along with their robot friend, brought humanity to the stars, and continues with the adventures of some unique people in fantastic places.

Quantum Vibe: Château Périlleux - By Scott Bieser

Indiegogo Campaign Has Begun! [ Nov 10, 2024 ]

Quantum Vibe: This Means War (Part 3) 30 day Indiegogo campaign.

Second times a charm. The epic QUANTUM VIBE: This Means War story concludes with Part 3, and we require funds to publish a print volume. To sweeten the pot a bit, a 3 pack of the print and PDF copies of all three parts of the This Means War story is a new perk. The stickers and magnet add-ons for the Project for a Free Cosmos concept (explained in the story) are available. And one final incentive for the first 20 who get there first, an add-on for a Free Cosmos Project coaster (1 per perk).

The campaign starts today, Sunday, November 10th, and will conclude in 31 days.

Click on this link or on the picture to back our campaign!

Please help Scott keep QUANTUM VIBE alive!
Become a subscriber or patron
Join the Quantum List!
Link

Transcript For Strip 1030

Panel 1
The girls are standing in front of still yet another version of the trans-dimensional probe prototype near the hangar airlock.
Caption: Five days later:
Murphy: Well, at least it's pretty.
Nicole: Pretty cool, if I do say so myself.
Panel 2
The girls standing before the tracking monitor as before, except that Nicole is at the controls. We can see the probe coasting to altitude
Murphy: Probe coasting to 20,000 klicks in 3 … 2 … 1 …
Nicole: Engaging breach engine.
Panel 3A
Medium shot of the probe surrounded by a strong electric flash.
Nicole (OP) What!

Panel 3B
Empty space where the probe was.
Nicole (OP) YES!
Panel 4
Nicole is hopping with excitement. (In 2 gravs she can hop pretty high.) Murphy is still calm.
Nicole: We did it! We did it!
Murphy: Not so fast. Did you expect that flash?
Panel 5
Nicole pauses in her celebration. Murphy is looking at the monitor.
Nicole: Uh, no, not really …
Murphy: It was a 5 kilo-watt broad-band radiation pulse. I'd hate to be standing next to that when it happened.
Panel 6
Nicole has arms crossed, Murphy has hands on hips.
Nicole: It should be a simple matter to dampen that effect in future tests.
Murphy: I should hope so. More displays like that could bring unwanted attention to this planetoid.
Nicole: We'll see after it returns.
Murphy: IF it returns.

Panel 7
The girls are watching the monitor as the probe reappears in another flash.
Caption: Five minutes later:
Murphy: Damn. I hope no one noticed that.
Nicole: The inverse-square law is our friend.
Nicole: Let's see what the recorder caught.
Panel 8
The girls are looking at the monitor (OP) in puzzlement.
Nicole: What the … shuck!
Murphy: This doesn't make any sense whatsoever.

Web-comics Scott Reads

SPACETRAWLER
Grrl Power
Schlock Mercenary
Unsounded
Diesel Sweeties
Girl Genius
XKCD
Drive
Day By Day
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Questionable Content
Gunnerkrigg Court
Something * Positive
Oglaf (NSFW)
Trekker
HELM
POWERNAP

For news and reviews:
The Beat
Bleeding Cool
Comics Worth Reading

Quantum Vibe Story Contents © 2024 Scott Bieser
Framing Graphics © 2024 Big Head Press