Today on Quantum Vibe: Polyphemus Strip 2130 - Click strip above to goto the next strip.
First Seen: Mon 2020-08-10
Story & Art: Scott Bieser - Sci-Fi Adventure Monday & Thursday.
Dark plans fall like thunderbolts.
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.
Kickstarter successful and closed [ May 19, 2026 ]
The Kickstarter campaign for Not-Safe.Space Chapter 3 concluded successfully on April 21, and Scott extended the time allowed for late pledges until May 19.
Books have been ordered from the printer and Scott will be spending the next week or so setting up and sending the PDF files to those who asked for them.
(There are still six of you who have not responded to the survey asking for e-mail and snail-mail addresses, he'll do the best he can.)
Panel 1
Hugo and Murphy are walking up a broad concourse, on a pathway through various large machines and connecting conduits.
Caption: Three hours later:
Hugo: … fortunate that you transmitted a personal log update shortly after I departed the Causa Sui, before, ah …
Murphy: Before I was destroyed, I know.
Panel 2
The pair enter a room with several monitor screens and a pair of podia facing the largest one.
Hugo: So we know where to look for my remains.
Murphy: First, a brief shake-down cruise, ok?
Hugo: At least let me give our new ship a name.
Panel 3
They take their places on the twin podia.
Murphy: So long as it's not something ridiculous.
Hugo: Then I christen this ship, Polyphemus.
Murphy: Poly … the mythical cyclops? Why?
Panel 4
Reveal of the ship in space, twin suns in the distance. The ship is clearly much larger than Causa Sui, perhaps half a kilometer stem to stern and 2/3 of that abeam. It looks powerful. The large dish on the bow is presented, bringing the joke home.
Hugo: (from inside): Are you kidding?