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First Seen: Thu 2011-11-17
Story & Art: Scott Bieser - Sci-Fi Adventure Monday & Thursday.
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.
Not-Safe.Space Kickstarter 2 [ Mar 31, 2025 ]
The epic Not-Safe.Space story continues with Part 2, and Scott requires funds to publish a print volume of _Not-Safe.Space_ Chapter 2.
This large-format, 48-page trade paperback is a must for fans of Eithne Lamdagan, aka The CUSH Queen, and her friends
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Transcript For Strip 239
Panel 1The view of Aldrinopolis from 10 miles up – nestled in Crater Taruntius, a large, old, fairly shallow crater flanked by low mountains, covered with a currently-transparent dome, through which the towers of the central city can be prominently seen.
Caption: Aldrinopolis, population 1.5 million, resides in the 56-km-wide Crater Taruntius, under a plasmo-graphene dome which contains its air at a comfortable pressure and temperature.
Panel 2
A schematic view of the same city and crater, showing connecting underground transportation lines, and the spaceport just outside the crater.
Caption: The city is an important trade center for other, smaller communities in the region, and is home to OmegaTek, Jones-Hardesty Spacewrights, and the second-busiest spaceport on Luna.
Panel 3
The shuttle touches down on the tarmac near a spaceport terminal.
Caption: On an average day, Jacques de Molay Spaceport transports more than 17,000 metric tonnes of dry goods, and 6500 human and android passengers.
Panel 4
Nicole and Seamus still in their seats in the passenger cabin. Nicole is looking antsy.
Caption: Some of them get a bit cranky.
Nicole: We've been on the ground for 10 minutes already! When do we get off this tub?
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