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First Seen: Mon 2011-12-12
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.
What Comes Next [ Mar 18, 2024 ]
The war is over, but This Means War has a ways to go. Novo Paolo/Bubbleopolis is still in a nebula/stellar nursery, no one knows what happened to the planet Sharen (center of the Intergalactic Council), and the status of the now-surrendered Invaders is yet to be resolved. What will they do when they learn their homeworld is basically destroyed? Will Alyss and Li be re-united? How about Diana (the real one) and Otto?
These questions will be resolved in the next few weeks, before This Means War part 3 wraps in late May.
After that, I plan to go BACK in time about 400 years, to when Alyss and Li left their home in the Sol System to colonize a new world on the far side of the galaxy. As one might expect, hijinks ensue. New subtitle yet to be determined, start date sometime in around the start of July. Stay tuned!
Transcript For Strip 256
Panel 1In Nicole's hotel room, she's viewing a video report by Claud Southend on her Roomscreen.
Claud (filtered): SINCE SHE DUCKED OUT ON HER SCHEDULD PRES CONFERENCE AT HELIOS CITY LAST MAY, DIS REPORTR HAS TIRELESLY TRACKD TEH ELUSIV ADVENTURES ACROS WORLDZ.
Panel 2
Reaction shot of Nicole, giggling as she watches the screen.
Claud: WE NEERLY CAUGHT UP WIF HER AT PELUCEEDAR STASHUN, TEH FLOATIN CITY IN VENUS CLOUDZ, BUT SHE FLD BEFORE WE CUD SPEEK WIF HER.
Nicole: {giggle!}
Panel 3
On the screen, we see Claud in front of the entrance to a hotel, the sign bearing its name being pixeled-out.
Claud: FOLLOWIN LEAD, WE ARRIVD AT ALDRINOPOLIS ON LUNA AN OBSERVD ORESME AN HER MANAGR CHECKIN IN 2 DIS HOTEL.
Claud: WE CANT REVEAL TEH HOTELS NAYM 4 LEGAL REEZINZ.
Panel 4
Another reaction shot of Nicole, who has raised one eyebrow, an idea a-borning.
Claud: IN R NEXT INSTALMENT WE HOAP 2 PRESENT AN INTERVU WIF TEH CAMRA-SHY CELEB, SO WE CAN LERN TEH TRUTH:
Claud: Y SHE DO IT?
Nicole: Hmmmm.
Panel 5
Nicole sits on her bed and ponders.
Nicole (thought): Even though the hotel's name was obscured, Lunkhead must've recognized the building.
Nicole (thought): So he's familiar with this neighborhood.
Panel 6
Nicole lies down again across the bed, thinking.
Nicole (thought): But Philbert's just an irritant.
Nicole: (thought): The real problem is Claud Southend, dogging me like … like Inspector Javert after Jean Valjean.
Panel 7
Close-up on Nicole, brow knitted in thought.
Nicole (thought): I won't go to Seamus with this.
Nicole (thought): He's got enough to worry about as it is. Rejuv treatments are not without risk.
Panel 8
She flops over on her stomach, still thinking.
Nicole (thought): I can handle this myself.
Nicole (thought): If only I can figure out what to do.
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