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First Seen: Fri 2012-11-02
Story & Art: Scott Bieser - Colors: Zeke Bieser
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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.)
Thanks to all for supporting this Kickstarter!
Transcript For Strip 478
Panel 1Nicole blocks a roundhouse left from Tough 3. Meanwhile, Tough 1 is up and advancing.
Nicole (thought): Feek! I'm in over my head!
Nicole (toughtsend): BUFORD!!!
Panel 2
Cut to the recovery room, where Buford, now reclined on her back (with her anysuit pulled up and activated) viewing something on her borrowed Screen. She reacts with a jerk to Nicole's plea which comes in via the Beltape's earpiece.
Nicole (OP thoughtsend): HELP!!!
Buford: Nicole! What's wrong?
Panel 3
Buford leaps out of her bed, past a protesting nurse.
Nurse: You're not done yet!
Nicole (thoughtsend): I'M GETTING MY ARSE KICKED!
Panel 4
Buford barrels out the front door to the clinic, galloping on all fours like a rampaging gorilla.
Buford: Where are you?
Nicole (thoughtsend): Use your visor! Follow my signal!
Panel 5
Buford, now with her visor on, bounds up towards the roof of a low building
Buford: I'M COMING BABY!
Panel 6
Back in the alley, Nicole is judo-throwing Tough 1 while Tough 3 is leaping at her. Tough 2 isn't in the picture, but we can see Ventura huddled against a nearby wall.
Nicole: Ventura! Some help here?
Ventura: I --- I can't ...
Panel 7
Tough 2 has come up from behind Nicole, grabbed her with both hands on her waist, and lifted her over his head.
Nicole: Feek!
Tough 2: Takin' out the crash.
Panel 8
Tough 2 hurls Nicole into the debris pile at the back of the alley, where she lands with crash.
SFX: CRASH!
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