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First Seen: Thu 2013-01-24
Story & Art: Scott Bieser - Colors: Zeke 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 524
Panel 1The shopkeeper looks aghast at Ventura's head, still being held by Seamus.
Shopkeeper: I -- I'd heard rumors of a disruption at the Tong affair, but this ...
Seamus: Could be ruinous to both my social standing AND your shop's reputation.
Panel 2
The shopkeeper does a face-palm, as Seamus places the head back in the bag Buford is holding.
Shopkeeper: Ruinous ...
Seamus: Fortunately, with Tong's help and at considerable expense, I managed to keep a lid on the publicity.
Seamus: But there is a silver lining to this cloud.
Panel 3
The shopkeeper looks at Seamus hopefully. Nicole is now in the frame.
Seamus: As it happens, my assistant here is a budding roboticist.
Seamus: She would like to purchase this machine, as salvage, for one of her projects.
Seamus: You keep the 200 keyin damage deposit, and we'll take this junk with us.
Panel 4
The shopkeeper sifts into haggle mode.
Shopkeeper: Unacceptable. Her parts are worth at least 1000.
Seamus: 500 keyin and that's my final offer. I've already spent 10 times that on damage control.
Shopkeeper: {sigh} Very well.
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