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First Seen: Wed 2013-02-06
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 533
Panel 1Still in the circular room -- Shen and Seamus are now removing their respective Screens from the consoles.
Seamus: So, if you manage to disarm the commoners, will you also disarm your security team?
Shen: Disarm my -- ? Ridiculous!
Seamus: This implies that your own life is more valuable than those of ordinary Huoxingians.
Not very politic, I think.
Panel 2
The men have moved around to the front side of the kiosk so they can speak face-to-face.
Shen: Surely you aren't suggesting that every Huoxingian have a trained security team?
Seamus: That would not be, as you put it, practical. Simply allowing them to keep their personal weapons should serve.
Panel 3
Shen begins to walk away from the kiosk, and his retinue begin to follow, but Seamus remains.
Shen: I would love to stay and debate politics with you, Dr. O'Murchadha, but I have other business to attend.
Seamus: As do I, Mr. Peng-Bo. Have a pleasant day.
Panel 4
As Shen moves to exit, stage left, Xie-Po Tong enters from the right. They exchange uneasy glances.
Seamus: Ah, my dear Xie-Po! You are right on schedule!
Seamus: Don't worry about the security team -- you're no commoner.
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