Today on Quantum Vibe: The job offer Strip 1392 - Click strip above to goto the next strip.
First Seen: Fri 2016-07-22
Story & Art: Scott Bieser - Colors: Lea Jean Badelles Sci-Fi Adventure Monday & Thursday.
Hu Iz Alyss Roaz?
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!
Panel 1
In the foreground, the men are placing the supine form of Drusilla on the mat. In the background, Diana and Gomez.
Diana: Will I be called to testify at this … arbitration?
Gomez: Possibly. U also hav a claym of ur own to file against her
Gomez: But Ai recorded ur entair conversashun wid Drusilla so it may not be needed.
Panel 2
Two-shot of Diana and Gomez. Gomez is pointing at his head.
Diana: Recorded?
Gomez: On my 'plant. U rilly shud get wun.
Diana: I suppose it would make life here easier.
Gomez: An' dats not teh only reezin.
Panel 3
In the foreground, the two men are kneeling by Drusilla on the 'mat,' which is morphing into an enclosed capsule.
Gomez: Ai … broke sum rulez when ai gayv u dat data crystal.
Gomez: Ennyway, Ai expec ai wil need to resign my pozishun wid Smith & Holder when dey find out.
Panel 4
Gomez puts his arm around Diana's shoulder. She looks a bit uncomfortable.
Gomez: Aim gonna go independent. Start my own investigashun agency.
Gomez: Wid u workin for me az my research assistant. U hav a real talent for dat.
Gomez: Whad do ya say?
Panel 5
Diana takes Gomez by the wrist and lifts his hand from her shoulder.
Diana: Well, I will need a job, living here. Might as well be doing work I enjoy.
Diana: But on one condition: we keep this completely professional. No hanky-panky.
Gomez: U draiv a hard bargin, Senhora Martelli.
Panel 6
In the background, Diana and Gomez walk away together. In the foreground, the two men are starting to follow them out, carrying Drusilla in the capsule, which has convenient handles .
Diana: Oh, and you pay for my implant. And as for my salary, I think 500 mili-Moebits per tenday is quite reasonable.
Gómez: Dats outrageous. Ai still gotta train u. Two-fifty per tenday, for teh first 20 tendayz. Den weel see ...