Today on Quantum Vibe: Rash, reckless child Strip 1712 - Click strip above to goto the next strip.
First Seen: Fri 2017-10-20
Story & Art: Scott Bieser - Colors: Lea Jean Badelles Sci-Fi Adventure Monday & Thursday.
To boldly go where no manic pixie dream girl has gone before.
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
Back in realspace, Hugo re-enters the alcove where Murphy is waiting with the 'unconscious' Eithne and Theo.
Hugo: Don't. Say. A … what in the world?
Murphy: She assigned me to guard-dog duty and plugged herself into his brain.
Panel 2
Hugo looks Eithne over.
Hugo: You rash, reckless child!
Hugo: And curse me for falling asleep at the wrong moment!
Hugo: Well, there's only one thing to do now.
Panel 3
Hugo has moved over to the Interface panel and is sticking his left hand into the orifice. Murphy looks even more worried.
Hugo: Theo may be damaged but he may still have enough of my guile and experience to be more than a match for Eithne.
Hugo: Even with these gamer-gods backing her play.
Panel 4
Murphy tries to speak with Hugo but he is now stock-still as a statue, completely immersed in the Cush network.
Murphy: Are you sure this is a good idea? Remember what happened last time you did this …
Murphy: … Hugo? HUGO?
Panel 5
Four-shot of Hugo at the Interface, Murphy, and Theo with Eithne in the corner. Murphy is looking highly annoyed.
Murphy: This well and truly bites.
Murphy: I'm stuck here baby-sitting these three.
Murphy: How will I stave off boredom?
Panel 6
Murphy looks to her right and sees several Cush drones approaching.
Murphy: Oh.
Murphy: Shit.