Strip 1116 - Click strip above to goto the next strip.
First Seen: Fri 2015-06-26
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!
Transcript For Strip 1116
Panel 1Exterior of elevated monorail trundling towards a residence tower about two klicks distant.
Zander (from inside monorail car): You haven't said much since art class. Are you burned about Ophelia?
Bok (from inside car): Huh? Ophelia –?
Bok: Ah, no, it's just that I've got other stuff on my mind.
Panel 2
Inside the car, Zander and Bok suddenly lurch forward in their seats.
Zander: What other … AACK!!!
Bok: WHOA!!!
SFX: GRRIIINNNNNNNNNNDDD!!!
Panel 3
Zander peers out the window. Bok is reaching into his rucksack.
Zander: Oh, shuck me. Another power failure.
Zander: This is ridiculous! We're stuck only a klip or so from the next station!
Bok: We're also the only people in this car. Time to test this little gizmo
Panel 4
Bok is over by the door to the car, holding a small gadget against it, as Zander comes up behind him.
Zander: It should work, of course, but Bok! Where will you go? It's a 50-peter drop straight down!
Bok: We're over a lake here. The water should be nice and deep. I think.
Zander: You're out of your mind!
Panel 5
Zander grabs the tail of Bok's vest, pleading with him. The door is now open, and Bok is pulling the rucksack straps over both shoulders.
Zander: I made that opener for emergencies! What will I tell the Corbots?
Bok: This IS an emergency. I've got stuff to do and no time to waste.
Bok: If anyone asks tell 'em the door popped open by itself.
Panel 6A
Bok dives out of the monorail car as Zander calls after him.
Zander: BOK!
Panel 6B
Bok dives into the lake, making a substantial splash.
SFX: Sploosh!
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