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First Seen: Wed 2016-03-09
Story & Art: Scott Bieser - Colors: Lea Jean Badelles
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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.
Kickstarter successful and closed [ May 19, 2026 ]
The Kickstarter campaign for Not-Safe.Space Chapter 3 concluded successfully on April 21, and Scott extended the time allowed for late pledges until May 19.
Books have been ordered from the printer and Scott will be spending the next week or so setting up and sending the PDF files to those who asked for them.
(There are still six of you who have not responded to the survey asking for e-mail and snail-mail addresses, he'll do the best he can.)
Thanks to all for supporting this Kickstarter!
Transcript For Strip 1295
Panel 1Diana, Bok, Zander, Alyss.
Diana: But this doesn't make sense! Why retard technology?
Diana: And why is our population declining?
Alyss: Both good questions, which will feature in the report I'm making to my clients.
Alyss: But here's a summary:
Panel 2
Medium close-up on Alyss.
Alyss: Your economy is designed for a goal of 'homeostasis.'
Alyss: That is, it seeks to maintain a steady, predictable state of production, consumption, and resource management.
Alyss: Innovation upsets that balance, requiring adaptations that are challenging for a command-type economy such as yours.
Panel 3
Alyss, Elric, Sargon.
Alyss: It is simpler to suppress innovation. Simpler still to dial technology back to a more manageable level.
Elric: We've been held back for our own good?
Sargon: We've been like mushrooms – kept in the dark and fed shit.
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