Today on Quantum Vibe: The invitation Strip 1575 - Click strip above to goto the next strip.
First Seen: Fri 2017-04-14
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
Medium 2-shot of Hugo and Murphy in the Control Room, highly agitated, in a throughtsend huddle
Hugo (thoughtsend): How dare this overgrown gecko try to claim US as property!
Murphy (thoughtsend): We have to show them we're not to be trifled with.
Hugo (thoughtsend): Agreed. Do you have a plan?
Shlack (OP): How ...
Panel 2
Hugo and Murphy, looking at the viewscreen.
Murphy (thoughtsend): Not at the moment. Do you?
Hugo (thoughtsend): Of course I do.
Hugo: It's sort of a plan, anyway.
Shlack: … ev …
Panel 3
Looking past Shlack at Hugo and Murphy on his viewscreen
Hugo (thougtsend): We have to get aboard that ship somehow.
Murphy (thoughtsend): That will be difficult without functioning hoppers.
Hugo (thoughtsend): Then we'll have to get them to invite us.
Shlack: … er ...
Panel 4
Medium shot of Shlack trying his best to look welcoming.
Shlack: … I think it would benefit us more to deal with you as potential trading partners.
Shlack: I invite you and your companion to join with us on my ship as guests, and we can comfortably get acquainted and explore possibilities for cooperation, yesss?
Panel 5
Exterior shot of the Starships CS and Dryhaven.
Murphy (from CS): We … accept your kind invitation.
Shlack (from Dryhaven) Excellent! We can transmat you over when you're ready.
Murphy: Ah, I hope you won't be offended, but we prefer not to use your transmat.
Panel 6
Hugo and Murphy on Shlack's viewscreen, Shlack strokes his chin looking at them.
Murphy: We can come across via personal rocket-packs. It won't take very long.
Shlack: Ah. Well, I suppose that works.
Hugo (thoughtsend): Nice improvisation.
Murphy (thoughtsend): I just hope you know what we're doing.