Today on Quantum Vibe: No distractions please Strip 1661 - Click strip above to goto the next strip.
First Seen: Fri 2017-08-18
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
Present-Murphy narrates from a cameo. Ralf and Eithne are at their stations in the cock-pit.
Murphy: The next 572 kiloseconds went by quickly for Eithne and Ralf, as they busily worked to make their modifications to the cruiser. Finally:
Ralf: All systems are at full-ready.
Eithne: Excellent. Engaging thrusters now ...
Panel 2A
Same shot, now the room is dark, with only a few lights showing.
Eithne (in Portanglish): Fijo da puta!
Panel 2B
A voice blares from their comm speakers. Ralf and Eithne express shock.
Voice: This is the C.S.S. Justice! We have rendered your stolen craft inoperable!
Voice: Stand down and prepare to be boarded!
Panel 3
The ship's lights come back on and Eithne looks like she's concentrating hard.
Ralf: We're … wait! We have control back? How ...
Eithne: I'll be damned if I let those arse-faces capture me again.
Panel 4
Exterior view of the Ha'arokk racing through the bay.
Ralf: Careful! You nearly hit that pylon!
Eithne: Don't distract me right now, Ralf.
Eithne: I've got one more stunt to pull off.
Panel 5
As the Ha'arokk approaches the exit, they see the Community starship outside waiting for them.
Ralf: Holy Kramp!
Eithne: Don't stress.
Panel 6
The Ha'arokk streaks past the C.S.S. Justice as other ships nearby begin firing on it.
Eithne (from Ha'arokk): I traced back their signal and powered them down.
Eithne: Our friends will take care of them for us.