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First Seen: Mon 2012-08-27
Story & Art: Scott Bieser - Sci-Fi Adventure Monday & Thursday.
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 428
Panel 1A younger-looking Nicole is walking along a corridor, whistling a tune
SFX: [whistling]
Panel 2
Suddenly the corridor goes black. We can see Nicole and she looks startled.
Nicole: Uh!
Panel 3
Suddenly a small door opens, a blinding light shines through. Nicole is looking even younger now.
Nicole: No!
Panel 4
A big scalely arm reaches through the tiny door and grabs Nicole, who looks like she's 9 years old.
Nicole: SHRIEEEEEEK
Panel 5
Suddenly we're in the Huoxing hotel room, Nicole is in bed screaming, tangled up in her sheets. Buford is trying to untangle and console her, as Ventura looks on.
Nicole: SHRIEEEEEEK
Buford: It's okay, baby, it's okay! Just a dream.
Panel 6
Nicole is mostly awake now, and hugging Buford, who cradles Nicole in her arms.
Nicole: {sob!} Oh, Buford ...
Buford: It's okay, baby, I'm here.
Ventura: What is wrong?
Panel 7
Nicole is drifting back to sleep, and Buford straightens the sheet over her as she turns to speak to Ventura.
Buford: Post-trauma stress disorder.
Buford: You were right to scold me for joking about what happened on Luna.
Panel 8
Buford gazes upon the sleeping Nicole, Ventura looks shocked by Buford's words.
Buford: She spent 5 days in solitary confinement.
Buford: T'ey did -- somet'ing to her.
Buford: We don't know what because she won't talk about it.
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