Strip 139 -- First Seen: 2009-03-26
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What Comes Next

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!

A Little House Cleaning

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The Transcript For This Page

Panel 1
Still in Reggie's office. Reggie is speaking to Harris through his computer, and with his left hand discreetly waving away Guy, who has stood up and is leaning over the desk now, in response to having heard his name.

Reggie: No, really. It was a ruse. We lied to Caillard.

Reggie (2): There is no government here to surrender to you. Nobody here speaks for anyone but themselves.
Panel 2
Small panel, close-up of Harris' quietly malevolent face on the holoscreen.

Harris (electronic): You are not hearing me, Reginald.

Harris (2): Do you know who I am?

Panel 3
Reggie replies. His expression is one of utter disdain.
Reggie: Yes, I know who you are, Butcher Harris.

Reggie (2): You are the 'hero' of the Albanian Police Action. You used directed-energy weapons against any village that did not immediately follow your orders to surrender.

Panel 4
Smallish panel, close-up of Guy, who has sat down again, looking a little queasy as he listens to Reggie.

Reggie (out of frame): You burned innocent men, women and children to death, from the inside out, with their own superheated bones.

Reggie (2): Yes, I know who you are.