Strip 235 -- First Seen: 2009-08-07
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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
Re-establish the scene on the patio. Bert and Ernie are now standing, with Mac next to Bert and Nisa next to Ernie. Tobi is still seated.

Tobi: I really hate to do this, but I need you to raise your hands and make no sudden movements as the girls remove your personal weapons.

Panel 2
Closer in on the brothers and the two women, as Mac removes Bert's gun from his belt-pack and Nisa removes Ernie's gun from his thigh rig.

Tobi (OP): I really, really apologize, but as they say in the intelligence business, 'there are no coincidences.'

Panel 3
Medium c/u on Tobi, looking dour.

Tobi: Only a handful of people know the location of The Little Prince, yet just when you two show up, so does someone who was evidently intent on killing me.

Panel 4
Medium c/u on Ernie, with Nisa standing nearby, looking wary. Ernie is holding up his hand, palm forward.
Ernie: Disarming free men is no small thing, but if I were in your shoes, I'd do likewise.
Ernie: At least until I found out what was going on.


Panel 5
Medium c/u on Bert, with Mac standing close by, looking wary.

Bert: It's obvious this assassin followed us here.

Bert (2): And if I had to guess, I'd say he's probably the one who killed your man, Smyth.

Panel 6
Medium shot of Tobi, looking downcast. A tear is falling down one cheek.

Tobi: I keep rolling it around in my head whether or not I am partially to blame for Alex's death.

Tobi (2): I mean, there have been previous death threats and even attempts.

Panel 7
In the foreground right, we see a mostly side-view of Tobi, tear continuing its fall down his cheek. In the background we can see the brothers and the women, looking sorry for him.

Tobi: Maybe I should have done more – should be doing more – to protect my people ...