Strip 409 -- First Seen: 2010-04-01
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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
The instant following the last strip. We can still see a smoldering cinder where Buzz had been, Darling his holding his gun at a high angle, having let his arms absorb most of the recoil so he would not be pushed backward by the gun fire.

Darling: Hahahahahahahahah!


Panel 2
Nearby, a hatch in the side of the Grotto opens and a swarm of bumble-bees, identical to Buzz comes pouring out.

SFX: Bzzzzzzzzzz

Panel 3
The swarm homes in on Darling, who is taken by surprise (as are his men).

Darling: Hey –!

SFX: Bzzzzzzzz


Panel 4
Scores of bees swarm over Darling, stinging him. More bees go after his men, who are belatedly pulling their own concealed handguns.

Darling: Aaaaaaaaaagh!

SFX: Bzzzzzzzzzz