Strip 734 -- First Seen: 2011-06-28
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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
Back in Bert & Ernie's office. Ernie is kicking back as Bert studies some spreadsheet being displayed on his desk's holomonitor.
Ernie: So, I suppose one of us will have to stay behind to run the shop.
Bert: That will be me, this time.

Panel 2
Ernie looks incredulously over at Bert, who is failing to suppress a smile.
Ernie: Just like that? No arguments? No drawing of straws? What gives?
Bert: It's the gift that keeps on giving.
Libby (OP): Hey, Daddy-E!

Panel 3
Libby has entered the office, and close behind her is Lili, her mother (we last saw Lili as captain of the good ship Lust In Space), who smiles sexily in Ernie's direction (everything Lili does is 'sexily.')
Libby: Guess who's back in town? MOM!
Lili: Hello, Sweetie.

Panel 4
Three-shot of Ernie and Lili facing one another, and Libby standing happily between them. Ernie and Lili are holding hands already, looking lustily at one another.
Libby: I figured since Bert needs to mind the store, Mom can be a substitute Mentor for our 'campout!'
Ernie: We have a brilliant daughter
Lili: Yes, we do.