Strip 154 -- First Seen: 2009-04-16
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Launch Alert!

Ready for launch! The Kickstarter campaign to print the next volume of Quantum Vibe: Novo Palermo - Part 1 will take flight in just a couple of weeks on Oct 19th, 2026.

Your reward for backing our campaign starts with a personalized signed copy of the perfect bound printed collection of the online strip. You may also choose the ebook edition, a PDF downloadable from DriveThruComics.

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QV on a short break

QUANTUM VIVE is taking a break for a few weeks, as we prepare for Part 2 of the Novo Palermo story, and also for a Kickstarter campaign for Part 1, which will start in September.

In the meantime, Not-Safe.Space will continue, as a murder mystery begins and the relationship between Eithne and Diana develops in unexpected directions.

Not-Safe.Space is a NSFW strip but more than half the pages are SFW so I've set those to *not* require a Patreon membership. Readers should be able to follow the story without seeing the NSFW pages. If I've done this right.

The Transcript For This Page

Panel 1
An elevated view, the shuttle in the foreground and Reggie standing on the ice several yards away, his arms raised in the air. The shuttle is pointed ¾ away from Reggie.

Electronic Voice from shuttle: Remove any weapons and raise your arms.

Panel 2
Looking at the shuttle from behind Reggie. A cargo bay door opens near the rear of the craft.
Electronic Voice from shuttle: You will now enter the cargo bay.


Panel 3
The cockpit of the shuttle. Two crewmen, seen from behind, are looking at a monitor display – it's a scanner looking at Reggie. We can see outlines of his spacesuit, and a solid, thermos-bottle sized white blot at his midsection. One of the crewmen is blond, the other looks African, both have close-cropped hair. They are wearing enviro-suits but not their helmets.

Crewman 1: Uh-oh.

Panel 4
Reggie standing in the cargo bay, looking like the cat who was caught eating the canary.
Electronic voice: You will remove your enviro-suit and your weapon immediately or we will shoot you!

Reggie (thought): Uh-oh.