Strip 188 -- First Seen: 2009-06-03
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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.

Kickstarter successful and closed

The Kickstarter campaign for Not-Safe.Space Chapter 3 concluded successfully on April 21, and Scott extended the time allowed for late pledges until May 19.

Books have been ordered from the printer and Scott will be spending the next week or so setting up and sending the PDF files to those who asked for them.

(There are still six of you who have not responded to the survey asking for e-mail and snail-mail addresses, he'll do the best he can.)

Thanks to all for supporting this Kickstarter!

The Transcript For This Page

Panel 1
Wide panel. On the street in downtown Ceres City. In foreground right, Alexander Smith walks along, taking in the sights. The Pale Man follows about 50 feet behind him. Arrange the panel design so that the focus is on The Pale Man.

Caption: The Pale Man found the irony delicious.

Caption (2): He was an 'iceman' – criminal argot for a hitman.

Panel 2
Switch angles so that we see the Pale Man in the foreground left, Smyth walking away, carrying his attaché case, in the background right.
Caption: Those Water Brothers 'icemen' were going to lead him directly to the ultra-secret location of his contract.

Panel 3
Now Smyth is in the foreground again, but the camera angle is low and the focus is on his attaché case. The Pale Man can be seen following behind.

Caption: But first, he had to find out what Smyth intends to deliver to his boss.