Strip 416 -- First Seen: 2010-04-12
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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
Wide panel, establishing shot: in the Water Bros. Cafe. It's a slow time of day; Babbette the Elder has gone on an errand, Emily Rose is in charge, Babbette the Younger is hanging out as it's a slow time for her business, too. Both of them are at the Cashier station, trying not to be too obvious about the fact that they're watching one of the only three customers in the cafe: a 15-year-old, small and rather scruffy looking girl, with straight, very black hair, light-tan skin and dark, Indian eyes, who we will shortly learn is Robyn. Robyn is seated at one of the tables, not far from the exit door.

Emily (sotto voce, to Babbette): Terry?

BtY: Obviously.

Panel 2
Two-shot of Emily and Babbette:

BtY: Refugee?

Emily: She's got the look.


Panel 3
Medium shot of Robyn, at the table. She's glancing sideways at the Cashier stand as she wolfs down her food.

Emily (OP): Runner?

BtY: Maybe. Looks like she hasn't eaten in days.