Strip 572 -- First Seen: 2010-11-16
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Not-Safe dot Kickstarter

The big news this week is that Scott is preparing to launch a Kickstarter for his other comic, the very much NSFW Not-Safe.Space.

This over-sized (8.5 x 11-inch), 48 page book contains Chapter 1 of this naughty sci-fi spin-off, featuring Eithne Lamdagan, who happens to be Alyss Roaz' 7th-great granddaughter, in case you didn't know.

The story picks up roughly 2 years after QUANTUM VIBE: Assimulation left off, as Eithne and her K'Tagon boyfriend Ralff, wander through the Galaxy of the Gamer Godz, playing as the CUSH Queen, working to re-balance a real-life RPG that her travelling companion Hugo Galvez left in a bit of a mess.

Only instead of Eithne's CUSH turning people into techno-zombies, as the Godz originally intended, Eithne wants to make them techno-Succubi/Incubi, spreading what she calls an "Erogene" factor rendering them too busy making love, to make war. And of course, Eithne gets wrapped up in her work.

The campaign will start on May 14, and the link for the pre-launch page is here.

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!

The Transcript For This Page

Panel 1
Full-length shot of Young Babbette standing on the dais, front and center. We see the backs and shoulders of several guests turned to face her. Over to the right we can see Ernie, in a rear ¾ view.
Babbette looks nervous as she speaks, looking towards Ernie..

Babbette: Daddy-E, this is my confession.
Babbette: I did something for which I was very ashamed.

Panel 2
Medium close-up of Babbette. She is struggling not to cry as she continues.
Babbette: Over time, I stole money from your dresser.
Babbette: I stole a lot of money.

Panel 3
Switch views to show part of the assembled guests. In the middle of the shot we see Reggie and Babbette the Elder. Reggie is looking on approvingly, BtE looks mildly surprised.
Babbete the Younger (OP): I have been working to earn enough to pay you back and ask for your forgiveness.

Panel 4
Two-shot of BtY and Ernie, who has stepped up next to the dais. Babbette is holding forth a handful of gold coins, about nine of them in various sizes (150 grams, or a bit less than 5 ounces' worth). Ernie's eyes go wide as he sees the coins.
Babbete the Younger : I'm not sure how much I stole, but this should cover it.