Strip 580 -- First Seen: 2010-11-26
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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
The office of Pablo Rosenberg. Pablo is sort of like that 'world's most interesting man' in the Dos Equis beer commercials, except that his hair is black instead of gray. Also, since he's Jewish, have him wearing a yarmulke, and a Star of David pendant on a thin chain hung on his neck. Pablo is seated at his desk, Reggie is standing in front of it with his back turned ¾ to us. Focus is on Pablo.
Pablo: Sure I can cover the church and your arbitration business for a few decadays.
Pablo: Might need some assistance, though.

Panel 2
Switch views to look past Pablo at Reggie.
Reggie: Little Ba- … I mean, Libby Guzmán has experience managing my docket. And of course Guy Caillard will be there to man the back office.

Panel 3
Pablo has gotten up and is walking with Reggie out of the office. Both are all smiles.
Pablo: You and Babbette have a great time on Mars, don't worry about a thing.
Reggie: How'd you know Babbette was coming with me?

Panel 4
Cut to the Water Bros. Cafe, at the bar. Libby, Emily and Robyn are chatting together. Emily and Robyn are abuzz with the latest gossip. Libby is a bit subdued, not entirely certain how she feels about this turn of events.
Robyn: They've been making 'goo-goo' eyes at each other for weeks. It's so cute.
Emily: And now they're going on a cruise! Is that like a honeymoon?
Libby: They aren't married so far as I know.

Panel 5
Largish panel – at the Spaceport, Reggie and Babbette are being seen off by their friends and family: Libby (in a better mood now), Emily Rose, Guy, Vinnie, Neil, Mike Callahan, Bert and Ernie, as many of the other 'leading citizens' from strip 30 as you can reasonably fit in the panel. Reggie and Babbette wave at their friends as the turn to enter the gangway.
Babbette: Now remember, no calls unless it's an emergency.
Libby: We promise!

Panel 6
Reggie and Babbette happily walking together up the gangway corridor.
Babbette: They'll be fine. What could possibly go wrong?