Strip 816 -- First Seen: 2011-11-02
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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!

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The Transcript For This Page

Panel 1
Three-shot of Rosenberg, Guy and Pierre. Rosenberg has his arms crossed. Pierre still looks upset. Bamboo stalks in background.
Rosenberg: Sv Leboeuf, Guy tells me that back on Terra, you were a master swordsman and won many tournaments.

Panel 2
Closer two-shot of Rosenberg and Pierre. Rosenberg is making his point; Pierre looks flustered.
Rosenberg: Sv Freeman has no experience with swords.
Rosenberg: Does that sound fair to you?
Rosenberg: As it happens, Sv Freeman has never seen a blacksmith's hammer until this morning.

Panel 3
Medium close-up on Pierre, thinking quickly.
Pierre (thought): This Freeman has 15 centimeters on my 167, but he is lanky with not much musculature.
Pierre (thought): I have just come from Earth, where everything weighs 36 times as much. The hammers should not be a problem.

Panel 4
Pierre stands up to Rosenberg with chest out, chin up, looking ready.
Pierre: Okay, where do we stand and what is the signal to start?