Strip 817 -- First Seen: 2011-11-03
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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
Re-establish the shot: Guy standing with Pierre, Henry standing with Suki; between them, Rosenberg is reciting the rules. Sherwood is also standing by. Behind all of them is the central koi pond, and beyond that, a thicket of trees.
Rosenberg: The combatants will face each other at five meters.
Rosenberg: When I say, 'begin,' you will proceed towards each other and begin combat.

Panel 2
Closer two-shot of Pierre and Rosenberg.
Rosenberg: You will stop on my command of 'stop.'
Rosenberg: I will command 'stop' only if one of you becomes unable to continue the battle, or yields.
Rosenberg: Any blows beyond that will be considered violations of the ZAP.

Panel 3
Two-shot of Pierre and Guy. Pierre is looking cocky. Guy is looking like he's anticipating something.
Pierre: Okay, no problem, let us get at it.
Caption: Guy recognized the old Pierre, the cocky, pugnacious bully from so many years ago. He could barely wait until Pierre got the last part of the instructions.