Strip 97 - Click on page above to goto the next page. -- First Seen: 2009-01-27
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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
Set camera to look at Guy from in between Reggie and Bert, who we can see at the far left and right ends of the panel. Guy is trying to regain control of the discussion, and has a calm-but-deadly-serious demeanor.

Guy: Your Majesty, I understand your position.

Guy (2): However, my superiors in the UWRS will not be as – ah -- sympathetic.

Panel 2
Looking from Guy’s POV toward Bert and Reggie. Bert has his arms folded and one eyebrow arched. Reggie is wearing his poker face and glances over towards Bert.

Guy (from out of panel): You see, the perception on Terra is that Cerereans and other -- ah – outworld people, is that of, well, ‘cowboys.’

Guy (2): There will be some who will call for strict … enforcement of UW laws against Ceres.

Panel 3

Medium shot of Reggie, leaning back and “steepling” his fingers.

Reggie: Clearly, you are suggesting military enforcement.

Reggie (2): But the Moon treaty expressly prohibits ‘any threat or use of force or any other hostile act or threat of hostile act on the Moon.’ And by extension, on Ceres.

Panel 4
Medium shot of Guy, elbows resting on table, with a look like some tutor explaining a lesson to a rather dense pupil. Remember to leave room for the dialog.

Guy: Yes, Reginald, but the UW Supreme Court has ruled that the UW has the exclusive power to use force of arms to enforce the peace.

Guy (2): Besides, Ceres has no weapons beyond personal sidearms. And by the way, that will have to stop. It’s much too dangerous having armed civilians running loose.