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1981/249/166
Another problem with this format is it's harder to do proper battle scenes. But since most people view the web-comic on their phones now I'm pretty well stuck with this. Until phones can project images holographically that are wider than the phone, or something.
1980/248/165
Alyss is looking like she's enjoying this altogether too much.
1978/246/164
That first panel is my favorite in this whole arc. The Marx Brothers reunited as the Martello Siblings, in a mad-cap adventure. Ah, the life I lead. (BTW when as a child I first saw the Marx Brothers I suspected the reason Harpo never spoke was that he was really a she, with those blonde curly locks, and audio tech in ...
1976/244/163
I inadverdently skipped a bit where Otto sees Diana get shot and carried away. I'm going to bring that up in a later strip, during the trial.
1975/243/162
Both Nurse Ienil and Doctor Gorveth are based on the same friend of mine, who in life is a certified Medical Assistant. So, I've "promoted" her twice. With her years of experience she knows as much as any nurse but the state of Texas insists that to be a nurse you have to spend a bunch of money getting a nu...
1973/241/161
Poor Otto. He's a good friend and really tries his best, but he's such a doof. He's totally crushing on Diana but doesn't know what to do with his feelings.
1972/240/160
Having nothing to do but ruminate about your failings is its own kind of torture.
1970/238/159
Originally I was going to have Belbenoit be Diana's tormentor but what with the model for Diana being a Canadian I thought I'd make a character based on a politician the real Diana is disgusted by.
1969/237/158
Marlon introduces Diana to a whole different sort of self-abuse.
1967/235/157
After the last couple of pages, this one and the next three were a breeze. Which is a good thing because I needed more time to get 161 and 162 finished on schedule. For the inks, I laid in one of Clip Studio's "linen" textures across the whole screen on its own layer and then cut and pasted in perspective i...
1966/234/156
This was one of those times when the four-panel / six-panel format was really annoying for me. I wish I could have spread that split-panel 3 across two full panels, but I needed the page to end with Diana getting shot from behind.
1964/232/155
That fifth panel on this page took me almost two days to ink, I want everyone to know.
1963/231/154
This has been Wook's worst day ever.
1961/229/153
Yeah that second panel doesn't look too cool in pencils, does it? I relied on the "perspective ruler" available in Clip Studio to render Wook's arrival in the inking stage.'
1960/228/152
Don't you just hate surprise parties? Diana does.
1958/226/151
Poor Wook can't catch a break.
1957/225/150
Watson! Quickly! The game is afoot! Or something like that.
1955/223/149
Not everyone likes browsing through shops. But many can't get enough of it, even in the age of home-fabbers and instant delivery.
1954/222/148
There are so many fancy shopping malls in the city. You'd think the people here have nothing to do but spend money.
1952/220/147
We all have dry spells. Sometimes, a Henny Youngman joke will fill the void. Or not.
1951/219/146
Skee-bowling is a sport best undertaken by androids. Bio-folk tend to tear up the rings.
1949/217/145
Even though this model of android chassis is long-discontinued, there are still a lot of them around.
The QUANTUM Newsletter
Some of you may already know this, but I'm starting an e-newsletter based on an opt-in list, which will offer news and my musings on QUANTUM VIBE, my other work, and science-fiction in general. I plan one update each week, and each update will be relatively brief -- 500 to 2000 words, a quick and easy read for most...
1948/216/144
OK I figure I ought to be able to get away with at least one Stan Lee cameo, seeing as he went out in a blaze of glory.Good night, Stan. I loved your stories.
1946/214/143
You might notice some considerable changes in the first four panels, between pencils and inks. Writing a conversation involving six people sitting together in a bin is harder than it looks, especially when one realizes late in the game that Alyss should be sitting next to her bodyguard.
1945/213/142
Some of my readers think there should be a third Martelo brother. We'll see.
1943/211/141
When I started drawing Wendy Sokhsov, I had in mind modeling her on Wendy McElroy. But I don't think I pulled it off.
1942/210/140
Diana doesn't have time to feel sorry for herself. The game is afoot!
1940/208/139
Some readers read this scene as Diana sexually harassing Areum. The way I see it, Diana was overly-optimistic that Areum might come to reciprocate her feelings. Lesson learned.
1939/207/138
Blah blah blah who writes this stuff anyway?
