Strip 410 -- First Seen: 2010-04-02
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Kickstarter Success!

The Not-Safe-Space 2 Kickstarter Campaign has ended successfully. Thanks to all who pledged!

Now we get to wait 2 weeks while Kickstarter transmits the funds, and Scott can order the books, and send surveys to backers to get current e-mail addresses for the .PDF versions and mailing addresses for the physical books.

All of this should show up in June.

Not-Safe.Space Kickstarter 2

The epic Not-Safe.Space story continues with Part 2, and Scott requires funds to publish a print volume of _Not-Safe.Space_ Chapter 2.

This large-format, 48-page trade paperback is a must for fans of Eithne Lamdagan, aka The CUSH Queen, and her friends

The campaign begins Sunday, April 6 and concludes Tuesday, May 8.

Click on this link or on the picture to see the campaign preview page where you can sign up to be notified of the launch next week.

The Transcript For This Page

Panel 1
Re-establish the scene: The girls still dangling from their tether, look on in astonishment as the space navy squad are swarmed with stinging bees. One bee breaks off from the swarm and starts meandering towards the girls.

SFX: Bzzzzzzzzz

Panel 2
Two-shot of Fiorella and Doris, looking a little horrified.

Doris: Killer bees.

Buzz 2 (OP): Not really ...

Panel 3
One of the Bees, Buzz2, hovers in front of the girls

Buzz2: They have been injected with a modified form of curari.

Buzz2: They can still breath, blink and so forth, but they will have no control over their voluntary nervous systems for a couple of hours.


Panel 4
The girls and Buzz 2. The girls are looking at each other with expressions of schadenfreude.

Buzz 2: As the curari wears off, they will experience some discomfort as they regain the use of their muscles.



Panel 5
The girls and Buzz 2. Now the girls are looking curiously at their intercessor.

Fiorella: Uh, are you Buzz?

Buzz 2: Yes and No.

Buzz 2: We are AIs that exist within a swarm network. It is a holographic system that retains the actions and responses of all its member elements.

Panel 6
Medium closeup on Buzz 2.

Buzz 2: So now that your original Buzz has been destroyed, this unit has taken its place.

Panel 7
Two-shot of the girls, now looking relieved to the point of giddiness.
Fiorella (singing): Meet the new Buzz. Same as the old Buzz.
Doris: Won't get fooled again!

Panel 8
The girls hug each other and fall into fits of hysterical laughter.
Fiorella and Doris (in unison): Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!