Strip 599 -- First Seen: 2010-12-23
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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
At the cafe, medium shot of Merry and Pablo at the table. The waitress is serving them slices of pie.
Pablo: Merry, we humans have a dirty little secret.
Pablo: To a degree, we are pack animals – maybe even herd animals – by nature.
Panel 2
Flash-back scene, illustrating Pablo's words: a half-dozen neolithic-type, brown-skinned men are fighting a large bear. One of the men is clearly directing the others.
Caption (Pablo): 'At one time, this allowed us to take down larger animals that threatened us or that we needed for food.
Caption: 'The down side is that the pack mentality is inconsistent with individual liberty.'
Panel 3
Back to the present. Pablo waves his pie fork with a flourish as he speaks.
Pablo: Every pack has to have a leader and it has to have followers.
Pablo: Congratulations, Merry, you are now the leader of the pack.

Panel 4
Focus on Merry, who looks alarmed.
Merry: No! No Way! I don't want to be a leader or a follower, for that matter!
Merry: I don't want that power over anyone!