Strip 678 -- First Seen: 2011-04-13
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QV on a short break

QUANTUM VIVE is taking a break for a few weeks, as we prepare for Part 2 of the Novo Palermo story, and also for a Kickstarter campaign for Part 1, which will start in September.

In the meantime, Not-Safe.Space will continue, as a murder mystery begins and the relationship between Eithne and Diana develops in unexpected directions.

Not-Safe.Space is a NSFW strip but more than half the pages are SFW so I've set those to *not* require a Patreon membership. Readers should be able to follow the story without seeing the NSFW pages. If I've done this right.

Kickstarter successful and closed

The Kickstarter campaign for Not-Safe.Space Chapter 3 concluded successfully on April 21, and Scott extended the time allowed for late pledges until May 19.

Books have been ordered from the printer and Scott will be spending the next week or so setting up and sending the PDF files to those who asked for them.

(There are still six of you who have not responded to the survey asking for e-mail and snail-mail addresses, he'll do the best he can.)

Thanks to all for supporting this Kickstarter!

The Transcript For This Page

Panel 1
Ed and Chang still standing in front of the Hotel, glum soldiers still straggling in.
Ed: Okay, so does Rhonda, this 'Black Mamba,' outrank you or what?
Chang: Ever hear of a commissar, Ed?

Panel 2
Closer two-shot of Ed and Chang.
Ed: Old Soviet thing, right?
Chang: The Soviets and others 'popularized' the concept – if that's the correct word – but it actually goes back to the French.

Panel 3
Focus on Chang.
Chang: The current term is Political Officer.
Chang: The PO's primary job is to make sure the troops are ideologically on board with their orders …

Panel 4
Looking past Chang at Ed. Ed has his head cocked a bit sideways and a sarcastic grin.
Ed: The UW has an ideology?
Ed: That's news to me.