Strip 731 -- First Seen: 2011-06-23
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Indiegogo Campaign Has Begun!

Second times a charm. The epic QUANTUM VIBE: This Means War story concludes with Part 3, and we require funds to publish a print volume. To sweeten the pot a bit, a 3 pack of the print and PDF copies of all three parts of the This Means War story is a new perk. The stickers and magnet add-ons for the Project for a Free Cosmos concept (explained in the story) are available. And one final incentive for the first 20 who get there first, an add-on for a Free Cosmos Project coaster (1 per perk).

The campaign starts today, Sunday, November 10th, and will conclude in 31 days.

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QV9 KickStarter Campaign Has Begun!

The epic QUANTUM VIBE: This Means War story concludes with Part 3, and we require funds to publish a print volume. To sweeten the pot a bit, we have added stickers and magnet add-ons for the Project for a Free Cosmos concept (explained in the story).

The campaign started Monday, October 7 and will conclude in 30 days.

Click on this link or on the picture to back our campaign!

The Transcript For This Page

Panel 1
External view of the Variable Star, just 200 miles above Venus (which happens to be just a bit under the altitude of the International Space Station, to give you a handle on how Venus should appear below the ship). The ship is pointed against its direction of motion, using its burn engines to slow the craft down.
Caption: The Variable Star had to decelerate from orbital velocity until it matched the upper wind speed.
Caption: Even though Venus' upper atmosphere was very tenuous, the buffeting at hypersonic velocities was violent.

Panel 2
Reggie and Babbette in their cabin bed, dressed as they were before. The bed and room are shaking around them and they cling to each other – not in terror, really, but definitely worried by the shaking and noise.
Caption: The captain told passengers, in no uncertain terms, that they were to be strapped into a seat or stay in their beds, for the duration.

Panel 3
External view again, the Variable Star now glides through Venus' upper atmosphere, at just above 100 kilometers. The sky above is black, below is all swirling clouds, and while the horizon is still visibly curved, there is a definite sense of 'down.' The ship is now moving prow-first.
Caption: Once the V-ship had slowed to a speed that more or less matched the atmospheric winds, the fifteen-centime ride to Black Sky Station II was serene and beautiful ...

Panel 4
Close two-shot of Reggie and Babbette in the sack. Reggie is laying atop Babbette, we see them nude from the waist up, and they are gazing lovingly into each other's eyes.
Caption: … not that the new-again lovers took much notice.