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How's this for an amazing coincidence? This week's comic comes out on "International Twin's Day"! That's pretty cool, right? I don't know if Sam and I intended it to be like this or not because we were a little late working on the comic. Not sure what I can say to that but it is cool.
As you know Shrall and Crystal both have a twin, M'anta and Sara respectively. Both of them are younger than their siblings by a matter of minutes and so they have quite a bit in common. The only difference is M'anta tends to be more by the book than Shrall is. If someone were to ask Crystal and Sara who the "evil twin" was, Sara would shrug and say it was her and there would be no objections.
The twin thing is a connection that twins have to their siblings. M'anta and Shrall have it along with their telepathic connection. Sara and Crystal do as well despite the fact that they were never in utero together. They still had a strong bond and it only got stronger when the truth about their parentage was revealed. Crystal is not used to the connection and so it's a good thing Shrall was nearby so he could explain everything to her.
Shrall and Crystal were friends before she even knew she was a twin so there's that connection. Now they have something to bond over. Their siblings are career driven workaholics who need some fun in their lives from time to time. But, Shrall is a bit more used to "the twin thing" than Crystal is and so she's going to be calling on him for guidance a lot more than she used to.
Now as for Cobra. It looks like the ghosts are going to be in deep trouble. How are four ghosts going to be able to contact the Starbolts and warn them? We'll find out in the new year. I promise. We'll have that and more coming your way. Stay tuned for the annual Christmas comic!
This week’s comic sees Sara travel twenty thousand light years to a planet at the border of the Beta and Delta Quadrant and what does the first Terran out that far do? Yaks her dinner. That’ll leave a lasting impression on the Venatii. Eh, I’m sure it’ll be fine. Worse things have probably happened on their world. I will say that it was difficult designing their buildings. Sam suggested something we’ve never seen before in alien architecture. Round buildings with no straight lines in sight. I think I managed to get the right idea. It is a good one since so many buildings in the galaxy have corners and all that. As you can see, the planet is very flat. It’s basically just grasslands and cities as far as the eye can see. It’s amazing how the Venatii evolved in this fashion.
Still, let’s hope that the pools offer our heroine a solution to her soul problem. As seen in this week’s comic, Stan worked tirelessly to try to help his daughter ever since she returned from Clive’s captivity. As Earth’s sorcerer supreme, he was able to detect Sara’s fractured soul. He didn’t want to alarm her and so sought out to fix things himself. Sadly, there were no Terran remedies at hand. Once again a daughter of Stan Whitefox needed to seek help far beyond the confines of Earth. He’s okay with it. Trust me!
Meanwhile, it looks like the Snake has gotten a bit more brazen in his observation of the Whitefoxes. Observing his prey at dinner probably isn’t a good idea especially when you’ve got two super-soldiers, a couple witches, an alien shapeshifter and Earth’s sorcerer supreme at the dining room table! On a scale of one to ten for bad ideas, this is probably an eleven and a half. What does he want? And why weren’t Anya and Marcus at dinner? Well, I’m sure they had some other stuff going on. This was spur of the moment after all. They’ll be filled in in time. However, the Snake is a looming threat. The Starbolts better beware because the Cobra will strike soon!
Two new story arcs are about to begin this week! One will see the return of Cobra aka Richard Smythe and the other will see Sara on her journey to becoming whole once again. The question is how did she get fragmented to begin with? Why is she unable to summon a shield when her twin sister can? These are all very good questions and they will be answered in time. She's going to have one hell of a journey coming up and I think she'll be better for it. You might even say she'll come out of it a new woman. Shh. Spoilers.
As for the Snake, I was tempted to have him hang out in the last panel. But, at this time he's a little busy trying to find Stan Whitefox's library. He needs something in there that might help him with his small ghost problem. What could he be planning? He was observing everyone who has a connection to Terra Nova except Sara. So, it's really curious what he's up to. We know he wants to rid himself of the ghosts of Soldier Six. What will he do to achieve those goals? The plot is thickening. More shall be revealed next time.
See ya then!
OH! And I should note. No. Crystal and Marcus did not go off to be intimate. Cobra just assumes the worst of people because he’s a jerk.
Looks like Jack is well on his way to becoming the next Iron Eagle. However, something, or rather, someone is lurking in the shadows. The man in the last panel is Richard Smythe aka Cobra and he was last seen way back in Starbolts #455! How did he get from Australia to America? Is it really him or is it just a hologram? Could he be using some top secret Terra Nova technology that somehow cloaks him? These are all great questions and I'll definitely be answering them. For now we must wonder what he wants and you know full well that Jack is not going to be happy to see him again.
Let's recap the Snake's crimes.
When he was a member of Soldier Six, he took Sara and Crystal away from the lab before the embryos were to be implanted into Elaine Dastara. They were instead implanted into members of Terra Nova.
He went along with Terra Nova’s plant to lure Soldier Six to an island in the South Pacific and one by one he killed various members of the team. When faced with Jack, he set off a bomb destroying the island and seemingly killing him in the process. He was brought back to life by Demonstorm and eventually placed in a cloned body.
The list goes on and on. Sufficed it to say Richard is a bad monkey.
You almost have to feel sorry for Richard. He’s going to have to deal with three Starbolts very, very soon. Two of them are void witches who rightfully blame him for the trauma they endured and one of them is a fighting mad former friend with an axe to grind. To think the seeds were planted for him taking the mantle exactly one hundred comics ago!
Jack is going to be one hell of an Iron Eagle and Terra Nova’s worst nightmare will be realized!
There’s nothing quite like having two guys talk about life, the universe and everything and then proceeding to beat each other up in a Street Fighter-like game, right? The friendship Firaxil and Marcus have go back to when they were teens and they are still best friends to this day. Firaxil wanted to know why Marcus suddenly felt better about everything and he gave him the details. Marcus and Crystal tethered and no it’s not just a sex thing. The tethering allowed them to see their love as I’ve explained in other comics. Here’s hoping Firaxil and Sara do it as well. It might alleviate the doubts our Inobe friend might have about his wife.
As far as Marcus and Crystal goes, the sexy times are usually on her terms given her history. He’s also not the type to force himself on her. More on that next time as we move to the ladies talking about everything. Sara and Crystal are long overdue for their own “dude date” don’t ya think?
I decided to take a different approach with this year’s Halloween comic. Instead of using the usual ghosts from Soldier Six, I thought I would use a different horror in the form of a demon. Sure the lesser demon was dealt with rather quickly. But, if you think about it, the doubts Firaxil and Marcus have could also be their own inner demons. Thankfully, both were dealt with by their mentor/father-in-law, Stan. He’s been the Starbolts’ mentor since they were teens and it looks like they will always need his guidance.
The pictures in the hallway have a bit of an Easter egg in them. I included a picture of Charlotte, the fallen member of the Agents of S.T.A.R.. I originally was going to have her be the ghost in this week’s comic and I was going to have her interact with the hologram of Pegasus. The problem was that I didn’t know how to best end it. That and I kind of wondered why she’d be at the mansion. There were just too many questions. So, Sam and I did an extensive rewrite of this week’s comic and I think it turned out good.
I do like how Marcus is well on his way to proposing to Crystal and I liked his banter with Firaxil. Look for more of that soon. I like having the two team up! It’s fun! I hope everyone has a great Halloween!
See ya next time and Happy Halloween….WHATEVER YOU ARE! MWAHAHAHA!
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