Starbolts #759: The Rise of the Aquito

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    Back in Starbolts #197 , the Aquito was unceremoniously destroyed when Tanis initiated an overload of the ship's engines. The Starbolts never blamed him for his misdeeds. He had just turned into "The Superior Dragonfly" and was under his father's control. M'anta had to use his enhanced telepathic abilities to snap him out of it once he confronted his former teammate. He swore to Jenna that he'd never use his powers like that. He unfortunately had to made an exception in this case since Tanis wasn't listening to reason.

    Now, it looks like the Aquito is back and our heroes can consider this an early Christmas present. This isn't this year's Christmas comic, by the way. That will be next week's comic! This week saw the return of a very old friend. 

    When we come back from the Christmas and New Years' comics we'll see what changes have been made. I last made backgrounds for the Aquito in 2013. Things have definitely changed art-wise since then. The halls and stuff will look more modern in terms of style. Even the bridge may be different now. The outside is the same. However, she may be a completely new ship on the inside.

    In other news, it looks like Crystal and Marcus's honeymoon was cut short. Carter offered to be Lady Liberty. I'm sure that'll go well with the public! For this adventure, I think Heidi will be the voice of the audience. There's gonna be some crazy stuff going on in the Delta quadrant. Will Tanis and co find the Faeori? I hope so! 

    At least the Aquito is back and now the Starbolts have another ship in their fleet. It'll just take some time to get them back home from there. I'm sure they'll manage somehow!

See ya next time! 

Starbolts #758: The Next Adventure

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    This week we're starting off a new adventure for our heroes! In the process of working on the comic, I've revealed some pretty important facts about Demonsk. For a long time the Starbolts were operating under the assumption that Demonstorm's home planet was in another dimension. Makes sense, right? Demonsk has red skies and seemingly no sun. That's pretty big news for our heroes since they've visited that world many times and now they know it's actually a rogue planet currently drifting around the Delta quadrant. That's pretty wild.

    I wonder if the same could be said for the Outlands. That remains to be seen. That could also be a distant planet. The Starbolts have a stargate which allows them to travel to both worlds. For all we know the Outlands could also be another strange new world in another part of the galaxy. Spoilers. It probably is. We'll have to revisit the Outlands another time. For now let's focus on Demonsk.

    Many questions have been answered and many more will be answered next week when our heroes go to Demonsk. From there they'll be looking for the Faeori. The question is who will be joining those three on their quest?     

    I think it's safe to say Heidi will be joining Tanis and co on this adventure. Who else will be joining them? Time will tell. I was debating having Lucy join and have her get superpowers along the way but nah. She's fine as an audience surrogate and as a normal human. Not everyone in the cast needs superpowers. 

    Here's hoping they find the Faeori. The question is what kind of state will they be in. Tanis's adventure starts now. This is sure to be a wild ride!

Stay tuned! 

Starbolts #757: The Master Plan

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    It's just like Robkas to still have feelings for Aquita even though he said he didn't. It just goes to show that just because someone is obsessed with someone else, that obsession never goes away. Crystal had to deal with that herself when she was with her ex. This is part of the reason why Crystal and the princess became good friends. They had common ground. Marcus never had to deal with anything like that and so the ladies likely explained it to him. You can't blame her for not wanting to talk about it....especially on their honeymoon.

    At least Robkas is on his way to jail. He can add impersonating a member of the royal family to the list of charges he's facing. This also includes incitement to riot, kidnapping and a host of other charges. If he implicates Danar (And you know he will because he's stupid) Danar will be brought down once again. There's no bottom for people who want to end years and years of friendship just because his ex is now married to someone from another planet. Robkas will never get over his feelings and for that we can pity him. 

    Crystal obviously held her own against Kahlia. I didn't see the need to show their fight since Kahlia isn't a fighter like Crystal. Even without magic she's very competent in various martial arts.....martial arts Kahlia has no idea how to counter since they are Terran. I highly doubt Kahlia would study Terran martial arts. Still, there was a struggle and the room was wrecked. Kahlia may not have been a fighter but she is stronger than Crystal. Too bad she has a glass jaw.

    Anyway, it;s safe to say that Marcus and Crystal are going to resume their romantic honeymoon after this incident. After that we'll be moving onto the search for Tanis's people. That should be a fun arc. Though, I get the feeling Danar and Robkas aren't going to let things go. 

See ya next time! 

 

Starbolts #756: Honeymoon High-jinks

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    There's never a dull moment whenever Robkas is involved. One has to wonder what his deal is. How would kidnapping Marcus help him become Senator? If anything, it won't make people want to vote for him. Most Aquans like Terrans. Robkas, Kahlia and Danar are the odd ones out. I guess they don't see the wisdom of the alliance. That's definitely their problem! 

    I do like how Crystal used magic to distract Robkas. However, it looked like Kahlia wasn't fooled thanks to her telepathy. Robkas's telepathic abilities have been diminished due to an incident I'll get into next time. Perhaps he needs Aquita's services? That'd be interesting given their history and everything.

    Robkas also impersonated a prince and that's not going to win him any brownie points. He figured turnabout was fair play since Marcus and Crystal tricked him and because of that he thought he'd return the favor. 

    With that in mind, you have to wonder what Robkas and Kahlia's goal is. How would stopping Crystal and Marcus's honeymoon help them? Weird. And are Robkas and Kahlia really married? We shall see. And we'll see if any of the other Starbolts lend a hand. All Crystal and Marcus want is a peaceful honeymoon!

See ya next time! 

Starbolts #755: An Aquan Honeymoon

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    It wouldn't be a superhero honeymoon without some drama happening. Danar knew about the honeymoon plans and sent Robkas to rain on the happy couple's parade. If Tenera didn't think much of her father's antics before, wait until she finds out about this latest scheme. I mean he hired Robkas to interfere with Marcus and Crystal's honeymoon and in return the Aquan Fabio might get a seat in the Senate. I think the word "might" might be stretching it a bit. The other Senators agree D'Vane shouldn't be in power and do not want Danar have any power after what he did before Marcus and Crystal's wedding. I guess if they're going to be pariahs, they should be pariahs together.

    The last time we saw Robkas was a few years ago when he had his final confrontation with his ex-girlfriend Aquita. Back then he was thinking about running for the Aquan Senate. Depending on how much pull Danar has left after the wedding incident, we'll see if it actually goes anywhere. As you can see he's still with his girlfriend Kahlia. Who knows if they really ARE married at this point. It could all be a lie to cover up what he's really doing at Janagra Falls.

    At least Crystal told Marcus about the dream she had last week.  She was about to show Marcus just how confident she was when Robkas had to stick his nose where it didn't belong. The manager of the hotel promised privacy. What happened? We'll see what happened next week. What does Robkas want? Stay tuned!

See ya next time! 

Starbolts #754: The Council of Crystals

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    Happy Halloween! I decided to do things a little differently for this year's Halloween comic, Usually, I would have a Halloween party or the ghosts plaguing Cobra or something. This time I decided to focus on what Crystal might dream about now that she no longer dreams about her abusive ex Cody. She instead dreams of Marcus and honestly that's for the best.

    This dream, however, has aspects of her personalities dress up as redheaded supers. The first one is based on Jean Grey aka Phoenix. I was going to use her Dark Phoenix costume. But, I figured that wouldn't work too well. I also like the green suit more than the red one.  The second personality wears a costume based on Firestar from the New Warriors. The third is based on the Black Cat. I know she doesn't have red hair. But, I quickly ran out of options. I could have gone with the Black Widow. However, Tasha doesn't really fit Crystal's romantic side as well as Felicia Hardy. I'm just saying. You don't see Tasha flirting with everything with a pulse. So, Felicia clearly is the winner here. Sure she isn't a ginger. But, it works.

    Either way it's clear that Terra Nova didn't do neither Crystal or Carter any favors. They had their demons to face and Crystal has been dealing with hers on a subconscious level. Who can say if this event really happened or was in her head? Then again just because something happened in her head, it doesn't mean it wasn't real. Could this whole episode have been brought on by the idol? It's hard to say.

    I should note that Crystal and Marcus's holodeck fantasies are obviously their own business. We likely won't see any of them in the comic. Yet, one never knows. Crystal and Marcus created them because she was unsure how to act in a relationship given all the trauma she had to endure. Marcus was new at it, too. So, the programs helped her gain the confidence she needed to pursue her relationship with Marcus and vice versa. 

   The only thing we know for certain is that Crystal has finally made whole. What will this mean for her story going forward? I'm not sure. But, I think she'll be okay. She's with a man who loves her and is on the mend after years of trauma. She can only go up from here and there's no limit to how far a newly integrated Crystal can go.

See ya next time!  

Starbolts #753: Wedding Interrupted

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    Some people should learn that you shouldn't start a new story before another one finishes. It's just rude to do otherwise. Marcus and Crystal's wedding was a long time coming and while Tanis is rightfully excited about finding his people, he's gotta slow down a wee bit before sounding the alarm. Dude needed to take a look around and see what was going on and read the room. No one was going to indulge Tanis at this time since there was a wedding and everything. There's a time and a place for everything and the Starbolts will get to his story eventually. Just give it some time.

   I'm glad the wedding and subsequent party went off without a hitch. The last time a Whitefox got married the team was tossed into an adventure through time and space.  Carter and Firaxil had to redo the ceremony after that adventure. Marcus promised Crystal that their wedding would be different. I mean they had a space dinosaur walking around! I think that was more than enough excitement for one wedding. 

    Either way, I'm sure Tanis learned his lesson. Tanis has to learn to slow down for the people he loves. He has two reasons and because of that he really, really needs to take his time. The story will continue. Just let other people have their time in the spotlight.

    Next week we'll have our annual Halloween comic! Those are always fun to do. We'll see what I can scare up for next time!

See ya then!