Starbolts #784: The Flaw in the Plan

 

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    This week's comic started off with everyone planning to visit the Faeori and instead we got a final confrontation between Shenra and Nara. I think it's safe to say that when the two ladies met for the first time on Funkeezi that she took advantage of Shenra being an alien and a magic user. Now Nara will face justice in the hands of her people. One has to wonder how long of a rap sheet she has. It's probably a mile long at this point. The question is why didn't she use the magi juice on herself earlier when she fought Heidi. Perhaps there wasn't enough time for her to inject herself with the magi juice. She injected herself with it at the same time she injected Firaxil and now he has to deal with the effects. Bummer. That same injection temporarily gave her superpowers.

    Now, then. Will this be the last we see of Nara? Not sure. I do know that Shenra and Andora seem to be hitting it off. We'll see more of them for sure. We'll be getting to the Faeori village soon and I can't help but wonder about the fact that they trust Andora more than King Alric. Hmm. There may be more to the story here.  All I can say about that is....Stay tuned!

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Starbolts #783: To the Moon

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   Our heroes have found the moon they were looking for and have made some new friends along the way. Looks like these people are the same race as Nara's. Interesting, isn't it? I'll go into detail about how Nara ended up on the Funkeezi planet. There's definitely a lot of things going on here and clearly one of the members of the royal family is attracted to Shenra. There's definitely a lot to unpack as we continue on this leg of the adventure.

    Don't worry. All will be revealed. This week's comic has clear references to the Masters of the Universe line of cartoons and toys. The soldiers look like "Man-at-Arms" and there's a reference to bee people. Those are of course the Andreenids. I don't know if we'll be seeing them during the course of the adventure. But I definitely know Andora is definitely eager to help our heroes find the Faeori. What fabulous secrets will be revealed next week? Stay tuned!

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Starbolts #782: The Changing Face of Tanis

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    Well, it looks like Tanis is a new man after a very eventful night. He seems to be a lot more confident and more sure of himself.  It's amazing what a little bonding session will do and now he's interested in learning more about magic from his mother. The fact that he actually called her "Mom" is kind of a big deal given his history with her. He was grown in a tube like a fungus, artificially aged and sent to fight the Starbolts on Demonstorm's behalf. It took him a long time to call her "Motther" and now he calls her "Mom". That is progress. Not to mention character development. I wanted this arc to improve Tanis's character a bit since he was the butt of everyone's joke for a very long time. I just hope he puts some clothes on after that mission. Preferably before he meets the Faeori.

    Speaking of the Faeori, we've arrived at the gas giant Nara talked about and now it's time to find the moon they're living on. We can only guess what kind of state they'll be in. As for the gas giant? I was going to put rings around it like Saturn but I wasn't sure how to go about it. Right now it's a generic gas giant that looks like an orange. It does look kind of cool. 

     In any event, our heroes have arrived at the Faeori's new home. What will they find? What state will they be in? Will Tanis actually have some clothes on? These are all very good questions! I will answer them all next time!

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Starbolts #781: More than Meets the Eye

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    I think it's safe to say that there's more to Medea than meets the eye. She's a woman with many layers. On the surface she looks like a woman with absolutely zero filter. And she is. She has no filter whatsoever. Longtime readers are aware of that fact. She has no problem telling people off or dabbling in a morally dubious area every now and then. None of the Starbolts would have gotten the results she did. The Aquans wouldn't have been able to penetrate her mind and none of the others would have gotten her to talk. So that just left Medea to do the heavy lifting.

    At least our heroes now know where the Faeori are. In the next few issues will be finding them and then before you know it it will be time for Starbolts #800. Wow. Time flies when you're having fun, huh?

    Meanwhile, we got some much needed character development for Tanis. Tanis will realize that his mother just wanted him to embrace the magical side of his life. Bonding helped him unlock his magical talent. The more he uses magic, the more he becomes the person he was meant to be. Good thing Heidi is there to help out. Still, I'm left wondering how they're going to explain this to Lucy. By the time he returns to her, he should be a different person. He'll be much more confident. And that's the kind of person Heidi and Lucy want in a man.  

    Next week we're bound to see a new Tanis. Stay tuned for that. Our heroes are hot on the Faeori's trail. Nothing's going to stop them now!

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Starbolts #780: Withdrawal Madness

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    I think it's safe to say that Shenra is having some severe withdrawals. She's got Nara in her head pressuring her to bond with Tanis. Nara basically found her weakness for Tanis that dates back to their tryst on a roof way back in Starbolts #437. Ironically, she was under mind control then too. Someone should really fix that girl's brain so that she's no longer susceptible to telepathic manipulation. The Aquans tried to fix her but she didn't want anyone else messing with her head. When this is over, she'll hopefully have one of the Aquans fix her brain. She's had it messed with twice now and that's honestly enough for anyone.

    You gotta love Medea and her lack of a filter. She comments on peoples' looks all the time and I'm pretty sure she'd comment on men as well as women. Well, she'd comment on anyone with a pulse. Let's be honest here. At least her heart is in the right place. She'll get the information out of Nara somehow. It likely won't be pretty. 

    It's a shame that her detox spell didn't work as well as she'd hoped. That must have been some strong magi juice. It seems to have a very long-lasting effect.  Hopefully, it will wear off. And as for Tanis and Heidi? Well, their activities are open to interpretation. Though, it's pretty clear what Medea wants them to do. 

    Anyway, next week promises to have some excitement. Will Medea get through to Nara? Stay tuned!

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Starbolts #779: A Dangerous Encounter

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    Yeah, I'm beginning to think bringing Nara along for this trip was a bad idea. This scenario is akin to putting a fox in charge of a hen house. Nara's species can sense magic users. That means she can sense whatever Tanis, Crystal, Jack, Carter, Firaxil and Medea are up to. She knows Medea plans on asking where the Faeori are. I don't think she'll cooperate. You might be thinking it can't be that bad if she can detect a magic user. She can also manipulate them into doing bad things if they're under the influence of magi juice or have been under its influence before. Sufficed it to say Tanis and Heidi bad better watch out.

    Then again we can only hope that Shenra isn't going to their quarters. I hope not. It's getting to be a happen where his romantic encounters with Heidi are interrupted. Hopefully, she's on her way to see M'anta and ask him to drop this lady off at the closest inhabitable planet or moon. There she can find for herself. Though, I suspect Shenra would be okay with dropping her off into the heart of a collapsing star. She clearly has issues with that woman and it was probably a bad idea for her to visit her. Live and learn, I guess. At least she and Medea are close to being friends now that she saved her.

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Starbolts #778: Dance Revolution

 

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    It's amazing how once again Michael Jackson's music brought down a drug operation. For those who don't know check out the plot of "Moonwalker."  Is it a good movie? Your mileage might vary. My brother and I played the game it was based on many times growing up. Fun game. I think it's one of those cases where the game was better than the actual movie.

    Anyway! Our heroes leave Funkeezi with a musical database that contains Michael Jackson's greatest hits and who knows what other songs are on there. Sufficed it to say that the Funkeezi were impressed by Terran musical forms. It will take them some time for them to analyze everything from Abba to ZZ Top. In exchange, the Starbolts get Toejani's aid in their quest to find the Faeori.

    The question that should be on everyone's mind is what kind of state will the Funkeezi be in. They're addicted to magic. I wonder if Medea might be able to cure them like she cured Shenra. More on her next week. I figure she'll be coming down hard after drinking that magi juice. She'll be confronting the dealer for sure. 

    It was pretty cool to have Crystal and Carter enhance Jack's abilities like that. I have this idea that if Jack is in close proximity of his sisters he'll be able to perform magic. We've seen it once before when they went to visit the spirits of their grandfather. This time he was able to conduct a full concert complete with music and dancing. That wowed the audience and served to help end drug operation.

    Now our heroes are back on the road. What else will this quadrant throw at them? Time will tell. We already had to deal with a music crazed civilization and a bunch of bounty hunters. Let's see what's out there. Engage!

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