Starbolts #773: The Hyperfunk Zone

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    The good news is that our heroes are closer to finding out more about the mysterious Faeori. The bad news is that they might be addicted to magic. How is that possible? Well, I'm sure Medea will be asking that question next week when Tanis takes Shenra to his mother. Oh, Shenra. I'm not sure how she got the "magi juice" and now she might be hooked on magic. It's sad to see. However, she was the one who wanted to go "explore the culture". Something tells me she found more than she bargained for. She may have needed a chaperone. Or at least stayed in the compound.

    I had trouble coming up with funky backgrounds this week and thankfully Google had some free images I could use. Many thanks go out to the people who originally made them. I'm not sure what I would have made. But, they wouldn't be as funky as these images. For some reason I'm picturing them all animated. It'd definitely be a trip.

    I had to rewrite a couple bits here and there regarding the magi juice. I originally had Derek offer Medea some. But that didn't fly well with me after a second and third reading. It's better to let him be a leader who warned Medea about the criminal element in his society. Too bad Shenra found out a little too late. More on her next week. Poor Shenra. She has no idea what she's in for.

See ya next time! 

Starbolts #772: Bring on the Funk

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    This week we're bringing on the funk while Marcus and Tanis have a long overdue talk about what it means to be tethered to the woman they love. Marcus did his best to explain the situation. It's like feeling love in a way that can't be expressed by mere words. Crystal is likely having the same conversation with Heidi while the guys are on their way to the transporter room. Those two will have a lot to learn in the coming comics about what it means to be bonded. It might actually end up helping Marcus and Crystal,too. You never know. They're still rather new to the whole thing. So, it could end up helping them out at the same time.

     I think Tanis and Marcus now have a lot more in common. Both were initially just speedsters and now they're both mystically bonded. The only difference is that Tanis is the magic user. He was the one who initiated it with Heidi. He isn't sure how it happened. I think he might be eager to learn! We'll see how things go.

    Next week we'll be beaming down to the Funkeezi homeworld. The place is sure to be a trip. I had to laugh when I came up with the name "Derek" for their leader. I couldn't come up with anything really alien enough this week. I guess it suits a planet like this. Though, I wonder if I should have called him "Kevin" in honor of Kevin Bacon. Eh, it's fine. Derek it is and we'll be meeting him next week along with more people on the funkiest planet in the universe.

See ya next time! 

Starbolts #771: The Birds and the Dragonflies

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    This week's comic has some much needed character development for Tanis and Heidi. I freely admit that I've used Tanis as a bit of a punching bag. My editors seem to agree that that's the case. I also once again had help from my friend Jenn. She helped me to iron out the details of Heidi's reaction to everything.

      Heidi has been taking things pretty well, hasn't she? Her boyfriend has a ton of magical potential and bonded with her on a magical level. She, along with Tanis, are learning what it means to be bonded in that way. I expect there'll be some scenes with Marcus and Crystal,  the other mystically bonded couple. Heidi being more experienced in this sort of thing will help Tanis out in the long run. Let's hope things work out for those two! And Lucy!

    At least there's been some long overdue development for Tanis here. I wanted to try and make him less flighty. I think he's on his way to become a little more confident. Let's not forget he's still technically the youngest Starbolt even though he looks a lot older than he really is. Tanis looks like an adult but he's actually about two. He's got a lot to learn and I think Heidi will be helpful in guiding him. He also has a lot to learn, too. Hopefully, he'll become a better person and a better Starbolt in the future. We can't have him running off whenever there's trouble can we?

    Next week, we're visiting Toejani's homeworld and we'll be there for a few comics. There's definitely going to be some hi-jinks there 

Stay tuned! 

Starbolts #770: Reaching an Impasse

 

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    It looks like the mission to rescue Tanis took an interesting turn. What could the Faeori have done to warrant such a response from the Garandanites? They travel around space in this gigantic sphere and this one race of magic users gives them pause. They didn't offer any explanation and just sent our heroes on their way. At least the Captain was open to talking once he was surrounded. Medea also helped a little bit by casting a protection spell around the chamber. He couldn't get help from his crew and the captain was cornered. You could say he was stalling for time. However, he had no idea Medea had cast her spell.

     Either way, our heroes are off on their next adventure. They have to deliver Toejani back to his people and finally get back on the road. The Faeori are out there. I don't know if Tanis, Medea and Shenra will like what they find. Speaking of Tanis. It looks like he and Heidi are going to have a lot to talk about next week. Tanis may want to wish he was back in the Garandanite dungeon after Heidi's through with him.

See ya next time! 

Starbolts #769: Saving Himself

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     This week I wanted to show that Tanis was more than capable of freeing himself. After all he is a speedster. He isn't as fast as Marcus. However, he is pretty strong. That allowed him to break free of the aliens' cell. Luckily, they were all distracted by the battle or else he might not have gotten all the way to the computer room. The poor guys didn't know what hit him and now the Starbolts are here to pay the baddies a visit.

    We also learned what's under their helmets. It looks like a few of them are purple skinned aliens. I imagine there are different races present on that ship. More on that next week. Our heroes are going to force the Valeen to talk about things before Tanis can officially return to the Xazes.

    When that happens, you know Heidi and Tanis will have to talk about their bond. They'll be discussing how it happened and most importantly why he never felt anything afterward. There are so many questions running through Heidi's head. Let's hope Tanis can answer them. At the very least perhaps Medea can hold his hand as he tries to explain everything.  We shall see. Heidi definitely wants to talk about what happened and poor Tanis has no clue. That should make for a fun discussion.

    Before they can do that, our heroes will have to face the leader of these bounty hunters. Their shields are down and their ship is damaged. Maybe now they'll be more inclined to negotiate. Never underestimate a small vessel.

See ya next time! 

Starbolts #768: Finding Love

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    Happy Valentine's Day or Singles Awareness Day! It's very rare for me to actually have a comic out on Valentine's Day. Sure I've done several comics near the day and I have done quite a few romance comics. This week, I thought I would show how exactly Marcus and Crystal bonded back in Starbolts #593.  That was the first time they bonded and they bonded again much later. It took them quite a few tries to get it right.

    Tanis on the other hand seemingly bonded with Heidi right away. I don't know why that is right now. I suspect it might have something to do with Tanis's Faeori nature. The Faeori are more in tune with the mystical forces of the universe. Crystal is a void witch and she is half base-line human. Her father is Earth's sorcerer supreme and her mother is basically a really good athlete. Tanis may have less of his father in him than what was initially believed. 

   Frequent sex may have also played a role in Heidi and Tanis's bond. You never know. He definitely did it subconsciously. Knowing him he's going to freak out once Heidi tells him what he did next week.  Thankfully, he can't run away or anything.

     Either way, at least our heroes know where Tanis is. Once they save him, they can get back on the road to finding the Faoeri. Though, there may be more to these bounty hunters than meets the eye. 

 See ya next time!  

Starbolts #767: Finding the Dragonfly

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    This week we learn a little more about Tanis's captors. It seems that they are working for a client who is interested in magic and magical people. Specifically, they are interested in Tanis and his mother. What could they possibly want with them? The mind boggles. Either way, it seems our hero isn't going to be leaving that ship any time soon. It seems that they've been tailing the Aquito ever since it left orbit of Demonsk.  

    Back on the Aquito we have Heidi dealing with Shenra. It's safe to say that the two of them won't be friends any time soon. She clearly doesn't like Tanis and Heidi does. Fortunately, Heidi visited Medea and the witch discovered something interesting about Heidi. 

    Medea is theorizing that Tanis somehow made a mystical bond between him and Heidi during sex. This might be how our heroes find Tanis. Remember, Crystal once went missing and Marcus was able to use their mystical bond to find her. Perhaps it will work again. We'll find out next time in our special Valentine's Day comic. We don't seem to have many of those. It's very rare, indeed!

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