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! 

Starbolts #752: Fabulous Secrets Revealed

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    Fabulous secrets have indeed been revealed to Shenra. She now knows she is a Faeori. It's a good thing Heidi was around to knock some sense into her. Shenra can be a wee bit stubborn and like I said before she has every right to be a wee bit stubborn and aggro. Shenra has set up the next great storyline for the comic and we'll be exploring that road once we're done with the wedding stuff. The wedding and everything should wrap up soon. Then we'll be on a hunt for Tanis's people. It's been a while since I did a space adventure and I'm looking forward to seeing where this one takes us.

    I have to admit it was pretty cute seeing Dendra and Sirak riding on Trakken's back like that. Criam would have joined them but he's still a little guy. He'll be joining them soon enough. Give him time!

    More wedding stuff is coming next week and this time I'll be focusing on Marcus and Crystal. It's their wedding! I should be focusing on the bride and groom. So, let's put this big reveal on the backburner for now. 

    The Starbolts all assumed Demonsk was in another dimension. Looks like it was really in the Milky way all this time! But, where? My guess is that it's probably on the other side of the galaxy far from the Aquans, Leonids and everyone else. I'll likely explore that and everything at a later date. Searching for the Progenitors is going to be a fun quest. It's a bit like one of my favorite Star Trek:The Next Generation episodes called "The Chase", I know. But, I'll put my own spin on things. Should be a fun ride!

See ya next time! 

Starbolts #751: Like a Wrecking Ball

 

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    I think Shenra took it a lot better than I thought she would. There was a time when she'd have ripped Tanis's arms off and beat him with them. Shenra has every right to be angry as I've explained in the comic. Let's rewind a bit. She was born on Demonsk and her parents were likely killed at some point. She joined the resistance movement against Demonstorm and ended up getting trapped on Earth at one point. That's only the beginning!

    Once on Earth she was captured by Terra Nova and tricked into believing she was some sort of metahuman insectoid. She was mentally controlled by a telepath and attacked the Starbolts. She met Tanis and they were intimate under false pretenses. She broke free of Terra Nova's control and joined Shrall's team since there was no way for her to go back home and she had no intention of ever setting foot on Earth again. In fact, I don't think she really likes Earth given what she went through there.

    She made a life for herself on Aquarius and now Tanis is telling her that she may have been from Earth all along. It's a tough pill to swallow. So, you understand why she might be a little skeptical. Of course the truth will be revealed next week. 

    In the mean time, we had some cameos from Trakken, the dinosaur from the center of the galaxy and Cece. I told ya they were at the wedding. Why would they miss such an important event? We'll likely see more of Crystal and her reaction to everything soon. Meanwhile, we've got Faeori drama to deal with.

 See ya next time!