Starbolts #774: The Underfunk

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    It's so tragic to see a hidden race fall on such hard times. The Faeori successfully escaped Demonstorm's clutches and somehow found themselves unable to perform the simplest magic trick. Along come the Valeen and suddenly they're addicted to magic. It's going to take a lot of work to get the Faeori clean. If our heroes can, of course. First thing's first. Our heroes will have to find them and that may be a little tricky given how secretive they are. However, if they root out the dealers, the dealers could lead them right to them. Here's hoping M'anta's plan works!

    Poor Shenra. She fell victim to the drug. With a little luck perhaps Aquita will devise an antidote. The problem is we need to figure out what prevented the Faeori from using magic in the first place. I have a few ideas in mind. We'll see how they play out in the next few comics.

    I do like how Medea was talking up the Starbolts. I mean they DID defeat her ex husband many times in the past. It's only fair that she'd brag about it. It looks like it worked and now the Starbolts are on their way to finding the Faeori!

See ya next time! 

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 Many thanks go out to the people who originally made them.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.

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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.

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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!