Starbolts #603: Interview with a Whitefox

 

 

Hail!

    It looks like Holly just discovered something a little uhh....spicy in the files of Terra Nova this week! I get the feeling this newly discovered footage will push Val into talking to Sara sooner rather than later. I don't think they're going to be able to put this off for much longer! I think you might agree! They are going to have to confront their past relationship even if that relationship was technically with Sara's Sola personality. Would that even be a consenting relationship in that case? I think that's up for philosophers to decide. Or at least Angela. She can sort through that mess!

    At any rate, it looks like Valentina got herself a job working as a paralegal for the academy. This will mean big things for her and her life will ultimately turn around. Next, I suppose Simon will have to find some work. He could work as a techie. However, with his ability to duplicate himself he would put all of the techies the Academy has out of a job. He'll find something, I'm sure.

    It does look like three former members of the Legion are doing well for themselves now. We have Simon, Val and Holly in one place. Perhaps they can advocate for Granite's freedom? I'm sure they can. Who knows? Perhaps there's even footage Holly found that could exonerate him and not just footage of Sola and Val. There's probably footage of the other members of the Legion, too! Some footage might help their case. Some might not. We will have to see.

See ya next time!

Starbolts #602: Northern Charms

 Trigger warning: There is a discussion of sexual abuse in this week's comic. If you or someone you know is a victim of abuse, please contact someone for help. Viewer discretion is advised.

 

Hail!

    In a way this week's comic is a sequel to Starbolts #302: Southern Charms.  In that comic, we saw the beginning of Marcus and Crystal's romantic relationship. In this week's comic, we go back in time to when their friendship began. Their friendship ultimately turned into romance once they admitted their feelings toward one another. We've gone full circle and explored how everything started for our heroes. Of course the road to get to this point in the present was treacherous. 

    Crystal had a lot of issues to overcome between now and then and in the ten years she's known Marcus she has gotten therapy for the myriad of issues plaguing her. Her ideals about relationships were forged by a man who took advantage of a thirteen year old and abused her for three years. The type of issues that come from that kind of abuse does not go away overnight. Marcus knew that and that's why he was playing it cool in this week's comic. He knew that if he acted the wrong way, she'd have fallen deeper into her beliefs about men.

    The flashback in this week's comic take place a few hours after Crystal and Firaxil (Then known as Dennis) were rescued by the Starbolts. You can see the incident in Starbolts #304 and in Starbolts #472. For a long time that one moment haunted Crystal and it didn't quite click that she was abused until a few weeks later when she was in therapy. At this point in time, she was still operating under the misguided belief that she and Cody were still together and that he loved her. That was about to change.

    Aquita and Harris showed the teenager how he abused her using alien technology. That's when things started to click. However, she still had other issues to overcome and that was going to take a long time to get past. It's only recently that the nightmares she endured have ended. At least our heroine has grown and she's now with a man who treats her right. Like Andrea said. It's about time!

See ya next time! And who knows. Perhaps one day we'll get a comic where we see a continuation of Sara and Firaxil's first meeting.

Starbolts #601: The Newest Starbolt

 

 

  Hail! 

    Congratulations are definitely in order this week as we meet the child who will one day become the pink time ranger, Dendra as seen in Starbolts #462 to  #494. Speaking of #494, we saw little Sirak with his future girlfriend in that comic. So,  this week he's meeting her again for the first time. I think that's how time travel works. Someone might have to help me out because I have a headache. I wonder if I somehow created a temporal paradox. At least it was a cute moment!

    It looks like the scars Sara had are all healing and in future comics we may see her mental scars heal as well. Look out for that because I've been assured by Sam that nothing will ever be the same again! In a good way. In a VERY good way. No further details, yet. Let's just say it's a long time coming for our heroine.

    Crystal and Marcus also want to share what happened to them at the ranch. Look forward to those conversations soon. But, first I think she would want to share her news with her mother! Check out that comic next week and prepare for feels!

See ya next time!

Starbolts #600: Dendra

 

Hails and horns!

    Welcome to the 600th edition of the Starbolts! This week's comic is special on many fronts. Not only does it show the birth of Sara and Firaxil's daughter, Dendra. It's also marking a new beginning for a few characters as well. This milestone comic also shows Crystal extending an olive branch to her old rival, Valentina. Just last comic she and Simon decided to take up residence at the academy. Val probably did not expect to see her so soon! I guess some people really can change. We'll be seeing more of their interactions, soon.

    As far as Sara goes, she's still suffering some anxiety from when Clive cut into her. That's why her heart monitor went crazy. Luckily, she has Firaxil, Aquita and her medical team around to assist when the situation calls for it. Terra Nova left a mark on the poor lady. But, her life is going to change once things settle down. After all she just got a new baby. And that baby eventually grows up to be the pink time ranger who helped the Starbolts a while back. The circle is now complete!

    Now, what do we have in store for the future? Well, we're not stopping any time soon. We have so much more story to tell. I hope you all stick around because this train is not stopping! Starbolts #600 marks a new beginning for our heroes. What more could happen in the comics to come?

Stay tuned! See ya next time!

Starbolts #599: The Ties that Bind

 

 

Hail! 

    Next week is a big week! Sara and Firaxil are finally going to have their baby in the epic 600th comic! While that is exciting news we do have some great news in this week's comic to talk about! After finally tethering Crystal and Marcus are thinking about marriage and taking that next step in their relationship. Given everything they've been through in just this year alone it makes sense to give the two some semblance of a happily ever after! We knew this was eventually going to happen anyway!

     It is funny how Marcus went right into the pond with his clothes on. He was a little ummm....distracted by the gorgeous redhead in front of him. I'm sure Angela and Kevin won't mind. Crystal tends to have that effect on people.

    We've already gone over how much the two love each other. I don't think it needs any further explanation. However, the tethering process made the two actually feel their love. They were able to touch it and understand it. They definitely can't wait to tell Sara and Firaxil what happened. Of course they'd be kind of busy at the moment. There's the whole "bringing their child into the world" thing. It'll be covered for sure. Just have patience!

    It's been a long time coming for the baby to arrive, too. Sara discovered she was pregnant way back in Starbolts #453.  So it's been about eight months since the events of that comic. With that said, I should really get around to updating the old timeline page, huh? Yikes. I can do that some other time!

Time for Starbolts #600! See ya there!

Starbolts #598: Rock and Soul

 

 

 Hail!

    Wow! There are quite a few bombshells in this week's comic aren't there? The first and most obvious one is finding out that Valentina Ferrara aka Valentine once had a very romantic relationship with Sola. As you might recall. Sola was actually Sara's split personality and was dominant up until the day she was rescued. Before that day Sara watched all of Sola's antics and couldn't do anything to stop her. Sola was told not to go after boys after Clive scolded her and caught her with two men. So, she went after girls instead. Yeah, that worked out REAL well. You can't stop teenagers from doing what they want....

    There's definitely more to the story as we head into Starbolts #600. How is Crystal going to handle having her rival around? That and the fact that she was in a relationship with her twin sister? So much drama! 

    We'll have to worry about that later. The baby is coming! YAAAAAAAY!

See ya next time!

Starbolts #597: Rock of Ages

 

 

 Hail! 

    Well, Granite's back and he certainly make an impact on his friends, Valentine and Simon. What could he possibly want with Val? And why can't people just leave those two alone?! Seriously. Those two just want to be left alone and are constantly harassed by fellow former members of the Legion. At this point I think they need a restraining order on any and all metahumans, magic users and anyone else who tries to get in the way of them wanting to live happily ever after!

    Granite seems to want to rebuild the Legion. He also seems to have a fair bit more of his marbles than the last time we saw him back in Starbolts #350. I remember those comics. That was when the Legion took over the Watchtower and Syntax took control of the station's A.I. Good times! 

    Speaking of Syntax, it seems Holly has feelings for her former comrades, Simon and Val. That's interesting considering Syntax used those two when the bot went all "Cybermen" on London in Starbolts #208. Wow. Those comics were so long ago and here we are approaching Starbolts #600 in just a few weeks! This should be wrapped up by then. What could Granite want? Find out next time

See ya then!