Poor Simon. He’s alone with a pretty woman for probably the first time in months, maybe years, and… well, it’s not going well.
Security Agent Captain Cassandra Quinn is on assignment to the mining outpost Luna Seven amid rumors of pirates near the outpost. On her approach to the complex, she saw something moving around on the surface of the moon that shouldn’t have been. During her attempts to verify her visual sighting, a mysterious ship blasted her out of the sky. Her story starts HERE.
Meanwhile, on miner Simon Tripline’s morning commute to work, he sees something strange through a porthole. Shortly thereafter, Simon’s suspicions are aroused concerning the mysterious activities of the base’s top earner, Vin Sinclair, who became separated from the mining party. Simon took off to find him, but found Cassandra instead. He rescued her, but she woke up confused, angry and armed.
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i wonder what happens if u pull the handle behind simon ….
This panel looks awesome i love cassandras pose and the gun she has!
love the dice.
Man alive talk about keeping me on the edge of the seat…WHAT HAPPENS NEXT HURRY UP!!!!!
Hmmm, pull handle right over Simon’s head. Red and yellow tag. It does something dangerous, maybe? Or maybe not. Maybe Steve’s misdirecting us. Or not. Maybe he’ll pull it. Or not. Aaaaggghhh!!! Quit messing with my head!
Man, so much here to love in one panel! I’m not sure if my favorite is the fuzzy dice or Flagg’s “Don’t hurt the digger!” That son of a gun.
Nixon – Hmm. Interesting handle… I wonder what it do?
Kev – Did you ever get the feeling Han Solo had dice hanging from the console of the Falcon? There’s something small jangling around up there, and I think it’s Dice. But in Moon, Sam Rockwell’s miner runabout has these huge blue fuzzy dice, and I just thought… yeah. Simon’s got to have some huge fuzzy dice up there near the emergency CB.
Mike – But… that’s what we’re all here to do, mate! heh heh
Tom – glad you like it. To be honest, I don’t really like this drawing much. Except for Cassie’s O2 pack. I rather like that. But the rest… oy. Sometimes they just don’t come out the way you want. The “Don’t Hurt the Digger” crack was an afterthought, to amuse me despite the way I felt about the strip. Hopefully it all balances out.
There are a couple of angles that look a bit funky, but I love the stuff dangling above Simon’s head and had to laugh at Flagg. I wonder if she could drive the digger and get it back to Flagg safely if she were to shoot Simon.
Although I doubt she’d care to do anything Flagg asks her.
That isn’t the rock lobber handle by any chance?
I like how you’ve hidden her face, and especially her eyes. gives a bit of mystery as to what her current state really is.
Matt – glad you caught that. She’s conflicted. You also see it in the angle of her left arm (yes, she’s a leftie, fellas). She’s holding a gun on Simon, but she’s softening her I’m-Going-To-Kill-You stance from #074
Sardtok – Well… I spose yer just gonna have to watch and find out.
Shades of Bugs Bunny! Shoot him now? Or wait ’till you get home? Great comic, Steve. I have quickly become addicted!
Oh yeah! It’s not a true beast of a digger until its got the awesome fuzzy dice thingys.
Joe – Glad you found the strip and that you’re digging it! Looks like you have a nice comic going on over at Desmonds yourself… Thanks for weighing in, and we’ll be seeing you!
Thomas- you gotta have dice.
Flagg’s Dictionary
digger (digər)
noun
1 a person or animal that digs : a grave-digger.
2 a large machine that digs : a backhoe.
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This time I’m giving Flagg the benefit of the doubt and thinking first definition. Then again…
The dice and especially the CB radio microphone are great. Pull the “air horn” too. Oh wait sound won’t go thru the vacuum. The spiral cord even has a counter curl that I can get anal about like on my kitchen phone. ha ha
pretty woman with a gun … and she said “shut it.”
what a great scene
I love the concern in Flagg’s voice.
Oh yeah, Flagg’s a deep, overflowing well of concern… for company property. Though I’m sure he’d also be displeased with Simon being shot up, if only because 1) Flagg is one of those who find the universe, especially other people, to be inherently disappointing and 2) Flagg have to deal with the consequences.
For that matter, I’m sure he sees Simon as company property too, so maybe there IS some genuine concern there…
Boy, you guys sure sure are generous to Flagg!
Well, we can afford to be generous to Flagg: we don’t have to work for him. Though come to think of it, I have worked for a couple of mid-management types that had a fair amount in common with good ol’ Flagg…
I have worked for – and known – several men like Flagg. And, shamefully, I have a bit of Flagg in my personality. Actually, I think any manager that doesn’t see a little of Flagg in himself probably isn’t look hard enough. He’s a collection of common foilbles.
Hey, can you imagine how the digger would look if she shot Simon?
You’d never get the mess out of the seat, so it would probably need to be replaced. And then Flagg would have to hire some newbie to take over Simon’s job. That’s a heap of trouble Flagg wouldn’t want to have to deal with after all.