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PANEL 1: The CAPTAIN and ORLA huddle by a computer terminal, reacting to the m-wave blasts outside.
NARRATION: THE MACHITO
CAPTAIN: EESH! Status report, Orla!
ORLA: M-Wave fire, Captain! Everywhere!

PANEL 2: From space, behind the MACHITO, we see a sliver of earth with m-wave blasts flying past them. The Spark of Thought hovers in the distance, taking on an array of blasts coming from Earth.
ORLA (from inside the ship): Tierra’s defense phalanx is firing at full burn. There’s an unknown fleet to port. And a Continuum capital ship to starboard. It’s…good Lord…IT’S ENORMOUS.

PANEL 3: Close up on the CAPTAIN, putting her finger to her ear as she receives a transmission.
TRANSMISSION: Scout ship, come in! This is La Invincible calling on emergency shortwave!
CAPTAIN: This is the Machito, Invencible. What’s your status?\

PANEL 4: We see the EMPEROR in La Invencible, eyes wide, arm shaking as he holds a gun to the Tesskan arm bursting through the doors.
EMPEROR: Taneel? Is taht you? Oh thank god! You’ve got to save me!
CAPTAIN, via transmission: EMPEROR?!?

PANEL 5: Close up on the CAPTAIN.
EMPEROR, via transmission: THEY’RE-COMING-FOR-ME-TANELL-THEY’RE-ABOUT-TO-BREAK-DOWN-THE-DOOR-I CAN’T-STOP-THEM
CAPTAIN: What? Slow down sire. I don’t understand.

PANEL 6: The CAPTAIN points as she yells direction. SKITTER floats in his chair next to her.
EMPEROR, via transmission: I’M GONNA BE KILLED, DAMMIT! Get here! That’s an order!
CAPTIN: Roger that. SKITTER GET US TO THAT SHIP, NOW.
SKITTER: I can’t, Captain…

PANEL 7: A big single panel splash page of space filled with M-wave blasts. The Machito flies between blasts, Tres Primo’s ship stays tight in front of them.
SKITTER, from inside the ship: …I’m laying down the block for a friend.

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PANEL 1: The CAPTAIN and ORLA huddle by a computer terminal, reacting to the m-wave blasts outside.
NARRATION: THE MACHITO
CAPTAIN: EESH! Status report, Orla!
ORLA: M-Wave fire, Captain! Everywhere!

PANEL 2: From space, behind the MACHITO, we see a sliver of earth with m-wave blasts flying past them. The Spark of Thought hovers in the distance, taking on an array of blasts coming from Earth.
ORLA (from inside the ship): Tierra’s defense phalanx is firing at full burn. There’s an unknown fleet to port. And a Continuum capital ship to starboard. It’s…good Lord…IT’S ENORMOUS.

PANEL 3: Close up on the CAPTAIN, putting her finger to her ear as she receives a transmission.
TRANSMISSION: Scout ship, come in! This is La Invincible calling on emergency shortwave!
CAPTAIN: This is the Machito, Invencible. What’s your status?\

PANEL 4: We see the EMPEROR in La Invencible, eyes wide, arm shaking as he holds a gun to the Tesskan arm bursting through the doors.
EMPEROR: Taneel? Is taht you? Oh thank god! You’ve got to save me!
CAPTAIN, via transmission: EMPEROR?!?

PANEL 5: Close up on the CAPTAIN.
EMPEROR, via transmission: THEY’RE-COMING-FOR-ME-TANELL-THEY’RE-ABOUT-TO-BREAK-DOWN-THE-DOOR-I CAN’T-STOP-THEM
CAPTAIN: What? Slow down sire. I don’t understand.

PANEL 6: The CAPTAIN points as she yells direction. SKITTER floats in his chair next to her.
EMPEROR, via transmission: I’M GONNA BE KILLED, DAMMIT! Get here! That’s an order!
CAPTIN: Roger that. SKITTER GET US TO THAT SHIP, NOW.
SKITTER: I can’t, Captain…

PANEL 7: A big single panel splash page of space filled with M-wave blasts. The Machito flies between blasts, Tres Primo’s ship stays tight in front of them.
SKITTER, from inside the ship: …I’m laying down the block for a friend.

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Pals! Every week my cartooning pal Brad Guigar and I fire up the mics to talk about comics. It’s half shop talk, half how-to, and half friendship. That’s right: WE SQUEEZED IN THREE HALVES. It’s tips and tricks and all the joys of cartooning as a pro!

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TITLE: Wobbly Legs

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We always advise having “many legs under your table.” In other words, comic creators should have many sources of revenue. If one is threatened, the others can keep the business aloft. So it’s important, from time to time, to check for wobbly legs! What are the sources of comics income that are currently vulnerable? ALSO: What’s the difference between Design and Style?




This week’s ComicLab Podcast is live!

Pals! Every week my cartooning pal Brad Guigar and I fire up the mics to talk about comics. It’s half shop talk, half how-to, and half friendship. That’s right: WE SQUEEZED IN THREE HALVES. It’s tips and tricks and all the joys of cartooning as a pro!

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TITLE: Special Guest Cathy Guisewite

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Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3xJpaHp

Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/141502

Cathy Guisewite, the creator of the iconic comic strip ‘Cathy’, shares her journey through the world of cartooning, the challenges she faced as a female cartoonist, and the cultural impact of her work. From her early days of struggling with drawing to her experiences on The Tonight Show, Cathy reflects on her evolution as an artist and the significance of her comic strip in addressing women’s issues. She discusses the release of her 50th Anniversary Collection and the bittersweet feelings surrounding the end of her long-running strip.


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On the new episode of “The Wrong Way” —our drawing-n-friendship show— we redesign **SKELETOR** to hilarious results! I ended up drawing him as an emo midwestern teen. 

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