page 1135 – serious scifi drama
(Historical Notes: Here’s another page that I clearly remember being waaaay too much fun to do, if for entirely different reasons. I laughed out loud more than once while working on this page, both for the over-the-top art and also the ludicrous dialog. Also, if I’m remembering correctly, I think “Lt. Duckyduck” was named by my niece, and that’s somehow the LEAST silly name on display here. And yes, I do seem to recall the comment section having quite the reaction to these weirdos when this page first went live.
Oh, and speaking of reader interaction, if you’re seeing this in early February when it’s first being posted here, be sure to take part in the voting going on at my Patreon over what anime I’m going to start drawing “weekly” comics about! As I write this on the 3rd, the poll is tied, so we need a tiebreaker! And, of course, if you’re not a patron already, this is your subtle hint to maybe become one!)
Honestly, this is one of the pages that I, personally, regret not having this comment section for. Not the Author Comments, but my own and Ed8’s. I remember us making up this grand story about these little guys culture being entirely centred around what ends up being used as disposable test subjects for highly dangerous, experimental technologies like this one, with their cute naming conventions both to keep those in the same situation from getting upset, as well as hide the real dangers these “cute” guys were in. And that was just the tip of the iceberg of fictional backstory we created for them.
Henceforth to be known as “The Lost Chronicles of Squishyfupplebutter”
How ironically appropriate that the Squshyfupplebutterians, who have lost so many of their ancestors and brethren in various technological disasters in their world, have lost much of their (noncanonical) history to a technological disaster in our world!
What could be more appropriate for Far Out There than teasing people with tidbits of an elaborate, ridiculous story no one will ever hear in its entirety?
This is certainly true. Although, there are a select few who did get to read The Lost Chronicles of Squishyfupplebutter before they were tragically sucked forever into the endless lonely void of oblivion – those fortunate trendsetting early-adopters who were reading Far Out There before it got it’s own cool new dedicated site and became the Third Most Popular Webcomic In The Entire Universe!