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Previous Comic: The All Natural* Universe Bar

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It's been a while since we did an out-and-out geeky sci-fi strip, but we do like to drop them in once in a while. So here we have a fight for supremacy between Star Trek (the original series) and dystopian British 80s sci-fi, Blakes 7.

17th February, 2010: Star Trek vs Blakes 7
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Love it!
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Thanks Merman :D

Previous comic: "Star Trek vs Blakes Seven"

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And something a little different for the latest comic. We've been lucky enough to have The Greys featured in "Aylesbury Town Matters", a quarterly magazine that our local town council send out to over 29,000 households. They were kind enough to also write an article to go with the comic, which you can read in this low-res PDF of the page. The strips we're creating for the magazine are all intended to appeal primarily to people familiar with the sights and sounds of Aylesbury, so don't expect any serious hardcore sci-fi content to these ones.

28th February 2011: Welcome to Aylesbury
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So true, a lot of 1960s buildings look like they were teleported in to their surroundings...
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Previous comic, from "Aylesbury Town Matters" magazine: Welcome to Aylesbury

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10th March, 2011: Greys in the Hall
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Previous comic: Greys in the Hall

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Latest comic - not a direct sequel to the previous one, but certainly its spiritual successor:

24th March 2011: It's Your Fault!


In other news... thanks to the extremely welcoming and friendly people of the international Inkscape community, some of our comics are now being translated into other languages.

Image Syabhan, from forum.pingoein.com is translating some of our comics into Indonesian.

Image Marina and spaventapasseri from inkscapeforum.it are translating some of our comics into Italian.

More details about these translations can be found in this post. We're always on the look out for more translators, so do get in touch if you're interested.
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Previous comic: "It's Your Fault"

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Latest comic - one of our original strips from 1996 finally put online:

7th April 2001: Crash!


Image An update on our Italian translations: We now have a third translator from Inkscapeforum.it, "OpenCode". Between the three of them they've been racing through our older comics. Five have already been translated, complete with commentaries and Easter Eggs, and I've got another two queued up to post over the next few days.
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Previous comic: Crash! (circa 1996)

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Latest comic - a bonus strip in honour of the first manned space flight:

13th April, 2011: Vostok 1 - 50th Anniversary Comic
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Previous strip: Vostok 1 - 50th Anniversary Comic

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Latest strip - the last comic of Season 2:

28th April, 2011: Lean Right, Run Left, Fall Over
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Previous comic, the last one of Season 2, "Lean Right, Run Left, Fall Over":

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First comic of Season 3:

12th May, 2011: "Smart Phone, Dumb User"


The start of a new season usually brings a few little changes or additions, and this one is no exception:
  • We've got a new header image on our site
  • We're now on Twitter
  • We've added a tip jar to our site to help pay towards our hosting fees
  • We're producing a CD of all the comics from Season 1 & 2, plus various extras
If you've commented on this thread in the past you should have received a PM about the CD a few days ago - we're offering free copies to our early supporters as a bit of a thank-you.

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Previous comic, the start of Season 3, "Smart Phone, Dumb User":

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26th May, 2011: "A Rather Dull Film Night"


Anyone who has posted on this thread in the past should have received a PM about our Free CD offer for our early supporters. If you haven't ordered yet, you've only got until Tuesday to do so. If you haven't got a PM and think you should have done, let me know.
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Previous comic, "A Rather Dull Film Night":

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Latest Comic - our second one for "Aylesbury Town Matters", a quarterly magazine produced by our local Town Council, and distributed to nearly 30,000 households:

Monday 6th June, 2011: "Market Square Aliens"

Like all our Town Matters comics, this one's best appreciated if you are familiar with Aylesbury.


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Our Free CD offer has gone down well and allowed us to set a base level for the number of CDs we need to press. That, in turn, lets us work out a price-per-CD. So while we're finishing the content of the CD we've decided to offer them to anyone who wants one for a pre-order price of £3, rather than the usual £5. As soon as we've finalised the content and are ready to place our order, the offer will stop, so don't hang around.

The CD includes all 57 comics from Seasons 1 & 2 in PNG and Inkscape SVG formats, as well as a whole load of extras. We've posted an update on progress so far which gives some more details. To order one, just donate £3 via our Tip Jar, and provide a delivery address.
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Previous comic, from our local "Aylesbury Town Matters" magazine, "Market Square Aliens":

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Thursday 16th June, 2011: "The Next Generation of Starship Design"
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Previous Comic, "The Next Generation of Starship Design":

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30th June, 2011: Nervous Breakdown


And for anyone following the progress of our Season 1 & 2 CDs, here's the latest report:
http://www.peppertop.com/greys/2011/06/ ... -part-iii/
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Previous comic, "Nervous Breakdown":

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14th July, 2011: "Wookiee Jerkiee"
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