Oh great, another one! These Clonoids are everywhere! The fact is, they’re networked to a central AI (hence the antennas), so the entire race instantly knows about Zik and his whereabouts!

I’d like to wish a very happy 8th birthday to my daughter Lenore, who is the brilliant young mind responsible for naming Zik’s computer, Zoot. I’m a big fan of both my kids, and I’m pretty lucky that I get to be their dad. Thanks for 8 years of fun, Lenore, and here’s to many more to come! Zonga zonga!

Zik checks out the extent of the damage to his ship. It’s not too bad, but it certainly is going to make achieving orbit difficult! Meanwhile, James Anchor sends word that he’s on his way! I hope he wasn’t busy, and I hope he has a lot more firepower!

Well, looks like Zik is stuck on an alien world. Good thing he’s got friends who can bail him out! Even in the future, your connections are your most valuable asset. Having a pair of rail pistols at your side doesn’t hurt, either.

Zik lands with a very un-gallant thud! We all have our moments, even galactic space heroes! Just think, he FARTS in that uniform!

Actually, it is kind of a plane. Looks like Zik’s descent hasn’t gone unnoticed by the locals! I wonder if they’re friendly?

Nothing like a snarky computer! Will Zik land okay? What are the natives of this planet like? Will we be able to fry eggs on the hull of Zik’s ship? Stay tuned!

And here is the title page for the first episode of Zik! Thanks for coming along for the ride so far! Stay tuned because things are about to heat up for our intrepid hero!

And yes, this page is an homage to Calvin and Hobbes. Spaceman Spiff is definitely a major influence on this comic.