Queen Elcyra is pretty confident that she’s got things under control! After all, she has an army of Clonoid drones and soldiers at her command. And as we’ve seen, she has a secret weapon that no one knows about yet! Can Zik prevail?
James Anchor has arrived in the system where Zik is, and he’s wisely hiding near the north pole of a gas giant, hoping its massive magnetic field will hide him from scanners.
Aurorae are very huge things on gas giants! Take a look at this one on Jupiter! Keep in mind that Jupiter is 11.2 times bigger than earth. That’s a huge aurora!
James Anchor is addressing his crew, but who is this mysterious Tanaka? And who or what are the Chadee? Are they mighty warriors? Maybe James has a secret weapon in case Queen Elcyra decides to attack! Stay tuned, faithful readers, because there’s a lot of excitement and action coming this year!
Allow me to introduce Zik’s buddy James Anchor! James is the brain-child of my seven year-old son Vincent (hence the cute pet mouse on the shoulder of a seasoned warrior). His ship, the Kodiak, was a collaborative effort we did with Lego, the prototype for which I will see if I can find a picture of and post in the Members Area. With that kind of firepower, will he be able to give Queen Elcyra a run for her money?
The Queen reaches the point where Amelia hits the Clonoid with a rock and realizes he had help from her slaves! She decides to go straight there to sort things out. What nastiness has Queen Elcyra got up her sleeve? What’s going to happen to poor Amelia? Stay tuned to find out!
Queen Elcyra hasn’t got to where she is today by making rash decisions! She’ll study her enemy and take them apart once she finds a weakness. To that end, she studies the footage her Clonoids captured of their encounter with him!
Queen Elcyra is curious to know what has disturbed her galactic conquest. She also has a macabre sense of interior design!
Meanwhile, many light years away, The surviving ships of a very recent space battle exit the debris field. There isn’t even a scratch on Queen Elcyra’s flagship! That should give you a hint as to its sheer destructive power. But whose fleet is now in ruins?
Sandstorms are somewhat frequent on this desolate planet. That’s why everyone’s wearing robes with hoods; it’s just easier to keep all that dust out. We’re about to go and visit someone new for a couple of weeks, but we’ll check back in to see what Zik is up to soon!
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.
