beetle moses | Bluesky
Bonus Panel
Transcript
Page 1 of comic. A village of alien denizens on a planet with a massive black hole in place of a sun. Narrative text reads: We were a peaceful folk. Every day, we’d rise and sing to our sun. Until one day…
Page 2. Narrative reads: “It sang back.” A neon blue green comet flies out from the black hole, impossibly. The aliens stare up at the sky.
Page 3. “We traveled a long time. Finally, we found it.” The aliens stare walk along a truly bizarre landscape, bathed in shades of orange. They are accompanied by unusual animals as travel companions which resemble floating balloon heads of deep sea creatures from earth. They eventually come upon a crashed moped bicycle and charred human remains, lit up in green flame.
Page 4. “Scorched beyond recognition… but one element remained.” The aliens discover a red nylon case among the rubble. It’s a food delivery travel case with text that reads Much Hub.
Page 5. “We laid the contents out. Some odd sculptures… and some scripture… indecipherable.” They are in a cave examining an order from a chicken wing restaurant called Wangz n’ Thangz.
Page 6. “We consulted our mystic. There was one answer. We were marked… for doom.”
Page 7. “We see you now, O Sun! Let us meet… in oblivion!” The aliens are ritualistically dancing around a green bonfire, and subsequently throwing themselves off a cliff. The activity is suddenly interrupted by the face of a human girl creeping into frame at the bottom of the page. She looks frustrated, and says, “ugh.”
Page 8. Interior earth apartment. There are two girls, including the one from the last page hanging out in comfortable clothing. The other girl asks, “what?” Girl 1 says, “my delivery driver took a wrong turn. He hasn’t moved for twenty minutes.” Girl 2 says, “you should probably call the restaurant.” Girl 1 laments, “I’m starving…”
Bonus Panel: Cave painting of the aliens throwing themselves over the cliff edge. One alien hides behind a rock to avoid participation in the doomed ritual. For behind the scenes and to help support the comic, please check out Patreon.com/beetlemoses
You should, it's rough, but well worth the watch.