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2011-11-30, 05:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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Supermassive Black Hole A* ("A star)
I just found this webcomic, There doesn't seem to be much information about it (at least not on tvtropes).
a hard sci-fi webcomic telling stories from a human civilization in the center of our galaxy, where energy is abundant and life is cheap. A* is in a black and white cinematic format, and updates Monday through Friday.
Episode 1: VeroLast edited by irenicObserver; 2011-11-30 at 05:52 PM.
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2013-05-30, 07:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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Oh! Someone already made a thread for me, yay. : )
Supermassive Black Hole A* is still chugging right along, nearing 2000 pages in fact. If hard sci-fi sounds fun to you, I hope you'll check A* out at smbhax.com.
Examples of recent pages (these examples skip around and aren't in order mind you):
And yeah I'm always messing around with different styles : o Is there one you prefer? Anyway, thanks for reading! : )
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2013-06-16, 07:46 PM (ISO 8601)
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So the author is on the forum too.
Questions on Chapter 19,
SpoilerDid Selenis used two of her clones to infiltrate the moon base?http://smbhax.com/?e=0017&d=0094
http://smbhax.com/?e=0017&d=0095
More questions:
How old is Selenis Zea?
Any origin stories on Selenis?
SpoilerOther than her father's death during the current chapter.
What happened to Plank?
P.S- I kinda find Selenis hot though, especially in her space suit.Last edited by t209; 2013-06-16 at 07:47 PM.
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2013-06-17, 01:19 AM (ISO 8601)
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Good questions!
- Nah, the woman in the second page there is just a female soldier on the base. There was another on page 91 for instance, in a bunch of soldiers hurrying along in various uniforms / states of undress.
- That is kind of a tricky question when it comes to a serial cloner, aka I don't want to answer it. ;) But we do know she's on her 35th official clone, for whatever that's worth!
- Episode 14 is a snippet of an origin story--or a flashback, anyway. That's been all so far. In the current episode, it's Selenis who's referring to the other woman, Massimilia Treban, with the "your father" thing--I mean, the father in question is Massimilia's, not Selenis'. You aren't the only one to get confused by that exchange, so I guess I didn't manage to make it clear enough there who was saying what--Selenis is the only one who ever has her speech in :colons:, though.
- Plank was--oh maybe I should use a spoiler tag thingySpoilerleft hanging in a tough spot, and I kind of wanted to leave it up to the readers' imagination as to whether he was able to / wanted to sort of save himself by cloning or whatever. I intend to lightly touch on that situation again at a certain point, but I'm not sure I'll ever answer it entirely.
- I kind of like Selenis' space suit too >_> Plus it's easier to draw than something with like seams and rivets all over it!
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2013-06-17, 04:44 AM (ISO 8601)
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http://smbhax.com/?e=0017&d=0093
I mean this one to be more clear since I don't get it how she managed to put a grenade in a control room and shot a guard while the next strip moved to her going to stab the guards.Last edited by t209; 2013-06-17 at 04:46 AM.
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2013-06-17, 06:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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Oh, I see. In page 92 the radio operator says she's reviewing video from a camera in the airlock, so that's what we're seeing in page 94--essentially a recorded flashback, to before the granade bit, showing how Selenis got into the airlock and dealt with the two guards she followed in there (the unfortunate Paxton and Caines). I meant the white triangle in the upper left corner to show that it was a video playback, but that was kind of easy to miss.
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2013-06-17, 06:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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2013-06-18, 08:32 PM (ISO 8601)
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2013-07-13, 07:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Supermassive Black Hole A* ("A star)
Always been a big A* fan! Lovin' the current chapter (surprise, surprise, lol).
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2013-07-14, 12:39 AM (ISO 8601)
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So why are there so many gonks (cartoony characters in realistic looking anime or media) in earlier comics?
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2013-07-14, 12:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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<33 : )
A* started out as animated episodes rather than a traditional webcomic, so I was drawing in a simpler, more easily animated style. Also my realistic drawing skills were really rusty when I first started the comic! The first seven episodes were animated, you can watch them all here -- http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...ature=view_all -- although I warn you the animation is pretty crude. ; )
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2013-08-06, 07:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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So nice color on your current comics.
P.S- So how old is Selenis' current clone, as in appearance? Her first clone is a bit into 40s or something (I am bad at estimating age) while her later clones are younger.Badly drawn helmet avatar drawn by me.
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2013-08-06, 10:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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Yeah, the original Selenis was probably 40 or so in the episode 14 flashback--which, mind you, took place centuries ago compared to the time of where we are now in episode 19. The first clone seen in episode 14, and all the other clones we've seen have probably been...maybe late 20's to 30's-ish? I mean they're artificially aged to that stage of development before they're unleashed upon the galaxy.
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2013-08-11, 02:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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So how long has the comic's time since Selenis 32's death?
P.S- Nice color and first time seeing Selenis in non-Latex spacesuit.Badly drawn helmet avatar drawn by me.
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2013-08-11, 03:14 PM (ISO 8601)
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Ooh good question. I don't have it all precisely added up at the moment, but it's been somewhere around four or five years--just through episode 11 was about two years what with the clone deaths and setting up that massive ship to hit Mar's planet, and the Andiran undercover part was probably about a year, and then all the rest of the traveling around in the other episodes adds up, too.
Glad you like the color and yeah, being undercover she didn't bring along her form-fitted suit. Kind of fun to draw a big chunky one for once. : D
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2013-08-15, 10:06 AM (ISO 8601)
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I am disappointed by current Coloring, it look a bit ugly.
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2013-08-15, 11:28 AM (ISO 8601)
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2013-08-15, 11:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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Thanks for letting me know! I'm experimenting with different coloring approaches for different effects, and they won't always be trying to be pretty...I guess just because there's a lot to explore in color! I'm probably having too much fun with it.
Yes, it's semi-autobiographical! : D
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2013-09-09, 07:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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http://smbhax.com/?e=0020&d=0002
So is she unconscious or dead?
Plus is the ship that she was assigned to destroyed>Badly drawn helmet avatar drawn by me.
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2013-09-09, 09:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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2013-09-10, 09:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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http://smbhax.com/?e=0020&d=0003
Is there any way to activate Selenis Clone without death? Just asking.Badly drawn helmet avatar drawn by me.
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2013-09-11, 01:52 AM (ISO 8601)
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Interesting question! We saw Selenis direct her "Mother" computer to initiate another clone process when she anticipated going on a dangerous mission. But aside from Selenis ordering Mother to do it, or having left orders for Mother to do it under certain circumstances--or doing it herself, I suppose--I guess the only other way would be for some super hacker to come along and break into her systems.
EDIT: Oh! I forgot, there's also a time period after which Mother automatically initiates the next cloning process if Selenis hasn't made contact--that happened after the Selenis clone who was out of communication range (and killed, but there wouldn't have been any way Mother could have known that specifically) at the end of episode 10 never reported back.
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2013-09-13, 11:15 AM (ISO 8601)
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http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...BlackHoleAStar
(Still no update on TV Trope, anyone plan to help?)
http://smbhax.com/?e=0020&d=0006
Is Selenis also a cyborg?Badly drawn helmet avatar drawn by me.
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2013-09-16, 06:14 PM (ISO 8601)
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Are you the one who wrote all those trope entries there a while back? Well, whoever did it, that was pretty cool. : )
I hadn't really thought of Selenis as a cyborg but I guess technically she is, since she has implants that enhance her capabilities. They don't make her like really super-powered or anything, though; the most important thing they do is transmit her sensory impressions home to Mother so they can be used as memories in future clones.
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2013-09-25, 06:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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Nope, I just wish somebody should do it.
Edit:http://smbhax.com/?e=0020&d=0007 (So what happens if a person was scanned while in Coma and Vegetable).
http://smbhax.com/?e=0020&d=0014 (So back to sexy space suit again).Badly drawn helmet avatar drawn by me.
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2013-09-27, 08:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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The main question for Treban's purposes was whether the memories of the individual were still intact somewhere in their brain, or whether it had been damaged so much that the memory information was no longer readable. I guess it would just depend on how badly the brain was damaged : o
And yeah back to a form-fitting suit, this one isn't quite a space suit but more of a space *station* suit meant for microgravity activities so you don't have loose parts flapping around everywhere; admittedly the straps and pads are somewhat gratuitous!
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2013-10-04, 01:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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Well, she did look hot in her new suit too. It's kinda sad that nobody's updating the tv trope. I don't want to make more accounts online.
Edit: Many people in SMBHAX universe believed that they came to the setting by colony ships, which variety? generation ships or cryo ship?
http://smbhax.com/?e=0020&d=0021
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2013-10-07, 05:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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2013-10-09, 07:46 PM (ISO 8601)
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Just asking,
- Any backgrounds on Selenis Zea, especially the original (a executive on one of corporation or an crew member of a colony ship).
- To any members who is reading this, the author sent me a message that the Selenis Zea clones might be sterile (aka cannot get pregnant).Badly drawn helmet avatar drawn by me.
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