Intergalactic Law: Grey Squad
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Detective Janet Moore from the elite Green Squad is transferred to Grey Squad: a sleepy, out of the way precinct where old cops wait to retire and the most notorious criminal is an unrepentant jaywalker.
Most of the old timers of Grey Squad are suspicious of this hot, young, cybernetic whippersnapper in their midst and are openly hostile about her unwelcome presence. However, Moore is a professional and enforces the law to the best of her ability, despite her co-workers’ misgivings.
While Moore adjusts to life in the low-tech squad room (filing cabinets filled with. . . paper!), the slower pace of her colleagues (spontaneous. . . naps!), and the selectively lenient law enforcement practiced by Grey Squad’s Captain, she uncovers a web of corruption that threatens the safety, the pensions, and digestive health of the entire department.
Great effort guys. You made some serious movement in the ranks, and delivered a quality comic. I hope Grey Squad continues even if it didn't take the cake this month. Keep on keepin on :)
Keep up the good fight guys. Cheers!
Quite a comic here, guys. Good job this month, and keep it up.
Nice job this month. Hope Grey squad can find a home.
Thanks for the competition!
Hope this comic continues; really liked it!
Congrats on placing 3rd to Team Pink!
.Superb...worthy of The Medal
Hmm... interesting.
The RoboCop joke alone makes me wanna keep an eye on this one.
Keep up the good work!
Pyew! Pyew! Pyew!
Dr. Zoltar and Bagelman. I love it. Please, oh please... can we be the bad guys? Brad can be the superhero. :)
Go Grey Squad!!
Excellent!! I noted that someone commented the colors are too drab, but drab colors are *exactly* what you want! It is the *GREY* squad after all! Looking forward to more.
Nice dialogue. You handled it pretty well. The colors are a bit drab though...other than that no complaints.
Strong entry!! Definitely one too watch out for.
Impressive.
let's go grey squad!
Pyew! Pyew! Pyew!
@jayscarsi:The young street urchin, dreaming of the day when he'll find his real dad. Little does he know that his "real dad" is DR. ZOLTAR! Littler does he know that, he's NOT HUMAN! BWAHAHAHAHA! (That's the Zoltar laugh).
@rgmap: The intrepid reporter covering it all and trying to learn the true identities of Mollyax and Frappuccinogal, who look a lot like his sisters. But they CAN'T be his sisters because his sisters wear GLASSES.
@mollyax & frappuccinogal: The superheroines arrive. Molly's weapon of choice? An ax (duh), while Frappuccinogal prefers taking villains down with a hot splash from her ever present frappuccino - RADIOACTIVE frappuccino. How'd the frappuccino get that way? Bagleman left it in Dr. Zoltar's test chamber during an experiment. Frappuccinogal's frappuccino has the power to take down villains, but is it her secret weakness as well????
@charmalarm: The city's most charming hero, his power is the ability to set off any alarm at will - your alarm clock, your car alarm, your house alarm, even the alarm function on your cell phone. The charm? That's just good manners.
@drewt333: Thanks! John's tried getting me to watch old Andy Griffith reruns and I just can't get into them. Although, Hogan's Heroes is fun, and a bit creepy knowing what I know about Bob Crane. Oh, and PYEW PYEW PYEW!
@Bagelman & Dr. Zoltar: Thanks! Have you two considered forming a supreteam? Your handles are great for it. I may have to write a story right here in this comment thread using everyone's handles.
@BradHP: Thanks, Brad. You could be the nemesis of Dr. Zoltar & Bagelman. I haven't decided who's good and who's evil yet, though. Maybe in the next comment.
@robberry237: You can be this story's Huggy Bear. You're the CI, they guy with the info. . . for a price. What's the price? Fluffy bunnies. Pink ones. Lots of 'em.
@staraka: Thanks. I've been complaining for years that sci-fi has gotten too dark, and I want it to be bright and shiny and fun again. This is a bit more muted than my ideal sci-fi vision, but that's why John's the artist and not me. Left up to me, I'd just paint everything in lime green, turquoise and pink. And glitter. With feathers.
@Chompa: Did RoboCop have an on/off switch? I remember that Data on Trek: TNG did, which kinda blew my mind. All that automated technology, that positronic brain, and Dr. Soong couldn't figure out how to turn it on and off w/o a button. Excuse me, I just threw up geek all over the comment thread. Let me clean that up. brb.
@kiwichic32: Thanks, Rina. One of my goals was to make this appealing to people who maybe hadn't considered reading comics before. Glad you liked it!
@ColdStone: Thanks! I've seen several of the old Flash Gordon serials - there's a charm to them. I suppose on some level, I'd like to capture that. Oh, and PYEW! PYEW! PYEW!
@RCH: PYEW! PYEW! PYEW!
great comic!!!!
Hey guys, keep up the good work. Nice balance and "quick hits" of comedy. I really enjoyed it. Normally, I'm a words first guy, but the art work on this really puts it in another class.
Really enjoyed this...I love the art style too.
hehe code 2 made me laugh.
Good luck and I hope you win :) you have my vote.
pyew-pyew! Great stuff!
I faved, voted, and rated. And not just because I want to win the Pink Raygun contest. This comic is really awesome!! The characters are very realistic, the artwork was fab, and the story really drew me in. Great job overall!
Talk about momentum! Has any other Zuda comic moved from sixth to third place so steadily? I don't remember it ever happening.
Here at Zuda creators have a month to look at the specific interests and audiences their comic can bring in. Good to see a couple of creators who've not exhausted those possibilities too soon and keep trying to find ways to connect people to the site. Making smart, non-superhero comics is one thing, but finding a new set of people who might like that kind of material is a huge value for all of us.
(oh, and they live in Philly, too. I love that.)
-Rob
Faved, voted, and rated. Good stuff.
I voted as well. Good stuff!
Faved, voted, and 5-starred. Good luck this month.
Young hotshot with something to prove gets assigned to hicksville. Classic setting, plenty of humor and great characters! A dystopian Mayberry RFD. Also: PYEW! PYEW! PYEW!
Oh yeah & I enjoyed the heck out of the comic. I rated it, favorited it & voted. But I'm not going to make ray gun sounds. I gotta draw a line somewhere.
"Bend over, I'm looking for the on/off switch" - Priceless.
I really like where your story is going. plus its drawn very well, I respect that. And your color choices work too. nice work.
Love this series. And also, PYEW! PYEW! PYEW!
5 out of 5 stars, i loved it reads like a modern serial. The art compliments the story very well. Definately added to my favorites!
PYEW! PYEW! PYEW!
Thanks for the add on myspace...
I'm not really that much into comics but after reading yours I actually quite enjoyed it.
The characters and storyline are well thought out...
Well done :)
Rina/kiwichic32
@Dane - Please don't vote more than one time for our comic. We appreciate your enthusiasm, but not only will your second vote get subtracted from our totals, but probably your first will as well. There's a reason that the Zuda editors only allow one vote per email address - not so we can all sign up with multiple email addresses, but so the contest remains fair - one vote/email address/person.
Once again, thank you for your enthusiasm, but if you wouldn't mind, could you please log back in and take your second vote away? THANKS!
PS this is Dane again :-)
Voted, rated, favourited and commented. I'll do it 100 times if I have to. This comic should win!!
@lyster: Thanks. The word balloons have had a mixed reaction. We've heard that they're hard to follow, not hard to follow, too big, just the right size, have too many words. . . .
@bitter_sweet_me: Thanks! Camp is my buddy.
@mguy1977: Thanks! We're certainly going to try!
@anagramforink: Thanks! I put a lot of work into developing the characters before I ever wrote a line. I'm glad it shows!
@Gryphonknight: Thanks. It took John and I a while to figure out how to work together, but we got it down with this particular comic and I think it shows.
@chibicelina: Thanks! With some luck, hopefully we'll be able to bring you the next installment here.
@StrokerX: Thanks. We're working for it.
@Apparition: So are we!
@Bluecrow: Thanks! A lot of effort went into it!
@famished: It's kind of like the feminine and masculine in romance languages. Le, La. Professore. Professoressa. Senor. Senora. Pink Raygun Guy. Pink Raygun. Pink Raygun Guy is a dude. Pink Raygun is a chick.
@nunnelwk: Thanks! "Long [cybernetic] arm of the law" didn't even occur to me while writing, but it certainly fits.
@TheFoxxy1: Thanks! We're going to try.
@Peyton: Is it as cool as you?
@DaneTheFanboy: Thank you so much, Dane. John and I are both really hard on ourselves while we're working - we want to put the best we can out there, we want it to be original rather than a rehash of something else, we want it to resonate beyond what's visceral. I hope you reckon right!
Nice job on giving the characters individual personalities, even within the confines of a few pages. I'm looking forward to more of this one!
A quality comic worthy of my time & support as a reader. Keep up the great work both of you.
Matthew
campy dialog... a fun read... a little hard to follow with balloon placement, but a new stle is always adventurous. Xoxo, S ;-)
Lovely art, and the characters are interesting. My only complaint is that the word balloon placement is a little difficult to follow.
Thanks for all the kind words, guys. I'll be back later today for individualizipated responses, right after I finish up some Intergalactic Law for pinkraygun.com, and right after I finish listening to today's Comic Geek Speak podcast
http://comicgeekspeak.com/episodes/comic_geek_speak-795.php
What? You didn't know that Lisa and I were on it today? Talking about webcomics, literacy, Grey Squad, Pink Raygun, Zuda and living in Philly?
Well now you do!
http://comicgeekspeak.com/episodes/comic_geek_speak-795.php