Global warming is only the tip of the melting iceberg with 8 billion people doing modern people things. Fortunately, there is a solution.
Two more comics left in the series! See you for the penultimate, next week.
Global Warming is special 10 episode mini-series. Start here!
Planetary Colonization Schedule:
Moon Base – 2015.
Mars Base, Venus Base – 2020 (two teams, friendly competition; first team who makes it gets a year of free oxygen).
Jupiter Base, Mercury Base – 2025 (establishing colonies on moons of gaseous giants counts as success).
Saturn Base – 2030.
Uranus Base – 2035.
Neptune Base – 2040.
Pluto Base (Pluto is still a planet) – 2045.
Planet X – 2050. Bonus points for killing Rodan.
Let’s get it on!
The brooding figure contemplates the fate of the universe while catching strange fish in the ocean of a distant world. Finally, he summons the light to reveal himself. No, it’s not Mary Poppins – it’s Odin with his wandering hat and a few new streaks of Baldur-stress gray in his beard.
Thank you for reading Odin and Friends today and witnessing this important historical moment in the evolution of this comic. Not only is this the first time Odin has appeared here without his horned war helmet, but I’m pretty sure this is the first time in the history of webcomics (as well as printed ones) in which the three eyed electric space trout has been depicted. While pulling a three eyed electric space trout from an ocean of purple methane is an exciting challenge for any fisherman, most prefer to release this creature immediately upon catching — the flesh is overly bony, and the taste quite shocking.
Wow, purty exciting, eh? Sorry for the mystery, folks, and complete lack of a punchline. But I didn’t want to return from a six month hiatus without building a little suspense!
I’ll give you a hint, the guy under the hat is not Q’uq’umatz, the feathered creation god of the Mayans. Unless of course we are getting Universalist with our religious notions here, then… aw, nevermind. Toon in next week to see who is lurking underneath that very strange and intriguing wandering hat.
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Deep in the farthest reaches of space.
A lone figure floats in grim repose.
The weight of the universe rests heavy on his brow.
His face, hidden as his brooding thoughts.
To be continued…
Are you human and still reading this?
All around bad idea to piss in the mead barrel at Freyr’s feast. Hugin and Mugin are the ultimate surveillance system.
The Rainbow Transportation System is the most extensive transportation system in the multiverse. Not only does the RTS connect the nine worlds, but also the 11 dimensions, the seven planes of existence, the five elements, and the three acts of Aristotelian dramatic structure. Its extensive system of rainbow bridges, highways, portals, and wormholes can take you down the street to Grandma’s house or off this planet to the farthest reaches of the universe where time and space are still expanding. The Rainbow Transportation System makes the United States Interstate Highway system look like a couple of measly ant trails and the Pyramids of Egypt like triangular mouse turds. Even the Chinese in their wildest earth-moving construction fantasies cannot imagine such magnificent public works. Forget high speed rail, supersonic jets, and plutonium powered rockets… this is the real deal! So saddle up your eight legged horse and go for a real ride when the Rainbow gets connected in your village.
Frigg is worried sick about Baldur. He’s been gone to Midgard for several weeks now without sending a message home. Frigg knows her son is naive in the ways of the world, and being in the care of Uncle Loki only makes things worse.
And nevermind the hype about elves being an enlightened, noble race. Hitchhiking elves will rob you blind!
There aren’t many things worse than being stuck on a long road trip with Uncle Loki.
Loki and Baldur continue their journey on the Rainbow Bridge from Midgard to Asgard. From the bridge they are able to observe the many wonders of the natural universe. Traveling through Nifelheim, the World of Ice, and Muspell, the Land of Fire, Baldur begins to wonder if Loki hasn’t taken them on the scenic route.
Odin continues his respite in outer space, the perfect place to escape the endless chatter of humans on earth. To some, space is a lonely, desolate place, but to Odin, it’s a glorious realm of sublime beauty. Kind of like a more extreme version of Iceland.
By the way, for those of you religious sticklers out there, I’m still working out the details of how “planet earth” fits into the Norse cosmology of the World Tree and the Nine Realms. Methinks Odin knows a bit more about our magnificent universe than he lets on in the myths…
The New York Times recently carried an editorial suggesting that humans consider one-way missions as a way of making voyages into space more affordable. The article also suggested that science should not be required to justify human space exploration. I’ve been thinking a lot about the article and how different we are from our adventurous ancestors who risked sailing off the edge of the earth and attack from deadly sea monsters to explore the entire planet in shallow boats. Nowadays, in most of our cities, the stars are so obscured from light pollution that we almost forget they are there.
Editorial can be found here. What do you think?
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