Episode 5: Planet of the Laugh Track!
Original Characters and Concept: Travers, Kenyon, & Rioux Jordan; Alex & Natasha Gorely; Sam Barnett
Original Story (Trapped on the Planet of the Laugh Track!): Kenyon Jordan
Adapted to Comic Form by: Travers, Rioux, & Kenyon Jordan
Photos: Travers & Rioux Jordan
Background Photos: Search Engine Image Sources & personal photos
Art/SFX/Photo Editing: Travers Jordan
Editing: Kenyon Jordan, Therese Jordan
Social Media Coordinator: Danielle Jordan
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5/26/25:
I had a grand time putting together panel 3. The fight may be the source of some laughs these days (mostly just that early part of the fight), but it's still a fantastic episode. This panel should evoke what the Gorn was REALLY like to fight, if budget (and 60s SFX technology) had not been an issue.
And I was gonna rip Kirk's shirt, but then I watched Arena again, and, amazingly... Kirk's shirt remains intact throughout the entire episode! Who would've thought!
Comments from the Tagboard:
None for this update!
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Transcript
Panel 1:
Colonel Hank Reynolds: Tribunal? Like a court martial? Would your government really try to blame you for everything that happened?
Ezzok: It's possible. Politics on Gornar are... messy. And the loss of a ship is not taken lightly.
On top of that... Captain Korzon was my friend. And I owe his family the best respcts I can give.
Hank: I understand. Frankly, losing the Shadowburn would have gotten me a court martial if it were registered with standard Starfleet.
As it is, well... ahem.
Panel 2:
Hank: Mess politics, though, huh? Worse than ours?
Ezzok: I wouldn't know. But Gornar has two main factions: Those who would eat or be eaten, and those who would coexist.
Hank: Yeah... that sounds a TAD messier than Earth. At least the eating your enemies part.
Panel 3:
Ezzok: We used to be more united on that issue.
But it changed when your Captain called Kirk defeated Captain S'alath in the Metrons strange Arena.
That is... Kirk defeated him, but did not kill him.
Such a thing was unknown amongst the Gorn. It changed us forever.
Panel 4:
Commander Vedrix: Many in my government also fear change.
It is why they seek constant war against the Federation.
For, without it, the people may realize that our enemies are... also people.
Ezzok: People who've invented ice cream!
Hank: Or Romulan Ale. The original variety, anyway.
Vedrix: Heh. Indeed.
Panel 5:
Hank: Ezzok... if you think it would help, I'll go with you to Gornar and vouch for your actions.
As long as no one tries to eat me.
Ezzok: Thank you, Colonel. I think it would. And I promise... I'll eat anyone who tries to eat you.
Hank: Um... good. Thanks.
Vedrix: Excellent. But if I may interrupt.
I apppreciate your trust in me to lead the way unescorted. But...
I have no idea where your brig is located.
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