111 – The Listener
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111 – The Listener

By Major Tom on June 15th, 2009

Well, that was unexpected. (I’ve been waiting 6 months to spring this one on you!)

Previously on Marooned…

While attempting to send a message to Earth, John fell ill. He returned to the Martian sanctuary Vita to administer antibiotics, which made him worse. Ugo has now brought him to the Volotrum (also called The Dark Ones), his only remaining chance to be healed, where he has been speaking to “She-Who-Hears” about his predicament.

Meanwhile, Asimov and Ril got trapped in a sandstorm and had taken sanctuary inside Captain John’s ship. They have returned safely and are now awaiting the return of John.

New Readers

The current storyline starts right here, or you can read from the beginning of the strip. Be sure to check out the about page, which explains the story and the main characters.


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Discussion (21) ¬

  1. bachterman
    bachterman
    June 15, 2009 at 5:56 am |

    f*ck me, hold tight! that was pretty unexpected! :shock:

  2. Deth Invictus
    Deth Invictus
    June 15, 2009 at 6:36 am |

    She better not be from the enemy! Otherwise it’s all a re-run of Enemy Mine but with less hermaphroditic lizard people….. :)

  3. tdellaringa
    Major Tom
    June 15, 2009 at 6:38 am |

    LOL. Trust me it’s not a rerun of Enemy Mine :D

  4. Joe from Denver
    Joe from Denver
    June 15, 2009 at 8:35 am |

    Panel 1: Info
    Panel 2: Snarky
    Panel 3: Still a bit snarky
    Panel 4: Confusion
    Panel 5: Bum-BUM!!
    Reader’s Response: “Nice!”

  5. tdellaringa
    Major Tom
    June 15, 2009 at 8:37 am |

    Thanks for the breakdown Joe! Heehee. I’m glad the response was good ;)

  6. Og
    Og
    June 15, 2009 at 9:02 am |

    Man. I remember breaking this with you and imploring you to take your time with the story… but who knew it would take 6 MONTHS!?

    heh heh. Nice work, man.

  7. tdellaringa
    Major Tom
    June 15, 2009 at 9:07 am |

    How about it? As usual the story meeting helped make sure it came out right though :)

    I guess it’s not all that surprising though, considering I only update 2x a week. And it took me that long to figure out how to draw her! :D

  8. JavaScott
    JavaScott
    June 15, 2009 at 9:22 am |

    Her hair is so 80’s.

  9. tdellaringa
    Major Tom
    June 15, 2009 at 9:23 am |

    Hehe, well, she’s the “Silent Bangle” :D

  10. KC
    KC
    June 15, 2009 at 12:35 pm |

    Dant-dant-Dah!

    (Ooo shes’ hawt!)

  11. tpiro
    tpiro
    June 15, 2009 at 2:15 pm |

    Great reveal! I can’t wait to see where this goes!

  12. Splox5
    Splox5
    June 15, 2009 at 2:26 pm |

    Oh hey.
    Look at that.
    I was starting to think that there weren’t going to be any uh breasts in this comic.
    Now is she human or humanoid…

  13. Chris
    Chris
    June 15, 2009 at 8:27 pm |

    I love how you drew John in panel 2, he is looking seriously bad.

  14. tdellaringa
    Major Tom
    June 15, 2009 at 9:04 pm |

    He has certainly seen better days! And there were breasts before – they just weren’t female :D

  15. 3DWyrm
    3DWyrm
    June 15, 2009 at 9:19 pm |

    Ooh, nice big reveal there! This was worth your six month wait. Eagerly awaiting the next installment.

  16. Matt
    Matt
    June 15, 2009 at 10:58 pm |

    You have my attention sir.

  17. Atan
    Atan
    June 16, 2009 at 4:24 am |

    PLOTTWIST!!!! love it :D
    damn too bad i will be in Italy in july so it i will have some catching up to do :)

  18. tdellaringa
    Major Tom
    June 16, 2009 at 6:24 am |

    Thanks guys! Atan, they don’t have internet access in Italy? :)

  19. wit
    wit
    June 16, 2009 at 9:04 am |

    I smell an inter-species romance a brewin’.

  20. tdellaringa
    Major Tom
    June 16, 2009 at 9:07 am |

    Na, she’s too tall for Ugo! ;)

  21. Splox5
    Splox5
    June 16, 2009 at 11:20 am |

    Touche