The undiscovered country (Patreon)

Hey Spacers!

My latest comic is really just a bit of a romp. I desperately wanted to have astronauts explore the afterlife, so I cobbled together a way to make it happen. Possibly some of most dubious science I’ve ever employed actually, but what the hell, it was fun!

The most interesting part of this for me was how my priorities changed as the story came together: from a fairly straightforward environmental analogy, to something that had me thinking about whether the concept of “eternity” had any real value at all.  

I guess my inclination is that a short life, well lived, is more worthwhile than a meandering eternity. But who am I to say? After all, by the standards of history we already live much longer lives, for which I am grateful. So how long does it take to have a worthwhile life then? 40 years? A thousand?

My suspicion is that it’s not a black and white answer, which is probably why I enjoyed thinking about it. The grey stuff is always way more interesting, and this story is just some fanciful musings, for all that. 

Anyway, I’ve written a brand new story this past week, and plan to start drawing it tomorrow - and in the past couple of days I've had two more ideas I’m really excited about. I can’t wait for you to see them!