PAGE SEVENTY FOUR. The Boardroom, Building One, Olympus City.
Hard to believe it’s naffing February already. January blew through here faster than a smuggler’s corvette packed full of knock-off sexbots.
I have to hand it, once again, to our Argentine artist. Nic comes up with another quintessential ‘Free Mars’ page. Provocative character design, epic and sprawling industrial-scapes, and a nice solid piece of kill tech- the CSC battlelite (Type IV Thatcher Class). The Type IV carries a payload of four fusion “bombs” (more like smart-missiles). Fusion weapons were, ironically, outlawed on Mars by the CSC Charter.
Vice President Tangaroa, a New Maori, is an example of the diverse nature of the contemporary Martian population. Clearly there’s no love loss between Tangaroa and Thule. I guess the CSC leadership isn’t as lock-step as one would’ve imagined.
The sinister absence would make a certain bass player pretty upset, I wager.
We have two musical pairings this week. Nic’s is A Perfect Circle and ‘Counting Bodies Like Sheep’ (is this foreshadowing?). It’s a pleasantly disconcerting song. Well played, NRG.
My choice is more literal. But I had to do it, what with the new album out next week. I would describe my personal musical taste, generally, as pretty 90’s Britpop-centric, but for shear rock ‘n roll, there’s no one that stands the test of time quite like Van Halen. Tattoo. ‘Free Mars’ Trivia: Hannah Valerus’ ship’s System Ident Code is OU812.
Later,
Dave
Gotta love those Maori tattoos. Anywho, just how many VPs does the Combine have? (btw, if this is ever fortunate enough to become a live-action series, at least we know Temuera Morrison will have a role)
I sense a VP rescue mission on the horizon. Something tells me our resident little miss badass isn’t going to be too thrilled to hear about dear old dad being given the boot.
I guess dissent among the oligarchy is frowned upon. Looks to me like these guys are as much under Thule’s thumb as the rest of the general populace.
well if that isn’t coruption i dont know what is.
Great comic! I found you guys through a recommendation by Mathieu Moyen at 6-Commando.
@Brian Temuera Morrison will 100% be in any live action FM offering. We just gotta get HBO on board.
@OwlBear Being from Chicago, we don’t really have political/institutional corruption.
@vnf Thanks very much- appreciated Mathieu’s review/recommendation. He does a great job with 6-C. I’m a fan of military sci-fi genre and he’s nailed it with that comic.
I actually meant to ask everyone, in general, if you had other webcomic recommendations. I’m kinda looking for some new and interesting tales and art. Any suggestions?
- ‘Schlock Mercinaries’ is one of the best if read, but its been going for a while and theres a lot of backlog to read. If you havn’t read it already thats where I’d start.
Why, just the other week I recommended this very comic over at My Life At War, and also mentioned how I thought it was a sister comic to Free Mars since I found the two at roughly the same time. It’s a great comic about free market mercenaries out in space, with lots of details concerning their lives and battles.
And not too long ago I also found Utopiates, a cyberpunk comic focused around drugs that copy a state of mind and lends it to the user. Really good looking art and (so far) violent stories.
Here’s one of my favourite webcomics (http://romanticallyapocalyptic.com/).
I hope you enjoy it!
Really digging the different ethnic groups you’ve got here. I couldn’t help but think of how Martian society would be divided. Earth’s old ethnic/racial boundaries would probably be extinct, replaced for something more based on class and/or planet of origin rather than the color of one’s skin.
those are some epic tats on that guys face i love them
It’s nice to know that in the future, face tats don’t limit your career choices.