Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life
A philosophical road comic about two unemployed robots on an improvised interplanetary voyage of self discovery.
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Episodes
- Mercury
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Sunny and Warm. A Prologue.
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1:
Ubermensch
Obsolescence and the requisite drinking. A no-plan is hatched.
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2:
Explanation
Just what are we implying?
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3:
On Cultural Relativity
Reservation and acquiescence. Walking home from a bar.
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4:
The Bohemian Drive Circuit
Where robots get their get up and go. Prejudice and desperation.
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1:
Ubermensch
- Venus
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Chapter One. Kind of sleazy
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5:
Good Times
Moving on while looking back.
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6:
Murdering Time
It's a long way to Venus.
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7:
Conflicting Visions
Mission confusion. First impressions.
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8:
Abstraction
Sampling the Adult Entertainment Industry.
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9:
Any Bar in a Storm
Things fall apart before they've even started.
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10:
Low Places
Making new friends without dancing.
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11:
Self-Employed
The problem with unfocused responsibility.
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12:
Superstitions and Shrines
Plan for a day trip. Magnetic resonance.
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13:
Sweetly Naive
This gag has whiskers.
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14:
School of Athens Revisited
Scepticism. Is infinity merely an assumption?
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15:
The Future
It's simpler than you think.
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16:
Experiences
A vacation requires that one occasionally vacate the bar.
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17:
Deception
White lies in an unjust society.
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18:
The Planck in Your Neighbor's Eye
A subtle warp.
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5:
Good Times
- Earth Moon
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Chapter Two. The Old World.
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19:
Epicurian
Your questions answered.
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20:
Scapegoats
No one weighs much on the moon, but mass is still an issue.
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21:
Point of View
We're history.
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22:
Overview
Gee.
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23:
World of Mystery
The life's work of P 6 McHaverty
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24:
Brass Tacks
For those who forgot that this is a philosophy strip.
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25:
Art Lights
Contemporary views on the art of the past.
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26:
Out of Towners
You can always spot them.
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27:
Inertia
The snare of familiarity.
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28:
Passtime
Genuine excitement.
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29:
Encounter
Star-struck.
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30:
Jealousy
Why the poetry journal is secret.
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31:
The Future Part 2
Aren't we just waiting for that eternal part of ourselves to come out clear?
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32:
Regret
Mourning the morning.
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19:
Epicurian
- Intermission
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33:
Vegetarian
A short break to go fishing.
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33:
Vegetarian
- Earth Moon
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Chapter Two. The Old World.
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34:
More Optimism
Incredible obstacles are overcome. Not-life goes on.
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34:
More Optimism
- Mars
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The Angry Red Planet.
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35:
The Ghetto
Solution for the remainder. Impending disaster.
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36:
Boom
A logical fallacy briefly debated.
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37:
Politics
There are no atheists in foxholes.
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38:
Operation:
Language is often the first casualty of war.
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39:
Foot Soldier
A man is only as big as his bag. Zero-sum game.
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40:
Livingroom
There is no sanctuary.
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41:
Advice
Still more abuse of vocabulary. Evacuation.
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42:
No Man's Land
More of the same. Getting fed up.
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43:
Corridor
A potential disaster. The seduction of danger.
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44:
Brinksmanship
Escape. Diplomatic breakdown.
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45:
The River
Violence against an analogy.
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35:
The Ghetto
- In-between
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Asteroids and...
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46:
Shock and Regret
Scenery and smoking. Car trouble.
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47:
Parting
An unwelcome idea.
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48:
Solitude
Anxiety. Just anxiety.
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49:
Empathy
Insanity or epiphany?
- 50: 25 Years Later
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51:
Reunion
What has Ben been up to?
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46:
Shock and Regret
- Jupiter
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Utopia.
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52:
The Sauce
Some are lucky enough to have the cold turkey forced upon them. Others, however...
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53:
Repetition
Trying it one more time.
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54:
New Leaf
Turning one over and tipping one up.
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55:
Moderation
How long is Tuesday on Jupiter?
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56:
Joker
The parodox of the not-quite-alcoholic.
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57:
Anguish
Just go already!
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58:
Absurdity
Not the kind of thing you want to see during an existential crisis.
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59:
Leap of Faith
You saw it coming.
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60:
Cultural Relativity Part Two
Relativism and time theft.
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61:
Procrastination
Expectation paralysis
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62:
Steakhouse
A popular place for millennialists.
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63:
We're from Mercury
By way of the asteroid belt and the void.
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64:
The Last Straw
He is a biker, you know.
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65:
Locked Up
An acceptable explanation, dirty shorts.
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52:
The Sauce
- Intermission
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66:
Intermission 2: The Innernet
Nostalgia trumps division.
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66:
Intermission 2: The Innernet
- Jupiter
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Utopia.
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67:
Opportunity
Caution comes with age.
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68:
Retread
Similar, but different.
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69:
Eight Planets
Retcon
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67:
Opportunity
- Saturn
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The spiral.
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70:
Overview 2
Spinning away.
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71:
Catching Up
A failed marriage and a mistaken metaphor.
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72:
Letting yourself go.
Shame and coincidence.
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73:
Incredulity
A little cruelty between friends. Invitation.
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74:
Breadcrust
Bad faith.
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75:
Beau
More memories to come.
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76:
Placebo
Shocking revelations
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77:
Tiller
The nut that holds the tiller. Showing off.
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78:
Back Pain
Fishing. Acceptable.
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79:
Break up part 2 part 1
Ceramics. Lack of commitment to non-commitment.
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80:
Break up part2 part 2
Slow dance. Oblivious.
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70:
Overview 2
- Uranus
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Wheels within wheels
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81:
Relocation
Archaic economics
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82:
Fit
Wheels. Coming down.
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83:
Security
Loan. Rating. Frenzy
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84:
Common
Shopping. Equality. Teeming.
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85:
Potential
Dignity. Hard work.
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86:
House of Cards
Panic. Succinct.
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87:
The Chute
Station-keeping. Blame.
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88:
Aerial
Breast stroke. Garbage. Solutions.
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89:
Karma
Reciprocity. A half-formed idea.
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81:
Relocation
- Neptune
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Far from home.
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90:
Summer on Triton
Descent. Refraction.
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91:
Observatory
Search and rescue. Itch.
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92:
The Future: Part Three: The Present
Gesture. Simulation
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93:
Dull
It could be worse.
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94:
Ben Dreams
Humanity. A chill.
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95:
Chris Dreams
Tiny bikers. A new planet.
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96:
Home
The rest of the universe.
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97:
Visit
Stopping by.
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90:
Summer on Triton
- Pluto
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Not a real planet.
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98:
Untied
Release.
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99:
Stars
The end.
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98:
Untied