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Volume 4 Episode 3 – Page 27

Volume 4 Episode 3 – Page 27

If you are reading this, be sure you caught the previous two pages starting here. This is the third and final page of the January 27th, 2024 update batch. Comics will be uploaded in batches for the foreseeable future. Please review the last page of this update batch or the State of the Comic post for 2024 for further information.

Thank you for checking out Cosmic Dash, Volume 4, Episode 3 – Page 27. We continue a little after the previous page as Dorian and Kracker weigh out some options regarding a lasting injury from Kracker’s youth. It seems artificial bone could be helpful here.

Other News

Here is some other stuff that has been going on. First, in case you missed the previous update, you can catch it at Silver Spiral Stories.Silver Spiral Stories update 113

The rest of the news will be in bullet points.

  • Due to financial and work issues, I had to go on hiatus for a month or so. I am back to updating, which includes RGBots. Check out the new comics if you dare.
  • I have been writing a series of articles for CharacterHub. You can check them all out on the blog.
  • Supernatural Selection and The Distraction Hole have been going strong. We are just about caught up on YouTube, so within the next week, you could follow the show on YouTube and be completely current.  Here is the latest episode of each:
  • Speaking of the podcast, we launched a zine project all about cryptids! I am editing it, and submissions for art and writing are open until the end of June. Please check out the zine landing page for more info. You can also follow the show on Tumblr, where I post zine updates, including artwork I have done.
Supernatural Selection Cryptid Zine Link
Join the cryptid zine project!

Lore: Artificial Bone

Medical technology in the Silver Spiral Galaxy is impressive and far beyond our contemporary medicines, but it still has limitations. You can’t regrow a limb, but prosthetics are pretty advanced. Artificial limbs can be pretty effective and close to the original through stem cell tissue replication and nerve therapy. Dorian is proposing a time-consuming, involved process that can be pretty successful. As far as artificial bone, I don’t see it as being any more advanced than we may have in the next twenty years.

I feel like I should elaborate on some of my thought processes tackling disability theory in the setting through Kracker, but that seems more appropriate for a blog post. Ideally, the next part of “Soar” should provide further background on his circumstances. While Kracker hasn’t appeared disabled to a significant degree, based on what we have seen him among his people, his inability to fly under his power has marked him as other.

Cosmic Dash Volume 4 Episode 3 – Page 27 Transcript

The following is a transcript for Cosmic Dash Volume 4, Episode 3 – Page 27.

Panel One

Kracker stands in the scanner as Dorian observes the extent of the injuries to Kracker’s wings.

Caption: A Little Later

Dorian: Alright, hop out. So, one wing can be restored by some corrective surgery. The other is trickier.

Panel Two

Kracker exits the scanner as Dorian continues to observe the data readout.

Dorian: Your bone is so damaged and overgrown that we’d need to replace it with artificial bone. That will require a lot more work.

Panel Three

Dorian continues to ponder options as Kracker looks on.

Dorian: Between the three of us, we can create the tools to perform the surgery.

Kracker: Three of us?

Dorian: Well, Dash would need to manufacture the composite bone in his lab.

Panel Four

Kracker’s eyes well up with tears as he looks nervous about the possibility.

Dorian (off-screen): I need to tell you that this can work, but it will take time and a lot of muscle stimulation with some bracers…

Kracker: But I could fly again? With my own wings?

Panel Five

Dorian gives a reassuring smile.

Dorian: Yeah. I’m sure of it.


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3 Comments

  1. ColdFusion
    ColdFusion January 27, 2024

    Oooh cryptid ‘zine. That’s two things I like! Composite bone sounds a hell of a lot better than those damn metal plates and pins.

  2. Couch Gregor
    Couch Gregor January 28, 2024

    Happy Birthday Hpkomic, best of luck with your health and the coming years with this endeavour! Ah, Artifical limbs, a facinating idea.

  3. ColdFusion
    ColdFusion March 13, 2024

    Well, whatever you did to the code, it no longer displays properly in Firefox 47. Oh well. I dunno why people update browsers when the upgrade is a downgrade.. But that’s why I keep more than one around…

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