A comic book written by Mark Barnard and drawn by Terrie Smith about the owners of a small interstellar freight service,
flamboyant ringtail cat Chester Magreer and his partner Christophe Deck as they deal with cyborg ex-girlfriends, demented space pirates, ineffectual cosmic ninjas, the hopping dead, a shape-changing and extremely lethal pseudo-Chester, masked wrestlers, and life in general.
Radio Comix is posting the entire series
online
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Tropes:
- Bi the Way: Ches occasionally attempts to seduce women and Deck has at least one ex-girlfriend.
- Cargo Cult: Once some indigenous otters mistake them for gods, it's just a scam though
- Casual Interstellar Travel
- Distressed Damsel: That girl they accidentally rescued from the raiders in the first book.
- Feudal Future: They've rescued the occasional princess, and Ches and Deck were "knights" in some past war. But the "Dread Koroboromitsu clan" that are the antagonists of "Relatively Speaking" are more like ineffectual Right Wing Militia Fanatics.
- Giant Spider: Encountered in the jungle in issue #5, and featured on the cover.
- Has Two Daddies: Ches and Deck's adoptive daughter Lambie, of course.
- Horse of a Different Color: They look like horses, but have fangs and three-toed feet.
- Mistaken for Special Guest: By a band of raiders from whose leader Chester swiped a distinctive gemstone.
- My Hovercraft Is Full of Eels: the first issue has Ches and Deck attempting to buy horses using a poorly written phrasebook.
Ches:
I have a frog and much money, I only pray you will take me for all I am worth. - Non Fatal Explosions: Here
- Obstructive Bureaucrat: Councilor Taran, of course she also has a bit of a grudge against Chester.
- Papa Wolf: Deck
- Perpetual Poverty: Due largely to Chester's spending habits.
- Powered Armor: Worn by certain law enforcement or military groups, usually bulky enough to be mistaken for robots.
- Psycho Ex-Girlfriend: Knife, and her last three fiance's before Chris are all dead.
- Sapient Ship: Though a bit flaky.
- Space Pirates: They are recruited by a rather incompetent pirate captain in the second issue. Knife and her gang are another matter.
- Teleporters and Transporters: Possibly the only thing on "Captain" Regulo's ship that works.
- The Alleged Starship: Regulo's ship, he leased it for cheap with no "frills" added (like new wiring, a radio, weapons).
- We Can Rebuild Her: Knife, after the one time Deck shot straight.
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