History Webcomic / QuantumVibe

* HumanSubspecies: There's the different castes on Terra, and multi-armed Spyders are not uncommon in the Belt.

* {{Homage}}: Davis Family Caverns on Luna are a homage to ''Literature/TheMoonIsAHarshMistress.''

* [[BizarreAlienBiology Bizarre Transhuman Biology]]: Seamus' botched [[FountainOfYouth rejuvenation]] treatment has [[http://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=211 presented many odd changes]] ''besides'' turning him into an eight-foot tall, four-hundred pound giant. For example, he can [[{{Gasshole}} fart at will]](and has at least [[http://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=41 once]] used that ability to [[{{Fartillery}} clear a room]] so he can privately contact someone). One that annoys him to no end is that each strand of his scalp hair has a single, long ''nerve'' growing in the center - he prefers having short hair, but can't cut it without the aid of a trustworthy anesthesiologist, as cutting it feels like ''cutting off fingers.''

* HarmfulHealing: When we first meet him, a botched rejuvenation has left Seamus with uncontrolled weight gain, nerves in his hair that make it painful to cut, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking the ability to fart on command]].

* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: [[FountainOfYouth Rejuvenation]] is in common use in this world. More than one character has availed himself of it:

* NoNewFashionsInTheFuture / SpaceClothes: Flips between these. Many of the styles wouldn't look too out of place in modern society, but just as many draw inspiration from some of the wildest fashions ScienceFiction has to offer. The Anysuit actually lets the wearer morph their clothes into whatever they need, including fashions from either of these.

** And [[http://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=170 Dr. Oresme]] (Nicole's mom) bears more than a passing resemblance to [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Nichelle Nichols]].

*** The first ''un''manned starship seems to take some design cues from ''[[2001ASpaceOdyssey Discovery]]'', but it's not as blatant.

* {{Expy}}: Despite his best efforts, Bieser couldn't help but invoke some beloved science fiction characters from other franchises in ''Quantum Vibe'' - O Murchada has a lot of TomBaker's [[Series/DoctorWho Doctor]] in him, both in appearance and love of the bizarre. [[http://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=246 Hari]] [[http://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=347 Copperton]] has a lot of [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration William Ryker]] in his face and clothes.

!!Tropes in this work include:

* {{Homage}}: Davis Family Caverns on Luna are a homage to ''TheMoonIsAHarshMistress.''

* BerserkButton: Don't call Dr. Seamus O Murchadha "Doctor" (Despite the [[DoctorWho resemblance]]) - "I'm a person, not a TITLE!"

* CoitusUninterruptus: Gensaxwal Executive Mr. Bobinardi actually ''[[http://quantumvibe.com/strip?page=29 initiates]]'' sex with a subordinate in front of his two '[[Slave Race valets]]', emphasizing how little he thinks of them when placed in contrast with his unwillingness to express emotion with his wife.

* MegaCorp: Earth is split between two gigantic Mega Corps, and all the other off-world planets and stations seen so far have been owned by corporate joint ventures except for Luna. [[spoilers:And even Luna has had its government nearly-completely swallowed by OmegaTek]]. Joe's Diners and Muc Ar Foulain, from the asteroid belts and the L5 Colony respectively, are a lot less evil than the conventional MegaCorp, though.

** Also hinted at for Artifolk.

* MegaCorp: Earth is split between two gigantic Mega Corps, and all the other off-world planets and stations seen so far have been owned by corporate joint ventures except for Luna.

* {{Expy}}: Despite his best efforts, Bieser couldn't help but invoke some beloved science fiction characters from other franchises in ''Quantum Vibe'' - O Murchada has a lot of TomBaker's [[Series/DoctorWho Doctor]] in him, both in appearance and love of the bizarre. [[http://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=246 Hari]] [[http://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=347 Copperton]] has a lot of [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration William Ryker]] in his face and clothes.

* IntrepidReporter: Claud Southend, who seems at first to be more of a celebrity-chasing {{Paparazzi}} but who becomes an invaluable ally to Nicole in the Luna arc.

* ShoutOut: [[http://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=383 One disguised android's true form]] (spoiler alert!) is a dead ringer for ''[[EighthMan 8 Man]]'' from the 90s remakes.

* HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace: The trope applies in spirit. Deep space is filled with ''gas-giant sized'' clumps of dark matter. {{Generation Ship}}s and [[TimeDilation light-huggers]] attempting interstellar travel thus get pulled off course or collide with them. As FTL travel capable of bypassing those obstacles has yet to be invented, humanity is effectively trapped in the solar system. And given that every planet has been colonized by the 26th century, they're running out of elbow room and are starting to enter a societal decline.

Taking place in the year 2523 C.E., the tale follows Nicole Oresme, a girl who has an emotional breakdown following a sudden breakup with her boyfriend Philbert, resulting in her losing her job for not showing up. Figuring that she ought to get her life in shape, she decides to get a new job from a certain Dr. Seamus O Murchadha. In her meeting with Murchadha, she finds out that the job involves experiments having to do with something the Doctor calls "quantum vibremonics"; he wants her to help him in continuing these studies.