Line #33 Webcomic/SpacePulp


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:"SPAAAACE PUUULLLP"]]
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4	A [[SciFiWebcomics science fiction webcomic]] by Creator/{{view}}. ''Space Pulp'' lies closer to the "soft" end of science fiction -- [[PulpMagazine as the name is meant to suggest]]. However, as with view's other comics, the reader needs to pay attention to follow the twists and turns of the story.
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6	In this SpaceOpera, we follow Iridium Lake -- a sort of interstellar KnightErrant [[KnightInSourArmour In Sour Armour]] -- as she attempts to save a species of kind-hearted but [[NobleSavage technologically backward]] aliens from conquest by [[TheEmpire Unity]] and its army of {{cyborg}} {{Super Soldier}}s.
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8	Imagine a FilmNoir DefectiveDetective cast in the role of a [[Franchise/StarWars Jedi Knight]], fighting a humorously incompetent version of [[Franchise/StarTrek the Borg]], and you'll get the general idea.
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10	There's also some romance and sex (including '''[[NotSafeForWork NSFW]]''' pages, beware), some twisted humour, lots of PsychicPowers, and the occasional SpacePirate.
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12	The comic concluded in March 2014, and the artist has moved onto another (equally NSFW) project, ''Scrub Diving'', followed by a (ditto) fantasy, ''Dragons and Silk''.
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14	Start reading [[http://spacepulp.thecomicseries.com/comics/first/ here]].
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16	!!Space Pulp provides examples of:
17	* AbsentAliens: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. Everyone's an alien; it's humans that are absent. "Poison Monkeys" like Iridium Lake look human, but are still a distinct species. All the other aliens are obviously non-human. It has never been stated canonically whether humans are or ever were a part of this setting, though there has been plenty of speculation amongst readers (especially since it ''is'' known that all the alien species share a common ancestor...)
18	* ActionGirl: The setting offers a refreshingly gender-balanced cast of action heroes (and villains). Iridium Lake is the greatest action girl of them all, of course.
19	* AntiHero: Iridium Lake: Amoral loose-cannon JerkWithAHeartOfGold. Kills people for a living. Smokes radioactive cigarettes. May be the galaxy's last great hope.
20	* AsYouKnow: Lampshaded in the title of one page: "As you know, Bob".
21	* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Unity uses cyborg enhancements to control its soldiers and officers, making them evil.
22	%%* TheEmpire: Unity.
23	* TheFederation: The Space Federation, which occasionally fights against Unity, and may be headed for full-out war. It is far from being an utopia -- there is a lot of FantasticRacism amongst the Federation's citizens, and the occasional WretchedHive here and there. Iridium Lake describes the Space Federation as "very nice, in the places I never go."
24	** Also notable in that humans are definitely ''not'' the majority. Humans as such don't exist in the Space Pulp universe, but the most (visually, at least) similar species -- the "Poison Monkeys" -- are generally disliked and distrusted by the other citizens of the Federation.
25	* {{Flashback}}: Heavily lampshaded. "IT'S LIKE A NORMAL PART OF THE STORY EXCEPT EARLIER! WHOA-YOW!"
26	* HiveQueen / TheEmperor: Unity's leader is also their keystone.
27	* HumanAliens: The Poison Monkeys (Iridium Lake's species) look almost entirely human, but are a distinct species. All the other alien species are only vaguely humanoid. Everyone shares a common ancestor, explaining the general physical similarities.
28	* LastOfHisKind: [[spoiler:Unity's emperor]] is the last of his species, having been exiled before the extinction event.
29	* MagicAIsMagicA: There are consistent, important rules as to how the various PsychicPowers found in the setting work. The various other forms of AppliedPhlebotinum are also consistently handled.
30	* SmokingIsCool: Iri smokes "Whitestix", which are full of radioactive isotopes. It fits the generally pulp-y feel of the story, and Iri's "devil-may-care" attitude. At one point a Unity soldier holding Iri captive sarcastically points out to her that smoking radioactive cigarettes is bad for her health. This does not end well for the soldier.
31	** WordofGod is that Iri's cigarettes help to reproduce the toxic atmosphere Poison Monkeys are accustomed to.
32	* ShoutOut:
33	** A few to ''Franchise/StarWars'', such as the distinction between diplomatic ships and blockade runners
34	** All on-page lines from the in-story movie are ''Comicbook/{{Doom}}'' quotes.
35	* PsychicPowers: Iridium Lake is a {{seer\|s}}, and can foresee different possible futures. The exact extent and limits of her powers are explored throughout the story. There are also several other kinds of psychic powers found in the setting. The [[MagicAIsMagicA rules of how they work]] become fairly important to the plot.
36	* PsychicStatic: Psychers disrupt other psychers' future perception just by being there.
37	* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: [[spoiler:Poison Monkeys]] were engineered as slaves to handle hazardous materials (which explains their heightened resistance to those). Until they rose and promptly exterminated their creators, likely [[spoiler:by poisoning the atmosphere with the very chemicals they were handling]].

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