The Need for Ninja

The Need for Ninja

Posted by Brian • March 16, 2017

Original Release Date: November 1, 2011

This is one of my favorite pages. The banter between Mike and Stephen is well crafted. Mike is clearly irritated by not getting what he wants, and Stephen seems oblivious to it as he shows off his fancy office space. He could either be genuiniely oblivious here, or he might just be doing it to further incense Mike, considering how rude and aggressive Mike has been to him thus far.

It's clear that the Viisi staff is way too excited about their food replicator. There's goo built up on it, so we can see they haven't been cleaning it, and Stephen also gives an example of past irresponsible usage. This is why I could never serve in Starfleet--my off-duty time would be nothing but food-eating contests and coming up with strange and experimental combinations.

The subtle details on this page get me. The messy food replicator is one, and you can also see that Renee is starting to get tired lugging around those flamethrowers. Mike and Stephen are apparently too busy to realize she might need some help, but Renee's just powering through it.