Jason included a note with this surprise bonus. I normally get to be the “voice” of the series, so it seems right, in these concluding moments, to let him have the last word.
Here is End Credits 7, which I call “Boldly Going.” I like to think that maybe the negotiations with the Community went well and they’ve provided the Fans with a shiny spaceship to tool around the galaxy to see what they can do. A sort of trial period. If and/or when there are ever any more strips, I think a natural next chapter would be “Fans in Space.”
Wednesday, Friday: Different things!
The star Tech future i love it. and rick is the captain with will and Sharon as admirals? it seems perfect.
I think this kind of cheapens the end of the last arc. I understand the appeal of a team pose as the last comic, but I think Rikk, Ally, and Rumy should be present as civilians if at all.
Plus … we get a final appearance of TikiWiki.
Haha, this is sort of “full circle” =D *big thumbs up!*
I wonder how many times they had to show the Star Tek episodes to Soulson until he could be there without a deep feeling of waste of time – him being able to breath in space and teleport all around.
Also, in contrats to “hands in bellies” last friday, “hands in butts”.
Poor Kath, left out!
Not pictured: the obligatory army of redshirts.
Now THAT’S what I call full circle. Great end.
@Arky- Someone has to run the planet.
In other news: Rico! Hell yeah, soldier boy.
As long as Jesse doesn’t decide to play the role of Dr. Zachary Smith.
Farewell, Fans! It was a lovely, twisted road.
(also it was a pleasure to work with T all those times)
They crash-land on Melotia, don’t they.
I’ll keep my RSS reader watching!
T, Jason, thanks for the ride. =D
… Once again, I’m going to miss FAANS! (I refuse to not use the double-a), but we’ll always have archives.
Perfect. How perfect. Utterly perfect.
“Space. The final frontier.
These are the voyages of the starship, Enterprise. Their ongoing mission: To explore strange, new worlds. To seek out new life, and new civilizations.
To boldly go… where no one… has gone before.”
Thank you for an excellent webcomic, and we will miss you!
Aww, I loved this comic. I guess this brings it full circle, it started on a convention with “Startec” and now they are in space on a starship (even though non-canon)… Now where should I put the comic? The “Indefinite Hiatus” or “Finished” folder?
Hiatus, definitely. However long that turns out to be. If it ever turns out there are more stories in this universe to tell, then I will always be delighted to see them. And if not…well, we know that more adventures will keep on taking place, whether we’re along for the ride or not. For now, let’s open a fresh book…
o..m..g..Jason you little stinker! it wasnt the Kaziana cameo i was hoping for, but a nice mix of the REF uniforms from Sentinels and the Star Trek the Motion Picture starfleet uniforms.
One thing I would like to know is that Jackie recovered well, after putting it on the line to try to talk Rumy down. Last we saw, it looked like she had taken internal injuries in the attempt.
I feel like I need to thank T and Jason for this series. It feels like ages ago that I began reading, and a lot of changes have happened in my life since then. As weird as it may sound, reading Fans! helped me through a lot of it, and I don’t think I’ve ever connected so strongly with a webcomic before. Or heck, with ANY comic.
So, ummm… yeah. Thanks, you guys. I mean it.
Phil, Maritza and David Willis all together in a thread like this? It’s practically a reunion party!
One question though: Why isn’t Ali standing next to Rik like Rumi is?
“Why isn’t Ali standing next to Rik like Rumi is?”
If I had to guess, I’d say it was because their different skillsets made Rumi more qualified for an actual Bridge position.
It’s great to see a bunch of other webcomic creators joining in the comment section. Fans! deserves no less a sendoff. In fact, where’s the Enterprise-shaped cake? There needs to be an Enterprise-shaped cake!
So when does the book come out?
Thank you, everyone, for joining us on this wild ride of a web comic. I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed drawing it.
And now we’re waiting for the tv series to be made.
We laughed… we cried… we were better because of it…
Thanks for everything Jason and T.
Thank you for the laughs.
Thank you for the tears.
Thank you for making me love.
Thank you for making me hate.
THANK YOU… for making me care about the characters, the stories, the settings, the WORLD you and yours created.
That’s the long version of what I say to online creators.
Thank you for the art.
Bravisimo
Ave atque vale, and many thanks.
…And was that a Curt Swan Superman Wink?
Thank you, Jason.
I don’t know. I really enjoyed this second series, but this ending just hasn’t lined up with the perfections that Fans 1 managed with its ending moment.
“Dreams may die. Dreamers may die. But even in the darkest of all possible worlds, dreaming will never die.”
It summed up the series thematically in three, powerfully moving sentences. I was kind of waiting and hoping for some sort of thematic coda on this one too and it didn’t really happen.
Wow, these past years just flew by. I don’t know what more to say, except thank you, T and Jason!
@zathael: I think it’s hoping for too much to expect a more beautiful summary of the comic’s message than those words. I also see a lot more possibilities for a sequel now than I did after Book Five, so I don’t really feel a need for an ending scene of that caliber.
The Iron Easel was a great story, but if we’re comparing in-continuity final stories, I like Beginnings a lot more than The Ways the World Ends.
Awesome full circle! I looked and looked…
… and then I thought, if they are all in space, did they leave Earrh defenseless?
I love this last strip. Its so appropriate, especially considering their roots (especially the first comic). Whether its canon or not? Who cares, its a cool strip.
Also, waiting for the collected trades to be available from Hulu.