Author notes

Chapter 2, Page 11

Neilsama

on Sept. 29, 2008

I want to thank Joe England of Zebra Girl for permission to incorporate his insanely grinning mad scientist Tool into our little story. Tool was the main villain of a major 2001-2002 storyline, "Angels with Dirty Fur". and was first mentioned in this strip. We got our first glimpse of him in this strip and saw his full face in this strip. His name was curiously suggestive, too—Tool. Besides the obvious double entendre, who was this curiously grinning maniac with computers with smiley faces a tool …of?

This deranged person who took over an entire dimension?

Joe England's not to blame for what we've done with him, though. So all the blame, if you dislike it, is ours.

Also mentioned is MAGELLAN, Stephen Crowley's super-hero team book on Grapic Smash, with his permission. The story of the interdimensional Q'Arth demons invading their reality is shown at "Magellan History".
Here's the story of the Crossover Wars.

Now, MM's point is—they're depending on Ringo telling them the truth, and further, on his competence. Yet if he let all that happen…how dependable IS he? —Al