480 | A Promise Kept

CALLED IT! Whew, he must be getting strong to project an Aura -that- far and at that strength.

This leaves so many questions unanswered though… oh well, Keeps us coming back next time, “Same Zap Time! Same Zap Place!”

Nevermind. I went back and checked and I can totally see how that is Zap. ^_^

Awesome as always Lepas!

The hand in panel 2 is confusing me… it's too feminine to be Zap's, but… it's a right hand. And it's not metal. If it were Reona's left hand, the thumb would be on the other side…

Otherwise a gorgeous page, and I'm deliriously happy to see Zap again!!

well, except for the hand, well done.

Wow! I'm a big fan of Zap's character so it's killer to see him in full mysterious/powered-up mode here. :D Reona's expression in panel three is perfect. So much pain and questioning. Reminds me of the drama and epic hand reach of the casino-fight arc. <3

glowy, shiny and glowy.

Harumph!
I made the same Batman reference on the last page, and didn't get so much as a “Like” … :(

(Don't forget to VOTE!)

;)

Oops. I thought the hand was off too. I'll tell “him” to fix it. Sometimes camera angles confuse him.

He needs to try harder. Those kind of mistakes should embarrass him.

I already fixed it. The rest of the chastising is in jest because I was mistakenly referred to as a 'he.' :P

Zap!!! xD Me likes – very much! XD XD

That was awesome. :3 You have totally made my day!
I love the effects and emotions! XD Especially when Reona puts her hands through the image and it starts fading away. So sparkly and cool! xD

from a sparkle brush.

He's either really strong to get through the helmet that suppresses his powers and to reach her, or he put some of his power in her arm in order to protect her. Or a very off theory that there souls are connected so that he can protect her.

Also he looks angry at what ever is attacking her or in deep focus.

I love the comic by the way :D

Wow, over 6 years since the original “A Promise” page.

Also, that was page 084, while this is 480. A coincidence, or planned? You decide…

Stunning, wonderful, marvellous and any word I can recall to express my absolute delight! Is there a chance this page could become a wallpaper? Not just the first panel but all of it? Only without this annoying white space with sharp black outlines and speech bubbles. They throw me out of trance of admiration :)

Interesting. And I like the new look. Zap needs to have his own identity, he doesn't need to look like another person, he needs to be himself.

Aww, darn, so much for my daddy theory…

Both, perhaps. I'm quite certain that most of the story has been written years ago, but that the plot is undergoing permanent adjustments: We post here what we think and expect, and Chris and Lepas baffle us (just like an illusionist does- or a rpg-gamemaster).

The referrence in the title surely has been planned. If the hole sea-monster encounter has been- maybe, maybe not. Doesn't matter, as it was AWESOME! But as the page numbers progressed, an opportunity for this little game of numbers began to manifest- and as the size and arrangement of the panels is not set in stone before publishing, it is possible to stretch some scenes to get an additional page. And, of course, you always can skip some flashback-pages and put their content into one page…

I don't care how wrong I possibly am with this opinion- Zap! still is incredible! I really love this comic! Thank you so much, Lepas and Chris, for sticking with us little Zaplings for so long.

Why do we think it's an astral projection route? As noted, he's in his trenchcoat (pre-Wipe).. which kind of, to me, knocks out the AP theory (IMHO)

It could be just like all the other Ship AI's, takes a physical form of some sort..

Only this one does very little other than protect something (The ship) or someone (Reona?) Although I think that may be a little too much of a stretch?

I find it rather amusing that you can use the word “normal” in the same sentence as “astral projecting”, in a paragraph (well, sort of) about psychic powers.

“Possible” is a little hard to define in this context, isn't it?

;)

Glowy Zap = smexiness. :3

Well if he has been subconsciously tracking her aura/life force/energy signature/thing, it wouldn't be a stretch for him to be able to reach her that quickly since he would already know where she was. Also, the common conception of psychic powers is that your energy comes “from you,” which is only half true. Your body does produce energy, but the actual process is probably more like a gestalt of your energy manipulating the energy AROUND you to get a desired effect. So Zap wouldn't necessarily have to project his own energy ALL the way across the galaxy…he could just use what's already there.

This would probably not be too difficult for him under normal circumstances, but, as you say, it must take an immense amount of concentration to get through the suppressor helmet. The fact that he can do this is probably why he will end up defeating Gunner and the GEF. You know…eventually XD

And don’t forget, “FWEEEEEE.”

A bit….

Never noticed the interesting juxtaposition of the page numbers before: this page is 480, the page (linked above by Calle) where Zap makes his promise is 084.

Kudos if y’all planned it that way, serendipity if you didn’t!

;)