Big welcome to Angels2200!

[Dave]

From their website description:

New to Angels 2200? Report Here for Briefing!

Welcome new readers to Angels 2200!


The year 2200, ten years after a Genetic Plague killed almost all of the male population of Earth and its off-world colonies. During the chaos that followed, the colonies rebelled and a resource-desperate Earth is now attempting to bring them back into line.



Angels 2200 joins a squad of raw recruits aboard the old Aurora-class carrier “Outcast” on their mission to put down the revolution in the Risae Asteroid Belt near Mars.


The original concept and writing belongs to Nathaniel Savio. Peter Haynes (AKA Hansagan) was the original illustrator. Peter eventually took on the writing reins also for several years, staying true to Nathaniel’s vision. Because of time consuming life stuff, Peter has decided to take on 2 other illustrators, Jana Hoffmann (AKA Nuriet) from Australia and Kimberly Stewart (AKA Kimmers) to tackle the art when Angels 2200 Part 6 comes to a close.


If you want to know more about the history of the Angels 2200 universe, check out the 7 part History of the Sol System available in the filler section of the archives.

Welcome, welcome, welcome!

edit: Damn! Forgot the link! www.angels2200.com

[Amorous Eyes]

Whoa - had a weird deja vu there...

anyway, welcome! ^.^

[Cajungal]

Hi!

[Dusty668]

Wow, I'm used to comics I like changing forums and having to follow them, not so used to having them come to me...

That having been said....

YAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!!

WB been too long!

[Shegokigo]

The year 2200, ten years after a Genetic Plague killed almost all of the male population of Earth and its off-world colonies.

Oh I'm liking this already.

[Amorous Eyes]

The year 2200, ten years after a Genetic Plague killed almost all of the male population of Earth and its off-world colonies.

Oh I'm liking this already.

I know, right?

[North_Ranger]

Awwww, Shego's already made friends ^^

Welcome, welcome! Please come in, have some snacks, don't touch the smoking baby

[Hansagan]

Thanks all, and many thanks to Dave I've put the word out and hope to have a gradual influx of people shortly.

[Dusty668]

Hey that was Cora, Kid's sister in the monster feet slippers right?

[RocketGirl]

I'm used to the old webboard, but I dig this comic like a backhoe, so...here I am!

[Hansagan]

Damn you're fast RG.....do you ever sleep?

Yes that was Cora

[Amorous Eyes]

<3

[RocketGirl]

Damn you're fast RG.....do you ever sleep?

I actually JUST woke up. Got your message while I was having my morning cup of internet.

[Espy]

Awwww, Shego's already made friends ^^

Welcome, welcome! Please come in, have some snacks, don't touch the smoking baby

It's true. I'm a biter.

[rabbitgod]

Awwww, Shego's already made friends ^^

Welcome, welcome! Please come in, have some snacks, don't touch the smoking baby

It's true. I'm a biter.

The trick is to dangle a cigarrette in front of his face with one hand. With the other hand you have about 1.2265 seconds of back pat time. No rubbing/stroking/scratching. And god help you if you make any suddenm movements.

[Kimmers]

Thanks all, and many thanks to Dave I've put the word out and hope to have a gradual influx of people shortly.

Yup! I'm here! I'm here! I've been following you for this many years, I might as well drag my butt over here as well!

Hello Half Forums!!

[North_Ranger]

Hmmm... I just took a look at the comic proper.

While admittedly the idea of all men dying makes me as a member of the dangly-bit sex a little bit frightful... I'm likin' what I'm seeing so far.

I'll be reading on, and I just might bookmark as well

[RocketGirl]

While admittedly the idea of all men dying makes me as a member of the dangly-bit sex a little bit frightful... I'm likin' what I'm seeing so far.

...which brings up questions I've had for quite some time, actually.

I mean, I came to this comic kinna late; only found out about it because I was on the Star Wars Fan Film board over at TFN, where Hansagan posted the Angels2200 prequel movie, and by that time the comic had gotten pretty far. It's possible the questions I have about their disease were answered outside the comic, but I wasn't around to hear 'em.

Like...how is the distinction made between males and females? Does the disease go after chromosomes, does it go after hormones, what? Would, say, a eunuch be spared if it went after hormones instead of chromosomes? Or is it simply having XY genetics that makes one die? (Come to think of it, if it's genetics and not hormones, I wonder how many cross-dressers and transsexuals were suddenly dead and outed by the plague! Hah!)
It seems at least ONE male survived on Earth--Whiskey's father--and certainly a male has survived on the colonies...what was the difference that caused such an immunity, I wonder...

...maybe I should start asking this in it own thread, neh?

[Soliloquy]

...maybe I should start asking this in it own thread, neh?

Sounds like a plan to me!

[Amorous Eyes]

While admittedly the idea of all men dying makes me as a member of the dangly-bit sex a little bit frightful... I'm likin' what I'm seeing so far.

Like...how is the distinction made between males and females? Does the disease go after chromosomes, does it go after hormones, what? Would, say, a eunuch be spared if it went after hormones instead of chromosomes? Or is it simply having XY genetics that makes one die? (Come to think of it, if it's genetics and not hormones, I wonder how many cross-dressers and transsexuals were suddenly dead and outed by the plague! Hah!)

[fade]

Why are writers always so keen on killing off all the males?

[Cajungal]

Because they're bad. Shame on all of you!

[RocketGirl]

What...you don't think that's a possibility? Seems to me that it'd come up at some point. Even if they weren't killed off, it makes you wonder what the reaction would be to that fact, yanno?

[Gusto]

I think it targets penises.

Specifically.

[Amorous Eyes]

What...you don't think that's a possibility? Seems to me that it'd come up at some point. Even if they weren't killed off, it makes you wonder what the reaction would be to that fact, yanno?

But I dun wanna die just because I had the misfortune of being born with the wrong set of genetics.

bah, hit wrong button.. Edit:

It makes me sad that in such a 'cold war'-esque scenario I might still suffer the same fate as men despite everything.

[RocketGirl]

But I dun wanna die just because I had the misfortune of being born with the wrong set of genetics.

Well, who would? I'm sure folks with diabetes or sickle cell anemia or whatever don't much care for it either. (Actually, I'm not sure if diabetes is genetic, but you get the idea...)

Doesn't make it any less of an interesting question, I'd say.

[Shegokigo]

Ame, I really don't think she's gonna get it without spelling it out.

[Dave]

One thing you should know, that question is pertinent to a few members of this board. We have some transgendered users and a number of gay/bisexuals. So your question is very thought provoking and worthwhile to explore.

I wonder how much of the science they've fleshed out behind the scenes.

[fade]

Ame, I really don't think she's gonna get it without spelling it out.

Actually I think she made a damn good point. The 50% of the population born with the right genitals don't really want to die just because of that either.

[Dave]

Ame, I really don't think she's gonna get it without spelling it out.

Actually I think she made a damn good point. The 50% of the population born with the right genitals don't really want to die just because of that either.

^ This.

My penis and I want to go on living, TYVM.

[Amorous Eyes]

Ame, I really don't think she's gonna get it without spelling it out.

Actually I think she made a damn good point. The 50% of the population born with the right genitals don't really want to die just because of that either.

It is a point, sure. No one wants to die. But my point was that I'd hate to have everything I've done and worked toward be in vein because of simple genetics. The one thing I cannot change no matter how many hormones I take or surgeries I undergo. That this 'killing device' would deem me male regardless of what I've done and how I view and portray myself. I know that it is a simple scientific fact, but it still makes me sad.

[Dave]

Ame, I really don't think she's gonna get it without spelling it out.

Actually I think she made a damn good point. The 50% of the population born with the right genitals don't really want to die just because of that either.

It is a point, sure. No one wants to die. But my point was that I'd hate to have everything I've done and worked toward be in vein because of simple genetics. The one thing I cannot change no matter how many hormones I take or surgeries I undergo. That this 'killing device' would deem me male regardless of what I've done and how I view and portray myself. I know that it is a simple scientific fact, but it still makes me sad.

You'll always be a lady to us, Ame.

[figmentPez]

Oh I'm liking this already.

I'm honestly surprised you haven't already read Angels 2200.

[RocketGirl]

One thing you should know, that question is pertinent to a few members of this board. We have some transgendered users and a number of gay/bisexuals. So your question is very thought provoking and worthwhile to explore.

Well, hell, I'm a lesbian my own darn self, so...I'm not indifferent to LGBT issues, I assure you!

And I certainly wasn't bringing up the question in order to offend or hurt anyone...hell, it was basically an afterthought, really; it occurred to me while I was wondering about the other question, the hormones-vs-genetics question...it was a natural progression that I'm surprised hadn't occurred to me before, actually.

I wonder how much of the science they've fleshed out behind the scenes.

Heck, I'm still wondering about the colonies and their history. I seem to remember a timeline being mentioned, but... Well, it doesn't come up much in the comic itself, so I don't really know much about why they're out there and what they stand for.

Actually I think she made a damn good point. The 50% of the population born with the right genitals don't really want to die just because of that either.

Yeah; a plague like this is gonna be unfair to someone, no matter how you look at it.

[Cuyval Dar]

I can get behind this, presuming that this plague can't kill off male fishheads.
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