Well, that was fun :D

Most of my what I would comment has already been covered, so I'll just touch on a few things of note in no particular order.

A note on style:
To me, there's a noticably style difference in TIA than other EPU works. Its hard to put my finger on the exact term I want, but its seems more, well I don't want to say "in your face" because I'm not a marketing director for the G4 network, but its more... Hmmm. Agressive? Active? It'll bug me till I think of the right word, but the gist of it is that TIA comes off the page diffently then say, a SoS or Bacon Comics piece. Was this a conscious choice? Is it a result of the setting? Or am I reading too much into it? I'm liking it though.

Gryph & Zoner's Interaction-
It's been years since we've seen these guys on screen together beyond a sentence fragment, and I think its a consensus that we've missed them. I'm thoroughly enjoying their return. And Zoner calling it "that clunky old fucking suit" will go directly to my quote highlight reel.

>Stark looked disappointed. "Oh. Hum. I was kind of looking forward to the
>doped-to-the-gills part. I had my heart replaced and I don't even get a lousy
>Demerol drip?"
>"I could arrange one if you really want it," said Zoner sardonically.
>"I think it's an important part of the recovery experience," Stark said >piously. "See to it."

That killed me.

Tony the Machine Spirit-
I've my own suspicions here, but I'll just say that I found it interesting how the chip talked in 27' and how it talks in 32'.

Last, Zoner getting his swerve on with Sylia Stingray was pretty good. The old "get into a gunfight with mercenaries and their combat robots" works like a charm.
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Jon Helscher

RY: Blackbeard has the weapon traditionally considered by children to be the ultimate destructive instrument, the bazooka

AB: Only to be trumped by the bazooka that fires dinosaurs.

Ryan Yount & Andrew Boyd's Authors Commentary in Scurvy Dogs TPB #1