All That Sparkles Is Not Concrete (comic story)
All That Sparkles Is Not Concrete was a four-panel The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids comic written and drawn by Aristide Twain.
Contents
Plot
In a lonely base on a barren planet, Cupid alchemist Mandragora-257, exulting announces to Governor-105, a tired tyrant reclining on a huge pillow, that he has succeeded in creating a masterpiece of alchemy: the Pure Elixir which can turn any base metal into gold. His enthusiasm is deflated when Governor points out that Cupids like themselves have little need of money, particularly in a remote outpost like the colony. Mandragora weakly suggests that they could use the gold as a building material.
Worldbuilding
Universes
- The comic takes place in the 97th Cosmos
Continuity
- This story is a prequel to the events of PROSE: The Resurrection of the Wellsians, by the time of which the outer walls of the Morningstar 1 base were in fact made of gold, a fact which was not explicitly explained.
Behind the scenes
Read online
The story is available on the official Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids wordpress site. It is also uploaded here with permission.
