#224: Noah Harkins & The Ectillican Squadron

     I think that, in life, we should all aspire to be as great as the tardigrade, also known as the water bear or moss piglet:

Anyway, speaking of tiny creatures, time for some new characters: Noah Harkins and the Ectillican Squadron! So, let's just assume that all atoms are microscopic solar systems - which they are - and that one of those micro-systems is called Ectillic and is inhabited by a bunch of self-governing, brightly colored creatures - which it is. Then what, per say, would happen if you spontanously woke up one day in this micro-system called Ectillic? No clue. I'm not a mindreader, people. But I can, however, tell you what went down when that happened to self-centered smart guy Noah Harkins! Having acquired Hawking-level fame in the normal-sized world for his elaboration on the modern atomic theory, Harkins was summoned to Ectillic by the local seer, the Wallowatcher, to be the "brains" of the system's first group of leaders: the Ectillican Squadron. At first, the mustachio'd man of science was ticked at his own inability to figure out how the ever-loving crud this was possible. But after getting to know his new teammates and beginning to realize how much bigger - or ironically smaller - the universe is than himself, Noah Harkins joined the Squadron, and their cause of finally bringing order and justice to Ectillic. As well as some serious 'stache game.

(LEFT TO RIGHT: Noah's teammates Zornicc and Shaugg, Noah Harkins in the flesh, another one of his teammates Drallic, and the all-powerful Wallowatcher just passin' through.)