Editing 577: The Race: Part 1

{{comic
| number    = 577
| date      = May 4, 2009
| title     = The Race: Part 1
| image     = the_race_part_1.png
| titletext = Great, and you JUST finished paying off the settlement over the Wayne Coyne hamster ball incident.
}}

==Explanation==
This is possibly a continuation of [[139: I Have Owned Two Electric Skateboards]]. ''{{w|Firefly (TV series)|Firefly}}'' was a television series aired by Fox in 2002 that got cancelled mid-way through, but it has a large fan base nowadays (for a more comprehensive explanation, see the Wikipedia page). The star of the show was Captain Malcolm (or Mal) Reynolds, played by [[Nathan Fillion]]. So, in this comic, [[Megan]] tells [[Cueball]] that Nathan Fillion has an electric skateboard. [[Cueball]] immediately starts planning a trip to visit and race Nathan Fillion. Electric skateboards have been the subject of several other comics like [[139: I Have Owned Two Electric Skateboards]], [[409: Electric Skateboard (Double Comic)]] and a panel in [[442: xkcd Loves the Discovery Channel]].

The title text refers to an earlier comic [[211: Hamster Ball Heist]], where [[Cueball]] kidnaps Wayne Coyne in his hamster ball.

This series was released on five consecutive days (Monday to Friday) and not over the usual schedule of three comics a week. These are all the comics in [[:Category:The Race|The Race series]]:
* [[577: The Race: Part 1]]
* [[578: The Race: Part 2]]
* [[579: The Race: Part 3]]
* [[580: The Race: Part 4]]
* [[581: The Race: Part 5]]

==Transcript==
:Megan: Huh, cool. Nathan Fillion (Mal from Firefly) has an electric skateboard. Just like you!

:[Cueball leaves the room]

:Megan: Did you hear that? Nathan-
:Sounds from off-screen: ''Ratchet Zip Buckle''

:[Cueball returns wearing helmet, knee pads, elbow pads, sunglasses and holding his electric skateboard]
:Cueball: I heard. Gimme the computer. I need to book a flight.

:[Caption in a black frame at the bottom of the last panel:]
:To be continued...

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