A Voyage to the Milky Way, and Round the Galaxy

A Voyage to the Milky Way, and Round the Galaxy; or, the Fantastical Triumphant of One Sullivan Bearston is a space opera adventure comic strip created by Richard Shepard and published by Shatara Comics.

Premise
In a sector of deep space within the, Captain Hugh Magnum commands the fleet of a -like vessel known as the Lieutenant Maynard's Revenge, engaging in a conflict with humanity's first taste of a sentient, extraterrestrial species. The Lieutenant Maynard's Revenge is invaded by seemingly invisible opponents who tear out the vessel's engines, causing it to implant itself into the surface of a nearby planet. Privateer Sullivan Bearston is aboard the Revenge when the implant occurred, but fails to be recovered during a rescue mission to clear the incapable vessel. Once everyone is thought to be recovered, the giant pod is laced with dynamites and is detonated from afar. Sullivan Bearston is caught in the explosion that erupts, causing shrapnel to pierce into nearly every part of his body and suffering from extreme burning. His limbs are broken and is now on the verge of death, whilst needing to survive on a planet uninhabitable by man and among the presence of humanities' greatest enemies.

Characters

 * Privateer Sullivan Bearston: A member of the Lieutenant Maynard's Revenge who is left behind after the vessel crashes and becomes incapable of operation. With him thought for dead, the pod is detonated by his fellow crewmates, leaving him extremely wounded and on the verge of destruction. This character is modeled after.
 * Captain Hugh Magnum: The captain of the Lieutenant Maynard's Revenge who guided his crew into war against humanity's first experience of a sentient, extraterrestrial species in the . This character is modeled after.

Trivia

 * The series is a space parody of , a 1712 novel detailing the life of, a privateer who spent four years and four months as a castaway after being marooned by his captain on an uninhabited island.
 * The series' subtitle is an allusion to ' and '.
 * The ship in the series, the Lieutenant Maynard's Revenge, is a reference to 's ship, the , in which the infamous pirate was killed by Lieutenant.