ABOUT THIS COMIC ================ "First Contact" reduces a civilization-changing event to the social scale of the Ace-and-Jack garage. Ace immediately sees the arrival of a tiny alien as humanity's first encounter with extraterrestrial intelligence. Jack studies the visitor, opens the garage refrigerator, and offers ordinary hospitality. The visitor's simple acceptance settles the practical question before anyone addresses the cosmic ones. The final panel places all three outside beside Lake Koshkonong. Ace still wants answers about the universe. Jack prefers to let the evening breathe. The alien remains unidentified, unexplained, and welcome.