Tranquility Base Comic

Wednesday 01st April, 2009 @ 22:30 GMT

Well, I got bored with Tranquility Base, so I've secretly been working on a new comic series. It is still science-fiction based because that's what I know, but this time I'm doing something much darker, plot-driven and not joke-based (although I hope there will be moments of light relief). Like all good sci-fi, it is really exploring real-world issues, along with some serious social commentary and metaphysical debate. While certainly not answering, it will definitely be asking, the biggest questions in life.

So, Planet Galidor follows the exploits of a group of elite human-cyborg hybrids in the 42nd Century who are defending the eponymous planet from an alien invasion. It focuses primarily on the characters of Mac and Beth, two human-cyborgs who are partners in defending the planet, but there are subtle hints that they might want to be more than that (yes, UST).

The first twenty-part series of episodes that comprise Chapter One: "In blood stepp'd in so far" are already completed and will be published weekly.

• 04/04 Ep. #001 - "Wherefore was that cry?"
• 11/04 Ep. #002 - "The queen, my lord, is dead"
• 18/04 Ep. #003 - "She should have died hereafter"
• 25/04 Ep. #004 - "There would have been a time for such a word"
• 02/05 Ep. #005 - "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow"
• 09/05 Ep. #006 - "Creeps in this petty pace from day to day"
• 16/05 Ep. #007 - "To the last syllable of recorded time"
• 23/05 Ep. #008 - "And all our yesterdays have lighted fools"
• 30/05 Ep. #009 - "The way to dusty death"
• 06/06 Ep. #010 - "Out, out, brief candle!"
• 13/06 Ep. #011 - "Life's but a walking shadow"
• 20/06 Ep. #012 - "A poor player that struts and frets"
• 27/06 Ep. #013 - "His hour upon the stage"
• 04/07 Ep. #014 - "And then is heard no more"
• 11/07 Ep. #015 - "It is a tale told by an idiot"
• 18/07 Ep. #016 - "Full of sound and fury"
• 25/07 Ep. #017 - "Signifying nothing"
• 01/08 Ep. #018 - "Enter a Messenger"
• 08/08 Ep. #019 - "Thou comest to use thy tongue"
• 15/08 Ep. #020 - "Thy story quickly"

Meanwhile, I'm finishing up Chapter Two: "Returning were as tedious as go o'er" - and I'm very excited by how it's turning out!

You will have noticed that I'm using different figures than usual. Well, I found a bunch of odd figures in a car-boot sale that appear to be made by LEGO, and I thought they were awesome. After doing some research, it seems that the line of sets they come from only lasted a short while, I have no idea why. Anyway, their multiple points of articulation and mix-n-match appendages make them perfect for a photo-comic. Who knows, maybe I can make these wonderful items popular again? If I were you I'd start scouring the car-boot sales, garage sales and flea markets now, before the prices go up!