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story & script by Pete Ford(based on his screenplay)
pencils and inks by Jed Dougherty colour art and production design by
Seth Justusletters by Janice Chiang
all material copyright by Resolution Independent 2013
This graphic novel is presented is a work in progress
THETECHNOCRATS
MAKETHE SEEDS?
BUT WITHOUT THE SEEDS,THERE ARE NO FARMS. AND
WITHOUT THE FARMS... NO FOODAND WITHOUT FOOD, WELL...NO KINGDOM, ='M GUESSIN'.
BUT WITHOUT THE SEEDS,THERE ARE NO FARMS. AND
WITHOUT THE FARMS... NO FOODAND WITHOUT FOOD, WELL...NO KINGDOM, ='M GUESSIN'.
THE SEEDSCOME FROM...
...ELSEWHERE.
THEREARE NO SEEDS
IN THESEPLANTS?
NO. THE SOIL ISTILLED, THE SEEDS
PLANTED AND THE CROPIS TENDED. COME
THE HARVEST, THE SOIL ISTURNED OVER AND
THE FARMER STARTSAGAIN.
WITH NEWSEEDS.
THAT YOU CONTROL? THAT WE SELLTO YOUR MAJESTIES,
FOR THE ROYALFARMS.
FROM US.
ARE WE DONE?CAN = GO TO THE ROOF
TOSS SNOWBALLSDOWN AT
THE PEASANTS?
YES, WYNTER-THE LESSON IS
OVER.
ALRIGHT! = HOPETHERE ARE SOME MORE
ROCKS UP THERE =CAN STUFF INTOTHE SNOWBALLS!
THERE ENDSTHE LESSON.
...LEARNED.
tHE PRINCESS IS MOST...
Chapter OneTo Sow a Bitter Seed
SKY'SABOUT TO TAKE
A DUMP ONUS, BRO'.
LET'S HOPE ITDOES IT SOON-IT'LLKEEP THAT FOX OFF
OUR SCENT.
DON'T MAKEA MOVE UNTIL =
SAY SO...
C'MON. BETTERGET HOME WHILE
WE CAN STILL FINDTHE WAY.
WHAT ABOUTDINNER?
WHAT ABOUT
IT?
='M HUNGRY.
YEAH, BUTIT DON'T CHANGE
THE WEATHER,JASON. LET'S
GO. NO.
TIME = STARTEDTO HUNT ON MY OWN,
AARON. YOU GO ANDGET THE FIRE
READY.
YOU GET CAUGHT OUTHERE WHEN IT COMES BELTING
DOWN AND IT WON'T BE ME THATCOMES OUT TO COLLECT
YOUR ASS, BRO'.
YEAH, = KNOW.IT'LL BE
THE REAPER.
IF = DON'TGET HIS TRACKSIN TWENTY ='LL
TURN AND COMEBACK.
YOU TURN IN FIFTEEN,JASON. THIS SNOWFALL IS
GOING BE A WHITEOUTWITHIN THE HOUR.
FIFTEEN. SEEYOU WITH DINNER,
AARON.
='LL BEFINE.
M'FKR... M'FKR...
...= DID IT...
AARON?
AARON!
HEY,BRO'.
BRO'?
= TOLDYOU = COULDLOOK AFTER
M'SELF.
YOU DIDN'THAVE TO COMEAND GET ME.
Chapter TwoA Snowball’s Chance in Hell
GRUNT...
HELL,YEAH...
COLDERTHAN ICE
SNOWBALL!
='MHAPPY WITHTHE BUNNY,
BRO'.
YOU HAVETHE
HORSE.
MAKEA HOLE, BRO'!
='M COMIN'IN HOT!
C'MON, YOUFURRY
BASTARD.
MAKEA HOLE, BRO'!
='M COMIN'IN HOT!
C'MON, YOUFURRY
BASTARD.
Chapter ThreeLeader of the Pack
WE GOT TOGET TO
THE HOUSE.
OWW! RIGHT INTHE SHIN!
YOU'RE ATECHNOCRAT?
HELL, YEAH, ='MA TECHNOCRAT!
WHO SENTYOU?
STEADYMAN... WE'REON THE SAME
SIDE...
AH, GODSELL...
NOT NOW, KID...ANSWER METECHNOCRAT.
SERIOUSLY.
THEY WITHYOU?
THEYHAVE BEEN
TRACKING MEFOR THE LAST
FEWHOURS.
NOW LEMMEGO,
GODSELL.
BRO'.
SORRY.
OHAARON...
�
WHAT'SWRONG LITTLE
BROTHER?
DOES LITTLEBROTHER HAVE
A NAME?
GET IT TOGETHERKID-BEFORE YOU GET
US ALL KILLED!
GETOFF OFHIM!
Chapter FourThe Absence of Presence
WELLHELLOTHERE.
OW...NOT SOHARD.
IT'S READYNOW AND THE
DEMOSTRATIONTEAM ARE
SUPERVISINGTHE TARGET
SET UP.
THERE ISSOMETHINGELSE, SIR.
THEREALWAYS IS;FILL ME IN.
A BACKCHANNEL
APPROACHFROM QUEENWYNTER'SADVISOR,A TECH
NAMED...
"AESOP."
YES,AESOP... HOW
DID YOU...?
= KNOW BECAUSE= HAVE TO KNOW.
JUST GET TO THE POINtBEFORE = MAKE IT
TO THE LIFT.
YES SIR.QUEEN WYNTERWANTS TO MEET
WITHKING FABIAN.
YEARS OFPLANNING ALL
CONVERGING ONTHE NOW.
SIR?
MAKE SURETHE OBSERVATIONTOWER IS READY
FOR TONIGHT.
IT WILLBE READY FORTHE SUNSET.
THE BOOKSSAYS TO SET
THE SCOPES FORTHE TROPOSPHERE;
UP IN THE REDSPECTRUM.
UNDERSTOOD;GOOD LUCK WITH
THE PRODUCTDEMONSTRATION.
ALL IS READY,MAJESTY.
OF COURSE,IT IS.
SOUTH WALLTHE BATTERY
VERY...IMPRESSIVE.
OF COURSE, MAJESTY,THE PRODUCT HASBEEN DESIGNED T---
WELCOME,MAJESTY.
WHAT THE YOUNG TECHMEANS IS---
DOUBLE...
BALLASTICS ISMY MAJOR, TURKAN-YOURS IS ACCOUNT
SERVICES. CHILL OUTAND ENJOYTHE SHOW.
5OOMETERS.ROGERTHAT.
GIVEN WHAT ISAT STAKE YOU HADBETTER BE SURE
OF THIS.
C'MON,GET YOUR
SHOULDERINTO IT
KID.
SIGNAL THEMTO STOP ANDTAKE COVER.
ROGERTHAT.
MAJESTY...THERE IS...
SOMETHING YOUNEED TO
SEE.
NOT NOW; ='M BUSY.WHAT'S YOUR NAME
TECHNOCRAT?
WHATTHE HELL,OLD MAN?
TAKECOVER?
COVERYOUR EARS,MAJESTY.
HOWMANY ISTHAT?
ENOUGHTO FORTIFY
BOTH SIDES OFTHE MAINGATE-
= WILL PROCEEDWITH THE ORDER FOR
THE WHOLEINVENTORY, SIRE.
WHEN?
TWELVECANNONS IN ALL.
THEY'RE ALREADYLOADED ONTO THE TRUCKSFOR DELIVERY. WE'LL HAVE
THEM INSTALLED BY DAWN.
THECUSTOMER...IS ALWAYS
RIGHT.
YES,MAJESTY.
CONSIDERIT DONE,
MAJESTY.
" THECUSTOMER IS ALWAYSRIGHT"...
JUST SECURINGTHE SALE-IF IT MAKES YOU
FEEL BETTER CONSIDERTHE UNWRITTEN RULE.
" THE CUSTOMER ISNEVER RIGHT."
NO.
MAYBENOW YOU'LL
RECONSIDERWHAT
CONSTITUTESAN ARMY.
�
WELL = GUESSTHAT SETTLES IT;THERE ARE MORE
THAN THREE.
Chapter FiveWhat Good is a Golden Fleece When it’s Six Below Outside?
PERHAPSWE SHOULDKNOCK...?
PERHAPS.
SIRE. THEY HAVEBEEN WAITING
THERE FOR OVERAN HOUR.
YOU LOOK...TERRIBLE.
MY GOD,SEWELL...
YOU, AH, CALLEDFOR ME.
WE NEEDTO ARRANGE
A FUNERAL FORMY BROTHER.
DAD? IS ITTRUE ?
"WE ARE BREAKING TIESWITH POWER AND THE REST
OF THEM. FROM NOW ONWE STAND ALONE."
OH,JEEZ...
YOUR UNCLEWAS A GOOD BUT
FOOLISH MAN,ANTON.
DAD,PLEASE...
"SHE"...QUEEN
WYNTER?
NOTANYMORE.
DAD, YOUKNOW WHAT
YOU'RE SAYING,RIGHT?
DAMN STRAIGHT= DO, SON. SOMETHING
WE WOULD HAVE DONE YEARSAGO HAD IT NOT BEEN FORYOUR UNCLE'S MISPLACED
SENSE OF DUTY.
='VE HAD THE BOILER STOKED,MAJESTY. YOUR ACCOMMODATION
WILL BE WARM ENOUGH FOR YOU BYTHE TIME WE GET TO THE TOP.
WELL... YES, ALL THE SAME, IT'S GOT
THE BEST VIEW IN ALL OFTHE KINGDOM TO MAKE UP
FOR ITS LACK OF...
YES, = KNOW.HE'LL BE HERE SOON
ENOUGH. NOTHING FORMAL,RUFUS, NOTHING THAT'LL YOU
DROP YOU IN THE SHIT WITH FABIAN.
�
GODSELL?MAJESTY, ='M IN
NO POSITION TO DOTHAT, MA'AM,BESIDES...
...= HAVE NOIDEA WHERE HE IS.NO ONE'S SEEN HIMIN SEVEN YEARS,SINCE, 'KNOW...
YES.PRICKLY BASTARD wAS THE CLOSEST
thING = HAD TO A BROTHER.
�
JUST tELL HIM ='M
HERE.
OKAY, BUTTHERE'S NO WAYHE'LL SET FOOT
BACK IN THE CAPITAL.
HE NE VERFORGAVE HIMSELF
FOR WHATHAPPENED TOYOU, WYNTER.
...RUFUS, YOUHAVEN'T CALLEDME THAT SINCE
= WAS SIX.APOLOGIES,MAJESTY, =
FORGOT MYSELF.WAS THINKING
ABOUT... NEVER MIND.
YOU WERETHINKING ABOUT
GODSELL.
AH...
NEVERMIND ME,NO TIME FOR A TRIP
DOWN MEMORY LANE ORTO BE SENTIMENTAL,
AM = RIGHT?
THERE'S ALWAYS A MOMENTFOR SENTIMENT,
RUFUS.
YOU MIGHTWANT TO TELL
THAT TO SEWELL'SBROTHER.
"WYNTER"...
...SO MUCHFOR
SENTIMENT.
...SO MUCHFOR
SENTIMENT.
Chapter SixA Switch in Time Saves Nien
THE IDEAL MEDIUMTO HERALD THE START OF
A NEW AGE, WALTER.
NO NEED, IT'SPERFECT. CLEAR
AND PRECISE. JUSTTHE MESSAGE
THAT...
NO NEED, IT'SPERFECT. CLEAR
AND PRECISE. JUSTTHE MESSAGE
THAT...
WELCOME, HERE'SA BROCHURE TO READ.
WE'LL BE GETTING UNDERWAY IN FIVE MINUTES.
THAT LOOKSLIKE THE LAST
OF THEM.
OKAY, HOWARD, LOOKSLIKE YOU'RE ON. YOU
GOOD TO GO?
ABSOLUTELY.
THERE'SSTILL TIME FOR
ME TO... Y'KNOW,GLANCE OVERTHE SCRIPT.
...THE CONTINENTNEEDS TO HEAR
RIGHT NOW.
LET'S GETSTARTED
SHALL WE.
WELL THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR, HOWARD'CAUSE AMERICA WILL LISTENING, YOU'RE
BEING BROADCAST RIGHT ACROSSTHE COUNTRY TONIGHT.
LET'S GETTHIS SHOW ON
THE ROAD.
...YOUFASCIST!
SURE THING,BOSS.
AND STAYOUT,
YOU BUM!
GO BACKTO THE HOLE YOU
CRAWLED OUTOF YOU...
DID YOU HEAR ME?THE SCOPE IS PLUGGED CORRECTLY, IT HAS TO
AT YOUR END.
DOCTOR.LOOK UP.
PLUGGEDIN RIGHTMY ASS.
ASS ABOUT?WHAT THE HELL
DOES THATMEAN? BLOODY
ESKIMO...
WHAT THE HELL ARE GAWKING AT CHIP-= WANTTO GET OUT OF THIS COLDASAP, THIS IS NO TIME TO
BE GAWKING ATTHE BLOODY SKY.
...ASSABOUT.
OHMY GOD.
LEADS HAVE BEENINSTALLED ACCORDINGTO THE INSTRUMENTS
SPECIFICATION-THE ISSUE IS ATYOUR END, CHIP.
LOOK UPAT WHA--
IT'S ALLFLIPPED...
ALL...
DR. SCOTT! ='VE GOT THE FEED FROMTHE MAGNETOMETER BUTTHE SPECTRASCOPE IS
ALL ASS ABOUT!
NOT WITHANY BASISIN SCIENCE,DOCTOR.
NOT WITHANY BASISIN SCIENCE,DOCTOR.
CHIP,WE'RE GOING
TO NEED ACCESSTO THE OLDER
CORESAMPLES...
CHIP,WE'RE GOING
TO NEED ACCESSTO THE OLDER
CORESAMPLES...
OFCOURSE,DOCTORSCOTT.
OFCOURSE,DOCTORSCOTT.
TENTHOUSAND
YEARS AGO... noCHANGE INTHE FIELD.
DOCTORSCOTT. MAY =
SUGGEST THATYOU MOVE
SCOPEDOWN HERE.
THE ELECTRONS AREALIGNED NORMALLY IN
THIS SAMPLE. WORK ITDOWN
FURTHER.
BUT THIS SHOULDSHOW THE CHANGEIN THE MAGNETICFEILD THAT WE
WITNESSED UP INTHE ARCTIC.
THIS WASBORED OUT AT
THE MAC MURDO ANTARCTIC BASE
EARLIER THIS YEAR.
"EARLIERTHIS YEAR" IS NOT
SCIENCE, CHIP.
13 APRIL,2006.
WHY HASTHIS ERA BEEN
SCRUTINISED SOCLOSELY?
ONSETOF THE "RISS"
GLACIATION PERIOD.18O,OOO YEARS
AGO.
YOUTHINK MAY BERELEVANT IN SOME WAY,
CHIP?
MOREOF A...
...HUNCH
LOOK ATTHAT. MAGNETICREVERSAL JUST
BEFORE A GLACIALEVENT.
"SOCIETY IS NO LONGEREQUIPPED TO DEAL WITHFACTS, NO MATTER HOW
CLEAR THEY ARE."
"SOCIETY IS NO LONGEREQUIPPED TO DEAL WITHFACTS, NO MATTER HOW
CLEAR THEY ARE."
"PEOPLE HAVE COME TO ENJOYTHE THEATRE OF THE LIE ALL
TOO MUCH."
"PEOPLE HAVE COME TO ENJOYTHE THEATRE OF THE LIE ALL
TOO MUCH."
"IT WILL BE ABOUTTHE TIMING."
"IT WILL BE ABOUTTHE TIMING."
"THAT'S SOMETHING THAT GRANDFATHERNEVER UNDERSTOOD."
"THAT'S SOMETHING THAT GRANDFATHERNEVER UNDERSTOOD."
SEPTEMBER 15, 2OO8.SEPTEMBER 15, 2OO8.
...IT'S CLEAR THAT WE AREON THE VERGE OF ANOTHER,
MAJOR SHIFT IN THE MAGNETICPOLES, PERPHAPS A COMPLETE
COLLAPSE OF THE MAGNETICFIELD ALL TOGETHER.
PRECEDENTFOR A TOTAL
FIELD COLLAPSEHAS BEEN
DOCUMENTED...
CATASTROPHEDOESN'T QUITE SEEM
AN ADEQUATE ENOUGHWORD TO DISCRIBETHE HORROR THAT
AWAITS US.
...LEADING INTOTHE QUATERNARY
GLACIATION, THE LASTGREAT ICE AGE OVER
2 MILLIONSYEARS AGO.
='VE BEENMONITORING
THE NOTHERN MAGNETICPOLE USING THE DATATHAT WE'VE COLLATED
FROM THE CORESAMPLES...
STRICTLY ANECDOTELY MY ASSISANTAND = HAVE SPECULATED ON THE EFFECTS
A MAGNETIC POLAR COLLAPSE ANDREVERSAL WOULD HAVE ON
THIS MODERN WORLD.
GIVEN THE CURRENTEVENTS THE WORD"APOCOLYPSE" HAS
ALSO LOSTITS GRAVITAS.
TOTALNONSENSE.
GLOBALWARMING IS
SHOUTED DOWNAS BAD SCIENCE
AND HERESY,FACT IS SPUN
AS IF IT'S... MALLEABLE.
AND AT A TIMEWHEN THE WORLD IS EVEN MORE ILL
EQUIPPED TOUNDERSTAND THE
RAMIFICATIONS OF MY RESEARCH.
" TIMING ISN'TEVERYTHING."
THIS HASWAITED LONG
ENOUGH TO BEOPENED.
YES.= KNOW IT'S SILLYBUT = FEEL QUITEHONOURED TO BE
HERE AT THISTIME.
IT FEELS...
...MOMENTOUS.
A COMBINATION.
NO. NOTA JOURNAL,
JAMES.
HIS LASTJOURNAL.
OBVIOUSLY.
CHAPTER SIX:“A SHIFT IN TIMESAVES NEIN”
...FUCK.
