Futuristic Tales of the Here and Now (2007) comic books 2006-2008
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Issue #1
Published Oct 2007 by IDW Publishing.$2.50
$2.50
Dara Naraghi (w); Esteve Polls (a); Sam Kieth (c) Writer and BoingBoing.net co-editor Cory Doctorow has won acclaim for his science-fiction writing as well as his Creative Commons presentation of his material. Now, IDW Publishing is proud to present six standalone stories adapted from Doctorow's work, each featuring cover art by some of comics' top talents. Up first is 'Anda's Game.' For 12-year-old Anda, getting paid real money to kill the characters of players who were cheating in her favorite online computer game was a win-win situation. Until she found out who was paying her, and what those characters meant to the livelihood of children around the world. Award-winning artist Sam Kieth provides the debut issue's cover. Cover price $3.99.
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Issue #2
Published Nov 2007 by IDW Publishing.$2.50
$2.50
J.C. Vaughn (w); Daniel Warner (a); Scott Morse (c) IDW Publishing continues to bring the stories of acclaimed science-fiction author Cory Doctorow with 'When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth' that asks the question of who will keep the computers online when the end of the world comes? Winner of the Locus Award for best novelette of 2006. With a cover by Scott Morse! Cover price $3.99.
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Issue #3
Published Dec 2007 by IDW Publishing.$2.50
$2.50
Dara Naraghi (w); Paul McCaffrey (a); Paul Pope (c) IDW Publishing continues to bring the stories of acclaimed science-fiction author Cory Doctorow to comics, this time offering up 'Craphound.' Despite the exoskeleton and mouth full of poisonous suckers, Jerry got along with the alien better than with most humans. In fact, Jerry had nicknamed him 'Craphound', after their shared love of hunting for unique treasures at garage sales and thrift stores. They were buddies. That is, until Craphound found the old cowboy trunk. Adapted by Dara Naraghi (whose Lifelike debuts this month, too. See previous page for info), with a cover by Eisner-winning artist Paul Pope! Cover price $3.99.
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Issue #4
Published Jan 2008 by IDW Publishing.$2.50
$2.50
Dan Taylor (w); Dustin Evans (a); Ben Templesmith (c) IDW Publishing continues to bring the stories of acclaimed science-fiction author Cory Doctorow to comics, this time offering up 'Nimby and the D-Hoppers.' Night after night, the peaceful serenity of a non-technocratic society is shattered by the chaotic and disruptive arrival of fully automatic, laser-guided, armor-piercing, self-replenishing personal sidearm wielding dimension hoppers. Well, for the once-involved couple of Barry and Sally-enough is enough. With a cover by Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night)! Cover price $3.99.
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Issue #5
Published Feb 2008 by IDW Publishing.$2.50
$2.50
Dara Naraghi (w); Erich Owens (a); Ashley Wood (c) IDW Publishing continues to bring the stories of acclaimed science-fiction author Cory Doctorow to comics, this time offering up a take on Doctorow's 'I, Robot,' courtesy of Dara Naraghi (Cory Doctorow's Craphound) and artist Erich Owens. With a cover by acclaimed artist Ashley Wood (Zombies vs. Robots). Cover price $3.99.
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Issue #6
Published Mar 2008 by IDW Publishing.$2.50
$2.50
James Anthony Kuhoric (w); Guiu Vilanova (a); Danny Parsons (c) IDW Publishing concludes its run of adapted short stories from acclaimed science-fiction author Cory Doctorow. In 'After the Siege,' young Valentine finds herself a reluctant player in a bloody and devastating attack on the city she calls home, in a world where wealthy and powerful countries go to war simply because weaker nations have broken their patent laws in a desperate effort to enhance their innocent lives. Cover price $3.99.
