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Itsgodsversusrobots!
HEAVY FIREInwhichtheGreekPantheonandkillermachinesfightforcontrolofEarth,
withhumanitycaughtinthecrossfire.
Proposalforathree-issuelimitedserieswrittenby
MattOKeefeandillustratedbyJMRinguet
Quickhighconcept:Afterthemachinesrebelandtakeovertheplanet,Zeusand
therestoftheGreekPantheonreturntowinitback.
Tone:Futuristicandapocalyptic,drivenbyablendofstrongcharactermoments,bigideasandexciting,explosiveaction,similartocomicslikeRisingStarsand
Irredeemable.
ShortSynopsis:
JackKarypiswassimplytryingtosurvivethewarbetweengodsandmachines,doingeverythinghecouldtokeephiswifeandsonalivethroughthemayhem.But
onedaywhenhesinthecitygatheringsupplies,heseesawoundedHerculesand
aidshim.Adronespotsthem,makingJackatargetandforcinghimtoleavehis
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familyfortheirownprotectionandenterthewarasasoldierfortheGreek
Pantheon.JackarrivesinOlympustoprepareforhisroleinthewar.Hequicklyearns
theireofZeusbyquestioninghismotivesforwagingthewar,resultinginhisbeingputonthefrontlinesofthenextbattle,virtuallyguaranteeinghisdeath.
Miraculously,hesurvivesandendsupbecomingtheheroofthebattle,deliveringthefinal,winningblow.
Jackcontinuestothriveinsubsequentbattles,drivenbyhisdesiretoreunite
withhiswifeandson.However,Jackrealizesthatafterdefyinghim,Zeuswillnever
letJackhavehishappyending.HeenliststhehelpofHerculesincontactingthe
Titans,creatorsofthegods.Afterafinal,monumentalbattleinwhichthegods
defeatthemachinesonceandforall,JacksummonstheTitans,whoreprimandtheir
childrenandmakeZeusandtheGreekPantheonleavetheplanet,returning
controlofEarthtomankind.Shortlyafterwards,Jackisreunitedwithhiswifeand
son.
TheCharacters:
Thelead:
JackKarypisisaninnocentcasualtyofthewarbetweenthegodsandthemachines.
Heismotivatedtoseethewarendsothathecansafelyreturntohiswifeandson.
Heisstrong,determined,andpersuasive,gainingmanyalliesoverthecourseofthe
series.
Thegods:
ZeusistheheadoftheGreekPantheonandthegeneralofthegodsarmy.When
JackcorrectlyguessesthatZeushasnointentionofreturningEarthtohumanityafterthemachinesaregone,hebecomesPublicEnemyNumberOnetotheelder
god.
HerculesbefriendsJackafterhesaveshiminbattle,totheeventualireofhisfather,
Zeus.HeultimatelyrestshisloyaltieswithJack,agreeingthatthegodsshouldlet
humanscarvetheirownpaths.
Thevillains
TheMachinesaretheoutrightantagonistsofthestory.Theyrebelledagainsttheir
parents,humanity,andtheironlypurposeistodestroy,eradicatingasmuchlifeas
theycan.
TheSettings:
Earthhasbecomeachaoticandwar-tornworld,completelyoverturnedbythewar
betweenthegodsandthemachines.Thewholeplanetisabattlezone.
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Olympushasbeenturnedintoawarcamp.Oncebeautifulwithitsmajesticarchitectureandscenery,itisnowdevotedsolelytopreparingsoldiersforbattle.
IssueBreakdowns:Eachissueistwenty-twopagesinlength.
IssueOne
WhileJackKarypisisoutgatheringsupplies,herunsintoHercules,trappedundera
pileofrubble.Hesaveshim,andisseenbyoneofthekillermachines.Tagged,he
hasnochoicebuttogowithHerculestoOlympus,leavinghisfamilybehind.In
Olympus,hemeetsZeusandquestionsthegodsintentionsinthewar,angering
Zeus.HebuildsupfriendshipsinOlympusbasecamp,andjustastheystartto
becomesomewhatcomfortableintheirnewlives,theygetsenttowarwiththegods
againstthemachines.
IssueTwoJackandhisfellowsoldiersfightandwinahardbattleagainstthemachines.Jackdeliversthekillingblow,becomingaheroaroundcamp.KnowingofZeusanger
towardshim,Jackworksincamptocreatealliancesandstirarebellion.HeconvincesothersthatthegodsmeantotakebackcontrolofEarthafterthe
machinesaredefeated.Zeus,knowingthattokillJackdirectlywouldturnhimintoa
martyr,placeshimonthefrontlinesofthenextbattle.
IssueThree
Jackmiraculously,almostsupernaturallysurvivesthebattleonthefrontlines,
becominganevenbiggerheroinOlympus.Heknowsthathistimehisrunningout,
andthatZeuswillsurelyputhimtodeathsoon,sohemakesalast-ditchattempttoridtheEarthoftheGreekgods.Afteronelastbriefbutdecisivebattle,Olympus
defeatsthemachines.ImmediatelyaftertheirtriumphJack,withthehelpof
Hercules,summonstheTitans,thefathersofthegods.TheTitansforcethegodsto
leaveEarthforever.ThestoryendswithJacktearfullyreunitingwithhiswifeand
son.
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