- The Surrogates
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caption = Cover of "The Surrogates" collected edition
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format =limited series graphic novel
publisher =Top Shelf Productions
date = 2005 to 2006
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writers =Robert Venditti
artists =Brett Weldele
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colorists ="The Surrogates" is a five-issue
comic book series written byRobert Venditti , drawn byBrett Weldele , and published byTop Shelf Productions . A sequel, "The Surrogates 2.0: Flesh and Bone", is scheduled for 2009.Plot summary
In the year 2054, people are using "surrogates" (remote-controlled artificial bodies) to interact with each other. But someone is determined to return people to their old lives instead of living through proxies.
The premise of these remote-controlled artificial bodies bears a remarkable similarity to the central idea of
Keith Laumer 's1966 short story " [http://www.webscription.net/10.1125/Baen/0743435370/0743435370___3.htm The Body Builders] ". [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?52428] Readers are encouraged to access the story online (available by way of the [http://www.baen.com/library/ Baen Free Library] ).Film adaptation
"The Surrogates" is an upcoming
science fiction film based on the 2005-2006 comic book series of the same name. The film is directed byJonathan Mostow and starsBruce Willis . Filming began in April 2008 inBoston . "The Surrogates" is scheduled to be released onNovember 20 ,2009 . [cite web | url=http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=39442 | title=The Surrogates | work=ComingSoon.net | publisher=Coming Soon Media, L.P | accessdate=2008-07-15 ]References
External links
* [http://www.icomics.com/rev_080905_surrogates.shtml A review of the first issue at iComics.com]
* [http://www.comicreaders.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1525 A review at comicreaders.com]
* [http://www.projectfanboy.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1005 projectfanboy.com phone interview]
* [http://media.libsyn.com/media/geeknights/20080730.mp3 GeekNights podcast review]
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