Primortals

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title=Leonard Nimoy's Primortals


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publisher=Tekno Comix
Big Entertainment
date=1995-1997
issues=24
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writers=Kate Worley, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Christopher Mills
artists=Scot Eaton, Mike Barreiro
pencillers=Scot Eaton
inkers=Mike Barreiro
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creators=Leonard Nimoy, Isaac Asimov
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Primortals (or typecased "PriMortals") was a comic book series published by Tekno-Comix (later Big Entertainment) from 1995 to 1997. The characters and concept were created by actor Leonard Nimoy, who developed the idea for the series after visiting the SETI project. Science fiction writer Isaac Asimov was credited with providing additional concepts. The script of the debut issue of "Primortals" was credited to Kate Worley and Lawrence Watt-Evans, with art by Scot Eaton and Mike Barreiro. Eaton and Barreiro illustrated the comic for most of its run, while the book was most often scripted by Christopher Mills and later James Chambers.

Premise

The comic's plot revolved around humanity's first contact with an alien intelligence called the Primortals. The series showed how, in ancient times, aliens called the "Majae" removed various species from Earth and raised them to sentience. One alien, Avitaur Zeerus, governor of Achernar Three, rebels, and after being defeated by hostile alien forces flees to Earth. Public reaction to his arrival, and the warnings of alien invasion he gives, are depicted in the comic as ranging from ecstasy to paranoia.

Publications

Twenty-four regular issues of the comic were published (though numbering of the comic was restarted following issue number 15), as well as a two issue "Origins" miniseries and a standalone crossover, "Teknophage vs. Zeerus". The final issue of the comic bore a cover date of February, 1997. A novelization written by Steve Perry was published in 1997.

Issues

With Tekno-Comix

#Escape to earth
#Someone is out there
#The approaching storm
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#?
#?
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#Armed response
#Alien attacked by terrorists
#Official denial
#Illegal aliens
#?
#Cross country
#Cross country (II)
#Cross country (III)

With Big Entertainment

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Cross country: World in flames
#Camera eye's view
#There shall come a fleet
#Scorched earth
#Prophecy fever
#Prophecy's end
#Prophecy's end (II)
#Rites
#Ashes of the past

ee also

*Tek World - a comic series inspired by the writings of William Shatner
*Star Trek comics

External links

* [http://homepage.mac.com/mmtz/stcomix/nimoy.html Cover gallery with creator credits]