- Switchblade Honey
"Switchblade Honey" is a 2003 72-page
science fiction graphic novel written byWarren Ellis and drawn byBrandon McKinney , published byAiT/Planet Lar .Overview
Ellis got the idea for "Switchblade Honey" while watching , and commenting on how he preferred
Patrick Stewart toKate Mulgrew . He then had an entertaining thought:"They should get
Ray Winstone as captain."He realized that modern TV science fiction tended to whitewash its characters, and using the actor as the archetype, came up with a foul-mouthed, chain-smoking, hard-drinking starship captain – John Ryder. McKinney agreed to draw the book, and the result was Switchblade Honey.
Plot
In the 23rd century, humanity is a multi-stellar nation embroiled in a hopeless war with the Chasta, an advanced warlike species. John Ryder, an abrasive yet brilliant and noble starship captain, faces execution for refusing to destroy an ally starship as part of an involuntary kamikaze tactic. He has been given a chance to put his skills to use one last time, by leading a
Dirty Dozen -like crew in a long-termguerrilla war against the Chasta.References
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