While this was already teased yesterday, we now have a full announcement of “The Fuse” from Image Comics. From the writer/artist team of Antony Johnston (who also writes “Umbral”, out tomorrow) and Justin Greenwood, who previously collaborated on “Wasteland”, “The Fuse” is a detective comic with a twist.
The eponymous Fuse is a power station that sits in geostationary orbit 22,000 miles above the Earth where we follow two detectives, Ristovych and Dietrich, of the homicide division of the station in a murder mystery. Johnston and Greenwood promise a detective story built around the idea of lived-in future technology. As someone who already loves sci-fi and crime stories, this might be the best thing since Blade Runner and I am already looking forward to it.
So, this sounds pretty hype, right? We’re always fans of new Image Comics series here at Multiversity and one that combines sci-fi and detective stories get a massive stamp of approval from me. “The Fuse” from Antony Johnston and Justin Greenwood is set to debut on February 12, 2014 so you better mark your calendar now. In the meantime, though, check out the Image press release below for more information.
Image Press Release
A space adventure sure to captivate science-fiction and procedural crime fiction fans, THE FUSE is a new ongoing, hard-bitten sci-fi crime series from ANTONY JOHNSTON (UMBRAL, Wasteland, Daredevil) and JUSTIN GREENWOOD (Wasteland, Resurrection). THE FUSE follows detectives Ristovych and Dietrich of Midway City’s Homicide division, whose jurisdiction is an orbiting power station 22,000 miles up.
Johnston describes THE FUSE #1 as a blend of different influences. “I’m a sucker for detective stories, down-at-heel cop shows, and the kind of ‘lived-in’ sci-fi where everything feels like it might fall apart at any moment,” he explains. “Combine those with a frontier attitude, where a half million people all think they can get away with murder, and you’ve got THE FUSE.”
The creators worked together as a team and fed off of each other’s creativity. “The thing I love best about cop stories and crime comics is that ultimately they’re about people, and that’s where I think Antony and I tell our best stories,” said Greenwood. “Combine this with Shari Chankhamma’s wonderful, atmospheric color sense and Ed Brisson’s great lettering and you get the kind of comic that I know, as a fan, I’d want to check out myself.”
For the full interview visit the Image Comics website at: imagecomics.com.
In “THE RUSSIA SHIFT,” Part One, we’re introduced to the permanently understaffed and overworked murder police on board “The Fuse,” assigned to working a new frontier where the law struggles to be heard, let alone obeyed.
THE FUSE #1 will be available in stores on February 12, 2014 for $3.50. Pre-orders can be placed using Diamond Code DEC130485.
