The latest in the fast-growing line of new comic-book recruits is Hollywood director Jonathan Mostow, helmer of blockbusters such as Terminator 3 and U-571. As part of the Virgin Comics Director’s Cut line, Mostow has co-created an intriguing premise based on a new world in which the United States was founded as an aristocracy, rather than a republic. And, taking the idea of borrowing talent from other media one stage further, the rest of the creative team also has extensive film and television backgrounds; handling the script (as well as co-plots) is TV sci-fi writer John Harrison (Dune), with artwork coming from Paul Rubin, a concept artist for a number of big-screen pictures, here doing comic work for the first time. Without any real comic experience amongst the major creative players, this series could be a real test of the merits of actively utilising these creative talents in the comic book medium.

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