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{{Infobox Story | | image = Political Animals title.jpg | ||
|image = | | setting = [[England]], [[1774]] | ||
| writer = Lawrence Miles | |||
|setting = | | editor = [[Lars Pearson]] | ||
|writer = | | penciller = [[Jim Calafiore]] | ||
|editor = [[Lars Pearson]] | | inker = [[Peter Palmiotti]] | ||
| | | colourist = [[Paul Mounts]] | ||
|colourist = [[Paul Mounts]] | | letterer = [[Christa Dickson]] | ||
|letterer = [[Christa Dickson]] | | cover = [[Steve Johnson]] | ||
| | | release date = 6 August 2003 | ||
|publisher = Image Comics | | publisher = Image Comics | ||
|next = Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses (comic story) | | series = [[Faction Paradox (2003)]] | ||
}} | | next = Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses (comic story) | ||
'''''Political Animals''''' was the first comic story in the | }}{{comic stub}} | ||
'''''Political Animals''''' was the first comic story in the [[Faction Paradox (2003)|''Faction Paradox'' comic series]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | |||
A "[[War in Heaven]]" is raging between [[time-active]] cultures, each seeking to usurp control of [[history]]. Into this conflict comes [[Faction Paradox]] – a group of time [[terrorist]]s whose appetite for [[chaos]] threatens to subvert the entire [[timeline]]. Part story, part history and part puzzle-box, this is a chronicle of protocol and paranoia in a War where the greatest victory of all is to hold on to your own past. | |||
In [[1774]], [[England]]'s eccentric [[King]] [[George III]] gathers the world's powers – including the [[America]]n [[colony|colonials]], the [[Prussia]]ns and the enigmatic emissaries of Faction Paradox – in [[London]] for a hunt of epic proportions. But as part of this, a serving-girl named [[Scarlette|Isobel]] fatefully encounters the Americans' "hunting dog," a bone-wielding [[Mayakai|warrior]] named [[Mayakatula]], leading to devastating and bloody consequences for this crucible of history. | |||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
'' | [[File:Isobel and mammoth.jpg|thumb|right]] | ||
In [[1774]], while [[King]] [[George III]] holds celebrations for a hunt, Mr [[Snaddon]] and his apprentice [[Scarlette|Isobel]] attend to the "[[Mayakatula|Beast]]" - a bone-wielding [[Mayakai|warrior]], presented as a gift to the King by the [[America]]n [[colony|colonials]]. At the same time another gift arrives, this time from [[Empress]] [[Catherine II|Catherine of Russia]] - a [[George III's mammoth|woolly mammoth]]. The mammoth is a relic of history that shouldn't exist in this time, and has attracted the attention of [[Faction Paradox]] representative Mother [[Francesca (Political Animals)|Francesca]] her [[Mother Francesca's associate|associate]]. | |||
'''To be added''' | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* | * Mr [[Snaddon]] | ||
* [[Scarlette|Isobel]] | * [[Scarlette|Isobel]] | ||
* King [[George III]] | * [[Mayakatula]] | ||
* [[George III's mammoth]] | |||
* [[King]] [[George III]] | |||
* [[Charles Cleeve]] | * [[Charles Cleeve]] | ||
* | * Mother [[Francesca (Political Animals)|Francesca]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Mother Francesca's associate]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Hobgatt]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
' | * Upon its release, this comic received favourable reviews from several mainstream comic reviewers.<ref>{{cite web | ||
|url = http://www.ninthart.com/display.php?article=634 | |||
|title=The Shipping Forecast for August 6 | |||
|date of source = 4 August 2003 | |||
|website name=Ninth Art | |||
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20030818185408/http://www.ninthart.com:80/display.php?article=634 | |||
|archivedate=18 August 2003 | |||
|quote = With insane ideas, gorgeously intricate art by Jim Calafiore, and some snazzy multimedia covers by Steve Johnson, this new book from Image Comics promises to knock your socks off. | |||
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | |||
|url = http://www.thexaxis.com/misc/factionparadox1.htm | |||
|title=Part 6 of 10: Faction Paradox #1 | |||
|date of source = 10 August 2003 | |||
|website name=The X-Axis | |||
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20030812003955/http://www.thexaxis.com:80/misc/factionparadox1.htm | |||
|archivedate=12 August 2003 | |||
|quote = Worth a look. Rating: A-}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | |||
|url=http://www.madnorwegian.com/fp/product.php?item=fpissue1 | |||
|title = Faction Paradox #1 | |||
|year of source=2003 | |||
|website name = Mad Norwegian Press | |||
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040205091126/http://www.madnorwegian.com:80/fp/product.php?item=fpissue1 | |||
|archivedate = 5 February 2004 | |||
|quote=Miles' saga of temporal terrorists is worth the effort. A-. — Cinescape [print magazine]. | |||
}}</ref> It was featured by Diamond Comics as a "Gem of the Month".<ref>{{cite web | |||
|url = http://previews.diamondcomics.com/products/gems.html | |||
|title=Premier Gems of the Month | |||
|year of source = June 2003 | |||
|website name=Diamond Comics | |||
|quote = Part story, part history and part puzzle-box, this is a chronicle of protocol and paranoia in a War where the greatest victory of all is to hold onto your own past. | |||
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030604200216/http://previews.diamondcomics.com:80/products/gems.html | |||
|archivedate = 4 June 2003 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* This comic depicts [[ | * This comic depicts the presentation of [[Empress]] [[Catherine of Russia]]'s [[Cernunnos|woolly mammoth]] to [[George III]], as previously mentioned in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Grass (short story)|Grass]]'' and [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]''. | ||
* Other remnants of the [[Mayakai]] play a large role in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]''. | * Other remnants of the [[Mayakai]] play a large role in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]''. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{fpx}} | {{fpx|Political Animals (comic story)|''Political Animals''}} | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
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[[Category:FP comic stories]] | [[Category:FP comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in London]] | [[Category:Stories set in London]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1774]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1774]] | ||
[[Category:2003 comic stories]] | [[Category:2003 comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:One part comics]] | |||