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|setting = [[Paradise Towers]] | |setting = [[Paradise Towers]] | ||
|writer = [[Sean Mason]] | |writer = [[Sean Mason]] | ||
|editor = | |editor = [[Gareth Kavanagh]] | ||
|penciller = | |penciller = | ||
|inker = | |inker = [[Andrew Orton]] | ||
|artist = [[Silvano Beltramo]] | |artist = [[Silvano Beltramo]] | ||
|colourist = [[Andrew Orton]] | |colourist = [[Andrew Orton]] | ||
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|cover inker = | |cover inker = | ||
|cover colourist = | |cover colourist = | ||
|publication = [[PTPF 1]] | |publication = [[PTPF 1]], [[PTPF 2|2]], [[PTPF 3|3]] & [[PTPF 4|4]] | ||
|traded = | |traded = | ||
|release date = [[ | |release date = | ||
|cover date = | * Issue 1:<br>[[August (releases)|August]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] <small>(Kickstarter backer's release)</small><br>[[19 October (releases)|19 October]] 2021 <small>(public release)</small> | ||
* Issue 2:<br>[[November (releases)|November]] 2021 <small>(Kickstarter backer's release)</small><br>[[4 February (releases)|4 February]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]] <small>(public release)</small> | |||
* Issue 3:<br>[[March (releases)|March]] 2022 <small>(Kickstarter backer's release)</small><br>[[16 August (releases)|16 August]] 2022 <small>(public release)</small> | |||
* Issue 4:<br>[[January (releases)|January]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]] <small>(Kickstarter backer's release)</small><br>[[15 January (releases)|15 June]] 2023 <small>(public release)</small> | |||
|cover date = | |||
* [[August (releases)|August]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] (Issue 1) | |||
* [[November (releases)|November]] 2021 (Issue 2) | |||
* [[March (releases)|March]] 2022 (Issue 3) | |||
* [[January (releases)|January]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]] (Issue 4) | |||
|publisher = Cutaway Comics | |publisher = Cutaway Comics | ||
|format = | |format = Comic | ||
|series = ''[[Paradise Towers | |series = ''[[Paradise Towers (series)|Paradise Towers]]'' | ||
|next = | |next = | ||
|trailer = | |trailer = | ||
}}{{comic stub}} | }}{{comic stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first comic story of the ''[[Paradise Towers (series)|Paradise Towers]]'' comic series. It was a spin-off of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' making use of [[Stephen Wyatt]]'s individual license to the [[Paradise Towers|titular location]], as well as the [[Kang]]s from ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]''. | |||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first comic story of the ''[[Paradise Towers | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== Build High For Happiness === | |||
In the past the Leaders tasked Great Architect [[Kroagnon]] to build a new world, [[Paradise Towers]], which would be home to the "Olders" ([[Rezzie]]s) and "Youngers" ([[Kang]]s) while the "[[Inbetween]]s" went off to war. However, Kroagnon did not want to share his world with the unworthy and so the Olders "unalived" him. He managed to return through unclear means and began using the Towers' robot [[Cleaner]]s to kill the residents. [[Seventh Doctor|A traveller]] and [[Ace|his friend]] arrived and helped the residents, and an Inbetween known as [[Pex]] sacrificed himself to save them allowing them to start again and rebuild in peace. | |||
Years later [[Viv-2]] found her life at Paradise Towers to be boring and mundane, and did not share the respect that her mothers [[Bin Liner]] and [[Fire Escape]] had for Pex. She formed herself a group of friends that shared her passions who she called the "true Kangs", including [[Can Opener]], [[Dish Washer]], [[Rat Poison]] and [[Bubble Wrap]], but often found herself in trouble with the authority [[Caretaker (Paradise Towers)|Caretakers]] and [[General]] [[Favalan]] especially when she interrupted a parade float when chasing a mysterious figure with the appearance of Pex himself. When Viv-2 learned that Bubble Wrap had gone missing, having previously hinted at having something to share with the group, she thought that it was "brilliant" to have some excitement for a change. After her concerns were snubbed by the Caretakers and Rezzies, Viv-2 and Can Opener underwent their own investigations. Can Opener managed to locate Bubble Wrap only to witness her disappear into thin air, while Viv-2 followed a voice in her head and discovered two murdered Caretakers with the words "Pex Lives" written on the wall in their blood. | |||
=== Ghosts in the Machine === | |||
[[File:Ghosts in the Machine.jpg|thumb|right|[[Viv-2]] wakes up from the virtual reality.]] | |||
Viv-2 and Can Opener reunited and shared their discoveries before being located by several Caretakers. [[Lieutenant]] [[Lamba]] accused the pair of murder and ordered their arrest, however, Pex arrived and managed to save Viv-2. Can Opener was taken before Favalan who attempted to sow seeds of doubt in her against Viv-2. Favalan also admitted that she was aware of Pex's return but claimed that evil was wearing a friendly face. When Viv-2 finally caught up with her friends again they had turned against her, as had a freshly returned Bubble Wrap, and she correctly concluded that something had been done with them. Meeting up with Pex once again, he agreed to show her the truth and woke her from a trance where she found herself hooked to several machines. | |||
Unhooking herself from the machines, Viv-2 attempted to escape from several soldiers who made clear their interest in eating her. She was saved by a Cleaner robot which fought off the attacking soldiers and reunited with Pex who took her to his secret lair. Pex revealed that the current version of Paradise Towers was a [[virtual reality]] operated by Favalan and that he had woken Viv-2 up in the real world. | |||
=== Pex Lies === | |||
''to be added'' | |||
=== Kang Warfare! === | |||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
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* [[Dish Washer]] | * [[Dish Washer]] | ||
* [[Rat Poison]] | * [[Rat Poison]] | ||
* [[General | * [[General]] [[Favalan]] | ||
* [[Mauhler]] | * [[Mauhler]] | ||
* [[Pex]] | |||
* [[Bubble Wrap]] | * [[Bubble Wrap]] | ||
* [[Lieutenant]] [[Lamba]] | |||
* Lieutenant [[Karahak]] | |||
* [[Morban]] | |||
* [[Chantz]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
''to | * As part of the Kickstarter campaign 25 individual backers at the ''Chief Caretaker'' level were given the opportunity to appear as either a [[Kang]], [[Rezzie]] or [[Caretaker]] in the story. This tier received 21 backers which means that there was only that many of cameos within the comic. 4 backers at the ''Great Architect'' level were given the opportunity to appear as a named character with dialogue in the story, and this tier received all 4 backers. The named characters include [[Vitas Varnas]]'s [[Lieutenant]] [[Karahak]]. https://twitter.com/VitasVarnas/status/1559726611926511616 | ||
* [[SFX 372|Issue 372]] of [[SFX (magazine)|''SFX'' magazine]] contained a free digital copy of Issue #1 of this comic.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CzMnFskMbRl/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==</ref> | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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[[Category:Cutaway | [[Category:Cutaway comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:2021 comic stories]] | [[Category:2021 comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:2022 comic stories]] | |||
[[Category:2023 comic stories]] | |||