The Demons of Eden (comic story)

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The Demons of Eden
Featuring:	Mandrels
Main setting:	Eden, 2129
Key crew
Publisher:	Cutaway Comics
Editor:	Gareth Kavanagh
Writer:	Ian Winterton
Cover by:	Martin Geraghty (Cover A), John Ridgway (Cover B), Stephen Scott (Cover C)
Artist:	Martin Geraghty
Colourist:	Andrew Orton
Letterer:	Colin Brockhurst
Release details
Printed in:	OMEGA 1-4
Release date:	26 January 2021
Cover date:	January 2021

The Demons of Eden was the backup comic story of the publication Omega. It is a spin-off of Doctor Who making use of Bob Baker's individual license to the Mandrels and the planet Eden from Nightmare of Eden.

Publisher's summary

Episode 1

Following the tragic events aboard starship Empress, jungle planet Eden – revealed as the source of addictive drug Vraxoin – is designated a ‘haven world’, all settlers ordered to depart. Aside from Space Corps marines sent to combat the drug cartels that still thrive within Eden’s rainforests, the only humans allowed to remain are the holy sisters of the Convent of Saint Eve. But, though a presence since the first wave of colonists decades before, the nuns’ sanctuary is about to succumb to the deadly reality of life on Eden.

Plot

Episode 1

to be added

Characters

• Sister Kheba
• Sister Bethany
• The Abbess
• Sister Ruth
• Novice Maria
• Mitch Convery
• Zarat

References

• A crucifix is displayed at the Convent of Saint Eve.
• Eden was designated a Haven World by the Earth Colonial Council.
• The Convent of Saint Eve fights for God and Christ.
• Krib, Mandrels, and the Sarzok live in the jungles of Eden.
• Eden is barred to civilians.

Notes

Original print details

• Chapter 1:

The story so far...

The dark, hostile jungle planet of Eden. Not the paradise the orange twilight promises. Inhabitants include a glowing insect with a bite that stings, the Eden mantrap, and the terrifying Mandrels – huge creatures with vicious claws capable of killing with one swipe.

The zoologist Tryst discovered that the Mandrels, once decomposed, were a source of the addictive drug Vraxoin. Working with the smuggler Dymond, they used a Continuous Event Transmuter, or CET, to smuggle Vraxoin.

Dymond’s ship, the Hecate, merged with another ship, the Empress, when it emerged from hyperspace. The CET malfunctioned, letting Mandrels loose to wreak havoc. The two ships were disentangled, but not before Tryst and Dymond were exposed as drug smugglers.

The Mandrels were returned to Eden to repopulate the planet’s biosphere. But Mandrels are not the most dangerous lifeform on Eden. Prepare to meet the Sarzok – Eden’s apex predator, rumoured to be part-demon...

Continuity

• Thirteen years have passed since the vraxoin smuggling incident in 2116. (TV: Nightmare of Eden)
• Mandrels are native to the planet Eden. (TV: Nightmare of Eden)

External links

• Nuns with Guns blog post at Cutaway Comics