Kingdom (comics)
Encyclopedia
Kingdom is a comic series created by Dan Abnett
and Richard Elson
and published in 2000 AD
starting in 2006.
The story revolves around a genetically modified
dog
named after Gene Hackman
. A sequel The Promised Land (2007–2008) tells the story of Gene Hackman's encounter with a community of humans living in a compound which they call the Promised Land.
In the beginning Gene travels, constantly on patrol with the pack, an army that fights Them and follows the orders off a voice in their heads known as the urgings.
Gene and his army encounter a myserious "Land Bridge" which inexplicaply seems to be made of earth hanging in the air. They conclude that "Them" created the bridge to invade other lands. They follow the bridge, but Gene's pack want to go home and report to the "masters" presumed to be humans but later revealed to be mere robot servants. Soon the urgings disappear and the oldest member of the army Old man Gary has no recollection of being without the voices. This causes conflict and the pack eventually gets killed or abandons Gene.
type of insect
that was possibly created sometime by chance or on purpose in the early 21st century. Quickly overpowering Humanity
, they established themselves as the dominant life form on Earth
. As a result, the few remaining humans left retreated to the Arctic
and built machine
s to protect themselves.
Dan Abnett
Dan Abnett is a British comic book writer and novelist. He is a frequent collaborator with fellow writer Andy Lanning, and is known for his work on books for both Marvel Comics, and their UK imprint, Marvel UK, since the 1990s, including 2000 AD...
and Richard Elson
Richard Elson
Richard Elson is a British comic book artist best known for his work on Sonic the Comic, 2000 AD and Thor.-Biography:Richard Elson is a fine art graduate with over sixteen years experience as a cartoonist and illustrator....
and published in 2000 AD
2000 AD (comic)
2000 AD is a weekly British science fiction-oriented comic. As a comics anthology it serialises a number of separate stories each issue and was first published by IPC Magazines in 1977, the first issue dated 26 February. IPC then shifted the title to its Fleetway comics subsidiary which was sold...
starting in 2006.
The story revolves around a genetically modified
Genetic engineering
Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification, is the direct human manipulation of an organism's genome using modern DNA technology. It involves the introduction of foreign DNA or synthetic genes into the organism of interest...
dog
Dog
The domestic dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and companion animal in...
named after Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman
Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackman is an American actor and novelist.Nominated for five Academy Awards, winning two, Hackman has also won three Golden Globes and two BAFTAs in a career that spanned five decades. He first came to fame in 1967 with his performance as Buck Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde...
. A sequel The Promised Land (2007–2008) tells the story of Gene Hackman's encounter with a community of humans living in a compound which they call the Promised Land.
Plot
Kingdom centres on Gene the Hackman, a genetically modified dog, who is fighting an enemy known only as 'Them'.In the beginning Gene travels, constantly on patrol with the pack, an army that fights Them and follows the orders off a voice in their heads known as the urgings.
Gene and his army encounter a myserious "Land Bridge" which inexplicaply seems to be made of earth hanging in the air. They conclude that "Them" created the bridge to invade other lands. They follow the bridge, but Gene's pack want to go home and report to the "masters" presumed to be humans but later revealed to be mere robot servants. Soon the urgings disappear and the oldest member of the army Old man Gary has no recollection of being without the voices. This causes conflict and the pack eventually gets killed or abandons Gene.
Them
Them as Gene and the others label them are a highly evolvedEvolution
Evolution is any change across successive generations in the heritable characteristics of biological populations. Evolutionary processes give rise to diversity at every level of biological organisation, including species, individual organisms and molecules such as DNA and proteins.Life on Earth...
type of insect
Insect
Insects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae...
that was possibly created sometime by chance or on purpose in the early 21st century. Quickly overpowering Humanity
Human Race
Human Race refers to the Human species.Human race may also refer to:*The Human Race, 79th episode of YuYu Hakusho* Human Race Theatre Company of Dayton Ohio* Human Race Machine, a computer graphics device...
, they established themselves as the dominant life form on Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
. As a result, the few remaining humans left retreated to the Arctic
Arctic
The Arctic is a region located at the northern-most part of the Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada, Russia, Greenland, the United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. The Arctic region consists of a vast, ice-covered ocean, surrounded by treeless permafrost...
and built machine
Machine
A machine manages power to accomplish a task, examples include, a mechanical system, a computing system, an electronic system, and a molecular machine. In common usage, the meaning is that of a device having parts that perform or assist in performing any type of work...
s to protect themselves.
External links
- Gene The Hackman is Tougher than Tough, Broken Frontier, December 19, 2008