Fusion was a comic book published in 1987 by Eclipse Comics, whose creative team included the writer Steven Barnes, the artists Lela Dowling and Steve Gallacci, conceptual editor Lex Nakashima and many more. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Eclipse Comics was an American Comic book Publisher, one of several influential independent publishers during the 1980s and early 1990s Steven Barnes (born March 1, 1952 in Los Angeles CA) is a Science fiction writer lecturer creative consultant and human performance technician Lela Dowling is a graphic artist who draws Fantasy and Science fictional characters Steven A Gallacci (born 1955 is best known for creating and publishing Albedo Anthropomorphics, a black and white alternative comic containing Lex Nakashima was an editor with Eclipse Comics during the mid-1980s
The world of Fusion is centuries in our future, when a series of galactic wars have led to a spiraling arms race between "tekkers and splicers" - that is, between those who take a technological and technocratic route to improving humanity, and those who have abandoned humanity altogether through genetic engineering. The term arms race, in its original usage describes a competition between two or more parties for real or apparent military supremacy The story involves the exploits of a group of space mercenaries in an era when humans who have not been enhanced either genetically or cybernetically, are becoming extremely rare. Genetics (from Ancient Greek grc-Latn genetikos, “genitive” and that from grc-Latn genesis, “origin” a discipline of Biology, is Cybernetics is the interdisciplinary study of the Structure of Complex systems especially Communication processes control mechanisms and Feedback
While the comic book also included inserted comics of some variety, such as Dr. Watchstop, the most frequent insert was Weasel Patrol, a comic stemming from doodles drawn of Tan.
Regular characters
The only recurring characters are the crew of the mercenary spaceship Tsunami.
- Indio Tremaine: Captain. Human. Born into the Clan of the Three Suns, of which she is the only survivor.
- Dow Cook: Synthetic human bio-engineered invulnerable to shock and trauma and with enhanced self-healing ability. Very insecure about himself.
- Tan: A musteliform bred from Terran otter stock. EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 Otters are semi- aquatic (or in one case aquatic) fish-eating Mammals The otter subfamily Lutrinae forms part of the family Canadian, an alumnus of Labatt's Tech (a fictitious university named after the beer). Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Labatt Brewing Company Ltd is a Canadian beer company founded by John Kinder Labatt in 1847 in London Ontario. An alcoholic mechanical and electronics wizard with a severe gambling problem. Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions Electronics refers to the flow of charge (moving Electrons through Nonmetal conductors (mainly Semiconductors, whereas electrical Never goes anywhere without his leather pilot cap and goggles.
- Beolvoch: A meehook. Something like a dinosaur with feathers. Feathers are one of the epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering or Plumage, on Birds They are considered the most complex integumentary structures Has an extremely high metabolic rate and thus a voracious appetite for raw meat. Metabolism is the set of Chemical reactions that occur in living Organisms in order to maintain Life. Must eat regularly and copiously to stay active. Consequently spends much time in a suspended animation state or complaining that he is hungry. Suspended animation is the slowing of life processes by external means without termination Appears to be a genuine alien species rather than uplifted and genetically engineered earthform. Extraterrestrial life is Life originating outside of the Earth. In Science fiction, biological uplift is a term for the act of an advanced Civilization helping the development of another Species.
- Alshain: A felinoid; a temperamental and somewhat edgy pilot.
- Carz: A leoniform with only one working eye. Eyes are organs that detect Light, and send signals along the Optic nerve to the visual areas of the brain He is generally a steadying influence, but when he loses it, beware!
- Herrick: A hawklike creature, of military caste. Kshatriya (क्षत्रिय kṣatriya from क्षत्र kṣatra) is one of the four varnas (social orders in Hinduism Dies very early in the series, in one of many moves which went against formula. In Popular culture, formula fiction is Literature in which the storylines and plots have been reused to the extent that the Narratives are predictable Appears in "how we got here" sequences. In history film television and other media a flashback (also called analepsis) is an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current
- Haven: A birdlike creature with well developed nesting instincts. A nest is a place of refuge to hold an animal's eggs and/or provide a place to raise their offspring She is a doctor by training.
- Eddie: Modelled after some creature with very long ears and a prehensile tail. A prehensile tail is the Tail of an Animal that has adapted to be able to grasp and/or hold objects Likes to hang upside down. A cool dude in shades and khakis or hawaiian shirts. Sunglasses or sun glasses are a visual aid variously termed Spectacles or Glasses, which feature lenses that are coloured or darkened to prevent strong This article is about the fabric. For the colour see Khaki (color. The Aloha shirt is a style of dress shirt originating in Hawaii. Nothing rattles Eddie. Was a classmate of Tan at Labatt's.
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