On sale now from Markosia is The Plastic Empire by Martin Green, a graphic novel set in an alternate reality, where a technologically advanced Roman Empire has developed the plastic people; robots with souls.
Angered by their creation, the Pope crusades against The Empire’s border city of New Constantinople, capturing the emperor’s favourite plastic person.
With the brutal interrogation of the plastic person looming, the emperor calls upon the Green Man of ancient Pagan folk lore to rescue her, before she reveals the secrets of Rome.
Treachery, strangeness and betrayal abound in this fantastical tale of magic and technology.
The Plastic Empire was initially released as a four-issue mini series via DriveThru, now collected by Markosia, a British publisher established in 2005 that has become one of the UK’s leading Independent publishers, particularly in the graphic novel field. They publish a diverse range of comic books, graphic novels, children’s picture books and prose novels that cover all genres.
Martin Green has worked in game development, including his own games such as Battle Zone, a first person shooter, on story boards and in illustration for over a decade, with clients that include Scholastic Books,
• The Plastic Empire by Martin Green is available now from AmazonUK (Affiliate Link) and other outlets – including Markosia direct |100 pages | Black & White | ISBN: 978-1-915860-96-5
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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.
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