Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Volume One Rundown

I'm still finishing up the next page of the comic, so for today I think I'll give a brief summary of the chapters in Volume 1: Introduction

Chapter One- In Medias Res
This is the current chapter, and the title refers to a literary device that occurs when you start a story in the middle of the action. I'm sure the relevance of this must be pretty clear. Ace, Keefe, and Machete storm an office building while Ace investigates the likelihood of the existence of another with the same powers as her.

Chapter Two- Deus ex Machina
Upon learning of threats to Ace's life, Colleen's ragtag group of vigilantes vows to protect her, but only after Ace learns how to improve her power to levels previously unimagined can she defend herself.

Chapter Three- Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes
Vanessa, new to the city and its customs, begins training at her new job, but it would seem that keeping the most powerful being on the planet under control is more than she can handle.

Chapter Four- Justitia Suum Cuique Distribuit
Ace decides that something must be done about Colleen, and in an effort to make her less dangerous, Ace attempts to force out her deadly programming, and ends up endangering everyone around her.

Chapter Five- Non Sequitur
Ace and company are trapped in an alternate world where they need to learn the rules in order to survive.

Chapter Six- Experto Crede
In order to discover more about Ace's nemesis, Richter and Colleen are sent to Ace's hometown, a city built in an enormous glass tower called Infinite Heights. There, they learn of Ace's past as well as the secrets of the Power of Existence while attempting to save the city from its imminent destruction at the hands of the sun itself.

From there, things really start to heat up as Ace's unseen foe begins an endless assault against Ace and the rest of the cast. But I guess that's why it's called Volume 2: Rising Action.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Well written article.