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Saucer Country
As revealed today at the New York Comic Con, I'm writing a new ongoing series for Vertigo, DC's mature readers line. It's being drawn by the amazing Ryan Kelly, whose promo image this is:
It's called Saucer Country.
It's called Saucer Country.
It's about Arcadia Alvarado, the Governor of New Mexico, who, on the eve of announcing that she's running for President... is 'abducted by aliens'.
Those speechmarks are because she's not exactly sure what happened. But she's going to use all her staff and resources to find out. What happened to her might also be a threat to US security.
It's The West Wing does The X-Files.
Saucer Country is a trip through UFO mythology, a subject I've always been fascinated with. It's a dark, suspenseful, serious thriller with, I hope, some warm, very human characters at the heart of it. Between arcs that feature Arcadia and her staff venturing into the murky worlds of flying saucer lore, we'll be featuring one-off 'true story' issues, a short version of which already appeared in the Strange Adventures one shot earlier this year.
Saucer Country starts in early 2012. Do look out for it. Cheerio!
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Sounds very cool. Will this be day/date on Comixology?
do you know that New Mexico actually has a female latino govenor? Her name is Susana Martinaz. I do not think that she has been abducted by aliens though.LOL
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Sounds very cool. I loved West Wing, but never imagined anything with that flavor in comics. And X-Files was great too. I'm particularly glad this is for Vertigo. When I saw that you were going to be announcing a new project, I was afraid you might be the high-profile 52 creator rumored (by BleedingCool) to be going over to Marvel. And I really want you to keep Stormwatch and Demon Knights going for a long time.
You've been waiting a long time to do this project, haven't you?
Thanks, everyone. I'm very psyched for this one. It starts in February, and since Vertigo are going same day digital before the end of the year, I guess it will be too. I do know of New Mexico's real life Governor, but we'll be taking pains to underline that Arcadia isn't that person. And indeed, D.D., this stuff has been a life-long fascination for me.
Sounds really good. Looking forward to reading some non superhero stuff from you.
Thank you!
Dude, I don't know if you've read The Masks of Lucifer by David Morris. I found a copy in a Birmingham University dumpster (along with a lot of cultural studies classics). I'd recommend it, Morris started the book as an exploration of flying saucers as a cultural phenomenon, but soon had to extend his survey backwards to cover Blavatsky and Theosophy, as he sees the seeds of the culture being sown there. Very good on the distinction between a popular culture (like football) and a popularised culture (like the Archers, or Dr Who), he argues UFO culture belongs to the former category, and theorises saucers are a symbol both of apocalypse and redemption.
I haven't specifically read it, but I'm aware of the discussion. Theosophy is something I know in some depth, and is kind of the forgotten root (once enormous) of most modern occult culture. I shall have to take a look. Cheers.