Fallen World Vol 1 1

Stopping Father was the right thing to do, even though the results seem like a catastrophe. Freedom is always hard won. A good, free life takes time to build. The humans of Sontaku are accustomed to having their needs met instantly by Father. That's why Father's tyranny lasted so long. It hid behind a mask of kindness.

-- Lula Lee

Solicitation[]

In the year 4002, a cyborg samurai named Rai struggles to find his morality, while the nanite-filled supersoldier Bloodshot is on a mission to save the citizens of Earth. Will they work together for the greater good? All signs point to no.

Oh, and did we mention there are also dinosaurs on the loose and powerful animal-human hybrid mutants? Good luck with that, Rai.

Love smart sci-fi and engrossing world-building? Dan Abnett (Aquaman) and Adam Pollina’s (X-Force) FALLEN WORLD has you covered.

Fallen World[]

Appearances[]

Featured Characters:

Rai X (Flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters:

Eternal Warrior
Karana (Geomancer)
Lula Lee
Momo (Hallucination)

Villains:

Father
- Bloodshot 4001 (Possessed)
Kor'Tunga Clans (Mentioned only)

Other Characters:

Church Fallen (Acolytes of Father) (First appearance)
- Circadian (First appearance)
Noah the Engineer (Positron) (First appearance)
Raijin (The First Rai) (Appears only as a corpse)
Sontaku Council
- Human survivors
- Positronic survivors
Synthetic Dinosaurs

Locations:

41st Century
- 4001 C.E. (Flashback only)
  - Earth
  - Earth's Orbit
    - New Japan
- 4002 C.E. (Present day)
  - Earth
    - The Dearth (First appearance)
    - Ruins of New Japan
      - Sontaku Sector (formerly Sector 2029: Tokyo 3, New Japan)
      - Special Manufacturing Zone (formerly Sector 3023 of New Japan)
    - Unspecified mountain range
  - New Japan / Over-Star (Mentioned only)

Items:

Construction and hydroponic farms (Mentioned only)
Medical centers (Mentioned only)
Message drone
Nanites
The Offspring (Failsafe versions of Father) (First appearance)
Petrochemical smoke
Stasis Chamber

Vehicles:

Aircraft

Credits[]

Writers: Dan Abnett
Pencilers: Adam Pollina
Inkers: Adam Pollina
Colorists: Ulises Arreola
Letterers: Jeff Powell
Cover Artists: Jonboy Meyers (A), A.J. Jothikumar & Andrew Dalhouse (B), Koi Turnbull & Leonardo Paciarotti (C), Blank Cover, David Mack (Pre-Order), Doug Braithwaite & Diego Rodriguez (1:250), Jae Lee & June Chung (OASAS), Jimbo Salgado (Shazam), Phillip Sevy (Wasatch)
Editors: Karl Bollers (senior), David Menchel (associate)
Senior Editorial Director: Robert Meyers

Synopsis[]

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Pre-Order Edition[]

The Pre-Order Edition of this issue contains the following exclusive material:

Fallen World #1 Cover Gallery (1 page)
- Textless Cover A
- Textless Cover B
- Textless Cover C
- Textless Glass Variant Cover
Page in Process (2 pages)
- Script, line art, colors, and lettered final for page 1
Fallen Fashion (2 pages)
- Character Designs and Commentary by A.J. Jothikumar
  - Fallen World Design Philosophy
  - Rai Character Designs
Visions of the Future - script excerpts and line art (2 pages)
- I-Cry
- Bloodshot, Dinosaur Hunter
- Eternal Wanderer
- Paradise, Lost
- Dearth to Us All
- Bloodshot Through the Heart
Rise of the Raijin (1 page)
- Commentary by Dan Abnett (over page 15)

Notes[]

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Quotes[]

Stopping Father was the right thing to do, even though the results seem like a catastrophe. Freedom is always hard won. A good, free life takes time to build. The humans of Sontaku are accustomed to having their needs met instantly by Father. That's why Father's tyranny lasted so long. It hid behind a mask of kindness.

-- Lula Lee

Artificial general intelligence learns and grows. It can never be functionally limited. That's how Father began. Man thought he was a limited system, safely contained. By the time man realized he wasn't, it was too late.

-- Rai

No. Just shut it down, Lula, please. I don't want to smash anything. Violence has brought as this far. We don't need any more.

-- Rai

Sometimes, things seem alive in dreams when they're actually long dead. And sometimes, thing we thing are dead...are actually still alive.

-- Momo

If you wanted me dead, traitor-son...you should have done the job properly!

-- Father through Bloodshot 4001