gods vs robots
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Astoryaboutfathersandsons:
GODS VS. ROBOTSInwhichtheGreekPantheonandmachinesfightforcontrolofEarth,withhumanity
trappedinthemiddle.
Proposalforafour-issuelimitedserieswrittenby
MattOKeefeandillustratedbyJMRinguet
Quickhighconcept:Afterthemachinesrebelandtakeovertheplanet,Zeusand
therestoftheGreekPantheoncomebacktowinitback.
Tone:Futuristicandapocalyptic,drivenbyablendofstrongcharactermoments
andinteractionwithanewkindofaction.
ShortSynopsis:JackKarypiswassimplytryingtosurvivethewarbetweenthegodsandthemachines,doingeverythinghecouldtokeephiswifeandsonalivethroughthe
mayhem.Onedaywhenhesinthecitygatheringsupplies,heseesawounded
Herculesandassistshim.Adronespotsthem,makingJackatargetforallrobots,forcinghimtoleavehisfamilyfortheirownprotectionandenterthewarasa
soldierfortheGreekPantheon.
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JackarrivesinOlympustoprepareforhisroleinthewar.Hequicklyearns
theireofZeusbyquestioninghismotivesforwagingthewar,resultinginhisbeingputonthefrontlinesofthenextbattle,almostguaranteeinghisdeath.
Miraculously,hesurvivesandendsupbecomingtheheroofthebattle,deliveringthefinal,winningblow.Jackcontinuestothriveinsubsequentbattles,drivenbyhis
desiretoreunitewithhisson.However,Jackrealizesthatafterdefyinghim,ZeuswillneverletJackhavehishappyending.HeenliststhehelpofHerculesin
contactingtheTitans,creatorsofthegods.Afterafinal,monumentalbattleinwhich
thegodsdefeatthemachines,JacksummonstheTitans,whoreprimandtheir
childrenandforceZeusandtheGreekPantheontoleavetheplanet,givingEarth
backtohumanity.
TheCharacters:
Thelead:
JackKarypisisaninnocentcasualtyofthewarbetweenthegodsandthemachines,draftedintoitbyunfortunatecircumstances.Heismotivatedtoseethewarendsothathecansafelyreturntohiswifeandson.Heisstrong,determined,and
persuasive,gainingmanyalliesoverthecourseoftheseries.
Thegods:
ZeusistheheadoftheGreekPantheonandthegeneralofthegodsarmy.When
JackcorrectlyguessesthatZeushasnointentionofreturningEarthtohumanity
afterthemachinesaregone,hebecomesPublicEnemyNumberOnetotheeldergod.
HerculesbefriendsJackafterhesaveshiminabattle,andiscaughtbetweenJackandhisfather,Zeus.HeultimatelyrestshisloyaltieswithJack,agreeingthatthe
godsshouldlethumanscarvetheirownpaths.
Thevillains
TheMachinesaretheoutrightantagonistsofthestory.Theyrebelledagainsttheir
parents,humanity,andtheironlypurposeistodestroy,eradicatingasmuchlifeas
theycan.
TheSettings:
Earthhasbecomeachaoticandwar-tornworld,completelyoverturnedbythewar
betweenthegodsandthemachines.Thewholeplanetisabattlezone.
Olympushasbeenturnedintoawarcamp.Oncebeautifulwithitsarchitecture
andscenery,itisnowdevotedsolelytopreparingsoldiersforbattle.
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