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The year is 2054, and the Central Georgia Metropolis is held in a grip of fear by a series of crimes committed by the mysterious lightning-wielding techno-terrorist dubbed Steeplejack. His attacks stem from an agenda that seeks to disconnect humanity from its dependence on "surrogates," androids that the consumer can link with and allow to carry out the user's life, acting as a full-time stand-in. For investigating detective Harvey Greer, Steeplejack's anti-surrogate rampage unearths possible connections to a fanatical prophet. Years earlier, this prophet incited riots while preaching a gospel of returning society to a time when people actually lived their lives instead of merely experiencing them, a point of view that Greer is slowly coming to agree with. Basically a straight police procedural laced with science-fiction trappings, Venditti's script offers a convincing future in which mankind doesn't realize that the virtual reality of the surrogates is potentially worse than any narcotic. This quietly bleak scenario is capably illustrated by Weldele in a straightforward style reminiscent of film storyboards. As a change of pace from typical superheroic fare, this volume comes heartily recommended. (July)
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In 2054, everybody in the Central Georgia Metropolis who can afford one owns a surrogate to go out and do things while its owner transmits all the decisions and receives all the effects safely at home. But someone or something is frying surrogates with megavolt electrical charges, and police lieutenant Harvey Greer has to find out who or what. The prime suspect is the Prophet, the quasi-Rastafarian leader of a cult that rioted against the surrogates 15 years ago. It soon seems, however, that the actual, physical perp is a supersurrogate, and the Prophet wouldn't ever use any kind of surrogate. Venditti fills this police-procedural sf scenario with tech-savvy-sounding dialogue and serious satire of humanity's love of gadgets, ingeniously supplying backstory via documents (academic paper, TV transcript, etc.), not flashbacks or exposition. Weldele gives the tale exceptional gravitas by drawing figures and settings more or less sketchily and memorably conveying emotional effect by tinting each scene or sequence in its own peculiar set of hues of just one or two colors. Ray Olson
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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Top Shelf Productions (September 13, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1891830872
  • ISBN-13: 978-1891830877
  • Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.6 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #33,569 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Southern Comic, January 18, 2008
"Life...Only Better," says the slogan of VSI, maker of surrogates. And who wouldn't want to improve their life, to make it better, or to make it what they had always dreamed it should be? Such is the basis for the science fiction graphic novel The Surrogates. Written by Robert Venditti, with art direction by Brett Weldele, this novel brings a unique take on the established rules of science fiction.

The future world created by Venditti has a great deal of potential. In creating the concept of the surrogate, Venditti has shown that even when race and gender are no longer factors in decisions, our innate prejudices still rise to the top. Additionally, remove race and gender as social factors, and you are left with religion. While the religion in The Surrogates is extreme and cultic Christianity, it could just has easily have been any other religion's fanatics. For the location and time frame of the story, Christianity makes the most sense.

I also found it daring to set the story in Georgia rather than the traditional big cities of New York, Los Angeles, or Chicago. Those cities have been used often, their unique cultures explored through science fiction. Science fiction has failed to tap into the strange and unique culture that is the Southern States. In doing so, The Surrogates has broken new ground. The story has found ample material for evaluating existing culture, and challenging our preconceptions.

The Surrogates is a fine graphic novel, and I hope that Venditti continues to write in this world. I recommend this book to all science fiction fans, cultural theorists, and comic book fans. The artwork is provocative, the story compelling, and the setting unique.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent science fiction, February 10, 2009
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The Surrogates is an excellent science fiction short story that happens to be a graphic novel. The plot is compelling with a well-crafted premise that extends traditional "cyberspace" works (such as the worlds created by William Gibson and P.K. Dick, as well as The Matrix), but this new space is a virtual reality based on remotely-controlled androids. The author touches on issues related race, religion, and what it means to "live" as a human. Every dialog line is well-written, and both the protagonists and antagonists are believable and worthy of empathy.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply amazing and original story., March 4, 2009
Not a huge reader of the graphic novels, but I heard about the film and the whole concept of the book was interesting. The novel was compelling, original, and entertaining. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys action and science fiction.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!
A great graphic novel. The artwork and the story are amazing. Read "Flesh and Bone" after you read this awesome book!
Published 18 days ago by Gigantor

3.0 out of 5 stars Great concept, good first 75%, abrupt (disappointing) ending
I saw the movie trailers and was really excited by the concept. I don't normally read graphic novels, although I read the Watchmen before the movie came out and really enjoyed... Read more
Published 28 days ago by M. Rylaarsdam

4.0 out of 5 stars Well written, very well drawn
I bought this because I had been interested in the movie. I still haven't seen the movie, but the book was great. The storyline was pretty original and well executed. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Stormbringer

4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating story, but visually underwhelming
The Surrogates is set in 2052 in what is now called Central Georgia Metropolis (formerly Atlanta). Most people now live quiet lives in their homes and send out their surrogate to... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Carrie LaGree

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome!
gorgeous artwork, fantastic plot...loved every minute...loved 'flesh and bone' as well. check them out peoples!

(ps...i'm a huge sci-fi fan)
Published 1 month ago by Michelle Sekara

3.0 out of 5 stars Got caught up in the hype
I am one of those types that likes to see a movie or read a book before it gets hyped too much because invariably the material cannot live up to the hype. Read more
Published 1 month ago by C. Reddaway

4.0 out of 5 stars Great read
About: Graphic novel that takes place in the near future. Humans can now purchase "surrogates", robotic representations of themselves that they can customize in terms of gender... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Charlie

3.0 out of 5 stars Derivative, read Kiln People instead
It is a great pity that this thin gruel gets picked up for a movie deal when a much better exploration of this subject, Kiln People (The Kiln Books), gets passed by... Read more
Published 5 months ago by William L. Peak

4.0 out of 5 stars highly entertaining
The "surrogates" is a master piece in the sci-fi comic book genre. This book is a perfect blending of science fiction, sociology, and an engaging story line. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Caramel Crusader

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing
i loved every second of this book. the story line is what i consider to be as classic as something along the lines of any phillip k dick story ive every read. Read more
Published 15 months ago by N. Black

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