WE ARE THE DEAD (sci-fi, horror, adventure)
SYNOPSIS
It is the year 2094. After 20 years of Zombie Wars, mankind has abandoned Earth for the moon, leaving the zombie horde to roam across the world. The Earth colony on the Moon has sent a sqaud of military scientists to make an inspection of the planet every year, believing a radioactive poison that can wipe out the undead exists. After a satellite picks up the arrival of an alien spacecraft, the 6-person crew travels to Earth to find that the invaders have enslaved the zombies and are making them dig a massive, 1-mile wide pit in the middle of Central Park, NYC. They learn that over the years, the various radioactive poisons they’ve been testing ont he zombies have only served to mutate the undead, giving them a limited intelligence, manifesting itself in speech and understanding of their condition. A few of the more advanced zombies have formed an underground rebellion to free their brothers and sisters from the alien conquerers. The crew joins with them to discover what the aliens are looking for. But it won’t be easy. The aliens have turned some of the zombies into an elite fighting force known as The 12 Vespers. Could the artifact in the pit be the thing that caused the zombies to rise in the first place? Do the aliens want control over this device? And if so, why?
CHARACTER BIOS
President Robert “Bo” Reich - Ex-U.S. President now Moonbase Delta commander. His daughter was the first human born on the Moon. Her mother died in childbirth.
SQUAD 6 – A team of scientists and soldiers, all genetically altered and enhanced. Made up of:
Major Richard Stark - Leader of Squad 6. Veteran of the Zombie Wars and overall badass. Hates zombies with a passion. His wife still roams the Earth as a zombie. He hopes to one day capture her. Secondary weapon: Pair of Colt 45s. Enhacement: Invulnerablility.
Seargent Malinda Reich - Daughter of Moon Base commander Bo Riech. First person to be born on the Moon. She has no recollection of Earth, and is without pop culture reference. Trained form birth to be a highly effective soldier. Enhancement: Psionic ability.
Lieutenant Cal Røl – Fought in the last offensive int he Zombie Wars. The only human known to have been bitten by a zombie and not turned into one. Dr. Rasa believes the secret to a possible cure or bio-weapon may be hidden in his DNA. Enhancement: Immune to Zombie bite.
Dr. Rasa Lightfeather - An expert in Anatomy and Anthropology. First proposed the theory that the zombies are afflicted by an unknown virus. Enhancement: Precognition.
Dr. Archibald Michiba - Combat surgeon and medic. Secondary weapon: Twin, 12-inch, electrified daggers. Enhancement: Computer brain.
Proffesor Reg Nhimbe - A mystery to the inhabitants of Moonbase Delta. Expert in cultural anthropology, liguisitics and literature. Once a member of a super secret branch of the intelligence community called Project Apocalypse; a failsafe protocol that links several anti-matter bomb sites around the world by computer. Once activated, the bombs would blow simultaneously, destroying the Earth forever. After watching his family be ripped apart by the zombie horde, he has vowed to destroy them by any means. Enhancement: teleportation.
PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS
Moonbase Delta (M-D) - Very similar to the moonbase on Space: 1999. In fact, I may reference Moonbase Alpha from the show. Living quarters are very utilitarian. Some of the inhabitants have made their own personal, cosmetic changes. There are also main areas including: Command Ops (CO), Sci-Tech, Hangar 18, and an entertainment facility called The Rez (bar, videogames, restaurant).
Earthbase Delta (E-D) - Squad 6’s homebase on Earth, set on the 52nd floor of the Empire State Building.
Weapons - The biggest advance in fighting technology comes with the advent of anti-matter control. These weapons include: (AMR) Anti-matter rifles, sometimes called Anti-Mats, fires a directional burst of anti-matter. (AMB) Anti-matter bomb, has the force of 12 nuclear warheads and fits into a briefcase.
Personnel - Moonbase Delta is inhabited by 200 humans, mostly techs who work to keep the moonbase going.
ISSUE 1 – Revenge of the Vespers
PAGE 1
LARGE PANEL
We see a slightly younger Major Richard Stark on the battlefield as he and other soldiers take on a zombie onslaught. (think Kubert’s Sgt. Rock) Their gear is slightly more futuristic than current army weapons and armor. The biggest advance being AMRs.
SMALLER PANELS
Stark is putting his boot through the head of a zombie when a massive shadow looms over him. He looks up and is horrified at what he sees. (the reader only sees his reaction).
PAGE 2
Stark wakes up from the nightmare. He has one of his Colt 45s in his hand. He sits on the edge of his bed and checks the time... 4:34 a.m. He looks at the gun before sliding it into a holster hanging from the edge of the headboard. His room’s com-unit activates:
Voice of Bo Riech: Major Stark. We need you in the CO. Please report immediately.
PAGE 3
SPLASH PANEL
Command Ops. Present are Bo Reich, Richard Stark, and Reg Nhimbe.
BO
Reg, you wanna walk us through this?
They all follow Reg to a large monitor. On it is a shot of a shadowy spaceship nearing Earth.
NHIMBE
This morning we received a proximity alert from one of our Earth satellites. Seems a large object made a controlled decent into Earth’s atmosphere and landed in New York. Central Park to be exact.
The monitor changes to a blow-up satellite shot of the spaceship in the middle of Central park. Bo and Stark looked stunned.
NHIMBE
Smaller vehicles exited the main ship and spread out across the park. Before the satellite lost picture it looked like they were searching for something. These shots are several hours old. We’re waiting on another fly-by.
STARK
When do we leave?
PAGE 4
Command Ops.
BO
You leave for Earth when Betty says so.
STARK
If you think I’m sittin’ on my ass waitin’ for some hunk of wires to tell me when I can go on a mission, you’ve got...
BETTY
(from the computer)
Major?
STARK
Oh, Christ.
All three men look toward the massive computer.
BETTY
You know, I only have your well-being in mind.
STARK
I hurt its feelings.
BO
(to Stark)
That’s enough, Major.
(to Betty)
He didn’t mean anything, Betty.
BETTY
I know, Commander. And what I have to report next will convince him of that.
PAGE 5
ALMOST FULL PAGE
Command Ops. Stark, Bo and Nhimbe are looking at the massive monitor. It shows a wider shot of the Central Park landing area. Next to the spaceship are the beginnings of a gigantic pit.
BETTY
These are the latest satellite shots. The alien force is digging a mile-wide pit in Central Park. While their machines seem to be doing the bulk of the work, they have enlisted a slave workforce for support.
SMALLER PANELS
Nhimbe stands near Betty.
NHIMBE
Workforce? There aren’t any humans left on Earth.
BETTY
I did not say humans. They appear to be the native inhabitants.
STARK
Fucking zombies.
It is the year 2094. After 20 years of Zombie Wars, mankind has abandoned Earth for the moon, leaving the zombie horde to roam across the world. The Earth colony on the Moon has sent a sqaud of military scientists to make an inspection of the planet every year, believing a radioactive poison that can wipe out the undead exists. After a satellite picks up the arrival of an alien spacecraft, the 6-person crew travels to Earth to find that the invaders have enslaved the zombies and are making them dig a massive, 1-mile wide pit in the middle of Central Park, NYC. They learn that over the years, the various radioactive poisons they’ve been testing ont he zombies have only served to mutate the undead, giving them a limited intelligence, manifesting itself in speech and understanding of their condition. A few of the more advanced zombies have formed an underground rebellion to free their brothers and sisters from the alien conquerers. The crew joins with them to discover what the aliens are looking for. But it won’t be easy. The aliens have turned some of the zombies into an elite fighting force known as The 12 Vespers. Could the artifact in the pit be the thing that caused the zombies to rise in the first place? Do the aliens want control over this device? And if so, why?
CHARACTER BIOS
President Robert “Bo” Reich - Ex-U.S. President now Moonbase Delta commander. His daughter was the first human born on the Moon. Her mother died in childbirth.
SQUAD 6 – A team of scientists and soldiers, all genetically altered and enhanced. Made up of:
Major Richard Stark - Leader of Squad 6. Veteran of the Zombie Wars and overall badass. Hates zombies with a passion. His wife still roams the Earth as a zombie. He hopes to one day capture her. Secondary weapon: Pair of Colt 45s. Enhacement: Invulnerablility.
Seargent Malinda Reich - Daughter of Moon Base commander Bo Riech. First person to be born on the Moon. She has no recollection of Earth, and is without pop culture reference. Trained form birth to be a highly effective soldier. Enhancement: Psionic ability.
Lieutenant Cal Røl – Fought in the last offensive int he Zombie Wars. The only human known to have been bitten by a zombie and not turned into one. Dr. Rasa believes the secret to a possible cure or bio-weapon may be hidden in his DNA. Enhancement: Immune to Zombie bite.
Dr. Rasa Lightfeather - An expert in Anatomy and Anthropology. First proposed the theory that the zombies are afflicted by an unknown virus. Enhancement: Precognition.
Dr. Archibald Michiba - Combat surgeon and medic. Secondary weapon: Twin, 12-inch, electrified daggers. Enhancement: Computer brain.
Proffesor Reg Nhimbe - A mystery to the inhabitants of Moonbase Delta. Expert in cultural anthropology, liguisitics and literature. Once a member of a super secret branch of the intelligence community called Project Apocalypse; a failsafe protocol that links several anti-matter bomb sites around the world by computer. Once activated, the bombs would blow simultaneously, destroying the Earth forever. After watching his family be ripped apart by the zombie horde, he has vowed to destroy them by any means. Enhancement: teleportation.
PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS
Moonbase Delta (M-D) - Very similar to the moonbase on Space: 1999. In fact, I may reference Moonbase Alpha from the show. Living quarters are very utilitarian. Some of the inhabitants have made their own personal, cosmetic changes. There are also main areas including: Command Ops (CO), Sci-Tech, Hangar 18, and an entertainment facility called The Rez (bar, videogames, restaurant).
Earthbase Delta (E-D) - Squad 6’s homebase on Earth, set on the 52nd floor of the Empire State Building.
Weapons - The biggest advance in fighting technology comes with the advent of anti-matter control. These weapons include: (AMR) Anti-matter rifles, sometimes called Anti-Mats, fires a directional burst of anti-matter. (AMB) Anti-matter bomb, has the force of 12 nuclear warheads and fits into a briefcase.
Personnel - Moonbase Delta is inhabited by 200 humans, mostly techs who work to keep the moonbase going.
ISSUE 1 – Revenge of the Vespers
PAGE 1
LARGE PANEL
We see a slightly younger Major Richard Stark on the battlefield as he and other soldiers take on a zombie onslaught. (think Kubert’s Sgt. Rock) Their gear is slightly more futuristic than current army weapons and armor. The biggest advance being AMRs.
SMALLER PANELS
Stark is putting his boot through the head of a zombie when a massive shadow looms over him. He looks up and is horrified at what he sees. (the reader only sees his reaction).
PAGE 2
Stark wakes up from the nightmare. He has one of his Colt 45s in his hand. He sits on the edge of his bed and checks the time... 4:34 a.m. He looks at the gun before sliding it into a holster hanging from the edge of the headboard. His room’s com-unit activates:
Voice of Bo Riech: Major Stark. We need you in the CO. Please report immediately.
PAGE 3
SPLASH PANEL
Command Ops. Present are Bo Reich, Richard Stark, and Reg Nhimbe.
BO
Reg, you wanna walk us through this?
They all follow Reg to a large monitor. On it is a shot of a shadowy spaceship nearing Earth.
NHIMBE
This morning we received a proximity alert from one of our Earth satellites. Seems a large object made a controlled decent into Earth’s atmosphere and landed in New York. Central Park to be exact.
The monitor changes to a blow-up satellite shot of the spaceship in the middle of Central park. Bo and Stark looked stunned.
NHIMBE
Smaller vehicles exited the main ship and spread out across the park. Before the satellite lost picture it looked like they were searching for something. These shots are several hours old. We’re waiting on another fly-by.
STARK
When do we leave?
PAGE 4
Command Ops.
BO
You leave for Earth when Betty says so.
STARK
If you think I’m sittin’ on my ass waitin’ for some hunk of wires to tell me when I can go on a mission, you’ve got...
BETTY
(from the computer)
Major?
STARK
Oh, Christ.
All three men look toward the massive computer.
BETTY
You know, I only have your well-being in mind.
STARK
I hurt its feelings.
BO
(to Stark)
That’s enough, Major.
(to Betty)
He didn’t mean anything, Betty.
BETTY
I know, Commander. And what I have to report next will convince him of that.
PAGE 5
ALMOST FULL PAGE
Command Ops. Stark, Bo and Nhimbe are looking at the massive monitor. It shows a wider shot of the Central Park landing area. Next to the spaceship are the beginnings of a gigantic pit.
BETTY
These are the latest satellite shots. The alien force is digging a mile-wide pit in Central Park. While their machines seem to be doing the bulk of the work, they have enlisted a slave workforce for support.
SMALLER PANELS
Nhimbe stands near Betty.
NHIMBE
Workforce? There aren’t any humans left on Earth.
BETTY
I did not say humans. They appear to be the native inhabitants.
STARK
Fucking zombies.
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