Echo (comic book)
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| Echo | |
 Cover to Echo #1 |
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| Publisher | Abstract Studios |
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| Schedule | monthly |
| Format | ongoing series |
| Publication date | March 2008 - ongoing |
| Number of issues | 3 |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Terry Moore |
| Artist(s) | Terry Moore |
Echo is an American comic book independently-published by Terry Moore under his Abstract Studio imprint. The first issue was released on March 5, 2008 with silver foil accents not to be included on future printings.
Echo's story revolves around Julie, a young photographer who inadvertently discovers a hi-tech battle suit. Moore has said the premise of Echo is a woman living in today's America who is dealing with a sudden unbelievable change to her daily life. [1]
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[edit] Story
While taking photographs in the desert, Julie Martin witnesses the explosion of a battle suit and its pilot, the end result of a live munitions exercise. The suit, now reduced to small pellets, rains down on Julie and her pick-up truck. The pellets are heavy, landing with significant force and adhere to both Julie and her truck. Julie returns home, still covered in pellets, and listens to a voice mail from her husband who is insisting she sign divorce papers. Julie attempts to remove the pellets that have stuck to her using a rag, only to have the pellets spread and bond to a portion of her body.[2]
Julie decides to seek medical attention to have the metallic substance removed from her body. When Julie opens the door to her truck more of the pellets bond to her skin. Julie's shoulders and chest are almost completely covered by the metallic substance at this point, and the substance now bears an unknown symbol. When a doctor touches the substance it reacts by removing the his fingernail, whereas Julie feels no more than a tingling and some slight warmth. The doctor believes the situation to be a horrible prank, and refuses to treat Julie. Meanwhile, the developers of the battle suit have confirmed Julie's presence at the scene of the explosion and dispatch a young woman known as Ivy (despite objections from the military) to locate Julie.[3]
[edit] Characters
- Julie Martin - Julie is a young photographer living near the desert where she witnesses the destruction of the Beta Suit. She is dealing with several hardships, ranging from delaying her own divorce to being unable to feed her dog.
- Rick - Julie's estranged husband.
- Ivy - A mysterious woman sent to find Julie Martin.
