Kingdom (comics)

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Kingdom is a comic series created by Dan Abnett and Richard Elson and published in 2000 AD (2006-2007).

The story revolves around a genetically modified dog named after Gene Hackman. A sequel The Promised Land (2007-2008) tells the story of Gene Hackman's encounter with a community of humans living in a compound which they call the Promised Land.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Characters 2.1 Them 3 Publication 4 External links

[edit] Plot

Kingdom centres on Gene the Hackman, a genetically modified dog, who is fighting an enemy known only as 'Them'.

[edit] Characters

• Gene Hackman

[edit] Them

Them as Gene and the others label them are a highly evolved type of insect that was possibly created sometime in the early 21st Century. Quickly overpowering Humanity, they established themselves as the dominant life form on Earth. As a result, the few remaining humans left retreated to the Arctic and built machines to protect themselves.

[edit] Publication

• Kingdom (by Dan Abnett and Richard Elson, in 2000 AD, prog 2007 and #1518-1525, 2006-2007).

• The Promised Land (by Dan Abnett and Richard Elson, in 2000 AD, prog 2008 and #1567 onwards, 2007-2008).

[edit] External links

• Profile at 2000 AD