The Programme (comics)
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| The Programme | |
 The Programme #1 (Dec 2007), art by C. P. Smith |
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| Publisher | Wildstorm |
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| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Publication date | September 2007 - |
| Number of issues | 12 |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Peter Milligan |
| Artist(s) | C. P. Smith |
| Creator(s) | Peter Milligan |
| Collected editions | |
| Volume 2 | ISBN 1401219985 |
The Programme is a twelve-issue comic book limited series published by Wildstorm. All issues are written by Peter Milligan except issue #3 which was written by Keith Giffen. All issues are drawn by C. P. Smith except issue #3 which was drawn by Chris Sprouse and Karl Story
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[edit] Plot
The comic builds upon the idea that during the Cold War the superpowers Russia and USA built super-powered beings that should be used in case of a war. The story takes place in modern times when these beings waking up.
[edit] Collected editions
There are two trade paperbacks that contain collected issues.
| # | Title | ISBN | Release date | Collected material | Cover Artist | #Pages |
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| 1 | Programme Vol. 1[1] | ISBN 1401218156 | 11 Jun 2008 | issues 1-6 | C. P. Smith | 144 |
| 2 | Programme Vol. 2 | ISBN 1401219985 | Due to be released in 9 Dec 2008 | issues 7-12 | C. P. Smith | 144 |
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- The Programme at the Comic Book DB
[edit] External links
- Peter Milligan Gets with "The Programme", Comic Book Resources, July 19, 2007
- Preview of issue #10, Comic Book Resources
[edit] Reviews
- Comics Should Be Good >> Programme #1, Comic Book Resources
- The Programme #1, 3 and 4, Comics Bulletin
- The Programme #1, Broken Frontier
