Indigo Prime

Indigo Prime
Publication information
Publisher	Rebellion/2000 AD
First appearance	"A Change of Scenery" (1986)
Created by	John Smith
In-story information
Type of organisation	Continuity watchdog

Indigo Prime is the umbrella name for a series of stories written by John Smith for 2000 AD. Originally the agency was named Void Indiga (in the Future Shock "A Change of Scenery"), which was quickly changed once Smith learned of Steve Gerber's graphic novel Void Indigo.^[1]

Contents 1 Main Characters 2 Plot 3 Appearances 3.1 Comics 3.2 Collections 3.3 Fanzine 4 Notes 5 References

Main Characters

• Fervent
• Lobe
• Winwood
• Cord

Plot

Indigo Prime itself is an extra-dimensional agency dedicated to the maintenance and repair of breaks and distortions across the multiverse. However, they're not above making a few 'alterations' for any rich clientele that approach them (although it appears that this is never at the expense of the harmony of the multiverse itself). Their base of operations exists outside the multiverse and time itself.

All Indigo Prime agents are chosen, upon their death, based on the presence of a certain gene (the "Rembrant Index^TM") that occurs in one in twelve million people across the multiverse; given a new body, and then trained in a range of abilities reminiscent of 'super powers' to assist them in their job. Each agent also specializes in a role - known job descriptions are: Sceneshifters (who deal with spacial issues), Seamsters (who deal with time) and Imagineers (who deal with the people affected by multiverse breaches).

Appearances

Indigo Prime agents have featured in eight illustrated comic stories in 2000 AD, 2 text only stories, and have had cameos in stories about Tyranny Rex, as a number of her stories occur in the Smithiverse. After one appearance in a Future Shock they appeared in Tyranny Rex; "They were both part of the same tailor-made Universe. That was intended right from the start."^[1] Most recently, Winwood and Cord appeared in the last few pages of Dead Eyes.^[2]

They have appeared in a number of stories and their eponymous adventures collected together as a couple of trade paperbacks, all written by John Smith.

Comics

• Tharg's Future Shocks: "A Change of Scenery" (with Nik Williams, in 2000 AD #490, 1986)

• Tyranny Rex:
  • "Soft Bodies" (with Will Simpson, in 2000 AD #595-604, 1988)
  • Untitled (with Steve Dillon, in 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 1988)

• Fervent and Lobe:
  • "Issigri Variations" (with Mike Hadley, in 2000 AD #642-649, 1989)
  • "Holiday on Ice" (with Mike Hadley, in 2000 AD Winter Special 1990)

• Indigo Prime:
  • "Indigo Prime" (with Chris Weston, in 2000 AD #678, 1989)
  • "Winwood and Cord" (with Chris Weston, in 2000 AD #680-681, 1990)
  • "Fegredo and Brecht" (with Chris Weston, in 2000 AD #682, 1990)
  • "Requiem" (illustrated, with Chris Weston, in 2000 AD Winter Special 1990)
  • "Almaranda: Solstice" (with Mike Hadley, in 2000 AD #720-721, 1991)
  • "Killing Time" (with Chris Weston, in 2000 AD #735-744, 1991)
  • "The Loa in the Machine" (illustrated, with Mick Austin, in 2000 AD Winter Special 1992)
  • "Weird Vibes" (text only, 2000 AD Yearbook 1993)

• Dead Eyes: (with Lee Carter, in 2000 AD #1588, surprise ending)

• Indigo Prime:
  • "Everything and More" (with Edmund Bagwell, in 2000 AD #1750-1753, September 2011)
  • "Anthropocalypse" (with Edmund Bagwell, in 2000 AD #1756-ongoing, October-November 2011)

Collections

• Killing Time: Featuring Winwood and Cord (collects "Killing Time", Mandarin, 64 pages, 1992 ISBN 0-7493-1462-1)
• The Complete Indigo Prime (collects all graphical Indigo Prime and Fervent and Lobe stories, Rebellion, 168 pages, 2005 ISBN 1-904265-42-1)

Fanzine

It has also had a fanzine outing:

• Indigo Prime: "Gentry & Serene" (with Jay Eales and James Kircough, in Zarjaz #2, 2002)

Notes

References