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Bison
46 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2005
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September 9, 2016
I bought this short graphic novel, which originally appeared in 2000 AD (starting with prog #1301 on 24 July 2002), mainly because it is one of two comics listed by The Comic Book Database that contains a character featuring my mother's surname. I therefore thought it would be fun to encounter a fictional relative in a comic book!
The story involves a violent, 'Dirty Harry'-like, cop named Jack Bison who wants to avenge the death of his wife whom he believes was murdered at the hands of Enrique Esposito, a wealthy and highly respected businessman. The setting is Miami, Florida, in 2031 by which time a firm called Bodytourist has developed an online method of direct human interfacing (Internet 4) that allows two people to swap their bodies for a period of time as entertainment. Although Bison dislikes modern technology he finally gives in and tries out Internet 4 only to discover that he may have found a way to finally get back at Esposito, but with unexpected and potentially deadly results - both for him and for a number of other people.
The concept of someone controlling another person's body through an online system reminded me of the 2009 film, Gamers, although in the latter people who gain control of another person's body do not simultaneously lose control of their own through a mutual exchange as in Bison. I thought the occasional references to 'wrist-phones' interesting given the recent expansion in the use of smartwatches, though the book - originally serialised in 2002 - reflects the development of the first phone watch in 1999 - Samsung's SPH-WP10.
Apart from Internet 4 and wrist-phones, though, there is little that can be described as 'futuristic' in this near-future science fiction tale. It's more of a crime novella with science fiction elements. Nevertheless, if you like an action-filled story with dark and violent imagery, then this is worth a look.
The story involves a violent, 'Dirty Harry'-like, cop named Jack Bison who wants to avenge the death of his wife whom he believes was murdered at the hands of Enrique Esposito, a wealthy and highly respected businessman. The setting is Miami, Florida, in 2031 by which time a firm called Bodytourist has developed an online method of direct human interfacing (Internet 4) that allows two people to swap their bodies for a period of time as entertainment. Although Bison dislikes modern technology he finally gives in and tries out Internet 4 only to discover that he may have found a way to finally get back at Esposito, but with unexpected and potentially deadly results - both for him and for a number of other people.
The concept of someone controlling another person's body through an online system reminded me of the 2009 film, Gamers, although in the latter people who gain control of another person's body do not simultaneously lose control of their own through a mutual exchange as in Bison. I thought the occasional references to 'wrist-phones' interesting given the recent expansion in the use of smartwatches, though the book - originally serialised in 2002 - reflects the development of the first phone watch in 1999 - Samsung's SPH-WP10.
Apart from Internet 4 and wrist-phones, though, there is little that can be described as 'futuristic' in this near-future science fiction tale. It's more of a crime novella with science fiction elements. Nevertheless, if you like an action-filled story with dark and violent imagery, then this is worth a look.
February 6, 2018
Not the greatest from 2000AD but still better than a lot of others out there.
November 18, 2009
A promise for so much more, but the last kick was left miles behind. Kinda dissapointing.
Timo
Timo
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