This is the sort of thing that Fox Noise Channel will blather about for weeks, to whip their scared old ninny audience into a frenzy.
WARREN ELLIS STARTS A REVOLUTION IN "BLACK SUMMER"
by Arune Singh, Staff Writer
Posted: March 14, 2007
It's been said that morality is defined by perspective, not by a universal moral code that all are meant to follow, with arguments for consequentialism and deontology often present. After all, one can murder in self defense and walk free, while another who murders in the heat of the moment is to be punished — there are certainly societal perspectives that influence how we view seemingly similar actions. With that in mind, how does one define a hero and the limits to which it is acceptable to break the rules for what is "right?" That question is at the very core of the new mini-series "Black Summer," written by superstar scribe Warren Ellis with art from Juan Jose Ryp and published by Avatar Press. CBR News spoke with Ellis about the June shipping project and revealed details on the core concept of the series.
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"He's been asking himself the question that informs the book: where do you draw the line? If you're totally committed to the idea of covering your face and taking on a fake name and standing outside the law in order to fight for justice – where do you stop? Crime pervades society. We're all aware of corporations that behave in a criminal manner. Is that as far as you go?
"If, in fact, your perspective is such that you believe your President to have prosecuted an illegal war and thereby caused the deaths of thousands of people – isn't that a crime? Do you let that pass?"
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"Because, to make it clear: John Horus, a man with the personal destructive capability of a fleet of Apache helicopters, walked into the Oval Office and killed the President."
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The wrap around cover for issue #0 features a striking image of Horus standing in the Oval Office, bearing more resemblance to a murder scene than the seat of the free world. When asked if he's worried about raising the ire of Americans or, not so unrealistically, the United States Secret Service, Ellis responded, "I dunno.Garth and Jacen had George Bush shot in the head in '303,' and Garth still got his green card. That TV film 'The Death Of The President' still got made –it wasn't very good, mind you. If I get stopped at LAX in July and prevented from continuing on to San Diego, well, it'll do wonders for sales, and it'll save me from the nightmare of Comic-Con. Which I'm dreading, because the change in temperature is going to blow out my trick knee and I'll be doing the entire show on my cane.
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