INFINITE HORIZON #1

**MattBrady** · 08-22-2007, 05:58 PM

Image Comics has provided Newsarama with your first look at Infinite Horizon #1 by Gary Duggan and Phil Noto. The solicitation for the December-shipping book reads:

INFINITE HORIZON #1 (of 6)
story GERRY DUGGAN & PHIL NOTO
art & cover PHIL NOTO

Image presents a re-imagining of The Odyssey: A soldier's long journey home after years of war in the Middle East. In the not-too-distant future a small group of abandoned soldiers are lead home by one man: The Captain. To get back he will have to cross half the globe and endure deadly encounters with many enemies including the Cyclops, and the Sirens...but first he will have to survive the final hours of the war!

DECEMBER 5 • 32 PAGES • FC • $2.99

Supreme Convoy · 08-22-2007, 06:10 PM

I love Phil Noto's stuff... I'll definitely have to check this book out!

edcurb · 08-22-2007, 06:16 PM

i hope this isnt printed on shiny paper... notos work looks so much better on a thick matte paper, something with a texture to it.

Caramuru · 08-22-2007, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by MattBrady

To get back he will have to cross half the globe and endure deadly encounters with many enemies including the Cyclops, and the Sirens...but first he will have to survive the final hours of the war!

At the risk of making a very stupid question... Why "cross half the globe?" Can't they fly back home?

SmileOnADog · 08-22-2007, 06:20 PM

Infinite? I thought this was going to be a DC book.

johnchrist · 08-22-2007, 06:43 PM

Oooh!
Now this looks GOOD!
wanted to clear out some of the drift wood from my Pull list when I move and add in some quality... looks like a good start!

OM · 08-22-2007, 07:07 PM

...Coming up next: A Gulf War VIII reimaging of The Warriors.

skeletorjr · 08-22-2007, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by OM

...Coming up next: A Gulf War VIII reimaging of The Warriors.

Al Qaedaaaaaaaa, come out and plaaaaaayyyyy!

remender73 · 08-22-2007, 07:19 PM

This series will be something spacial for sure. Phil's minimalistic approach adds a very unique mood to the pages and Duggan's dialog matches it. Less is more.

Great preview guys!

Utizzle · 08-22-2007, 07:52 PM

Looks great guys!

KoozyK · 08-22-2007, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SmileOnADog

Infinite? I thought this was going to be a DC book.

sadly, it was my first thought as well...

i'll pick up anything by noto. love the guy and the story looks good.

hlbimage · 08-22-2007, 09:07 PM

looks amazing

Duggan · 08-22-2007, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Caramuru

At the risk of making a very stupid question... Why "cross half the globe?" Can't they fly back home?

Hello everybody -
I can assure there are a few very good reasons why you can't just hop on a plane or pick up a wireless and send a message. The world of the book is littered with breakdowns - both literal and figurative. I think (hope) you'll all dig the world we set in the first issue. Phil and I are having a lot of fun. I can't wait for everybody to see more of it. By the by - the pages you see above are a stand alone "trailer" we did for retailers. The first issue is 22 new pages of material, we'll probably reprint the convention preview in a trade someday.
Thanks for all your comments - the book is in September previews for a December debut on the racks.
Take care -
Gerry

jza1218 · 08-22-2007, 09:45 PM

Phil Noto...Im gettin it...

Ed Brubaker · 08-22-2007, 09:54 PM

Really looking forward to seeing more of this. Great work, guys.

Billy Tucci · 08-22-2007, 09:55 PM

Man is Phil Noto GREAT!!!!

TheToileteer · 08-22-2007, 09:59 PM

I have often felt that the Odyssey should be updated to the present--so that instead of seeing it as a kind of costume drama with monsters, we could appreciate the universal theme of the long, hard journey home from war. So I'm very happy to see this.

Some scholars believe the epic poem (or was it the myth behind the epic?) originally ended with the death of Odysseus in his battle against the suitors. This was the direction that "Cold Mountain' chose. I wonder which way this comic will go...?

I notice that while the Aechaians departed Troy in victory, their counterparts here seem to have gotten bogged down in defeat (not that such a thing could ever happen to the U.S. military). It's an interesting contrast. Rather than offend Poseidon, I wonder if "The Captain's" sin (or that of the army he represents) was to offend Islam...? Just thinking.

May the muse keep on singing for you guys!