After being serialized in Heavy Metal magazine, this dystopian bio-punk comic was published as a beautiful book in 2010... and hardly anyone is talking about it now. We discuss the creators' intentions and hopes for the story, along with Heavy Metal's history, and Christian's youthful memories of Singapore.

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Fluorescent Black

Sources

• https://www.zonanegativa.com/fluorescent-black-an-interview-with-m-f-wilson-and-nathan-fox/

• https://variety.com/2007/film/news/imagi-plotting-fluorescent-black-1117975671/?jwsource=cl

• https://comicattack.net/ddwddnf/

• https://livefromthedmz-blog.tumblr.com/post/18558447254/nathan-fox-interview

• https://vimeo.com/mfwilson

• https://www.comicbox.com/index.php/news-english/fluorescent-black-the-graphic-novel/ (review with full Heavy Metal press release text)

• https://readrant.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/review-fluorescent-black/

• “A Challenge to Gene Theory, a Tougher Look at Biotech,” New York Times, July 1, 2007

• Waldby, C. (2009). Singapore Biopolis: Bare Life in the City-State. East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal, 3(2–3), 367–383. https://doi.org/10.1215/s12280-009-9089-2

• https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/a-history-of-cyberpunk-comics/

• Transhumanism - Francis Fukuyama