Surrogates

In 2005, Top Shelf released their first serialized comic book: The Surrogates, a science fiction murder mystery by Robert Venditti and Bret Weldele, set in a world where robotic bodies had given people the ability to live their lives without ever leaving the comfort of their own homes...

This week on War Rocket Ajax, Chris and Matt are pleased to welcome Robert Venditti to the show! He joins us on the podcast to talk about the unique path that led him from being an adult who didn't read comics to a writer whose first graphic novel was turned into a movie, all the way to writing Valiant's relaunch of X-O Manowar -- and you can listen to the whole show right here at ComicsAlliance.

Based on the Top Shelf graphic novel, "The Surrogates" hits theaters tomorrow with its story about a future in which man can operate robotic stand-ins every moment of the day, never having to step outside to see the sun or dare attempt interaction with another person...

Voracious comic readers can now order from the Top Shelf for the price of wells. And if that crude bar hopping metaphor isn't obvious enough, Top Shelf Publications is having a massive $3 sale at its Web site. A healthy portion of the publisher's graphic novel backlog is now on sale for less than the cover price of most monthly single issues from across comicdom, making certain titles certified st

The upcoming Bruce Willis flick "The Surrogates," which is based on a Top Shelf comic, imagines a society where people experience their lives through robot avatars rather than first-hand. A new video after the jump examines some of the science behind the technology in the film, and even prophesies that we will be living in a world similar to "The Surrogates" within ten years, w

A new trailer is out for the Bruce Willis film "The Surrogates," based on the Top Shelf graphic novel about people live through android avatars called "surrogates" that look identical to human beings, and simulate the experience of living for their users, who never have to leave their homes...