HARDWIRE - SPECIAL "MEGA" ISSUE 1
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                              by: Mike Haba

       PROLOGUE:
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         "When we evaluate what has hitherto been worshiped as
         super-human intellect, as genius, we come to the sad
         conclusion that the intellectuality of mankind must on
         whole have been very low and wretched: so little intellect
         was required to feel considerably superior!...
         People kneel down - like slaves - before power, and the
         degree of intellectual power will determine the degree
         of veneration."
                                    -- Friedrich Nietzsche.


          It has been surmised that humans on average use only
       approximately 14 percent (figures vary widely) of their total
       brain power. If we could access the remaining 86 percent, we
       would be able to perform wonders beyond belief. We would no
       longer perceptualize reality in the same way. Things which
       we now consider impossible would be actuated at the mere
       thought... reading people's minds, having conversations
       without verbal or gestural communication, healing fatal
       wounds, moving massive and/or heavy objects without physical
       exertion or even contact, flight (insofar as it being an
       advanced form of telekinesis) -- (*HINT* for the beginning
       of ISSUE 2... hehe), et cetera... the ultimate expression
       of mind over matter.


       INTRODUCTION:
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          In the year 2025, a pestilence of megadeath proportions has
       infiltrated the common populace. Any attempts to develop a cure
       have been met with failure. The situation escalates to that of
       global crisis.
          The HARDWIRE experiment ensues...
          The greatest scientists collaborate and devise an alternate
       means of preserving humanity. Their intent is on creating a
       "super-human" who has the ability to survive any environment
       confronted with. A revolutionary microchip is developed, which
       when surgically implanted, stimulates specific unused portions
       of the brain as required by the host. It is in these unused
       portions that scientists find dormant powers of immeasurable
       potential.


       PERSONAL NOTE:
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       Greetings to all fellow Amiga artists! Well, here it is! I've
       just finished it! This is the 1st Special "Mega" Issue of
       HARDWIRE, the current Command Line BBS Sci-Fi online comix
       series. Actually, I never intended for this comic to be
       released as it is now. I planned on doing an entire comic
       (approx. 20 pages) myself, but I ended up not having the time
       to do so. Rather than leaving the comic incomplete, I decided
       on introducing it as the 6th CLBBS online comix series, thereby
       letting other artists continue the storyline at their
       discretion. Have fun with it guys!
       This issue was completed over a period of approximately one
       month using the DCTV, Deluxe Paint v4.1, Digital Illusions,
       and -- modesty aside -- a tonne of creative effort (hehe).
       Despite the fact that I eventually released this as a public
       comic (multiple contributors), I don't intend on apologizing
       for the vulgarity ($#!T my head hurts!) on the first story
       page. What I was trying to capture in the art was a sense of
       realism, and I don't think "Holy-headache Batman!" would have
       accomplished this.
       I play the part of all 7 characters, and I must say I enjoyed
       drawing the differences in appearance (ie. mohawk and scalp of
       the first punk).
       Well, that's about it! I hope you enjoy viewing this as much
       as I had creating it! If for any reason you wish to contact
       me, I can be reached at these BBSes:
                   The Great Barrier   (905) 841-5343
                   The Command Line    (416) 533-8321


                            COPYRIGHT İ 1994.