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Mercury Heat, The New Sci-Fi Comic From The Writer Of Darth Vader, For July…

Kieron Gillen has a busy month in July. Not only does he have his Star Wars and his Secret Wars projects from Marvel, but he has three comics from Avatar Press alone.

One is the conclusion of his Crossed Badlands prehistoric Crossed story, Homo Tortor.

The other is the final issue of the first book of his superpowered World War II epic, Uber.

And the third is the launch of his new ongoing monthly title, Mercury Heat.

A kind of "what if Judge Anderson was Judge Dredd", with Omar Francia they have envisioned a world where positions are judged by personality types, albeit it malleable ones. But for those whose vocation does not mix their personality, then there are wild frontiers to explore instead where anything goes.

The comic is launching at Free Comic Book Day next month, with the first issue proper out in July.

Mercury Heat introduces the sci-fi world of the future where individuals are identified by genetic markers and personality types to fill roles in society, the troublemakers end up on Mercury. Luiza wanted to help people, she wanted with all her heart to be a police officer. But the automated Grapevine system had other plans for her. There are only a few legal options for someone branded with her neuroprofile. As an adult Luiza's dream came true – just on Mercury where she enforces laws with extreme prejudice as a bounty agent in a world of hard-as-nails miners and cyborgs.

From someone getting plenty of praise for introducing the Indiana Jones-alike character Dr Aphra into Darth Vader comics, Mercury Heat may be just the perfect followup…

 Declaration of interests: Avatar Press owns Bleeding Cool. And I still owe Kieron a drink.

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