Marlowinc is the creative outlet of Robert Keough; Illustrator. Humorist. Curmudgeon. Visual storyteller. For more info: marlowinc.com and thecosmicage.com
The Cosmic Age is an ongoing comic book series where myth represents reality.
Something happened to the universe way back in 1981. The impossible, the incredible, the improbable became common.
It happened slowly at first. A costumed vigilante here, a gimmicky criminal there, strange accounts of aliens and the supernatural going mainstream. The stuff of fiction became fact. "What dreams were made of" were now effecting the waking world.
The first story arc is entitled Exordia, a six (6) part collection of short stories heralding The Cosmic Age. Each twelve (12) page tale showcases separate historical events connected through the years by one distinct plot element.
Exordia - An introductory six-issue ebook anthology heralding The Cosmic Age.
1981: The Chessmaster has unleashed a crime-wave on a small New England city! Terror in the streets! Lives endangered! The local authorities helpless! Will the neophyte NightStalker save his hometown and his fellow citizens in time? Is his career over before it has even started? He's only got 12 pages to resolve this dilemma!
Exordia - An introductory six-issue ebook anthology heralding The Cosmic Age.
Investigative journalist Ramita Alinejad finds herself going down too many conspiratorial rabbit holes. She's risking her professional reputation in trying to uncover the truth behind an anti-hero media darling. There are some "beings" who aren't too thrilled with what Ramita's been unearthing. Will 12 pages be enough to solve the mystery?
Exordia - An introductory six-issue ebook anthology heralding The Cosmic Age.
Deep in the Soviet province of Siberia, in a well-guarded Gulag outpost, there resides a special prisoner whom the KGB would like a word with ...NOW! The individual looks, acts, and sounds human, however they possess skills and technology which could greatly benefit the USSR, tipping the balance of the Cold War against the Western Bloc.
The prisoner, on the other hand, has no intention of sharing what is theirs, but will gladly tell a tale of historic struggles, global conflict, ambitious souls, and the repercussions of seeking absolute power. All that and more within 12 pages!
Exordia - An introductory six-issue ebook anthology heralding The Cosmic Age.
Ngame Brittain, a novice dreamweaver, was initially thrilled getting accepted as an apprentice to a world-renowned occultist. A wonderful chance to hone her craft, so to speak.
To heed the mystic calling invites, as occupational hazards go, a certain amount of danger, but the young spellbinder wasn't expecting to confront a ravenous army of soul thieves so soon in her studies.
Fate has assigned Ngame with the impossible task that far exceeds her pay grade; dealing with a supernatural threat in which even the most experienced sorcerers were defenseless against. A demonic exit interview with such dire, permanent consequences that may not look good on a résumé. 12 pages to save the world makes for a stressful internship!