#2

Cover: On the cover we see a group of five people. In the front is a middle aged man wearing goggles and a device around his throat as well as a black and yellow body suit. He is shown from mid-thigh up. To his left we see a big busted woman with a thin physique. She has on a royal blue eye mask and a revealing outfit. She seems to be floating. Just below her is a man crouched on all fours in a black body suit and wearing a high tech looking mask. To the man in front's right, there is a slender man in an all black body suit. He is wearing black sunglasses, and has black hair slicked back. His arms are crossed and he has a smirk on his face, and some sort of substance seems to be dripping from his elbows. Behind them all there is a man towering with his arms outstretched. He is much larger than the rest and much more muscular. His arms and chest are covered in tattoos, and his face has a thick, bushy beard. He wears black gloves on his hands. Across the top reads "THE TESTED" in bold letters.

(1)
Panel One: This is a half page. We see Roller looking through the busted out hole in the GM building. He is looking down at the streets as his staff is glowing red. The rest of the building's windows around him are still intact, but some are cracked and dirty looking.

Panel Two: A zoomed out view of the GM building. Roller is very faint, but the glowing red staff and red smoke are easily visible.

Panel Three: A close-up on Roller's eyes.

(2)
Panel One: A full page that is looking down and out the building as if seen through Roller's eyes. We can see five figures approaching the building. The one in front is moving faster than the rest and is moving on all fours. In back is a woman, floating, and the ground is cracking beneath her feet.

(3)
Panel One: A man's face is shown close up. He is wearing yellow tinted goggles and has salt and pepper hair. On his throat is a wrap and device with locks around it.
Caption over head: "The Speaker"

Panel Two: A man's face is shown close up. He has short hair, a thick beard and thick bushy eyebrows. He also has a few scars, one on his right cheek and one on his upper lip.
Caption over head: "Bullrush"

Panel Three: A woman's face is shown close up. She has sleek, attractive features, a royal blue eye mask, and long brown hair. She is concentrating very hard.
Caption over head: "Mother Earth"

Panel Four: A man is shown that is wearing a high-tech mask. There are two large ocular holes that have been dimmed black. Covering his ears are two pieces that look like they can be turned like knobs. There is a small, slit opening for his nose, and no mouth opening.
Caption over head: "Stalker"

Panel Five: A young man is shown with slicked back, black hair. He is wearing dark sunglasses, and has a smirk on his face.
Caption over head: "Mr. Slick"

(4)
Panel One: The GM building is shown from the side. We can see that Roller has jumped out of the window he was standing in.

Panel Two: Roller is shown falling through the air, his staff raised above his head. It is glowing a deep red.

Panel Three: Roller is shown landing on the ground and has brought his staff forward, smashing the ground in front of him. The staff sends the ground rippling in front of him. Shards of cement and brick are flying around him. The word CRACK is written along the crack in the cement.

Panel Four: Stalker is shown being flung into the air while Mr. Slick leaps out of the way. Behind them we can see a run down car split and go flying as well.

(5)
Panel One: This is a half page. It shows The Speaker's profile to the left. Off to the right of the panel is Mother Earth, floating and looking at The Speaker.
Mother Earth: "Xander, that's Carson Roller. He is one of us!"
The Speaker: "If he is one of us, then why is he resisting?"

Panel Two: The two are shown full bodied from the front. The Speaker is running, Mother Earth floating.
Mother Earth: "I don't know, but we need to talk to him. He can help us. He was one of the first, he can help us!

Panel Three: The Speaker is shown in place slightly turned to his left.
The Speaker: "I don't give a shit who he was, it's obvious who he is now if he's working with The Umbra! Everybody, cover your ears!"

(6)
Panel One: This panel is a half page vertically. The speaker is shown with his chest buffed and mouth open. His veins are popping our of his neck and vibrations are shown all around him.
The Speaker: "Give up Roller!" (Bold and outlined in red)

Panel Two: This is the other half of the page shown vertically. Roller has fallen to his knees and has one of his hands on his head. We can see buildings and dumpsters shaking behind him.
Caption at top: "Holy shit. Stop him."

(7)
Panel One: This is a half page vertically. Roller has used his free hand to pick up a garbage can lid. He has thrown it through the air like a frisbee and it is glowing red. Behind Roller we can see Bullrush charging toward him.

Panel Two: The garbage can lid is shown smashing into The Speaker's gut. He is keeled over and has his face clenched.
The Speaker: "URGH!"

Panel Three: This panel is off to the right and horizontal. It shows Roller, still on his knees from behind. He is looking over his left shoulder.
Roller: "Wha..."

Panel Four This panel is off to the right and horizontal. We are shown a picture of Bullrush charging at great speed with his head up and shoulders down, much like a football player. His teeth are bared and clenched.

Panel Five: This panel is off to the right and horizontal. It shows a collision between Roller and Bullrush. Bullrush has lifted Roller off the ground in a form tackle and we are shown just how much bigger he is than Roller.
Roller: "UMPH!"

(8)
Panel One: A half page. We are shown an over the shoulder shot of Bullrush while carrying Roller. Roller's head is turned to his left as if trying to see where he is being pushed too. Behind them, a short distance away we see a rundown shop with a glass window.

Panel Two: The two men are shown from inside of the shop. Behind them we can see the Detroit skyline.

Panel Three: The men are shown smashing through the glass window. Shards are flying everywhere. The word "CRASH" is shown in bold letters.

(9)
Panel One: Bullrush is shown standing over Roller who is laying on the ground trying to get up.
Roller: "Wait...you don't understand..."

Panel Two: Bullrush is reaching down and grabbing Roller with one hand.
Bullrush: "We know about Vasher and what he's done around here."

Panel Three: Bullrush has flung Roller out the window that they came in from. We are shown Roller flying in the air, and Bullrush is in motion of finishing his throw.
Bullrush: "HHOOOWAHHH!"

Panel Four: Roller is shown close up bouncing off the ground. We can see Bullrush through the shattered window in the background.

Panel Five: Roller is on all fours trying to prop himself up. We can see that he has a black liquid covering much of his torso, hands, and legs.


(10)
Panel One: We are shown Roller in the same position, only in this picture he is wearing nothing but black spandex shorts. He is looking to the left and we can see blood trickling down his chin. The room around him is battered and falling apart.
Caption top left: "2019. Testing Facilities."

Panel Two: Roller has stood up and made his way to the door. He is shown from behind. His left hand is propped against the wall, steadying himself. Through the door, we can see men in the same spandex shorts running through the halls as well as people in long, white lab coats.

Panel Three: Roller has stepped out of the room and is looking down the hallway. There is a tall man with long dark hair turned around talking to him.
Roller: "Darian...Darian wait!"
Darian: "Let's go, its open. We can get out of this shit hole. Hurry up, we gotta go now, we don't know how long it'll be open for."
Roller: "OK, wait for me, I gotta grab something."

Panel Four: Roller is making his way down the hall opposite of everyone else. He is dodging the oncoming people with his head perked up, as if looking for someone or something in a crowd.

Panel Five: We are shown a door. On it is a sign that reads "AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY".
Roller: "Gotta be it..."

Panel Six: Roller is shown kicking at the door with his bare feet.
Roller: "C'mon, dammit!"

(11)
Panel One: We are shown an over the shoulder shot of Roller. He has entered a room that is filled with all different types of weapons, armor, and outfits. Straight ahead, we see a tall, thin, metal box.

Panel Two: The box is shown as if from Roller's view. He is looking down at it. On the box reads "ROLLER, CARSON NEIL. SUBJECT #3. HOLDING FACILITY 12. GENETIC LEVEL: 10. TESTED RESPONSE: SUCCESSFUL. DANGER."

Panel Three: Roller is shown running back through door in which he came carrying the box.

Panel Four: The flashback is interrupted by Roller being kneed in the face by Mr. Slick. Mr. Slick is traveling by gliding on the ground using the oily substance he releases. Behind them and overhead we can see Mother Earth floating on a large mound of earth.

(12)
Panel One: Roller has come to his feet. He is looking up as Mother Earth nears him. We are shown from behind Roller, and we can see Mother Earth.
Roller: "Renee, what the fuck?"
Mother Earth: "We don't know what you're up to, but we are here to prevent it from happening!"

Panel Two: Roller is crouched down, still looking up.
Roller: "I don't know what you're talking about!"

Panel Three: Roller has jumped into the air toward Mother Earth. He has one of his firsts reared back and is shown as if from Mother Earth's point of view.

Panel Four: A picture of Roller punching Mother Earth square in the jaw. Mother Earth's head has flung back and to the side violently. A spray of blood is coming from her. Her body has also tilted back, beginning to fall from the chunk of rock she was perched on.
Mother Earth: "HYUCK!"

Panel Five: Shown as if from Roller's view, we see Mother Earth plummeting to the ground. Her body looks lifeless and clumsy.

Panel Six: Roller is now on the rock that Mother Earth was on. He is looking down trying to find something.
Roller: "Where...there you are."

(13)
Panel One: Roller has leaped off the rock and landed on the ground. He is in motion of running toward the reader. Behind him we can see Mr. Slick in pursuit.

Panel Two: We see nearly the same picture, only this time Roller is looking over his left shoulder at Mr. Slick, who is gaining ground quickly.

Panel Three: This is an over the shoulder view from Mr. Slick. We can see that Roller has stopped and is leaning over reaching for something.
Mr. Slick: "Don't let him get..."

Panel Four: We are shown Roller's staff connecting across Mr. Slick's face. It has hit him on his left side and we can see his eye has instantly swelled up. Scratched into the staff are the words "THE BANGER".

(14)
Panel One: Roller is shown grabbing the fallen Mr. Slick by the shirt and he is holding him close to his own face. Roller is on the left of the panel, Mr. Slick to the right.
Roller: "I could've tore your head clean off, tell everyone to back off!"
Mr. Slick: "Uhnn..."

Panel Two: Roller is still to the left of the panel. His fist is drawn back as if preparing to hit the helpless Mr. Slick.
Roller: "TELL THEM..."
The Speaker (from off panel): "Roller!"

Panel Three: We are shown The Speaker standing in front of Bullrush and Stalker. Bullrush is holding a lifeless Mother Earth over his right shoulder. Bullrush has small cuts all over his upper body. The Speaker is holding his right hand to his ribs, and he is slight bent over.
The Speaker: "This ends now."

Panel Four: Roller has put his hands over his helmet and turned away from the group. He is off to the left of the panel, to the right we can see the group standing. Each of them have covered their ears, and Bullrush has placed Mother Earth in front of him, pressing her head to his chest. The speaker has puffed his chest and stands with his feet at shoulder width. His head is tilted slightly upward.
The Speaker: "YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH..."

Panel Five: We are shown nearly the same picture in the panel. In this one, though, each individual is looking slightly upward. The Speaker has ceased, and the hands have dropped from their ears. From off the screen are is the word "BRUMBLE" in small, but bold black letters.
Roller: "Oh shit..."

(15)
Panel One: This is a quarter page. We are shown the GM building with the a full moon above and to the left of it.

Panel Two: This is a quarter page. We are shown the GM building again, only slightly lower with a little bit of dust forming at the bottom.

Panel Three: This is a quarter page. We see the GM building even lower with a larger dust cloud forming at the bottom.

Panel Four: This is a quarter page. The GM building has finally crumbled all the way to the ground and a large dust cloud has developed.

(16)
Panel One: This is a full page of the entire group in the same positions they were in. Roller is looking back at The Voice while they still all stare in amazment. Stalker is staring at The Speaker.
Bullrush: "Jesus, Xander."
Mr. Slick: "Nice."

(17)
Panel One: Roller is shown from the waist up. He is battered and bruised, with scuffs and dents on his helmet and tears in his suit. We can see many deep cuts on his chest and shoulders.
Roller: "There were people pent up in that building. Does being the law around these parts mean that you have no regard for the one's who don't commit crimes?"

Panel Two: We are shown The Speaker with a shocked look on his face and tears coming from underneath his goggles.
The Speaker: "What have I done?"

Panel Three: We are shown The Voice as a group. Bullrush and Mr. Slick hang their heads. Stalker sits motionless on all fours. Mother Earth is still unconscious. The Speaker is still crying.

Panel Four: We are shown the group again, only this time they have all turned their heads to look behind them except for The Speaker who is on all fours. We can see that Roller has walked past them and is heading in the opposite direction.
Roller: "Not quite the blessing you had thought, is it?"

Panel Five: Bullrush and Mr. Slick are looking at each other. Stalker has placed his hand on The Speaker's shoulder.
Mr. Slick: "Asshole."

(18)
Panel One: This panel is horizontal and takes up one third of the page. To the far left we see Roller still heading in the opposite direction. To the far right we see The Voice, which hasn't moved from their spot. In the middle is a dark alley way where a voice is coming from.
The Umbra: "Gentlemen!"

Panel Two: We are shown The Umbra close up wish a smile on his face.
The Umbra: "So you killed a few innocent women and children, loudmouth? Who cares?"

Panel Three: Roller has stopped and turned so that he is facing the direction of everybody else. He has his staff in hand and it is glowing red.
Roller: "I don't want to do this here, Darian. Not right now."

Panel Four: The Umbra is shown again from Roller's point of view, although his head is turned toward The Voice.
The Umbra: "I don't want to fight Car, we're buds remember? Plus, I could kill you all very easily here. We have a lot to talk about, but first I'd like to speak with them."

Panel Five: We are shown an over the shoulder view from Roller. The Umbra has turned his back to him and began walking towards the group.
Roller: "I don't know what you're talking about!"

Panel Six: The Umbra has disappeared and there is a dusty black silhouette of where he was. In the distance we can see that he reappeared right next to The Voice.
The Umbra: "I disagree, old friend."

(19)
Panel One: A shot of the group helping The Speaker to his feet as he holds one of his hands to his face. The Umbra stands in the foreground and it is shown from the ground up. Bullrush glares at The Umbra still with Mother Earth over his shoulder.

Panel Two: The Umbra is shown from over the shoulder of Bullrush with a grin on his face.
The Umbra: "Such a shame..."
The Speaker: "You son of a bitch."
The Umbra: "C'mon now Xander, I'm here to help."

Panel Three: Bullrush is shown, this time with Mother Earth in his right hand hanging limply. He is pointing at The Umbra.
Bullrush: "Get out of here. We don't want any trouble right now, we've got more important things to worry about than you."

Panel Four: The Umbra is shown from the chest up laughing maniacally.
The Umbra: "Like what? Cleaning up all the people your valiant leader just crushed under the city's largest building?"

Panel Five: The speaker is shown looking up at The Umbra while still being supported by his teammates. His face is emotionless.

Panel Six: The Umbra is shown again from the chest up. This time his head is tilted downward and the brim of his hate covers his eyes slightly.
The Umbra: "Lighten up fellas. It was inevitable. Most those people were hoping for death, maybe not one so violent, perhaps a little quicker, but they wanted it, they wanted it so bad."

(20)
Panel One: The Voice is shown, each of them with a look of anger on their faces. Mr. Slick's hands are curled tightly into fists.
Mr. Slick: "Knock it off, asshole!"

Panel Two: Roller is shown from behind and at a distance. We can see he is closing in on the group.
Roller: "What is going on..."

Panel Three: The group is shown head on. We can see that Mother Earth has started coming to her senses. Her hand is on her head and she looks weary.
Mother Earth: "Hnh...? What...Darian?!"

Panel Four: The Umbra is shown taking off his hat and bowing.
The Umbra: "Morning, dear!"

(21)
Panel One: We are shown The Voice from the bust up. They have solemn looks on their faces. Behind them we can see Roller has made his way closer to them. They are unaware he is there.
Roller: "He's right."

Panel Two: The Speaker has turned his head to look at Roller. We are shown from just behind the back of his head.
The Speaker: "You're wrong, Roller. You're both wrong!"

Panel Three: A full body shot of The Umbra is shown. His long jacket is swaying in the wind. Dumpsters are shown in the background, and trash is blowing in the wind.
The Umbra: "What are you trying to convey to these people? You have a gift, they have nothing but deformed children and disease. They're hopeless. They're insignificant. It's up to us to..."

Panel Four: The group is shown head on again. Roller is visible in the background. The Speaker has straightened up.
The Speaker: "There is hope! We can give them hope!"

(22)
Panel One: A full page of Roller is shown. His head is slightly hanging and his shoulders are dropped. His staff sits clumsily in his hands.
Roller: "Why try to help those who refuse to be helped?"

END ISSUE #2

#1

Cover: On the cover we see a tall figure from behind. He is wearing a navy blue body suit with two maize stripes running vertically on the back. He carries a staff strapped to his back. He is walking down the middle of a road, and on either side is just rubble and destroyed buildings. The sky is gray and ashy. Across the top, in bold letters reads "The Tested".

(1)
Panel One: We see a half page, man in navy blue suit sitting on a curb. He is sitting with his head in his hands, looking at the ground. His staff is at his feet. GM building is visible in the distance
Caption top left: "Detroit. Year 2022."

Panel Two: Quarter page. Shows man grabbing his staff as he stands up. Head and shoulders are cut out of page, and his lower torso is turned as if he is starting to walk again.

Panel Three: Quarter page. Shows the man from behind at a distance and a wider view of the destroyed city.
Caption over top: "I am Carson Roller..."

(2)
Panel One: We see the man from mid-chest up, slightly off to the left. Again, his head is tilted toward the ground. To the right we see a group of three people in shabby clothing talking amongst themselves and one is pointing.
Caption top right: "I'm known as Roller to them."

Panel Two: Shows the characters from behind. We can see one of the people bending down and the others looking down at him. Roller is off to the right walking in the opposite direction. The GM building is still in the distance.

Panel Three: Close-up of a dirty hand reaching down and grabbing a large piece of rubble. The grip is tight.

Panel Four: Roller's face is to the far left, and half of it is cut off the page. We can see his left eye looking as far to the left as possible. Behind him, we can see the man that was bending down winding up to throw the rubble. The other two men are at either side of him.
Man 1: "MOTHER FUCKER!"
Man 2: "Wait...NO!"

Panel Five: We see the piece of rubble flying through the air. "WOOSH!" is trailing behind the stone in bold letters.

(3)
Panel One: We see Roller reach behind him and grab his staff, half turned toward the group of men.

Panel Two: Roller is in motion, swinging his staff like a baseball bat, which has a bright red trail behind it.

Panel Three: A close up of the staff connecting with the rock. The word "THWACK!" is in bold letters just above the two items. Where the two meet is a bright red spark and both are surrounded by a red outline.

Panel Four: The rock is shown close up flying through the air. "ZIP" is written above, and a bright red trail follows the rock.

Panel Five: The three men are shown head on, as if we are seeing what the rock is seeing as it flings through the air. The two men to either side are falling to their respected sides, and the man who threw the rock sits helpless with his mouth and eyes wide open.

Panel Six: A side view of the rock connecting with the mans nose. Teeth and blood splatter.
Man 1: "UMPH!"

(4)
Panel One: A full page of Roller standing, slightly turned to his right. In his right hand is his staff, glowing red with faint red smoke trailing from either end. He is tall and muscular. His eyes are darkened by the shading of his helmet. Behind him we see a green sign that says "JEFFERSON AVE. 2 MILES".
Caption in top left: "Mother fuckers."

(5)
Panel One: We see Roller has turned and continued walking toward Jefferson Avenue. All three men still lay on the ground, shocked.

Panel Two: The two men have stood up, and are reaching down to help their friend up.
Man 2: "C'mon, Al, get up! We gotta go!"

Panel Three: Roller is shown from the waist up.
Roller: "Leave him."

Panel Four: The two men are standing there, confused. One man is looking at Roller, the other is looking at his friend.
Man 3: "We've gotta leave 'em, Stan, let's go."

Panel Five: We see roller from the chest up off to the left of the panel. Behind him, the two men are fleeing in the opposite direction, while the third is still down.

(6)
Panel One: We see a normal looking house with a few black vans parked outside of it.
Caption in top left: "Washington D.C. 2017"

Panel Two: A group of men are typing vigorously on computers. One has glasses, one is over-weight, and the other is turned in the opposite direction. A woman stands at a board monitoring everything thats going on. Around them is a bunch of high tech looking instruments.
Caption in middle: "The Sluts"

Panel Three: The woman has her head turned toward the three men.
Woman: "Are we ready?"
Glasses: "Ready..."
Fat Man: "Ready..."
Man 3: "Ready."

Panel Four: We see the woman's face head on. The three men are each looking at her from behind while seated at their stations.
Woman: "Three...two...one..."

Panel Five: This panel is tall and slim. It is separated into three sub-panels showing each of the men's hands placed on a mouse. Beside each hand, in black letters reads "CLICK CLICK" as if double clicking a link.

(7)
Panel One: We see a full page of a floor filled with people that look to be buzzing all around. Large televisions, monitors, and personal screens are shown brightly throughout the floor and high up on the walls. Well-known company names are shown on the monitors in red with a red arrow pointing downward. We see that the points in each stock are plummeting.
Caption in top left: "New York City"

(8)
Panel One: We have zoomed in to a select few individuals looking up at the screens, some are on telephones. A look of disbelief is in each of them. A bald man is in the center of the group which the readers main focus should be on.
Bald Man: "My God..." *whispered*

Panel Two: We see a couch with a man, woman, two children, and a small white dog seated. They are watching their television with wide-open eyes. Behind them is a large, open window. The woman has tears running down her face. There is a white speech-box with zig-zagged edges speaking from the T.V.
T.V: "The stocks have just fallen dramatically. We have no idea what is going on, and the floor is in complete chaos. This is unbelievable, and there are experts working dilligently to understand what is happening. I'm sorry I wish I had more information..."

Panel Three: We see the family again. This time, the father is holding the mother's hand. The children are both looking up at their parents, unaware of what is going on.

Panel Four: Through the large window behind them, we see an explosion in the distance. The family has their heads turned toward it and the glass from the window has shattered.
Father: "Jesus Christ!"

Panel Five: We see the family falling to the floor for cover as flames engulf their home.

(9)
Panel One: This panel takes up a third of the page, horizontally. It shows a bunch of men dressed in orange jumpsuits combating men in blue swat suits. Groups are shown punching and kicking people on the ground, and others are getting beaten by night sticks.
Caption top left: Florence, Colorado. ADX Maximum Super Prison.

Panel Two: Takes up one third of he page, horizontally. This shows men being shot and beaten, while others are being stabbed.
Caption top left: Atlanta, Georgia. United States Penitentiary.

Panel Three: Takes up one third of the page horizontally. This panel shows cells all the way across, and inside are inmates cheering the freed ones on. They are all hollering profanities. To the far right we see an inmate has one of the prison guards in a "sleeper hold" through the bars.
The guard has fallen to his bottom and is reaching out for someone to help him.
Caption top left: Inez, Kentucky. Big Sandy United States Penitentiary.

(10)
Panel One: The White House is shown from the front.
Caption in top left: "Washington D.C."

Panel Two: We see a man dressed in a uniform holding his hat enter a room that looks to be the Oval Office. Two other men stand at his side that aren't nearly as decorated as he.
Man: "Mr. President, we have a situation."

Panel Three: A close up on an African American man's face. He is broad and proud looking, and has a look of confusion and anger. He speaks as he slams his fist on the desk.
President Raymond Jackson: "I want to know what the fuck is going on out there!"

Panel Four: Again the decorated man is shown, this time with a bead of sweat dripping down the side of his face. He is gripping his had in his hands very tightly and trembling.
Man: "We've been hacked...everything has been hacked. The stocks have crashed. We just fired our own weapons on Tempe. Nothing is left there. We need to get you somewhere safe, Sir."

Panel Five: We see the president sitting in his desk, elbows on the table with his hands over his face.
President Raymond Jackson: "Get Dr. Lucious North on the phone..."

Panel Six: We see from behind the president. His head still rests in his hands. Beyond him the three men stand, puzzled.
Man: "Mr. President, are you su..."
President Raymond Jackson: "NOW!"

(11)
Panel One: We see Roller sitting on a curb again, this time with his helmet off. He is square jawed, blue eyed, short brown hair with a bit of a 5 o'clock shadow. Behind him we see the GM building, much closer than the last time.
Caption in top left: "Detroit. 2022."

Panel Two: Roller is up and walking again, this time carrying his helmet. We are looking at him from behind, and we can tell it is starting to get darker. Around him are destroyed cars and buildings. People warming their hands with fires coming out of trash cans.
Roller's Thoughts: "I gotta get out of the dark. I hate the dark."

Panel Three: We see Roller putting his helmet back on.

Panel Four: We are shown the landscape as if from Roller's view. The GM building still stands tall, although very run-down looking. Most of the buildings beside it are destroyed, and the water behind it is nearly black. From the looks of it, this is where he is heading, and he still has about a mile to go. We can here a strong voice coming from the distance, but Roller can only make out a few words.
Voice: "Those...for help...enter in the...We can...most..."

(12)
Panel One: We see a man on the television speaking. He is older, with white hair and is a correspondant for a local news cast team that has been stringing live feeds through an underground system.
Correspondant: "War is looming over our heads, and Jackson is yet to do anything about it. I would advise you to seek shelter as soon as possible and stock up on anything you can find. This could be it, people. Good luck, and God Bless..."
Caption in top left: "Year 2020."

Panel Two: The man who was watching the television is shown looking out his window. The T.V has gone in to vertical stripes of all different colors.

Panel Three: Out of the window we see absolute chaos. Men, women and children are running and crying desperately seeking shelter. A man sits in a yellow car beeping his horn for others to move. "HONK" is shown in bold letters.

Panel Four: A close up of the man is shown. He is crying.

Panel Five: The man's back is turned to the window and the shades have been pulled shut.

(13)
Panel One: We are shown a full page. Tall buildings stand as multiple aircrafts fly overhead. We can see bombs being dropped from each of the carriers. At the bottom of the page we can see red explosions and fire from where they have already been dropped. We can see the American Star on the side of the aircrafts along with "The United States Air Force".
Caption at top of page: "China."

(14)
Panel One: Now we are shown from the street looking up. People are pointing and shouting, some turning and running. Between buildings we can see aircrafts dropping bombs. A faint red symbol is on each of the carriers.
Caption at top of page: "The United States of America."

(15)
Panel One: This page is entirely black.
Caption in top left: "The end of the world has arrived."

(16)
Panel One: A half page of Roller is shown from the ground and from behind. In front of him is the GM building and he is looking up at it. The sky is getting even darker.
Roller: "I know you're in there."

Panel Two: The loud speaker of the voice that was coming throug has apparently been shut off. We see Roller surveying his surroundings.

Panel Three: We are shown Roller looking up at the building again, only this time from the front. It is a shot from his stomach up. We can see that his staff is equipped and glowing a faint red.
Roller: "C'mon god dammit..."

Panel Four: We are shown a silhouette of someone, peering out a window high above the ground. The silouhette is tall and thin and we can see a coat waving in the wind. The figure seems to have a top hat on.
Figure: "Hmm..."

(17)
Panel One: We see a full page of Roller. He is clean shaven and wearing nothing but black spandex shorts. He is strapped to a table and he is screaming, trying to free himself. His muscles are bulging and tears and spit are pooring out of him.
Caption at top left: "2019. The Testing Facilities, location unknown."

(18)
Panel One: Roller is being pushed through swinging doors while still strapped to a cart. We can see white gloves are guiding the cart. He seems to be unconscious.
Scientist 1: "Wow..."
Scientist 2: "I know."

Panel Two: We are shown the two scientists, dressed head to toe in white, with white helmest on pushing the cart from behind.
Scientist 1: "I can't believe these people are surviving this. This is barbaric what we're doing Lucious."
Lucious North: "Barbaric? These people are going to save the world. These people are..."

Panel Three: A close-up of Lucious North is shown. He is old, white haired and wears thick glasses. He has a bit of a grin on his face, and a tear is running down his right cheek. He is looking down at Roller's motionless body.
Lucious North: "...beautiful."

Panel Four: Roller is pushed into a room with absolutley nothing in it. He is left strapped in the cart. The two scientists stand in an open doorway looking at Roller.
Scientist 1: "But he looks dead, Lucious."

Panel Five: We see a vault like crank in the process of being turned. We realize that Roller has been locked in this vault. The handle spins and the word "CREEK" is written in bold letters.
Lucious North: "He is far from it, my boy, very far indeed."

(19)
Panel One: We see Lucious North enter a room from behind. Beyond him stands the president looking through a glass window down into another room where tests are happening.
President Raymond Jackson: "When will they be ready?"
Lucious North: "Soon my friend, very soon. They need to recover a bit. A large toll is being taken on their bodies. But the results will be worth the wait, I assure you."

Panel Two: The two men are standing side by side peering through the window. They are shown from the front, as if someone were looking up at them. They are both looking down into the room.
President Raymond Jackson: "Do you understand the state of emergency we're in, Doctor? All hell is about to break loose. Soon is not an answer. I need them ready now!"
Lucious North: "I understand. But we cannot rush..."

Panel Three: Now we are shown the men from behind. President Raymond Jackson is now looking at Lucious North with a crinkled brow.
President Raymond Jackson: "For the smartest man on Earth you're a fucking dumb ass. What don't you understand about now!"

Panel Four: We are now shown the same view as in panel two, only Lucious is looking at Raymond Jackson, who is looking through the glass again.
Lucious North: "I suppose I can try to speed the process up by quickly..."
President Raymond Jackson: "I don't care how. Just do it."

Panel Five: We now zoom in closer. President Jackson still stands and peers through the glass with a bit of a smile on his face. We see Lucious North walk toward the door with his head down.
Lucious North: "As you wish, Mr. President."

(20)
Panel One: We are shown a full page. This time, we see what the two men were looking at. President Jackson's head is barely visible in the lower left hand corner. We see a man struggling, strapped in the same manner as Roller was. Three men dressed in white look as if they are working hard. Extremely bright lights are focused on the subject. He is tall and slim, but a muscular build. We can see from a distance that his eyes have turned entirely black.

(21)
Panel One: We see a half page from inside of one of the vaults. It appears as if everything has been charred and a man lays with flames engulfing his body. We see through a small window the face of a scientist. She has a horrified look on her face.

Panel Two: We are now outside of the room. The woman is using a radio to contact Lucious North. She is dressed in white.
Man from inside room: "I...can't...BREATH!"
Woman: "Dr. North, I need you at cell 19 immediately. He...he's...BURNING!"

Panel Three: We see Lucious North after recieveing the news. His eyes are wide with worry and he holds the radio loosely in his hand.

Panel Four: As he is running out of the door, he is grabbing a gas mask. Papers are flying off of his desk.

Panel Five: We see Lucious North running down a long corridor, and at the end we can see the woman waiving her hands.
Woman: "Hurry, please hurry doctor!"
Man from inside room: "HEEELLLLP!"

Panel Six: Lucious North has opened the door and black smoke has engulfed the room. He is shown staggering back and covering his face.
Lucious North: "James, put this mask on! James, where are you. I can't see!"

(22)
Panel One: In a quarter page, we see Lucious North enter a room with President Jackson sitting in it. His white coat is covered in ash and he has marks on his face. President Jackson is in the motion of standing up abruptly.
President Raymond Jackson: "What the hell is going on..."

Panel Two: Lucious North is shown with his hands on his knees, apparently tired from running, off to the left. We see a large African American hand to the right to show the depth of the illustration.
Lucious North: "Something's wrong..."

Panel Three: A half page is shown of President Jackson. He has his chest puffed and his arms out. His head is tilted upward and he is screaming. His teeth are shown, spit and tears are flying, and his veins are popping out of his neck. In one hand was a glass of scotch, but it is now crushed and glass is flying aimlessly. His hands are clenched, and the one that was holding the glass is dripping blood.
President Raymond Jackson: "NO!"

(23)
Panel One: We see a blue glove pushing a door open. We can see into the room, and it is all dark, except for any light that is coming through the doorway.

Panel Two: We see Roller standing in the doorway, light behind him but everywhere else is dark. A voice comes from inside the room.
Figure: "Hello, Carson. I didn't think you'd make such good timing."

Panel Three: We see Roller hasn't moved. We can also see his staff still glowing red.
Roller: "If you want to talk Darian, you'll do it out here where I can see you."
Darian: "You know you're the only person that still calls me by that name? Whatever you say...Roller."

Panel Four: From inside the dark room we see a set of eyes that have completely glazed over white. The rest of the room is still dark.
Darian: "I haven't seen you in a few years, Roller. You look like you're doing just fine. How is Liv?"

Panel Five: Roller is shown from the chest up. His head slightly hangs at the words of Darian. We get a feeling he doesn't want to answer him.

Panel Six: We are shown the ground where the light is shining through into the room. A foot with a wing-tipped shoe steps into it.
Darian: "Aw..still crazy?"

(24)
Panel One: We are shown a full page. A tall slender man has stepped out of the shadows and into the lit area. He wears a top hat and has sleak, pointy features. His coat draped down to his shoes, and he wears a gray vest with a black tie. His hand is placed at the brim of his hat, and his other hand is gripping a long sword he has sheathed at his side. When stepping into the light, we can see his eyes have changed from all white to all black.
Caption in top left: "The Umbra"

(25)
Panel One: The two men stand in a hall way facing one another. Roller's staff glows a deep red while The Umbra's hand is still placed on his sword. The reader gets a sense that they do not trust one another.
Roller: "What did you do with him?"
The Umbra: "Who? That boy? Well, he's gone...forever."

Panel Two: We see Roller straighten up and glare at The Umbra. This is an over the shoulder view looking at Roller.
Roller: "You killed him?"
The Umbra: "HA!"

Panel Three: A close up of The Umbra is shown with a smirk on his face.
The Umbra: "Lighten up, he's over there. I'm not a murderer, Roller, I only kill when killing is needed. You know this."

Panel Four: Roller is shown walking around The Umbra. The Umbra follows him with his eyes.
Roller: "Stalker will be here any minute. He may not be able to track you, but he can follow my scent. We'll have to walk and talk."

Panel Five: A close up of The Umbra is shown again, laughing and looking out toward the street.
The Umbra: "You're gonna let that group of retards catch you? Have fun with that, Roller, we'll see each other soon!"

Panel Six: A plume of black smoke takes up most of the panel, but we can see Roller behind reaching out to grab The Umbra with a clenched fist.
Roller: "Darian, wait! What'd you want..."

(26)
Panel One: We are shown a picture of Roller with his palm turned upside down. Black dust is falling from his hand.
Roller: "Dickhead."

Panel Two: The ground begins to shake and we can see Roller start to lose a little bit of footing. His hand is placed on the wall to keep his balance.

Panel Three: Roller has made his way to the window and is looking out, down toward the street at the front entrance of the building.
Roller: "The Voice..."

Panel Four: A half page is shown of the street from where Roller is standing. We can see five figures running toward the building. The fifth is a woman floating behind the rest, and cracks in the ground are coming from beneath her.

(27)
Panel One: A full page of Roller is shown from behind. He is still looking down toward the street. He has his staff in hand and it is glowing a deep red. The reader can tell he is preparing for battle.
Roller: "Here we go..."

END ISSUE #1

List of Characters

I feel that getting to know the characters a bit before reading the story is helpful, and since there will be quite a few characters introduced I don't want readers to get totally lost too quickly. Here is a list of some of the central characters, a brief physical description, and a look in to their enhancements. Of course, more will be explained about each one during the story.

*These characters are completely fiction and drawn up from my own imagination. Some characters are meant to be goofy, sleazy, cheesy, disturbing, etc. and by no means am I taking shots at people that might have certain problems associated with some of the characters.

Carson Roller/Roller - Our main character. He is tall, well built and good looking, although a bit rough. Ranges in age from 24-28 years old. Caucasian. He wears a navy blue and maize body suit with light armor and a helmet that is very closely related to that of a knights. He has advanced speed and strength, and specializes in hand-to-hand combat with blunt weapons. Through the testing program, he is able to channel kinetic energy through items making the molecular make-up move extremely fast. If he uses enough energy, he can make them explode, or he can simply use an item as an overpowering weapon. He carries with him a long staff that was made nearly indestructible by the program.

Darian Vasher/The Umbra - The definition of "umbra is the darkest part of a shadow. Vasher is a tested that finds himself in nearly the same struggles as Roller does between right and wrong, although he doesn't have as much of a problem making decisions depending on the situation. At times he will help, and others he won't. He is tall and slim and wears a long black coat, vest and tie, and a top hat. During daytime, his eyes will glaze over completely black, and at night they turn white. His power enables him to travel through shadows, making him extremely hard to keep up with and fight. Although he doesn't have advancements in strength, he is a very skilled with swords and knives. He has the ability to hold on to victims as he travels through shadows, leaving them trapped and ceasing to be. Will be a large part in much of the story.

Raymond Jackson/The President - Jackson is the former president of the U.S. He is in his mid-40's, and in great shape. African-American. While war was lingering, he had the lowest approval rate in history. Desperately trying to save face, he gave the go-ahead on the testing program. With it's failure, it drove him wild with embarrassment and shame. Being a weapons specialist and serving as a general in the army before being elected, his knowledge of heavy artillery is abundant. Injecting himself with serums to make him bigger and stronger, he set out to annihilate any foreign peoples because he feels they are to blame for his failures, and anyone who gets in his way. He wears a stars and stripes tank top, jeans and combat boots. He is always equipped with heavy guns and explosives.

Olivia Hughes/AKA - Olivia is a woman that Roller had intimate relations with before being pulled in to the testing program. She is very attractive and smart, but after seeing the war torn world, she has developed schizophrenia. Although she doesn't have any special powers, she has many different personalities that specialize in different areas. Each of them are brought on by different triggers including fear, joy, embarrassment, isolation, etc. While her mind set is Olivia, she is loving, caring, and helpful to Roller, but when changed she is dangerous and mischievous. She wears basic clothing for the most part, but some of her personalities urge her to do make-shift clothing on the spot. This is a sign to Roller that she is changing mind sets and he needs to prepare or flee.

Nathan Wynne/The Sickness - Wynne is part of the testing program, and his case went extremely wrong. Jackson had his scientists develop a new diseas that will eat the flesh of individuals in a matter of minutes, and wanted to give Wynne an immunity to it. He would be used as a super spy, and while the disease was released in foreign areas he would sneak in and retrieve whatever it was that was needed at the time. He was also given regenerative cells in case of injury, he could quickly recover and return to base. When injected with the disease, his body was unable to develop an immunity. His flesh is constantly being decayed by the second, but also regenerated by his healing cells. This gives him a zombie like appearance and is able to transfer his disease through open areas such as the mouth, eyes, open cuts, as well as injecting his victims through bite. Because of his spy training, he is advanced in many forms of hand to hand combat, and has enhanced agility and speed. He chooses to use smalle throwing weapons, and because of his condition his strength is minimal. Normally wears a basic black body suit to hide his deformities.

Geoff VanAntoine/ The Fairy - A psychotic homosexual that dresses up in a set of wings and a tootoo. Wears a pair of small goggles and is balding. Has the ability to fly and release energy beams through his hands. He chooses to use a fairy like wand in order to shoot these beams. He has an obsession with Roller and is hell bent on catching him and killing him. A relativley weak character that is often thrown aside despite his many attempts at fulfilling his quest.

James Werner/Furnace - Werner is able to create and manipulate fire. He doesn't speak or think much, rather acts on instinct. He is one of the more intimidating characters because of the mysteriousness that follows him. He is untrusted by all, and other characters never know what to expect from him. He wears a large body suit with a gas mask that has been altered to do the opposite of what normal gas masks do. This is because when he breathes oxygen in, when it is released in an uncontrolled flame which can prove to be fatal to himself. His mask has an oxygen reducer in place because he uses the oxygen to create the fire. Instead of being released as CO2, it is instead dispersed through his body enabling him to conduct flames.

"The Voice"

Xander Wallace/The Speaker - Leader and founder of "The Voice". Has the ability to control sound waves through his mouth, enabling his shouting capabilities to range in pitches and volume. Also, the ability to control vibrations lets him do damage to objects with a poor foundation. Middle aged, caucasian, and well built. Wears a black and yellow outfit, with goggles and a device wrapped around his throat to protect his vocal chords from being damaged from the outside.

Renee Wallace/Mother Earth - Xanders wife. Second in command of the group. Has the ability to shift earthy substances such as dirt and rocks,as well as create mini earthquakes. Former model. Wears an outfit that consists of an royal blue eye mask, revealing top, short shorts, high boots, and long gloves.

Chase Findell/Stalker - Findell is a tested that has had all of his senses enhanced. He is used by the group to track down individuals. His hearing, sight, and smell are impeccable and it doesn't take him long to track people down (with exception to The Umbra). With the advancements in senses he in turn lost his ability to speak and over-sensitivity to his senses. Extremely fast and has jumping abilities beyond belief. Weak fighter, wears a black body suit, with a mask that has the technology to dim lights, control sound vibration and pinpoint certain scents. Travels most efficiently on all fours.

Benjamin Braun/Bullrush - Braun is the bruiser of the group. He stands nealy 7 ft. tall, and is muscle bound. Has extreme strength and is also deceptivley quick. He has a grizzly beard and short black hair. His arms and chest are covered in tattoos, and is often seen wearing nothing but jeans and boots. Wears thick gloves because most of his damage is done by hand. His body is able to repel most types of hand held fire arms to a certain extent, although his hands are rather vulnerable. This causes a problem, considering most of his damage is done by hand. In order to protect them, he wears special gloves with the strength of steel and the mobility and form of a regular cloth substance. Despite his looks, he is very well spoken and mannered.

Brady Wells/Mr. Slick - The youngest of the group at 20. Very cocky, and despite being a well trained warrior he often gets himself in to trouble because he fails to think things through. He is in good shape, but he isn't muscle bound like many of the other characters. He is very hard to attack due to speed and elusiveness, and also has the ability to secret and oil-like substance through his pores. A downfall of this power is that it is flammable. Wears a suit that enables the substance to penetrate through, but is vulnerable to most attacks because he lacks any type of armor.

This is all for now, and most of these will be in quite a bit of the story. There will also be others introduced throughout that won't play quite as important of a role. If I decide to add more to this list, I will give a heads-up.

Prologue

In the year 2022, genetically enhanced men and women roam the ruins of a post apocalyptic United States. War ravaged, burned to ash, crumbled, pathetic United States. There are no green trees or grass, rather soot and smoke. One-hundred foot buildings are now thirty foot heaps of rubble and steel piled upon one another. Sixty percent of the human population has been killed, and that number is still decreasing. There are no longer super models or body builders but rather mutated and disfigured children rummaging garbage cans and dumpsters. No more pieces of green paper with powdered men and solemn faces are needed anymore, instead, if someone wants something, it is taken by one way or another. There is a make-shift form of law, though. They call themselves "The Voice". A small group of the tested that joined together to instill some hope into the hopeless and a fear of justice into the fearless. They do their best.

The cyber-hacker group known as "The Sluts" hacked in to the United States security mainframe back in 2017, thus releasing eighty percent of the prisoners help captive in the U.S., including The Tested, as well as sending the stock markets plummeting. The armed forces figured the Chinese were the only ones smart enough to hack the mainframe, and they bombed them endlessly. China joined forces with the Russians, who bombed the States endlessly. The merry-go-round of bombing lasted just three weeks until basically the entire world was destroyed.

It was bad enough that murderers, rapists, thieves, and death row inmates were able to escape from prison and not be caught, let alone a specific group of individuals who were kept in underground vaults, never to be released. The Tested, a handful of people, some volunteers, the rest "volunteers" taken from their homes and the streets to be poked and prodded until they could do things unimaginable. They wanted them to be able to do things that nobody ever dreamed of. Which they can. Which I can. I am Carson Roller. I can run faster than you, jump higher than you, and hit harder than you. I can turn a simple broom handle into a weapon of destruction and death. I can leap form building to building and lift cars over my head as if I were holding a pillow full of feathers. But I'm not the only one. Others can do things that I can't. Horrible things.

Over the past five years I've watched what is left of the world dig itself closer and closer to the skyline of Hell. Why should I be any different? I know what people are capable of, both good and evil. But these days their decisions and actions seem to be very one-sided. Each day I feel myself getting closer and closer to letting go and gaining from what was given to me. I know it isn't right, but not much is anymore.

But would I be letting go, or is my grip of right and wrong slipping?

Introduction

The Tested is a comic book that I have been working on developing. There is not too much to post right now, as I have only come up with a basic synopsis and a list of the central characters and a few others that will be encountered throughout.

Basically, it will follow Carson Roller, a young man who has been genetically altered via a testing program (more will be explained in the prologue when I get it on here). The series will follow him through his struggles in a post-apocalyptic United States as he encounters others that have had their genetics enhanced, as well as problems that you or I might face in every day situations. Being a pessimist because of the things he has experienced and seen happen first hand, his main struggle is whether or not to use his enhancements for good, or to use them for personal gain and advantage like most of the others from the testing program did. He, by no means, considers himself a villain, nor can he call himself a hero. I hope most of the fun and excitement will come from him teetering and tottering on which way to go, although before all is said and done he will end up dipping his feet in to both waters.

I feel inclined to warn readers that there will be adult content including, but not limited to:
1. Gore and violence
2. Adult language
3. Sexual content
4. The content itself (war, depression, death)

I hope to have more on here soon, and I hope any readers that actually come across this page will enjoy my imagination. Comments, whether criticism or praise, are both encouraged, and I hope you all enjoy The Tested!