Neozoic
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Neozoic is a science fiction/fantasy comic book published by Red 5 Comics. It is written by Paul Ens, who worked on Star Wars: Evasive Action.[1] The art is done by J. Korim and Jessie Lam. The setting is in a different universe where dinosaurs did not become extinct and humans never became the dominant species.
| Neozoic | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Red 5 Comics |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Paul Ens |
| Penciller | J. Korim |
| Letterer | Troy Peteri |
| Colorist | Jessie Lam |
The series has eight issues and they have all been gathered into one 216 page trade paper back as of May 2009. An eight-page comic ("Feeding Time") was put out in May 2010 for Red 5's Free Comic Book Day. In April 2013 part one of a four-part limited series, Neozoic: Trader's Gambit, was published.
Setting
The story is set in an alternate universe where, 65 million years ago, debris from a space battle near Jupiter hit the asteroid that was supposed to wipe out the dinosaurs, causing a slight change in its trajectory. Instead of hitting Earth it crashed into the Moon, knocking off a large portion of its mass. As a result, dinosaurs continue to thrive and evolve, greatly reducing the degree to which mammals - including humans - gain dominance over the planet.
The protagonist in the alternate present is a young woman named Lilli Murko, an excellent hand-to-hand combatant who uses a sword and dagger to fight. She works for a group of dinosaur slayers known as the Predator Defense League, or PDL.
