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In a gritty and harsh future world, Summer Hewson hides with her father in the labyrinth maze of pipes, sewers, and machinery that runs the top side world.   They are fugitives from justice from the powerful entity known as Entech.   Entech surrounds all...it is government, it is corporations, it is master.   When some community leaders and scientists protested, they were quickly taken away and never seen again...including the Hewson family.  The son (who would later become father of Summer) hid in the sewers with his chess game as his only possession.   Other rebels went there to hide as well and eventually a rebel force began to grow.

Now 52 years old, the senior Hewson has seen nearly 4 decades of revolt and to little avail.  The surface world has changed so much that he wouldn't recognize it even if he dared to see it again.  The FSR drug, thought to reduce the birth rate, instead caused a series of birth defects.   The mysterious leader of Entech, Grolsch is believed to have been the victim of the defect and not only has it crippled his physical body, it has increased the awareness of his mental state.  Grolsch is believed to want to create a new breed of mankind, one much like him.

Summer is one of the leaders of the revolution.  She is a tough lady that has shown she is a leader.  Her lover is Ian, possibly the best "facer" (computer interfaces) of the rebels.  When Ian enters the computer face world, it is populated by physical manifestations represented in humanoid form...perfect humanoid form.  The plane of existence within the interface world is different than the surface world and facers adopt almost superhero like bodies to traverse the circuits.

The secret weapon that Dr. Hewson is working is a transforming robot called "Checkmate".  It morphs into different incarnations of Chess pieces with each "piece" having unique abilities. The units are very high tech and deeply specialized.

In a raid by Entech, Dr. Hewson is killed and Ian's physical body  is severely injured while his mind is trapped in an interface.  Summer's only hope of saving Ian is transforming his interfaced mind to a new receptacle...the Checkmate android.  However, the technology was never finished and Summer must operate the controls while Ian carries out the roles of the pieces that she transforms him into.  Together they must defeat Grolsch and his master plan of changing not only the people of Entech, but the world itself.

Brief Description: A woman and her lover fight a giant government corporation threatening human existence by utilizing a special morphing android that adopts different hi-tech Chess pieces.

Key Elements: Gritty science fiction mixed with high tech action and adventure.  Strong female character.

Association: Although this material was done before the movie, it would have quite an appeal to fans of The Matrix but would also be appealing to the computer worlds of Tron, Lawn Mower Man, and others.

Format: Completed as a full length graphic novel (180 pages), it has not yet been published.

Additional: In addition to high tech computer concepts, a gritty setting in the complex maze of sewers and pipes, the Chess units could be stunning visual affects.

Character Shots: Endgame