Duncan Jones (3)

Duncan Jones and Alex de Campi’s 2020 graphic novel, MADI: Once Upon a Time in the Future serves as the third and final story in Duncan Jones’ “Mooniverse,” a series of stories set in the same world including the films Moon (2009) and Mute (2018). MADI features art by Dylan Teague, Glenn Fabry, Duncan Fegredo, LRNZ, Eduardo Ocaña, André Araújo, Simon Bisley, Rosmary Valero-O’Connell, Tonci Zonjic & Skylar Patridge, Pia Guerra, James Stokoe, RM Guéra, Chris Weston, Rufus Dayglo, Annie Wu, David Lopez, and Christian Ward as well as color by Adam Brown, Jacob Phillips, Raúl Arnaíz, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Matt Wilson, Giulia Brusco, Sergey Nazarov, Nayoung Kim, Sofie Dodgson, and Marissa Louise.

The story focuses on Madi (Madison), a cybernetically-enhanced woman who works for corporations to aid in corporate espionage in order to pay off her privately-held debt. Like Moon, the story features futuristic technology alongside rampant human rights abuses from late-stage capitalism. The artwork gorgeously depicts cyberpunk cities of the future, with giant holographic billboards similar to those in Blade Runner 2049. The people with cybernetic implants can plug in to other technology or plug it into them, even allowing others to take over their bodies for missions. In this, Jones and de Campi recall William Gibson’s 1984 novel, Neuromancer, which also influenced The Matrix. The result is a visually-stunning work of dystopian science-fiction building upon the increasing corporate control over society.… (altro)