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the martian confederacy
io9 Talks to Jason McNamara About Martian Outlaws and Pop Culture Gods
In the year 3535, Mars is in pretty bad shape. Its proud past as a vacation spot for the rich and famous long forgotten, stripped of its natural resources, the red planet has become a home for - as Cher would say - gypsies, tramps and thieves who think that our pop culture is their real history. That's the background to forthcoming graphic novel The Martian Confederacy, by Jason McNamara and Paige Braddock, which shows what happens when outlaws have to save the day from corporations trying to clean up the air... for a price. We spoke to writer McNamara about the book, as well as the seductive lure of writing SF.More »
