Leviathan (comic)
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | 2000 AD (Rebellion Developments) |
| Format | Limited series |
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| Publication date | 2003 - 2005 |
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| Created by |
Ian Edginton D'Israeli |
| Written by | Ian Edginton |
| Artist(s) | D'Israeli |
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Leviathan is a horror comic series created by Ian Edginton and D'Israeli and, which appeared in the British magazine 2000 AD starting in 2003.
The story is set on a massive ocean liner (the Leviathan of the title) which has been transported to some sort of parallel world with no land or landmarks. The story appeared in ten parts followed by three stand alone "Tales of the Leviathan" which expanded on the history of the ship as well as featuring new characters.
Ian Edginton has described it as "Agatha Christie meets Silent Hill."
The Leviathan is the largest ship ever built - A mile long, half a mile tall and taking ten years to build. Designed by architect Ashbless - who is aboard and part of the governing cabal, and launched in 1928 with some 28,000 on board her maiden voyage was to New York. At some unspecified point of the journey it disappeared and has spent the last twenty years lost in an endless and lifeless ocean.
Detective Lament is summoned to the officers club, where the cabal ask him to look into several murders - hushed up as suicides - that have occurred in the first class section. Initially Lament is loathe to become involved, as he believes the first class hold everybody in contempt, however Captain McLean persuades him to investigate.
Lament has barely begun his investigation before it is curtailed and ships security arrest a member of staff who was caught stealing supplies - food being in short order - believing him to be the murderer. The steward insists that "Stokers" - ship-board mythical bogymen are in fact real and responsible for the deaths, but before Lament can question him further security execute him. Disgusted, Lament returns to his deck and regrets his involvement.
Later McLean approaches Lament and again asks for his help, suspecting that the steward was correct and unnatural forces are at work - the engine room has been off limits for 5 years and despite having lights, heat and power - "the Leviathan should have run out of fuel decades ago". Lament again takes up his investigation and ventures into the steerage decks, where after a violent encounter he is rescued by Sky Baker, a "Mace" - one of the self appointed security for the steerage decks.
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