“When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth”

IDW Publishing releases its adaptation of the Locus Award Winning science fiction story “When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth.” This tale of computer geeks who keep the internet running through the apocalypse was illustrated by indie comic artist Daniel Warner.

“I saw this project as an opportunity to contribute to a visual vocabulary that is evolving the relationship between Comic Books and Science Fiction,” said Warner. “There is a long tradition of sci-fi in comics form, but conceptually we have fallen way behind. Conversely, sci-fi literature is way behind when it comes to design. The book covers and magazine illustration of most current science fiction tend to look like 50’s nostalgia.”

“When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth” is the second in IDW’s Cory Doctorow’s “Futuristic Tales of the Here and Now” series. Warner was pleased to be a part of what he called a “renewal of vows” between the science fiction genre and the comic book format.

“Authors like Charles Stross, Robert J. Sawyer and and Cory Doctorow are flinging down new concepts that haven’t been touched in comics or anywhere else in pop culture,” said Warner. “Comics are perfect for exploring this emerging brand of science fiction, just like Noir Fiction was perfect for exploring Cyberpunk in the 80’s.”

Doctorow’s story was adapted for comics by Harvey Award-nominated writer J.C. Vaughn, editor of Dynamite Entertainment’s Battlestar Galactica series. He recently completed a comic book adaptation of the Fox series 24.

About IDW Publishing:

IDW PUBLISHING, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC, is a publisher of comic books and graphic novels. IDW’s titles range from 30 Days of Night and Fallen Angel to Hasbro’s The Transformers, Fox’s Angel, Paramount’s Star Trek, and many more. 30 Days of Night was released by Sony Pictures and is in theaters now. More information about the company can be found at www.idwpublishing.com.

About Daniel Warner:

Daniel Warner is a freelance artist and designer. He graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art in 1996. Received the Xeric Grant for Comic Book Self publishers in 2000. He has worked for several US Comic Book publishers including SLG Publishing, AiT/PlanetLar, and IDW Publishing. More information can be found at www.danielwarner.net.