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JDNoel19
08-27-2008, 10:29 PM
I'm in search of comic books that mention nano-technology for the purposes of a research thesis project. If anyone has any suggestions for specific comics and issues, I need to compile a bit of a collection.
Thanks!

howyadoin
08-27-2008, 10:36 PM
Is scientific accuracy an issue at all?

Black Vespa
08-27-2008, 10:47 PM
Singularity 7 by Ben Templesmith


....but it is science fiction.

here's some laziness for you :

"The comic tells the story of how Earth was forever changed after alien nanites arrived in a meteor shower. The nanites, able to shift the molecular structure of any material, bond with the mind of Bobby Hennigan who initially uses the nanites power to improve life on Earth by building complex machines and curing disease. Unfortunately, Bobby goes crazy, becoming a God-like monster called ‘The Singularity’, destroying everything and forcing humanity to live deep beneath the surface of the Earth." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singularity_7

suttercain
08-27-2008, 10:53 PM
I think... not 100% sure if I am remembering this right, but try "The Filth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Filth)" by G. Morrison.

I know some "Superman" titles have touched on it too but I cannot remember the exact issues.

EDIT:

Oh and "Transmetropolotan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmetropolitan)"

Paradox
08-27-2008, 11:20 PM
howyadoin mentions:

Is scientific accuracy an issue at all?

Are there any at all that are? I've never seen nanobots in comics treated as anything but a different form of deus ex machina magical things.

howyadoin
08-27-2008, 11:22 PM
Are there any at all that are? I've never seen nanobots in comics treated as anything but a different form of deus ex machina magical things.Hence my question.

Spike-X
08-28-2008, 02:05 AM
Pretty much anything by Warren Ellis, for a start.

rick
08-28-2008, 04:10 AM
Morrisons Doom Patrol has nano-technology as one of its key plot points, only it takes awhile to get to them.

Paul McEnery
08-28-2008, 12:12 PM
Are there any at all that are? I've never seen nanobots in comics treated as anything but a different form of deus ex machina magical things.

Ultimate Hulk vs. Ultimate Iron Man, whatever it was called. Yeah, Ultimate Human, that's the one.

Nightstar1441
08-28-2008, 12:27 PM
Valiant - both Bloodshot and Rai characters were based on nano-technology

Slam_Bradley
08-28-2008, 12:30 PM
Tom Strong. #7 for sure. Possibly others.

Katapult
08-28-2008, 01:26 PM
I posted this in the other thread but I'll post it here too... Titanium Rain will be bringing up nano-technology in issue 2. As well, (not the same but I don't know if it helps) our previous series, Utopiates delved into injecting RNA to temporarily rewrite your DNA.

-Kat

StoneGold
08-29-2008, 02:38 AM
Is scientific accuracy an issue at all?

If it was, we'd be talking about comics where people are trying to invent nanites.

JDNoel19
08-29-2008, 02:24 PM
Scientific accuracy does not matter. In fact, the less accuracy, the better

Paradox
08-29-2008, 02:55 PM
Oh, then there was a bunch of nano-tech stuff in Thunderbolts, right before they changed it into "Fight Club", which was before they changed it back, then changed it again...


:eek:

Nano-tech has been WRITING Thunderbolts!!!

K'Nort
08-29-2008, 04:00 PM
Livewires (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livewires_(comics)), a 6-issue miniseries by Marvel, dealt a lot with nanotech.

Schornforce
08-29-2008, 04:11 PM
IIRC, in the JLA "Tower of Babel" storyline, nanotech was used to take down J'onn.