More pages for the episode VI!

Let's begin september with three new pages for the sixth episode!

Episode VI third part online

A quick bit of news to notify you that three new pages have been published for the sixth episode. Enjoy!

Episode VI part II

Two new pages for the Episode Six! Have a good time!

Episode VI on!

As promised, the publishing of the sixth episode has started with three brand new pages! You can access it through the panel on the right. Enjoy!

Gonzo - CIO

Two Live Reports and the last page of the Fifth chapter have been published! See you at the end of the week to kick off the Sixth chapter!

Live Reports

Two new pages are out for the chapter V. A new category has been added: the Live Reports! It's a kind of encyclopedia which explains particular points of the story and the universe. You can find it the column on the right. Enjoy!

Democracy

Three new pages have been added to the fifth episode..

I deal here with a topic which is only slightly hinted nowadays: what if internet was the real key to democracy? It might seem utopic but what if we had the laws voted by the population through the net? Why don't we consult the people now that the means of communication allow it? Why don't we really launch the debate as our dear politicians like to say it?

This would help us get rid of two cancers which plague the advance of our civilization: abuses of power and lobbys. And we could then obtain what the people really desires. This would involve us in the political choices of the country and make us bear the responsability of our policies. Politicians are chained to their image, to the direction of their political party and they are under the pressure of financial groups through lobbys which kill all political initiatives...

The Dark Knight and the Chapter V

Four new pages for the chapter V! Enjoy!

This morning, i saw "The Dark Knight Rises". After a magnificient seconod episode, this one was quite lackluster. The story is quite disappointing in spite of what the critics say... Less dark, less gripping, less tortured... Well, it's a good movie but from Nolan (Memento, The Perfume...) I was expecting more. What is more worrying is the buzz around the movie (see the declaration of one of the distributors saying he was "afraid" that this movie was so good it would eclipse their other productions... yeah right...) and the obvious openings for future spinoffs written in the script while Nolan keep saying this episode is the last. Did he make conscessions and altered his work to please the studios? Too bad...

Two new pages for chapter V...

The chapter V is going on with two new pages!

Class Conflict and chapter V

Two new pages have been added to the chapter V.

I want to talk about a manga which had a huge influence for Cowboys in Orbit. It is "Kamui Den" by Sanpei Shirato. This manga was published in the 60s in Japan and was very influencial during the students protests at the time.

This manga describes the class conflict but not exactly as we generally picture it. Taking place during the Tokugawa era in Japan, it shows how the ruling class stratified the society to control it. We then see how they put every means to resist the ascension of a new cast of merchants and the rebellion of young peasants aspiring to a better life through education.

What is very striking is that this work echoed the society of Japan in the 60s but it mirrors even better our present society. The class conflict, if it even exists now, is a battle controled by the gouvernements  and it becomes more and more obvious in our context of "crisis". The ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy was an expert in divisive policies to prevent population to open their eyes on real issues.

This kind of manga also underlines how history repeats itself again and again. So here is my own humble contribution...

Three new pages for chapter V.

I added three new pages to the chapter V section.

Enjoy!

Beginning of the chapter V

Four new pages can be found in the newly added category "Chapter V". Enjoy!

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Chapter IV fully online!

The chapter IV is available! The little link appeared on the right panel.

Yesterday, a terrible news was announced in France. Viz Media (that you probably know), owned by Shueisha (legendary publisher of Dragonball, Naruto, One Piece...) decided that their mangas will published exclusively by Kaze.

It probably doesn't say much if you don't know the situation of comics in France but many publishing houses were depending on mangas sales. Now, they will have to find new franchises elsewhere... Is it a revolution or an apocalypse? We'll see...

Chapter III fully online!

Here we go! The chapter is online. As usual, the corresponding link has been added to the right panel.

You've probably noticed that Humans are completely absent of the story. They are frequently mentionned but, for now, they have yet to appear. there is, of course, an explanation to this (you'll have to wait for this though...)

I just want to mention the parallel between the present situation in the world and what is in the comic. Keep this in mind when you read Cowboys in Orbit!

Chapter II fully online!

The second chapter is fully online! You can read it by clicking on the link located in the right panel.


I tried along these two chapters to underline various issues of our current society that seem to me potentially dangerous. I used the concept of "ROMs", emotions creators, to warn the reader about the fact that feelings are overcoming reasoning nowadays.

With the quick flux of informations, we have a tendancy to react quicker to these and generally, without taking the time to analyze them. I'm not against Facebook and the internet, i use them a lot but how many times have I seen people "liking" or sharing informations that contradict their ideals? Under the pretext of very emotionnal stories (most of the time greatly exagerated), they share propaganda and false informations which, even if it's not clearly stated, are often fascist or racist.


One shocking example was in France, the story of the so-called Institute of Justice (sorry it's a french article: (http://www.rue89.com/2011/11/18/institut-pour-la-justice-hold-droite-sur-les-victimes-226627)). A video was posted, showing the testimony of a dad whose son was killed. He stated that the murderers didn't even go to jail. Everybody was shocked and shared the info. It was soon proved that the story was false and that it was a scam from the fascist French party.

A society based n the emotions is the perfect prey for dictators.

Happy reading!

Welcome Cowboys in Orbit!

Welcome on the CIO's blog! You can read the online comics for free by selecting the chapter you want to read on the right panel. Four pages pages will be published every weeks so stay tuned for more cyberpunk adventure!

Hope you'll enjoy your ride, see you soon!

Intro

Chapter I - I remember nothing

Chapter I (Part II)

Chapter I (Part III)

Chapter I (Part IV)

Chapter I (Part V)

Chapter II - Beat My Head Against The Wall

Chapter II (Part II)

Chapter II (Part III)