Alan G. Brooks - Art and Illustration

Ever Onward . . .  Guard - Cloud Base - UNTOPIA - Ret Romanne - Comic One Continuing on from Part One  -  At top we see an armed guard from the Cloud Base Industrial Complex. This slum like city has become a prison, basically.  This was written in 2006 / 2007 - and military men on the street that enforced restrictions and compliance to government rule at gunpoint was a little extreme back then.  A little extreme inasmuch as it was very possible - but in reality - we never really thought we would be staring that situation in the face 14 or 15 years later, in this so called real life . The story was meant as a warning as to what might happen if we were not remaining vigilant.  We were always close to that situation - but there was always the belief somewhere that with a bit of luck it would never get to that level. Peace would prevail etc. Love would [as it is supposed to] -  Conquer All It didn't happen. Or as I should have said - It hasn't happened...

 Ret Romanne - [Retroman] Ret Romanne is from the United Nations Off World base of Utopia - or as those who reside there call it - UNTOPIA. A world of surveillance cameras, monitoring and investigation under the eyes of "Destinies Designed Corp."  Pat Riot, Operations Manager at the Corporation may have something to do with a fateful crash and Ret's demise both as a successful test pilot and as the partner of actress Glenda Swansong.  Ret thinks so.  Glenda was once a starlet in the making, but now works in the Diner at the end of the road where Ret [unbeknownst to Glenda] now lives. The couple fell apart after the crash. Now the world is rapidly falling apart with them as it spirals into more and more disastrous ways on its own course to  . . . who knows where! Time Dignitary Ensignia Ret Romanne - Cover art #1 Closing the door on the Timecoast story featuring Time Dignitary Extraordinaire, Ret Romanne. Page #1 - Comic One - Introduction Page #3 - Comic One - C...