from GeekChicDaily:
So you think being a cyborg would be boss? What if it required getting filleted like sushi and implanted with alien tech? When astronaut Alan Ulysses Grant has an uncomfortable encounter with an alien space probe (not THAT kind of probe) he awakens to that very fate.
Ulysses Squared is the latest project from Witchblade co-creator Brian Haberlin, who describes the passion project as an illustrated novel. As he tells GeekChicDaily in our exclusive interview, “I… like the idea of kind of a children’s book for adults. Something lushly illustrated, similar to Dinotopia, but not eight panels a page.”
Designed to repair otherworldly warriors injured in battle, a lost alien craft stumbles into our galaxy. When it encounters astronaut Alan it sees his vulnerable human features as injuries. The probe ship gives him the only makeover it knows, transforming him into an a$$-kicking cyborg super-soldier. If he gets into serious danger, armor spouts out of his body to encase him for his safety (see the armor design in our exclusive Ulysses Squared image gallery). Unfortunately, the ship also gives similar gifts to an old broken-down Soviet space weapon, code-named Ares.
Though he says the theme of the story is man dealing with transformation, Haberlin’s primary motivation in creating the character goes all the way back to one of his first childhood heroes. “I really wanted to make my Six Million Dollar Man. I loved that show when I was a kid… he was like our 007, but with these extra powers.” Check out GCD’s exclusive images from Ulysses Squared, and be sure to read our feature interview with Brian Haberlin. Look for Ulysses Squared on shelves Q3 of 2011.