Death’s Feast
War is Death’s Feast – George Herbert
Death’s Feast (formerly known as The Road to Hell) is a work-in-progress. It is a black-and-white graphic novel, and is the sequel to The Lesser Evil, which was published by Zeta Comics in 2011/12.
Death’s Feast is a five-part story, to be published in 2012 or 2013.
After centuries of oppression, things finally seem to be getting better. The enemy has been routed, and democracy is just around the corner. Only the demons of human nature remain to be dealt with…
Only days away from implementing the final stages of his Shared Power Policy, Frank Tomhines is approached by Padakan leaders, who want to surrender to the Confederacy. Yet, once the treaty is signed, an unexpected voice in the Padakan hierarchy begins to speak publicly against the Confederacy, exposing skeletons in Frank’s closet.
Going back to war would be a public relations nightmare, yet it begins to seem inevitable. Forced to take matters into his own hands, Frank begins to exploit weaknesses in his own democratic system to maintain control of a galaxy spiralling inexorably toward conflict.
Frank must walk a fine line between morality and necessity to keep his dreams of democracy alive.
(Set six years after the events of The Lesser Evil)
From the diaries of Frank Tomhines:
If you had asked me what I wanted when I was a little boy, I would have told you that galactic peace was what I wanted, and that I wanted to be the one to make it happen. For me to have seized power in a military coup is the cruellest of ironies, and one that costs me sleep every night.
When I say that this didn’t happen the way I wanted, no one believes me. It’s inconceivable to me that people seem to think that I planned the entire thing…