Written by: Andrew E. C. Gaska
Illustrated by: Daniel Dussault
The reality of space exploration: The Dark Frontier, in essence, is the core message of the Critical Millennium—that man never learns from his mistakes. The Black Rabbit’s self-styled captain, Thomm Ander Coney, is intent on taking to the stars with the notion that humanity has ruined its homeworld, but can use the lessons of the past to create a utopia out in the universe. He is, of course, utterly wrong.
The historical missteps of Earth’s explorers and pioneers can not help but be repeated on other worlds—many by Coney himself—as he and his crew blindly wreck civilizations and destroy cultures that existed millennia before mankind visited the stars, all for a perceived greater good.
The trek is not an easy one. Space will fuck you up without a second thought. Death lurks around every asteroid, the environment itself seeks to crush a man, and the rewards are few and far between. But still Coney and his crew brave the dangers, desperate to explore the unknown and save a civilization intent not only on killing itself, but also on taking down every other living thing around it.
The Dark Frontier is also a place of reflection, where a man can dig deep into his soul and gaze fearfully at the slobbering beast staring back in the darkness. In many ways, the frontier being explored is not that of space, but of our own hearts and minds.
Issue #1 on sale July 8, 2010.