The Programme
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|image=The Programme no 1.jpg
|imagesize=200
|caption=The Programme #1 (Dec 2007), art by C. P. Smith
|schedule= Monthly
|format= Limited series
|publisher= Wildstorm
|date= September 2007 -
|issues= 12
|main_char_team=
|writers= Peter Milligan
|artists= C. P. Smith
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|creators= Peter Milligan
|TPB = Volume 1
|ISBN = 1-4012-1815-6
|TPB2 = Volume 2
|ISBN2 = 1401219985
}}
The Programme is a twelve-issue comic book limited series published by American label Wildstorm. All issues are written by Peter Milligan and drawn by C. P. Smith.
Plot
The comic builds upon the idea that during the Cold War the superpowers Russia and USA built super-powered beings that should be used in case of a war. The story takes place in modern times when these beings wake up.
Collected editions
There are two trade paperbacks that contain collected issues.
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| # | Title | ISBN | Release date | Collected material | Cover Artist | #Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
|Programme Vol. 1[http://www.dccomics.com/graphic_novels/?gn=9381 Volume 1 trade details at DC] |{{ISBN|1-4012-1815-6}} |11 Jun 2008 |issues 1-6 |144 | ||||||
| 2
|Programme Vol. 2 |{{ISBN|1-4012-1998-5}} |23 Dec 2008 |issues 7-12 |144 |
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=10823 Peter Milligan Gets with "The Programme"], Comic Book Resources, July 19, 2007
- [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=31&disp=table Preview of issue #10], Comic Book Resources
=Reviews=
- [http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/18/the-programme-1-review/ Comics Should Be Good >> Programme #1], Comic Book Resources
- [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/118496636868894.htm The Programme #1], [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/119065137076013.htm 3] and [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/119307089724351.htm 4], Comics Bulletin
- [http://www.brokenfrontier.com/reviews/details.php?id=1470 The Programme #1], Broken Frontier
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Category:Comics by Peter Milligan
Category:WildStorm limited series
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