Everything about Mek totally explained
» For other uses, see MEK (disambiguation).
Mek is a three-issue
comic book mini-series published in
2003 by
WildStorm, written by
Warren Ellis, pencilled by
Steve Rolston and inked by
Al Gordon.
Background
When interviewed about
Mek, Warren Ellis explained that he felt that mechanical augmentation was "already happening", quoting
Stelarc and the work of
Kevin Warwick as examples. In the same interview, he stated his opinion that "What is art and experiment today will be high-end consumer goods in ten years, and cheap enough to be street goods in twenty years" and "not his best work but then neither is it his worst" format
trade paperback, accompanied by another Warren Ellis miniseries,
Reload (ISBN 1401202756).
Plot
The story is set in the near future, when the old fashioned styles of
body modification have become passe. The newest fad, "MEK" (short for Massive Enhancement Culture), involves adding cybernetic implants, such as cell phones implanted directly into the skull. The founder of the MEK movement is Sarissa Leon, who has become a celebrity of the new fad. She returns to Sky Road, the place where MEK first took off, after learning of the murder of her former lover and fellow MEK pioneer R.J. Coins. Leon discovers that Sky Road is now the center of "bad MEK", which involves implanting
black market weapons and stolen military technology. Leon attempts to find Coins' murderer, while trying to clean up Sky Road.
Further Information
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