Launch Phanes
'It was expected that the launch of the world’s most advance A.I. simulator would be a monumental historical event, but nobody could have guessed the reasons why.'
Written by Richard Reynolds (groundzerocomics.co.uk)
Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu)
Produced by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes)
With music by Sascha Ende (https://www.sascha-ende.de/)
And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)
And sound effects provided by Freesound.org
The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)
A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch
And Joshua Boucher for helping with our submission reading.
And to Ben Errington, bitten by a radioactive ChatBot, he now dispenses both chit and chat on all your friendly neighbourhood social media platforms.
Richard Reynolds is the owner and operator of Ground Zero Comics, a small shop in Mansfield, England, but writes, draws and produces his own comics and strips whenever he gets the chance. You can read these comics for free on the shop’s website, groundzerocomics.co.uk - ‘free comics’ sidebar.
Erika Ventura is an artist, mother, bilingual narrator, and a husbandry technician. How does she manage it all? No idea, but her artwork can be seen on Instagram (@efventu) or you can visit her artist page www.facebook.com/BioArtsy
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