Hacktivist

by Milano, Alyssa; Lanzing, Jackson; Kelly, Collin; To, Marcus

• ISBN13: 9781608864096
• ISBN10: 160886409X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2014-07-22
• Publisher: Archaia

Summary

A fast-paced, ripped-from-the-headlines tech thriller from the mind of Alyssa Milano!

From the creative mind of Alyssa Milano, with artist Marcus To and writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, Hacktivist is a fast-paced cyber-thriller about friendship and freedom in a time of war. The world knows Ed Hiccox and Nate Graft as the young, brilliant co-founders of YourLife, a social networking company that has changed the way the world connects with each other. The world knows "sve_Urs3lf" as the largest white-hat hacking group on the planet, exposing information and sparking revolutions across the globe. What the world doesn't know is that this is a lie. Ed Hiccox and Nate Graft are sve_Urs3lf. When their operation is discovered by the US Government, and their company is taken over by military contracts and CIA, Ed and Nate must face the real world beyond the code and choose between friendship and what they believe to be right.

Author Biography

Alyssa Milano is a actress, producer and philanthropist best known for her work in television and global activism. Milano’s rich television and film career began on ABC’s Whose the Boss, continuing on to include lead roles in the long-running series Melrose Place and Charmed as well as numerous other shows and films. She is currently starring in ABC’s Mistresses. Alyssa was named a UNICEF National Ambassador in 2003 for her charitable work on behalf of children as well as the founding ambassador for the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Disease Control (GNNTDC). She was awarded the Spirit of Hollywood Award in 2004 by The John Wayne Cancer Institute and the Associates of Breast & Prostate Cancer Studies for her charitable work. She currently resides in Los Angeles. Hacktivist is her first graphic novel. Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing are the writing team behind Alyssa Milano's HACKTIVIST, which represents their first joint foray into comic books. They come from the world of screenwriting, where they made their name with SUNDOWN, a samurai fantasy epic. Since then, they've written MARLOW (adapted from the Arcana Comics title) and UNDERGROUND (for Bluegrass Films) - as well as a great deal of still-very-secret work in the cinema and digital spaces. In addition, Lanzing has worked in comics with David Server for four years, producing the creator-owned FREAKSHOW as well as THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR and SQUIDS for Ape Entertainment. Kelly/Lanzing are repped at WME and Energy Entertainment. Marcus To is a Canadian artist and illustrator whose credits include Cyborg 009, Red Robin, Huntress, Soulfire and The Flash. Born in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, he has been a part of the American comic book industry since 2004. To lives in Toronto, Ontario and is a member of the Royal Academy of Illustration and Design. You can follow his adventures at MarcusTo.com.