An Electric Monkey [Paperback]

In the near future, a prototype of artificial intelligence-controlled robot joins an elite military Search & Rescue team. To prove himself, hell have to demonstrate his skills and abilities ... and his humanity.Intelligent Artificial Neuromechanoid... Ian. Its the name of the newest recruit in Team 21 of the SRS  the Special Rescue Section. Ian is an android, impossible to tell from a human being with the naked eye, and his creators claim that hes controlled by a true artificial intelligence  capable of learning, adapting, and even of experiencing emotions. Not every member of the team is happy about their new partner, but their higher-ups arent giving them a choice  and the mission comes first...Fabien Vehlmann got into comics by flooding Spirou Magazine with proposed scripts until he was accepted. Since then hes proven his mettle with such hits as Green Manor and a Spirou one-off, before becoming in 2009 the new official team for Dupuis flagship series with Yoann. His biggest hit is award-winning series Alone, illustrated by Bruno Gazzotti. Ralph Meyer has been passionate about comics since very early in his life, and was influenced as much by the European scene as by the American one. He created the critically acclaimed Berceuse Assassine with Tome, and Clear Blue Tomorrows with Vehlmann and Gazzotti.