Greeting, everyone! I'm Brent Dorian Carpenter, creator/writer of the cult classic comic U.N.Force at Caliber Press in the early 1990s. Currently me and my business partner, indie filmmaker/director Joe Doughrity in LA are working to launch Foundation Comics and Press to bring UNF and other titles back to print and digital formats. While awaiting funding to pay illustrators, advertising, etc, I have written two novelizations of upcoming comic projects that I am extremely excited about.
Enemy Space: The War of Syzygy launches my epic sci-fi franchise series involving the first interplanetary war between Earth and Mars, and presents the saga of the Palladin Family, an African American military clan at the heart of both sides of the conflict. Set in 2098, it explores the overarching themes of climate change, the 99% vs the 1%, and Man playing God to disastrous results. I've always wanted to create my own space opera, and ES pays homage to all my faves, Star Wars, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica and Avatar through a wildly original story.
T'Schai: The Fall and Resurrection is the first of s four-book series that tells the story of the T'Schai, an ancient African civilization of hyper-powerful masters of osmosis and the Georhythm, a race of titans that self-destructs due to its own hubris. It dovetails with the present-day story of Paul Morgan, a bipolar African American teen who discovers through very bizarre circumstances that he is descended of the T'Schai, bearing enormous powers he is not psychologically equipped to handle while facing the six hostile survivors determined to wipe out modern day humanity and reclaim Mother Earth. Think Superman meets Dune meets Roots.
Since my earliest childhood I have been endlessly obsessed with the subjects of superheroes, sci-fi, astronomy, archaeology, history, geography, genetics, geopolitics and the notion of "Man playing God." I revel in finding unique ways to weave these wildly ranging topics into one epic work of fiction as only my unique bipolar brain and ghetto Detroit aesthetic can cast them all together.
In my day job, I work 60-plus hours a week as a personal trainer, and devote every waking hour on weekends putting Foundation Comics together. I am pleased to have begun weekly posting chapters of both books on my Facebook page, where you can log on to find out where they are available for sale.
Like most of you guys I also have several other projects in the works, including movie and tv screenplays Joe is shopping around Hollywood and could be days away from a stunning announcement or about to hold my breath for another year or two...lol. Just getting my social media chops, so bear with me, and again thanks for the forum. Looking forward to some great conversations.
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