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Adam 2.0
Adam 2.0 CREATED BY
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GIUSEPPE DI BERNARDO
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WRITERS
GIUSEPPE DI BERNARDO
ARTISTS
MICHELA DA SACCO - DANIELE STATELLA -
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FABIO PIACENTINI GIUSEPPE DI BERNARDO
COVER COLORIST
CLAUDIA SG
LETTERER & DESIGNER
DENISE DI PRIMA
TRANSLATOR
GIUSEPPE PENNESTRI
PROOF READER
MATTHEW PERRYMAN
INTRODUCTION
GIUSEPPE PENNESTRI
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COVER ARTIST
ADAM 2.0 VOL. 1 ISBN: 978-0-9926443-3-8 ADAM 2.0: Black Swan. March 2015. First English-Language Edition. Published by DieGo Comics Publishing Ltd. London UK. Copyright of the English edition © DieGo Comics Publishing Ltd 2015. Adam 2.0 character is copyright © Giuseppe Di Bernardo 2015. All right reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means (except for short excerpts for review purposes) without the express written permission of DieGo Comics Publishing Ltd. All names, characters, events and locales in this publication are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual persons (living or dead), events or places, without satiric intent, is coincidental. International Rights Representative: Giuseppe Pennestri
COMICS PUBLISHING
Diego Comics Publishing ltd 77 Gransden House SE8 3QL London United Kingdom
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Introduction New World Order, esoteric sects, UFOs and close encounters of the third kind - just some of the issues addressed by Giuseppe Di Bernardo in Adam Mack, his thrilling graphic novel series. The acclaimed Italian series is now to be adapted into English by DieGo Comics Publishing and will be titled Adam 2.0. Author Giuseppe Di Bernardo has a deep passion for mystery and ufology, developed through three decades of reading and research. He fondly recalls one of the first books that sparked his interest, Non è Terrestre (Not of this World) by Peter Kolosimo, which sheds light on modern myths within conspiracy theories and pseudo-archaeology.
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In Adam 2.0, Di Bernardo not only addresses alien contact, crop circles, quantum physics and sacred Sumerian texts but takes us on a journey into ourselves as we rediscover our soul and the secret answers that have beset humanity since ancient times. Adam 2.0 is also a love story, seeing the relationship of Adam Mack and Soul Sewell stretched through time and space since the horrors of 9/11 tore them apart.
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Adam 2.0 is a graphic novel series based on facts, testimonies and studies conducted by leading researchers and controversial pseudo-archaeologists like Gregg Braden, Zecharia Sitchin, David Icke and Corrado Malanga. The literature produced on the unknown depths of human history is such extensive that the warehouses of Area 51 could not contain it all. I am a scholar of official history but have always been fascinated by fantasy and mysterious fiction such as Lovecraft’s infamous Call of Cthulhu or films like Indiana Jones, Stargate and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Di Bernardo has undergone a fantastic feat in cataloging mysteries and conspiracies in Adam 2.0, using the series as a platform for connecting dots and providing an essential work for readers who want to know more about the world. I hope that you enjoy Adam Mack’s adventures as much as I have enjoyed reading and adapting them for this English edition, Adam 2.0. If you do, please spread the news! Follow us on Facebook and Twitter and introduce your friends and family to the adventures of Adam Mack. Help raise awareness of our independent publishing house so that everyone can enjoy this thrilling series. Remember - even the most far-fetched theories feed our perceptions and even the most rational minds require the entertainment found in fantasy worlds. Giuseppe Pennestri March 2015
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AND THIS ONE?
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THE SWANS WERE NOT FORGIVE ME, SIR -I CAN’T ALL WHITE, AS THEY HAD QUITE GRASP HOW SWANS IMAGINED - SPECIMENS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH WITH BLACK PLUMAGE THIS COMPANY’S ECONOMIC WERE LIVING ON THE STRUCTURE? AUSTRALIAN CONTINENT...
WHEN EUROPEAN RESEARCHERS ARRIVED IN AUSTRALIA IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, THEY REALISED THAT ONE OF THEIR OLDEST BELIEFS HAD NO BASIS ...
“IT’S THE SO-CALLED BLACK SWAN FACTOR - AN EXTREME E VENT, ISOLATED, UNEXPECTED AND OF GREAT IMPACT, WHICH CAN ONLY BE EXPLAINED IN RETROSPECT…”
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OH, THEY ARE CONNECTED! TO SURVIVE IN THE SOCIETY OF THE FUTURE WE MUST LEARN THAT ANY UNFORESEEN FACTOR - HOWEVER SMALL - IS SUFFICIENT TO INVALIDATE ALL OF OUR FIGURES.
SOUL, FOR GOD’S SAKE! WAIT! LISTEN TO ME!
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YOU WANT EXAMPLES? THE INVENTION OF THE WHEEL, BLACK TUESDAY, THE INTERNET OR EVEN AN EARTHQUAKE …
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WE ACT AS IF WE ARE ABLE TO PREDICT EVERY EVENT, BOTH HISTORICAL AND NATURAL, OR THOSE IN OUR PERSONAL LIVES …
“WE BELIEVE THAT THE FUTURE IS PREDICTABLE, THAT RISKS ARE CONTROLLABLE - BUT LIFE DOES NOT FOLLOW A LINEAR PATH - IT LIKES TO SWERVES SUDDENLY.”
LEAVE ME ALONE, ADAM. I NEED TO CLEAR MY HEAD.
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SOUL, WAIT PLEASE!
THINK, FOR EXAMPLE, OF THE CAREER THAT WE HAVE CHOSEN, OF THE MEETING WITH OUR PARTNER, OR ANY SUDDEN ENRICHMENT.
WE MUST UNDERSTAND THAT, ACCORDING TO THE BLACK SWAN FACTOR, WHAT WE DO NOT KNOW IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN WHAT WE DO.
HOW MANY OF THESE THINGS HAVE HAPPENED AS WE PLANNED?
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"THE WORLD IS DOMINATED BY WHAT IS UNKNOWN AND UNLIKELY, WHILE WE TRY TO ESCAPE THE FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN BY FOCUSING ON WHAT WE DO KNOW ... CLEAN FIGURES."
CALM DOWN, SOUL. LET’S GET OUT OF HERE AND TALK IT OUT …
FUCK OFF, ADAM! YOU CANNOT CHANGE MY LIFE HOWEVER YOU LIKE!
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WHAT DO YOU REALLY KNOW ABOUT ME, ADAM? WHAT OF MY FEARS, MY WISHES?
"THE NEXT FEW YEARS WILL BE DIFFICULT AND UNPREDICTABLE. TO FACE THE MAJOR CHANGES THAT AWAIT, WE NEED A GREATER IMAGINATION ..."
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SOUL ... LOOK BEHIND YOU! DO YOU SEE IT TOO?
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BECAUSE EVEN TODAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, A BLACK SWAN MAY IMPACT OUR BELIEFS ...
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STONEHENGE, WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND, TODAY.
“WHERE ARE WE...”
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Texts by Giuseppe Di Bernardo Artworks by Da Sacco, Statella & Piacentini
“WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON...”
“THE DUST HAS ONLY JUST BEGAN TO FALL...”
“CROP CIRCLES IN THE CARPET, SINKING, FEELING...”
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AH!
SPIN ME AROUND AGAIN AND RUB MY EYES...
MMMPF!
LET ME! “THIS CAN’T BE HAPPENING...”
MMM!
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WHEN BUSY STREETS A MESS WITH PEOPLE WOULD STOP TO HOLD THEIR HEADS HEAVY
HIDE AND SEEK...*
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MMMMM
* “ HIDE AND SEEK ” IMOGEN HEAP
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