Atomika

Abbinanti is the creator and artist of "Atomika" - a sprawling God-versus-God epic comic book series that he describes as "Thor" meets Federico Fellini and H.R. Giger - which he has self-published through

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But the visual world of "Atomika" - the gothic landscapes, the hills and caverns that seem populated by monstrous flesh - is no less important to the book's success.

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Abbinanti is the creator and artist of "Atomika" - a sprawling God-versus-God epic comic book series that he describes as "Thor" meets Federico Fellini and H.R. Giger - which he has self-published through

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"Atomika" decided to release the series under his creator-owned Mercury Comics.

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"Atomika," but the creator has had help along the way.

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Whether or not "Atomika" flourishes under Diamond's new Darwinian edict remains to be seen, but even failure through that distribution method won't stop Abbinanti from telling his story.

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Atomika could take the entire world and reshape it into any image he so pleased - which is why, of course, the world of "Atomika" so greatly resembles the twisted and omnipotent Russian empire that Atomika represents.

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Well, that never worked out, but we kept in touch and when I laid out 'Atomika' I realized right away that I was going to need a great writer to craft some of the ideas I had and, more importantly, bring their own thoughts to the table.

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The "God is Red" story arc is drawing ever-closer to its final conclusion - which will include confrontations between Atomika and his own godly son Chernobyl - and Abbinanti might even have more "Atomika" stories to tell afterwards, Diamond be damned.

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Set in a dystopian alternate version of Russia, "Atomika" focuses on a young boy who became a man-made God with the express purpose of representing The State - a dictatorial version of the country that seeks to spread its influence across the world.

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