''Go-Machine'' is a

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel uni ...

comic strip that appeared in the British magazine ''2000 AD''. It was created by writer

Al Ewing Al Ewing () is a British comics writer who has mainly worked in the small press and for '' 2000 AD'' and Marvel Comics. Career Al Ewing began his career writing stories in the four-page '' Future Shocks'' format for '' 2000 AD'' and moved on ...

, and artist

Richard Elson Richard Elson (born 1962) is a British people, British comic book artist best known for his work on ''Sonic the Comic'', ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'' and ''Thor (Marvel comics), Thor''. Biography Richard Elson is a fine art graduate with over ...

Characters

* Mikel Keller and his unnamed

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* The Central Directorate

Plot

In the near future cybernetic implants are blurring the line between humans and robots. The story follows a participant in brutal cage fights between cyborgs who reaches the point where he crosses the line between man and machine and becomes part of the robotic underclass. Mikel betrays the

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and launches a coup wiping out the "core members" and declaring himself the new leader.

Central Directorate

The Central Directorate is the ruling class in the unnamed city. They despise

cyborg A cyborg ()—a portmanteau of ''cybernetic'' and ''organism''—is a being with both organic and biomechatronic body parts. The term was coined in 1960 by Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline.

s and use them to fight in the Go-Machine tournament. Members include: * The Central Director * Anton Smythe - Assistant to the Central Director * Ken & Brian - Go-Machine announcers

Bibliography

* ''Go-Machine'' (by

and

, in ''2000 AD'' #1496-1498, 2006)

External links

2000 AD profile
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