Planetary #8
In "The Day the Earth Turned Slower," Planetary investigates the chilling legacy of Science City Zero, a forgotten experimental facility where people vanished during the Red Scare, subjected to unimaginable scientific torment. Warren Ellis and John Cassaday deliver a haunting, visually striking tale that probes the dark intersection of paranoia, progress, and human endurance. The cover by John Cassaday captures the eerie stillness of a world on the edge.
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Planetary is contacted by a woman named Allison, who relates to them the horrors of Science City Zero. City Zero was an experimental base where people disappeared during the height of the “Red Scare” and were subjected to scientific tortures designed to test the limits of the human body.
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