The Draft (comics)

The Draft
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics under their New Universe imprint
Format One-shot (46 pages, no ads)
Genre
    Publication date November, 1988
    Main character(s) See Main characters
    Creative team
    Writer(s) Mark Gruenwald, Fabian Nicieza
    Penciller(s) Herb Trimpe
    Inker(s) Kyle Baker, Michael Gustovich, Klaus Janson, Lee Weeks, Keith Williams
    Colorist(s) Michael Higgins

    The Draft was a comic book in Marvel's New Universe imprint, detailing the aftermath of the reintroduction of the draft following the destruction of Pittsburgh.[1]

    Major characters

    Plot synopsis

    The comic follows three draftees as they discover their abilities and decide to register for the Draft. Chris has a tense relationship with his father, who registers early in part as an act of rebellion. Garth feels like his wife and children don't respect him. Harlan's a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology but all his notes for his dissertation are destroyed when he teleports for the first time.

    The three wind up at the paranormal boot camp and become friends of sorts, but Harlan has a lot of trouble fitting in due to his relative physical weakness and is picked on by another trainee with the nickname Pitt Bull. Lt. Remsen enters and analyzes Harlan's dreams as part of his mental evaluation, but, despite a lot of disturbing imagery, gives him a pass.

    Two days later, after more harassment by Pitt Bull, Harlan attempts to kill him by teleporting away. Pitt Bull survives, and Harlan is put into solitary confinement as punishment, the stress of which finally breaks him.

    The comic ends with Blowout teleporting into a live broadcast by President Reagan (although he is left unnamed) and then teleporting away, essentially making it an assassination attempt. The President survives in part because he is secretly also a paranormal.

    Elements of The Draft were seen, sometimes from other perspectives, in other titles in the imprint.

    The Draft in the rest of the New Universe

    The Draft focused mainly on new characters, but other titles, in particular DP7 and Psi-Force had major characters impacted as they were drafted. Most of them eventually went AWOL, but a few stayed with the military. Also, The Draft and its successor, The War (comics) was an opportunity to use characters from cancelled New Universe titles.

    The Draft also impacted the world in other ways, as other countries made a more concerted effort to create their own paranormal armies. Also, as the draft only applied to males, female paranormals were highly attractive to groups like the Central Intelligence Agency and offered very lucrative recruitment terms.

    Existing New Universe characters who join the military

    Creators

    Writers

    Penciler

    Cover art

    Reference list

    1. Division, Scott (1993). The Comic Art Collection catalog: an author, artist, title, and subject catalog of the Comic Art Collection, Special Collections Division, Michigan State University Libraries. Greenwood Press. p. 371. ISBN 0313283257.
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