Editing Fusion (Eclipse Comics)

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| schedule            = Monthly
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| publisher           = [[Eclipse Comics]]
| startmo             = January
| startyr             = 1987
| endmo               = October
| endyr               = 1989
| issues              = 17
| main_char_team      = Indio Tremaine<br />Dow Cook<br />Tan<br />Beolvoch<br />Alshain<br />Carz<br />Herrick<br />Haven<br />Eddie
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| writers             = [[Steven Barnes]]<br>[[Michael Reaves]]
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| pencillers          = [[Lela Dowling]]<br />[[Steve Gallacci]]
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| editors             = [[Lex Nakashima]]
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| subcat              = Eclipse Comics
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'''''Fusion''''' was an [[American comic book]] [[ongoing series|series]] published from [[1987 in comics|1987]]–[[1989 in comics|1989]] by [[Eclipse Comics]], whose creative team included the writer [[Steven Barnes]], the artists [[Lela Dowling]] and [[Steve Gallacci]], conceptual editor [[Lex Nakashima]] and many more.

The world of ''Fusion'' is centuries in our future, when a series of galactic wars have led to a spiraling [[arms race]] between "tekkers and splicers" — that is, between those who take a technological and technocratic route to improving humanity, and those who have abandoned humanity altogether through genetic engineering. The story involves the exploits of a group of space mercenaries in an era when humans who have not been enhanced either [[genetics|genetically]] or [[cybernetics|cybernetically]], are becoming extremely rare.

From the first issue, the book included two back up series featuring ''Dr. Watchstop'', and the ''Weasel Patrol'', a comic stemming from doodles "drawn" of Tan.

''Weasel Patrol'' had an animated pilot that was produced by [[Nickelodeon]] in 1991. It was never picked up as a series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/animation-anecdotes-372/|title = Animation Anecdotes #372 &#124;}}</ref>

In 2014, the first five issues were reprinted in a collection titled ''Fusion: The Soulstar Commission''.<ref>{{cite book
 |last=Barnes
 |first=Steven
 |date=October 23, 2014
 |title=Fusion: The Soulstar Commission
 |url=
 |location=
 |publisher=About Comics
 |page=
 |isbn=9781936404490
}}</ref>

==Regular characters==
The only recurring characters are the crew of the mercenary [[spacecraft|spaceship]] ''Tsunami''.
* '''Indio Tremaine''': Captain. Human. Born into the Clan of the Three Suns, of which she is the only survivor.
* '''Dow Cook''': Synthetic human bio-engineered invulnerable to shock and trauma and with enhanced self-healing ability. Very insecure about himself.
* '''Tan''': A ''musteliform'' bred from [[Earth|Terran]] [[otter]] stock. [[Canada|Canadian]], an alumnus of [[Labatt's]] Tech (a fictitious university named after the beer). An [[alcoholism|alcoholic]] mechanical and [[electronics]] wizard with a severe [[gambling]] problem. Never goes anywhere without his leather pilot cap and goggles.
* '''Beolvoch''': A ''meehook''. Something like a [[dinosaur]] with [[feather]]s. Has an extremely high [[metabolism|metabolic rate]] and thus a voracious appetite for [[raw meat]]. Must eat regularly and copiously to stay active. Consequently, spends much time in a [[suspended animation]] state or complaining that he is hungry. Appears to be a genuine [[extraterrestrial life|alien species]] rather than [[biological uplift|uplifted]] and genetically engineered ''earthform''.
* '''Alshain''': A ''felinoid''; a temperamental and somewhat edgy pilot.
* '''Carz''': A ''leoniform'' with only one working [[Human eye|eye]]. He is generally a steadying influence, but when he loses it, beware!
* '''Herrick''': A hawklike creature, of military [[caste]]. Dies very early in the series, in one of many moves which went against [[formula fiction|formula]]. Appears in [[flashback (literary technique)|"how we got here]]" sequences.
* '''Haven''': A birdlike creature with well-developed [[nest]]ing instincts. She is a doctor by training.
* '''Eddie''': Modelled after some creature with very long ears and a [[prehensile tail]]. Likes to hang upside down. A cool dude in [[sunglasses|shades]] and [[khaki]]s or [[Aloha shirt|Hawaiian shirts]]. Nothing rattles Eddie. Was a classmate of Tan at Labatt's.

==References==
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[[Category:Cyborg comics]]
[[Category:Comics about genetic engineering]]
[[Category:Planetary romances]]
[[Category:Space Western comics]]