Some worlds need to be seen.
Four places at the heart of Almag. Explore the light, architecture and atmosphere that give this universe its character.
Where the sun never sets
The home of the Alizean. Permanent sunlight shapes a world of warmth, powerful silhouettes and deep sheltering shadows.
Why it matters
The land the Alizean are fighting to reclaim and protect.
Draft conceptTerraced canyon settlements, bronze solar sails and shared shaded courtyards are proposed visual directions.
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Sunlit alien canyon, monumental sandstone terraces, triangular gateways, bronze solar sails, warm ochre palette, painterly comic illustration.
A civilization of borrowed light
Beyond the sunlight, the Maggis build their own illumination. Intelligence and technology shape life in perpetual darkness.
Why it matters
The home of the civilization whose ambitions reach far beyond Almag.
Draft conceptVertical research cities, cyan light networks and elevated transit bridges are proposed worldbuilding.
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Permanently dark alien city, charcoal towers with cyan seams, elevated bridges, artificial light in mist, painterly comic illustration.
Life, taken beyond its world
Incubator spaceships carry the Maggis to unconquered planets, where they collect species from other worlds.
Why it matters
A vessel that can carry the conflict—and its consequences—toward Earth.
Draft conceptThe chamber layout, vessel architecture and specimen-preservation systems are visual concepts. Their role in creating supervillains is undefined.
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Alien spaceship laboratory, vaulted graphite ribs, translucent specimen chambers, tiny pale researchers, cold cyan light, no gore, painterly comic illustration.
The first warning begins here
Scientist Bigg’s major research facility brings extraordinary resources to a warning that humanity refuses to hear.
Why it matters
An Earthbound perspective on a conflict that began on a distant planet.
Draft conceptAn airy campus near Ibadan, an orbital observation array and resilient local energy systems are draft ideas. The laboratory’s exact location is not established.
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Contemporary Nigerian research atrium, concrete and glass, Nigerian scientists, blue Earth telemetry, indigo textiles, courtyard palms, painterly comic illustration.