Mikuláš Podprocký's comic Wilderness can be described as hard sci-fi. The story takes place in the far future, when all civilization has moved into a giant megapolis that is sucking the life out of the entire planet. While humans live high in the clouds, a new civilization - the Wilderness - grows up in the foundations of the city, close to the surface of the earth. It is being built by intelligent animals who have stopped fighting each other and have secretly allied against their arch-enemy, man. The crucial moment comes when, beyond the megacity, the Monster is born, a mutant freak of nature, a murderous tangle of muscle, a devourer of all life... He may be the Wilderness' essential weapon against humans, but he can also destroy everything...


Mikuláš Podprocký (*1978), a sculptor by training, has worked as a professional artist in the video game industry since leaving school. He has worked on games such as Mafia 2, TopSpin 4, Mafia 3 and many others. He has written and illustrated his own comics (Wilderness, Wilderness II: Exodus, Konan the Adventurer and more). As of 2019, he is a freelance artist.


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