Sentinel (comic book)
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For the mutant-hunting robots, see Sentinel (comics)
Sentinel is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics as part of the Tsunami imprint. It is written by Sean McKeever and illustrated by UDON.
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[edit] Publication History
Sentinel was originally launched in 2002 as part of Marvel Comics' Tsunami imprint. The series was cancelled after its 12th issue. The series returned in November 2005 with the original creative team for a limited five part mini-series.
[edit] Plot Summaries
[edit] Vol. 1: Tsunami Series
Sentinel is the story of Juston Seyfert, a normal human teenager tormented by the seniors at Antigo High School in Wisconsin. He is dirt poor and lives in his father's junkyard with his little brother named Chris; their mother walked out years ago. Being poor, Juston must find his own fun, and spends the days playing in the salvage yard. He finds the remains of a giant robot programmed to exterminate mutants: a Sentinel. Rebuilding and reprogramming the Sentinel, Juston attempts to give himself a better life while avoiding the government agents that are quickly following his trail. After the CSA discovers his big secret, Juston deciding to run away and use the Sentinel's DNA Detection skills in looking for his mother, who'd walked out on him years ago.
Trivia: in the Sentinel issues #8 and #9, Bruce Willis has a guest appearance in the role of his movie character John McClane (Die Hard). He helps Juston to save the passengers of a crashed plane, and while he only introduces himself as "John", the artwork clearly identifies him as McClane aka Willis. Further, a part of the dialogue hints at the Die Hard movies: "I screwed up, too. Fact is, I was on my way to fix it. Wife left for Toronto a year ago for her career, but... I didn't wanna leave L.A. So I didn't. That didn't go over so well. Heh... somehow it made sense back then, and now I just want her to give me a second chance."
[edit] Vol. 2: Limited-series
After running away Joston Seyfert and starts looking for his mother. But the government sends a new Sentinel after the two.
[edit] Here Comes Tomorrow
In Grant Morrison's Here Comes Tomorrow Arc of New X-Men, a similar story was crafted with a young man named Tom Skylark, who owned a Sentinel named 'Rover' that fed him as a child and looked after him, despite being able to only say the word 'DESTROY!' Though there is no link between Skylark & Juston, their Sentinels bear remarkable similarity, even down to the dented helmet giving an impression of one wide-staring eye. This perhaps suggests that long after Juston's death, his Sentinel carried on his feelings of compassion.
[edit] Reprints
Three Sentinel digests, collecting the entire series, have been released:
- Volume 1: Salvage collects vol. 1 #1-6
- Volume 2: No Hero collects vol. 1 #7-12
- Volume 3: Past Imperfect collects vol. 2 #1-5
[edit] Web Site
- Sean Mckeever web site: Store Home > Comicbooks> Sentinel Issues
- Sean Mckeever web site: Store Home > Graphic Novels> Sentinel
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