Fringe #1
This collection presents the first volume of the 2011 German-language comic series based on the television show 'Fringe'. It adapts storylines from the show's early seasons, focusing on the Fringe Division team as they investigate bizarre and unexplained phenomena. Published by Panini Deutschland, this edition compiles the initial issues of the series for German readers.
"Bell und Bishop: Geistesverwandte" kicks off Fringe #1 with a tense, mind-bending twist at St. Claires Mental Facility, where Walter faces an interrogator claiming to be from the FBI—only to question whether the man is real or another piece of a deeper deception. Written by Danielle DiSpaltro, Justin Doble, Alex Katsnelson, and Hartmut Klotzbücher, and illustrated by Tom Mandrake with coloring by Wildstorm FX, the issue blends psychological suspense with the series’ signature blend of science and mystery. The cover by Tom Mandrake captures the eerie stillness of the moment just before the truth unravels.
In "Bell und Bishop: Hervorragende Seife," Walter and William face dwindling resources until Richard Bradbury of the Fresh Start Soap Company offers them unlimited funding at a secluded Alaska base. There, they encounter Dr. Rachael Matheson and uncover a chilling discovery: a cache of missing scientists, all decapitated.
In "Bell und Bishop: Die Flucht," Walter and William face a desperate choice when Rachael Matheson pleads for their help to escape a facility where past scientists are preserved as heads in jars. With Walter reading her mind to verify her truth, the trio attempts a risky teleportation escape—only for tragedy to strike mid-flight.
In "Bell und Bishop: Perfekte Pläne," Walter and William are drawn into a dangerous mystery when the USAF hands them blueprints seized from a lab in Argentina. Following the instructions, they build a device that sends them back to Nazi Germany—where they’re captured and forced to confront a past that’s far more personal than they ever imagined.
In "Bell und Bishop: Es bleibt in der Familie," Walter convinces Hans he’s his future son, and together they race to fix a time machine. As they prepare to escape back to their own time, they make a daring move that sends Hitler—long thought dead—into the distant past.
In "Bell und Bishop: Der Besucher," Walter is held at St. Claires Mental Facility and questioned by a man who claims to be from the FBI, challenging the truth of Walter’s past. As the man dismisses Walter’s accounts, the doctor begins to unravel—until a familiar image sparks a desperate plan to escape. When the interrogation turns to a neural extraction, the real Olivia arrives, leaving the impostor vanishing without a trace.
In "Der Gefangene," Walter finds himself trapped at St. Claires Mental Facility, facing an interrogator who claims to be from the FBI but refuses to believe Walter’s wild tales. As he recalls events from his past, the line between truth and delusion blurs, and when a vision of himself gives him a moment of clarity, he attempts a desperate escape. Just as the interrogator prepares to use a neural extractor to probe his mind, Olivia from the real FBI arrives—leaving the impostor vanished without a trace.
In "Der Fremde im Zug," Johnson wakes on a train to find his briefcase gone—only to learn he has twenty-four hours to retrieve it, or face death. As he follows its trail across the rails, he confronts a stranger who carries the same case, only to realize too late that the man is himself.
In "Kopie," reporter Michelle Taylor finds herself drawn into a web of suspicion after noticing strange patterns in her investigations. When Massive Dynamic invites her to tour their facility, she witnesses an unsettling experiment in duplication—only to wake up convinced the company is a force for good.
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↩ Reprints Fringe #1 (2008), Fringe #2 (2009), Fringe #3 (2009), Fringe #4 (2009), Fringe #5 (2009), Fringe #6 (2009), Fringe #[nn] (2010)
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