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2008 Convention Exclusive

Issue #1 - Oct. 2008 - FringeVITALS
Issue #: N/A (Prequel)
Released: July 24, 2008
Writers: J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman & Jeff Pinkner
Artist: Tom Mandrake
Editors: Ben Abernathy & Hank Kanalz
Featured song(s): None
Story Synopsis: Professor Ku (not seen) of the National University of Singapore gives a presentation on a series of unexplained phenomena, all of which point to the Pattern.
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Fringe Episode Case Files FIND THE PATTERN. FOLLOW THE CLUES.
THE FRINGE COMIC BOOK CASE FILES
"the carcasses all contain human organs."
"the carcasses all contain human organs"

Date: Dec. 22, 2007
Location: A ranch 27 miles outside of Topeka, KS
Paranormal occurrence(s):
 210 healthy head of cattle die; autopsies reveal the carcasses all contain human organs
Parties involved:
Death(s):
 210 healthy head of cattle
Method(s) used to solve:
Technology used:
 Unknown
New clues/patterns:
Possible suspects/tie-ins:
Possible hints by story writers:Two closeups of a carcass's eye show blurry reflections: one seems to be that of a face of sorts, the other seems to be a person - the latter reflection also contains 3 green spots of light.
Conclusion(s):
See the bigger picture: Fringe Conspiracy ››


shattered windows, disabled engine
shattered windows,
disabled engine

Date: Mar. 8, 2008
Location: Off the SW coast of Sri Lanka
Paranormal occurrence(s):
 A high-pitched frequency badly damages a fishing boat - blowing out all the windows and disabling the engine - moments after a plane of unknown origin and design flew close to the ocean's surface at high speed
Parties involved: Fishermen from city of Moratuwa
Death(s):
 None
Method(s) used to solve:
Technology used:
 Unknown
New clues/patterns:
Possible suspects/tie-ins:
Possible hints by story writers:Plane is drawn in the blurry shape of a triangle, in the distance
Conclusion(s):
See the bigger picture: Fringe Conspiracy ››


the isolated tsunami
the isolated tsunami

Date: Mar. 8, 2008 (an hour after the fishing boat incident)
Location: Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Paranormal occurrence(s):
 An offshore (and subsurface, per Episode 1.01, 1:07:35) earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Richter Scale creates a tsunami that wipes out Moratuwa, Sri Lanka; there are no aftershocks; the tsunami and quake only affect Moratuwa, as the effects aren't felt anywhere else
Parties involved:
Death(s):
 83,000 people
Method(s) used to solve:
Technology used:
 Unknown, possibly caused by testing of MD's AVG technique that cracks hot rocks to create steam for geothermic energy (see MD press release 3 on MassiveDynamic.com)
New clues/patterns:
Possible suspects/tie-ins:
 This occurs very close to - and only one hour after - the fishing boat incident.
Possible hints by story writers:
Conclusion(s):
See the bigger picture: Fringe Conspiracy ››


"and he hasn't aged a day"
"and he hasn't aged a day"

Date: Apr. 24, 1998 & 2008
Location: Chicago, IL; Munich, Germany
Paranormal occurrence(s):
 Adam Sears disappears from a church parking lot; he is returned to his family exactly 10 years later, after being found asleep in the loading dock of a pharmaceutical factory outside Munich, without having aged a day, and with no memories of anything after he was reported missing
Parties involved: Adam Sears
Death(s):
 None
Method(s) used to solve:
Technology used:
 Unknown
New clues/patterns:
Possible suspects/tie-ins:
 According to Episode 1.01 (1:07:11), there are 46 other kids - including John Thompson - who also were reported missing in 1998 and were found halfway around the world in 2008, without having aged.
Possible hints by story writers:In the frame where Adam's family realizes it is Adam, one of the windows reflects a plane in the distance.
Conclusion(s):
See the bigger picture: Fringe Conspiracy ››


real-time coordinates
real-time coordinates

Date: May 11, 2008
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Paranormal occurrence(s):
 Javier Aguilar, 87, wakes up from a 23-year coma unable to talk or communicate; however, he writes down a series of seemingly random numbers, which turn out to be precise real-time coordaintes of every U.S. Navy ship in the Pacific at the moment he woke up
Parties involved: Javier Aguilar
Death(s):
 None
Method(s) used to solve:
Technology used:
 Unknown
New clues/patterns:
Possible suspects/tie-ins:
Possible hints by story writers:
Conclusion(s):
See the bigger picture: Fringe Conspiracy ››


"WHRRCHK! TZZZZZT!!"
"WHRRCHK! TZZZZZTT!!"

Date: July 19, 2008
Location: Portland, OR
Paranormal occurrence(s):
 The Taylor Incident: involves a birth gone horribly wrong (this issue doesn't describe the incident in detail)
Parties involved: Woman (probably known as Taylor), doctors, nurses, baby
Death(s):
 Not stated either way, in this issue
Method(s) used to solve:
Technology used:
 Unknown
New clues/patterns:
Possible suspects/tie-ins:
Possible hints by story writers:
Conclusion(s):
See the bigger picture: Fringe Conspiracy ››


UNANSWERED QUESTIONS AND PLOT DANGLERS
  • All the phenomena described in this issue remain as unsolved mysteries.
  • "The Taylor Incident," which deals with a birth that went horribly wrong, will be described in detail later that afternoon "from a neonatal perspective."


MEMORABLE QUOTES
  • "If we could all take our seats please, we'll begin the afternoon session." - Dr. Cory (these words open the issue and therefore the comic book series)
  • "The odds of a random coincidence are so infinitesimal as to be non-existant." - Professor Ku
  • "The Pattern is not an urban myth, ladies and gentlemen. It is not idle speculation. It is not a hoax. It is the reality we face. And it is only just beginning." - Professor Ku


ISSUE TRIVIA
  • Originally distributed as a freebie at San Diego Comic-Con 2008, where the Fringe cast and writers gave a panel presentation, and a rough cut of the pilot was previewed.
  • Contains full-page photos of the TV series' main characters, along with vital information for each.
  • The inside front cover contains an ad (specifically a Billboard rental ad) for Massive Dynamic, with the slogan: "What do we do? What don't we do." This is the same Billboard ad seen in Episode 1.01 (32:26).
  • Although a teaser states that the series will be "continued on August 27th (2008) in Fringe #1," Issue #1 was actually released on September 3.
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TheMarkedMouse The Taylor Incident... any ideas? 5 Oct 28 2008, 9:53 PM EDT by MDinmypants
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The Taylor Incident is depicted in the comics as a birth that goes horribly wrong. It's unclear if Taylor is the name of the mohter or of the baby (or both, if it's their last name).

Well, everything seems fine and happy up until the point when the doctor hands the mother the baby, and then you see the text: ""WHRRCHK! TZZZZZTT!!" as the mother has a look of agony on her face.

But we can't really tell what's actually going on. Could it be:

o the mother is electrocuted when she touches the baby...
o the mother is horrified when she has a look at the baby...
o it's not a baby at all, but some other animal...

how about you, any theories?
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