FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics
FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics was an American comic book series by Simon Oliver and Robbi Rodriguez, distributed by Vertigo Comics. FBP imagines a world where disturbances in the laws of physics are as common as weather, and necessitate forecasts about wormhole locations, momentary gravity losses, and entropy reversals. With much fanfare, the government creates a new bureaucratic organization to deal with quantum disturbances, the Federal Bureau of Physics.[1] The story follows special agent Adam Hardy as he deals with internal departmental battles and increasingly dangerous and radical quantum disasters.
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Vertigo Comics (DC) |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Publication date | July 2013 |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Simon Oliver and Robbi Rodriguez |
| Written by | Simon Oliver |
| Penciller(s) | Robbi Rodriguez |
| Inker(s) | Robbi Rodriguez |
| Colorist(s) | Rico Renzi |
Original title
Oliver and Rodriguez originally meant for the title of FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics to be Collider. While Vertigo distributed the first issue under Collider, beActive, an Irish comic press, took legal action and forced Vertigo to change the title.[2][3] While Oliver said he was ambivalent about changing the name, the process of creating a new title allowed the creative team an opportunity to "really get back examine to the nuts and bolts, and kick the tires of what the book's really all about." [4]
In other media
In 2014, Warner Bros. was in development of a film version of FBP with Justin Marks penning the script, while produced by David S. Goyer and Nellie Reed.[5]
Collected editions
| Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
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| FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics Vol 1: The Paradigm Shift | FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics #1–7 | February 2014 | 9781401245108 |
| FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics Vol 2: Wish You Were Here | FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics #8–13 | September 2014 | 9781401250676 |
| FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics Vol 3: Standing on Shoulders | FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics #14–19 | May 2015 | 9781401254346 |
| FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics Vol 4: The End Times | FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics #20–24 | Jan 6 2016 | 9781401258450 |
References
- Truitt, Brian (July 29, 2013). "Everyday physics goes kablooey in 'Collider' series". USA Today.
- http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=47278
- Collider: The Graphic Novel That Got A Vertigo Series To Change Its Name
- 'Collider' Gets A Name Change (EXCLUSIVE)
- "Warner Bros Taps 'Jungle Book' Scribe Justin Marks To Adapt Vertigo Comics' 'Federal Bureau Of Physics'". Deadline. Retrieved 2014-04-09.