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Mission Gaia
Mission Gaia
the 4 seasons. The comic centres around a conversation between a young alien and his grandfather
about the human species. His grandfather believes that humans are ignorant and selfish creatures
who did not protect their environment. By then, the Earth is already lifeless.
1st Pane:
Top Left Corner: Amidst the lonely universe lies a boisterous planet…… (In words)
Illustration: Planet Eco-Ego with 4 different alien species living in 4 different climatic regions. (This
one can use the pinwheel idea for rotation of the planet.)
Top: Under the dictate of the four seasons, the artic winds blew with a controlled intensity while ice
caps and glaciers shivered and shuddered. (In words)
Illustration: Shows mountains of different sizes, pine trees and houses where inhabitants of the Artic
region.
In speech bubbles (Young alien): Father, could you tell me more about the human species you speak
of?
4th Pane:
Illustration: Industries, factories polluting the air, with dirty brown rivers in the background.
In speech bubbles (Grandfather): Humans are an inferior species. They do not treasure their planet
and only think of themselves.
5th Pane:
In speech bubbles (Grandfather): They (Humans) believe technology is a panacea to their problems,
not realising the severity of damage they have caused to their planet.
Illustration: Houses with solar cells, rivers with hydroelectric dam and a nuclear power plant.
6th Pane:
At top: We, on the other hand, could sustain the growth of our planet, to the point where we have
full control over our climate. (In words)
Illustration: Laboratory with all four different species of aliens working together to access weather
patterns and coordinate climatic patterns.
7th Pane:
Illustration: Shows Earth, which has become barren, lifeless and empty.