# Firekind

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***Firekind*** was a comic strip published in the British weekly [anthology comic](/source/Anthology_comic) *[2000 AD](/source/2000_AD_(comics))* for 13 issues in [1993](/source/1993_in_comics). It was written by [John Smith](/source/John_Smith_(comics_writer)), with art by [Paul Marshall](/source/Paul_Marshall_(comics)).

## Publication history

*Firekind* came about as part of the "Spring Fever" promotion at *2000 AD* after a change in distribution saw a big drop-off in sales.[1] The assistant editor [Alan McKenzie](/source/Alan_McKenzie) had contacted [John Smith](/source/John_Smith_(comics_writer)) and suggested he might want to write a story involving dragons to make up for the lack of [fantasy](/source/Fantasy_(genre)) in the comic. According to Smith:

The story was originally serialised in *[2000 AD](/source/2000_AD_(comics))* from issues #828 to #840. Part 7, however, which should have appeared in issue #834, was accidentally omitted. According to [John Tomlinson](/source/John_Tomlinson_(comics)), another assistant editor:

Paul Marshall spotted the error but the production staff were running sufficiently far-ahead that they were putting together issue #839 and the missing episode had to be run after the final installment.[2]

The story was entirely reprinted in its proper order in *2000 AD* *Extreme Edition* #8 (2005) and *[2000 AD: The Ultimate Collection](/source/2000_AD:_The_Ultimate_Collection)* #82 (2020).

## Plot synopsis

The self-contained story concerns a human xeno-[botanist](/source/Botanist) named Larsen who travels to the alien [jungle](/source/Jungle) planet Gennyo-Leil whose [atmosphere](/source/Atmosphere) is a [toxic](/source/Toxic) [hallucinogen](/source/Hallucinogen). Though he initially gains the inhabitants' trust, his mission is compromised by the arrival of a merciless gang of [mercenary](/source/Mercenary) [poacher](/source/Poaching) / torturers. But Gennyo-Leil is not without defences...

[James Cameron](/source/James_Cameron)'s film *[Avatar](/source/Avatar_(2009_film))*, released sixteen years later, has a number of similarities with *Firekind*.[3][4]

## References

1. Bishop (2007) pages 158-159

1. Bishop (2007) pages 159

1. Lazer, Eddie (January 28, 2010). ["Did Avatar Completely Rip Off An Obscure British Comic Called Firekind?"](http://www.heavy.com/movies/sci-fi-movies/2010/01/did-avatar-completely-rip-off-an-obscure-british-comic-called-firekind/). [Heavy.com](/source/Heavy.com). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120603203357/http://www.heavy.com/movies/sci-fi-movies/2010/01/did-avatar-completely-rip-off-an-obscure-british-comic-called-firekind/) June 3, 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 13, 2013. (Archived by [WebCite](/source/WebCite)® at )

1. Lazer, Eddie (29 January 2010). ["Avatargate: The Case for the Prosecution"](http://www.heavy.com/movies/sci-fi-movies/2010/01/avatargate-the-case-for-the-prosecution/). Heavy.com. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140815055814/http://heavy.com/movies/sci-fi-movies/2010/01/avatargate-the-case-for-the-prosecution/) 15 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 October 2013.. (Archived by WebCite® at )

## Sources

- [Bishop, David](/source/David_Bishop_(writer)) *[Thrill-Power Overload](/source/Thrill-Power_Overload)* ([Rebellion Developments](/source/Rebellion_Developments), 260 pages, hardcover, February 2007, ISBN 1-905437-22-6)

## External links

- [*Firekind*](http://www.2000ad.org/?zone=thrill&page=profiles&choice=FIREKIND) at Barney

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