Tron: Betrayal
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Tron: Betrayal is a two-issue comic book
limited series
which serves as the official prequel to the film Tron: Legacy and was published by Marvel Comics
beginning in October 2010.
As his responsibilities in the real world grow, he creates Clu 2 – an updated version of his original Clu program which was seen in the first film. As this new world and his creations develop a life of their own, Flynn must cope with both worlds, and Clu 2 must cope while Flynn is away. In Flynn's absence, Clu 2 becomes more and more prejudiced against the ISOs, irrationally perceiving them as a threat to the "perfect system" that he wishes to maintain.
The story also introduces us to Flynn's young son, Sam Flynn, who will become the protagonist of the second Tron film.
The ending of Betrayal overlaps with the events of the 2010 videogame Tron: Evolution
, in which Clu 2 moves against the ISOs and Kevin Flynn.
by Disney Press
in November 2010 (ISBN 1-4231-3463-X), which contains a new 11-page retelling of the 1982 Tron
film illustrated by Jeff Matsuda
.
reviewed the comic and gave it a "passable" score of 6.5 out of 10.
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
limited series
Limited series
A limited series is a comic book series with a set number of installments. A limited series differs from an ongoing series in that the number of issues is determined before production and it differs from a one shot in that it is composed of multiple issues....
which serves as the official prequel to the film Tron: Legacy and was published by Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
beginning in October 2010.
Description
The series is set in 1983, shortly after the events of the original Tron. Kevin Flynn has become the CEO of fictional software company Encom, which he has built into the largest videogame company in the world. As a personal project, Flynn has been secretly building The Grid, a virtual world filled with increasingly sentient programs. Designed as an environment where he can build and test worlds limited only by his imagination, The Grid eventually becomes more complex than he intended, including the generation of isomorphic programs dubbed "ISOs", who spontaneously emerge within The Grid, as opposed to the "Basics", which becomes the term for the programs created by Flynn.As his responsibilities in the real world grow, he creates Clu 2 – an updated version of his original Clu program which was seen in the first film. As this new world and his creations develop a life of their own, Flynn must cope with both worlds, and Clu 2 must cope while Flynn is away. In Flynn's absence, Clu 2 becomes more and more prejudiced against the ISOs, irrationally perceiving them as a threat to the "perfect system" that he wishes to maintain.
The story also introduces us to Flynn's young son, Sam Flynn, who will become the protagonist of the second Tron film.
The ending of Betrayal overlaps with the events of the 2010 videogame Tron: Evolution
Tron: Evolution
Tron: Evolution is a third-person action-adventure, tie-in video game for the film Tron: Legacy by Propaganda Games, published by Disney Interactive. It was officially announced at the Spike Video Game Awards and was released for the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and Xbox...
, in which Clu 2 moves against the ISOs and Kevin Flynn.
Collected editions
Tron: Betrayal was then collected as a 128-page trade paperbackTrade paperback (comics)
In comics, a trade paperback is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme from one or more titles...
by Disney Press
Disney Press
Disney Press is a department of The Walt Disney Company specifically used to produce books of various genres and for various age groups . Many of the books Disney Press produces are picture books based on Mickey Mouse and friends and other characters from many popular Disney animated features...
in November 2010 (ISBN 1-4231-3463-X), which contains a new 11-page retelling of the 1982 Tron
Tron
-Film:*Tron , a franchise that began in 1982 with the Walt Disney Pictures film Tron** Tron , a 1982 science fiction film by Disney, starring Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan, Dan Shor and David Warner...
film illustrated by Jeff Matsuda
Jeff Matsuda
Jeff Matsuda is a Japanese-American concept artist, comics artist, and animator. He served as the chief character designer for both Jackie Chan Adventures and The Batman, and is the president and creative director of X-Ray Kid Studios. Matsuda was discovered by Rob Liefeld after submitting some...
.
Reception
IGNIGN
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reviewed the comic and gave it a "passable" score of 6.5 out of 10.
External links
- Tron: Betrayal at the Tron Wiki