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It Came From The Council
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Council contractor Stephen is whisked away on a darkly colourful adventure to save the inhabitants of a fantastical world inside a condemned toy shop.
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Stephen, at the front door of the building, presses the buzzer. A voice on the speaker says: “Hello?” Stephen replies: “Uh, hi, I’m here for the health and safety inspection? The council sent me.” The voice says: “The what?” Stephen replies: “The inspection? Sorry, I didn’t expect anyone to be here-“ Stephen is cut off by the front doors swinging open to a bright inside. The speaker is revealed to be an anthropomorphic, human-sized toy of Kingsman, the shop’s mascot. He is a lion with golden fur and a simple crown on his face, covering his eyes and resting on his snout. With an overjoyed expression, he says: “Is it really you?!” Behind him is a small entryway with a red door and yellow carpet. “Yeah…” says Stephen, with a confused expression, “Am I interrupting something? I thought this place was condemned…” Kingsman drags a surprised Stephen sideways by the arm, into the brick building gleefully, saying: “Come in!”
January 12, 2026 at 12:16 AM
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Night. Overhead shot of a blue car riding down a single lane road next to some grass. Text box reads: “Contractee: Hartlepool Borough Council”. Facing the back of the car as it drives past a metal fence with a dirty sign in front of it, reading “Atkinson Way Business Park”. A text box reads: “Contract Order: Health and Safety Inspection”. Seeing inside the car, a man, outlined in blue, is driving. He is wearing a lighter blue coat and tie, with a white shirt. He has short hair and chin stubble. He is also wearing a tired expression. A text box reads: “Contractor: Stephen Wainwright, EAP Projects”. Stephen’s car pulls up to a large brick building with a big dome skylight. A big sign reading “Kingsman Toys”, shaped like crown, is hanging by one end. The front door windows are covered by newspapers. Beside it is a buzzer with a speaker. A text box reads: “Overview: Inspection for 35 Atkinson Way, TS27 9LL, to ensure safety of EAP Projects demolition crew for September 9th.” A title card above reads: “September 3rd, 2022”.
January 6, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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First panel of the comic, on its own. A quote in white text on a black background. “(1) It shall be the duty of every employer to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all his employees.” Attributed to the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Part 1, Section 2.
January 6, 2026 at 4:56 AM
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Meet the cast: Kingsman!
Reference photo for the secondary protagonist of the comic, Kingsman. He is an anthropomorphic, human-sized plush lion whose eyes are covered by a simple crown. His bio reads: “Age: 27, Leader of the fantasy world inside Kingsman Toys shop. Sidekick to Stephen on his journey. Created by Rhys King on June 24th 1995.” Next to him is a throwing star shaped like a several toy tags stuck together, a brick with an illegible part of a prophecy etched into it, and a backpack resembling Kingsman’s face, with a window in the shape of his crown.
January 6, 2026 at 4:53 AM
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Meet the cast: Stephen Wainwright!
Reference photo for the main character of this comic, Stephen Wainwright. He is outlined in dark blue, with a lighter blue coat and tie, with a white shirt and grey pants, wearing a tired expression. His bio reads: “Age: 39, Health and Safety inspector for EAP Projects, contracted by borough council to inspect Kingsman Toys. Divorced.” Next to him is a blue sword shaped like a pen and a shield that resembles a clipboard.
January 6, 2026 at 4:47 AM