Finn (2000 AD)
fictional character in the comic books, Crisis and 2000 AD
Finn is a fictional pagan warlock eco-terrorist created by Pat Mills. He first appeared in British fortnightly anthology comic Crisis and later moved to an eponymous series in 2000 AD after Crisis was cancelled.
Publication history
Finn first appeared as a supporting character in the Crisis strip Third World War in 1988. After Crisis was cancelled in 1991 Finn disappeared from publication until 1994 when Mills brought him back for his own series. The character was popular but the series ended in 1996. According to David Bishop the reason the character was suspended was due to concerns that he was in danger of duplicating the appeal of Mills's Sláine. Mills has speculated that part of the reason was because some readers were complaining in the letters page about Finn "being a sinister witch and saying his authentic pagan practices were a bad example to readers".
Plot summary
Finn is the alias of Paul Phillips. In Third World War it is established that Paul was once a soldier in the British Army stationed in Northern Ireland, but he deserted to become Finn, an eco-terrorist fighting to save the planet from multi-national corporations. Third World War began as a relatively realistic story set in 2000, with very little in the way of fantasy or science fiction elements, but that changed as Finn became more prominent.
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