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{{Short description|Comic book series}}
{{distinguish|Resistance (comics)}}
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|title               = The Resistance
|image               = The Resistance 01 cover.jpg
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|caption             = Cover of the first issue
|schedule            = Monthly
|limited             = Y
|multigenre          = y
|Cyberpunk           = first
|PostApoc            = y
|publisher           = [[Wildstorm]]
|date                = November [[2002 in comics|2002]] - June 2003<ref>{{comicbookdb|type=title|id=7303|title=The Resistance}}</ref>
|issues              = 8
|main_char_team      =
|writers             = [[Justin Gray]], [[Jimmy Palmiotti]]
|artists             = [[Juan Santacruz]]
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|subcat              = Wildstorm Comics
|sort                = Resistance
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'''''The Resistance''''' was a [[post-apocalyptic]] [[cyberpunk]] [[comic book]] [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]] written and created by [[Justin Gray]] and [[Jimmy Palmiotti]] with art by [[Juan Santacruz]].<ref name="ComicsBulletin">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/104371449022562.htm
|title=Line of Fire Daily Reviews: The Resistance #1 to #4
|last=Hues
|first=Jason
|publisher=Comics Bulletin
|work=Line of Fire Daily Reviews
|date=2003-01-27
|accessdate=2009-07-12
}}
</ref><ref name="ComicBookResources">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=1657
|title='Resistance' Isn't So Futile: Justin Gray talks new Wildstorm series
|last=Singh
|first=Arune
|publisher=Comic Book Resources
|date=2002-12-05
|accessdate=2009-07-12
}}
</ref> Totaling 8 issues, the series was published by [[Wildstorm]], with issue #1 being [[cover dated]] November 2002. It is unrelated to and should not be confused with the later similarly named Wildstorm series ''[[Resistance (comics)|Resistance]]''. The collected edition was published by IDW  in APRIL 2009 collecting all 8 issues that were first published in 2002.
==Setting==
The setting is a [[dystopic]] [[New York City]] in the year 2280.<ref name="ComicBookResources"/> A [[chemical]] known as "[[Toxin]] 5" has ruined the world's [[ecosystem]], bringing [[civilization]] close to [[collapse of civilization|collapse]].
The Global Control Commission (GCC) has brought order to the [[wikt:chaos|chaos]] and [[anarchy]], but it is also corrupt and [[oppression|oppressive]] to the point of [[totalitarianism]]. It is also very [[inegalitarian]]: [[the elderly|all people over age 65]] are denied [[medical treatment]]), and the government, in an effort to maintain the delicate balance between a growing population and dwindling food supplies, regulates [[childbirth rates]] in the few remaining cities. People born without authorization are known as "Strayz" and are given no [[civil rights]] by the GCC; they may be hunted down and killed by corporate-sponsored machines.
==Characters==
The [[protagonist]] is a young [[genius]] [[Hacker (computer security)|hacker]] Stray named Brian Sturm who joins "the Resistance," a group of mostly Strayz who have [[rebellion|rebelled]] against the GCC.<ref name="ComicsBulletin"/> The Resistance is led by a man named Surge.<ref name="ComicsBulletin"/>
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/104371449022562.htm Review of The Resistance #1-#4 on Comics Bulletin]
* [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=1657 Interview with writer Justin Gray on Comic Book Resources]