????合唱團黑眼豆豆（Black Eyed Peas）主唱Will.i.am在加入英特爾公司（Intel Corp.）后，與未來派畫家布萊恩?大衛?約翰遜合作，推出了全新漫畫書《巫師與機器人》（Wizards & Robots）。這兩位才華橫溢的藝人在英特爾公司各施所長，而正是有賴他們創造性的合作，才誕生了這部跨媒體的漫畫作品。這部漫畫小說三部曲將由IDW出版集團（IDW Publishing）出版，前傳《希望算法》（The Hope Algorithm）可以在作者的Tumblr微博客上免費閱讀，并已在上個月的紐約國際動漫展（New York Comic Con）上初次登臺亮相。小說的第一部中有《蝙蝠俠：阿卡姆之城》（Batman: Arkham City）的畫師亞當?阿徹作品的影子，將于2014年3月出版。

????黑眼豆豆的主唱（本名威爾?亞當斯）說：“（這本漫畫書的）想法來源于布萊恩在機器人技術領域上的工作，以及我在為市中心的孩子進行STEM（科學、技術、工程和數學）教育的體會。我很關注市中心在教育上的資金緊缺問題，也同樣關心機器人技術和微處理技術的進展。”

????漫畫小說中的世界于2011年萬圣節誕生在亞當斯的客廳里。在這個世界里，從未來返回的機器人與一群巫師展開了對決。與其他科幻作品相比，這部小說的不同之處除了作者之外，還在于它有著事實根據。約翰遜一直在關注當今機器人技術上的重大突破，他說：“這個世界是根據真實的機器人技術架構的，而里面的魔法都來源于量子物理學。我們確實已經開始設計機器人，它們也許能有感情。我們要把它們設計得能夠像人一樣行動，能與人交流。”

????漫畫的故事背景被設定在當代：故事中向讀者解釋了如何才能時空旅行這類的問題，里面甚至還創造并使用了一種新的語言。亞當斯和約翰遜利用在英特爾的工作之余展開合作，創造了這個世界。他們相信，在其他人的幫助下，這個世界以后會進一步擴大。亞當斯說：“我們希望確保在這本漫畫小說出版之前，講清故事真正的來龍去脈。這樣一來，無論是電影制片人還是游戲開發商，只要他們想和我們合作，把這個故事轉變為不同的媒體形式，都能夠充分了解到我們對這個故事抱有怎樣的想法。”

????實際上，這個世界中提到的一點已經變成了現實。紐約國際動漫展（New York Comic Con）上，200個卡酷機器人（Kaku robot）模型首次亮相。這部小說的世界中的驅動力量：技術，是讓這些小模型和更多的模型復制品栩栩如生的關鍵因素。這些模型成為了這次國際動漫展的特色之一。

????In a marriage made at Intel Corp., the Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.am has partnered with futurist Brian David Johnson on a new comic book, Wizards & Robots. Both the multi-talented entertainer and the futurist work with Intel (INTC) in different capacities, and it's their introduction there that led to the creative collaboration that has crafted a transmedia take on comics. The prequel to the IDW Publishing graphic novel trilogy, The Hope Algorithm, which is available free through the creators' Tumblr (YHOO) site, made its debut at New York Comic Con last month. The first graphic novel, which features art from Batman: Arkham City artist Adam Archer, launches in March 2014.

????"The idea [for Wizards & Robots] came from Brian's work around robotics and my work around science, technology, engineering and mathematics for inner city kids," said the Black Eyed Peas frontman (given name: Will Adams). "I was concerned about the lack of funding we have in education in inner cities, juxtaposed against the advancement in robotics and micro processing."

????Adams's living room on Halloween 2011 was the birthplace for this new universe, which focuses on robots from the future that come back and do battle with a group of wizards. What separates this comic from other sci-fi works, besides its creators, is that it's based in reality. "It's based on real robotics and the magic is from quantum physics," said Johnson, who tracks the breakthroughs in modern-day robotics. "We've really started designing robots so they could possibly have emotions. We design them to actually act like and interact with people."

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????The comic is set in the present day: elements such as how time travel could occur are explained for readers, and there's even a new language created for and included in the story. Adams and Johnson worked together on it outside of Intel to build this universe, which they hope will eventually expand with the help of others. "We wanted to make sure that we gave real contextual details on what the story is about before launching the graphic novel so that anybody else, whether it's film or video games, that wants to collaborate and turn this into different media properties has a greater sense of what our vision is for Wizards & Robots," said Adams.

????In fact, one offshoot of the universe has already become reality. New York Comic Con also saw the debut of 200 Kaku robot sculptures. Technology, which is a driving force within the fictional universe, played a key role in bringing the miniature sculptures and the larger-scale replica that was featured at the Intel Comic Con booth to life.