V arrived in 1983 and was a blockbuster with its tale of an alien race coming to Earth claiming to be our friends, but in reality is here to steal the water and harvest humanity for food. That four-hour miniseries spawned the 1984 six-hour sequel V: The Final Battle and, later that year, the single-season V: The Series. Flash forward to 2009 and we got a two-season reboot starring Morena Baccarin and Laura Vandervoort.
All these years later, the passion among fans of the original V runs deep, a point evidenced by the creation of the following original comic book story. As to its genesis, writer John T. Caliber explains, "The title of this short story is 'The Summit.' I had it dashed out in my notebook for years, intending one day to use it as the basis of a V comic book mini-series I would have both written and illustrated. When I was given me the oppotunity to scrpt a V one-shot,, I decided to salvage the old title and see what might in response spring from my imagination. The original 'The Summit' comic book mini-series premise was grand, breathtaking, something only achievable with a comic strip's unlimited budget. Ironically, the version to finally adopt the title is a relatively intimate affair, an enjoyable novelty." The art for the final version of "The Summit" was done by artist extraordinaire Pat Carbajal. V is copyright Warner Bros.