Event Horizon prequel comics reveals Dr Weir’s tragic backstory
It’s been confirmed that the Event Horizon prequel comic, Event Horizon: Dark Descent, has revealed Dr William G. Weir’s true story arc.
The original film was released in 1997 and was directed by Paul WS Anderson. It starred Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, and Joely Richardson, focusing on a sci-fi tale set in 2047. An astronaut team is setting out to rescue Event Horizon, a ship that has been missing for nearly a decade and is now orbiting Neptune. However, they soon discover they’re the ones who may need rescuing.
Written by Christian Ward and published under IDW Publishing, the prequel comic series is made up of five issues and provides context to the film’s events, mostly the demonic entity Paimon, which hijacks Neil’s Weir.
Readers already know that during the first film’s events, Weir, who designed the ship, gradually falls victim to the ship’s hidden evil forces, but the comic soon exposes the truth. We learn from the comic that Paimon had a long-running plan to have Event Horizon meet with the Chaos Dimension, and that he also played a part in Weir’s wife, Claire, dying. From this turn of events, Weir sets out to finish building the ship. The demon even goes as far as to pollute Weir’s dreams with phantom imagery of his late wife, as this will only amplify his dedication to completing the ship.
In a dark, twisted re-perspective, we see that Paimon utilised Weir’s hopes of granting humankind the gift of exploring the universe to wield him into a minion dedicated to unleashing hell. We also find out that Paimon rebuilt the ship after it was initially destroyed by the original crew as part of his scheme to have Weir take the vessel to our home planet. The comic concludes with another dream where Weir’s wife begs him to come find her and the ship, which she cites as their “child”.
This story re-frames Weir as a deeply wounded victim, and audiences may understand his need to bring the ship back, despite the bloody consequences.
source: Screenrant
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