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| storyby = [[Oliver Grigsby]]
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| artby = [[Micah Gunnell]]
| artby = [[Micah Gunnell]]
| inksby = [[Mark Roslan]]
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| easteregg = [http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/novels/downloads/HRS_SylarGymFlr_clr.jpg Hi-res scan] of [[Isaac]]'s unfinished painting of [[Sylar]]
| colorsby = [[Peter Steigerwald]]
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| easteregg = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110629142202/http://www.nbc.com/heroes/novels/downloads/HRS_SylarGymFlr_clr.jpg Hi-res scan] of [[Isaac]]'s unfinished painting of [[Sylar]]
| last = [[Graphic Novel:Stolen Time|Stolen Time]]
| last = [[Graphic Novel:Stolen Time|Stolen Time]]
| next = [[Graphic Novel:Isaac's First Time|Isaac's First Time]]
| next = [[Graphic Novel:Isaac's First Time|Isaac's First Time]]
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{{blurb}}[[Matt Parkman]], an LAPD beat cop, has the [[ability]] to [[Telepathy|read minds]]. He quickly finds his "gift" to be a double-edged sword after telepathically discovering [[Janice Parkman|his wife]] may be having an affair. Even worse, she may have been sleeping with none other than his best friend, Detective [[Tom McHenry]]...{{blurbclose}}
{{blurb}}[[Matt Parkman]], an LAPD beat cop, has the [[ability]] to [[Telepathy|read minds]]. He quickly finds his "gift" to be a double-edged sword after telepathically discovering [[Janice Parkman|his wife]] may be having an affair. Even worse, she may have been sleeping with none other than his best friend, Detective [[Tom McHenry]]...{{blurbclose}}


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
After [[Matt Parkman]] punches his partner [[Tom McHenry]] for having an [[family|affair]] with [[Janice Parkman|his wife]], he finds himself questioning his reaction: [[Moral ambiguity|is it fair]] to rush to judgment based solely on a stray overheard thought? He decides to go on patrol in his car to blow off steam. He hears a dispatch for [[armed robber|a suspect]] fleeing an armed robbery and begins pursuit. The other driver tries to lose him by driving in a park, and then by driving through a pedestrian-only promenade, but Matt [[secret]]ly uses his [[powers]] to avoid pedestrians and to [[telepathy|anticipate]] the suspect's moves, eventually T-boning the suspect's car and [[heroism|arresting him]].
After [[Matt Parkman]] punches his partner [[Tom McHenry]] for having an [[family|affair]] with [[Janice Parkman|his wife]], he finds himself questioning his reaction: [[Moral ambiguity|is it fair]] to rush to judgment based solely on a stray overheard thought? He decides to go on patrol in his car to blow off steam. He hears a dispatch for [[armed robber|a suspect]] fleeing an armed robbery and begins pursuit. The other driver tries to lose him by driving in a park, and then by driving through a [[Grove Promenade|pedestrian-only promenade]], but Matt [[secret]]ly uses his [[powers]] to avoid pedestrians and to [[telepathy|anticipate]] the suspect's moves, eventually T-boning the suspect's car and [[heroism|arresting him]].
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* The armed robber is reported to drive a white sports car with license #345L7576. However, the white sports car that Matt catches has license plates that read "DFT122" as he's chasing it, and "SOMA11" after he catches the [[armed robber]]. The word "[[Soma]]" is frequently concealed in the art of comics by Aspen Studios, particularly those illustrated by [[Micah Gunnell]].
* The armed robber is reported to drive a white sports car with license #345L7576. However, the white sports car that Matt catches has license plates that read "DFT122" as he's chasing it, and "SOMA11" after he catches the [[armed robber]]. The word "[[soma]]" is frequently concealed in the art of [[Micah Gunnell]].
* At [[Grove Promenade]], Matt runs into some bobbleheads of LA Dodgers named Andy Stacey and Ken Brown. In an [[Interview:Micah Gunnell|interview]], Micah Gunnell said that these are not real baseball players, they are Micah's friends.
* When Matt is driving through Grove Promenade, he reads the thought "Try not to break a nail", a direct quote from, and possibly a reference to the previous graphic novel, ''[[Graphic Novel:Stolen Time|Stolen Time]]''.
* ''Control'' continues a storyline from ''[[Nothing to Hide]]'' as it tells what happened after [[Matt]] punched [[Tom McHenry]].

==See Also==
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* For an interview in which [[Micah Gunnell]] discusses ''{{PAGENAME}}'', see '''[[Interview:Micah Gunnell#{{PAGENAME}}|here]]'''.


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
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* [http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/novels/novel_007.shtml Interactive comic on NBC.com] - ''Note: Requires Flash Player 8 or above to view''
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* [http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/novels/downloads/Heroes_novel_007.pdf Downloadable PDF comic on NBC.com] - ''Note: Requires Adobe Acrobat or compatible reader to view''
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Latest revision as of 06:55, 19 October 2015

Control
Issue #: 7
Released: November 6, 2006
Story by: Oliver Grigsby
Art by: Micah Gunnell
Digital Inks by: Mark Roslan
Colors by: Peter Steigerwald
Lettering by: Comicraft
Produced by: Aspen MLT Inc.
Easter Egg: Hi-res scan of Isaac's unfinished painting of Sylar
Previous: Stolen Time
Next: Isaac's First Time
Everything is black and white.
Matt Parkman, an LAPD beat cop, has the ability to read minds. He quickly finds his "gift" to be a double-edged sword after telepathically discovering his wife may be having an affair. Even worse, she may have been sleeping with none other than his best friend, Detective Tom McHenry...

Summary

After Matt Parkman punches his partner Tom McHenry for having an affair with his wife, he finds himself questioning his reaction: is it fair to rush to judgment based solely on a stray overheard thought? He decides to go on patrol in his car to blow off steam. He hears a dispatch for a suspect fleeing an armed robbery and begins pursuit. The other driver tries to lose him by driving in a park, and then by driving through a pedestrian-only promenade, but Matt secretly uses his powers to avoid pedestrians and to anticipate the suspect's moves, eventually T-boning the suspect's car and arresting him.

Character Appearances

Trivia

  • The armed robber is reported to drive a white sports car with license #345L7576. However, the white sports car that Matt catches has license plates that read "DFT122" as he's chasing it, and "SOMA11" after he catches the armed robber. The word "soma" is frequently concealed in the art of Micah Gunnell.
  • At Grove Promenade, Matt runs into some bobbleheads of LA Dodgers named Andy Stacey and Ken Brown. In an interview, Micah Gunnell said that these are not real baseball players, they are Micah's friends.
  • When Matt is driving through Grove Promenade, he reads the thought "Try not to break a nail", a direct quote from, and possibly a reference to the previous graphic novel, Stolen Time.
  • Control continues a storyline from Nothing to Hide as it tells what happened after Matt punched Tom McHenry.

See Also

External Links

  • Images of pages: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6


Graphic Novel Issues
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