#mtv generation

1991. 

The American population’s bright, starry eyed optimism and hope for the “American Dream” dissolves at the shores of the murky waters pummeling ahead. An era of opulence, color and indulgence has grown its grime and grunge. Dissatisfied members of the imposing “MTV generation” release their rebel yell—desperate, strained cries for a world in deep pain and anguish, seemingly like never before… or as far as they have known. However, the loudest voices roar from those which they call “Mutants”; seeming humans who possess a genetic ‘X’  trait which manifests during puberty, that allows them the power to do or appear as things beyond common comprehension. They are the homo superior. But to humankind, these beings pose a grave threat to their simple existence, thus nurturing extreme hatred and fear toward the species, especially toward those who don’t look like them. Acts of violence and terror target the Mutant race, senselessly impacting several innocent lives and leading to a more boisterous echo. The Mutants were beginning to push back. 

Caught in the midst of this war were another class of humans, following decades of public service by way of their own extraordinary powers or talents. But where the mutants were viciously abhorred for being born the way they were, The Avengers were revered and celebrated as symbols of hope and safeguard, often protecting mass populations from harm or loss. They were heroes, where the Mutants were a disease plaguing humanity, and endangering them. And with radical Mutants now voraciously eager to see their ‘inferiors’ burn at their heels, The Avengers and likeminded vigilantes aren’t certain of what to make of this long gestating presence. What was certain was that times were changing drastically and it was now they must adapt in order to protect their home soil.

Now a year since the Mutant Registration Act (MRA) is passed by the 101st United States Congress and signed by President George H. W. Bush, demanding the mandatory identification and registration of all Mutants, SUNDRY drags us—without warning—into a complex conflict and introduces us to varied kinds of people, striving to survive this new world order. It’s here where new paths are travelled—and new stories are told—but with a longing for a familiar past, away from the harrowing truth of change and evolution.