VISUAL DEVELOPMENT
4 September 2026
THE FIRST TEN RECORDS MOVE FORWARD
The opening sequence is being rebuilt as one continuous visual journey: from Graham's Cornwall to the scale and movement of the future city.
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PRODUCTION
JOURNAL
The public record of how The Sleeper Archive moves from Wells's story to illustration, production art, physical proof and ultimately a complete collectible archive.
VISUAL DEVELOPMENT · 4 September 2026
LOCKING THE WORLD
Before rebuilding all fifty illustrations at production quality, the people, places, technology and colour progression of Archive 001 are being made consistent.
CHARACTER CONTINUITY · 4 September 2026
GRAHAM: THE SAME MAN IN A DIFFERENT WORLD
The Sleeper needs to remain recognisably the same human being from Cornwall to the final aerial conflict.
OBJECT DEVELOPMENT · 4 September 2026
OPENING AN ARCHIVE, NOT A BOX OF CARDS
The physical set is being designed as one complete narrative object rather than a conventional retail TCG box.
ARCHIVE MILESTONE · 4 September 2026
ARCHIVE 001 IS COMPLETE DIGITALLY
Fifty illustrated records and twenty-five chapters now tell the complete revised story of The Sleeper Awakes on the web.