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''This article is about the comic book. For the philosophical term, see Concrete (philosophy) . For the construction material, see Concrete .'' ''Concrete'' is a Comic Book series created and written by Paul Chadwick and published by Dark Horse Comics . The Eponym ous central character is a normal man whose Brain was Transplant ed into a large, Stone body by Aliens , and who lives an extraordinary life on Earth following his escape. CHARACTER HISTORY The series focuses on the adventures of Concrete: a man, Ron Lithgow, whose brain was involuntarily transplanted by aliens who captured him into an alien body which is made up of a substance that closely resembles Concrete . As part of the Back-story , he eventually escaped and made contact with the US Senator he worked for as a Speechwriter . After a prolonged period of scientific tests and examinations, he was allowed to live on his own with the cover story that he was a Cyborg constructed by the government. In his new body, Concrete decides to use his tremendous strength, endurance and vision for a series of adventures he never thought of in his previous sedate life. Hiring a personal assistant writer and taking a female scientist who is assigned to monitor his body, Concrete has a wide variety of adventures. AWARDS & RECOGNITION The series won the Eisner Award s for Best Continuing Series for 1988 and 1989, Best Black-and-White Series for 1988 and 1989, and Best New Series for 1988, and their Best Writer/Artist Award for Paul Chadwick for 1989. It received the Harvey Award for Best New Series in 1988, and won Chadwick their Award For Cartoonist (Writer/Artist) for 1989. COLLECTIONS
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