As I write this, the excellent w/u above has 2 votes (one mine) and all of four softlinks. As such, I'm writing this as much to spread the word about Broken Saints as to give any kind of useful information.
BS is, at it's core, an above-average excellent graphic novel, the kind you'd buy at a comic book store for around $35. The story is of the creepy conspiracy theory type. The four disparate main characters, representing the four elements and four corners of the globe, are caught in the web of some unspeakable evil. Captivating and genuinely scary, BS manages to be socially aware, philosophically intriguing, and techno-savvy all at the same time.
But the representation of this excellent graphic novel in Flash is what truly sets it apart. Broken Saints is lushly produced with artwork, dialogue, and an original soundtrack melded seamlessly together in a manner that blurs the line between comic books and motion pictures. There is no speech per se, but sound effects couple with atmospheric music to add that missing link to the graphic novel format. Not only is BS among the best-produced flash I've seen on the web, but I'd go so far as to say that it's the best original web content I've seen for free (outside of e2 of course ;-) ).
The episodes so far (out of a planned 24):
- Introitus, 18 minutes
- Cryptic, 11 minutes
- Versus, 9 minutes
- Epiphany, 13 minutes
- Awakening, 11 minutes
- Synchronicity
- Part 1, 8 minutes
- Part 2, 8 minutes
- Part 3, 10 mintues
- Lucid, 15 minutes
- Lomalgi
- Part 1, 11 minutes
- Part 2, 9 minutes
- Personas
- Part 1, 13 minutes
- Part 2, 12 minutes
- Trinity
- Part 1, 8 minutes
- Part 2, 13 minutes
- Surfacing, 15 minutes
- Passage
- Part 1, 7 minutes
- Part 2, 9 minutes
- Part 3, 11 minutes
- Insertion, 15 minutes
- Harbingers
- Part 1, 8 minutes
- Part 2, 10 minutes
- Part 3, 7 minutes
- Tempest
- Part 1, 10 minutes
- Part 2, 7 minutes
- Part 3, 13 minutes
- Fallen
- Part 1, 10 minutes
- Part 2, 13 minutes
- Lazarus
- Part 1, 8 minutes
- Part 2, 10 minutes
- Forecast
- Part 1, 18 minutes
- Part 2, 12 minutes
- Part 3, 10 minutes
- Signals
- Part 1, 9 minutes
- Part 2, 13 minutes
- Part 3, 15 minutes
- Inside
- Part 1, 15 minutes
- Part 2, 9 minutes
- Part 3, 7 minutes
- Part 4, 8 minutes
- Part 5, 9 minutes
- Convergence
- Part 1, 10 minutes
- Part 2, 10 minutes
- Part 3, 10 minutes
- Revelation
- Part 1, 22 minutes
- Part 2, 10 minutes
- Part 3, 8 minutes
- Ascent
- Part 1, 8 minutes
- Part 2, 12 minutes
- Part 3, 10 minutes
Find them at www.brokensaints.com. After the intro, click on "story" to get to the good stuff.
I've experienced excellent download times from their servers, and they have links where you can download copies for later viewing. Chapter updates tend to come every month or so. There's still no advertisement or registration, although they've recently added a pledging section in case you want to donate money (and you should, if you can) to pay for bandwidth etc. These folks are a shining example of artistic integrity, and they deserve your captivated attention.