writer/artist darwyn cooke uses the island in his out-of-continuity series "", where he connects the island with the dawn of the silver age. in this series, the island is portrayed as the main antagonist, a sentient being called the centre which has existed on the earth since before the dawn of the human race. feeling threatened by humanity's development of nuclear weapons, the centre decides to end all life on earth. in new frontier, the centre is portrayed as a living island with the ability to hover over great distances and spawn grotesque mutant dinosaurs to attack or defend itself.