The Collins Twins Series chronicles the adventures of Seamus and Jack Collins as lethal assassins for the Elders. After the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812, nine men secretly formed the Elders. Nine of the greatest minds in business and academia from the United States and Great Britain came together to form the Elders. The founding Elders established the simple mission statement: to promote and protect British and American interests in the global theatre. The Elders utilize four divisions to achieve their mission statement. The Black Ops division is used when a threat is deemed too large, too sensitive, or too politically connected for national governments to address correctly. The threat, after intense and exhaustive investigation, is voted on by the Elders to become a target. Once classified as a target, Black Ops is tasked with elimination.
The twins are not brothers; they received the nickname during their first day at West Point. The twins, both named Collins, started as a joke to describe the diverse roommates. Seamus Collins is from Clare, Ireland. Born to a black father from America and an Irish mother, Seamus was an incredibly unique 17-year-old. He was 6’ 3” and built like a Greek god when he entered West Point, earning him the moniker Zeus. Seamus has mesmerizing green eyes and a reluctant smile. Seamus was a true scholar warrior, a star rugby player with his mother’s gift of athleticism, and first in his class care of his father. Of Irish descent, Jack Collins is from the southside of Chicago, a true Mustang with unbridled talent. He was a star basketball player who did not shy away from violence as a young man. Dr. Monroe, leader of the recruitment and training division, was particularly interested in Jack due to his gift of high-powered perception. During his first basketball season, his fellow athletes awarded Jack the title of Iceman, one cool-ass white boy.
The twins share an incredibly unique and fascinating journey through young adulthood. The series records their heroic accomplishments while describing the challenges young adults face. Zeus, the black rugby player from Ireland, and Iceman, the white basketball player from the southside of Chicago, are deliberate twists used to address race and social class subtly and powerfully. The twins face overwhelming challenges as assassins but equally difficult obstacles to grow into the men they want to become. Iceman struggles with bipolar tendencies that generate euphotic highs to produce heralded results but struggles with the depression that accompanies his mental health condition. Zeus suffered the death of his father at an early age, was raised as the only black person in his community, was from a wealthy family in a working-class neighborhood, and was extraordinarily gifted both athletically and academically, all of which served to isolate him from society. Seamus works to break the isolation restrictions to evolve into the mighty Zeus. The series alternates using Jack, Seamus, Iceman, and Zeus to reflect the twins’ identity crisis. Jack and Seamus are used when the twins perform in their personal lives. Iceman and Zeus are used in their professional lives with the Elders. The warring worlds of personal and professional life manifest as the twins struggle with their dual identities. Are they Iceman and Zeus, or are they Jack and Seamus? The series uses humor, lively dialogue, and personal stories to capture the twins’ epic journey.