Description: The first new Trigan Empire comic in over 40 years, and the ideal entry point for new readers into the classic sci-fi comic series. You have read about the Rise of the Trigan Empire, now read about the Fall...
For the first time in forty years, the Trigan Empire rises once again! Michael Carroll (Dreadnoughts) and Tom Foster (Judge Dredd) bring you New Adventures from the Trigan Empire, continuing the classic, groundbreaking comics story originally told by Mike Butterworth and Don Lawrence. Decades have passed since we were last visitors to the Trigan Empire, and an aging Emperor Trigo has started to think about who his successor may be. His right-hand man and nephew, Janno, has already taken on many of his duties - but Trigo's estranged son, Nikko, has inherited his mother's mantle as ruler of the powerful nation of Hericon. When Janno's daughter Judelle is kidnapped from Hericon, tensions escalate as each side blames the other, and decades-old resentments come to the surface, setting both kingdoms on a dangerous path from which there may be no turning back... Will the Trigan Empire rise... or fall? Don't miss the beginning of an incredible new saga!Brief description: Michael Carroll is the author of over forty books, including the award-winning New Heroes series of Young Adult superhero novels and the #1 Amazon best-selling cult graphic novel Judge Dredd: Every Empire Falls. He currently writes Proteus Vex and Judge Dredd for 2000 AD and Judge Dredd Megazine. Other works include Jennifer Blood for Dynamite Entertainment, Razorjack for Titan Books (co-written with artist John Higgins), and the Rico Dredd trilogy for Abaddon Books, for whom he has also created the acclaimed JUDGES series which explores the genesis of the world of Judge Dredd. He can be found on www.michaelowencarroll.com
Review Quotes: "The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire is a stand-out strip on the UK comics' landscape" - Tripwire