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This fascinating new world is created by Chris Gossett, (Tales of the Jedi, Superman Annual #12, 'Apocalypse' with Bruce Willis for the Sony Playstation) the artist that first designed the Double-Edged Lightsabre from Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace!
With an innovative new system of color utilizing the same 3D modeling technology as today's best selling video games and animated features, and a bold new series of fonts created by Richard Starkings' Comicraft, The Red Star is an epic mythology that heralds the dawn of a new era in comics.
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THE RED STAR: BATTLE OF KAR DATHRA'S GATE
IMAGE CENTRAL - 200+ pages - FC
The first trade paperback is here, collecting issues #1-4 of The Red Star in one ground-breaking book. It is in an oversized (9x12) format—a full-spread opens to a massive 12x18! Look for an intro by Brian Michael Bendis, a comprehensive sketchbook, and behind the scenes analysis of how Team Red Star so successfully brought state-of-the-art computer imagery to the comics page.
Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of the book builds on a technique we've all seen before, those little asterisks in dialogue-balloons that usually refer to some obscure back issue. Instead of sending you to the back-issue, however, we're bringing the back-issue to you: web addresses will appear in certain places in the TPB, leading to exclusive locations offering a unique perspective on the lands of The Red Star.
Animated content will provide a greater understanding of characters and events, including a sneak peek at the mysterious girl pictured at the end of #4 (and back cover poster). Or take a tour through the series with our 'Web-Companion' for more information on the story and production.
The best part is, this additional content is accessible via the Trade Paperback at NO extra cost.
*The replacement item must be $5 or more, excluding shipping
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"The art looked beautiful, but I had fears it would be too stiff and that the story would be a case of style over substance. To my great relief, issue #1 of The Red Star is a well executed, well written story"
Katherine Keller
(Seqential Tart)
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THE RED STAR #1
IMAGE CENTRAL - 32 Pages - FC
Over the course of several generations, the vast empire once known as the United Republics of The Red Star slaughtered millions of its own people by the order of a single man. The man was their leader, Imbohl, a mighty sorceror whose insanity turned his people's Utopian dreams into a nightmarish scheme of his own immortality.
Haunted by the ghosts of their nation's tragic past, the Heroes of the Red Star discover the true nature of their nation's struggle, abandon their duties as soldiers of the Red Fleet, and embark upon a quest to liberate their people from Imbohl's dark legacy.
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"Team Red Star, continue their perfect marriage of conventional pencil art with computer renderings in the second issue of this ground-breaking series. "
Don MacPherson
(Fandom.com)
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THE RED STAR #2
IMAGE CENTRAL - 32 Pages - FC
The Comics Revolution Marches Onward!
Join the Red Fleet in it's brutal assault on the desert fortress of Kar Dathra's Gate: Holy land of the Nistaani Warriors. With their ground forces led by Captain Marcus Antares, the monstrous industrial might of the United Republics of the Red Star has devastated the Nistaani defenders. The day is won... or so the Red Fleet believed — across the battlefield, charging through the blazing inferno of battle is the combined force of the Nistaani Sacred Guard, led by the awesome sorcery of their Elder Priest. Now the final battle that will decide the fate of both nations begins.
Be prepared, Issue #2 is packed with breathtaking visuals of the kind of warfare unique to The Red Star: High Technology and Awesome Sorcery clash on page after page of action.
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"This team also knows how to make use of big panels, doing the best "widescreen" storytelling I've seen outside of The Authority. The closing pages are breathtaking.
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Randy Lander
(Fandom.com)
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THE RED STAR #3
IMAGE CENTRAL - 32 Pages - FC
Among the themes that make The Red Star universe so unique is our treatment of sorcery and technology. Sorcery is entirely militarized and governmentally controlled, while technology exists on a monolithic scale; mile-long flying fortresses called Skyfurnaces cloud the skies above. To represent these elements we utilize a seamless approach to 3D-2D compositing unlike any other seen on the comics page before.
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"To anyone that hasn't picked up this story yet -- the art is rich and detailed, the story is thick and not a ten minute read and promising of a rewarding future of reading. If you haven't given it a chance yet, do so -- I can almost guarantee you will not be disappointed.
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THE RED STAR #4
IMAGE CENTRAL - 32 Pages - FC
Kar Dathra the Eternal has single handedly wrought untold damage upon The Red Fleet, despite its greatest efforts to defeat him. Captain Marcus Antares has watched as thousands of his fellow soldiers have died helplessly on the field of battle. Now, heavily wounded, he is forced to come to terms with the darker side of a country he has sworn to give his life for: Troika; a state sanctioned assassin.
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"It shares many points with the George Lucas / Star Wars style of storytelling, leading the audience to discover what beliefs and rights are universal, through the personal quests of its characters, together with the use of powerful symbols. Of course, unless this epic some day makes it to the big screen itself, it is unlikely to be given the opportunity to enter our cultural imagination, or inspire as many people as Star Wars. But it deserves to.
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Troy Wheatley
(The Paperback Reader)
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THE RED STAR #5
IMAGE CENTRAL - 32 Pages - FC
DISCOVER WHY THE RED STAR IS THE MOST ACCLAIMED NEW BOOK OF THE YEAR! A special self-contained issue designed to introduce new readers to the wonders of THE RED STAR. For those that are familiar with this exciting world, this 'one-shot' story will broaden and deepen their overall experience. For those that haven't yet had a chance to get acquainted with The Red Star, Issue #5 will serve as an invitation to this unique, varied, and vivid universe.
Join us aboard Red Fleet Skyfurnace Konstantinov and take part in the battle to decide a nation's future. This entire event is told from the perspective of a lower level deck worker who's own quiet contribution can save or lose a thousand lives. Issue #6 will feature the beginning of a new story-arc.
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Last updated 6/17/2001