Orphans Volume one, The beginning /
"A devastating energy beam strikes the Earth, instantly killing a sixth of the world population. Deemed to be a premeditated attack by aliens from a distant planet, a Serbian scientist named Jsana Juric and a Japanese army colonel named Takeshi Nakamura gather a group of orphaned children who s...
| Main Authors: | Recchioni, Roberto, 1974- (Author), Mammucari, Emiliano (Author) |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | Cecchini, Elena (Translator), Gobbato, Valeria (Translator), Sanfelice, Marina (letterer.) |
| Format: | Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel |
| Language: | English Italian |
| Published: |
[St. Louis, Missouri] :
The Lion Forge, LLC,
2018.
|
| Series: |
Orphans ;
1. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
"A devastating energy beam strikes the Earth, instantly killing a sixth of the world population. Deemed to be a premeditated attack by aliens from a distant planet, a Serbian scientist named Jsana Juric and a Japanese army colonel named Takeshi Nakamura gather a group of orphaned children who survived the disaster to become lethal soldiers trained to invade the hostile planet in hopes of preventing a repeat attack. Divided into teams, the children get to know each other, and begin to understand that surviving the training will itself be a brutal test. Lives are sacrificed and difficult lessons are learned, all in the interest of turning children into hardened killing machines. One such impressionable child is Jonas . . . Meanwhile, in a parallel storyline set in the future, a ground invasion force reaches the alien planet from which the energy beam supposedly originated. Before setting foot on the planet, every soldier receives a vaccine to combat the deadly radiation on the planet, a course that must be repeated every day. The battles are tough, and the human forces suffer massive casualties, until a team of five soldiers appear and make short work of the aliens. These five heroes are Jonas and his companions--the 'Orphans.'"--Amazon.com. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: |
Chiefly illustrations. "First published in Italy in 2013 by Sergio Bonelli Editore"--Colophon. "Orphans series created by Roberto Recchioni and Emiliano Mammucari"--Colophon. |
| Physical Description: |
348 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm |
| ISBN: |
9781942367178 1942367171 |