Durham Red: Empty Suns

Durham Red

by Dan Abnett, Mark Harrison (Illustrator), John Burns (Illustrator)

Awakening after 1200 years in suspended animation Durham Red found herself worshipped by the mutants as Saint Scarlet. Persecuted by the human iconoclasts, the mutants entreated her to lead them in a galaxy-spanning holy war against mankind, but Red refused the responsibility.

Collects:

- The Empty Suns Book I (Prog #1362-#1368)
- The Empty Suns Book II (Prog #1382-#1386)
- Necrocultura (Meg #4.12)
- Semblance (Meg #4.13)
- The Spirit and the Gaki (Meg #4.14)
- Children of the Night 1 episode (Meg #4.15)
- Genegun SD (Meg #4.16)
- Red Menace (Meg #4.17)
- In the Flesh (Meg #4.18)

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics

96 pages, Paperback

First published October 11, 2007

Reviews

[Timo · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not all too sure what was going on in those longer story arc with sexy messy art. But those one-shots, sort of alternate Durham Red things, they were fun.

[M · Rating 5 out of 5]

for me, this was kind of the real entry into adult comics
It's dark and gritty, but intelligent and funny and sexy and violent...

the art - partially digital - is beautifuol and amazing and the story a bit above the average comic book

While it is a DC Strontium Dogs spin off and as such related to Jonny Alpha / Judge Dredd, it has literally nothing to do with that universe (apart from the main character) which imo opinion is a good thing as I am not a fan of those.
Though I am not a big fan of vampire stuff, Red such such a cool character that it does work for me.
There is some great woldbuilding going on and amazing concepts and ideas going into the book: a dystopian, totalitarian religious theocracy, mutants, cybords, time and space travel, steroid pumped boys and big boobed girls and goth fetish gear, an ueber sexy vampire heroine kicking arse - what's not to like?

Definitively recommended

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