Rogue Trooper: The Future of War

Rogue Trooper

by Gerry Finley-Day, Eric Bradbury (Illustrator), Mike Dorey (Illustrator)

En el ambiente bélico y altamente tóxico de Tierra-Nu, el soldado Rogue, el único superviviente de una raza de clones, tratará de vengar la muerte de sus compañeros a manos de los enemigos del Norte. Para ello contará con la ayuda de tres de sus compañeros asesinados, “reencarnados” en la metralleta, el casco y la mochila de Rogue. De esta forma, el último soldado de la Infantería Genética se transforma en un ejército de un solo hombre, dispuesto a librar todas las batallas para llevar a cabo su venganza. Rogue Trooper es una de las series más conocidas de la revista británica 2000 AD. El personaje creado por Gerry Finley-Day vuelve a ser noticia por la aparición, además de la edición de Kraken, de un videojuego que recrea las escalofriantes misiones del cómic.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, War, Science Fiction

Paperback

First published February 1, 2005

Reviews

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't really pin it down, but there's an appreciable difference between U.S written comics and U.K written comics. The story, scenarios and the dialogue. It's a nice change from what I used to. When reading RT, I felt so cold. The book definitely has a 'cold' feel to it. Really gives you an idea of the type of apocalypse Rogue is living in. I've always been a fan of lone-soldier, one-man-army type heroes like Wolverine, Punisher and Conan. There's just something to be said about having a small group of characters instead of a large cast. My favourite story was 'Millicom Memories', which basically explains the origins of RT and his companions. If you like apocalypse, end of the world, warfare, good vs evil, revenge, soldier camaraderie, etc then RT is for you.

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok now I am on track again - with the first book in the series. The stories here tell how helm, gunner and bagman all came to be part of the team they are today. The artwork is very atmospheric of the time - remember this was the early 80s when they were written up - which can be both a joy to read and at others rather taxing - I am no comic book or graphic novel expert but I will admit there are styles and artists who I get on very well with and others I struggle with, I suppose a bit like written authors.
Either way I am coming to an end of my Rogue Trooper collection - its been an interesting joinery.

[Jason · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty darn good comic from the early 80's. No wonder it made a great video game, now it needs a movie.