Orion (1992 Dark Horse) comic books 1992-1994
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Issue #1
Tags: MangaPublished Sep 1992 by Dark Horse.$7.49
$6.00
$6.00
Written by Masamune Shirow. Art by Shirow Masamune. In the year 52 A.D. (Astro Domino), the thriving Greater Galaxy People's Empire has accumulated so much negative karma and energy that the Empire threatens to collapse. A scientist/sorcerer attempts to ensnare and destroy this negative karma, but a legendary priest, Master Fuzen, discovers that the plan is fatally flawed and could have disastrous effects. Thus begins a conflict of apocalyptic proportions, where battles rage on heaven and earth. In the eye of this mystic storm is Fuzen's daughter, Seska, a powerful sorcerer and warrior whose involvement could tip the karmic scales to salvation... or Armageddon! B&W. Cover price $3.95.
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Issue #2
Published Nov 1992 by Dark Horse.$4.50
$6.00
Written by Masamune Shirow. Art by Shirow Masamune. Susano Orbatos has been summoned, and he's mad! It seems the sacred rituals have backfired, and the Yamata Empire is at the mercy of an angry god! Both the secret weapons of the empire, and the monkey god Hanuman can't hold him back! Things are looking bad, especially for Seska, who is... eaten alive? B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #3
Published Jan 1993 by Dark Horse.$7.49
$6.00
$6.00
Written by Masamune Shirow. Art by Shirow Masamune. An eerie calm settles over the destruction wrought by the god Susano. The mystic dharmaquation has gone awry, boding ill for the future of the Yamata Empire and all those on the planet! Susano and his summoner, Fuzen, set out to investigate, while Fuzen's daughter, Seska, begins a quest for power. Her exposure to the mystic equation has left her changed -- and a focus for all the negative karma of the entire Empire! B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #4
Published Mar 1993 by Dark Horse.$8.00
$8.00
Written by Masamune Shirow. Art by Shirow Masamune. The powerful god Susano fights the Eight Wizards from Hell and the might of the Empire while Seska visits the mystic library world to find the scroll that may give a chance of controlling him. All the fighting is an attempt to stall for time so Dr. Hebime can set off the Naga-Reactor that will incinerate all the evil Karma in the Empire! But only Susano knows that the magical Dharmaquation is incorrect, and its use threatens the fundamental nature of existence itself! For all his efforts, Susano is too late, as Princess Kushinata sacrifices herself in the core of the Naga-Reactor! B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #5
Published May 1993 by Dark Horse.$6.00
Written by Masamune Shirow. Art by Shirow Masamune. The Naga-reactor has been triggered, and is rapidly growing out of control. Designed to absorb the negative karma of the entire empire, it has manifested in the form of a nine-headed dragon, growing so large it threatens to destroy the planet! As Commander Ronnell defends the emperor and Dr. Hebime attempts to take control of the reactor, the dragon grows and grows... Seska, now under the influence of the malevolent tenth element, attempts to take control of the empire herself! It's up to the god Susano and Seska's father Fuzen to make her see reason, but what can be done when she refuses to recognize her father, and swats Susano into the moon?! B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #6
Published Jul 1993 by Dark Horse.$4.00
Written by Masamune Shirow. Art by Shirow Masamune. The final battle to decide of the fate of universe is here. Who lives? Who dies? The answers are here. B&W. Cover price $3.95.
