Scarlet Traces The Great Game (2006) comic books
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Issue #1
Published Jul 2006 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
IAN EDGINTON (W) and D'ISRAELI (A). After almost four decades of conflict, the British invasion of Mars has ground to a bloody stalemate in the dust of the red planet. Launched to fanfares and cheers, the times and mood have changed, as the British Government under the iron hand of Prime Minister Spry struggles to wage a war another world away while keeping its grip on an increasingly troubled and turbulent empire. Riven with revolt and revolution, the glory that was Great Britain is unraveling at the seams with freedom and free-speech brutally sacrificed to maintain order. However, this is nothing compared to what is happening on Mars and the worst is yet to come! ? This fantastical new miniseries picks up where the critically acclaimed hardcover left off. Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #2
Published Aug 2006 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
IAN EDGINTON (W) and D'ISRAELI (A) FC, 32pg. It is five decades after the Martians' failed attempt to invade Earth. Britain has become the world's undisputed leader of military technology, but the nation is cracking at the seams, and liberties are being revoked to maintain order. Now a face from the past steps forward to help save the future! The mysterious figure who saved the life of photojournalist Charlotte Hemming was none other than Robert Autumn. The aged gentleman adventurer?and hero of the previous graphic novel, Scarlet Traces?reveals that dastardly deeds are being done on Mars! Someone must go there and bring back the proof they need, and Hemming is the prime candidate. First she must travel incognito from the Earth to the Moon...but even there, all is not what it seems. Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #3
Published Sep 2006 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
Gifted photographer Charlotte Hemming has crash-landed on Mars . . . in the middle of a war! On a covert mission to discover the British government's activities on the red planet, Hemming, A.K.A. 'Catherine Prosper' of Ministry Intelligence, escaped the attack on her transport shuttle only by the ejection of her life pod. What is it about this battle that has consumed the lives of so many soldiers, and what does Prime Minister Spry have up his nasty little sleeve? As the last great battle in the War of the Worlds rages around her, and the Martians close in, she stumbles across the secret history of the planet . . . and an even greater revelation that could spell the extinction of all human life on Earth! ? From the creative team that brough you the critically acclaimed Kingdom of the Wicked! Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #4
Published Oct 2006 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
With the British forces poised to deliver a death blow to their Martian foe, the implacable aliens reveal they've been playing a long game all their own and now the Earth itself is forfeit. For photographer Charlotte Hemming, she's no longer recording history but becoming part of it, as she joins in a last, desperate stand on the Moon! Don't miss the thrilling final issue of Scarlet Traces: The Great Game! ? Picking up where the acclaimed hardcover left off, this fantastic new miniseries features the writing of Ian Edginton and the stunning art of D'Israeli! ? 'Bold and shattering, writer Ian Edginton and artist D'Israeli's Traces is a well-crafted complement to its literary antecedents.' - Entertainment Weekly Cover price $2.99.
