The first issue deals with the sudden arrival of the main character silas on the titular planetoid, a minor planet, or planetoid, with a strange electromagnetic radiation, which causes his ship to crash land. After reading an issue of space comics, he had a daydream about having an adventure with inspector cosmic. Dark horse comics has found a new niche with their license for the alien franchise, announcing a comic book adaptation of the original screenplay for. Planetoid is easily the finest new comicbook i have read this year, and considering this year. Ken, didnt your hit comic book planetoid start out as a humble little production too. The term minor planet has been used since the 19th century to describe these objects. Garing has done a brilliant job on both the story and art front.
Dubbed gogor, the book is due out from image comics on may 1, with a final order cutoff deadline set for april 8. Meteors are just bits of dust or rocks from space that get sucked into the earths gravitational pull when they come to close to it. Buck rogers platinum age comics 18971937 for sale ebay. Onica is the main character, and while she must make a hard choice, shes just as badass as ever. The original screenplay is a upcoming fiveissue comic book adaptation of dan obannons original script for alien that is due to be published by dark horse comics from aprilaugust 2020. The term planetoid has also been used, especially for larger planetary objects such as those the international astronomical union iau has called dwarf planets since 2006. Get your comic book fix with quarantine comix presented by image comics and ice cream man. Scan and drill in search of the most valuable resources. The whole time i was reading it i kept reminding myself that it was one man that put this all together. Get the best deals on image bronze age comics 1970 1983. Art school was more helpful in learning about art generally, which i had been ignorant of. Silas is a very interesting character who has seemingly only told us half of his story. In an interview with comic book resources, garing stated that he spent years working at improvements on.
He pours so much detail into the world, the main character, his personality and the plot that i couldnt help but fall in love with the title. The first true science fiction comic, planet comics featured classic space opera with squarejawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bugeyed aliens of every stripe. It is the 25thlargest body in the solar system within the orbit of neptune. Dark horse delivering alien adaptation of original screenplay. Planetoid definition is a small body resembling a planet. By ken garing ken garing returns to hiscreator owned series planetoid with the new arc planetoid praxis and its about time. Hopefully comic shop goers have kept it in the back of their minds, because a oneman operation this impressive shouldnt be missed by anybody. The story starts off when a lone pilot named silas is mysteriously dragged down from orbit in his small space ship. Planetoid has been a wonderful surprise since its release by image comics a few months ago and i cant help but think its due to a lack of edgy science fiction available on the comic book shelf. Dec 1941 best comic books vintage comic books vintage comics comic book superheroes comic book characters comic character comic book pages comic book covers.
Planetoid creator ken garing has new high fantasy comic for teens. Stories and art by alex blum, bob powell, arthur peddy, gene fawcette, henry c. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3. As they enter our atmosphere and plummet towards the ground, they burn up, usually about 60 miles before they get close enough to hit yo. This is an implementation of planetoid, a graphbased semisupervised learning method proposed in the following paper. How hard was it to do a comic book solely on your own. Planetoid definition of planetoid by the free dictionary. Praxis, concocts vast fictions overflowing with characters, creatures, and environments. I, of course, had some reservations about the story, would it hold up to the first volume, is a worthy addition to the universe or is it just a sequel for s.
When the mask is lifted, his face is still concealed in shadowsat least, when hes outside. Planetoid is a comic first released in june 2012 by image comics, written and drawn by ken garing. Having made a stand against the cyborg militia, silas must now lead the tribes in building a settlement. This helps the reader relate to nkunda and effectively make a tragic act more painful to bare later in the issue. The creator behind the scifi revelation planetoid and its sequel, planetoid. Get the best deals on buck rogers platinum age comics 1897 1937. Ken garing obviously put a lot of passion and thought into this comic as it immediately captures the feel of being isolated and left with little hope of survival. Aug 10, 2009 planetoid is another term for asteroids, which are also called minor planets. Hearing that a new comic has sold out is always exciting, and it is especially good when you have one of the copies. A great comic with a solid story and excellent artwork that reminded me a lot of the best european stuff leos aldebaran stuff and even moebius.
Edited by malcolm reiss, jerry iger and will eisner. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Good character work is done with nkunda who explains to onicas son who his dad was who happens to be the hero of the first planetoid series. Inspector cosmic public domain super heroes fandom. Silas, an exsoldier turned space pirate, finds himself strande. That tiny ant was my inspiration to live my dreams and to do what most around me said i couldnt dobe a comic book creator. In the quick tilebased game planetoid, players take on the role of a space miner and attempt to collect more resources or bonuses than their competition. Synonyms for planetoid at with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions. Fans of the original series have been waiting since 2012 to get more of this fantastic science fiction story entirely crafted by garing himself.
Planetoids are small celestial bodies that orbit the sun. As a fan of science fiction in a number of guises it was the simple, though somewhat common, premise that piqued my interest about this book and, within a few pages, i was hooked. After all, we still need something to drive the story forward and make people want to keep reading. Ken garing is the lone creator working on the title and you can tell it is a labor of lover. This book has 36 pages and was uploaded by xfiles77 on october 29, 20. Planetoid is another term for asteroids, which are also called minor planets. We recently showcased a terrific indie title called planetoid by writer and artist ken garing. The term planetoid has also been used, especially for larger planetary objects such as those the international astronomical. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Thats still a great way to experience the book, but many readers were eager for a print option. Madison barnes revelations entertainment has just snatched the rights to the scifi comic book series planetoid. Planetoid definition of planetoid by merriamwebster. The first issue deals with the sudden arrival of the main character silas on the titular planetoid, a minor planet, or planetoid, with a strange electromagnetic. Will you gain the most credits with the highest valued gems or by fulfilling bonuses.
Our protagonist is clearly in a pickle here and considering hes the leader of the life form faction im thinking he may not be human. At the time, the tale of marooned space pirate silas was available solely through graphicly as a digital comic. By dustin cabeal having enjoyed the first volume of planetoid, i was actually pretty excited about creator ken garings return to the world. The main character is silas, a deserter turned space pirate who ends up the sole survivor of his crew and crashes on a planetoid in alien territory, where he must fight off various mechanical creatures, cyborg militias, and the alien military which. He could fire powerful mystical bolts, mesmerize others, and fight its enemies in the astral. Swamp thing is a comic book character created in 1972 by len wein and famed horror artist bernie wrightson. The series is based on a han solo type character that crash lands in a strange planetary system and must lead an uprising amidst a futuristic population. Mark waids writing is the refreshing honesty his characters exhibit no matter what. Granted, our main character looks and talks like a major, levelheaded. Comic book characters comic book heroes marvel characters comic character comic book artists comic artist comic books art dc comics comic art. Create comics and graphic novels that jump off the screen. The main character is silas, a deserter turned space pirate who ends up the. Planetoid is a terrific effort from a new creative talent that very clearly has the brightest of futures in the comic book industry.
With a diameter of 940 km 580 mi, ceres is both the largest of the asteroids and the only unambiguous dwarf planet currently inside neptunes orbit. Waca ken garing story art cover ken garing silas, an exsoldier turned space pirate, finds himself stranded on a mysterious planet in alien territory. There is a vol 2 planetoid praxis currently running from image comics which is also definitely worth getting hold of. Planets are simply defined as asteroids, but the term. This book is why i love comics, it blends a good story with excellent art.
His first target is pluto, which he attempts to pull from. A former earth scientist takes up residence on a far distant planetoid and threatens to rule the universe, destroying all traces of civilization. This article is a disambiguation page for avenger the following is a list of links to pages that might share the same title. In addition to this, the sense of movement and progression is fluid and convincing. I had to color this in drawn by the amazing george perez jla and the avengers by george perez. Jetpack man was the first comic character i created. It was also published simultaneously in the digital format via dark horse digital. The first minor planet to be discovered was ceres in 1801. Inspector cosmic was a comic book character within the comic book whose adventures are read by comics mccormick.