Tales of Wonder - Orbiter HC (Mature Readers)

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Why does mankind go to space? And what's waiting once we get there? Renowned writer Warren Ellis and indie favorite Colleen Doran explore the answers to these questions and more in ORBITER, a 104-page VERTIGO hardcover graphic novel that's both a psychological mystery and a science-fiction story set in the early 21st century. There's a sonic crack, 50 miles out. Something trailing fire, swooping down from the upper reaches of the sky. People look up, confused. It's coming down like a dirty comet. It seems slow, but there's no time for anyone but the most alert - or most terrified - to run away. At two miles out, some of them recognize the approaching object: a space shuttle. A craft that hasn't flown in 10 years. And its landing gear is locked, gliding home to the Cape runway...the runway full of people. The space shuttle Venture has returned after disappearing 10 years ago. Cruising to Earth on autopilot in a murderous fireball, its crew missing - save for the catatonic pilot - with new instrumentation, new engines, and covered in something very much like skin. And with Martian sand in the undercarriage. Now a team of three specialists cheated out of their own dreams of spaceflight is assigned to discover the mysteries of the Venture. Where has it been? What's been done to it? And what became of the crew - and the mind of the pilot? Doran, who spent hours researching for the project, told The Pulse (www.comicon.com/pulse), "A book like this is a dream project for me since I have always loved the space program and have been collecting astronaut memorabilia my whole life. I have loved every minute of this assignment." Suggested for mature readers.

Author / Artist:	Warren Ellis Colleen Doran
Publisher / Manufacturer:	DC Vertigo
SKU:	STAR18407
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