Ministry Of Space Limited Edition - Hardcover

Ellis, Warren

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1582404240 ISBN 13: 9781582404240

Publisher: Image Comics, 2005

Synopsis

• This is the story of how we could have gone to space. Maybe how we should have gone to space. This is the story of the Ministry of Space: The black budget that financed the move into space. The deaths of the test pilots taken from the surviving Spitfire flyers of the Battle of Britain. And in 2000, the end of the Golden Age, as America and Russia begin moving into space. The secret revealed, and the destruction of a man who sacrificed himself for the Ministry of Space. Plus, a sketchbook section by Chris Weston and an all-new appendix by Warren Ellis revealing the facts behind the fiction!

About this title

About the Author:

Warren Ellis's prolific writing can be seen on such varied and acclaimed titles as X-Men, The Authority, Transmetropolitan, Lazarus Churchyard and the award-winning Planetary. Chris Weston has worked regularly for 2000 AD on such stories as Judge Dredd and Indigo Prime. His other work includes The Invisibles, The Authority, The Filth, Transmetropolitan and an acclaimed run on Swamp Thing.

Review:

Comics International Issue 173: " The art's lovely and the script's gripping until the end...Ellis' conclusions may leave a bitter taste in your mouth, but Weston's lovingly crafted conclusions make you realise this was worth the wait." www thefourthrail.com February 2005: "...a series that has finally lived up to its potential 8/10."

About this edition

• Publisher: Image Comics
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1582404240
• ISBN 13: 9781582404240
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 96