The Red Star Volume 2 Issues #1-5 Complete

Published by Archangel Studios/CG Entertainment Group (Cross Generation Entertainment, Inc.), this series picks up exactly where the Image comic leaves off, with the crew of the Konstantinov fighting off the crew of the R.S.S. Tartarov which has followed them through the gate into the "Storm of Souls". Volume 2 consists of five issues in a limited series, published from February 2003 to July 2004. The collected five issues of Volume 2 was published as the third Red Star TPB, "Prison of Souls." The art is fantastic. The use of 3D models is much more advanced than many others' attempts in other titles; consequently their 2D/3D integration is much better than anything seen so far. The printing is first class too. Reminiscent of the early Aria books. The story is likewise on a similar level--it totally immerses you in its world. Three thumbs up.

The Red Star is a world much like our own, except that Military Industrial Sorcery has made the armies of the many different nations capable of incredible destruction. Every soldier is a trained sorcerer, armed with weaponry engineered to amplify their power. The dark secret of this world is the source of this godlike power: The Imprisoned Afterlife. The leaders of the world's nations have discovered the secret of containing the souls of the dead and transforming these souls into a new form of energy. Unknown to the majority of humankind, the death of every human being means the imprisonment of another soul, and therefore the birth of another unit of Post Human Energy or PHE. PHE, human souls, are the source unit of Military Industrial Sorcery, as well as the foundation of the true world economy. The spirit world has been transformed into a damnation of mankind's own design. The Heroes of The Red Star have discovered this secret and have taken it upon themselves to descend into the Imprisoned Afterlife, lay siege to its prison fortresses and liberate the souls of their ancestors. Inhabitants of the world of The Red Star also commonly use abilities which we would find quite unusual. From Telepathy to Telekinesis and Teleportation, inhabitants of this sometimes harsh and overpowering realm are well-equiped to deal with its dangers and opportunities. Still, epic power leads to epic dangers, and even the most confident of PHE users often find that they who live by the sword... well, you know the rest. --

For Volume 2 The Red Star Team core remained the same save for one: Christian Gosset: Writer, Creator, Artist; James Brad Kayl: Writer; Paul Schrier: 3D Artist; and Snakebite: Digital Painter, 2D/3D Integration, Designer. The issues and their corresponding titles are included in the file links for added reference.


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