Published: Out Now · Price: £9.99/$15.95 · ISBN: 1 904265 08 1 · 78pp, Softcover
“Hi folks. My name’s Durham Red. Saint Scarlet herself. Bad news for you, I think” - Durham Red
2000 AD is pleased to announce the publication, in a prestige paperback edition, of Durham Red: The Vermin Stars, the second part of the Scarlet Cantos Trilogy, by Dan Abnett and Mark Harrison.
Set against a background in which the age-old enmity between humans and mutantkind has devolved into all-out war on a galactic scale, Durham Red has emerged from a long hibernation to discover that she has become part of galactic folklore, worshipped by mutants as ‘Saint Scarlet’ – a vengeful messiah who will return to defeat the human oppressor.
Taking advantage of this, Red seizes what she sees as the opportunity to end this suffering and warfare. With companions Matteus Godolkin and Judas Harrow, she ventures into a mysterious area of semi-charted space known as the ‘Vermin Stars’ in search of a powerful new ally who can end the carnage.
Durham Red is one of 2000 AD’s most popular current characters. The sexy gothic vampire bounty hunter, created by John Wagner, Alan Grant and Carlos Ezquerra, first appeared in the Strontium Dog story ‘Bitch’, and has since then carved herself out a position as a central character in her own series.
Prolific writer Dan Abnett, also well known for creating 2000 AD hitmen Sinister Dexter, has made the character his own and produced a universe-spanning saga that cements Red as a key character in the annals of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic. And in Mark Harrison, 2000 AD has the perfect artist to illustrate such an epic series, combining some of the most stunning deep space battles ever seen on a comics page with esoteric technology and gorgeously detailed character designs.
Durham Red: The Vermin Stars is available from all good book and comic shops, or online from the webshop at www.2000adonline.com. Direct trade customers can place orders with Diamond (Ref: AUG032438) or Red Route Distribution, and book trade customers can order via Red Route.
For further information and imagery, please call Mark Chapman on 01865 200 606 or 07931 371 299, email markc@rebellion.co.uk., or visit Planet www.2000ADonline.
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