Orbital is a Franco-Belgian science fiction comics series written by
Sylvain Runberg, illustrated by
Serge Pellé and published by
Dupuis
Éditions Dupuis S.A. () is a Belgium, Belgian publisher of comic albums and magazines.
Based in Marcinelle near Charleroi, Dupuis was founded in 1922 by Jean Dupuis, and is mostly famous for its comic comics album, albums and magazines. It is ...
in
French,
Cinebook
Cinebook Ltd is a British publishing company that publishes comic albums and graphic novels. It describes itself as "the 9th art publisher," the 9th art being comics in continental Europe, especially France, Belgium and Italy.
They typically tr ...
in English, Cobolt förlag in Swedish, in German and ReNoir Comics in Italy.
Story
The story follows a pair of Interworld Diplomatic Office (IDO) agents on their intergalactic diplomatic peace missions. The agents are Mezoke Izzua, a Sandjarrian, and Caleb Swany, a Human. The missions reveal a rich universe of various interwoven plots by various political and interest factions involving numerous cultures and races across the galaxy.
Volumes
# Cicatrices - April 2006
# Ruptures - June 2007
# Nomades - August 2009
# Ravages - October 2010
# Justice - September 2012
# Résistance - March 2015
# Implosion - January 2017
# Contacts - September 2019
Translations
Since May 2009,
Cinebook Ltd
Cinebook Ltd is a British publishing company that publishes comic albums and graphic novels. It describes itself as "the 9th art publisher," the 9th art being comics in continental Europe, especially France, Belgium and Italy.
They typically tr ...
has been publishing Orbital. The following volumes have been released:
[http://www.cinebook.co.uk/index.php?cPath=175 Cinebook Website]
# Scars - May 2009
# Ruptures - July 2009
# Nomads - May 2011
# Ravages - July 2011
# Justice - February 2014
# Resistance - August 2015
# Implosion - November 2017
# Contacts - April 2020
References
Bandes dessinées
Dupuis titles
French comics
Belgian comic strips
Science fiction comics
Drama comics
2006 comics debuts
Belgian graphic novels
French graphic novels
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