([June] 2003)

DC, 2003 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
24.95 USD; 40.95 CAD
Pages
112
On-sale Date
2003-04-23
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Suggested for Mature Readers
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
Vertigo
ISBN
1-4012-0056-7 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
761941232508 00111
Editing
Will Dennis (editor); Heidi MacDonald (editor); Zachary Rau (assistant editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
glossy interior
Binding
hardcover; dustjacket
Publishing Format
graphic novel

Issue Notes

Awards

Orbiter (Table of Contents)

Orbiter / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Colleen Doran (painter)
Inks
Colleen Doran (painter)
Colors
Colleen Doran (painter)
Letters
Astroluxedesign (logo design)
Genre
science fiction
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Orbiter / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Warren Ellis; Colleen Doran
Pencils
Colleen Doran (painting)
Inks
Colleen Doran (painting)
Colors
Colleen Doran (painting)
Letters
typeset
Genre
science fiction

Indexer Notes

Dedication to the seven astronauts lost on Columbia STS-107.
Reprint of space background from cover image.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Orbiter / credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Colleen Doran
Inks
Colleen Doran
Colors
Dave Stewart
Letters
typeset
Genre
science fiction

Indexer Notes

Reprints spaceship from middle panel of page 83.

Getting Up Again (Table of Contents: 4)

Orbiter / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Warren Ellis
Letters
typeset
Genre
science fiction
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Script
Warren Ellis
Pencils
Colleen Doran
Inks
Colleen Doran
Colors
Dave Stewart
Letters
Clem Robins
Genre
science fiction
Characters
John Cost; Colonel Bukovic; Dr. Anna Bracken; Dr. Terry Marx; Dr. Michelle Robeson; Alison Siegert
Synopsis
The Space Shuttle Venture unexpectedly returns to earth ten years after it vanished. John Cost is the only survivor of the crew of seven. An investigative team is pulled together to find out where the shuttle was and what became of the crew. They discover that the Shuttle is encased in a skin like material which is the key to reclaiming space travel.
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  • Juan Gonzalez
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