The Orville Season 2.5: Launch Day

(2021)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 4 pages (report information)

Pencils

David Cabeza (credited)

Inks

David Cabeza (credited)

Colors

Michael Atiyeh (credited)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Lt. Commander John LaMarr; Doctor Claire Finn; Lt. Talla Keyali; Captain Ed Mercer

Indexer Notes

Title pages with creator credits, indicia, and publisher information, includes illustration from Heroes Part 1.

[The Orville #1] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Orville / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

David Cabeza (signed)

Inks

David Cabeza (signed)

Colors

?

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Isaac; Doctor Claire Finn; Lt. Gordon Malloy; Captain Ed Mercer; Commander Kelly Grayson; Lt. Commander Bortus; Lt. Commander John LaMarr; Lt. Talla Keyali

Reprints

• from The Orville (Dark Horse, 2020 series) #1 (September 2020)

Keywords

The Orville

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

Cover is a homage to the Jerome Moore covers for Star Trek (DC, 1984 series) #56 and Star Trek (DC, 1989 series) #1. David Cabeza signs the cover "D. Cabeza 2020 after J. Moore".

Launch Day Part 1 (Table of Contents: 3)

The Orville / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

David Cabeza (credited)

Inks

David Cabeza (credited)

Colors

Michael Atiyeh (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Lt. Commander Bortus

Indexer Notes

Illustration from the story.

Launch Day Part 1 of 2 (Table of Contents: 4)

The Orville / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

David A. Goodman (credited)

Pencils

David Cabeza (credited)

Inks

David Cabeza (credited)

Colors

Michael Atiyeh (credited)

Letters

Richard Starkings (credited); Jimmy Betancourt of Comicraft (credited as Comicraft's Jimmy Betancourt)

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Captain Ed Mercer; Lt. Gordon Malloy; Commander Kelly Grayson; Lt. Commander Bortus; Isaac; Doctor Claire Finn; Lt. Commander John LaMarr; Klyden; Topa; Ycil; unidentified Union captain; Admiral Ozawa; Captain Kratok (Krill); unidentified Krill officers; Alibar law enforcement officer; unidentified Alibar waitress; Pret (Alibar leader); other unidentified residents of Alibar

Synopsis

The Orville intercepts a Krill fleet who are planning to attack the planet Alibar, who they believe are building a weapon to use against the Krill. Ed and Kelly go undercover on Alibar to determine what their intentions are, while Malloy and LaMarr search for an Alibar weapon in space.

Reprints

• from The Orville (Dark Horse, 2020 series) #1 (September 2020)

Keywords

Alibar; Krill; The Orville

[The Orville #2] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Orville / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

David Cabeza

Inks

David Cabeza

Colors

?

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Commander Bortus; Captain Kratok (Krill)

Reprints

• from The Orville (Dark Horse, 2020 series) #2 (October 2020)

Keywords

Krill ships; The Orville

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

Launch Day Part 2 (Table of Contents: 6)

The Orville / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

David Cabeza (credited)

Inks

David Cabeza (credited)

Colors

Michael Atiyeh (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Lt. Commander John LaMarr

Indexer Notes

Illustration from the story.

Launch Day Part 2 of 2 (Table of Contents: 7)

The Orville / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

David A. Goodman (credited)

Pencils

David Cabeza (credited)

Inks

David Cabeza (credited)

Colors

Michael Atiyeh (credited)

Letters

Richard Starkings (credited); Jimmy Betancourt of Comicraft (credited as Comicraft's Jimmy Betancourt)

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Lt. Commander John LaMarr; Lt. Gordon Malloy; Captain Ed Mercer; Commander Kelly Grayson; Lt. Commander Bortus; Isaac; Lt. Talla Keyali; unidentified Union officers; Captain Kratok (Krill); unidentified Alibar registration clerk; Ycil's mother (Alibar woman); Ycil (photo); Alibar law enforcement officers; Pret (Alibar leader); Inspector Baglish (Alibar law enforcement officer); other unidentified residents of Alibar; unidentified Krill officers

Synopsis

Ed and Kelly pose as residents of Alibar to try to uncover the truth about Launch Day, while Malloy and LaMarr board the mysterious space satellite in orbit to determine if it is a threat. Meanwhile, on the Orville, Bortus must hold off an impatient Captain Kratok from launching a Krill attack against Alibar.

Reprints

• from The Orville (Dark Horse, 2020 series) #2 (October 2020)

Keywords

Alibar; Krill; The Orville

[The Orville #3] (Table of Contents: 8)

The Orville / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

David Cabeza

Inks

David Cabeza

Colors

?

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Lt. Talla Keyali; the Nazh

Reprints

• from The Orville (Dark Horse, 2020 series) #3 (November 2020)

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

Heroes Part 1 (Table of Contents: 9)

The Orville / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

David Cabeza (credited)

Inks

David Cabeza (credited)

Colors

Michael Atiyeh (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Captain Ed Mercer

Indexer Notes

Illustration from the story.

Heroes Part 1 of 2 (Table of Contents: 10)

The Orville / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

David A. Goodman (credited)

Pencils

David Cabeza (credited)

Inks

David Cabeza (credited)

Colors

Michael Atiyeh (credited)

Letters

Richard Starkings (credited); Jimmy Betancourt of Comicraft (credited as Comicraft's Jimmy Betancourt)

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Lt. Talla Keyali; Captain Ed Mercer; Commander Kelly Grayson; Isaac; Lt. Commander John LaMarr; Doctor Claire Finn; Lt. Gordon Malloy; Admiral Perry; Aki; Aki's mother; Aki's father; Xandia (picture in book); Captain Mosley; unidentified female commander; the Nazh; Ilis (Nazh foreman)

Synopsis

The Orville visits a planet that Talla visited 5 years before and finds that the native race is being forced to mine for Dysonium by a race known as the Nazh. Talla becomes frustrated when the Orville is ordered not to interfere.

Reprints

• from The Orville (Dark Horse, 2020 series) #3 (November 2020)

Keywords

the Nazh; the Okudum; The Orville

[The Orville #4] (Table of Contents: 11)

The Orville / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

David Cabeza

Inks

David Cabeza

Colors

?

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Xandia [Lt. Talla Keyali]; Lt. Commander John LaMarr; Doctor Claire Finn; Aki; Ilis

Reprints

• from The Orville (Dark Horse, 2020 series) #4 (December 2020)

Keywords

the Nazh; the Okudum; The Orville

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

Heroes Part 2 (Table of Contents: 12)

The Orville / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

David Cabeza (credited)

Inks

David Cabeza (credited)

Colors

Michael Atiyeh (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Ilis

Indexer Notes

Illustration from the story.

Heroes Part 2 of 2 (Table of Contents: 13)

The Orville / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

David A. Goodman (credited)

Pencils

David Cabeza (credited)

Inks

David Cabeza (credited)

Colors

Michael Atiyeh (credited)

Letters

Richard Starkings (credited); Jimmy Betancourt of Comicraft (credited as Comicraft's Jimmy Betancourt)

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Lt. Talla Keyali [also as Xandia]; Lt. Commander John LaMarr; Doctor Claire Finn; Aki; the Nazh; Ilis (Nazh foreman); Aki's mother; Aki's father; the Okudum

Synopsis

With the Orville officially being ordered not to interfere, Talla assumes the role of legendary Okudum heroine Xandia in an attempt to stop the Nazh from enslaving the Okudum.

Reprints

• from The Orville (Dark Horse, 2020 series) #4 (December 2020)

Keywords

the Nazh; the Okudum; The Orville

Early Sketches by David Cabeza (Table of Contents: 14)

illustration / 4 pages (report information)

Pencils

David Cabeza

Inks

David Cabeza

Colors

?

Letters

?

Reprints

• in The Orville Library Edition (Dark Horse, 2022 series) #1 (October 2022)

Indexer Notes

character sketches

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

The Orville / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

David Cabeza (credited)

Inks

David Cabeza (credited)

Colors

Michael Atiyeh (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Captain Ed Mercer; Commander Kelly Grayson; Lt. Gordon Malloy; Doctor Claire Finn; Lt. Commander John LaMarr; Isaac; Lt. Commander John LaMarr; Lt. Talla Keyali

Keywords

The Orville

Indexer Notes

Back cover with text on contents of collection, includes head shots of the characters.