A la fin de l’année 2015, le scénariste Brian Wood retrouvera l’artiste Garry Brown chez Dark Horse pour raconter la fin de la civilisation humaine avec The Massive: Ninth Wave.
Cette mini-série est constituée de six one-shots qui serviront de prologue à la série régulière The Massive (publiée entre 2012 et 2014).
[quote=« Brian Wood »]The Massive is a complete story that stands on its own perfectly well, but once the dust settled on that series I realized we had an opportunity to tell more stories about these characters set before the environmental cataclysm known as the Crash. Over the course of the 30 issues of The Massive, we made numerous references to how things were « pre-Crash » but we never really showed it. We never saw the members of Ninth Wave in their absolute prime as global defenders of the earth. Personally, I wanted to see that, I wanted to write that.
So it’s a prequel in terms of dates on a timeline, but it really is its own series tonally, narratively, and stylistically. The Massive was dark and tragic, with powerful character arcs and, at times, almost mythic looks at human’s place in the worth. Ninth Wave is an action comic, lighter, faster, and episodic in structure.[/quote]
Story by Brian Wood
Art by Garry Brown
Colors by Jordie Bellaire
Cover by J.P. Leon
Publisher Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Dec 9th, 2015
The environment’s first responders.
In the pages of The Massive, Ninth Wave was struggling to repair a broken world. But before that, they were the preeminent global environmental-rescue unit, taking on criminals, polluters, politicians, and rogue states. The Massive: Ninth Wave tells these stories in a stylish, high-action, done-in-one format, reuniting the entire creative team from the original series.[/quote]
[quote]The Massive: Ninth Wave #2
Writer: Brian Wood
Artist: Garry Brown
Colorist: Jordie Bellaire
Cover Artist: J. P. Leon
Brian Wood explores the calm before the Earth’s collapse!
From the pages of the critically acclaimed The Massive come Ninth Wave, planet Earth’s first responders! This issue tackles ecoterrorists in Canada’s old-growth forests. Reuniting the entire creative team, The Massive: Ninth Wave is six issues of pure environmental-rescue action.
Story by
Brian Wood
Art by
Garry Brown
Colors by
Jordie Bellaire
Cover by
J. P. Leon
Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price:
$3.99
Release Date
Feb 10th, 2016
A tiny, pristine island in the North Pacific is ground zero for Ninth Wave’s newest environmental battle. Leased for oil exploitation, the island is in danger of being consumed completely by a million tons of heavy machinery poised to roll in. The indigenous animals are about to be obliterated. But they may yet have friends in high places.[/quote]
Story by
Brian Wood
Art by
Garry Brown
Colors by
Jordie Bellaire
Cover by
J. P. Leon
Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price:
$3.99
Release Date
Mar 9th, 2016
The open ocean is lawless. It’s up to Callum Israel’s crew to police it—and to save some of their own when the ecowarriors of Ninth Wave end up in over their heads.[/quote]
Story by
Brian Wood
Art by
Garry Brown
Colors by
Jordie Bellaire
Cover by
JP Leon
Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price:
$3.99
Release Date
Apr 13th, 2016
When the Ninth Wave crew vote to undertake a side mission off the coast of a war-ravaged country, they get more than they bargained for, and Callum Israel ends up on the FBI’s Most Wanted list.[/quote]
Description: Poachers, trophy seekers, killing contests, and sport hunting: Ninth Wave is having none of that. This series concludes with a roaring story of bravery and comradeship on the plains of Africa.