Jaegir
| Jaegir | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 The Beast Within, the first collected edition of Jaegir. | |||
| Character information | |||
| First appearance | 2000 AD Prog 1874 (2014) | ||
| Created by | Gordon Rennie Simon Coleby | ||
| In-story information | |||
| Full name | Kapitan-Inspector Atalia Jaegir | ||
| Team affiliations | Nordland State Security Police | ||
| Partnerships | Klaur, Reesa, and Heize | ||
| Publication information | |||
| Publisher | Rebellion Developments | ||
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| Formats | Original material for the series has been published as a strip in the comics anthology(s) 2000 AD. | ||
| Genre | |||
| Publication date | 2014 – Present | ||
| Creative team | |||
| Writer(s) | Gordon Rennie | ||
| Artist(s) | Simon Coleby | ||
| Editor(s) | Tharg Matt Smith | ||
| Reprints | |||
| Collected editions | |||
| The Beast Within | ISBN 1-781083-96-7 | ||
Jaegir is a science fiction strip in the British comic 2000 AD, created by writer Gordon Rennie and artist Simon Coleby. It follows the adventures of Kapitan-Inspector Atalia Jaegir, who serves in the Nordland State Security Police.
Publication history
Jaegir is a spin-off of Rogue Trooper, and was created by writer Gordon Rennie and artist Simon Coleby. Rennie wished to explore the Norts who he felt were underdeveloped in the Rogue Trooper series.[1] Rennie initially pitched Jaegir as a man named Armand Jaegir, and late in the process he decided it would be much more interesting to have a female protagonist with a new personal history.[2] Jaegir first appeared in 2000 AD in Prog 1874 (March 26, 2014) in a six-part story entitled Strigoi exploring the unsuccessful attempts to genetically engineer prominent Nort families.
Plot synopsis
Set in the future, an ongoing war between the Norts and Southers is being fought. During the conflict, many forms of chemical and biological weapons have been used, poisoning many of the soldiers and the planets. Kapitan-Inspector Atalia Jaegir is a Nort whose role is to hunt down escaped Nort war criminals.[3]
Bibliography
| Year(s) | Title | Progs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Strigoi | #1874-1879 | Six-part story, introduces Kapiten-Inspector Atalia Jaegir, and the 'Strigoi taint'. |
| 2014 | Circe | #1893-1898 | Six-part story, where Jaegir confronts the remnants of the Quartz Zone massacre. |
| 2014 | Brothers in Arms | Christmas Special | One-part story, where Jaegir reflects on her childhood and her brother Leo. |
| 2015 | Tartarus | #1937-1944 | Eight-part story, where Jaegir investigates the treatment of Souther prisoners-of-war. |
| 2016 | Warchild | #1996-1999 | Four-part story, where Field Marshall Jaegir asks his daughter to protect him from the Nord state. |
| 2016-2017 | Hunted | #2001-2009 | Nine-part story, centres on Rogue Trooper, featuring a young Atalia Jaegir in a supporting role. |
| 2018 | In the Realm Of Pyrrhus | #2073–2078 | Six-part story, where Jaegir and her team are sent on a top secret mission to Nu Earth. |
| 2019 | Bonegrinder | #2117–2122 | Six-part story, where Jaegir takes command of a base under relentless attack by Southers. Ends on a cliffhanger. |
| 2019 | Valkyrie | #2144–2149 | Six-part story, continuing Bonegrinder. |
Collected editions
- Jaegir: The Beast Within collects "Strigoi", "Circe", "Brothers in Arms" and "Tartarus" (released September 2015).
References
- ^ Putting a Human Face on Those Damn, Dirty Norts, with ‘Jaegir’ Scribe Gordon Rennie
- ^ Gordon Rennie Expands “Rogue Trooper’s” World In “Jaegir”
- ^ Armitage, Hugh (2014-03-12). "2000 AD teases Rogue Trooper spinoff Jaegir from Rennie, Coleby - Comics News". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2015-03-09.