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Orbital
The first book in the series, Scars
featuring the two main characters Caleb and Mezoke
Publication information
PublisherDupuis (French)
Cinebook (English)
FormatOngoing series
GenreGraphic novel for
young adults
No. of issues6 (in French)
6 (in English)
Creative team
Written bySylvain Runberg
Artist(s)Serge Pellé

Orbital is a Franco-Belgian comics series written by Sylvain Runberg, illustrated by Serge Pellé and published by Dupuis in French and Cinebook in English.

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

  1. Cicatrices - April 2006 ISBN 978-2-8001-3796-4
  2. Ruptures - June 2007 ISBN 978-2-8001-3927-2
  3. Nomades - August 2009 ISBN 978-2-8001-4075-9
  4. Ravages - October 2010 ISBN 978-2-8001-4711-6
  5. Justice - September 2012 ISBN 978-2-8001-4917-2
  6. Résistance - March 2015 ISBN 978-2-8001-5655-2

Translations

Since May 2009, Cinebook Ltd has been publishing Orbital. The following volumes have been released:[1]

  1. Scars - May 2009 ISBN 978-1-905460-89-2
  2. Ruptures - July 2009 ISBN 978-1-905460-95-3
  3. Nomads - May 2011 ISBN 978-1-84918-080-1
  4. Ravages - July 2011 ISBN 978-1-84918-088-7
  5. Justice - Feb 2014 ISBN 978-1-84918-172-3
  6. Resistance - Aug 2015 ISBN 978-1-84918-262-1

References