Rogue Trooper

Rogue Trooper
2000 AD #228, including the first appearance of Rogue Trooper.
Character information
First appearance	2000 AD #228 (1981)
Created by	Gerry Finley-Day Dave Gibbons
In-story information
Full name	Rogue
Publication information
Publisher	IPC Media (Fleetway) to 1999, thereafter Rebellion Developments
Title(s)	Numerous
Formats	Original material for the series has been published as a strip in the comics anthology(s) 2000 AD.
Genre	Military science fiction
Publication date	1981 – Present
Creative team
Writer(s)	Gerry Finley-Day Gordon Rennie
Artist(s)	Dave Gibbons
Editor(s)	Tharg (Steve MacManus - Matt Smith)
Reprints
Collected editions
The Future of War	ISBN 1-905437-39-0
Fort Neuro	ISBN 1905437161
The Eye of the Traitor	ISBN 1904265529
To the Ends of Nu-Earth	ISBN 1904265804
Re-Gene	ISBN 1904265847
Realpolitik	ISBN 1904265944

Rogue Trooper is a science fiction strip in the British comic 2000 AD, created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons. It follows the adventures of Rogue, a "Genetic Infantryman", a genetically created, blue-skinned, manufactured super soldier and his three comrades' search for the Traitor General. His comrades are in the form of biochips - onto which a G.I.'s entire personality is downloaded at the time of death for later retrieval - and are named Gunnar (mounted on Rogue's rifle), Bagman (on his backpack) and Helm (on his helmet). He is genetically engineered to be immune to almost all known toxins, can submerge in strong acid unaffected, and is able to withstand a vacuum in his bare skin.

Publication history

Gibbons left the strip early on, to be replaced by a succession of artists and writers who have taken the strip in several different directions over the years. Artists to have drawn the character include Brett Ewins, Cam Kennedy and Colin Wilson. This quest continued from 1981 until 1985, when the G.I. had his final confrontation with the traitor general and, after a brief further run set on the Planet Horst, Finley-Day ceased writing the strip. Simon Geller took over, reinventing the character as an intergalactic hitman attempting to end the war by assassinating key figures, but this new direction was dropped in 1989. John Smith wrote a 'flashback' story, "Cinnabar", set in Rogue's deserter days, before original series artist Dave Gibbons returned to write a much more radical revamp of the character.

In "The War Machine", Gibbons and artist Will Simpson created a different war, set on a different planet, starring a different Genetic Infantryman, this time called Friday. The bio-chips were dropped, and Gibbons concentrated on the politics and economics of war and the sinister nature of the genetic engineering involved. A new ongoing series featuring Friday followed, written by American writer Michael Fleisher. In Fleisher's final story, "Scavenger of Souls", the bio-chips are reintroduced via an alien 'soul collector'.

Fleischer was replaced with Steve White, who made the military aspect of the strip more up-to-date and tried to reconcile the two versions of the character. He also reintroduced Venus Bluegenes (Helm's treacherous girlfriend from an earlier story who gained a more prominent role during the Simon Geller run) who had her own short spin-off run. His run on the character was also notable for the 2000 AD debut of artist Henry Flint.

The character was rested after White's last story in 1996. In 1997 a related character, blue-skinned ambulance pilot Tor Cyan was introduced in the story Mercy Heights.

In 2002 the original Rogue was reintroduced, again in flashback to his days hunting the traitor general, written by Gordon Rennie. Artists have included Staz Johnson, Dylan Teague, Mike Collins, Simon Coleby and PJ Holden. In 2004 Rennie stated that he had intended to revamp the character yet again, but had been blocked by 2000 AD editorial. He also hints that any return to the Rogue Trooper universe will concentrate on supporting cast and not include the Rogue character. This can be seen in the new series The 86ers.

Plot synopsis

The story is initially set on the planet Nu-Earth, where a stalemated war between the Norts and Southers is being fought. There is some similarity to both the American Civil War and to World War 1, with the Norts resembling Germany, and the Southers the Allied forces. During the conflict, many forms of chemical and biological weapons have been used, poisoning the planet's atmosphere and oceans. As a result, what remains of the population of the planet, including the troops of both sides, live in enclosed - "domed" - military bases and habitats. They wear protective suits, helmets and respiration gear when outside their domes. These suits are known as "chemsuits". Any damage to the helmet or chemsuit is usually fatal to the wearer, due to the toxic atmosphere of the planet. In an attempt to bring an end to the stalemate, The Southern High Command, over a period of years, have produced the GI - "Genetic Infantryman". The GI is a type of soldier genetically engineered to be immune to the poisonous atmosphere of Nu-Earth, and therefore be able to fight without the clumsy, inhibiting protective gear required by ordinary soldiers. The Southern High Command deploy the entire GI Regiment in a mass spaceborne capsule drop over an area of Nu Earth known as "The Quartz Zone", which resembles one of the Earth's Poles because the surface has an icy, glacier-like nature. The Quartz Zone assault was intended to be a surprise attack, but because a Traitor within the Southern High Command has passed details of it to the Norts, they are expecting the attack. The Norts employ Elite Infantry Regiments known as the Kashan and Kashar Legions to repulse the assault, and the entire GI Regiment - apart from Rogue - is wiped out, since they are virtually defenceless when dropping to the surface of the planet from space. This event is referred to as "The Quartz Zone Massacre".

Rogue, the only surviving G.I., goes AWOL in order to track down the Traitor General. Along the way he thwarts numerous Nort schemes, discovers and inadvertently destroys the only portion of Nu-Earth not contaminated by chemical weapons, and is betrayed by every female character he encounters.

A later storyline - "MilliCom Memories" - shows how the GI's progress through their training, first as children, then as adults, and explains that each GI has a number rather than a name. Rogue's original name is "GI44", that is, Genetic Infantryman 44. During their training - which bears similarities to US Marine trainng - each GI is given a nickname according to their abilities. For example, Gunnar is so named because of his marksmanship ability. The same storyline tells us that there were other "prototype" versions of the GI before the development of Rogue's class of trainees, some of which were inadvertantly killed by Rogue during his training.

The series begins with single episode stories, and later develops into multi-part epics which feature the distinctive artwork of both Dave Gibbons and Cam Kennedy. We are taken on a journey around the planet Nu Earth as Rogue attempts to track down and kill the Southern General - referred to as the "Traitor General" - responsible for the massacre of the GI Regiment. As the story progresses, it appears that the Norts have the edge over the Southers in respect of weapons technology, as in an early episode we see a tank battle where gigantic Nort tanks known as "Blackmares" wipe out smaller, inferior Southern Tanks. This has echoes of the encounters between German Tiger Tanks and American Sherman Tanks in World War 2.

In a multi-part story titled "The Marauders", Rogue encounters a group of deserters from both Nort and Southern sides, who operate as scavengers from a hidden base and attack both Nort and Southers in order to obtain food, ammunition and supplies. Unknown to Rogue, the commander of The Marauders is the Traitor General he is seeking, who has undergone extensive surgery to change his features and make him unrecognisable. The General later reveals himself to Rogue, then captures and tortures him. Rogue eventually escapes, and with the help of one of the Marauders - a Souther Pilot known as Player- defeats the Marauders that pursue him. The Traitor General, however, escapes, destroying the Marauder base as he does so.

Another storyline called "All Hell on the Dix-I Front" shows how a massive Nort assault forces the Southerners to retreat from a vast area of Nu-Earth, again similar to the Ardennes assault of World War 2. During this story we are introduced to other Elite units of the Nort military, such as the Sun Legion, a Regiment of solar glider troops, and the Scum Marines, an amphibious assault force. We are also introduced to "Sister Sledge", a military nurse who pretends to be attracted to Rogue but uses this as a cover to kill any Southern troops they encounter, since she is an enemy agent. She dies in the final episode of the series when Bagman causes her to fall from a boat into a poisonous ocean, the "Scum Sea".

A series entitled "Fort Neuro" introduces us to a Southern defensive structure similar to the French Maginot line of World War 2, which has been cut off from the rest of the planet by vast chemical clouds. The story shows that the Fort has been split into separate sectors by the same clouds, meaning each sector operates independently of each other, without any contact or cohesion. The soldiers within each sector are suffering from a type of PTSD, meaning that the soldiers from the French sector - known as "Franks" - wear Napoleonic era uniforms, and hold grand balls that were popular in that period. Other sectors display similar erratic behaviour, with the English troops - known as "Lime-ees" - dressing as holiday camp redcoats and behaving as though they are on a perpetual holiday, while the "Rom" garrison fashion themselves as 1950's Teddy Boys.

Rogue is immune to all known toxins, diseases, and acids with three known exceptions:

• A new plant is discovered after permafrost is melted in an arctic zone, which renders him unconscious.
• In the flashback story "Cinnabar" a retrovirus is engineered specifically to target his immune system, making him susceptible to all other Nu-Earth hazards, ultimately forcing him to wear a chem-suit.
• On Horst, Rogue is bitten by one of the Dragoid creatures causing him to pass out. As Bagman points out - Rogue was engineered to be resistant to conditions on Nu Earth, not those unique to Horst. However, the toxin quickly wears off, and in fact has a beneficial effect on Rogue.

In a lighter moment during the Fort Neuro series, Rogue is shown to have difficulty breathing when in a staff car full of officers from the "Rom" sector, who in anticipation of a good night out with the neighbouring "Scan" sector, have applied too much aftershave.

The Biochips are infected by a latent malady unknowingly contracted whilst passing through the Neverglades area of Nu Earth. The unnamed condition renders them susceptible to "Enzyme E disfunction", which causes their newly re-gened bodies to disintegrate, leaving only their bio-chips remaining.

Most Nort protective suits show only the eyes, and the Southers generally have see-through face panels; this reinforces the Good Guy/Bad Guy delineation.

Historical influences

Many elements of the Rogue back-story were inspired by World War II, the American Civil War and the Cold War. Norts (Northerner Unionists) fought against generally less-well equipped Southers (Southern Confederates), and several battles were referenced, such as the First Battle of Bull Run, which was retold as the Battle of Mek-Bull Run. The Norts appear totalitarian in nature. While their uniforms have Nazi connotations their dialect and names are mostly quasi-Slavic, as if they represented a futuristic version of the Soviet Bloc, although there is some usage of Germanic names as well, for example General Vagner, Admiral Torpitz. Their conduct and methods of waging war are also more barbaric than those of the comparatively civilised Southers. Although as the series develops the Southers are also shown committing comparably immoral acts as well. "Genetic Infantryman" is a direct homage to the supposed "Government Issue" tag that American troops were nicknamed after.

Bibliography

The Rogue Trooper has appeared frequently in comics and other media.

List of stories

The original run, all written by Gerry Finley-Day, included:

• "Rogue Trooper" (with art by Dave Gibbons, in 2000 AD #228, 1981)
• "Nu Paree" (with art by Dave Gibbons, in 2000 AD #229, 1981)
• "Glass Zone" (with art by Dave Gibbons, in 2000 AD #230, 1981)
• "Doomsday Valley" (with art by Dave Gibbons, in 2000 AD #231, 1981)
• "Terror of the Decapitators" (with art by Dave Gibbons, in 2000 AD #232, 1981)
• "Raiders" (with art by Dave Gibbons, in 2000 AD #234, 1981)
• "Scum Sea" (with art by Dave Gibbons, in 2000 AD #235, 1981)
• "Ascent To Buzzard-Three" (with art by Colin Wilson, in 2000 AD #236-238, 1981)
• "The Rookies" (with art by Dave Gibbons, in 2000 AD #239-240, 1981)
• "Blue Moon" (with art by Colin Wilson, in 2000 AD #241, 1981)
• "Poison" (with art by Mike Dorey, in 2000 AD #242-243, 1981)
• "Fear of the Machine" (with art by Colin Wilson, in 2000 AD #246-248, 1982)
• "The Dreamweavers" (with art by Dave Gibbons, in 2000 AD #249-250, 1982)
• "The Buzzard" (with art by Colin Wilson, in 2000 AD #251-253, 1982)
• "The Petrified Forest" (with art by Mike Dorey, in 2000 AD #254-257, 1982)
• "War of Nerves" (with art by Colin Wilson, in 2000 AD #258, 1982)
• "Bagman Blues" (with art by Brett Ewins and Eric Bradbury, in 2000 AD #260-262, 1982)
• "The Body Looters" (with art by Cam Kennedy, in 2000 AD #265, 1982)
• "All Hell on the Dix-I Front" (with art by Colin Wilson, Cam Kennedy and Brett Ewins, in 2000 AD #266-277, 1982)
• "Assassination Run" (with art by Cam Kennedy, in 2000 AD #278-279)
• "Hats Off to Helm" (with art by Cam Kennedy, in 2000 AD #280-281)
• "Marauders" (with art by Colin Wilson and Cam Kennedy, in 2000 AD #282-289)
• "Fort Neuro" (with art by Brett Ewins and Cam Kennedy, in 2000 AD #291-310, 1982–1983)
• "Major Magnum" (with art by Brett Ewins, in 2000 AD #311-315, 1983)
• "Bigfoot" (with art by Cam Kennedy, in 2000 AD #316, 1983)
• "Bio-Wire" (with art by Cam Kennedy, in 2000 AD #317, 1983)
• "Milli-Com Memories" (with art by Cam Kennedy, in 2000 AD #318-322, 1983)
• "Vid-Vultures" (with art by Brett Ewins, in 2000 AD #323-326, 1983)
• "Eye of the Traitor" (with art by Cam Kennedy, in 2000 AD #327-332, 1983)
• "Frisco Phog" (with art by Boluda, in 2000 AD #333-334, 1983)
• "From Hell to Eternity" (with art by Brett Ewins, in 2000 AD #335-340, 1983)
• "Mega-Minefield" (with art by Boluda, in 2000 AD #341-342, 1983)
• "Gasbah" (with art by Cam Kennedy, in 2000 AD #343-347, 1983)
• "Timeslip" (with art by Boluda, in 2000 AD #348-349, 1983)
• "Colonel Kovert" (with art by Cam Kennedy, in 2000 AD #350-355, 1984)
• "You Only Die Twice" (with art by Cam Kennedy, in 2000 AD #358-364, #366-368, 1984)
• "Message From Milli-Com" (with art by Cam Kennedy, in 2000 AD #369-377, 1984)
• "Just Routine" (with art by Trevor Goring, in 2000 AD #378, 1984)
• "Blind Terror" (with art by Steve Dillon, in 2000 AD #379-380, 1984)
• "Death Valley" (with art by Cam Kennedy, in 2000 AD #381-383, 1984)
• "M For Murder" (script by Steve McManus, (credited as "Rogan") with art by Cam Kennedy, in 2000 AD #384-386, 1984)
• "To the Ends of Nu Earth" (with art by Cam Kennedy, in 2000 AD #387-392, 1984)
• "Re-Gene" (with art by Cam Kennedy, in 2000 AD #401-406, 1985)
• "The Return of Rogue Trooper" (with art by José Ortiz, in 2000 AD #410-419, 1985)
• "Antigen of Horst" (with art by José Ortiz, in 2000 AD #422-426, #428-432, 1985)
• "Return to Milli-Com" (with art by Cam Kennedy, in 2000 AD #444-449, 1985)

Subsequently, Rogue Trooper appeared in stories by three other writers:

• "The Hitman" (written by Simon Geller and Steve MacManus, with art by Steve Dillon, in 2000 AD #495-499, 1986)
• "Hit One" (written by Simon Geller, with art by Steve Dillon, in 2000 AD #520-531, 1987)
• "Hit Two" (written by Simon Geller, with art by Steve Dillon, in 2000 AD #568-572, 1988)
• "Hit Three – The Violent Majority" (written by Simon Geller, with art by Steve Dillon, in 2000 AD #574-575, 1988)
• "Through the Eyes of a Gun" (script and art by Steve Dillon, in 2000 AD #589, 1988)
• "Hit Four – The New Moral Army" (written by Simon Geller, with art by Steve Dillon, in 2000 AD #598-600, #602-603, 1988)
• "The Final Hit" (written by Steve Dillon, with art by Chris Weston, in 2000 AD Winter Special, 1989)

There was a flashback story written by John Smith before the Friday reboot took place:

• "Cinnabar" (with pencils by Steve Dillon and inks by Kev Walker, in 2000 AD #624-630 & 633-635, 1989)

There were two one-off stories in annuals, both written by Alan Moore:

• "Pray for War" (with art by Brett Ewins, in 2000 AD Annual 1983)
• "First of the Few" (with art by Jesus Redondo, in 2000 AD Annual 1984)

There were two one-off stories in sci-fi specials, both written by Gerry Finley-Day:

• "Milli-Way Sixty-Six!" (with art by Eric Bradbury, in 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 1982)
• "The Droidonators" (with art by Boluda, in 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 1983)

In a later sci-fi special Rogue Trooper appeared, written by Simon Geller:

• "Portrait of a Rebel!" (with art by Brett Ewins, in 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 1984)

In another sci-fi special an illustrated text story appeared:

• "On the Rogue Again" (with art by Cam Kennedy, in 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 1985)

Later annual stories were written by Peter Milligan and drawn by José Ortiz:

• "The Fanatics" (in 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 1986)
• "Nort by Nortwest" (in 2000AD Annual 1987, 1987)

Rogue also appeared in crossovers with the new "Friday" series (leading up to the death of Bagman and Rogue in #949), all written by Steve White:

• "Blue on Blue" (with art by Henry Flint, in 2000 AD #928-931, 1995)
• "Mind Bombs" (with art by Edmund Perryman/Nick Abadzis, in 2000 AD #937-939, 1995)
• "Ascent" (with art by Steve Tappin, in 2000 AD #946-949, 1995)

(For the full series of stories featuring Friday, see Friday (2000 AD)#Bibliography.)

After the new series finished, the original Rogue returned in a story set after his death, written by John Tomlinson:

• "Remembrance Day" (with art by Dave Gibbons, in 2000 AD Prog 2000, 1999)

The original Rogue later returned in stories set before his death, all written by Gordon Rennie:

• "What Lies Beneath" (with pencils by Staz Johnson and inks by David Roach, in 2000 AD #1301-1304, 2002)
• "Weapons of War" (with art by Dylan Teague, in 2000 AD #1305, 2002)
• "Overkill" (with Simon Coleby, in 2000 AD #1306-1307, 2002)
• "Lions" (with Staz Johnson (1308) and Mike Collins (1309), in 2000 AD #1308-1309, 2002)
• "A Visit to the Boneyard" (with pencils by Mike Collins and inks by David Roach, in 2000 AD #1310-1311, 2002)
• "Requiem" (with Simon Coleby, in 2000 AD #1312, 2002)
• "Angels" (with Simon Coleby, in 2000 AD Prog 2003, 2002)
• "Ghouls" (with pencils by Staz Johnson (episodes 1-4) and Mike Collins (ep. 5-6), and inks by David Roach (ep. 3-6), in 2000 AD #1344-1349, 2003)
• "Realpolitik" (with PJ Holden, in 2000 AD #1380-1385, 2004)
• "Condor Six Down" (with Simon Coleby, in 2000 AD #1462-1464, 2005)
• "New Model Army" (with Steve Pugh (art) & Ian Edginton (script)2000 AD #1477-1479, 2006)

Gerry Finley-Day returned to the character after 25 years away, for the end of year special in 2010:

• "Dead Ringer" (with Staz Johnson, in 2000 AD Prog 2011, 2010)

In a short series of one-off stories called What If...? featuring alternative takes on popular 2000 AD characters, Rogue Trooper returned in a story written by Andy Diggle:

• "What If... Gunnar Survived the Quartz Zone Massacre?" (with Colin Wilson, in 2000 AD #1771, 2012)

The series appeared in one-off stories in annual special issues from 2014:

• "Dregs of War" (written by Guy Adams, art by Darren Douglas, in 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 2014)
• "The Feast" (written by Guy Adams, art by Lee Carter, in 2000 AD Winter Special 2014)
• "Death of a Demon" (written by Guy Adams, art by Darren Douglas, in 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 2015)
• "Shore Leave" (written by Guy Adams, art by Jimmy Broxton, in 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 2016)

Collected editions

The initial reprints of the 2000AD stories were printed by Titan Books. The most recent books are printed by Rebellion.

The complete series of stories from 1981 to 2012 (other than the Friday crossovers) were reprinted by Rebellion in four volumes:

• Tales of Nu-Earth 01 (collects 2000 AD #228-317, 400 pages, February 2010, ISBN 978-1-906735-34-0)
• Tales of Nu-Earth 02 (collects 2000 AD #318-406, 400 pages, May 2010, ISBN 978-1-906735-46-3)
• Tales of Nu-Earth 03 (collects 2000 AD #410-603, 400 pages, November 2012, ISBN 978-1781080689)
• Tales of Nu-Earth 04 (collects 2000 AD #624-1771, 288 pages, June 2014, ISBN 978-1781082300)

The original Rogue Trooper stories chronicling the hunt for the Traitor General are also collected in another series of four books by Rebellion:

• The Future of War (collects 2000 AD #228-265, 160 pages, June 2007, ISBN 1-905437-39-0)
• Fort Neuro (collects 2000 AD #266-310, 192 pages, January 2007, ISBN 1-905437-16-1
• The Eye of the Traitor (collects 2000 AD #312-349, 192 pages, October 2005, ISBN 1-904265-52-9)
• To the Ends of Nu-Earth (collects 2000 AD #350-392, 160 pages, January 2006, ISBN 1-904265-80-4)

Additional stories have been collected into two more publications by Rebellion

• Re-Gene (collects 2000 AD #401-406, 410-419, 422-432, 444-449, 160 pages, March 2006, ISBN 1-904265-84-7)
• Realpolitik (collects 2000 AD Prog 2003, #1301-1312, 1344–1349, 1380–1385, 1462–1464, 1477–1479, 144 pages, February 2007, ISBN 1-904265-94-4)

Spin-offs and reboots

The 86ers

The 86ers was created by writer Gordon Rennie and drawn by artists Karl Richardson and PJ Holden. The story stars G.I. pilot Rafella "Rafe" Blue and her robot Gabe.

Venus Bluegenes

Venus Bluegenes appeared both in Rogue Trooper and in her own eponymous strip, with stories written by authors including Grant Morrison, Steve White and Dan Abnett.

Tor Cyan

Tor Cyan appeared both in Mercy Heights and in his own eponymous strip, in a series written by John Tomlinson.

Jaegir

Writer Gordon Rennie and artist Simon Coleby created an spin-off entitled Jaegir as a recurring series in 2000 AD, focusing on Kapitan-Inspector Atalia Jaegir, who serves in the Nordland State Security Police. Her role is to hunt down escaped war criminals.

• Strigoi (2000 AD #1874-1879, 2014) - Six-part story.
• Circe (2000 AD #1893-1898, 2014) - Six-part story.
• Brothers in Arms (2000 AD X-mas Special, 2014) - One-part story.
• Tartarus (2000 AD #1937-1944, 2015) - Eight-part story.
• Warchild (2000 AD #1996-1999, 2016) - Four-part story.

Collected editions

• Jaegir: the Enemy Within collects Strigoi, Circe, Brothers in Arms and Tartarus (released September 2015).

Hunted

Gordon Rennie and artist PJ Holden produced Hunted, a story told from the point of view of the Traitor General, in 2016. It began in prog 2001 and is ongoing as of October 2016.

IDW Publishing reboot

IDW Publishing's Rogue Trooper #1.

As of 20 July 2013, American company IDW Publishing announced that after the success of its adaptation of Judge Dredd from 2000 AD it would now champion Rogue Trooper with recoloured old issues as well as completely new stories. "Following the success of Judge Dredd, IDW and Rebellion/2000 AD expand their thriving relationship with the addition of Rogue Trooper to their publishing slate! IDW will launch an all-new Rogue Trooper series in 2014, and also offer newly colored re-presentations of past Rogue Trooper comics, too." On 13 November 2013 it was announced that the new series would be written by British fantasy writer Brian Ruckley and drawn by Alberto Ponticelli. Brian Ruckley acquired the position "by writing a pitch document that people apparently liked." He described his first challenge as scriptwriter as "I can now say from personal experience that writing comics is not straightforward or effortless!"

The new Rogue Trooper features a re-designed helmet, rifle and backpack which serve as the three main supporting characters in the stories. The first episode was originally set to ship at the end of February 2014, but the first issue was actually released on 5 March 2014. Due to lower-than-expected sales, the decision was made to put the series "on hold". The final issue of the new Rogue Trooper series was issue 4, published on 21 May 2014. All four issues were collected as a trade paperback and released on 17 September 2014 under the title Rogue Trooper: Last Man Standing

IDW also published Rogue Trooper Classics, a series of recoloured stories from 2000 AD, in order. It was originally intended to consist of 12 issues (with issue 1 being published on 14 May 2014), but like the new Rogue title, it was cut short, with only 8 issues to be produced in total - again, a result of lower-than-expected sales.

Other media

A range of Rogue Trooper material has been produced:

Novels

There are three novels based on Rogue Trooper:

• Crucible (Gordon Rennie, October 2004 ISBN 1-84416-061-0)
• Blood Relative (James Swallow, March 2005 ISBN 1-84416-061-0)
• The Quartz Massacre (Rebecca Levene, March 2006 ISBN 1-84416-110-2)

Boardgames

Main article: Rogue Trooper (board game)

The Rogue Trooper Boardgame was released in 1987 by Games Workshop.

Video games

Main article: Rogue Trooper computer and video games

A number of Rogue Trooper computer games have been released in 1986 and 1990. After Rebellion bought 2000 AD they released a Rogue Trooper video game in 2006, with a Wii version out in 2009.

In 2009 Rogue Trooper featured a guest role in the game "LittleBigPlanet" for PS3. It came in the form of content which could be bought in the PlayStation Store.

Film

Grant Morrison has said he will be writing a Rogue Trooper screenplay for Sam Worthington's production company Full Clip Production.

External links

• Rogue Trooper at Barney
• Rogue Trooper at the International Catalogue of Superheroes
• Rogue Trooper at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
• Rogue Trooper - 1st Episode (BBC)
• Eidos Rogue Trooper game website
• NTSC-uk's Rogue Trooper Review
• Tales of the GI online strip