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Image Comics

Rising Stars (1999)

by J. Michael Straczynski Writer Renae Geerlings Writer +47 more

1999–2005 26 issues Completed

Regular Series

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Overview Discussion

A strange light passes over Pederson, Illinois, and the 113 children later born in the town grow up with extraordinary powers. J. Michael Straczynski tracks these Specials across decades as fame, fear, and politics shape what they become. The story asks how real people, and the world around them, would actually handle living gods.

Publisher

Image Comics

Genre

Superhero

Decade

1990s

Format

Standard

Original Language

English

Language

English

Creators

Brent Eric Anderson

Penciller, Inker, Colorist, Cover Artist

Christian Zanier

Penciller, Cover Artist

David Finch

Penciller

Gary Frank

Penciller, Cover Artist, Other

J. Michael Straczynski

Writer

Jason Gorder

Artist, Inker, Cover Artist

Ken Lashley

Penciller, Cover Artist

Keu Cha

Penciller, Cover Artist

Marcel Uderzo

Penciller, Inker, Colorist

Neil Gaiman

Writer

Paul Jenkins

Writer

Renae Geerlings

Writer, Editor

Characters

Chandra

Elizabeth Chandra

Lee Jackson

Matthew Bright

Poet

John Simon

Ravenshadow

Randy Fisk

Sanctuary

Joshua Kane

William Corealis

William Smith

Teams

Specials

Issues

Initiations: A Lost Tale of the Specials

Rising Stars (1999)

Nova Placenta

Rising Stars (1999)

Jul 28, 1999

Can't Touch This

Rising Stars (1999)

Oct 01, 1999

Whatever Happened to Lee Jackson

Rising Stars (1999)

Dec 01, 1999

Masques

Rising Stars (1999)

Jan 01, 2000

The World Between

Rising Stars (1999)

Mar 01, 2000

#.5

Issue #.5

Rising Stars (1999)

Aug 01, 1999

Things Fall Apart - Part One

Rising Stars (1999)

Apr 01, 2000

Things Fall Apart - Part Two

Rising Stars (1999)

May 01, 2000

Things Fall Apart - Part Three

Rising Stars (1999)

Jun 01, 2000

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