Shakara
| Shakara | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character information | |||
| First appearance | 2000 AD Prog 2002 (December 2001) (2001) | ||
| Created by |
Robbie Morrison Henry Flint | ||
| Publication information | |||
| Publisher | Rebellion Developments | ||
| Schedule | Weekly | ||
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| Formats | Original material for the series has been published as a strip in the comics anthology(s) 2000 AD. | ||
| Original language | English | ||
| Genre | |||
| Publication date | December 2001 – present | ||
| Main character(s) | Shakara | ||
| Creative team | |||
| Writer(s) | Robbie Morrison | ||
| Artist(s) | Henry Flint | ||
| Letterer(s) |
Ellie De Ville Annie Parkhouse | ||
| Creator(s) |
Robbie Morrison Henry Flint | ||
| Editor(s) |
Andy Diggle Matt Smith | ||
| Reprints | |||
| Collected editions | |||
| Shakara | ISBN 1-904265-61-8 | ||
| Shakara The Avenger | ISBN 1-905437-88-9 | ||
Shakara! is a 2000 AD character, starring in their own eponymous story, who was created by Robbie Morrison and Henry Flint.
Plot
The story is technically set in the present day (the first episode briefly shows a contemporary Earth; it is destroyed on the first page, and the last human in the universe, a survivor from the International Space Station, is ignominiously killed on the third), but revolves around a host of bizarre aliens using fantastically advanced technology. In the first series we learn little about the lead figure other than the fact that it is nearly indestructible, seeking out and destroying other aliens for reasons unknown. In the second series though, the character is shown to be some kind of liquid being encased in the suit. By the third, it becomes clear that 'Shakara' is an instrument of vengeance created by a now-extinct race of the same name... but the being is beginning to think for itself. Shakara is eventually killed by Cinnabar Brenneka, the legendary warrior who first united the Shakara in their conquest of the galaxy to cleanse it of corruption,and then allied with his former foes to destroy the Shakara, disgusted by their own descent into decadence.
Bibliography
Comics
All installments are written by Robbie Morrison and drawn by Henry Flint.
- Shakara!:
- Shakara: The Avenger (trade paperback, 160 pages, January 2009, ISBN 1-905437-88-9) collects:
- Shakara (in 2000 AD Prog 2002 & #1273-1279, 2001-2002, hardcover, Rebellion, 56 pages, 2005, ISBN 1904265618)
- "The Assassin" (in 2000 AD #1441-1449, 2005)
- "The Defiant" (in 2000 AD Prog 2008 & #1567-1573, 2008)
- Shakara: The Destroyer (trade paperback, 160 pages, August 2012, ISBN 9781781080382) collects:
- "Destroyer" (in 2000 AD #1650-1661, 2009)
- "Avenger" (in 2000 AD #2011, 1715-1727, 2011)
- Shakara: The Avenger (trade paperback, 160 pages, January 2009, ISBN 1-905437-88-9) collects:
Photostory
Paul Scott and Ben Clark have created 3 Shakara Photo-stories that are available online from 2000 AD's website:
References
External links
- Shakara hardcover review, 2000 AD Review, May 30, 2005
- Shakara is Death, Broken Frontier, December 22, 2008