Wild Stars: Book of Circles collects the early comics from the 1980s, Erlik (WS Vo1 1 #1) and First Marker (WS Vol 2 #1), placed chronologically within the 2001-2002 run of Wild Stars comics (WS Vol 3 #1-7)
Book of Circles tells the story of conflicting timelines and parallel worlds that culminate an alliance between a wolf-like alien race called the Brothan and alternate time-line fascists, the Artomiques, that aims to attack and destroy the earth by launching a comet at Jupiter to ignite it as a second sun.
These comics
feature artwork by Frank Brunner (Doctor Strange, Howard the
Duck), David Brewer (Cable, Deadpool), Dave Simons (Ghost Rider), and
Michael Tierney, plus the painted
works by Mary Tierney. With the enlarged format, the artwork looks better than any previous edition! Being a multi-layered story, even previous readers will find details that they missed before--which is why Volume 1 is called the Book of Circles, because with every read you will find details that you did not see on the first time through.
Wild Stars II: Force Majeure wraps an 83,000 word novel around 38 pages of comics penciled by Armando Gil (Conan the King, Ka-Zar the Savage), along with 50 'flashback' illustrations by Dave Simons.
Seeking revenge for his defeat, Carthage kidnaps the First Marker's infant daughter and absconds with her through time! Erlik and Daestar aid Mark Mackavicka (First Marker) and Akara in their search through time for their missing daughter. Except to preserve the future and prevent a resurgence of the Brothan empire, they can't rescue Mark and Akara's daughter without dooming Earth!
Wild Stars III: Time Warmageddon continues the saga of the Wild Stars as former-President Bully Bravo seeks to solve the mysteries of distant suns going missing, only to be replaced by white dwarfs, and newly discovered planets showing the apparent signs of previous human colonization, all while pursued by an evil pirate queen and a rogue time-traveler trying to create a god.
This
novella's first edition featured cover art by Timothy Lim (My Hero Magademia, Black
Hops: USA GI, Street Fighter), and interior illustrations and two
variant covers by Mark Wheatley (Song of Giants: the Poetry of Pulp, The
Flash, Blood of the Innocent). All of Mark Wheatley's front and back covers created for the four-volume 35th Anniversary paperback set are also reproduced.
This new edition reprints this one-time Kickstarter-exclusive edition with new bonus content, including an additional epilogue on the whereabouts of Akara and the First Marker, plus The Grass Maiden (originally titled The Bears of 1812) and Shark Fighter-two stories by Michael Tierney originally published in Cirsova Magazine, and the previously unpublished Wild Stars story, The Grimgrip.
Wild Stars IV: Wild Star Rising is both a prequel and sequel novel to the previous Wild Stars adventures. Looking back 75,000 years into the past to the last days of Atlantis and the final exodus to the Wild Stars led by the Ancient Warrior, Wild Star Rising unfolds the aeons-long plan to rescue the Ancient Warrior's long-lost beloved, Phaedra, from the heart of a black hole where she was imprisoned by another powerful immortal. A sailor from earth's distant past must join with the Ancient Warrior's Wild Stars companions to help them navigate the great gulfs of space, free Phaedra from her black-hole prison, and stop the extra-dimensional squids that could destroy the universe if they can meet up and mate!
This edition also contains the first-ever extensive bio-glossary of Wild Stars universe, making it a must-have for old and new fans alike!