The Trigan Empire Series Written Mainly
It told the story of an alien culture in which futuristic technology, such as antigravity vehicles and energy ray weapons, was blended with architecture, dress, and customs reminiscent of ancient civilizations, the most obvious being those of Ancient Greece and Rome. The Look and Learn Book of the Trigan Empire (1973)The Trigan Empire (The Don Lawrence Collection) (2004-2008) (12 vols)The Rise and Fall of The Trigan Empire (2020- )The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire, later called simply The Trigan Empire, is a science fiction comic series written mainly by Mike Butterworth with artwork (initially watercolours, later gouache) by Don Lawrence, among others. Other artists who worked on the strip include Ron Embleton, Miguel Quesada, Philip Corke, Oliver Frey and Gerry Wood. Although the strip has seen only limited English-language release it remains one of the most popular comic series in Holland and Germany, with over two million albums sold. Mike Butterworth and Don Lawrence, The Trigan Empire (1978) April 20, 2020. The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire (typically referred to as The Trigan Empire) was a serialized British science-fiction comic series, published from 1965 to 1982 in two British periodicals, Ranger and Look and Learn (and later partially. The Invisibles artist pays tribute to greatest work of legendary creator who mentored him early in his careerAmong the distant stars, fractious tribes come together to found a mighty empire that will wage war against aggressive kingdoms, battle alien invaders.The Trigan Empire was published in installments in a number of British and European comics during the 1960s and '70s.
Heavily influenced by mythological tales, a number of the societies seemed to be based on ancient cultures that had existed in history. The series initially ran from 1965 to 1982, dealing with the long-past events of an empire on the distant planet of Elekton. The comic remains notable for the unique artwork by Don Lawrence which combines a painterly photo-realistic style with caricaturistic renderings that remain anatomically convincing.
He had no idea where to further it but he knew where to look for a guy who did."The first strip told of a spaceship crashing into a swamp on Earth, the crew frozen to death, with many written volumes inside in an unknown language. He threw the first introductory script at me and told me to take it from there. A similar likeness could be drawn with Hericon, the chief rival in power to the Trigans, whose appearance seemed to mirror that of elements of the Byzantine Empire, and the Persian Empire.According to Butterworth, "The original Impetus was from that veritable genius Leonard Matthews, then my senior group editor when I was editing Sun and Comet. The Trigans' clothing was similar to that of the Romans, with many of the populace dressed in toga-like garments, or in the case of the soldiery, in Greek or Roman-style armour. The Trigans flew atmosphere craft. This similarity even extended to Trigan City, the capital being built on five hills, in a similar fashion to the seven hills of Rome.
Trigo persuades his more conservative brothers that in the face of changing events, namely the ambitions of the Lokan Empire, they must settle. Eventually, at a very advanced age, a scientist—Peter Richard Haddon—who has studied the books from the spaceship as a young man manages to translate the volumes, and begins to relate the tales.The Trigans began as a nomadic tribe called the Vorgs, with no technology, initially under the leadership of three brothers, Trigo, Brag and Klud. After many years, the spaceship is turned into the central attraction of an amusement park.
Both titles were weekly educational magazines designed for children although mainly filled with educational features on life, history, science and technology, both contained a small comic strip section in each issue. Several of the other civilizations show a similar blend of low and high tech.The strip first appeared in the first issue of the British magazine Ranger in September 1965 and then in the British Look and Learn magazine from issue 232 (June 1966) when the two titles merged after the 40th issue of Ranger. In a later story, the Trigans create a rocketship in months to fly to one of Elekton's moons.
There were a number of reprints in hardback format. In 1975-1976, the series thus far was reprinted in its original sequential order, in Vulcan, a weekly glossy-format comic, which reprinted the strips in full colour, albeit edited and resized, alongside colour reprints of other British comics serials of the 1960s. The series ran in Look and Learn until the title ceased publication with issue 1049, in April 1982, comprising a run of 854 issues in total, divided between the two magazines.In addition to the weekly strips, a very small number of Trigan Empire stories were published in Ranger annuals and a Vulcan summer special.
Both the Hamlyn and the Hawk books presented edited versions of the stories most notably, in the Hawk book there are sometimes entire pages that have been left out. A later collection, also in hardback, was printed by Hawk Publishing in 1989 as Tales from the Trigan Empire. Other than Lawrence's signature being visible on the title-page art, neither he nor Butterworth are credited in this edition.
Main characters Trigo Trigo is the founder of the Empire. The second and third volumes included stories from the 1960s and early 1970s not illustrated by Lawrence, raising the question whether serials drawn by other artists during the later years of the strip will be included in subsequent volumes. Initial plans were to publish the sequence drawn by Lawrence in four volumes, and a first volume appeared in March 2020, a second in December 2020, and a third in July 2021. They were not reprinted from Look and Learn in many cases they were printed from the original artwork, and used revised fonts to make the text easier to read.The rights to The Trigan Empire were bought by Rebellion Developments in 2018. These editions contain the complete stories, without any of the omissions that were a feature of the earlier reprints, particularly the Hawk Publishing book.
Although Brag was willing to give up his claims of leadership to his people to allow Trigo to become sole ruler, his brother Klud had no such plan and tried to assassinate Trigo. Among these refugees is the architect Peric who agrees to help Trigo with his plans as long as his people are allowed to stay there. When his initial plans to build a city on the plains of Vorg fail, there is a fateful meeting with refugees from the nation of Tharv which has been attacked by Loka. He knew that the Lokans were intent on conquest and felt that if the Vorgs were not united they would become extinct. Trigo had a vision of a nation where the Vorg tribesmen could give up their nomadic existence and band together in civilization. At this time the Lokan Empire was instituting a military buildup with an intent to take over the entire planet.
If Brag can be classed as having a fault, it is that he can be manipulated by those cleverer than himself. He keeps himself in good physical shape despite growing older. Despite living in relative luxury with all the benefits of more advanced technology there are times that Brag wishes he was back to his life as a simple Vorg huntsman. While some consider him slow and perhaps a bit stupid, Brag is well-meaning and ever faithful to his brother.
Janno is regularly a representative of Trigan City, whether it is as an athlete in the olympic style games, or as a diplomatic envoy. He is friends with Keren, the son of Chief Imbala of Daveli, and Roffa from the City State of Ellul. A courageous individual, he has a natural aptitude as an atmosphere craft pilot.
He is regarded as the greatest living architect on Elekton and an accomplished engineer and scientist. Peric is of advanced years but remains fairly healthy. Peric Chief architect of the destroyed nation of Tharv, Peric with his daughter and other Tharvish refugees made their way into the desert of Vorg after the destruction of the main city of Tharv by Lokan forces.
Salvia Salvia is the daughter of Peric and is the most visible female character in the series.
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