Summary
Red Rising: Sons of Ares is a six-issue comic book series published by Dynamite Entertainment in 2017. A prequel to the Red Rising science fiction series by Pierce Brown, it was written by Brown and Rik Hoskin, with art by Eli Powell. The series explores the origins of the rebel group "Sons of Ares" from Brown's Red Rising novels.
| Red Rising: Sons of Ares | |
|---|---|
 Issue #1 cover (May 2017) | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Dynamite Entertainment |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | May – October 2017 |
| No. of issues | 6 |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Pierce Brown Rik Hoskin |
| Artist(s) | Eli Powell |
| Editor(s) | Joe Rybandt |
Plot edit
In a future where the all-powerful Golds rule the universe at the expense of the lower castes, the course of history is changed when one of their number falls in love with a baseborn Red.[1][2]
Background edit
Sons of Ares takes place before the events of Brown's Red Rising novels.[1][2] Hoskin said of the series:
I've worked closely with Pierce to create something that's true to those books, but also feels unique and new. Like the books, ours is a fast-moving story set right across the vast canvas of the freshly-colonized solar system. We're exploring the effects that the inflexible regime has on an individual who's a key figure from the books, looking at the limits of humanity in a dehumanizing system. For me, that's the key to the books—the very human characters striving against a system geared to beating them down. It's harsh, cruel, unfair and—occasionally—uplifting.[1][2]
Brown said, "It's a dream come true to bring the world of Red Rising to comic books, and a real pleasure Jedi-mind melding with Rik in the writing process. Sons of Ares is a story made for new and veteran readers alike."[1][2]
Publication edit
Dynamite and Brown announced the Red Rising prequel comic series in July 2016.[3][4] Brown explained, "It takes place before Darrow’s story begins. It's about the founding of the Sons of Ares and how they began to destroy the society from within." The entire six-issue series was published during 2017.[5]
Collected editions edit
Red Rising: Sons of Ares
| Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Brown’s Red Rising: Sons of Ares – An Original Graphic Novel | Red Rising: Sons of Ares #1-6 | March 2018 August 2019 |
HC: 978-1524104924 SC: 978-1524111465 |
| Pierce Brown’s Red Rising: Sons of Ares – Volume Two: Wrath | Red Rising: Sons of Ares #7-12 | February 2020 | HC: 978-1524112073 |
| Pierce Brown's Red Rising: Sons of Ares – Volume Three: Forbidden Song | Red Rising: Sons of Ares #13-18 | April 2023 | HC: 978-1524123512 |
References edit
- ^ a b c d Wickline, Dan (February 20, 2017). "Pierce Brown's Red Rising Gets A Prequel Comic From Dynamite". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Full Creative Team of Pierce Brown's Original Red Rising: Sons of Ares Comic Book Series Announced". IndieComix.net. February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ^ "Pierce Brown's Red Rising Rises at Dynamite" (Press release). Newsarama. July 18, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ Staggs, Matt (July 21, 2016). "SDCC 2016: Pierce Brown on Red Rising Fandom and His New Comic Book". Unbound Worlds. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ "Dynamite® Pierce Browns Red Rising Son Of Ares". www.dynamite.com. Retrieved 2019-05-28.