Outlanders #1
Outlanders #1 (1988) launches the epic sci-fi saga "Outlanders Book One," introducing Tetsuya Wakatsuki, a 19-year-old Japanese photographer whose life—and the fate of Earth—shifts forever when biomech alien ships from the Santovasku Empire descend to reclaim their sacred world. Written by Johji Manabe, David Lewis, and Toren Smith, and illustrated by Manabe with inks by Manabe and L. Lois Buhalis, the issue establishes a bold new world where humanity’s survival hinges on an unlikely alliance with alien princess Kahm, her companions Battia and Geobaldi, and the mysterious, reincarnated witch Jilehr. The cover, penciled and inked by Johji Manabe, captures the story’s striking blend of alien grandeur and human vulnerability.
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Tetsuya Wakatsuki is a 19-year old Japanese photographer. His life and many others' changed when Earth was invaded by huge biomech alien ships. The aliens are from the Santovasku Empire and came to take back their sacred planet, birth world of their race. Tetsuya is the first human to make contact with an alien, the beautiful princess Kahm. She will save him from being blown up with the rest of Japan. Will Kahm, Tetsuya, her friends, Battia and her lover, Geobaldi, be enough to save the Earth? The reincarnated powerful witch, Jilehr turning for their cause might be their only chance.
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