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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published November 17th, 2004
Cover Price $19.95
Pages 194
Editing James Boardman (Consulting Editor); David Bishop (Original Commissioning Editor); Scott Nybakken (Collected Editon Editor)

Cover Details - "The Romanov Dynasty"

Genre Science Fiction; Adventure
Pencils Simon Fraser
Inks Simon Fraser

1 page Nikolai Dante illustration

Genre Science Fiction; Adventure
Pencils Simon Fraser
Inks Simon Fraser

42 page Nikolai Dante story "Nikolai Dante"

Characters Nikolai Dante; Commander Pyre Of The Scarlet Wraiths; Tsarina Jena; Tsar Vladimir; Aleksandr Romanov; Aleksandra Romanov
Synopsis Nikolai Dante is arrested for being a thief and a scoundrel. He is offered a job in the Imperial Raven Corps instead of being killed. While investigating a crashed spaceship with Tsarina Jena it is discovered he is part of the Romanov Dynasty when a secret Romanov bio-weapon grafts itself into his body. Aleksandr and Aledsandra Romanov try to kill Nikola and Jena to stop the bio-weapon from falling into the Tsar's hands.
Genre Science Fiction; Adventure
Script Robbie Morrison
Pencils Simon Fraser
Inks Simon Fraser
Colors Simon Faser; Alison Kirkpatrick
Letters Annie Parkhouse
Reprinted from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1035; from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1036; from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1037; from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1038; from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1039; from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1040; from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1041

48 page Nikolai Dante story "The Romanov Dynasty"

Characters Nikolai Dante; Jena Markov; Lord Dmitri Romanov; Tsar Vladimir; Captain Arbatov; Pyre; Maralis; Tamara; Lazarev; Arkady Romanov; Konstantin Romanov; Lulu Romanov; Viktor Romanov; Andreas Romanov; Nastasia Romanov
Synopsis After almost sparking a war between Tsar Vladimir and Lord Dmitri Romanov, Nikolai is sent to Rudinshtein to free Arkady Romanov. After seeing the slaves there, Nokolai becomes the leader of Rudinshtein aginst the will of the Romanov family.
Genre Science Fiction; Adventure
Script Robbie Morrison
Pencils Simon Fraser
Inks Simon Fraser
Colors Alison Kirkpatrick
Letters Ellie de Ville; Annie Parkhouse
Reprinted from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1042; from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1043; from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1044; from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1045; from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1046; from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1047; from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1048; from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1049

5 page Nikolai Dante story "Russia's Greatest Love Machine"

Characters Nikolai Dante; Lady Eudoxia Looshin
Genre Science Fiction; Adventure
Script Robbie Morrison
Pencils Chris Weston
Inks Chris Weston
Letters Annie Parkhouse
Notes Story contains nudity.
Reprinted from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1066

24 page Nikolai Dante story "The Gentleman Thief"

Characters Nikolai Dante; Countessa de Winter; Captain Arbatov; Lord Konigsberg; General Shitov
Synopsis Nikolai throws a massive party at Hotel Yalta. When he realizes he can't pay for it he takes to robbing guests and eventually gets Captain Arbatov framed to pay the bill.
Genre Science Fiction; Adventure
Script Robbie Morrison
Pencils Simon Fraser
Inks Simon Fraser
Colors Alison Kirkpatrick
Letters Annie Parkhouse
Reprinted from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1067; from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1068; from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1069; from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1070

6 page Nikolai Dante story "The Full Dante"

Characters Nikolai Dante; Andreas Romanov
Synopsis After an night drinking Nikolai accidentally beat up an exotic male dance company and is forced to take their place to placate the women.
Genre Science Fiction; Adventure
Script Robbie Morrison
Pencils Charlie Adlard
Inks Charlie Adlard
Letters Annie Parkhouse
Reprinted from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1071

24 page Nikolai Dante story "Moscow Duellists"

Characters Nikolai Dante; Jenna; Tsar Vladimir Romanov; Pyre; Konstantin Romanov; Nastasia Romanov; Mikhail Deriabin; Caius Zacharovitch; Lulu Romanov; Maria Sokorina; Sophia Sokorina; Inquisitor Klyaska; Number 333; Number 336; Number 369; General Urko
Synopsis Nikolai manages to insult four different people at a dinner party and is forced to fight four duels at once.
Genre Science Fiction; Adventure
Script Robbie Morrison
Pencils Simon Fraser
Inks Simon Fraser
Colors Alison Kirkpatrick
Letters Annie Parkhouse
Reprinted from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1072; from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1073; from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1074; from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1075

24 page Nikolai Dante story "The Gulag Apocalyptic"

Characters Nikolai Dante; Khara; Lord Dimitri Romanov
Synopsis Nikolai and Khara go to a gulag planet and stop a cybernetic invasion.
Genre Science Fiction; Adventure
Script Robbie Morrison
Pencils Henry Flint
Inks Henry Flint
Letters Annie Parkhouse
Reprinted from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1079; from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1080; from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1081; from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1082

1 page Nikolai Dante illustration

Characters Nikolai Dante
Genre Science Fiction; Adventure
Pencils Simon Davis (Painted)
Inks Simon Davis (Painted)
Colors Simon Davis (Painted)
Reprinted from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1035 [cover]

1 page Nikolai Dante illustration

Characters Nikolai Dante
Genre Science Fiction; Adventure
Pencils Simon Davis (Painted)
Inks Simon Davis (Painted)
Colors Simon Davis (Painted)
Reprinted from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1039 [Cover]

1 page Nikolai Dante illustration

Characters Nikolai Dante
Genre Science Fiction; Adventure
Pencils Trevor Hairsine (Painted)
Inks Trevor Hairsine (Painted)
Colors Trevor Hairsine (Painted)
Reprinted from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1044 [Cover]

1 page Nikolai Dante illustration

Characters Nikolai Dante
Genre Science Fiction; Adventure
Pencils Trevor Hairsine (Painted)
Inks Trevor Hairsine (Painted)
Colors Trevor Hairsine (Painted)
Reprinted from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1074 [Cover]

1 page Nikolai Dante illustration

Characters Nikolai Dante
Genre Science Fiction; Adventure
Pencils Henry Flint (Painted)
Inks Henry Flint (Painted)
Colors Henry Flint (Painted)
Reprinted from 2000 AD (Egmont Fleetway Ltd, 1997 series) #1080 [Cover]

1 page Nikolai Dante illustration

Characters Nikolai Dante; Jena Markov
Synopsis Sketches of Nikolai and Jena
Genre Science Fiction; Adventure
Pencils Simon Fraser
Inks Simon Fraser
Colors Simon Fraser
Letters Typeset