Ministry of Space (2001) comic books 2004

Written by WARREN ELLIS; Art by CHRIS WESTON & LAURA MARTIN Cover by CHRIS WESTON & LAURA MARTIN FC 32 pgs. $2.95 Three-issue miniseries On sale 14 APRIL, 2004 This is a resolicitation. All previous orders have been cancelled. AT LAST! THE FINAL ISSUE OF THE CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED, SOLD OUT MINISERIES BY WARREN ELLIS, CHRIS WESTON AND LAURA MARTIN! CONCEPT: This is the story of how we could have gone to space. Maybe how we should have gone to space. This is the story of the Ministry of Space. The black budget that financed the move into space. The deaths of the test pilots, taken from the surviving Spitfire flyers of the Battle of Britain. And in 2000, the end of the Golden Age, as America and Russia begin moving into space. The secret revealed, and the destruction of a man who sacrificed himself for the Ministry of Space. THIS ISSUE: It's the early 21st Century and the Ministry of Space is discovering exactly how red Sir John Dashwood's world is. The British Empire is in orbit, on the Moon and on mars, but it took a lot of blood to get it there. The secret of the Ministry of Space may see the sun finally go down on the empire... Cover price $2.95.