Free Agents Volume 1 - by Kurt Busiek & Fabian Nicieza (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A team of young veterans, survivors of a massive intergalactic war are now stranded on Earth, free agents for the very first time in this high stakes, action-packed new series.

Salvo. Pike. Katari. Shakti. Ridge. Maraud. Chalice.

They've fought every day of their existence and won a terrible victory. Now they're stranded on Earth, free agents for the first time.

But when relics from their long war appear, threatening their chance at better lives, their greatest battle begins. They've fought for a million planets. Can they fight to save their own souls?

About the Author

Kurt Busiek broke in as a comics writer in 1982, with stories in Green Lantern #162 and Power Man & Iron Fist #90, both out the same day. Since then, he's worked on just about everything from Action Comics to Zot!, including runs on Avengers, Iron Man, Superman, Conan, and others, along with co-creating Thunderbolts, The Power Company and more. Best known for his work on the multiple-award-winning Marvels and ASTRO CITY, he's been turning more and more to creator-owned work of late, including such projects as ARROWSMITH, Superstar, Shockrockets and THE WIZARD'S TALE, and is currently working on more ASTRO CITY along with his new series THE AUTUMNLANDS, drawn by Benjamin Dewey.

Fabian Nicieza is an Argentine-American comic book writer and editor who is best known for his work on Marvel titles such as X-Men, X-Force, New Warriors, Nomad, Cable, Gambit, Deadpool, and Thunderbolts, for all of which he helped create numerous characters, among them Adam X, Deadpool, Domino, Feral, G. W. Bridge, Kwannon, Shatterstar, and Silhouette. He also created and wrote the WEBTOON series Outrage.

Stephen Mooney is the New York Times best-selling author of Half Past Danger from IDW. He is also the artist and writer for a number of other titles from Marvel, DC, Image Comics, IDW, and more.

Triona Farrell is a colorist from Dublin, Ireland. She has worked with numerous companies such as Dark Horse, Image, and Marvel on titles such as Blackbird, Black Widow, and Terminator. Numerous books of hers have been nominated for Eisner Awards, including Crowded. In her spare time she follows many nerd activities and reads comics.