The Stainless Steel Rat - Color Omnibus - (Stainless Steel Rat Stainless Steel Rat) by Harry Harrison & Kelvin Gosnell (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The iconic 2000 AD adaptation of Harry Harrison's beloved science fiction classic is now repinted in full colour throughout.

The 2000 AD adaptation of Harry Harrison's classic science-fiction novels by Kelvin Gosnell and Carlos Ezquerra returns in a new full color omnibus!

James Bolivar DiGriz aka 'The Stainless Steel Rat' is many things - a con man, a thief, and a member of an elite law-enforcement agency known as the Special Corps. After escaping the corps, DiGriz crosses paths with the beautiful but deadly Angelina who, like Jim DiGriz, is also a master criminal, albeit a lot more ruthless. They must travel through time to stop a master criminal meddling with the past, and help to overthrow an evil President by having The Rat become a candidate for the job himself!

A classic from 2000 AD's first 'golden age', Stainless Steel Rat is a must-read for fans of Harrison or old school sci-fi action with bold characters and a wry twist of humour, complemented by Ezquerra's dynamic and inimitable artwork.

Review Quotes

"...the biggest reward from reading these tales is the artwork from Carlos Esquerra, who seems to be the ultimate visionary of our war-scarred future..." - Den of Geek

About the Author

Harry Harrison is the much-loved author of the Stainless Steel Rat and Bill the Galactic Hero novels. He was also a highly respected science-fiction critic and anthologist. Harry penned the story that inspired the classic SF film Soylent Green.

As co-creator of Judge Dredd, Carlos Ezquerra designed the classic original costume as well as visually conceptualising Mega-City One. He also co-created Strontium Dog. He has also illustrated A.B.C. Warriors, Judge Anderson, Tharg the Mighty, Al's Baby and Cursed Earth Koburn amongst many others. Outside of the 'Galaxy's Greatest Comic', Ezquerra first illustrated Third World War in Crisis magazine, and became a regular collaborator with Garth Ennis, working on Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, Bloody Mary, Just a Pilgrim, Condors and The Magnificent Kevin. He also pencilled two special Preacher episodes.

Kelvin Gosnell served as 2000 AD's second editor, from Progs 17 to 85 (18th June 1977 - 7th October 1978). He also wrote Blackhawk, Dan Dare, A Joe Black Adventure, Judge Dredd, One-Offs, Project Overkill, Ro-Jaws' Robo-Tales, The Stainless Steel Rat and Tharg's Future Shocks, as well as co-writing the first series of Flesh.