Haldeman gives us a great analogue of his experiences in the Vietnam War through the lens of an intergalactic race war. The original story is a classic sci-fi, with a lot of grounded elements to balance it out. Storywise, if you’ve read the original novel, you’ll obviously know what’s going down. It’s a remarkable feat to have a comic that is almost 30 years old feel as fresh as something written today, and Marvano, as a creator and adaptor, has done just that. Although the art and storytelling may not comfortably fit in with most modern comics, it certainly didn’t feel like a slog to read or to look at. An epic SF war story spanning space and time, The Forever War explores one soldier’s experience caught up in the brutal machinery of a war that reaches across the stars.įirstly, the thing I found most interesting about this series is that I only realised it was a product of the ‘80s until about halfway through. Check out the trailer here.The visionary Hugo and Nebula Award-winning SF tale by Joe Haldeman is beautifully realised in full color by the legendary artist Marvano. The Forever War TPB ( 144pp, $19.99, ISBN: 9781785860898) is available at all good bookstores from December 5, 2017. The Forever War: Forever Free #1 hits comic shops and digital platforms in April 2018 and is available to order from the February edition of Diamond PREVIEWS catalogue. Stephen King : “If there was a Fort Knox for science-fiction writers, we’d have to lock Joe Haldeman up.” Since the original publication of The Forever War, Joe Haldeman – a Vietnam veteran and Purple Heart recipient – has produced a continuous string of SF classics.īesides winning the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, Locus Award and the World Fantasy Award, the series has garnered praise from literary powerhouse, The veterans plan to escape by means of space travel, but, when their ship starts to fail, Mandella’s team begins to search for the enigmatic entity responsible – The Unknown. Mandella, together with a small group of human survivors, returns to Earth to find the human race greatly changed.Įvolved into a group mind called Man, society is now intrusive and autocratic, denying all individuality.

Inspired by Haldeman’s own Vietnam War experiences, The Forever Warseries tells the story of William Mandella – survivor of a catastrophic interstellar war. Sci-Fi Master Joe Haldeman’s Interstellar War Intensifies With New Comics!ĭecem– With the much-anticipated The Forever War graphic novel adaptation being released in bookstores tomorrow, Titan Comics is excited to announce the next installment in novelist Joe Haldeman, Gay Haldeman, and Marvano’s epic science-fiction comic book series, The Forever War: Forever Free!īased on Joe Haldeman’s The Forever War novels – adapted by Joe and Gay Haldeman and legendary artist, Marvano – Titan’s new comic series adapts the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Award-winning series.

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