Rising Stars December 1, 2006
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Rising Stars 00-38 (includes 3 mini-series, 2 #0s and a #1/2)
J. Michael Straczynski
“Rising Stars is a 24-issue comic book limited series by J. Michael Straczynski about 113 people (called “Specials”), as they are born with special abilities following a mysterious light in the sky. The comic explores how a society may react to the introduction of superpowers, and how those Specials may react towards society and each other. Rising Stars was one of the first comics produced under Straczynski’s own Joe’s Comics imprint for Top Cow Productions.
The story is narrated by the last living Special in the future, John Simon aka Poet. The story starts when the Specials are all grown up, but it constantly flashes back to when they were children. Through these flashbacks, the development of these 113 Specials is shown, starting with the government’s monitoring and handling of the events, to the manifestation of their powers, to the impact of these abilities on the afflicted children and the world around them. Some of the Specials use their powers for the good of the world, others for personal benefit and fame, whilst others simply wish to forget about them and live a normal life.
While John was investigating a series of murders in Specials’ community, he learned that when Specials died, their “force” would transfer to the remaining Specials, making each more powerful.”
Rising Stars Vol 1 - 00-08 - Born in fire ~111mb (includes 2 #0s and a #1/2)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=T1YJTM8B
Rising Stars Vol 2 - 09-16 - Power ~133mb
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SH14907I
Rising Stars Vol 3 - 17-24 - Fire And Ash ~120mb
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=94CRDR8U
“The first Rising Stars spin-off, a three-issue miniseries, written by Fiona Avery, penciled by Dan Jurgens and published in Feb-Apr 2003, is about Matthew Bright’s rookie years as a police officer in the NYPD under the name Brendan Miller, after he left Pederson.”
Rising Stars - 25-27 - Bright ~19mb
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UDKHRG31
“The six-issue miniseries Rising Stars: Voices Of The Dead features Lionel Zerb, a Special who can see dead people, and was published in Apr-Dec 2005. It is again written by Fiona Avery, with pencils by Stanz Johnson.”
Rising Stars - 28-33 - Voices Of The Dead ~64mb
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OU9ODJYD
“The five-issue miniseries Rising Stars: Untouchable features Laurel Darkhaven, a Special who worked for the CIA as an assassin. Written by Fiona Avery with pencils by Brent Anderson.”
Rising Stars - 34-38 - Untouchable ~35mb
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RS4HMNQQ