Dan Dare was once a hero. He brokered peace with alien races, pushed the frontiers of space, and saved the planet from total annihilation… repeatedly. But now, his Space Fleet has disbanded, the United Nations has crumbled, his friends scattered to the solar winds. Britain is once again the world power, but Dare, disillusioned and disappointed in his once-precious home country, has quietly retired.
But there’s trouble mustering in Deep Space. The H.M.S. Achilles is picking up strange signals when, suddenly, an enormous fleet of hostile ships ambushes the destroyer. As the crew struggles to stay alive, they realize with horror that the hostiles have brought a weapon of unimaginable power.
Dan Dare, pilot of the future, has been called out of retirement.
Reunited with his old cohorts, Albert Digby and Jocelyn Peabody, Dare is given command of the entire British Space Navy and sent to the front lines to combat the new threat head-on. What Dare doesn’t know is that his mysterious enemy’s reach stretches farther than he can imagine, all the way back to earth. It will take all of his ability as a leader and an officer to save the human race from assured annihilation.
Join Virgin Comics as we bring back one of the most beloved comic book characters of all-time. First published in 1950, Dan Dare has been a legend for almost sixty years, a hero for generations of fans. Finally, he returns to comic stand in an all new adventure, written by comics great Garth Ennis with art by Gary Erskine.
