Rising Stars Compendium

Plot

Collects Rising Stars (1999-2005) #1-24, #0, #, Prelude issue, Rising Stars Bright (2003) #1-3, Rising Stars: Voices of the Dead (2005) #1-6, and Rising Stars: Untouchable (2006) #1-5. Stories by J. Michael Straczynski and . Art by Keu Cha, Ken Lashley, Christian Zanier, Stuart Immonen, Brent Anderson, Gary Frank, David Finch, Dan Jurgens, Staz Johnson, Al Rio, Jason Gorder, John Livesay, Edwin Rosell, Marlo Alquiza, Victor Llamas, Al Vey, Wayne Faucher, Will Conrad, Steve Nelson, Alp Altiner and Rick Basaldua. When Rising Stars first debuted in 1999, people hailed its fresh take on the superhero mythos, grounding the fantastic in reality. The groundbreaking series by acclaimed writer J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5, Thor) spawned three spin-off mini-series and has influenced successful TV shows like The 4400 and Heroes. Now, for the first time ever, every issue of Rising Stars, from the #0 to the last issue of the last mini-series, is collected into one comprehensive deluxe hardcover