Orbital by Sylvain Runberg and Serge Pellé (.CBR)

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Mar 11th, 2011, 9:41 am
#728895 by Ojay
Orbital by Sylvain Runberg and Serge Pellé
Requirements: CBR Reader. 201 MB. - C -
Overview: An interracial pair of special agents is trained to keep the intergalactic peace. In the 23rd century, humans and Sandjarrs are allowed to join an intergalactic, multiracial organisation set up 8,000 years before. The humans are seen as a belligerent, underdeveloped race by the other members of the organisation and have been kept out of it until now.

Genre: Comics, Adventure, Detective, Sci-Fi, Mature Reader.

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Orbital
    Written by Sylvain Runberg
    Art by Serge Pellé
    Publisher: Dupuis (French), Cinebook (UK) (Eng).

      Synopsis:
        Orbital 01: Scars
          In the 23rd Century, the humans and the Sandjarrs are allowed to join an inter-galactic multi-racial organisation set up 8,000 years before. The humans are seen as a belligerent, underdeveloped race by the other members of the organisation and had been kept out of it until now. The Sandjarrs had stayed out of interplanetary politics until a war between themselves and the humans broke out. Now Caleb, a human, and Mezoke, a Sandjarr, are paired up and trained as special agents to keep the intergalactic peace. This is a controversial and historic alliance, and a lot of people are watching them. Their first mission is to keep war from breaking out between humans and Javlodes on the planet Senestam.
        Orbital 02: Ruptures
          Caleb (a human) and Mezoke (a Sandjarr) are paired up as special agents to keep the intergalactic peace. This is a controversial and historic alliance given their races' longstanding enmity. Their first mission is to keep war from breaking out between humans and Javlodes on the planet Senestam. Caleb acts as a mediator between the warring factions while dealing with an attack by Stilvulls (highly destructive insects)-and he also has to contend with his feelings for charming doctor Kim Vandersel. Mezoke is on the planet Upssal, trying to appease the Javlodes.
        Orbital 03: Nomads
          Caleb and Mezoke are on Earth for celebrations marking the end of the Human-Sandjarr wars, running security for the ceremonies. When an incident occurs between Malaysian fishermen and a nomadic alien species called the Rapakhun, they are brought in to investigate and to lead negotiations. But tensions are high, and something is killing the fish in the mangrove swamp. The two agents will have to contend with the humans’ lingering mistrust towards aliens in their efforts to solve the mystery.
        Orbital 04: Ravages
          The unexplained deaths in the mangrove have not deterred authorities: The ceremonies will go on as planned in Kuala Lumpur, despite Mezoke’s resistance and growing disagreement with Caleb. But the official optimism is soon dampened by news of further destruction, closer to the city. And when Nina and Angus return with the identity of the killer, an old enemy of the Confederation, the agents will be forced to act in desperation—and, maybe, to pay the ultimate price.

      Although it’s also quite different, there are a lot of things in Orbital: Scars that remind me of Star Wars – the second set of films in particular. The similarities come largely from the undertow of the book, which is set in a time of intergalactic political turmoil. While the story is ultimately about a couple of government agents from very different backgrounds, they’re defined by this political back-story, as it weaves a complex path through the background of the book.

      In this particular future, Earth is on the cusp of joining an intergalactic confederacy of planets that has been in existence for more than 8,000 years. After hundreds of thousands of years of warlike behaviour, it seems that humanity is finally getting its act together and showing itself to be peaceful, open and tolerant enough to join the group. It’s a bit like the European Union, but on a much larger scale.

      However, as with all things political, there are groups of people who don’t want to join in. From a human perspective, right-wingers don’t want to be a small cog in a mammoth inter-galactic political wheel, lead by people from another planet. And from the aliens point of view, those races who’ve seen the atrocities of human war first hand are struggling to believe that the leopard has sufficiently changed it spots to offer anything but chaos and insecurity to the alliance. These groups will stop at nothing, including acts of terrorism, to bring a halt to proceedings. In reality though, with the majority of humanity and most of the 8,000 other planets working to get Earth on board, the outcome seems inevitable.

      At the same time, the first human has been inaugurated into the Interworld Diplomatic Office (IDO). This agency recruits individuals who are a mix of diplomat and soldier, uniquely trained to solve conflicts between member planets. For his first assignment, Cales Swany is teamed up with Mezoke Izzua and sent to a distant planet, to sort out a problem between its indigenous inhabitants and some human colonists over mining rights.

      However, history has made things complicated for the agents – Izzua’s race was driven close to extinction in a war with humanity, leaving Swany and his partner in an uneasy alliance. Whether they’ll be able to get over their own difficulties, let alone fix those of another planet, remains to be seen.

      The universe has been remarkably well fleshed-out – another element that reminds us of Star Wars. Alien races litter the page, while the murky, washed-out colour makes everything look old and used. Hulking great space ships drift around in space and the architecture is breathtaking.

      The characters appear to be veering toward the archetypical and the similarities to Star Wars makes it feel a little less than original. However, it’s more sohpisticated than your average Star Wars film, yet the political back-story is significantly easier to follow. Although you’re not going to be seeing Luke Skywalker and Han Solo running around, nor buying the toys afterwards, this should appeal to a more sophisticated audience – people who like a bit of thorough world-building to lie behind their science fiction, giving it a believable and sophisticated hue.

    About:
      Sylvain Runberg has three series published by Dupuis: Les Co-Locataires (2005), Orbital (2006) and Hammerfall (2007). Serge Pelle used to work in advertising. He published his first book in 1996 and, since then, divides his time between drawing comics, designing sets and video games and cartoon animation.

Note: Please consider to buy Orbital from Cinebook to support both Author and Publisher.

Download Instructions:
http://novafile.org/dp8oehryunoh -- Orbital 01 Scars (2006)
http://novafile.org/b38njjzzxkjx -- Orbital 02 Ruptures (2007)
http://novafile.org/6xdbgm43v4xg -- Orbital 03 Nomads (2009)
http://novafile.org/wot37vlnnqs7 -- Orbital 04 Ravages (2011)
http://novafile.org/d0uozhjezmzp -- Orbital 05 Justice (2013) New!

Mar 11th, 2011, 9:41 am

Labor Omnia Vincit Improbus... Hard Work Conquers Everything!
Mar 12th, 2011, 2:31 am
#729599 by red6devil
Nice release jay. 2 x 5 10 WRZ$ reward plus 3 WRZ$ for mirror. Category: Comics.
Mar 12th, 2011, 2:31 am
Nov 14th, 2012, 3:28 pm
#1189470 by Ojay
Added new issue:

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Orbital 04 Ravages


    The unexplained deaths in the mangrove have not deterred authorities: The ceremonies will go on as planned in Kuala Lumpur, despite Mezoke’s resistance and growing disagreement with Caleb. But the official optimism is soon dampened by news of further destruction, closer to the city. And when Nina and Angus return with the identity of the killer, an old enemy of the Confederation, the agents will be forced to act in desperation—and, maybe, to pay the ultimate price.
Nov 14th, 2012, 3:28 pm

Labor Omnia Vincit Improbus... Hard Work Conquers Everything!
Aug 1st, 2014, 5:18 pm
#2054244 by Ojay
Added new issue:

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Orbital 05 Justice


    Following the Kuala Lumpur incidents, which almost prevented the Human-Sandjarr reconciliation ceremony from being held, the situation on Earth is increasingly tense. The mood has turned ugly, resulting in attacks against aliens and assassinations of isolationist personalities. Meanwhile, the circles of Confederate powers are afire with political manoeuvring, and Mezoke is on trial for high treason, a convenient scapegoat. But when the judges request that Caleb be brought out of his regenerative coma to testify, the Sandjarr agent’s loyalty is put to the test...
Aug 1st, 2014, 5:18 pm

Labor Omnia Vincit Improbus... Hard Work Conquers Everything!