Red Rising: Sons of Ares

Red Rising: Sons of Ares
Issue #1 cover (May 2017)
Publication information
Publisher Dynamite Entertainment
Genre
Publication date May 2017
Creative team
Written by Pierce Brown
Rik Hoskin
Artist(s) Eli Powell
Editor(s) Joe Rybandt

Red Rising: Sons of Ares is a comic book series from Dynamite Entertainment, which made its debut in May 2017. A prequel to the Red Rising science fiction novel trilogy by Pierce Brown, it is written by Brown and Rik Hoskin, with art by Eli Powell. The series explores the origins of the rebel group the Sons of Ares from Brown's novels.

Plot

In a future where the all-powerful Golds rule the universe at the expense of the lower castes, the course of history is changed when one of their number falls in love with a baseborn Red.[1][2]

Background

Sons of Ares takes place before the events of Brown's Red Rising novels.[1][2] Hoskin said of the series:

I've worked closely with Pierce to create something that's true to those books, but also feels unique and new. Like the books, ours is a fast-moving story set right across the vast canvas of the freshly-colonized solar system. We're exploring the effects that the inflexible regime has on an individual who's a key figure from the books, looking at the limits of humanity in a dehumanizing system. For me, that's the key to the books—the very human characters striving against a system geared to beating them down. It's harsh, cruel, unfair and—occasionally—uplifting.[1][2]

Brown said, "It's a dream come true to bring the world of Red Rising to comic books, and a real pleasure Jedi-mind melding with Rik in the writing process. Sons of Ares is a story made for new and veteran readers alike."[1][2]

Publication

In July 2016, Dynamite and Brown announced a Red Rising prequel comic series to be titled Sons of Ares.[3][4] Brown explained, "It takes place before Darrow’s story begins. It's about the founding of the Sons of Ares and how they began to destroy the society from within."[4] He said, "I've been a fan of Dynamite Comics for years. I couldn't imagine a better partner to help me expand the Red Rising universe and continue the tale of the Sons of Ares."[3] The series made its debut on May 10th 2017.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Wickline, Dan (February 20, 2017). "Pierce Brown's Red Rising Gets A Prequel Comic From Dynamite". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Full Creative Team of Pierce Brown's Original Red Rising: Sons of Ares Comic Book Series Announced". IndieComix.net. February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Pierce Brown's Red Rising Rises at Dynamite" (Press release). Newsarama. July 18, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Staggs, Matt (July 21, 2016). "SDCC 2016: Pierce Brown on Red Rising Fandom and His New Comic Book". Unbound Worlds. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Dynamite® Pierce Brown's Red Rising: Son Of Ares #1", Dynamite Entertainment. Retrieved on 16 October 2017.
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