{{Short description|American comic book series by Mark Long and Nick Sagan}} {{other uses|Shrapnel (comics)}} {{Refimprove|date=September 2009}} {{Infobox comics meta series <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics--> |title = Shrapnel |image = <!-- filename format only --> |imagesize = <!-- default 250 --> |caption = |alt = |schedule = Monthly |limited = y |titles = ''Aristeia Rising'' 1–5, <br>''Hubris'' 1–3 |notable = y |lang = |SciFi = y |War = y |publisher = [[Radical Comics]] |date = |startmo = |startyr = 2009 |endmo = |endyr = 2010 |issues = 6 |main_char_team = Samantha “Sam” Vijaya |writers = [[M. Zachary Sherman]] |artists = [[Bagus Hutomo]] |pencillers = |inkers = |letterers = [[Sean Konot]] |colorists = [[Leos Ng]] |editors = [[Jim Demonakos]] |creative_team_month = |creative_team_year = |creators = Mark Long<br />[[Nick Sagan]] |reprint = |relang = |TPB1 = Aristeia Rising |ISBN1 = 1-935417-01-0 |TPB2 = Hubris |ISBN2 = 978-1935417378 |subcat = American comics |altcat = |sort = Shrapnel Radical Comics }} '''''Shrapnel''''' is an American [[military science fiction]] [[Limited series (comics)|limited comic book series]] published by [[Radical Comics]] in collaboration with [[Zombie Studios]]. The story was created and plotted by Mark Long and [[Nick Sagan]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081112110705/http://www.newsarama.com/comics/110807-Shrapnel.html Sagan & Long on Radical's 'Shrapnel: Aristeia Rising'], [[Newsarama]], November 7, 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.aintitcool.com/node/39661 AICN COMICS SHOOT THE MESSENGER: Q&@ w makers of SHRAPNEL!], [[Ain't It Cool News]], January 5, 2009</ref> the final script was written by [[M. Zachary Sherman]], and the art is provided by [[Bagus Hutomo]] based on designs by Kai.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121010074114/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=18836 Kai talks Radical's Sci-Fi Epic "Shrapnel"], [[Comic Book Resources]], November 14, 2008</ref>
==Publication history== The first series, ''Shrapnel: Aristeia Rising'', consisting of five issues, ran from January to May 2009. The second series, ''Shrapnel: Hubris'', consisting of three issues, was published in 2010.
==Plot synopsis== ===Aristeia Rising=== ''Aristeia Rising'', the first of the three comics, takes place in the "far future" where the "Solar Alliance" has colonized nearly all of the [[Solar System]]. The Solar Alliance is the dominant presence of humanity and has taken control by force and brutality. A rebellion on [[Venus]], the last free planet, has been formed but is on the brink of losing the war against the Alliance. Samantha “Sam” Vijaya, a war hero who took exile on Venus, soon realizes the threat against the rebels and is faced with the choice of fleeing or helping them to fight back and keep their freedom. She is inevitably forced to team up with the rebels and combat the Alliance. With her previous experience, she teaches them to fight back and leads the uprising against the Solar Alliance.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=September 2009}}
==Collected editions== The series were also published as [[trade paperback (comics)|trade paperbacks]] published by Radical Comics: *''Shrapnel: Aristeia Rising'' (184 pages, September 15, 2009, {{ISBN|1-935417-01-0}}) *''Shrapnel: Hubris'' (184 pages, 2010, {{ISBN|978-1935417378}})
==Film adaptation== In July 2009, [[Len Wiseman]] has been attached to direct and produce a film adaptation, but dropped out.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Jay A. Fernandaz|author2=Borys Kit|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/len-wiseman-develop-shrapnel-86822/|title=Len Wiseman to develop 'Shrapnel'|date=July 22, 2009|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|accessdate=July 5, 2023}}</ref> In July 2011, [[Hilary Swank]] will star and produce the movie with [[Sean Daniel]] and Radical Pictures from a script by Toby Wagstaff.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/hilary-swank-grabs-hold-of-shrapnel-1118040190/|title=Hilary Swank grabs hold of 'Shrapnel'|date=20 July 2011|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|accessdate=16 August 2017}}</ref>
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==References== {{refbegin}} *{{gcdb series|id=36661|title=''Shrapnel: Aristeia Rising'' }} *{{comicbookdb|type=title|id=21972|title=''Shrapnel: Aristeia Rising'' }} {{refend}}
==External links== *[http://www.aintitcool.com/node/39569#11 ''Shrapnel: Aristeia Rising'' #1-2 review], [[Ain't It Cool News]] *[http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/125254728274512.htm ''Shrapnel: Aristeia Rising'' Review], [[Comics Bulletin]]
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