Starship Troopers: Insect Touch

    (Dark Horse, 1997)
™ and ©1997 TriStar Pictures, Inc.

This three-issue mini-series from Dark Horse is a prequel to the events recounted in the movie adaptation, Starship Troopers. Featuring concepts based on the novel by Robert A. Heinlein, an intrepid band of scientists and military personnel aboard the spaceship Cortez explore Klendathu, the homeworld of the arachnid race that subsequently invades the earth due to the events related here. This first contact story chills and shocks as it foreshadows the ruthless fighting and graphic battle scenes that are destined to be played out when the arachnids learn of Earth’s existence.
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Starship Troopers: Insect Touch #1

May, 1997
Cover Price: $2.95
3 copies available from $4.00 		Cardstock cover by Paolo Parente; Movie prequel; Inspired by the classic Robert A. Heinlein novel; Painted art; Includes 3 pages of sketches Warren EllisDavidé Fabbri, Paolo Parente
Starship Troopers: Insect Touch #2

June, 1997
Cover Price: $2.95
5 copies available from $3.50 		Cardstock cover by Paolo Parente; Movie prequel; Painted art; Includes 3 pages of sketches Warren Ellis, Gordon RennieDavidé Fabbri, Paolo Parente
Starship Troopers: Insect Touch #3

July, 1997
Cover Price: $2.95
3 copies available from $3.25 		Cardstock cover by Paolo Parente; Final issue; Movie prequel; Painted art; Includes 3 pages of sketches Warren Ellis, Gordon RennieDavidé Fabbri, Paolo Parente