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''Alien Legion'' is a science-fiction comic-book series and associated titles created by Carl Potts, Alan Zelenetz, and Frank Cirocco for Marvel Comics's Epic Comics imprint in 1983. It features a military unit, Force Nomad, similar to the French Foreign Legion. ==Publication history== ''Alien Legion'' — cover-titled ''The Alien Legion'' for its first series and initial graphic novel — features a military unit, Force Nomad, similar to the French Foreign Legion. Its characters include leader Sarigar, whose lower half is serpentine; the fully humanoid Torie Montroc; and an alien of the Thraxian race, Jugger Grimrod. Primary creator Carl Potts and co-creators Alan Zelenetz (writer) and Frank Cirocco (penciler) developed the concept, and in 1984 Marvel Comics' Epic Comics imprint launched the first of several ''Alien Legion'' miniseries and one-shots. Potts said in 2000, The franchise debuted with Marvel/Epic Comics' ''The Alien Legion'' #1-20 (cover-dated April 1984 - June 1987). The 18-issue ''Alien Legion'' (Oct. 1987 - Aug. 1990), minus the "The", followed, generally scripted by Chuck Dixon and penciled by Larry Stroman. Afterward came the three-issue Dixon-Stroman miniseries ''Alien Legion: On The Edge'' (Nov. 1990 - Jan. 1991); the two-issue Dixon-Stroman ''Alien Legion: Tenants of Hell'' (1991); the one-shot cover-titled ''Alien Legion: Grimrod'' and copyrighted ''Alien Legion: Jugger Grimrod'' (Aug. 1992), by Dixon and artist Mike McMahon; the single-issue ''Alien Legion: Binary Deep'' (Sept. 1993), by Dixon and the artist Additionally, Marvel/Epic published two spinoffs: ''Marvel Graphic Novel'' #25 (cover-titled ''Marvel Graphic Novel: The Alien Legion''),〔(''Marvel Graphic Novel'' #25 ). Grand Comics Database.〕 released in 1986 and containing the story "A Grey Day To Die" by writers Potts and Zelenetz, penciler Cirocco, and the first series' regular inker, Terry Austin; and the one-shot crossover with another series ''Law Dog and Grimrod: Terror at the Crossroads'' (1993).〔. Grand Comics Database.〕〔 As well, two short stories appeared: the 10-page “Tough Enough”, by writer Dixon and penciler Douglas Braithwaite, in the Marvel/Epic magazine ''Epic'' (cover-titled ''Epic: An Anthology'') #3 (1992); and the 12-page “Altered State”, by writer Potts and artist Alcatena, in ''Heavy Hitters Annual'' #1 (1993).〔〔(''Heavy Hitters Annual'' #1 ). Grand Comics Database.〕 Dark Horse Comics announced it was publishing a new ''Alien Legion'' series in 2010 〔.〕 but the series was delayed. Instead of being produced by Dark Horse, the new four-issue series, "Uncivil War," was published in 2014 by Titan Comics. The new series was co-plotted by Potts and Dixon, scripted by Dixon, with art by Stroman and Potts.〔http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/07/19/new-titan-series-for-2014-alien-legion-adler-sally-of-the-wasteland-scarlett-couture-and-accident-man/〕 A collected hardcover edition of "Uncivil War" will be published by Titan in Feb., 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alien Legion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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