Alien Legion

A Grey Day to Die (Marvel; OGN; w Alan Zelenetz, Carl Potts; a Frank Cirocco; 1986).

Footsloggers (Checker Books; Alien Legion vol. 1, 1-6; w Alan Zelenetz; a Frank Cirocco). [From Checker Books: The third in a series of collections from Checker of the critically acclaimed comicbook series, which ran from 1987 to 1991. Featuring a fascinating concept – a galaxy-hopping mercenary force a la the French Foreign Legion – developed by Carl Potts, and scripted and drawn by the dynamite creative team of Alan Zelenetz, Frank Cirocco with Terry Austin and Whilce Portacio. A hefty full-color trade paperback for a fraction of the cost of the original back issues!]

Slaughterworld (Epic Comics; Alien Legion vol. 1, 1, 7-11; w Alan Zelenetz, Carl Potts; a Chris Warner).

Force Nomad (Checker Books; Alien Legion vol. 2, 1-11; w Chuck Dixon; a Larry Stroman). [From Checker Books: A handsome and hefty collection of Alien Legion’s fantastic second series (the first 11 issues) featuring scripts by Chuck Dixon and the charged pencils of Larry Stroman. Force Nomad is MIA—presumed dead—after a disastrous foray into the barren Hellscape of Quaal. Only Major Saringar holds hope that there are any survivors. Resigning his Legion commission, "Citizen" Sarigar sets off across galaxies to learn the true fates of Grimrod, Tamara, Montroc, Meico and Zeerod. Can he locate any remnants Nomad and reassemble the Galarchy’s most legendary fighting force?]

Piecemaker (Checker Books; Alien Legion vol. 2, 12-18; w Chuck Dixon; a Larry Stroman, Mike McMahon). [From Checker Books: The spectacular follow-up to Alien Legion: Force Nomad, Piecemaker collects seven more issues in the Alien Legion saga. In stunning full colour, Force Nomad resumes duty in a series of far-flung combat zones. The volatile Jugger Grimrod confronts his violent past, while Tamara faces a surprising future—amid the always perilous present that is the daily bread for Force Nomad of the Alien Legion.]

1 On the Edge (Titan Books; 3-issue mini + Tough Enough short; w Chuck Dixon; a Larry Stroman). [From Checker Books: Welcome to Alien Legion - home to every creeping, slithering scumbag the Universe saw fit to dump into a uniform! And the worst of the worst? Force Nomad - hard-bitten warriors with a 1000-parsec stare, loyal to no one but each other and certainly not to the star-sprawling Galarchy that sends them to die for worthless causes on backwater planets. In 'On the Edge', Force Nomad finds itself trapped on the event horizon of a black hole, suspended in time and space, but up against a warlike race who see the various Legion species as one huge buffet! Providing fire support is 'Tough Enough', a dark little tale of what life is really like as laser cannon fodder.]

2 Tenants of Hell (Titan Books; 2-issue mini + Grimrod 1-shot; w Chuck Dixon; a Larry Stroman).