Orbiter

Warren Ellis

Jun 2004 · Orbiter Vol 1 · DC

About this ebook

Warren Ellis's and Colleen Doran's acclaimed original VERTIGO graphic novel. When a space shuttle crash lands on Earth after being missing for a decade, it unlocks a mystery that will unfold deep in outer space. Can a team of three specialists cheated out of their dream of spaceflight discover the nature of this bizarre space-borne anomaly?

Ratings and reviews

Good premise, but sadly explored in a naïve and childish way. Would you enter an alien space craft in plain clothing, no protective gear? You see living tissue on the craft, would you touch it with your bare hands? There are so many aspects to the story that are treated in this way. The whole thing takes a while to start, character arcs are created but never explored. It feels as if the story was meant to be much longer than it is but abandoned 2/3 of the way through. The ending is abrupt and feels like an after thought. Good premise but I feel like I wasted my time.

Warren Ellis sums up everything about why manned spaceflight should be pursued in this novel. The only negative things were how short this was and the ending seems more like a cliffhanger than a finale. I can only hope there's a sequel in the works.

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About the author

Warren Ellis is a prolific writer whose works include the novel Crooked Little Vein (William Morrow) and, for Marvel Comics, Iron Man, Nextwave, Newuniversal and many others. His work for DC Comics includes PLANETARY, RED, STORMWATCH, OCEAN, GLOBAL FREQUENCY, HELLBLAZER, and a five-year run on TRANSMETROPOLITAN.