Out Now: Pierce Brown’s Red Rising – Son of Ares #5

By John Freeman on September 27, 2017

Red Rising – Son of Ares #5 – Cover A by Toby Cypress

Pierce Brown’s Red Rising continues with Sons of Ares, written by Rik Hoskin.

in #5, the penultimate issue of the series on sale now from US publisher Dynamite, featuring a lead cover by Toby Cypress and interiors by Eli Powell, Fitchner’s quest to rescue Bryn and Sevro comes close to its dramatic ending, as he is forced to go up against the one person he used to consider a friend in the ultimate game of life and death.

Red Rising is a 2014 science fiction novel by American author Pierce Brown, and the first book and eponym of a trilogy. The novel, set on a future planet Mars, follows lowborn miner Darrow as he infiltrates the ranks of the elite Golds.

In February 2014, Universal Pictures secured the rights for a film adaptation, to be directed by Marc Forster.

Rik Hoskin is a novelist and comic book writer. He’s written comics for Star Wars, Superman, Shrek and numerous others, and animated stories for BBC Television. His recent work includes the New York Times bestselling graphic novel White Sand, the second volume of which is out in November from Dynamite, and Rebel from Joe Books.

He has two original novels based on the Hercules The Legendary Journeys TV series due for publication this year from HarperCollins.

• Rik gives a “Director’s Commentary” to the issue here on Bleeding Cool

• Follow the Son of Ares project on Twitter @SonsOfAres_

Red Rising – Son of Ares #5 – Cover B by Eli Powell

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.