The Rise and Fall of The Trigan Empire Volume One - The Runaway #1 Bestselling Graphic Novel: Volume 1

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Universally Beloved Leader: Trigo has it. He's so loved that when a military junta overthrew him in secret, they were only able to quell the population by declaring a young man as Emperor Trigo the 2nd - as people love the original so much they'd follow anyone with the same name. And when the traitorous general murders his puppet ruler in front of the people at the main square, the population turn into a Torches and Pitchforks mob because "He killed Trigo!!" despite the puppet ruler enacting bad policies.

Gorgeous Period Dress: Flash Gordon, ancient Rome and Arabian Nights stuff all mixed up in lovely colour. Verges on Crystal Spires and Togas. Loony Laws: The Vorg tribe has an ancient law of revenge, anyone who harms a member of the tribe needs to be avenged immediately regardless of circumstance. This law was never removed despite Emperor Trigo concerned about its implication. A scummy merchant uses this against the Hericon kingdom when they legitimately punished him for fraud and this law causes a major war between the Trigans and the Hericons because of Cycle of Revenge. It got so bad that Trigan citizens wanted to lynch Trigo's royal wife Ursa because she's a Hericon native. Butterworth left Fleetway Publications and turned freelance. His first novel, The Soundless Scream, appeared in 1967 followed over the next few years by a number of well-received crime novels which appeared under his full name, which has led to some confusion between his work and that of science fiction writer and Savoy Books publisher Michael Butterworth. Butterworth also turned his hand to Gothic romance novels under the pen-name Carola Salisbury. Battle for Trigan City” (aka “The Reign of Thara,” Look and Learn #298-316, 30 September 1967 to 3 February 1968) Find sources: "Mike Butterworth" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( September 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Sole Survivor: Of Trigo's triplet sons, only Nikko survives and he becomes the heir to the Hericon throne.

Elekton in Danger” (aka “Crash in the Jungle,” Ranger #21-23, 5 February to 19 February 1966 and “The Falling Moon,” Ranger #24-27, 26 February to 28 May 1966) How We Got Here: On a huge scale; the very first story is about the last of the Trigans crash-landing on Earth. Heads or Tails?: One that decides the fate of an entire world. The Lokan dictator is wondering who to crush next; the nomadic warrior Vorgs or the cultured Tharvs? Expecting to conquer both in good time, he tosses a coin to settle the matter. It's the Tharvs, and their refugees flood into Vorg territory where they form an alliance with the Proud Warrior Race that defeats the Lokans and establishes the Trigan Empire. Badass in Distress: It seemed every other story has the mighty Emperor Trigo or his heroic nephew Janno getting kidnapped, Made a Slave or mind-controlled.

Scientists from all over the world tried to encrypt the books and after many years one of them found the way to translate the books. Thanks to this man the whole world gets to know the history of the rise and fall of the Trigan Empire. The Big Guy: Brag, if only by default. He's quite willing to stand aside and let his more ambitious brother Trigo not only rule their people, but completely transform their way of life while carving out an empire — but Brag retains his barbarian robustness, and can always be relied on to supply a strong sword arm when things turn violent on a personal level. Ancient Grome: The Trigan Empire has the togas, spathas, triremes and other mishmash of ancient Rome and Greece. Alien Invasion: The alien Trigans were occasionally subject to invasion by aliens from distant worlds, including a trio of bodysnatchers and before that a pair of telepathic aliens.

Call a Rabbit a "Smeerp": Kreeds (rhymes with 'steeds') = horses, Nobras (rhymes with 'cobras') = poisonous snakes, The Sacred Yalt = a sabre-toothed tiger, Robbis = marmot, Morrol = rat, Norva = orca, Zanna = piranha, Gorphin = dolphin, Ranta = tarantula. Tap on the Head: People are always getting "laid low" with "the flat of the blade". It never does them lasting harm. The Trigan Empire –the collection- is a deluxe series of twelve volumes, bringing you the 50 Trigan Empire episodes, which were drawn by Don Lawrence and written by Mike Butterworth.Bizarre Alien Biology: Downplayed. While most inhabitants of Elekton look human (more or less), they're around 12 feet tall and if one particular instance where Janno learns how to fly the aircraft is anything to go by, their eyes can move independently. Space Romans: Despite the quite advanced technology and occasional Mad Science, a lot of the visual aesthetic and bits of the political systems bear a remarkable resemblance to Earth’s classical Graeco-Roman period. Disintegrator Ray: The guns in Trigan are alternately described as heat guns or disintegrators. One poor giant beast found out the hard way what a disintegrator can do. Even the disintegrator is alternately a ray or a shell.

Ray Gun: The guns on Elekton is a hybrid projectile/energy weapon that fires a bullet propelled by a heat ray. Trigo or his relatives set off on an expedition to some continent that had never been mentioned before; at least twice. Argo, the son of Trigo while being controlled by an evil alien, had King Kassar, his own grandfather and previously a major character, executed. Truce with Hericon” (aka “War with Hericon,” Look and Learn #256-264, 10 December 1966 to 4 February 1967) The writers and artists often got things wrong. A fleet of hundreds of aircraft was retconned into six aircraft between one episode and the next of the very first Story Arc. Trigo confronted a sabre-toothed tiger (the Sacred Yalt) wearing his breastplate and cloak; by the time he wriggled free of its claws, he was wearing the remains of a white shirt. And so on; but a fan could forgive that.Hunting the Most Dangerous Game: Janno, Roffa and Keren get marooned on an island ruled by a sadistic loony who likes to hunt humans for sport. Overall, the story quality could be cheesier and mouldier than a well-matured Stilton, but there was still something great about it. It has the same kind of place in the hearts of its fans that the old Batman (1966) show with Adam West has.