Rogue Trooper [Fr1day]
Hold onto your continuity helmet! First there was Rogue Trooper, but that tale eventually ground to a damp squib. So, it got a hard reboot in The War Machine, which introduced Alpha Company of the First Genetic Infantry. Trooper 19 (aka Fr1day) and his squad-mates Eight-Ball, Lucky and Top (equivalents, in order, of Rogue, Gunnar, Bagman and Helm) are launched from Highside (Milli-Com equivalent) to an unnamed planet to take and hold Hill 392. It plays out like a combination of Hamburger Hill and Blade Runner.
Michael Fleisher then takes over on script duties, and Fr1day drifts around various war zones where sometimes it's unclear even what planet he's on or how he got there. Realizing that aspects of the original were actually quite good ideas, the concept of personalized biochips of fallen comrades gets retconned back in.
Steve White then takes up the combat knife and, rather than avoid any more continuity struggles, he dives right in and retcons the two separate Rogueiverses into one by bringing over OG Rogue and Venus Bluegenes. After some *things happen*, we're left with Fr1day, Top in the helmet, Lucky in the backpack and OG Gunnar, with Venus as an occasional battle-partner. Then, like a giant continuity loop of doom, this too squibs out and all we're left with are the night tremors.
| The War Machine (1989-1990) |
Fleisher's Fr1day (1990-1994) |
Let's Knife! (1994-1996) |
Art by Will Simpson
- The 2000 AD ABC: Rogue Trooper
- Shop: Rogue Trooper: The War Machine
| Story Title | Parts | Pages | w indicates a wraparound coverCovers | Year(s) | Issues | Writer | Artist | Colourist | Letterer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decoys | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1990 | RTA | Michael Fleisher | Chris Weston | <-- | Annie Parkhouse |
| The Undeath Project | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1990 | RTA | Michael Fleisher | Cam Smith | Tim Perkins | Tom Frame |
| Bio-Death | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1990 | RTA | Michael Fleisher | Steve Dillon | [b&w] | Tom Frame |
| Circus Daze | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1990 | RTA | Michael Fleisher | John Hicklenton | <-- | Annie Parkhouse |
| The Golden Fox Rebellion | 12 | 72 | 712: Ron Smith 721: Ron Smith 2 | 1991 | 712-723 | Michael Fleisher | Ron Smith | <-- | Gordon Robson |
| The Saharan Ice-Belt War | 12 | 74 | 733: Simon Coleby 740: Simon Coleby 2 | 1991 | 730-741 | Michael Fleisher | Simon Coleby | Gina Hart | Elitta Fell |
| Hollow Town | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1991 | Reprints: M292 (supplement)SFS14 | John Smith | Simon Coleby | Hitch | Elitta Fell |
| The Arena of Long Knives | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1991 | 2KYB'92 | Michael Fleisher | Kev Walker | <-- | Annie Parkhouse |
| Apocalypse Dreadnought | 12 | 74 | 782: Ron Smith 784: Ron Smith 791: Ron Smith 3 | 1992 | 780-791 | Michael Fleisher | Ron Smith | <-- | Elitta Fell |
| Enfleshlings | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1992 | Reprints: M291 (supplement)2KYB'93 | John Smith | Chris Weston | <-- | Gordon Robson |
| Shock Tactics | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1993 | SFS16 | John Smith | Mike Hadley Chris Westonvarious | <-- | Annie Parkhouse |
| Scavenger of Souls: Prologue | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1993 | 850-851 | Mike Fleisher Alan McKenzievarious | Simon Coleby | <-- | Gary Gilbert |
| [Scavenger of Souls] | 8 | 48 | 880: Chris Weston 1 | 1994 | 873-880 | Michael Fleisher | Chris Weston | Mike Hadley | Bunty Mayhew |
| >> Text Stories << | |||||||||
| Marching as to War | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1990 | RTA | John Smith | Chris Weston | [b&w] | n/a |
| >> Floating Covers << | |||||||||
| Rogue Trooper Annual 1991 | ~ | ~ | 1 | 1990 | RTA | n/a | Will Simpson | <-- | n/a |
| >> Features << | |||||||||
| Contents [concept art] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1990 | RTA | n/a | Dave Gibbons | <-- | n/a |
Linked to Rogue Trooper Subtitled: "A History of the Rogue Trooper".Blast First | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1990 | RTA | Michael Bonner | Cam Kennedy Brett Ewins Steve Dillon [reprints] | [b&w] | n/a |
Linked to Rogue TrooperOld Rogue | New Rogue | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1990 | RTA | unknown | Chris Weston | [b&w] | n/a |
Linked to: Rogue Trooper [Features] | Indexes The Rogue Trooper Combat Index | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1990 | RTA | unknown | [reprints] | [b&w] | n/a |
| >> Posters / Teasers << | |||||||||
| Rogue Trooper | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1991 | 716 | n/a | Chris Weston | <-- | n/a |
| Friday: On Your Mind - In Your Face | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1992 | 774 | n/a | Oliver Frey | <-- | n/a |
| Future War - Future Warrior! | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1993 | 837 | n/a | Ron Smith | <-- | n/a |
| Rogue Trooper | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1993 | SFS16 | n/a | Ron Smith | <-- | n/a |
| Scavenger of Souls | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1993 | 844 | n/a | Simon Coleby | <-- | n/a |
| year | episodes | pages |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 22 |
| 1990 | 14 | 89 |
| 1991 | 26 | 163 |
| 1992 | 13 | 82 |
| 1993 | 3 | 20 |
| 1994 | 22 | 160 |
| 1995 | 22 | 128 |
| 1996 | 25 | 164 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
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