Rogue Trooper
A blue-skinned Genetic Infantryman (bred for war) stalks the poisonous battlefields of Nu Earth seeking revenge for the massacre of his comrades by a traitor general. In order to provide some dialogue for the loner, Rogue is accompanied by the bio-chips (i.e. encoded personalities) of three dead comrades, slotted into his equipment: the appropriately (and oddly presciently) named Helm, Bagman and Gunnar.
Rogue Trooper was a tent-pole strip when it first appeared, and was not often out of the comic for almost a five year run. However, the climax of the main narrative thread led to drift and when the original writer left it listed out of the thrill lanes, eventually running aground in the 1989 Winter Special (with the incongruous conclusion of The Hit sequence).
The "Rogue Trooper" franchise was then entirely rebooted with a new main character: Fr1day. Once that experiment came to a close, the main sequence Rogue was relegated to flashback duties, and remains so.
| Going Rogue (1981-1982) |
Total War (1982-1983) |
Closing In (1983) |
The Traitor (1984) |
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| Horst (1985-1986) |
Hit Man (1986-1989) |
Alternatives (1992-1999) |
Flashbacks I (2002-2006) |
Flashbacks II (2010-2024) |
Art by Dave Gibbons
- The 2000 AD ABC: Rogue Trooper
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| Story Title | Parts | Pages | w indicates a wraparound coverCovers | Year(s) | Issues | Writer | Artist | Colourist | Letterer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Ringer | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2010 | p2011 | Gerry Finley-Day | Staz Johnson | [b&w] | Simon Bowland |
From What If…?Gunnar Survived the Quartz Zone Massacre | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2012 | 1771 | Andy Diggle | Colin Wilson | [b&w] | Simon Bowland |
| Dregs of War | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2014 | SFS20 | Guy Adams | Darren Douglas | <-- | Simon Bowland |
| The Feast | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2014 | WS9 | Guy Adams | Lee Carter | <-- | Simon Bowland |
| Death of a Demon | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2015 | SFS21 | Guy Adams | Darren Douglas | <-- | Simon Bowland |
| Shore Leave | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2016 | SFS22 | Guy Adams | Jimmy Broxton | <-- | Simon Bowland |
Linked to [The Traitor General] Flashback tale.Ghosts of Nu Earth | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2016 | 2000 | Gordon Rennie | Richard Elson | <-- | Simon Bowland |
From HuntedHunted | 9 | 45 | 2003: Ben Willsher 1 | 2016 | 2001-2009 | Gordon Rennie | PJ Holden | Len O'Grady | Simon Bowland |
| A Soldier's Duty | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2017 | 2050 | James Robinson | Leonardo Manco | [b&w] | Simon Bowland |
| The Thousand Days | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2018 | SFS23 | Alex de Campi | Sam Beck | Eva de la Cruz | Annie Parkhouse |
From Brass & BlandThe Professionals | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2019 | 2KVS | Karl Stock | Kael Ngu | Barbara Nosenzo | Oz Osborne |
| Secret of the Keep | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2019 | Reprints: 2KRC12130R | Cavan Scott | Nick Roche | Abigail Bulmer | Simon Bowland |
| Savage Swamp | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2020 | Reprints: 2KRC12170R | Cavan Scott | Nick Roche | Abigail Bulmer | Simon Bowland |
Zombie Crossover EventMortal Remains | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2022 | 2300 | Mike Carroll | Gary Erskine | Yel Zamor | Simon Bowland |
| Brothers | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2022 | 2312 | Kek-W | Warwick Fraser-Coombe | <-- | Jim Campbell |
| Blighty Valley | 13 | 85 | 2326: Cliff Robinson & Dylan Teague 2330: Leonardo Manco 2338: Colin Wilson & Chris Blythe3 | 2023 | 2326-2335,2337-2339 | Garth Ennis | Patrick Goddard | [b&w] | Rob Steen |
IDW 2014 reprint. No supertitle.Rogue Trooper | 4 | 80 | Glenn Fabry & Ryan Brown4 | 2023 | M459-M462 | Brian Ruckley | Alberto Ponticelli | Stephen Downer | Tom B. Long |
| Runaway | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2023 | 2362 | Geoffrey D. Wessel | Simon Coleby | F. Segala & S. del Grosso | Rob Steen |
| War Child | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2024 | 2375 | David Barnett | Paul Marshall | Pippa Bowland | Jim Campbell |
| Souther Belle | 6 | 36 | 2386: John McCrea & Jack Davies 2388: Andy Clarke 2391: Dan Cornwell3 | 2024 | 2386-2391 | Geoffrey D. Wessel | Dan Cornwell | Chris Blythe | Jim Campbell |
From [One‑Offs] | 2000 AD Specials Alternity.Rogue / Dog | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2024 | SFS28 | James Peaty | Nicolo Assirelli | Jack Davies | Simon Bowland |
Pippa Bowland is credited with greytones. The final episode shifts to a different monochrome hue, then to full color.Recon | 6 | 36 | 2393: Lee Carter 2397: Toby Willsmer2 | 2024 | 2393-2398 | Geoffrey D. Wessel | Paul Marshall | Pippa Bowland | Jim Campbell |
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From 2000 AD Art Stars Winner![Rogue Trooper] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2018 | 2111 | n/a | Evan Shipard | <-- | n/a |
Star Scan. Subtitled: "Clone‑Soldier of Nu Earth!". Rogue Trooper | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2020 | 2183R | n/a | Ian Kennedy | <-- | n/a |
| Blighty Valley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2022 | 2312 | n/a | Patrick Goddard | [b&w] | n/a |
Star Scan. Subtitled: "Clone‑Soldier of Nu Earth!". [Rogue Trooper] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2023 | 2329 | n/a | Will Simpson | <-- | n/a |
Thrills of the Future.Runaway | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2023 | 2360 | n/a | Simon Coleby | F. Segala & S. del Grosso | n/a |
| Nu Earth Calling… | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2023 | 2362 | n/a | Nick Dyer | Jack Davies | n/a |
| Coming in 2025 [movie teaser] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2024 | Reprints: M4652369 | n/a | Promo Screenshot | <-- | n/a |
| Souther Belle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2024 | M468 | n/a | Dan Cornwell | <-- | n/a |
| Every G.I. Dies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2024 | 2386 | Garth Ennis | Patrick Goddard | [greyscale] | n/a |
Art[Rogue Trooper] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2024 | M470 | n/a | Neil Edwards | Jack Davies | n/a |
| year | episodes | pages |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 15 | 67 |
| 1982 | 50 | 211 |
| 1983 | 54 | 248 |
| 1984 | 42 | 183 |
| 1985 | 33 | 154 |
| 1986 | 9 | 72 |
| 1987 | 12 | 62 |
| 1988 | 14 | 77 |
| 1989 | 11 | 68 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 8 |
| 1993 | 1 | 8 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 66 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 7 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 13 | 65 |
| 2003 | 6 | 30 |
| 2004 | 6 | 30 |
| 2005 | 4 | 21 |
| 2006 | 3 | 15 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 10 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 6 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 16 |
| 2015 | 1 | 8 |
| 2016 | 11 | 56 |
| 2017 | 1 | 10 |
| 2018 | 1 | 8 |
| 2019 | 2 | 14 |
| 2020 | 1 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 16 |
| 2023 | 18 | 177 |
| 2024 | 14 | 91 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 |
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