Jaegir

Jaegir
The Beast Within, the first collected edition of Jaegir.
Character information
First appearance2000 AD Prog 1874 (2014)
Created byGordon Rennie
Simon Coleby
In-story information
Full nameKapitan-Inspector Atalia Jaegir
Team affiliationsNordland State Security Police
PartnershipsKlaur, Reesa, and Heize
Publication information
PublisherRebellion Developments
Title(s)
Numerous
FormatsOriginal material for the series has been published as a strip in the comics anthology(s) 2000 AD.
Genre
Publication date2014 – Present
Creative team
Writer(s)Gordon Rennie
Artist(s)Simon Coleby
Editor(s)Tharg
Matt Smith
Reprints
Collected editions
The Beast WithinISBN 1-781083-96-7

Jaegir is a science fiction strip in the British comic 2000 AD, created by writer Gordon Rennie and artist Simon Coleby. It follows the adventures of Kapitan-Inspector Atalia Jaegir, who serves in the Nordland State Security Police.

Publication history

Jaegir is a spin-off of Rogue Trooper, and was created by writer Gordon Rennie and artist Simon Coleby. Rennie wished to explore the Norts who he felt were underdeveloped in the Rogue Trooper series.[1] Rennie initially pitched Jaegir as a man named Armand Jaegir, and late in the process he decided it would be much more interesting to have a female protagonist with a new personal history.[2] Jaegir first appeared in 2000 AD in Prog 1874 (March 26, 2014) in a six-part story entitled Strigoi exploring the unsuccessful attempts to genetically engineer prominent Nort families.

Plot synopsis

Set in the future, an ongoing war between the Norts and Southers is being fought. During the conflict, many forms of chemical and biological weapons have been used, poisoning many of the soldiers and the planets. Kapitan-Inspector Atalia Jaegir is a Nort whose role is to hunt down escaped Nort war criminals.[3]

Bibliography

Year(s) Title Progs Notes
2014 Strigoi #1874-1879 Six-part story, introduces Kapiten-Inspector Atalia Jaegir, and the 'Strigoi taint'.
2014 Circe #1893-1898 Six-part story, where Jaegir confronts the remnants of the Quartz Zone massacre.
2014 Brothers in Arms Christmas Special One-part story, where Jaegir reflects on her childhood and her brother Leo.
2015 Tartarus #1937-1944 Eight-part story, where Jaegir investigates the treatment of Souther prisoners-of-war.
2016 Warchild #1996-1999 Four-part story, where Field Marshall Jaegir asks his daughter to protect him from the Nord state.
2016-2017 Hunted #2001-2009 Nine-part story, centres on Rogue Trooper, featuring a young Atalia Jaegir in a supporting role.
2018 In the Realm Of Pyrrhus #2073–2078 Six-part story, where Jaegir and her team are sent on a top secret mission to Nu Earth.
2019 Bonegrinder #2117–2122 Six-part story, where Jaegir takes command of a base under relentless attack by Southers. Ends on a cliffhanger.
2019 Valkyrie #2144–2149 Six-part story, continuing Bonegrinder.
2021 The Path of Kali #2247–2249 Three-part story, continuing Valkyrie.
2022 Ferox #2291-2299 Eight-part story, Continuing The Path of Kali.

Collected editions

  • Jaegir: The Beast Within collects "Strigoi", "Circe", "Brothers in Arms" and "Tartarus" (released September 2015).

References

  1. ^ Putting a Human Face on Those Damn, Dirty Norts, with ‘Jaegir’ Scribe Gordon Rennie
  2. ^ Gordon Rennie Expands “Rogue Trooper’s” World In “Jaegir”
  3. ^ Armitage, Hugh (2014-03-12). "2000 AD teases Rogue Trooper spinoff Jaegir from Rennie, Coleby - Comics News". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2015-03-09.