Released April 2014
Rai #1
Key Issue
Synopsis
VALIANT FIRST begins in force this May with an all-new vision of the future in RAI #1 - a new monthly series from comics superstars Matt Kindt and Clayton Crain! The year is 4001 A.D. - led by the artificial intelligence called "Father," the island nation of Japan has expanded out of the Pacific and into geosynchronous orbit with the ravaged Earth below. With billions to feed and protect, it has fallen to one solitary guardian to enforce the law of Father's empire - the mysterious folk hero known as Rai. They say he can appear out of nowhere. They say he is a spirit...the ghost of Japan. But when the first murder in a thousand years threatens to topple Father's benevolent reign, Rai will be forced to confront the true face of a nation transformed...and his own long-lost humanity...
Variants
Synopsis
VALIANT FIRST begins in force this May with an all-new vision of the future in RAI #1 - a new monthly series from comics superstars Matt Kindt and Clayton Crain! The year is 4001 A.D. - led by the artificial intelligence called "Father," the island nation of Japan has expanded out of the Pacific and into geosynchronous orbit with the ravaged Earth below. With billions to feed and protect, it has fallen to one solitary guardian to enforce the law of Father's empire - the mysterious folk hero known as Rai. They say he can appear out of nowhere. They say he is a spirit...the ghost of Japan. But when the first murder in a thousand years threatens to topple Father's benevolent reign, Rai will be forced to confront the true face of a nation transformed...and his own long-lost humanity...
Key Facts
- 1st appearance of Rai X, the 10th Rai spirit guardian of Japan
- 1st appearance of Momo, a human-like robot slave
- 1st appearance of Lula Lee, teenage ally to Rai
- 1st appearance of Spylocke, in the VEI Universe, a spy whose main motivation is the perseverance of Japan
- 1st team appearance of the Raddies, a violent, anti-technology group driven to destroy Father
Details
- Series
- Rai
- Cover Date
- April 2014
- Pages
- N/A
- UPC
- 85899200314700111
- Cover Price
- N/A
- Final Order Cutoff
- N/A
Creators
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ArtistClayton Crain
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WriterMatt Kindt