Jaegir

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

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

Collected editions

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