Robotech: The Macross Saga
Comico · 1985–1989 · 35 issues
About the series
Based on the landmark anime series, Comico's Robotech: The Macross Saga ran 35 issues from 1985 to 1989, adapting the epic space war between Earth's Veritech fighters and the alien Zentraedi. The series, most frequently written by Jack Herman and Markalan Joplin with art by Mike Leeke and Reggie Byers, focused on the intertwined lives of pilots like Rick Hunter and bridge officers such as Lisa Hayes and Henry J. Gloval. It matters as one of the first major American comic adaptations to treat an anime series with serious, ongoing dramatic weight, helping to introduce a generation of readers to the sprawling Robotech universe.