The Trigan Empire

The Trigan Empire is a British science-fantasy epic originally serialized in the 1960s and '70s, but this 1978 Chartwell Books edition collects the saga into a single, deluxe hardcover volume. Written by Mike Butterworth and illustrated by the legendary Don Lawrence, the series chronicles the rise and fall of a distant alien civilization, blending sweeping political intrigue with Lawrence's lush, painted artwork. Though only one issue in this collected format, it stands as a definitive showcase of Lawrence's meticulous, cinematic style and the series' enduring influence on European adventure comics.