The Venus Wars

The Venus Wars, a 14-issue series from Dark Horse (1991–1992), adapts Yoshikazu Yasuhiko’s epic sci-fi saga of colonized Venus, where rival nations wage brutal hoverbike combat across a terraformed frontier. Painted by Yasuhiko himself, with scripting by Alan Gleason and Toren Smith, this manga-influenced graphic novel brings his signature blend of kinetic action and political tension to American readers. A key early import of mature, creator-driven Japanese storytelling into the direct market, it remains a visually stunning artifact of the early '90s manga boom.