Shakara

"Shakara" is a "2000 AD" character, starring in their own eponymous story, who was created by Robbie Morrison and Henry Flint

Plot

The story is technically set in the present day (the first episode briefly shows a contemporary Earth; it's destroyed on the first page, and the last human in the universe, a survivor from the International Space Station, is ignominiously killed on the third), but revolves around a host of bizarre aliens using fantastically advanced technology. In the first series we learn little about the lead figure other than the fact that it is nearly indestructible, seeking out and destroying other aliens for reasons unknown. In the second series though, the character is shown to be some kind of being encased in the suit. By the third, it becomes clear that 'Shakara' is an instrument of vengeance created by a now-extinct race of the same name... but the being is beginning to think for itself.

Bibliography

Comics

All installments are written by Robbie Morrison and drawn by Henry Flint.

*"Shakara":
** "Shakara" (in "2000 AD" prog 2002 & #1273-1279, 2001-2002, tpb, Rebellion, 56 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-904265-61-8)
** "The Assassin" (in "2000 AD" #1441-1449, 2005)
** "The Defiant" (in "2000 AD" #1567-1573, 2008)

Photostory

Paul Scott and Ben Clark have created 3 Shakara Photo-stories that are available online from "2000 AD"'s website:

* " [http://www.2000adonline.com/?zone=input&page=thrillviewer&choice=shakara Shakara Book 2] "
* " [http://www.2000adonline.com/?zone=input&page=thrillviewer&choice=optician Shakara & the Evil Optician] "
* " [http://www.2000adonline.com/?zone=input&page=thrillviewer&choice=mystic Shakara and the Evil Mystic] "

External links

* [http://www.2000adonline.com/index.php3?zone=thrill&page=profiles&choice=shakara 2000 AD profile]
* [http://www.2000adreview.co.uk/reviews/extra/2005/trades/shakara/shakara.shtml Review]