The Ultimate Rogue Trooper Reading Order!
29th January 2024
He’s a genetically-engineered soldier of the future, who walks the poisonous battlegrounds of Nu-Earth on a mission of revenge!
He’s coming to screens in 2025 in a movie adaptation written and directed by Duncan Jones, with Dunkirk star Aneurin Barnard in the titular role, plus big names such as Hayley Atwell, Reece Shearsmith, Matt Berry, Jemaine Clement, Sean Bean, and many more!
But if you want to dive into the world of Rogue Trooper ahead of the movie, which are the best collections to pick up? Since Rogue was first created back in 1981 by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons, the last genetic infantryman’s been a constant presence in 2000 AD ever since – so there have been a lot of Rogue Trooper stories over the years!
Fear not however, because here’s our guide to reading orders to take you from Rogue’s first mission right through to his most recent adventures within 2000 AD!
>> Where Should I Start?
>> I Want To Read Everything!
>> Okay, so who is Friday?
>> The Rogue Trooper Deep Dive
Where Should I Start?
Okay, so if you want to start by reading just the biggest and best stories from Rogue Trooper’s long tenure in the Prog, to get the cream of the crop from his long career in comics? The best place to start is Essential Rogue Trooper, which selects some of Rogue’s classic stories in an accessible format, perfect for first-time readers!
Essential Rogue Trooper Volume 1: Genetic Infantryman collects together Rogue’s origin story in one place, explaining who he is and why he’s on a mission of revenge. If you want to read just the most important stories starring Rogue, then our Essentials line is the perfect way to jump onboard!
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I Want To Read Everything!
If you want the complete story, then you want Rogue Trooper: The Complete Collection, which has everything you need across four volumes. This collection starts with the first Rogue stories told by his creators Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons, and includes work from some of 2000 AD’s best and brightest talents: Brett Ewins, Cam Kennedy, Pat Mills, Grant Morrison and Steve Dillon have all taken on Rogue Trooper over the years.
Volume 1 collects the first Rogue Trooper story from 2000 AD Prog 228, and runs through all the stories published through Prog 317. Here you’ll find Rogue’s origin story, as well as classic adventures including Fort Neuro, which sees him infiltrate an ally base which has been under siege for so long that the occupants have gone mad!
Volume 2 collects Progs 318-406, as Rogue hones in on the Traitor General who sold him out and betrayed his team. This concludes one of Rogue’s central missions, as he and the Traitor General end up in a final face-off which will change Rogue’s story forever!
Volume 3 collects Rogue’s stories across Progs 410-603. Returning back to his home base for the first time in years, Rogue tries to find a miracle chemical which will help bring his dead colleagues back to life. His journey will take him away from Nu-Earth and to a much more dangerous alien planet, filled with hostile creatures!
Finally, Volume 4 collects the rest of Rogue’s chronological adventures between Progs 624-2011, as he learns that there’s something wrong in his genetic makeup which is slowly killing him – hunted by vengeful enemies, is this the end of Rogue’s war?
Across just four volumes you can read all of the classic Rogue Trooper stories – easy as that!
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Okay, so who is Friday?
In 2000 AD Prog 650, Rogue Trooper co-creator Dave Gibbons returned to the series with artist Will Simpson to tell the story of a completely new GI called “Friday”. Nicknamed ‘The War Machine’, Friday fought a new war on Nu-Earth, as the creative team reimagined the Rogue Trooper concept from the ground-up in order to create a more grounded take on future warfare. The original Rogue Trooper shows up occasionally, but will he and Friday be friends or foes?
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The Rogue Trooper Universe Deep Dive
If you’re still reading, you must be after some unexpected deep-dive comics featuring Rogue and his allies, right?
Set in the midst of the war between the Norts and Southers, The 86ers stars Rafaelle Blue, a female GI fighter pilot. Rafaelle has an implant designed to help guide her through various missions, which takes the familiar form of Rogue Trooper himself – but after picking up an alien infection, her implant seems to take on a mind of its own…
If you’d like to see things from the other side, Jaegir is set in the Nort camp, following Kapitan-Inspector Atalia Jaegir as she is tasked with the mission of hunting down and capturing war criminals. Viewed with hatred and suspicion even by her own people, Jaegir has an uphill battle ahead of her…
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