The Trigan empire volume 6 teased

Just spotted on Amazon is this cover for the 6th volume of The Trigan Empire reprints

The Amazon blurb says...

This penultimate omnibus collection of the original The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire stories, collecting all the strips originally published in Look & Learn from 1977 through to 1980. This book contains Oliver Frey and Mike Butterworth’s final work on the series, as they pass the baton to Ken Roscoe and Gerry Wood who will work on the remainder of the series.

This volume collects for the first time thirteen classic, fast-paced, yet beautifully painted, stories featuring the Emperor Trigo, ruler of the Trigan Empire, holding the line against monsters, alien threats, and internal usurpers, with the help of his nephew Janno, and the scientist Peric.

I like the use of the word penultimate there!

Publication date is given as 17th July 2025

Trigan Empire volume 2 - details released

The Treasury Of British Comics have just revealed the cover to their 2nd volume of Trigan Empire reprints and what it will contain...cover by Liam Sharp 

On their website they say....

The second thrilling omnibus of the best-selling sci-fi classic from the 1960s!

Among the distant stars, fractious tribes come together to found a mighty empire that will wage war against aggressive kingdoms, battle alien invaders, and conceive of incredible new technologies. This extraordinary volume continues to chart the glorious Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire!

A landmark in British comics history, painted by the legendary Don Lawrence in stunning, classic style, and springing from the grandiose pen of Mike Butterworth, this is an epic tale that creates a new far-future science fiction mythos that captured the imagination of a generation. This is the second volume in the series collecting all of Lawrence’s work on The Trigan Empire, which is long out-of-print and difficult to find. 

Printed in large format to showcase the lush fully-painted colour artwork, this edition features an introduction from the Don Lawrence’s former apprentice, Chris Weston (The Twelve).

Stories included are:

- The Three Princes
- The Alien Dust
- The Lost City
- The Terror of Mount Spyx
- The Invisibility Ray
- The Ultimate weapon
- The Tyrant
- The Red Death
- The Puppet Emperor
- The Five Labours of Trigo
- The Brief Reign of Sennos the First

Collecting stories from Look & Learn 24th May 1968 – 7th November 1970 and the Ranger Book for Boys 1968

Orders placed between now and the 30th September for this version of the second volume of The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire will guarantee a copy of this individually number hardcover. 

After the 30th September, there will only be a small number of copies left to order through the website. Orders will ship on the 4th December.

The Trigan Empire - volume 2

For anyone looking forward to the forthcoming publication of The Trigan Empire can now also have a glimpse of what the 2nd volume will look like...

...Art credits to Don Lawrence and Ron Embleton; script by Mike Butterworth. Publication date is November 2020 and it's available to pre-order here

The rise and fall of the Trigan Empire - 'variant cover' image released

Currently available here on the Treasury of British Comics website is the hardback edition of The rise and fall of the Trigan empire volume 1. 

as it says...

This 304 page hardcover features an introduction by Liam Sharp (The Green Lantern) and contains the following stories
-Victory for the Trigans
-Crash in the Jungle
-The Falling Moon
-The Invaders from Gallas
-The Land of No Return
-Revolt of the Lokans
-War with Hericon
-Revolution in Zabriz
-The Lokan Invasion
-The Revenge of Darak
-The Alien Invasion
-The Reign of Thara
-The Invasion of Bolus

Featuring stunning artwork taken from crisp scans of Don Lawrence original artwork, this first volume includes a touching introduction from Liam Sharp (Green Lantern), who – along with Judge Dredd artist Chris Weston – was mentored by Lawrence early in his career.

Co-created by Mike Butterworth and Don Lawrence, The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire has been named as a major influence by the likes of writer Neil Gaiman (Sandman), artist Dave Gibbons (Watchmen) and Brian Bolland (Judge Dredd), amongst many others. This special hardcover edition perfectly showcases the remarkable talent of Lawrence, who is rightfully regarded as one of the finest artists in British comics history.

Originally published in the anthology titles Ranger from the first issue in September 1965, and Look and Learn from June 1966 until April 1982, the series told the story of an alien empire on the planet Elekton that was heavily influenced by history, particularly Roman. Created by Mike Butterworth, who died in 1986, and artist Don Lawrence, who died in 2004, the series’ mix of political intrigue and Lawrence’s lush painted artwork won a host of fans worldwide, and proved to be highly influential, inspiring a generation of comic book creators with its depth and beauty.

Don, who started out as a comics creator in the Gower Street Studios in London, first working on Marvelman before moving on to Karl the Viking for Lion. Other artists who worked on the strip include Ron Embleton, Miguel Quesada, Philip Corke, Oliver Frey and Gerry Wood.

Although the strip has seen only limited English-language release it remains one of the most popular comic series in Holland and Germany, with over two million albums sold.

Orders are only being taken for the hardback on their website up until 4th December. 

However over on the Forbidden Planet website they've now posted up the cover (by Chris Weston) to the hardback - it looks absolutely fantastic and is available to order now (and after the 4th December I'm sure) here