2nd and later printings. Collects Rising Stars (1999-2005) #1-24, #0, #, Prelude issue, Rising Stars Bright (2003) #1-3, Rising Stars: Voices of the Dead (2005) #1-6, and Rising Stars: Untouchable (2006) #1-5. Stories by J. Michael Straczynski and Fiona Avery. Art by Keu Cha, Ken Lashley, Christian Zanier, Stuart Immonen, Brent Anderson, Gary Frank, David Finch, Dan Jurgens, Staz Johnson, Al Rio, Jason Gorder, John Livesay, Edwin Rosell, Marlo Alquiza, Victor Llamas, Al Vey, Wayne Faucher, Will Conrad, Steve Nelson, Alp Altiner and Rick Basaldua. BACK IN PRINT! When RISING STARS first debuted in 1999, people hailed its fresh take on the superhero mythos, grounding the fantastic in reality. The groundbreaking series by acclaimed writer J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI/ (Babylon 5, Amazing Spider-Man, Thor) spawned three spin-off miniseries and has influenced successful TV shows like The 4400 and Heroes. Softcover, 1,010 pages, full color. Cover price $69.99.