David Cabeza

An oversized deluxe hardcover chronicling six missions not seen in the episodes of Seth MacFarlane's beloved sci-fi TV show Written by Executive Producer David A. Goodman and set in between the events of seasons one through three, these adventures take the starship Orville into the unknown, and sometimes, the line of fire In "New Beginnings", investigation of a century-old distress signal results in Ed and Gordon marooned on a war-ravaged desert planet in the custody of an unknown species. Then, in "The Word of Avis", seemingly hapless xenoanthropologists lead the Orville into a fight for survival within Krill-controlled territory. In "Launch Day", the question of whether a suspicious space construct is a weapon tests the Planetary Union's peaceful convictions. While in "Heroes", Talla considers taking matters into her own hands upon discovering an idyllic planet she once surveyed has been subjugated by a hostile alien force. In "Digressions", Kelly must unwind an alternate timeline where her refusal to go on a second date with Ed has doomed the galaxy to destruction. And in "Artifacts", the obsessive pursuit of a lost civilization's legendary fleet by Ed's old astro-archeology teacher puts the Orville in grave danger. Collects The Orville #1-4 (New Beginnings and The Word of Avis), The Orville #1-4 (Launch Day and Heroes), The Orville #1-2 (Digressions), The Orville #1-2 (Artifacts).

Board the starship Orville and adventure through space on these new missions set between seasons two and three of Seth MacFarlane's hit sci-fi TV show Executive Producer David A. Goodman writes a double feature that has Captain Ed Mercer and crew investigating an enigmatic alien device and contemplating the consequences of intervention when a primitive civilization faces an off-world threat. In Launch Day, when seemingly hostile Krill ships cross into Union space, the Orville intercepts. Ed learns they are en route to a planet that left the Planetary Union decades ago under mysterious circumstances. Scans have discovered a moon-sized construct above the planet, and the Krill intend a preemptive strike against the presumed weapon. But is it? In Heroes, Lieutenant Talla Keyali returns to a planet she surveyed as an Ensign when a quantum signature on the surface suggests significant technological advances since her last visit. Instead, she discovers a spacefaring species has subjugated the locals, transforming their once idyllic society into a grim mining operation. Stymied by the Union's hesitance to provoke hostilities, Talla must consider how far she's willing to go to help these people and the repercussions of doing so. Collects The Orville #1: Launch Day Part 1 of 2, The Orville #2: Launch Day Part 2 of 2, The Orville #3: Heroes Part 1 of 2, The Orville #4: Heroes Part 2 of 2.