Giantkiller is a
limited comic-book series created by
Dan Brereton
Daniel Alan Brereton (born November 22, San Francisco Bay Area) is an American writer and illustrator who has produced notable work in the comic book field.
Biography Early life
Dan Brereton attended the California College of the Arts and the Ac ...
and published by
DC Comics
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. The series ran 6 issues and spawned a one shot handbook called ''Giantkiller A to Z: A Field Guide to Big Monsters''. The series has since been collected in a trade-paperback format by
Image Comics
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.
Plot
The story takes place in
San Francisco, California
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in the wake of a mysterious eruption in which giants of an unknown origin wreak havoc on the earth. The U.S. military is powerless against the monsters whose physiology defies all conventional weaponry. The military then responds with the aid of Dr. Azuma, a bio-engineer, to create a genetic hybrid to combat the giant monsters.
Nicknamed "''Yochu''" by Dr. Azuma and known to the military under the operational name "''
Jack the Giant Killer
"Jack the Giant Killer" is a Cornish fairy tale and legend about a man who slays a number of bad giants during King Arthur's reign. The tale is characterised by violence, gore and blood-letting. Giants are prominent in Cornish folklore, Breto ...
''", humanity's only hope lies in the nine-foot super-being with a bio-engineered arsenal and a samurai
katana
A is a Japanese sword characterized by a curved, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands. Developed later than the ''tachi'', it was used by samurai in feudal Japan and worn with the edge fa ...
forged from the fang of one of the behemoths. With a little help from the outlaw Jill Sleet, the only human capable of surviving the poisonous territories of the giants, Jack must learn to overcome or embrace his monstrous nature in order to determine the destiny of mankind.
References
External links
DC Comics
DC Comics limited series
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