Acclaimed writer Gordon Rennie (Species: Human Race) and cutting-edge artist Paolo Parente (Lobo: Death and Taxes) continue their three-part prequel to the science-fiction/adventure film, Starship Troopers! Earth has sent its first line of defense to Klendathu, a remote planet in the far reaches of space. If their instruments are correct, this backwater planet is exhibiting signs of life. And while the scientists are debating whether or not that life would be intelligent, the crew aboard the spaceship Cortez discovers that it is, at the very least, deadly.