Buck Danny Vol. 15: Air Force One
By (Author) Frederic Zumbiehl
Illustrated by Gil Formosa
Cinebook Ltd
Cinebook Ltd
11th March 2025
20th February 2025
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Action and adventure
Paperback
48
Width 217mm, Height 287mm
Project Skyborg, the Air Force's prototype AI pilot, has turned into a complete disaster. While the system works, it has unfortunately been hijacked by agents of the Circle, a shadowy criminal organisation whose nefarious plans Buck has already thwarted several times. The terrorists are now in possession of an AI-controlled F-16 with which they intend to strike an important target and start a deadly war. They have also called upon Sato, who's kidnapped Sonny and plans to use him to lure his sworn enemy Buck into a trap The conclusion of a two-part story started in volume 14.
A former pilot in the French Navy, FrdricZumbiehl has since turned to writing. He wrote the scripts of several military adventure series, always insisting on hyper-realism, such as Team Rafale or Unit Flin. He was picked to replace Francis Bergse at the helm of Buck Danny. Gil Formosa began working in comics at 18, as Morris's assistant on the Lucky Luke cartoons, before making a name for himself as an illustrator of posters and covers, interspersed with several comic series.