Red Star

The Red Star is a graphic novel by Christian Gossett set in a sci-fi/fantasy world described by Gossett as "Mythic Russia". Gossett's "Lands of The Red Star" were inspired by Russian folklore and military history. The series is heavily reminiscent of post-WW II Soviet Russia, mixing technology and sorcery. The 'United Republics of the Red Star', often simply called the 'State' in the comic, are shown to be coterminous with the historical Soviet Union in a map at the beginning of the first issue. Their main enemy, Al'Istaan, is a stand-in for historical Afghanistan and occupies a similar area of the map.