Dune Issue 3

The third issue of the Dune comic series was published June 1985, and roughly follows the events of the latter half of the Dune novel, but the storyline deviates slightly from that of the novel. The comic book was written by Frank Herbert and Ralph Macchio featuring art by Bill Sienkiewicz.

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Over the next two years, spice production is effectively halted, a fact Rabban tries to keep hidden from the empire. The Spacing Guild returns to the Emperor to warn him of the deteriorating situation on Arrakis. They also fear that Paul will consume the Water of Life, a powerful poison used by the Bene Gesserit to help induce their abilities. The meeting is revealed to Paul in a prophetic dream, but then the dreams suddenly stop. Shaken by the absence of his visions, he goes out into the desert, drinks the Water of Life and enters into a trance. Upon awakening, he is transformed, obtaining powerful psychic abilities and the ability to control the sandworms. Paul also regains his ability to see into space and the future, and learns the Emperor is amassing a huge invasion fleet above Arrakis to wipe out the Fremen and regain control of the planet.

Upon the Emperor's arrival at Arrakis, he executes Rabban for failing to remedy the spice situation, calling in Baron Harkonnen to demand an explanation. At the same time, Paul launches a final attack against the Harkonnens and the Emperor's Sardaukar at the capital city of Arrakeen. Riding in on sandworms and brandishing their sonic weapons, his Fremen warriors easily defeat the Emperor's legions, while Paul's sister Alia kills Baron Harkonnen. Once in Arrakeen, Paul faces the Emperor and engages Feyd-Rautha in a duel to the death; Paul kills Feyd and relieves Emperor Shaddam of power. Paul then demonstrates his newfound powers and fulfills the Fremen prophecy that he is the promised messiah by causing rain to fall on Arrakis for the first time ever, as Alia declares him to be the Kwisatz Haderach.

Individuals

 * Paul Atreides
 * Jessica Atreides
 * Thufir Hawat
 * Gurney Halleck
 * Vladimir Harkonnen
 * Glossu Rabban Harkonnen
 * Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen
 * Chani Kynes
 * Stilgar
 * Shaddam Corrino IV
 * Irulan Corrino
 * Alia Atreides
 * Gaius Helen Mohiam

Creatures

 * Sandworm

Locations

 * Arrakis
 * Arrakeen
 * Sietch Tabr
 * Kaitain

Items

 * Weirding Module
 * Crysknife
 * Emperor's Blade

Behind the Scenes

 * Coming Soon

Trivia

 * Coming Soon

Links

 * Dune Issue 3 on Comic Vine