Standard cover by Asencio. The shiseiji tracks Ana Ishikawa, hoping to take her life for his father Arashi in this 27-page tale.
Script by Brian David-Marshall, pencils by Nelson Asencio, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti with Ken Branch.
Cover price $2.95.
Amanda Connor pencils. William Tucci/Dan Mishkin story. Jimmy Palmiotti inks. Plus: Samurai Shar-Pei teams with Billy Tucci's warrior doberman, Gypsy, to become the invincible Dogs O' War in the 5-page, black & white tale "The Adventure Begins!" by Thomas E. Sniegoski (story), Mark A. Masztal (pencils & letters) & Ethan Van Sciver (inks). Cover price $2.95.
BILLY TUCCI (W/A) BILLY TUCCI and MARC SPARACIO (Painted Cover) On sale August 11, FC, 32pg, $2.99
Celebrating 10 years! As Ana's grandfather Yoshitora's life hangs by a thread, Ana realizes she must do battle against her greatest foe and best friend Tomoe. Surrounded by the venomous fan dancer, Lady Kaoyo and the desperate Nara Sohei, Ana has but one choice for survival. She must retreat into the darkened depths of her own vengeful past to bring forward the most primal forces of execution and truly embrace the Spirit of Death ... Shi.
Cover price $2.99.
Tucci cover Starring Shi, Cyblade, Cerebus, Fone Bone, Mr. Spook, The Atomik Angels, and Gabriel plus a huge collection of independent publisher characters make cameos:
Cover price $2.95.
The Man Without Fear meets Crusade's Woman Without Peer! For the murder of her father and brother, the sohei known as Shi embarked on a violent vendetta. Now her revenge is complete and Ana Ishikawa has nothing left to believe in, not herself, not God, and certainly not a mocking Devil. But when The Hand attempts to possess her soul, will Shi be forced to trust Daredevil, or will her hands once more be bathed in blood? It's 32 pages of street-level action and martial arts intrigue. Continued in Shi Daredevil Honor Thy Mother (1997) #1.
Written by Christopher Golden and Tom Sniegoski. Art and cover by Jamal Igle and Al Williamson.
Cover price $2.95.
Cover pencils by Roy Burdine, inks by Klaus Janson. The Last Laugh, script by Charles Marshall, pencils by Willie Peppers, inks by Thomas Florimonte, Jr.
Gravestone hunts down Jug, a vampiric clown he's seen a few times since 1871; The clown now hides in a circus, a freak among the freaks. Protectors pinup.
36 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.
Cover pencils by Roy Burdine, inks by Klaus Janson. The Last Laugh, script by Charles Marshall, pencils by Willie Peppers, inks by Thomas Florimonte, Jr.
Gravestone hunts down Jug, a vampiric clown he's seen a few times since 1871; The clown now hides in a circus, a freak among the freaks. Protectors pinup.
36 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.
Cover art by Mike Miller. Graven Image, script by Martin Powell, pencils by Roy Burdine, inks by Thomas Florimonte, Jr.
Scythe continues his rampage while Gravestone recovers at Protectors headquarters; He then appears at Christine's apartment, knowing Scythe will be there soon; Gravestone takes Christine to his underground hideaway; While playing Mozart on an organ, she awakes and hypnotically removes his mask; As he screams at her, Scythe arrives, and Christine realizes ther are 2 Gravestones, the one protecting her and the one responsible for many gruesome murders; Using one of his many collected mystical artifacts in his cave, Gravestone reveals the Head of Medusa to Scythe, transforming him into stone.
36 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.
Cover art by Darick Robertson. Night Plague, script by Martin Powell, pencils by Thomas Derenick, inks by Mike S. Miller
After being killed again, Gravestone goes to hell, where he fights demons and meets Charon; He also releases a demon that feeds off blood and bioforce, and spreads like a disease; The demon is currently possessing Melissa Grant, the only survivor of the Brinkston disaster; Eternity Man is alerted to the threat, and he and Gravestone work together to try and stop the night plague; But before they can contain it, the demon infects the dead, causing them to live again.
36 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.
Introducing Foxfire! The price of survival from the deadly force of Phoenix is high! This is the aftermath of the cosmic crossover of the X-Men and the Ultraverse! It also lays the foundation for the Ultraverse's major launch of 1996...Foxfire!
Written by Ian Edginton and Dan Abnett. Art by Pino Rinaldi, Jeff Lafferty, John Cleary, John Royle, Phil Moy, Jeff Whiting, Dennis Jensen, Leonard Kirk, Steve Moncuse, Bob Almond and Tom Wegrzyn. Cover by John Statema.
64 pages. Cover price $3.95.
A Marvel/Malibu event! The battle to save the cosmic balance between the Marvel and Malibu universes concludes in this senses-shattering special event book, featuring Marvel's X-Men and Malibu's most popular ultras! What price must the Ultraverse pay to ensure the survival of the universe...and who will be standing, and created, when the smoke clears?
Written by Ian Edginton and Dan Abnett. Art by Kevin West, John Royle, Randy Green, Rick Leonardi, Tom Wegrzyn, Phil Moy, Rick Ketcham, Jeff Whiting and Bob Almond. Wraparound cover by Phil Jimenez.
48 pages. Cover price $3.95.
An Ultraverse title. Collected for the first time for the direct market: the seven introductory stories to The Phoenix Resurrection. These stories originally ran as back-up stories in November 1995 Ultraverse issues. Written by Ian Edginton and J. Smith. Art by John Royle, Phil Moy, Steve Moncuse, Paul Pelletier, Mark Farmer, Chuck Wojtkiewicz, Terry Austin, Randy Green, Gary Martin, Brian Murray and Rob Haynes.
Plus: an all-new x-clusive chapter! Written by Ian Edginton and Dan Abnett. Art by Robert Stotz and Steve Moncuse. Cover by Bryan Hitch. Deluxe paper stock.
Cover price $1.95.
A Marvel/Malibu event! A new threat is rising in the Ultraverse...a force so powerful, it will take mutant X-Men and ultraheroes alike to prevent this threat from destroying our universe. The Phoenix rises once again--whether it will be good or evil can only be determined by who is chosen to become the next Phoenix!
Written by Ian Edginton and Dan Abnett. Art by Darick Robertson, Mark Pacella, Greg Luzniak, Rob Haynes, Tom Wegrzyn, Art Thibert, Lary Stucker, Bob Wiacek and Phil Moy. Wraparound cover by Bryan Hitch and Paul Neary.
48 pages. Cover price $3.95.
"Choosing Sides" Guest-starring Diamondback and the Whizzer. Script by Hank Kanalz. Pencils by Kevin West. Inks by Bob Almond. Cover by Kevin West and Bob Almond.
Diamondback convinces Siren to help her blow up the Taskmaster's training academy! Rachel Leighton has set the charges to explode in one hour! And it's Siren's job to get everyone out of the building before then! But one of the Taskmaster's training sessions with a new pupil is running late!
So Diamondback asks the Whizzer to assist in the evacuation! However the new pupil has a special ability to open up inter-dimensional portals! And with time running out, Jen Pearson decides that's her best chance to survive! Could the portal save Siren's life and get her back to the Ultraverse at the same time? Story continues in the Siren Special (1996) #1.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
