Newsstand edition cover by Hoang Nguyen and Bill Maus. A Fire Upon the Earth, Part 1 of 3. Written by Steve Stern. Art by Tatsuya Ishida.
A darker version of the Defend the Earth miniseries from Archies Zen series, featuring Steve Sterns interstellar ninja. In a timely plot, Lord Contaminous and his henchmen set fire to oil wells in the Middle East. Zen and his teammates head out to stop him; meanwhile, U.S. General Lorenz sets out to capture Zen so he can dissect him for science.
32 pages, Color. Cover price $2.25.
Untitled story. Part 1 of 4. Story, art and cover by Mike Grell. Art assist by Brian Snoddy.
After capturing a gang of grave robbers on Indian land, Joshua wishes to give up the powers he has gained. It seems the role he has taken on is not what he envisioned. When the husband of his teenage love is mutated into a monster, he is very glad he still has those abilities.
32 pages. Full color. Cover price $1.95.
Untitled story. Part 3 of 4. Story, art and cover by Mike Grell. Art assist by Brian Snoddy.
As his childhood companion Thom tortures him, Joshua tries to get to the heart of his friends madness. This only serves to drive Thom further over the edge. How will they both be affected when Joshua's son, Thom's step-son finally locates them?
32 pages. Full color. Cover price $2.50.
Untitled story. Part 4 of 4. Story, art and cover by Mike Grell. Art assist by Brian Snoddy.
Joshua must save Jon Sable from the creatures in the New York sewers. Joshua is having a crisis of faith however. He believes the spirits that gave him his powers did so for him to save lives not take them. Will this doubt cost Jon Sable his life?
32 pages. Full color. Cover price $1.95.
Untitled story. Part 3 of 4. Story, art and cover by Mike Grell. Art assist by Brian Snoddy.
A group of hybrids are terrorizing the New York City sewers. Joshua Brand has warned Jon Sable away from the case since Sable has no super powers. The fact that Sable ignores this advice may cause a lot of trouble for both of them.
32 pages. Full color. Cover price $1.95.
Untitled story. Part 2 of 4. Story, art and cover by Mike Grell. Art assist by Brian Snoddy.
An old friend of Jon Sables is a victim of the New York sewer killer. The senses of Joshua Brand have brought him to NYC tracking the same killer. Will even a team up between the two be able to stop the murders?
32 pages. Full color. Cover price $1.95.
Cover is a giant gatefold poster. Untitled story. Part 2 of 4. Story, art and cover by Mike Grell. Art assist by Brian Snoddy.
A confrontation with a gang of horse thieves allows Joshua to reveal the full extend of his new abilities. They will be sorely tested however as maybe the most savage of the new animal/human hybrids, a creature know as Animus escapes captivity and sets out on a rampage.
32 pages. Full color. Cover price $2.50.
Untitled story. Part 1 of 4. Story, art and cover by Mike Grell. Art assist by Brian Snoddy.
Joshua is back home trying to work out his new powers and old life. Someone on the reservation has found a vial of the solution that creates the animal/human hybrids and that can only mean trouble. In New York City, people vanishing into the sewers may mean the return of an old Mike Grell character, Jon Sable Freelance.
32 pages. Full color. Cover price $1.95.
Untitled story. Part 3 of 4. Story, art and wrap around cover by Mike Grell. Art assist by Brian Snoddy.
Tracking the horse thieves to the lab responsible for the animal/human hybrids, Joshua threatens to contact the authorities. When the head of the project sends some of his creations to teach him a lesson, Joshua finds out that his new powers do not always work just because he wants them to.
32 pages. Full color. Cover price $1.95.
W) Joshua Dysart (P) Tone Rodriguez (C) Travis Smith Cover Art by Travis Smith
CONCLUSION! We've toyed with you long enough! All roads lead to North End Mansion for our fiery finale. Love has given Citizen Pain the strength to rebel against the genetic program that controls him and those who have created him. It is in the midst of this monster's personal liberation that Cheri, Houston, Jeremiah, Jubal and the Keepers will collide. Violent Messiahs, the comic book that refuses to follow the rules, brings you the end of its first story arc, an ending that will have you wondering, "where can they possibly go from here?" You think this is just hype!? You must not know us very well. Buckle up, because we're going to make you love comic books all over again
Cover price $2.95.
(W) Joshua Dysart (P) Tone Rodriguez (C) Travis Smith
IN THE FINAL STRETCH! They told us, "An eight issue story arc is too long!"... Man were they wrong. Violent Messiahs has relied heavily on its serialized novel structure to steadily pull its readers from the realism of issue #1's gritty city streets to the sci-fi nightmare of issue #6. And with every step our readership has grown. Now, because it's about damn time, we begin our conclusion. Our players clash. Men rage against genetic destiny. Cheri and Houston struggle simply to stay sane. Everyone has a gun. Nuff' said. Issue #7, the beginning of the end. Cover Art by Travis Smith.
FC, 32pg Cover price $2.95.
(W) Joshua Dysart (P) Tone Rodriguez (C) Travis Smith
"Tonight The Door Opens"?Citizen Pain, the soldier puppet of a darkly laid conspiracy, has never committed an act of free will in his entire life. That's all about to change. Tonight his love for Cheri will give him the courage to breach the mysterious threshold at the center of the house, forcing a violent confrontation with the very men who command him. PLUS -- LOW TRIBE PREVIEW! An alien planet hosts three distinct primitive species, those who fly, those who build, and those who dig. Now a massive digger beast has been cast out from the belly of the Earth because of his friendship with a frail grounded child flyer. Together they will take an epic journey on the brutal surface and challenge the social order of their civilization. Survival rests in the very emotional bond that has ostracized them. Joshua Dysart (writer/co-creator of Violent Messiahs) and new comer Rick Morales give you a glimpse of a wholly original sequential art experience in their 5 page flip-book preview, LOW TRIBE. A New World awaits.
FC, 32pg Cover price $2.95.
Flip-book w/ Violent Messiahs Sketchbook. (W) Joshua Dysart (P) Tone Rodriguez (C) Travis Smith
In Cheri's desperate quest to capture Citizen Pain she has seen him burst through walls, take bullets and disappear into thin air. What manner of man could control such an indestructible monster? The frail ancient wheelchair bound Jubal? Hardly... prepare yourself, the KEEPERS of Pain have arrived.
FC 32pp Cover price $2.95.
An Image Comic (W) Joshua Dysart (P) Tone Rodriguez (I) Mostafa Moussa (C) Travis Smith
A mysterious door hides something old and alive. A hyper-violent vigilante prowls the streets. A serial killer leaves only a poem for a clue. A female cop tries desperately to understand how it all connects. Welcome to Rankor Island, a carnival of social ills. Lt. Cheri Major has been on the trail of the vigilante dubbed "Citizen Pain" by the press. For months she has hunted his shadow, now the time to set a trap has come. Tonight everything she believes will be proven false and her descent into hell will begin. All the while, across town, the enigmatic serial killer, Family Man strikes once more. Experience the neo-realism and existential mayhem of VIOLENT MESSIAHS.
FC, 32pg Cover price $2.95.
An Image Comic (W) Joshua Dysart (P) Tone Rodriguez (I) Mostafa Moussa (C) Travis Smith
A mysterious door hides something old and alive. A hyper-violent vigilante prowls the streets. A serial killer leaves only a poem for a clue. A female cop tries desperately to understand how it all connects. Welcome to Rankor Island, a carnival of social ills. Lt. Cheri Major has been on the trail of the vigilante dubbed "Citizen Pain" by the press. For months she has hunted his shadow, now the time to set a trap has come. Tonight everything she believes will be proven false and her descent into hell will begin. All the while, across town, the enigmatic serial killer, Family Man strikes once more. Experience the neo-realism and existential mayhem of VIOLENT MESSIAHS.
FC, 32pg Cover price $2.95.
Written by Steven Grant. Art by Javier Saltares and Andrew Pepoy.
Piece by piece, inch by inch . . . nothing big is ever built overnight. A clue here, a memory there. . . that's all X has had in his search to discover who he is and where he's come from. But now, after more than two years, it all makes sense. Now, as he lay near death at the hands of Coffin, it all comes back to him. The pieces are in place and the puzzle is complete in this issue of X!
32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.50.
Written by Steven Grant. Art by Javier Saltares and Tim Bradstreet.
Wildboy Willie, Gamble, and Coffin -- three psychopaths with a single objective. Sure, having their run of Arcadia is a kick, and, yeah, slaughtering the street people satisfies their sick pleasures. But if you're looking for their objective ... X marks the spot.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.50.
The War for Arcadia: Part 1 of 7 - Written by Steven Grant. Art by Doug Mahnke and Jimmy Palmiotti.
The War for Arcadia is on! X has declared Arcadia his city, and is shaking the foundations of every tower of power in the city limits! Criminals and power brokers alike are cowering in fear as the shadow of Arcadia's defender falls across them, but one man will stand against the seemingly unstoppable X -- Carmine Tango! With Arcadia's biggest gun standing in his way, will X seek an ally? Don't miss this issue's shocking ending!
32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.50.
Written by Steven Grant. Art by Doug Mahnke and Jimmy Palmiotti.
In the aftermath of Will to Power, the political scene in Arcadia is in turmoil. A group of high-powered Aracadians are looking to settle the scene to their own advantage with the help of Lord Alamout and his band of cybernetically controlled assassins. Their mission: to exterminate the most influential radio personality in Arcadia. X is set to intervene, but even if he reaches the dj first, will he get out fast enough to avoid the cybernetic assassins?
32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.00.
Written by Steven Grant. Art by Doug Mahnke and Jimmy Palmiotti.
In Arcadia, X has gained a reputation as an assassin who kills for a reason. His vendettas are clear, and his enemies have always been warned if they have crossed his moral line. But bodies have been turning up in the streets, bodies that have X's mark on them -- the bodies of innocent people. A copycat killer is on the loose, and if you think X is ruthless in his pursuit of "business," wait until you see him get personal!
32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.00.
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT. Pencils and Cover by PAUL PELLETIER.
A new era for EXILES begins here! Legend Chris Claremont (UNCANNY X-MEN) starts a run that will have Exiles fans talking for years to come. And he's not the only one joining up, as X-Woman PSYLOCKE joins the team as well. What is she doing there? How will the team deal with her arrival? And what new villains plan on destroying every world in existence?!
32 PGS./Rated A Cover price $2.99.
End Times: Part 3 of 4 - (W) Brian Michael Bendis. (A) Michael Avon Oeming. (CA) Mike Deodato
A Sorcerer Supreme ascends! Who will be the new master of marvel magic? And what sacrifice will they have to make to achieve such power? An explosive end chapter to one of Marvel's longest running stories!
Cover price $3.99.
