Friday, June 22, 2001

CROSSGEN FOR OCTOBER

Following are CrossGen Comics' solicitations for October, with information provided by the company.

THE FIRST #12

Written by Barbara Kesel, penciled by Andrea Di Vito, inked by Rob Hunter, colored by Jason Lambert.

Gannish faces a shocking revelation that confirms his darkest suspicions about the existence of others on a par with the First. Persha learns an important truth from Pyrem, and Seahn's efforts to take over House Dexter from the inside gain him a small army.

32 pages, $2.95, arrives in stores on Oct. 3.

MYSTIC #17

Written by Ron Marz, penciled by Fabrizio Fiorentino.

Genevieve steps into the spotlight as we follow a day in the life of the new Master of the Nouveau Guild, a day that includes an assassination attempt by a lesser guild attempting to rise to power.

32 pages, $2.95, arrives in stores on Oct. 10.

SIGIL #17

Written by Mark Waid, penciled by Scot Eaton, inked by Andrew Hennessy, colored by Wil Quintana.

Thanks to the machinations of Yala of the First, Sam finds himself in a strange land, at the mercy of a mysterious Sigil-Bearer who has his own war to win! Meanwhile, with Sam removed from the playing field, the Union/Saurian war takes a devastating turn,

32 pages, $2.95, arrives in stores on Oct. 17.

SOJOURN #4

Written by Ron Marz, penciled by Greg Land, inked by Drew Geraci, colored by Caesar Rodriguez.

With Arwyn and Gareth seemingly safe at least for the moment, the mysterious wise woman Neven relates the tale of Mordath's resurrection and reception of the sigil that gives him his fiery power. Meanwhile, a detachment of Mordath's fierce troll warriors closes in on the escapees.

32 pages, $2.95, arrives in stores on Oct. 17.

SCION #17

Written by Ron Marz, penciled by Jim Cheung, inked by Don Hillsman, colored by Justin Ponsor.

Ethan joins Ashleigh and Exeter as they invade a hidden Raven genetics complex where unspeakable horrors are birthed at the hands of a deranged scientist. But will the dark secrets held by the laboratory tear the three apart?

32 pages, $2.95, arrives in stores on Oct. 24.

CRUX #7

Written by Mark Waid, penciled by Steve Epting, inked by Rick Magyar, colored by Frank D'Armata.

The responsibility for last issue's disaster falls squarely on the shoulders of Capricia -- and the rest of the team knows it only too well. What ancient Atlantean alchemy will Capricia unveil in order to regain all that she has lost?

32 pages, $2.95, arrives in stores on Oct. 24.

MERIDIAN #17

Written by Barbara Kesel, penciled by Steve McNiven, inked by Tom Simmons, colored by Morry Hollowell.

Sephie and her crewmates continue the active blocking of Cadadorian ships. They spread the word... Ilahn can no longer guarantee protection. Cadador's rule will end. So Ilahn's decided he must demonstrate to Sephie the price of her rebellion, even though she's not the one who will have to pay. And Sephie is reunited with the one person she misses most.

32 pages, $2.95, arrives in stores on Oct. 31.

RUSE #1

Written by Mark Waid, penciled by Butch Guice, inked by Mike Perkins, colored by Laura DePuy.

When a sudden spate of extraordinary homicides and impossible crimes threatens his city, only detective Simon Archard can separate the guilty from the innocent. Who is he? Where does he come from? All his operatives know for certain about Archard is that he is uncannily gifted and astonishingly intelligent. In fact, one might say inhumanly so.

32 pages, $2.95, arrives in stores on Oct. 31.

SCION POSTER #1

One of CrossGen's most memorable images, the cover of Scion #6. 24 inches by 36 inches, $6.95.

MERIDIAN POSTER #1 The daughter of Meridian escapes pursuit in this high impact cover from issue #4. 24 inches by 36 inches, $6.95.