Crossgen Solicitations For March 2004

CROSSGEN
MARCH 2004

On Sale 3/3
DEMONWARS Vol. 2

On Sale 3/10
ARCHARD’S AGENTS: DEADLY DARE
EL CAZADOR: BLACKJACK TOM #1

On Sale 3/17
KISS KISS BANG BANG #3

On Sale 3/24
NEGATION WAR Part One
SOJOURN #33

On Sale 3/31
BRATH #14
LADY DEATH: THE WILD HUNT #2
WAY OF THE RAT #23




NEGATION WAR Part One
Written By Tony Bedard
Penciled By Paul Pelletier

What will the unpredictable NEGATION creative team unleash as universes collide? It’s been built-up for nearly four years. Now, the world-crushing machine of the dark Negation Universe finally launches an all-out invasion of our own! Can anything challenge their horrific power and prevent utter annihilation? NEGATION has racked up critical praise month after month…now it’s your chance to find out why…and to see CrossGen’s first superhero!

32 pgs, full color, on sale March 24 $2.95




BRATH #14
Written By Chuck Dixon
Penciled By Andrea Di Vito

Who will avenge the son of Brath? Battling her way through a tribe of Cruithi warriors, Tani will make the guilty pay for the loss of her son!

32 pgs, on sale March 31 $2.95




EL CAZADOR:
THE BLOODY BALLAD OF BLACKJACK TOM #1
Written By Chuck Dixon
Penciled By Sergio Cariello
Cover By Mike Perkins

The outrageous origin of Captain Sin’s fearsome foe! His cold heart is as horribly scarred as his frightful face…but how did the deadly pirate known as Blackjack Tom get that way? Find out in this special one-shot as EL CAZADOR writer Chuck Dixon spins a twisted tale of shipwrecks, murder, and cruel, cruel fate! “The next big genre hit!” -Wizard

32 pgs, on sale March 10 $2.95




KISS KISS, BANG BANG #3
Written By Tony Bedard
Penciled By Mike Perkins

The secret past of Lazarus Bale! Who is the criminal mastermind behind the international crime cartel A.X.I.S.? Can anything save Sir Charles Basildon and Stephanie Shelley from this albino arch villain? And why doesn’t he keep a bevy of beauties in his secret fortress? All the best villains do…

32 pgs, on sale March 17 $2.95




BRIAN PULIDO’S
LADY DEATH:
THE WILD HUNT #2
Written By Brian Pulido
Penciled By Jim Cheung

“Season Two” of LADY DEATH continues! With the Eldritch now ruling Europe, Lady Death leads the resistance with allies who were once her enemies…only to face enemies who were once allies! Who is the betrayer in their midst? And where is her most trusted friend, Wolfram Von Bach? Expect the unexpected, because Brian Pulido and Jim Cheung have turned everything upside down!

32 pgs, on sale March 31 $2.95


R.A. SALVATORE’S
DEMONWARS Vol. 2: EYE FOR AN EYE
Written By Scott Ciencin
Penciled By Greg Tocchini

Coinciding with the release of R.A. Salvatore’s new novel, The Highwayman, it’s the next chapter of the DemonWar saga! On the hunt for justice, the mighty barbarian Andacanavar faces assassins, harems and demon djinns! Collecting DEMONWARS: EYE FOR AN EYE #1 - #6 for a nice price!

160 pgs, Traveler-sized graphic novel, on sale March 3 $9.95

Also Available:
DEMONWARS Vol. 1
STAR18463…$9.95


RUSE: ARCHARD’S AGENTS – DEADLY DARE
Written By Chuck Dixon
Penciled By Steve McNiven

Return to the world of RUSE with a one-shot by Chuck Dixon (EL CAZADOR) and Steve McNiven (MERIDIAN and Marvel’s 4)! Professional adventurer Theophilus Dare accompanies an expedition to find a fabled lost city on the floor of the sea. But there’s dirty work afoot as foreign spies plot to capture Dare’s experimental submarine! And if you know Dare, then you know that this is just the start of the action!

32 pgs, on sale March 10 $2.95




SOJOURN #33
Written By Ian Edginton
Penciled By Greg Land

Is Arwyn about to find the final two fragments? The good news: Arwyn, Gareth and Cassidy have located the one living being who knows where the last two fragments of Ayden’s arrow are. The bad news: He’s deep within the fabled mountain halls of the Iskani kings…guarded by a garrison of Mordath’s trolls!

32 pgs, on sale March 24 $2.95




WAY OF THE RAT #23
Written By Chuck Dixon
Penciled By Luke Ross

More monkey madness! Boon battles an immortal creature intent on eating him…and only Po Po can save him! The problem is, the monkey mentor is trapped in a danger even he cannot figure a way out of! Plus: the Silken Ghost encounters her match in combat…but who is he? “Should thrill fans of martial arts action and monkey sidekicks!” -Cinescape

32 pgs, on sale March 31 $2.95

Watch for ABADAZAD #4, EL CAZADOR #6, and ROUTE 666 #22 in April!