(October 2012)

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Price
4.99 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
?
On-sale Date
2012-10-31
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Image Comics Inc.
Brand
20 1992-2012 Image
Barcode
709853012375 00121
Editing
Eric Stephenson (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has 5 covers. Cover A is by Gabriel Ba, cover B is by Terry & Rachel Dodson, cover C is by Chris Giarrusso. The other two covers are Artist Editions of cover A and cover B, only available from the CBLDF website, with no logo or trade dress. The Artist Edition of cover A also includes female nudity (nipples) that was covered by a large raindrop on the regular cover A.
This issue has variants:

[Cover A] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gabriel Bá (signed)
Inks
Gabriel Bá (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Which Came First: The Spaceship of the Egg? (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jonathan Hickman
Pencils
Jonathan Hickman
Inks
Jonathan Hickman
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction
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Barren Ground (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Andy Diggle
Pencils
Ben Templesmith
Inks
Ben Templesmith
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
A demon is freed from captivity after 7 centuries, but is repulsed by the open "blasphemy" of free thinking about the existence of gods and same-sex marriage.
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Freedom From... (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Howard Chaykin
Pencils
Sina Grace
Inks
Sina Grace
Letters
Steven Struble

Synopsis
Icons Anonymous attendees discuss freedom of the press.
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Free (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Steven T. Seagle
Pencils
Marco Cinello
Inks
Marco Cinello
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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Lumiere (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Keatinge
Pencils
Chynna Clugston Flores
Inks
Chynna Clugston Flores
Colors
?
Letters
John Roshell of Comicraft (as John Roshell of Comicraft)

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Hunters (Table of Contents: 7)

Saviors / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
James Robinson
Pencils
J. Bone
Inks
J. Bone
Colors
?
Letters
?

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Last Rights (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
James Asmus
Pencils
Takeshi Miyazawa
Inks
Takeshi Miyazawa
Letters
Crank!

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Marineman/Hip Flask (Table of Contents: 9)

Marineman; Elephantmen / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Starkings
Pencils
Ian Churchill
Inks
Ian Churchill
Colors
Axel Medellin
Letters
Richard Starkings

Genre
adventure
Characters
Marineman; Hip Flask
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Sasquatch (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chris Roberson; Roger Langridge
Pencils
Chris Roberson; Roger Langridge
Inks
Chris Roberson; Roger Langridge
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Sasquatch
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Gabriel Bá
Inks
Gabriel Bá
Colors
?

Indexer Notes

Art from Cover A, but with nudity (nipples) that was covered on the front cover exposed here.

Common ComiConversation (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chris Giarrusso
Pencils
Chris Giarrusso
Inks
Chris Giarrusso
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Chris Giarrusso; unnamed comic fan
Synopsis
Chris meets a fan at a comic convention who raves about how much he liked Mini Marvels and wishes there were more, but the fan abruptly leaves when Chris tries to tell him that G-Man is almost exactly like Mini Marvels.
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Let Freedoms Grow (Table of Contents: 13)

Storm Dogs / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
David Hine
Pencils
Doug Braithwaite
Inks
Doug Braithwaite
Colors
?
Letters
Comicraft

Characters
Masika Zenda
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King Kim: Barlartan Revenge (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Brandon Graham
Pencils
Brandon Graham
Inks
Brandon Graham
Colors
?
Letters
?

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Just As Real As Yours (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Jim McCann
Pencils
Janet K. Lee
Inks
Janet K. Lee
Letters
Tony Fleecs

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Indexer Notes

Story is dedicated "Special thanks to Zach Wahls for his family's inspiration."

Unleashed (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Kieron Gillen
Pencils
Nate Bellegarde
Inks
Nate Bellegarde
Colors
Jordie Bellaire
Letters
Fonografiks

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Douchebag (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Terry Moore
Pencils
Terry Moore
Inks
Terry Moore
Letters
Terry Moore

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The Walking Dead (Table of Contents: 18)

The Walking Dead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kirkman
Pencils
Charlie Adlard
Inks
Charlie Adlard
Colors
Cliff Rathburn (gray tones)
Letters
Rus Wooton
Editing
Sean Mackiewicz

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
The Governor; Scott
Synopsis
Scott helps the Governor move a bunch of 10-gallon fish tanks to his office. The Governor reveals he plans to fill the tanks with "horrors" to help him be resilient and strong. When Scott asks what horrors he's going to put in the tanks, the Governor says he was thinking of severed heads, starting with Scott's.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

promo (ad from the publisher) / pages (report information)

Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Experience Creativity

Indexer Notes

Promotional ad for Image Comics, featuring a photo of CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein and a quote of Brownstein's about free expression and comics.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Support the CBLDF

Indexer Notes

Ad encouraging people to join the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF).

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Cover A]
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Which Came First: The Spaceship of the Egg?
  4. 3. Barren Ground
  5. 4. Freedom From...
  6. 5. Free
  7. 6. Lumiere
  8. 7. Hunters
    Saviors
  9. 8. Last Rights
  10. 9. Marineman/Hip Flask
    Marineman; Elephantmen
  11. 10. Sasquatch
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
  13. 12. Common ComiConversation
  14. 13. Let Freedoms Grow
    Storm Dogs
  15. 14. King Kim: Barlartan Revenge
  16. 15. Just As Real As Yours
  17. 16. Unleashed
  18. 17. Douchebag
  19. 18. The Walking Dead
    The Walking Dead
  20. 19. ["Experience Creativity"]
  21. 20. ["Support the CBLDF"]
This issue was modified by
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Ivan Martin
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • John Pannozzi
  • Johnathan Richardson