Forge #6
(October 2002)

CrossGen, 2002 Series
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Volume
6
Price
11.95 USD
Pages
228
On-sale Date
2002-09-11
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
CG Entertainment Inc.
Brand
Crossgen Compendia Series; CG Entertainment
ISBN
1-931484-27-9 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781931484275 51195
Editing
Chris Oarr (editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date from a promo in The Path #6.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Meridian / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve McNiven
Inks
Tom Simmons
Colors
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Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Ilahn
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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Steve McNiven
Inks
Tom Simmons
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Characters
Ilahn

[www.comicsontheweb.com] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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CrossGen Chronicles Chapter 3 (Table of Contents: 4)

Meridian / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Pérez
Inks
Bob Wiacek
Colors
Laura Martin
Letters
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Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Sephie; Ideria Garsken; Turos; Jon Takarty; Ilahn
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[Long Ago] (Table of Contents: 5)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Meridian / comic story / 36 pages (report information)

Script
Barbara Kesel
Pencils
George Pérez
Inks
Mike Perkins
Colors
Laura Martin
Letters
Troy Peteri

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I have no letters from my mother.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Sephie; Ideria Garsken; Turos; Jon Takarty; Mr. Garsken; Mrs. Garsken; Ilahn; Ghuter; Drache; Leoh; Clary; Muse of Gaitan; Geres; Clairessa
Synopsis
Sephie learns about her parents' courtship.
Reprints

Meridian Chapter 25 (Table of Contents: 7)

Meridian / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve McNiven
Inks
Tom Simmons
Colors
Morry Hollowell
Letters
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Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Ilahn
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[Far Away] (Table of Contents: 8)

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?
Pencils
Steve McNiven
Inks
Tom Simmons
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Characters
Sephie; Ilahn

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Meridian / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Barbara Kesel
Pencils
Steve McNiven
Inks
Tom Simmons
Colors
Morry Hollowell
Letters
Troy Peteri

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Rho Rhustane! Help me!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Rho Rhustane [Rhorf]; Reesha Teramu; Sephie; Ilahn; Deren Beq; Wil Cotson; Crenner; Rase; Steyvart; Jon Takarty; Isago; Mira Drajuna Takarty; Feabie
Synopsis
Sephie and Ilahn fight to the death.
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Meridian Chapter 26 (Table of Contents: 10)

Meridian / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve McNiven
Inks
Tom Simmons
Colors
Morry Hollowell
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Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Sephie; Deren Beq; Jad Takarty; Wil Cotson
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Meridian / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Barbara Kesel
Pencils
Steve McNiven
Inks
Tom Simmons
Colors
Morry Hollowell
Letters
Troy Peteri

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hyuber! We've got a floater!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Hyuber; Nehl; Jad Takarty; Sephie; Louwel; Jon Takarty; Wil Cotson; Deren Beq; Crenner; Feabie; Zouka; Mira Drajuna Takarty
Synopsis
The people who knew him react to Jad's apparent death.
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Negation Chapter 7 (Table of Contents: 13)

Negation / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Paul Pelletier
Inks
David Meikis
Colors
James Rochelle
Letters
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Genre
science fiction
Characters
Evinlea; Shassa
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

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Obregon Kaine; Mercer Drake; Evinlea; Charon; Komptin; Qztr; Shassa

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Negation / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Tony Bedard
Pencils
Paul Pelletier
Inks
David Meikis
Colors
James Rochelle
Letters
Troy Peteri

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You might think it's a hard thing to do, conquering a universe.
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Charon; Gammid; Evinlea; Mercer Drake; Shassa; Obregon Kaine; Lizard Lady [Khlystek]; Matua; Javi Cobian; Komptin; Qztr; Westin; Iress; Aglareb; Calyx; Foonie; Monchito; Quolzag; Wu Ping Lam; Thustra; Zaida; Memi; Corrin; Fluxor
Synopsis
The two groups of escapees meet up again.
Reprints

The Path Chapter 5 (Table of Contents: 16)

The Path / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Walter Simonson
Inks
Walter Simonson
Colors
Michael Atiyeh
Letters
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Genre
fantasy-supernatural
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[Thus Far on the Path...] (Table of Contents: 17)

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Pencils
Bart Sears
Inks
Mark Pennington
Colors
Michael Atiyeh
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

The Path / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ron Marz
Pencils
Walter Simonson
Inks
Walter Simonson
Colors
Michael Atiyeh
Letters
Dave Lanphear

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Anything?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Yukio; Obo-san [Nobuyuki Tsugawa]; Wulf; Jarl; Lorride; Harald; Todosi Tsugawa
Synopsis
Wulf explains where he came from.
Reprints

Sojourn Chapter 11 (Table of Contents: 19)

Sojourn / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Greg Land
Inks
Drew Geraci
Colors
Caesar Rodriguez
Letters
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Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Arwyn; Mordath; Shiara
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[Our Story so Far...] (Table of Contents: 20)

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Arwyn; Gareth; Mordath; Shiara

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Sojourn / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ron Marz
Pencils
Greg Land
Inks
Drew Geraci
Colors
Caesar Rodriguez
Letters
Troy Peteri

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well. That's the end of that.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Gareth; Kreeg; Shiara; Mordath; Arwyn; Neven; Bohr
Synopsis
Shiara and Mordath fight to the death.
Reprints

Crux Chapter 14 (Table of Contents: 22)

Crux / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve Epting
Inks
Rick Magyar
Colors
Frank D'Armata
Letters
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Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Tug; Verityn
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[Our Story Thus Far...] (Table of Contents: 23)

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Characters
Capricia; Danik; Tug; Zephyre; Galvan; Verityn

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Crux / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Dixon
Pencils
Steve Epting
Inks
Rick Magyar
Colors
Frank D'Armata
Letters
Dave Lanphear

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's going on?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Geromi; Capricia; Zephyre; Galvan; Tug; Verityn; Danik; Thraxis; Aristophanes
Synopsis
Tug and Verityn free two beings from an ancient alien stasis device.
Reprints

Crux Chapter 15 (Table of Contents: 25)

Crux / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve Epting
Inks
Rick Magyar
Colors
Frank D'Armata
Letters
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Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Aristophanes; Capricia
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Crux / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Dixon
Pencils
Steve Epting
Inks
Rick Magyar
Colors
Frank D'Armata
Letters
Dave Lanphear

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I am Aristophanes, general and high priest of the legions of Atlan.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Aristophanes; Thraxis; Tug; Verityn; Geromi; Galvan; Zephyre; Capricia; Danik
Synopsis
Aristophanes explains to Tug and Verityn how he ended up in an alien space ship.
Reprints

[Meet the Team...] (Table of Contents: 28) (Expand) /

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[Next Month in Forge #7] (Table of Contents: 29) (Expand) /

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[Take That First Step With Edge #6] (Table of Contents: 30) (Expand) /

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[CrossGen Comics Graphic Novels] (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Meridian
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. [www.comicsontheweb.com]
  5. 4. CrossGen Chronicles Chapter 3
    Meridian
  6. 5. [Long Ago]
  7. 6. ["I have no letters from my mother."]
    Meridian
  8. 7. Meridian Chapter 25
    Meridian
  9. 8. [Far Away]
  10. 9. ["Rho Rhustane! Help me!"]
    Meridian
  11. 10. Meridian Chapter 26
    Meridian
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
  13. 12. ["Hyuber! We've got a floater!"]
    Meridian
  14. 13. Negation Chapter 7
    Negation
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
  16. 15. ["You might think it's a hard thing to do, conquering a universe."]
    Negation
  17. 16. The Path Chapter 5
    The Path
  18. 17. [Thus Far on the Path...]
  19. 18. ["Anything?"]
    The Path
  20. 19. Sojourn Chapter 11
    Sojourn
  21. 20. [Our Story so Far...]
  22. 21. ["Well. That's the end of that."]
    Sojourn
  23. 22. Crux Chapter 14
    Crux
  24. 23. [Our Story Thus Far...]
  25. 24. ["What's going on?"]
    Crux
  26. 25. Crux Chapter 15
    Crux
  27. 26. [no title indexed]
  28. 27. ["I am Aristophanes, general and high priest of the legions of Atlan."]
    Crux
  29. 28. [Meet the Team...]
  30. 29. [Next Month in Forge #7]
  31. 30. [Take That First Step With Edge #6]
  32. 31. [CrossGen Comics Graphic Novels]
  33. 32. [no title indexed]
  34. 33. ["Five worlds. Five different stories. One fantastic reading experience!"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Keith Alan Morgan