Forge #12
(April 2003)

CrossGen, 2002 Series
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Price
7.95 USD
Pages
196
On-sale Date
2003-03-12
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
CrossGeneration Comics Inc.
Brand
Crossgen Compendia Series; CG Entertainment
ISBN
1-931484-52-X Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781931484527 50795
Editing
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Issue Notes

On sale date from Brath #2.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Route 666 / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Karl Moline
Inks
John Dell
Colors
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Cassie Starkweather; Cisco Fernandez; Gunnar Melchior

Indexer Notes

Cover image comes from the first panel of the story in Route 666 (Crossgen, 2002 series) #8 with some modifications.

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Karl Moline
Inks
John Dell
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Cassie Starkweather; Cisco Fernandez; Gunnar Melchior

Indexer Notes

Includes artwork that is taken from Route 666 (Crossgen, 2002 series) #8.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

[Route 666 #8] (Table of Contents: 4)

Route 666 / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Karl Moline
Inks
John Dell
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Cassie Starkweather; Miss Byleth
Reprints

Greetings From Tucker (Table of Contents: 5)

Route 666 / recap / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Karl Moline
Inks
John Dell
Colors
Nick Bell
Letters
typeset

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Cisco Fernandez; Cassie Starkweather; Miss Byleth
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Recap and credits.

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

Route 666 / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Tony Bedard
Pencils
Karl Moline
Inks
John Dell
Colors
Nick Bell
Letters
Troy Peteri

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Cisco, please! Don't let them take me!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Cassie Starkweather; Cisco Fernandez; Gunnar Melchior; Miss Byleth; Braathwaate; Nihonga; Mictian; Naamah
Synopsis
Cassie causes Cisco and Gunnar to see the monsters.
Reprints

[Sojourn #19] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Pencils
Greg Land
Inks
Jay Leisten
Colors
Justin Ponsor

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Arwyn
Reprints

Our Story So Far... (Table of Contents: 8)

Sojourn / recap / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Greg Land
Inks
Jay Leisten
Colors
Justin Ponsor
Letters
typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Arwyn; Kreeg; Mordath; Neven
Reprints

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

Sojourn / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ron Marz
Pencils
Greg Land
Inks
Jay Leisten
Colors
Justin Ponsor
Letters
Troy Peteri

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is a tale of the past.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Arwyn (flashback); Darian (flashback); Orvin; Neven
Synopsis
How Arwyn and her future husband fell in love.
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Indexer Notes

One panel per page, with text above or beneath the panels.

[Negation #14] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Pencils
Paul Pelletier ?
Inks
David Meikis ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Corrin
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Negation / recap / 1 page (report information)

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?
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?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
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Characters
Obregon Kaine; Gammid; Charon; Komptin; Qztr
Reprints

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

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
Hi, my name's Corrin. Welcome to the longest, weirdest dream I've ever had.
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Corrin; Evinlea; Matua; Obregon Kaine; Zaida; Memi; Shassa; Iress; Lizard Lady [Khlystek]; Westin; Fluxor; Monchito; Charon; Qztr; Komptin; Gullit; Gammid; Mercer Drake; Lkqr
Synopsis
Qztr sends Kaine and Komptin to the planet Karakorum.
Reprints

[Meridian #32] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Pencils
Greg Tocchini
Inks
Tom Simmons
Colors
Morry Hollowell
Letters
typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Sephie
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Meridian / recap / 1 page (report information)

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?
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?
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Characters
Sephie; Ilahn; Reesha Teramu; Jad Takarty
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Meridian / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Barbara Kesel
Pencils
Greg Tocchini
Inks
Tom Simmons
Colors
Morry Hollowell
Letters
Troy Peteri

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You don't have me yet
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Deren Beq; Sephie; Crenner; Rase; Rhyne; Will Cotson; Epton; Hondell; Maraya; Doahn; Ilahn
Synopsis
Sephie returns to Akasia.
Reprints

[Crux #22] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Pencils
Steve Epting
Inks
Rick Magyar
Colors
Frank D'Armata
Letters
typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Capricia; Verityn
Reprints

The Story Thus Far.. (Table of Contents: 17)

Crux / recap / 1 page (report information)

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?
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?
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Characters
Capricia; Danik; Tug; Zephyre; Galvan; Verityn
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Crux / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Dixon
Pencils
Steve Epting
Inks
Roland Paris
Colors
Frank D'Armata
Letters
Dave Lanphear

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This feels... wrong.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Capricia; Danik; Tug; Verityn; Galvan; Zephyre; Geromi; Aristophanes; Amatus; Belphir; Paxtan; Rhezus; Thraxis; Gammid
Synopsis
Danik takes Capricia away to fulfill her destiny.
Reprints

[The Path #11] (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Pencils
Bart Sears ?
Inks
Mark Pennington ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Reprints

Thus Far On the Path... (Table of Contents: 20)

The Path / recap / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bart Sears
Inks
Mark Pennington
Colors
Michael Atiyeh
Letters
typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script
Ron Marz
Pencils
Bart Sears
Inks
Mark Pennington
Colors
Michael Atiyeh
Letters
Dave Lanphear

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Who are you?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; martial arts
Characters
Obo-san [Nobuyuki Tsugawa]; Sojirou
Synopsis
Obo-san tries to decide what path his life will take.
Reprints

[Archard's Agents #1] (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Pencils
Mike Perkins
Inks
Mike Perkins
Colors
Laura Villari
Letters
typeset

Genre
detective-mystery; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Simon Archard; Emma Bishop; Edmund Bellings; C'etowaya
Reprints

The Arcadian (Table of Contents: 23)

Ruse / recap / 1 page (report information)

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Characters
Philip Hart-Pelikan; Simon Archard
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Ruse / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Dixon
Pencils
Mike Perkins
Inks
Mike Perkins
Colors
Laura Villari
Letters
Dave Lanphear

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Twenty years ago this week.
Genre
detective-mystery; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Simon Archard; Emma Bishop; Edmund Bellings; C'etowaya; Basil Covington-Green; Tilsbury; William; Jaqueranda; Ulu S'thoto; E'noni
Synopsis
Someone is killing soldiers from a war that happened twenty years ago.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

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

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Population: Billions (Table of Contents: 28)

character profile / 16 pages (report information)

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?
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various
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Colors
various
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Characters
Duke Abaddon; Adaya; Yamane Aiko; Altwaal [Ayden]; Animora; Anteus; Simon Archard; Aristophanes; Artor; Arwyn; Ashleigh; Atyaah; Aunmai; The Bard; Dale Beasley; Belphir; Deren Beq; Berkley; Bhuto Kahn; Emma Bishop; Bohr; Cecil Boniface; Boscau; Boss Tiger Mah; Braag; Colonel Brodor; Bron; Jason Bryce; Capricia; Charon; Thierry Chevalier; Aurelius Chimeran; Brok Chimeran; Herus Chimeran; Valerian Chimeran; Corrin; Wil Cotson; Crenner; Miranda Cross; Dane; Daneyn; Danik; Darrow [Ahrroh]; Adeline DeWinter; Domo; Mercer Drake; Drusus; Enson; Ervulsh; Ethan; Evinlea; Exeter; Feabie; Cisco Fernandez; Miguel Fernandez; Fluxor; Galvan; Gammid; Gannish; Gareth; Geres; Geromi; Ghetan; The Silken Ghost [Tei Su Wing]; The Muse of Gaitan; Gracos; G'rannich; Peter Grimes; Herotus; Hondell; Boon Sai Hong; Hrad; Ideria Garsken; Ihroe; Ilahn; Ingra; Iress; Isago; Isaiah; Sara Janning; Javi Cobian; Jinai; Kai; Obregon Kaine; Kchaskcha; Lizard Lady [Khlystek]; Khot; Yala [Khyalhtua]; Khyradon [Terchak]; Komptin; Kort; Kreeg; Kryzorr; Alain LeCavalier; Malcolm Lightbourne; Zheng Su Linh; Zheng Mai Lo; Lorosi; Brath Mac Garen; Bryllin Mac Garen; Taniella Mac Garen; Magus [Sangrid]; Magus (spirit); Yves Manion; Mariella; The Matriarch; Matua; JeMerik Meer; Alexander Melchior; Gunnar Melchior; Memi; Helene Mengert; Mindoka; Jons Mith; Mitsumune; Momo; Mondru; Mordath; Murquade; Nadia Thindi; Neven; Nubotai; Obo-san [Nobuyuki Tsugawa]; Zanniati Oribatta; Orium; Paxton; Persha; Po Po; Ophelia Pressmonk; Pyrem; Qztr; Raamia; Rahm; Ravaca; Samandahl Rey; Rhezus; R'horan; Ronolo; Rover; Tanaka Ryuichi; Seahn; Sephie; Shassa; Mai Shen [Tsansuelle]; Shiarra; Roiya Sintor; Skink; Skitter; Sojirou-San; Cassie Starkweather; Victor Suvarov; Jad Takarty; Tchlusarud; Reesha Teramu; Theopolous Thornton; Thraxis; Tiena; Todosi Tsugawa; Too-Too; Trenin; Trouble; Glenna Truhitte; Tug; Tulity; Turos; Umpala; Vala; Vashua; Verityn; Viktor; Genevieve Villard; Giselle Villard; Westin; Wulf; Wyture; Judge X'ain; Yinma; Ylena; Yukio; Zai; Zaida; Zephyre; Ygor Zhubokhov

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Route 666
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. ["Q: Want to get the whole story?"]
  5. 4. [Route 666 #8]
    Route 666
  6. 5. Greetings From Tucker
    Route 666
  7. 6. ["Cisco, please! Don't let them take me!"]
    Route 666
  8. 7. [Sojourn #19]
    Sojourn
  9. 8. Our Story So Far...
    Sojourn
  10. 9. ["This is a tale of the past."]
    Sojourn
  11. 10. [Negation #14]
    Negation
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Negation
  13. 12. ["Hi, my name's Corrin. Welcome to the longest, weirdest dream I've ever had."]
    Negation
  14. 13. [Meridian #32]
    Meridian
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Meridian
  16. 15. ["You don't have me yet"]
    Meridian
  17. 16. [Crux #22]
    Crux
  18. 17. The Story Thus Far..
    Crux
  19. 18. ["This feels... wrong."]
    Crux
  20. 19. [The Path #11]
    The Path
  21. 20. Thus Far On the Path...
    The Path
  22. 21. ["Who are you?"]
    The Path
  23. 22. [Archard's Agents #1]
    Ruse
  24. 23. The Arcadian
    Ruse
  25. 24. ["Twenty years ago this week."]
    Ruse
  26. 25. ["Next time in Forge 13"]
  27. 26. ["Why stop at just one great compendium?"]
  28. 27. ["New books from CrossGen!"]
  29. 28. Population: Billions
  30. 29. ["CrossGen Comics graphic novels"]
  31. 30. [no title indexed]
  32. 31. ["New format new price the new Forge"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen