Backlash #5 [Direct Market]
(February 1995)

Image, 1994 Series
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Price
2.50 USD; 3.55 CAD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1995 ?
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Image Comics Inc.
Brand
Image
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Drew Bittner (editor); Sarah Becker (assistant editor); Bill Kaplan (editor in chief); Larry Marder (executive director); Tony Lobito (publisher)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

Introducing Mindscape™ (Table of Contents)

Backlash / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Brett Booth (signed as BooTH)
Inks
Art Thibert (signed as A. T.)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Backlash; Taboo; Dane; Mindscape
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The Most Eagerly Awaited Trading Card Set of the 90s! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

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

Backlash / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Sean Ruffner (credited); Jeff Mariotte (credited); Brett Booth (credited)
Pencils
Brett Booth (credited)
Inks
Sandra Hope (credited) (p. 6, 7, 9-11, 13, 14, 16, 18); Edwin Rosell (credited) (p. 1-3, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19); Art Thibert (credited) (p. 17, 20, 21)
Colors
Wendy Broome (credited as Wendy Fouts); Wildstorm FX (credited as Wildstorm Effects) (computer colors, production); Jess Ruffner of Wildstorm FX (credited as Wildstorm Effects (Jessica Ruffner)) (computer color coordinator)
Letters
Chris Eliopoulos (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Light. People say a tunnel of light
Genre
superhero
Characters
Backlash; Taboo; Dane; Mindscape (villain); Virtual Bob (villain); Diane LaSalle (cameo); a Daemonite (cameo)
Synopsis
Mindscape has captured Backlash and Dane and pits our heroes against each other in a virtual reality world until they figure out what is going on and are able to turn the tables on their foe.
Reprints

One Shot Wasn't Enough (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

The Real Savage Dragon #13 (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

[Backlash Pinup Gallery] (Table of Contents: 5)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
? (page design)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Title page for the Backlash gallery that lists both artist names.

Pin-Up #1 (Table of Contents: 6)

Backlash / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Jeff Rebner (signed)
Inks
Jeff Rebner (signed)
Colors
Robert Ro (signed as R·Ro)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Backlash

Pin-Up #2 (Table of Contents: 7)

Backlash / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Mike Lopez (credited, signed)
Inks
Eric Shanower (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Backlash; Taboo

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Gen 13 / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

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

Tongue Lashings / letters page / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Drew Bittner
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
? (page design)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Randall Wright; T. H.; Tony Hartgrove; Craig Noonan; Dale Colton.
Includes a section for creator and publisher credits with indicia bottom edge of third page.

Wildstorm Gallery (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

WildStorm Rising (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Introducing Mindscape™
    Backlash
  2. 1. The Most Eagerly Awaited Trading Card Set of the 90s!
    Spawn
  3. 2. ["Light. People say a tunnel of light"]
    Backlash
  4. 3. One Shot Wasn't Enough
    Grifter
  5. 4. The Real Savage Dragon #13
    Savage Dragon
  6. 5. [Backlash Pinup Gallery]
  7. 6. Pin-Up #1
    Backlash
  8. 7. Pin-Up #2
    Backlash
  9. 8. ["The hottest miniseries of 1994 is now Gen 13: the unlimited series"]
    Gen 13
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Tongue Lashings
  11. 10. Wildstorm Gallery
  12. 11. WildStorm Rising
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