(December 2007)
IDW,
2007 Series
- Price
- 19.99 USD
- Pages
- 124
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- IDW Publishing
- Brand
-
IDW
- ISBN
-
978-1-60010-166-3
- Barcode
- ?
Issue Notes
Indicia and rear cover also show a Charlie Foxtrot Entertainment logo, but CFE is not listed as publisher or copyright holder in the indicia.
"We'll leave the bathroom light on for you..."
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages
Indexer Notes
The title of the forward has printed quotes. This is not a first line title.
[Chapter One]
Children of the Grave / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- SGT Pedro "Lil' Pete" Rodriguez; SGT Reginald "Shiv" Reese; LT Michael P. Drake
- Reprints
Chapter One: Nightmares
Children of the Grave / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- SGT Pedro "Lil' Pete" Rodriguez; SGT Reginald "Shiv" Reese; LT Michael P. Drake
- Synopsis
- The Lieutenant, Lil' Pete, and Shiv make up a team called Orphan 1. They have been sent to investigate the mass murder and burial of a large number of children in the country of Stinwan. When they arrive at the target site, they find that someone has exhumed all the bodies. The team receives new orders to track down the murderer: Colonel Akbar Assan. Each of the team members stars having odd nightmares about figures from their past and the murdered children.
- Reprints
[Chapter Two]
Children of the Grave / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- SGT Pedro "Lil' Pete" Rodriguez; SGT Reginald "Shiv" Reese; LT Michael P. Drake
- Reprints
Chapter Two: Smoke and Fire
Children of the Grave / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- SGT Pedro "Lil' Pete" Rodriguez; SGT Reginald "Shiv" Reese; LT Michael P. Drake
- Synopsis
- The team comes to the town of Stinafi and finds the forces of the Colonel exterminating the occupants. The team starts to take out the attackers, but the Children of the Grave appear to Michael. The children appeal to Michael to allow one of the attackers to escape. Against his own better judgement and the protests of his team, Michael orders his team to stand down.
- Reprints
[Chapter Three]
Children of the Grave / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- LT Michael P. Drake; Colonel Akbar Assan
- Reprints
Chapter Three: Abandonment
Children of the Grave / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- SGT Pedro "Lil' Pete" Rodriguez; SGT Reginald "Shiv" Reese; LT Michael P. Drake; Colonel Akbar Assan
- Synopsis
- We learn the backstory of each of the main characters, all of which involve some traumatic event in early childhood. These stories populate the dreams of the characters and motivate their present day activities. The Orphan 1 team has continued its pursuit of Colonel Akbar Assan, but the Colonel has sent his forces to intercept the team.
- Reprints
[Chapter Four]
Children of the Grave / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Children of the Grave
- Reprints
-
from Children of the Grave (Shooting Star Comics, 2005 series) #4 (July-August 2005)
-
Chapter Four: Choice, Consequence, and Good-bye
Children of the Grave / comic story / 32 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- SGT Pedro "Lil' Pete" Rodriguez; SGT Reginald "Shiv" Reese; LT Michael P. Drake; Colonel Akbar Assan
- Synopsis
- The Orphan 1 team tries to hold off the attacking forces of the Colonel, but they each get wounded and separated. Each of the characters encounters a spirit person from their past who provides needed encouragement. When all seems lost, the Children of the Grave appear.
- Reprints
- from Children of the Grave (Shooting Star Comics, 2005 series) #4 (July-August 2005)
-
A Few (More) Words beyond the Grave
Children of the Grave / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
[guest illustrations]
Children of the Grave / illustration / 6 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Full page guest illustrations by J. F. Buckner, Erik Burnham, Jessica Hickman, Grant Gould, Ben Lawless, and Scott McCullar.
Ghosts of the Past
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Synopsis
- A masked superhero reflects on the battlefield experiences that haunt him. He defends an old compatriot from some attacking punks -- but it turns out the compatriot probably didn't need defending and they both take part in routing the attackers.
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Table of Contents
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0.
[cover]
Children of the Grave -
1.
[title page]
Children of the Grave -
2.
"We'll leave the bathroom light on for you..."
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3.
[Chapter One]
Children of the Grave -
4.
Chapter One: Nightmares
Children of the Grave -
5.
[Chapter Two]
Children of the Grave -
6.
Chapter Two: Smoke and Fire
Children of the Grave -
7.
[Chapter Three]
Children of the Grave -
8.
Chapter Three: Abandonment
Children of the Grave -
9.
[Chapter Four]
Children of the Grave -
10.
Chapter Four: Choice, Consequence, and Good-bye
Children of the Grave -
11.
A Few (More) Words beyond the Grave
Children of the Grave -
12.
[guest illustrations]
Children of the Grave -
13.
Ghosts of the Past
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14.
[Back Cover]
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- Terry Jeffress
- Mike Nielsen
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