Forge #1
(May 2002)

CrossGen, 2002 Series
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Price
9.95 USD
Pages
228
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
CrossGeneration Comics Inc.
Brand
Crossgen Compendia Series; CG Entertainment
ISBN
1-931484-10-4 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781931484107 50995
Editing
Chris Oarr (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Sojourn / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Greg Land
Inks
Drew Geraci
Colors
Caesar Rodriguez

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Mordath
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  • From Sojourn (Crossgen, 2001) #1 (last page of story)

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

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Indexer Notes

Clip art only.

Welcome to the New Way to Read Comics (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Mark Alessi
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Prequel (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Pencils
Greg Land
Inks
Drew Geraci
Colors
Caesar Rodriguez
Letters
typeset

Genre
sword and sorcery; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Mordath; Ayden [Altwaal]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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Drew Geraci ?
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Caesar Rodriguez ?
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Evil spread itself across the world of Quin.
Genre
sword and sorcery; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Mordath; Ayden [Altwaal]; Arwin

Indexer Notes

Clip art only.

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

Sojourn / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Do you understand what I can do to you?
Genre
sword and sorcery; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Mordath; Ayden [Altwaal]; Mahk; Danik; Solusandra
Synopsis
Mordath, scourge of the world of Quin, faces the one who united the Five Lands against him.
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Chapter 1 (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Pencils
Greg Land
Inks
Drew Geraci
Colors
Caesar Rodriguez
Letters
typeset

Genre
sword and sorcery; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Arwen; Mordath; Ayden [Altwaal]; Gareth; Kreeg; Neven
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Sojourn / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This was before I met her, of course.
Genre
sword and sorcery; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Arwyn; Mordath; Kreeg; Neera; Darian; Bria; Gareth (narration)
Synopsis
Gareth tells the reader why Arwyn wants to kill Mordath.
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Prequel (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Pencils
Paul Pelletier
Inks
David Meikis
Colors
James Rochelle
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Obregon Kaine; Evinlea; Charon; Javi; Matua; Corrin; Shassa; Iress; Zaida; Westin; Mercer Drake
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The Negation (Table of Contents: 11)

Negation / text article / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
science fiction
Characters
Obregon Kaine; Evinlea; Zaida; Javi Cobian; Matua

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

Negation / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
Tony Bedard; Mark Waid
Pencils
Paul Pelletier
Inks
David Meikis
Colors
James Rochelle
Letters
Dave Lanphear; Troy Peteri

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fear. Confusion. Is this ALL you know?
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Charon; Obregon Kaine; Evinlea; Javi Cobain; Matua; Zaida; Memi; Maeve; Barty; Mercer Drake; Iress; Shassa; Westin; Corrin; Lizard Lady [Khlystek]; Komptin
Synopsis
Obregon Kaine has a plan to escape from the place where one hundred beings have been gathered by an unknown force.
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Chapter 15 (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Pencils
Steve McNiven
Inks
Tom Simmons
Colors
Morry Hollowell

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

Meridian / credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Sephie; Ilahn; Jad Takarty; Rho Rustane [Rhorf]; Deren Beq; The Muse of Gaitan; Reesha Teramu; Crenner

Indexer Notes

Credits page. Clip art only.

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

Meridian / recap / 12 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Meridian is the story of Sephie, a sheltered young girl whose life resembles nothing so much as a fairy tale.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Ilahn; Sephie; Turos; Jad Takarty; Reesha Teramu; Deren Beq

Indexer Notes

Recap of the previous fourteen issues of Meridian. Heavily illustrated with clips from said issues.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Meridian / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Home on Meridian, people might be finishing their morning chores...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
The Muse of Gaitan; Feabie; Jad Takarty; Sephie; Jon Takarty; Mira Drajuna Takarty; Cotson; Daneyn; Hondell; Cereg; Crenner; Rase; Deren Beq; Patgien; Rho Rustane [Rhorf]; Ilahn; Reesha Teramu; Ingra; Zouka; Isago
Synopsis
Jad learns Sephie is alive and goes to find her.
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Chapter 1 (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Pencils
Steve Epting
Inks
Rick Magyar
Colors
Paul Mounts
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Danik; Gammid; Galvan; Capricia; Zephyre; Verityn; Tug
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Crux / text story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Without warning without preparation six survivors of a forgotten race find themselves the galaxy's first, last, and only line of defense against a merciless alien threat.
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Capricia; Danik; Tug; Zephyre; Galvan; Verityn

Indexer Notes

Introduction and credtis page. Only art is the shape of characters.

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

Crux / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid
Pencils
Steve Epting
Inks
Rick Magyar
Colors
Frank D'Armata
Letters
Troy Peteri; Dave Lanphear

First Line of Dialogue or Text
400,000 B. C.
Genre
science fiction; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Capricia; Verityn; Danik; Jaleeta; Gammid; Galvan; Zephyre; Tug
Synopsis
Most of the citizens of Atlantis are preparing to ascend to a higher realm of existence, while the rest plan to stay behind and guide humanity along.
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Chapter 2 (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Pencils
Steve Epting
Inks
Rick Magyar
Colors
Paul Mounts (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Galvan; Tug; Verityn; Capricia; Zephyre
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Crux / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid
Pencils
Steve Epting
Inks
Rick Magyar
Colors
Frank D'Armata
Letters
Troy Peteri; Dave Lanphear

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I have no idea what I am looking at.
Genre
science fiction; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Capricia; Verityn; Zephyre; Gammid; Galvan; Tug; Danik; Geromi
Synopsis
The Atlanteans encounter the security arm of Terra Cognito.
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Chapter 3 (Table of Contents: 23)

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
science fiction; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Verityn; Capricia; Gammid; Galvan
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

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

Crux / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid
Pencils
Steve Epting
Inks
Rick Magyar
Colors
Frank D'Armata
Letters
Troy Peteri; Dave Lanphear

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is your fault, you idiot!
Genre
science fiction; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Capricia; Danik; Gammid; Galvan; Tug; Verityn; Zephyre
Synopsis
Capricia learns why Gamma and Galvan keep fighting.
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The Path Preview (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Sojourn
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Table of Contents
  4. 3. Welcome to the New Way to Read Comics
  5. 4. Prequel
    Sojourn
  6. 5. ["Evil spread itself across the world of Quin."]
    Sojourn
  7. 6. ["Do you understand what I can do to you?"]
    Sojourn
  8. 7. Chapter 1
    Sojourn
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
  10. 9. ["This was before I met her, of course."]
    Sojourn
  11. 10. Prequel
    Negation
  12. 11. The Negation
    Negation
  13. 12. ["Fear. Confusion. Is this ALL you know?"]
    Negation
  14. 13. Chapter 15
    Meridian
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Meridian
  16. 15. ["Meridian is the story of Sephie, a sheltered young girl whose life resembles nothing so much as a fairy tale."]
    Meridian
  17. 16. ["Home on Meridian, people might be finishing their morning chores..."]
    Meridian
  18. 17. Chapter 1
    Crux
  19. 18. ["Without warning without preparation six survivors of a forgotten race find themselves the galaxy's first, last, and only line of defense against a merciless alien threat."]
    Crux
  20. 19. ["400,000 B. C."]
    Crux
  21. 20. Chapter 2
    Crux
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
  23. 22. ["I have no idea what I am looking at."]
    Crux
  24. 23. Chapter 3
    Crux
  25. 24. [no title indexed]
  26. 25. ["This is your fault, you idiot!"]
    Crux
  27. 26. The Path Preview
  28. 27. ["Next month in... Forge"]
  29. 28. ["If you're enjoying Forge #1, be sure to check out Edge #1 in stores April 24th!"]
  30. 29. ["Why comics on the web are for you"]
  31. 30. [no title indexed]
  32. 31. ["Five worlds. Five different stories. One fantastic reading experience!"]
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  • Juan Gonzalez
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