Mystic #1 - Rite of Passage
(May 2001)

CrossGen, 2001 Series
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Volume
1
Price
19.95 USD; 29.95 CAD
Pages
196
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
CrossGeneration Comics Inc.
Brand
CrossGen Comics
ISBN
1-931484-00-7 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781931484008 51995
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Mystic / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joseph Michael Linsner
Inks
Joseph Michael Linsner
Colors
Joseph Michael Linsner

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Giselle Villard; Genevieve Villard; Skitter; Darrow [Arroh]

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CrossGen sigils used as filler.

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Foreword (Table of Contents: 5)

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Mark Alessi
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
It was hanging on the wall, one part inspiration and one part intimidation.
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Giselle Villard

Chapter 1 (Table of Contents: 6)

Mystic / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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This place grows colder, my friend. Its energy wanes. I am seeking a solution and eagerly welcome your thoughts.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Synopsis
Two glowing-eyed entities discuss what to do about a problem and describe the world of Ciress.
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Indexer Notes

The glowing eyes and their discussion, except for the world each series is set on, appears in the openings of Meridian, Mystic, Scion, and Sigil.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Mystic / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ron Marz
Pencils
Brandon Peterson
Inks
John Dell
Colors
Andrew Crossley
Letters
Dave Lanphear

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm going to show you something you've never seen before.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Stefan; Giselle Villard; Genevieve Villard; Skitter; Magus; Mondru; Atyaah; Zai; Vashua; Yinma; Alain LeCavalier; Aunmai; Jinai; Herotus; Mindoka; Adaya; Magus (spirit)
Synopsis
Genevieve is to become a Guild Master, but Giselle is given a sigil of power that messes up the ceremony.
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Chapter 1.5 (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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Brandon Peterson
Inks
John Dell
Colors
Andrew Crossley
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
When CrossGen launched in May 2000, the goal was to debut with a splash.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Giselle Villard; Genevieve Villard; Magus; Darrow [Arroh]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Mystic / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Ron Marz; Barbara Kesel
Pencils
Claudio Castellini
Inks
Caesar Rodriguez; Andrew Crossley
Colors
Michael Atiyeh
Letters
Dave Lanphear

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mmmmnnn...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Giselle Villard; Skitter; Genevieve Villard
Synopsis
Giselle deals with Genevieve about what happened at the ceremony.
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Chapter 2 (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Ron Marz
Pencils
Brandon Peterson
Inks
John Dell
Colors
Andrew Crossley
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I thought it would be much more interesting on a character level to saddle someone who didn't want all this magical power with the burden of carrying it.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Giselle Villard
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Marz Attacks! (Table of Contents: 11)

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Chronicles contained the first display of the power Giselle inherited.

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Mystic / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ron Marz
Pencils
Brandon Peterson
Inks
John Dell
Colors
Andrew Crossley
Letters
Dave Lanphear

First Line of Dialogue or Text
First that weird guy comes up and shakes my hand...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Giselle Villard; Skitter; Thierry Chevalier; Alphonse; Magus; Mondru; Atyaah; Zai; Vashua; Yinma; Alain LeCavalier; Aunmai; Jinai; Herotus; Mindoka; Adaya; Magus (spirit); Genevieve Villard; Claude
Synopsis
The Guild Masters want to know what happened to the Guild Spirits.
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Chapter 3 (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
Brandon Peterson
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Brandon Peterson
Inks
John Dell
Colors
Andrew Crossley
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All the sweeping curves, the very graceful movement of the art, the fact that there are a lot of small design elements in the artwork, is all because of the art nouveau influence.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Giselle Villard; Genevieve Villard
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Whole Nouveau Look (Table of Contents: 14)

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Mystic penciler and CrossGen art director Brandon Peterson knew that Mystic, as the company's first monthly title...

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Mystic / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ron Marz
Pencils
Brandon Peterson
Inks
John Dell
Colors
Andrew Crossley
Letters
Dave Lanphear

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Giselle Villard; Magus; Mondu; Yinma; Vashua; Zai; Atyaah; Genevieve Villard; Alain LeCavalier; Aunmai; Jinai; Herotus; Mindoka; Adaya; Magus (spirit); Skitter; Darrow [Arroh]
Synopsis
The Guild Masters try to take back the Guild Spirits.
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Chapter 4 (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script
Andrew Crossley
Pencils
Brandon Peterson
Inks
John Dell
Colors
Andrew Crossley
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
The biggest attraction for me from the beginning has been that there weren't any preset parameters.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Giselle Villard; Darrow [Arroh]
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Comics on the Side (Table of Contents: 17)

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By issue #4, Mystic had turned the world on its side.

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Mystic / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ron Marz
Pencils
Brandon Peterson
Inks
John Dell
Colors
Andrew Crossley
Letters
Dave Lanphear

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You aided her!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Alain LeCavalier; Aunmai; Jinai; Herotus; Mindoka; Adaya; Magus (spirit); Giselle Villard; Darrow [Arroh]; Momo; Genevieve Villard; Magus; Mondru; Yinma; Vashua; Zai; Atyaah; Alphonse; Thierry Chevalier; Skitter
Synopsis
Giselle meets Darrow.
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Chapter 5 (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script
John Dell
Pencils
Brandon Peterson
Inks
John Dell
Colors
Andrew Crossley
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I love the backgrounds, almost more than the figures.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Giselle Villard; Magus; Genevieve Villard (magical construct)
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InDELLible Inks (Table of Contents: 20)

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For Mystic's John Dell - a veteran inker whose previous assignments included a critically-acclaimed run of DC's flagship title JLA - Mystic was a homecoming.

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Mystic / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ron Marz
Pencils
Brandon Peterson
Inks
John Dell
Colors
Andrew Crossley
Letters
Dave Lanphear

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How does it feel, Genevieve?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Genevieve Villard; Magus; Mondru; Yinma; Vashua; Zai; Atyaah; Darrow [Arroh]; Giselle Villard; Skitter; Alain LeCavalier
Synopsis
The Guild Masters send a magical construct of Genevieve to attack Giselle.
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Chapter 6 (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script
Andrew Crossley
Pencils
Brandon Peterson
Inks
John Dell
Colors
Andrew Crossley
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
When I think of magic, I see it as something that pops out from the rest of the image.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Giselle Villard
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Colorful Characters (Table of Contents: 23)

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Ciress is a world of magic, governed by the greatest sorcerers alive.

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Mystic / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ron Marz
Pencils
Brandon Peterson
Inks
John Dell
Colors
Andrew Crossley
Letters
Dave Lanphear

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mmmffh
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Giselle Villard; Skitter; Alain LeCavalier; Magus (spirit); Aunmai; Magus; Mondru; Yinma; Vashua; Zai; Atyaah; Genevieve Villard; Jinai; Herotus; Mindoka
Synopsis
Giselle fights the Guild Masters.
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Chapter 7 (Table of Contents: 25)

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

Script
Ron Marz
Pencils
Steve McNiven
Inks
Matt Banning
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J. D. Smith
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Just as Giselle's 'costume' consists of the ceremonial garb of her Guild, the other Guild Masters will have 'costumes' reflecting the design motif of that Guild.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Darrow [Arroh]; Giselle Villard
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Guild by Association (Table of Contents: 26)

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Brandon Peterson
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John Dell
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Andrew Crossley
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
From the very beginning, the world of Ciress was going to be governed by magical Guilds representing a wide variety of mystical disciplines.
Characters
Magus; Mondru; Atyaah; Yinma; Zai; Vashua; Genevieve Villard

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Mystic / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ron Marz
Pencils
Steve McNiven
Inks
Mark Lipka
Colors
J. D. Smith
Letters
Dave Lanphear

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Uh... boss?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Darrow [Arroh]; Momo; Skitter; Genevieve Villard; Giselle Villard; Ingra
Synopsis
Darrow meets with Ingra.
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Spellbinding Covers (Table of Contents: 28)

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Making comic books is fun.

Indexer Notes

Introduction to the cover gallery.

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

Pencils
Brandon Peterson
Inks
John Dell
Colors
Andrew Crossley

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Magus; Giselle Villard; Genevieve Villard; Darrow [Arroh]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

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

Pencils
Brandon Peterson
Inks
John Dell
Colors
Andrew Crossley

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Giselle Villard
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

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

Pencils
Brandon Peterson
Inks
John Dell
Colors
Andrew Crossley

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Genevieve Villard; Giselle Villard
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

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

Pencils
Brandon Peterson
Inks
John Dell
Colors
Andrew Crossley

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Giselle Villard; Darrow [Arroh]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

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

Pencils
Brandon Peterson
Inks
John Dell
Colors
Andrew Crossley

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Giselle Villard; Magus; Genevieve Villard (magical construct)
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

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

Pencils
Brandon Peterson
Inks
John Dell
Colors
Andrew Crossley

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Giselle Villard
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

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

Pencils
Steve McNiven
Inks
Matt Banning
Colors
J. D. Smith

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Darrow [Arroh]; Giselle Villard
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

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

Pencils
Brandon Peterson
Inks
John Dell
Colors
Andrew Crossley

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Skitter; Giselle Villard
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Indexer Notes

Cover done for a French comic fan magazine.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Mystic
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. Table of Contents
  5. 4. Creators
  6. 5. Foreword
  7. 6. Chapter 1
    Mystic
  8. 7. ["I'm going to show you something you've never seen before."]
    Mystic
  9. 8. Chapter 1.5
    Mystic
  10. 9. ["Mmmmnnn..."]
    Mystic
  11. 10. Chapter 2
    Mystic
  12. 11. Marz Attacks!
  13. 12. ["First that weird guy comes up and shakes my hand..."]
    Mystic
  14. 13. Chapter 3
    Mystic
  15. 14. Whole Nouveau Look
  16. 15. ["Hey..."]
    Mystic
  17. 16. Chapter 4
    Mystic
  18. 17. Comics on the Side
  19. 18. ["You aided her!"]
    Mystic
  20. 19. Chapter 5
    Mystic
  21. 20. InDELLible Inks
  22. 21. ["How does it feel, Genevieve?"]
    Mystic
  23. 22. Chapter 6
    Mystic
  24. 23. Colorful Characters
  25. 24. ["Mmmffh"]
    Mystic
  26. 25. Chapter 7
    Mystic
  27. 26. Guild by Association
  28. 27. ["Uh... boss?"]
    Mystic
  29. 28. Spellbinding Covers
  30. 29. [no title indexed]
    Mystic
  31. 30. [no title indexed]
    Mystic
  32. 31. [no title indexed]
    Mystic
  33. 32. [no title indexed]
    Mystic
  34. 33. [no title indexed]
    Mystic
  35. 34. [no title indexed]
    Mystic
  36. 35. [no title indexed]
    Mystic
  37. 36. [no title indexed]
    Mystic
  38. 37. [CrossGen Comics]
  39. 38. [no title indexed]
  40. 39. ["It wasn't Giselle Villard's moment."]
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