Common Grounds #1 [Cover A]
(February 2004)

Image, 2004 Series
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Volume
1
Price
2.99 USD; 4.60 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Image Comics Inc.
Brand
Top Cow Productions, Inc.; Image [together]
Barcode
709853001041 00121
Editing
Scott Tucker (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. Scott Campbell
Inks
Matt Milla
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Mental Midget; Strangeness and Charm; Speeding Bullet
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Beyond the Speed of Life (Table of Contents: 1)

Speeding Bullet / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Troy Hickman
Pencils
Dan Jurgens
Inks
Al Vey
Colors
Guy Major
Letters
Dreamer Design; Robin Spehar; Mark Roslan; Dennis Heisler
Genre
superhero
Characters
Ed Franklin, a reporter; Speeding Bullet
Synopsis
Ed Franklin interviews Speeding Bullet at the local Common Grounds donut shop and finds out that a hero's life isn't all heroics and fame.
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Indexer Notes

This story introduces Common Grounds, a gourmet donut and coffee shop that caters to everyone, especially superheroes and supervillains alike. The Shop is considered neutral ground.

Head Games (Table of Contents: 2)

Mental Midget / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Troy Hickman
Pencils
Michael Avon Oeming
Inks
Michael Avon Oeming
Colors
Pete Pantazis
Letters
Dreamer Design; Robin Spehar; Mark Roslan; Dennis Heisler
Genre
superhero
Characters
Mental Midget; Man-Witch; Bloodwart (cameo-flashback); Mental Giant (cameo-flashback)
Synopsis
Mental Midget and his arch nemesis Man-Witch share some private thoughts and history while taking care of some personal business in the local Common Grounds donut shop.
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Behind the Donuts (Table of Contents: 3)

Common Ground / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Jurgens; J. Scott Campbell; Michael Avon Oeming
Inks
Michael Avon Oeming
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Speeding Bullet; Man-Witch; Mental Midget
Synopsis
Background information and initial concept sketches for some of the Commons Grounds characters.

Stryke Force (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Stryke Force / promo (ad from the publisher) / 5 pages (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Beyond the Speed of Life
    Speeding Bullet
  3. 2. Head Games
    Mental Midget
  4. 3. Behind the Donuts
    Common Ground
  5. 4. Stryke Force
    Stryke Force
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