(2000)

Image; Wizard, 2000 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
[none]
Pages
28
On-sale Date
2000
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Top Cow Productions Inc. and Gareb Shamus Enterprises Inc. DBA Wizard Press
Brand
Wizard; Top Cow Productions, Inc.
Editing
Matt Hawkins; Renae Geerlings (associate editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
glossy cover
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

This was distributed by Wizard Entertainment Group via a mail-away offer and takes place before the regular Rising Stars series.
This issue has variants:

Rising Stars (Table of Contents)

Rising Stars / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Christian Zanier; Ken Lashley (Layouts)
Inks
John Livesay [as Livesay]; Steve Nelson (Assists)
Colors
Matt Nelson; John Starr
Letters
Deniis Heisler
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. Welles; Edward Claiborn
Synopsis
Dr. Welles considers Edwards, who has his fingers crossed behind his back.
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Rising Stars (Image; Wizard, 2000 series) #1/2 Cover Thumbnail for Rising Stars (2000 series) #1/2 [Wizard World Chicago 2000] Cover Thumbnail for Rising Stars (2000 series) #1/2 [Wizard 1/2]
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Rising Stars (Table of Contents: 1)

Rising Stars / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
J Michael Straczynski
Pencils
Christian Zanier; Ken Lashley (Layouts)
Inks
John Livesay [as Livesay]; Steve Nelson (Assists)
Colors
Matt Nelson; John Starr
Letters
Deniis Heisler
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. Welles; Edward Claiborn; Matthew Bright; Pyre; Cynthia Fitzgerald
Synopsis
Edward wants attention, so he claims he is a Special.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

There is a coloring errror on page 6, Edward's shirt, which is red, is colored blue.

And They Called Him Joe (Table of Contents: 2)

J. Michael Straczynski / text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Sonia Im
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Interview with Joe running along the bottom of a sketchbook by Zanier.

Rising Stars Sketchbook (Table of Contents: 3)

Rising Stars / illustration / 4.5 pages (report information)

Pencils
Christian Zanier
Inks
Christian Zanier
Genre
superhero
Characters
Poet; Patriot; Pyre; Chandra; Matthew Bright; Raven Shadow

Indexer Notes

Sketchbook

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Rising Stars
    Rising Stars
  2. 1. Rising Stars
    Rising Stars
  3. 2. And They Called Him Joe
    J. Michael Straczynski
  4. 3. Rising Stars Sketchbook
    Rising Stars
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Michael Gagnon
  • Phil Hart
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Jim Van Dore
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