The Order #1 - The Next Right Thing
(2008)

Marvel, 2008 Series
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Price
12.99 USD; 21 CAD
Pages
132
On-sale Date
2008-02-20
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Publishing Inc.
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
ISBN
978-0-7851-2795-6 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9780785127956
Editing
Warren Simons (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Order / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Barry Kitson (signed)
Inks
Barry Kitson
Colors
Dean White (signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Veda; Calamity; Mulholland; Anthem; Aralune; Supernaut
Reprints

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

The Order / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Barry Kitson (signed)
Inks
Barry Kitson
Colors
Dean White (signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Veda; Calamity; Mulholland; Anthem; Aralune; Supernaut
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Order / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve McNiven (signed)
Inks
Dexter Vines (signed as Vines)
Colors
Morry Hollowell (signed as MO!)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Veda; Supernaut; Calamity; Mulholland; Aralune; Anthem
Reprints

1: Henry or The Next Right Thing (Table of Contents: 3)

The Order / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Matt Fraction
Pencils
Barry Kitson
Inks
Mark Morales
Colors
Dean White
Letters
ArtMonkeys (credited as ArtMonkeys Studios)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Ares (cameo); Tony Stark; The Order [Anthem [Henry Hellrung]; Hera [Pepper Potts]; Heavy [Dennis Murray]; Calamity [James Wa]; Pierce [Pamela Pierce]; Avona [Avery Allen]; Maul [Jamal Peoples]; Corona [Carlos Araújo Carvalho]; Bannerman Green; Bannerman Brown; Veda [Magdalena Marie]; Supernaut [Milo Fields]; Aralune [Rebecca Ryan]; Mulholland Black] Infernal Man; Man from S.H.A.D.O.W.; Soviet Super-Soldiers [Gargoyle; Crimson Dynamo; Ursa Major; Mongu; Iron Maiden] (cameo)
Synopsis
The Order is an Avengers Initiative team made up of super-powered celebrities, led by Pepper Potts. Four members of the team (Avona, Maul, Corona and Pierce) are fired for public drunkenness and violating their contract terms and are immediately replaced by four new heroes (Supernaut, Veda, Aralune, Mulholland).
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Order / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Barry Kitson
Inks
Barry Kitson ?
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Ursa Major [Mikhail Ursus]; Anthem; Aralune; Supernaut; Mulholland (partial); Gargoyle; Crimson Dynamo
Reprints

2: Becky or Teenager of the Year (Table of Contents: 5)

The Order / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Matt Fraction
Pencils
Barry Kitson
Inks
Mark Morales
Colors
Dean White
Letters
ArtMonkeys (credited as ArtMonkeys Studios)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Order [Aralune: Anthem; Veda; Supernaut; Mulholland; Heavy; Calamity; Pepper Potts]; Soviet Super-Soldiers [Gargoyle; Crimson Dynamo; Mongu; Ursa Major; Iron Maiden]; Kate Kildare
Synopsis
The original Soviet Super-Soldiers attack the Order, believing their earlier battle with the Infernal Man was the prelude to a nuclear event. Pepper sends Calamity on a solo mission to defeat them that he is unable to carry out. Meanwhile, the group's public relations expert, Kate Kildare, has to deal with a media firestorm surrounding a sex tape featuring youngest member Aralune.
Reprints

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

The Order / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Barry Kitson
Inks
Barry Kitson ?
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Anthem; Mulholland; Aralune; zobos
Reprints
Keywords
zobo; zombie

3: James or The Wind of Mount Rokko (Table of Contents: 7)

The Order / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Matt Fraction
Pencils
Barry Kitson
Inks
Mark Morales
Colors
Dean White
Letters
ArtMonkeys (credited as ArtMonkeys Studios)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Order [Calamity; Anthem; Aralune; Supernaut; Veda; Mulholland; Heavy; Pepper Potts]; Kate Kildare
Synopsis
The team fights zombie creatures developed from homeless people. They also learn that former member Avona has been murdered and Calamity locates the person who crippled him in a drunk driving accident.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

The Order / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Barry Kitson
Inks
Barry Kitson ?
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Anthem; Mulholland; Aralune; Heavy; Calamity; Veda; Avona (corpse); Supernaut
Reprints

4: Magdalena or Nine Doves (Table of Contents: 9)

The Order / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Matt Fraction
Pencils
Barry Kitson
Inks
Mark Morales
Colors
Dean White
Letters
ArtMonkeys (credited as ArtMonkeys Studios)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Tony Stark; The Order [Pepper Potts; Veda; Anthem; Aralune; Supernaut; Calamity; Heavy; Mulholland]; Kate Kildare; Man from S.H.A.D.O.W.; Jamal Peoples [Maul]
Synopsis
The zombie creatures continue to multiply and occupy much of the team's attention, but the city also wants to evict them from their headquarters, S.H.A.D.O.W. recruits former member Maul to fight them, and Anthem finally locates Calamity, afraid of what he will find.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

The Order / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Barry Kitson
Inks
Barry Kitson ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Dahlias [Wendy; Lisa; Marie; Carrie; Rae-Ann]
Reprints

5: Kate or Getting Things Done (Table of Contents: 11)

The Order / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Matt Fraction
Pencils
Khari Evans; Barry Kitson (layouts)
Inks
Victor Olazaba
Colors
Jelena Kevic Djurdjevic (credited as Jelena Djurdjevic); Chris Sotomayor (pages 17,18,21)
Letters
ArtMonkeys (credited as ArtMonkeys Studios)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Tony Stark; The Order [Anthem; Aralune; Supernaut; Mulholland; Calamity; Veda; Pepper Potts]; Black Dahlias [Wendy; Lisa; Rae-Ann; Carrie; Marie]; Kate Kildare; Carlos Araújo Carvalho [Corona]
Synopsis
The Order fights the Black Dahlias and learns that Mulholland used to be a member of the girl gang. Tony Stark tries to buy a new headquarters for the team and Kate handles the sex tape situation.
Reprints

Character Designs by Barry Kitson (Table of Contents: 12)

The Order / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Barry Kitson
Letters
Barry Kitson

Genre
superhero

[In-between chapter illustrations] (Table of Contents: 13)

The Order / illustration / 6 pages (report information)

Pencils
Barry Kitson
Inks
Mark Morales

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Art taken from panels from the reprinted comics and enlarged to fit entire pages. Printed in black and red.

The Initiative's Newest Sensation! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

The Order / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Order
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    The Order
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    The Order
  4. 3. 1: Henry or The Next Right Thing
    The Order
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    The Order
  6. 5. 2: Becky or Teenager of the Year
    The Order
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    The Order
  8. 7. 3: James or The Wind of Mount Rokko
    The Order
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    The Order
  10. 9. 4: Magdalena or Nine Doves
    The Order
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    The Order
  12. 11. 5: Kate or Getting Things Done
    The Order
  13. 12. Character Designs by Barry Kitson
    The Order
  14. 13. [In-between chapter illustrations]
    The Order
  15. 14. The Initiative's Newest Sensation!
    The Order
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