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Issue Details

Issue	#0
Published	May 2007
Cover Price	0.99 USD
Pages	20
Editing	William Christensen
Notes	Wraparound cover (variant cover). There exists a regular cover by Juan Jose Ryp.

Cover Details

Characters	John Horus
Genre	Super-hero; Adult
Pencils	Juan Jose Ryp
Inks	Juan Jose Ryp
Colors	Mark Sweeney
Notes	Wraparound cover (variant cover). There exists a regular cover by Juan Jose Ryp.

1 page credits "Title page"

Characters	John Horus
Pencils	Juan Jose Ryp
Inks	Juan Jose Ryp
Letters	typeset
Notes	Creator credits and indicia information. Features the illustration for the regular cover.

8 page Black Summer story "1: There Is Only Ever Blood"

Characters	John Horus; Tom Noir; Frank Blacksmith
Synopsis	When the political situation in the USA becomes more than Horus can stand, he moves to take matters into his own hands by murdering the President of the United States and his staff. But since not all his other team-mates aren't so eager to throw the world into chaos, an epic conflict starts to form. And no one will be safe as the bodies start to fall. [per solicitation]
Genre	Super-hero; Adult
Script	Warren Ellis
Pencils	Juan Jose Ryp
Inks	Juan Jose Ryp
Colors	Mark Sweeney
Notes	Contains explicit gore.

1 page Black Summer #1 promo (ad from the publisher) "Promotional House Advertisement"

Characters	Tom Noir
Genre	Super-hero; Adult
Pencils	Juan Jose Ryp
Inks	Juan Jose Ryp
Colors	Mark Sweeney
Letters	typeset
Notes	Full page promotional to the cover of issue #1.

2 page Black Summer text article "Black Summer: The Motives Behind the Masks"

Synopsis	Warren Ellis discusses the origins and future storylines for Black Summer.
Genre	Fact; Editorial
Script	Warren Ellis
Colors	None; page colored border
Letters	typeset

2 page Black Summer illustration "Design Sketches"

Characters	John Horus; Zoe Jump
Genre	Super-hero
Pencils	Juan Jose Ryp
Letters	typeset
Notes	Two pages of character sketches.

2 page Black Summer #2 promo (ad from the publisher) "Promotional Pinup"

Genre	Super-hero
Pencils	Juan Joe Ryp
Inks	Juan Jose Ryp
Colors	Mark Sweeney
Notes	Two page spread promotional for the wraparound cover for issue #2.

1 page Black Summer #1 promo (ad from the publisher) "Preview Pages"

Genre	Super-hero; Adult
Pencils	Juan Jose Ryp
Inks	Juan Jose Ryp
Colors	Mark Sweeney
Letters	typeset
Notes	Four preview pages for issue #1. No script balloons are evident. Only the page heading is typeset.

1 page Comic Book Resources advertisement "Comics Don't Suck"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Advertisement for the online comic book resource magazine.