Crossing Midnight (2006) comic books
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Issue #1
Published Jan 2007 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
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Written by Mike Carey. Art by Jim Fern & Rob Hunter. Cover by J.H. Williams III . Mike Carey - writer of the Eisner-nominated Lucifer and Ultimate Fantastic Four - returns to the magical world of twisted horror in a new Vertigo monthly series drawn by the breakout art team of Jim Fern (Fables) & Rob Hunter (The First). In modern-day Japan, Kai and his twin sister Toshi are born on opposite sides of midnight. But that casual line in time will have disastrous effects on their lives: Their friends will go missing; commonplace knives will hide deadly secrets; and Kai and Toshi will have to save themselves and their entire family from their own horrible destinies. Set in contemporary Nagasaki, Crossing Midnight taps into Japanese and Korean horror to mix the mythology of The Sandman with the fantasy of films like Hayao's Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away. Together, Mike Carey and Jim Fern come up with flights of fantasy tethered to a reality where children are stolen, innocence corrupted, and where two teenagers will have to stare down bizarre beings capable of very visceral terrors. On sale November 29 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US ? MATURE READERSEdited by Karen Berger Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #2
Published Feb 2007 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
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Written by Mike Carey. Art by Jim Fern & Mark Pennington. Cover by J.H. Williams III. The shocking new horror series written by the critically acclaimed Mike Carey (LUCIFER, X-Men) and featuring the breakout art of Jim Fern (FABLES) and Mark Pennington (SHADE, THE CHANGING MAN) continues. In the heart of Japan, twins Toshi and Kai desperately try to stay one step ahead of their terrifying fates. But as Toshi finds herself crossing lines to protect their family, Kai will learn how far the curse that afflicts them really stretches. On sale December 27 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #3
Published Mar 2007 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
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Written by Mike Carey Art by Jim Fern & Mark Pennington Cover by J.H. Williams III Aratsu, the deadly kami of knives, returns for the third and last time to collect on the debt the Hara twins owe. But while Kai and Toshi are prepared to battle him to the death, the price they'll pay will be more terrible than they ever dreamed. ? 32 pg, FC MATURE READERS Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #4
Published Apr 2007 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
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Written by Mike Carey. Art by Jim Fern & Mark Pennington. Cover by J.H. Williams III Part 1 of 'Cut Here.' Kai squares off alone against the araburu kami - a legion of predatory, memory-stealing goblins - as well as the beautiful Nidoru, spirit of needles. And although one promise spelled doom for the Hara family, Kai may be forced to make yet another. ? 32 pg, FC ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #5
Published May 2007 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
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Written by Mike Carey Art by Jim Fern & Mark Pennington Cover by J.H. Williams III Part 2 of 'Cut Here.' During the conflict with Lord Aratsu, the twins' father Yasuo has been alternately absentee, distracted and anxious. Now, in his effort to save Toshi, Kai will be brought face-to-face with his father's deadly secret as well as the extreme world of urban violence and yakuza treachery. ? 32 pg, FC ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #6
Published Jun 2007 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
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Written by Mike Carey Art by Jim Fern & Mark Pennington Cover by J.H. Williams III Part 1 of the 4-part 'A Map of Midnight.' With both a new role and a new life in service to Lord Aratsu, Toshi must choose her weapons and begin her hazardous training through a fairy-tale-gone-wrong world like nothing anyone has ever experienced. ? 32 pg, FC ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #7
Published Jul 2007 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
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Written by Mike Carey Art by Jim Fern, Inaki Miranda and Mark Pennington Cover by J.H. Williams III As Toshi prowls through Tokyo learning her magical trade, she'll discover just how dangerously the kami world intersects with the real one. Meanwhile, Kai finally gets some answers regarding the enemy the twins are facing. ? 32 pg, FC ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #8
Published Aug 2007 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
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Written by Mike Carey Art by Jim Fern & Mark Pennington Cover by J.H. Williams III Trapped in the mortal realm, Toshi discovers that Tokyo by night has rules and rhythms that its daytime inhabitants scarcely dream of. But will the people she meets and the things she learns be enough to defeat an adversary who is one of the five faces of death? ? 32 pg, FC ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #9
Published Sep 2007 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
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Written by Mike Carey Art by Jim Fern & Mark Pennington Cover by J.H. Williams III At the end of a quest that has bounced her from a mystical realm to the mean streets of Tokyo, Toshi faces her ultimate opponent: The Gleaner, one of the five faces of Death itself. But with a challenge that literally hits too close to home, does the impulsive Hara twin have any hope of succeeding? ? 32 pg, FC ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #10
Published Oct 2007 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
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Written by Mike Carey Art by Eric Nguyen Cover by J.H. Williams III Beginning a new storyline with guest art by Eric Nguyen (SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE)! Having arrived in Tokyo, Kai falls in with the enjokosai - middle- to high-school-age girls who go on dates for money. No sex is required, and in Japan, it's completely legal. But a supernatural slasher is voicing disapproval in the bloodiest ways imaginable... Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #11
Published Nov 2007 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
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Written by Mike Carey Art by Eric Nguyen Cover by J.H. Williams III There's a supernatural serial killer out there, slicing his twisted way through teenage date girls - including Kai's new friends. And with no other choices, the boy who's seen bloody decapitations and mystical abductions finds himself in a role he's never played before: detective. Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #12
Published Dec 2007 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
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Written by Mike Carey Art by Eric Nguyen Cover by J.H. Williams III Comb. Mirror. High-heeled shoe. The clues have come together, and Kai has finally figured out the mystery behind the killer tracking Tokyo date girls. But will it do the teenaged boy any good against a magical killer who's now set his sights on him? Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #13
Published Jan 2008 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
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Written by Mike Carey Art by Jim Fern & Jose Villarrubia Cover by J.H. Williams III New storyline. Finally, Kai has a tangible link to the trail of his sister, Mimi Uguno, the lady-boss of Ueno Park who met Toshi while she was in Tokyo. But it might all be for nothing, because Aratsu has agreed to give Toshi back her memories. She only has to do one thing: Kill her brother Kai. Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #14
Published Feb 2008 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
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Witten by Mike Carey Art by Jim Fern & Jose Villarrubia Stranded in the backwater island of Idzumu, Kai's only hint on how to continue his quest is a mysterious religious ceremony. Meanwhile, Toshi is hot on his trail, and won't let anything stop her from her target, especially not Kai's new friend Loretta. Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #15
Published Mar 2008 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
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Written by Mike Carey Art by Jim Fern & Jose Villarrubia Cover by J.H. Williams III Toshi has finally caught up with Kai, and, with complete amnesia, she's committed to fight him to the death. And regardless of the victor, one of the twins will cross a line from which there is no return. Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #16
Published Apr 2008 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
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Written by Mike Carey Cover by J.H. Williams III Art by Jim Fern, Gabriel Hernandez, Matteo Guerrero, J.H. Williams III, and Jose Villarrubia Special anthology issue. With Kai's surprise discovery last issue, Kai and his allies regroup to collect themselves. And while it starts with each of them sharing a memory with the others, the outcome will lead Kai to a decision that will change the course of his quest. Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #17
Published May 2008 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
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Written by Mike Carey Art by Jim Fern & Jose Villarrubia Cover by J.H. Williams III The epic war against Lord Aratsu finally begins in Part 1 of 'The Blade in the Soul.' Rinjin introduces his new general Kai to an army of kamis and spirits. But the boy's biggest challenge might be his first date with Loretta... ? 32 pg, FC Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #18
Published Jun 2008 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
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Written by Mike Carey Art by Jim Fern & Jose Villarrubia Cover by J.H. Williams III Full-on war has begun in Part 2 of 'The Blade in the Soul.' Toshi and Kai have both made their sacrifices to lead the two kami armies into an apocalyptic fight to the death. But it may take a lot more than a massacre to determine the fate of the Hara twins... ? 32 pg, FC ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #19
Published Jul 2008 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
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Final issue - Written by Mike Carey Art by Jim Fern & Jose Villarrubia Cover by J.H. Williams III War. That's what the Haras' simple wish for a safely born child has led to. Now, with destruction at every turn, the last battle is between Kai, Toshi and Aratsu, but how many of their newfound allies will die before their conflict reaches its bloody conclusion? ? 32 pg, FC ? MATURE READERS ? Cover price $2.99.
