Crux TPB (2002) comic books 2001-2003

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Atlantis Rising!" Collects Crux (2001-2004) #1-6. Written by Mark Waid. Art by Steve Epting, Paul Pelletier, Rick Magyar, and Mark Farmer. Color by Frank D'Armata and Dean White. This volume chronicles the story of the Atlanteans - beneficent beings of prehistory; an advanced race dedicated to guiding and shepherding the nascent human race towards a destiny of greatness. When disaster strikes, however, the Atlanteans are plunged into a comatose slumber at the ocean's floor...until a taciturn stranger awakens a handful of them and introduces them to the Earth of 100,000 A.D. They rise from the sea floor to find their utopia forgotten and in ruins by a world where every inch of land has been transformed into a giant amusement park commemorating different eras in Earth's history - but where humanity itself is nowhere to be found. Together, the Atlantean survivors must find the lost human race - but in order to do so, they'll have to fight their way past the Negation. Softcover, 160 pages, full color. Cover price $15.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Test of Time!" Collects Crux (2001-2004) #7-12. Written by Mark Waid. Art by Steve Epting, Johnson, Rick Magyar, and Pennington. Color by Frank D'Armata. Six peaceful Atlanteans went into stasis when their fellow Atlanteans attempted Transition to a higher state of being. They slept for a hundred thousand years before being awakened to find their world overrun by aliens and the humans that they had pledged to mentor gone. Unwilling warriors, they have survived their first few battles against creatures from another universe, but now internal division threatens their harmony. Enter the Jakata, a ritual designed to unite them. When a mysterious sighting draws them halfway around the world, the Atlanteans leave as one group...but come back without one of their members. Softcover, 160 pages, full color. Cover price $15.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Strangers in Atlantis!" Collects Crux (2001-2004) #13-18. Written by Chuck Dixon. Art by Steve Epting and Rick Magyar. Color by Frank D'Armata. The human race has vanished without a trace! Six mighty Atlanteans awaken from the sleep of ages to solve the disappearance of an entire species. But to answer this riddle, their leader Capricia must confront an invading universe of evil, and discover the shocking fate that destiny has in store for her. In this first volume of Chuck Dixon's run on CRUX, we meet Aristophanes, a warrior-priest from the distant past, and Thraxis, a mysterious and powerful extraterrestrial. Each has an agenda, but where do our time-lost Atlanteans fit in? Softcover, 160 pages, full color. Cover price $15.95.