Moby Dick (2008 Marvel Illustrated) comic books 2007-2009
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Issue #1
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Written by ROY THOMAS (BASED ON THE NOVEL BY HERMAN MELVILLE) Penciled by PASCAL ALIXE Cover by JOHN WATSON Melville's seafaring masterpiece is brought to stirring life in the pages of the Marvel Illustrated line. Young sailor Ishmael signs onto the whaling ship, Pequod. Soon, he comes to question his judgment as the vessel sets sail and he meets the strange crew sailing with him. Strangest of all is the mysterious Captain Ahab, whose obsession with the great white whale who once bit off his leg may lead them all to a watery doom. It's been called The Great American Novel. And they weren't kidding. Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #2
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Written by ROY THOMAS (BASED ON THE NOVEL BY HERMAN MELVILLE) Penciled by PASCAL ALIXE Cover by JOHN WATSON Captain Ahab's obsession with the sea beast that haunts his life increases as the Pequod sails around the southern tip of Africa. Crewman Daggoo thinks he sights Moby Dick's spout, but they find a giant squid instead-a very bad omen. The ship then encounters a mysterious whaling vessel whose crew shriek that Ahab is a blasphemer for hunting the great white whale! All the signs point to doom for the Pequod and those aboard it, but Ahab will press on toward his frightful destiny despite the dire warnings. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99 Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #3
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Written by ROY THOMAS (BASED ON THE NOVEL BY HERMAN MELVILLE) Penciled by PASCAL ALIXE Cover by JOHN WATSON Ahab's vessel, the Pequod, encounters the ship Samuel Enderby, whose captain lost an arm to Moby Dick and will hunt the whale no more. When Ahab learns where the monster was last sighted, he enlists his blacksmith to create a special harpoon: a harpoon that will ensure the destruction of the great white whale that haunts his fevered nightmares and gives him no peace. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99 Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #4
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Written by ROY THOMAS (BASED ON THE NOVEL BY HERMAN MELVILLE) Penciled by PASCAL ALIXE Cover by JOHN WATSON While Captain Ahab feels the Pequod is on the verge of finding the elusive White Whale, some in the crew have reached their limit with the secretive and obsessed captain and contemplate his grisly end. Emerging from a sudden and monstrous typhoon which nearly capsizes the ship, Ahab glimpses at last the monster that has haunted his very existence, the leviathan of the deep, Moby Dick! 32 PGS./Parental Advisory Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #5
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Written by ROY THOMAS (BASED ON THE NOVEL BY HERMAN MELVILLE) Penciled by PASCAL ALIXE Cover by JOHN WATSON At last, Ahab's single-minded obsession is rewarded: the tell-tale spout of Moby-Dick has been spotted! With every whale boat on the Pequod launched in pursuit, Ahab and his Filipino crew lead the charge. But the wily whale is not to be undone, violently surfacing under Ahab's boat and capsizing it! Is this truly the end for Ahab and his twisted voyage into madness? 32 PGS./Parental Advisory Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #6
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Written by ROY THOMAS (BASED ON THE NOVEL BY HERMAN MELVILLE) Penciled by PASCAL ALIXE Cover by JOHN WATSON For three straight days Ahab has chased the great White Whale, and now the briny behemoth has finally turned, to do battle with his peg-legged pursuer! Refusing to give up in the face of the Pequod's destruction and with a piercing roar of defiance at fate itself - the star-crossed captain closes with his aquatic obsession one final, fateful time. Don't miss the shattering conclusion to one of the great American novels. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99 Cover price $2.99.
