Mara (2012 Image) comic books 2011-2013
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Issue #1
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(W) Brian Wood (A/CA) Ming Doyle, Jordie Bellair Acclaimed creator BRIAN WOOD (The Massive, DMZ, Demo, Northlanders) and brilliant newcomer MING DOYLE (The Loneliest Astronaut, Fantastic Four, Girl Comics) bring you MARA, the story of an especially gifted woman in a sports-and war-obsessed future. Young Mara Prince is at the top of the world, a global celebrity in a culture that prizes physical achievement above all else. After she manifests supernatural abilities on live TV, she becomes famous all over again but for the worst reasons. Integrating themes of superpowers, celebrity worship, corporate power, feminism, and political brinksmanship, MARA takes a classic genre to new places. Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #2
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(W) Brian Wood (A) Ming Doyle, Jordie Bellair (CA) Ming Doyle As superstar athlete Mara Prince's superpower manifestation is caught on live TV, her life rapidly starts to spiral out of control. The media descends like vultures. Her handlers go into spin mode. The footage is seen around the world, and this young woman, who only hours ago was the darling of pop culture, is now being slammed and ridiculed for being a fraud and a liar. But the more she tries to fight back, the only thing she's doing is escalating the problem. A sci-fi take on real world superheroes by the powerhouse team of BRIAN WOOD, MING DOYLE and JORDIE BELLAIRE! Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #3
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(W) Brian Wood (A) Ming Doyle, Jordie Bellair (CA) Ming Doyle story BRIAN WOOD art MING DOYLE & JORDIE BELLAIRE cover MING DOYLE Seeing her friends and supporters abandon her, and instead of trying to suppress her newfound powers, Mara goes public. Openly displaying her rapidly developing abilities, she challenges the bias and discrimination. People start to see her as not a freak, but rather someone who can't be stopped, and that starts to make a lot of very serious people very concerned. Socially-aware superheroics in a world we've never seen. Brian Wood, Ming Doyle, and Jordie Bellaire bring the goods. Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #4
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(W) Brian Wood (A) Ming Doyle, Jordie Bellair (CA) Ming Doyle The military is keen to co-opt Mara, now that her abilities are maturing, and they aren't above using her soldier brother to convince her. They offer to 'accept' her again, and she rightly rejects it for the crap that it is. Cut off not only from friends and family, but now from her country, where can she go now? Brian, Ming, and Jordie raise the stakes. Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #5
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(W) Brian Wood (A) Ming Doyle, Jordie Bellaire (CA) Ming Doyle Everything's on the table as far as the military's position on Mara, but who's the one with the nuclear option? How much power can one woman hold before the world says 'enough'? Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #6
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(W) Brian Wood (A) Ming Doyle, Jordie Bellaire (CA) Ming Doyle CONCLUSION! A few short months ago, Mara Prince had the world in the palm of her hand. Now the world has so completely rejected her she has no place left to go. Or does she? The dramatic conclusion to MARA is here. Cover price $2.99.
