Mage The Hero Defined TPB (1998-2001) comic books
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Issue #1-1ST
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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Mage: The Hero Defined (1997) #1-4. Story and art by Matt Wagner. Picking up several years after the end of The Hero Discovered, the story follows the continuing adventures of the reborn Pendragon, Kevin Matchstick, who wields the powerful, magic baseball bat, Excalibur. Hercules, Hiawatha, and King Arthur unite for the first time ever-all under the guise of everyday fellows in t-shirts. Softcover, 96 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $9.95.
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Issue #2-1ST
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Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Mage: The Hero Defined (1997) #5-8. Story and art by Matt Wagner. Continuing the popular series chronicling the on-going adventures of Kevin Matchstick and company. Master storyteller, Matt Wagner, weaves his own special brand of magic yet again as the Heroic Trio find themselves lured north, across the border, to a mystical gathering the likes of which the world has never seen. In addition to an ever-growing mass of 'nasties', the Northlands seem to magnetically attract a host of the world's most legendary reincarnated warriors. But what is the hidden purpose behind this Gathering? And how can Kevin overcome his arrogant assumptions of leadership in time to save the day? Softcover, 96 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $9.95.
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Issue #3-1ST
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Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects Mage: The Hero Defined (1997) #9-12. Story and art by Matt Wagner. In this third part in the latest adventures of Kevin Matchstick join writer/artist Matt Wagner as he guides his literary alter-ego through some initially confusing interactions with a sorcerous coven of witches, the Hunter sisters. The middle witch, Magda, and the Pendragon find themselves irresistably drawn to each other, but what does this mean for the continuing Quest and how will the Heroic Trio ever reconvene? In the midst of this romantic lull, disaster strikes as the Coyote, Joe Phat, falls prey to the seductive charms of a succubus faerie - the Leanhaun Sidhe! Can Kevin and company rise to the occasion and rescue their enchanted comrade? And will they finally be able to crack the secrets of the Mystic Mountain and the dark, labyrinthine forces that it contains? Softcover, 96 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.
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Issue #4-1ST
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Volume 4 - 1st printing. Collects Mage: The Hero Defined (1997) #13-15. Story and art by Matt Wagner & Jeremy Cox. This crucial segment in creator Matt Wagner's acclaimed fantasy epic holds many surprises as the award-winning artist/writer guides his fictional alter-ego through this second stage of the hero's journey. The story finds Kevin and his courageous comrades trapped in the sinister and colorless underworld of Dzoxck, unawares that the Pale Incanter has, in fact, engineered their predicament. From his lair of concealment, their embittered nemesis guides the Trio's path towards a fateful encounter with his dark and mysterious golem. Watch the conclusion of this exciting adventure unfold as secrets are revealed, friendships put to the test and, once again, the path of The Pendragon's destiny called into question. Softcover, 96 pages (w/8pg gatefold), full color. Mature Readers Cover price $14.95.
