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Violent Messiahs comic books issue 1

  • Issue #1A
    Violent Messiahs (2000) 1A

    An Image Comic (W) Joshua Dysart (P) Tone Rodriguez (I) Mostafa Moussa (C) Travis Smith A mysterious door hides something old and alive. A hyper-violent vigilante prowls the streets. A serial killer leaves only a poem for a clue. A female cop tries desperately to understand how it all connects. Welcome to Rankor Island, a carnival of social ills. Lt. Cheri Major has been on the trail of the vigilante dubbed "Citizen Pain" by the press. For months she has hunted his shadow, now the time to set a trap has come. Tonight everything she believes will be proven false and her descent into hell will begin. All the while, across town, the enigmatic serial killer, Family Man strikes once more. Experience the neo-realism and existential mayhem of VIOLENT MESSIAHS. Retailer Note: Ships with a 50/50 alternate cover by Sam and Twitch/Kiss Psycho Circus Artist - Angel Medina. FC, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #1B
    Violent Messiahs (2000) 1B

    An Image Comic (W) Joshua Dysart (P) Tone Rodriguez (I) Mostafa Moussa (C) Travis Smith A mysterious door hides something old and alive. A hyper-violent vigilante prowls the streets. A serial killer leaves only a poem for a clue. A female cop tries desperately to understand how it all connects. Welcome to Rankor Island, a carnival of social ills. Lt. Cheri Major has been on the trail of the vigilante dubbed "Citizen Pain" by the press. For months she has hunted his shadow, now the time to set a trap has come. Tonight everything she believes will be proven false and her descent into hell will begin. All the while, across town, the enigmatic serial killer, Family Man strikes once more. Experience the neo-realism and existential mayhem of VIOLENT MESSIAHS. Retailer Note: Ships with a 50/50 alternate cover by Sam and Twitch/Kiss Psycho Circus Artist - Angel Medina. FC, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #1A
    Violent Messiahs Lamenting Pain (2002) 1A

    (W) Joshua Dysart (P) Tone Rodriguez (I)Digital Chameleon Cover A by Tone Rodriguez. FC 32pp $2.95 Four issue finite series In stores the week of September 25th. The Concept Rankor Island, a carnival of social ills, a tilt-a-whirl of manic violence, vigilante justice and police-corruption . . . the end harvest of civilization. Through this madness staggers Lieutenant Cheri Major (a criminal profiler, who specializes in apprehending vigilantes) and Detective Earnest Houston (a perpetual screw-up). Two cops unwittingly on the verge of discovering the unseen forces that imprison us all. Violent Messiahs, a sci-fi mystery love story about criminal politics, man's search for individuality, and the nature of violence. This Issue Citizen Pain has disappeared from Rankor Island. In his wake the urban spiral of decay accelerates. Riots erupt, unemployment skyrockets, police meet civil unrest with panicked violent force, the streets are paved in broken glass. Into this asphalt jungle comes a new broken soul. A murderer who carves the word "scalpel" into her victims. Now Cheri Major is called in to bring this neoteric killer down before the whole island becomes a battlefield. Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #1B
    Violent Messiahs Lamenting Pain (2002) 1B

    (W) Joshua Dysart (P) Tone Rodriguez (I)Digital Chameleon. Cover B by Michael Turner. FC 32pp $2.95 Four issue finite series In stores the week of September 25th. The Concept Rankor Island, a carnival of social ills, a tilt-a-whirl of manic violence, vigilante justice and police-corruption . . . the end harvest of civilization. Through this madness staggers Lieutenant Cheri Major (a criminal profiler, who specializes in apprehending vigilantes) and Detective Earnest Houston (a perpetual screw-up). Two cops unwittingly on the verge of discovering the unseen forces that imprison us all. Violent Messiahs, a sci-fi mystery love story about criminal politics, man's search for individuality, and the nature of violence. This Issue Citizen Pain has disappeared from Rankor Island. In his wake the urban spiral of decay accelerates. Riots erupt, unemployment skyrockets, police meet civil unrest with panicked violent force, the streets are paved in broken glass. Into this asphalt jungle comes a new broken soul. A murderer who carves the word "scalpel" into her victims. Now Cheri Major is called in to bring this neoteric killer down before the whole island becomes a battlefield. Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #1
    Violent Messiahs (2000) Wizard 1/2 1

    Wizard 1/2 Edition with Certificate of Authenticity.

  • Issue #1GOLD
    Violent Messiahs (2000) Wizard 1/2 1GOLD

    Wizard 1/2 Gold Foil Special Edition

  • Issue #1A
    Violent Messiahs Genesis (2001) 1A

    (W) Joshua Dysart (P) William O'Neill (P) Tone Rodriguez (c) Travis Smith (Cover) Dave Johnson A year ago Image comics published the first issue of a book that seemed to be just another damn dark vigilante comic. But slowly Violent Messiahs revealed it's true nature. Image had unleashed nothing short of a genre bending theological sci-fi mystery love story about criminal politics, man's search for individuality and the nature of violence. Now, to celebrate the ending of the first story arc, we are proud to present VIOLENT MESSIAHS: IN THE BEGINNING. 56 pages combining the original B&W VM, and the VM WIZARD 1/2 with pages of hard to find material including: * Wizard 1/2 reprinted using Tone Rodriguez's gorgeous pencils, uninked, and uncolored! (One of Wizard's most successful *s ever!) * The original, hard to find, Black and White Hurricane comic "VIOLENT MESSIAHS", published in '97 and pencilled by co- creator William O'Neill! * Pages from William O'Neill's unpublished 2nd issue! * The original '97 Dave Johnson cover, recolored by Travis Smith! (both nominees for this year's Wizard Awards) * A joint piece by Tone and William (donated to ACTOR for auction)! * And a plethora of other never before published pin-ups and sketches! BW 56pp $4.95 Cover price $5.95.

  • Issue #1B
    Violent Messiahs Genesis (2001) 1B

    Variant cover by Tone Rodriguez and Hi-Fi colour. (W) Joshua Dysart (P) William O'Neill (P) Tone Rodriguez (c) Travis Smith (Cover) Dave Johnson A year ago Image comics published the first issue of a book that seemed to be just another damn dark vigilante comic. But slowly Violent Messiahs revealed it's true nature. Image had unleashed nothing short of a genre bending theological sci-fi mystery love story about criminal politics, man's search for individuality and the nature of violence. Now, to celebrate the ending of the first story arc, we are proud to present VIOLENT MESSIAHS: IN THE BEGINNING. 56 pages combining the original B&W VM, and the VM WIZARD 1/2 with pages of hard to find material including: * Wizard 1/2 reprinted using Tone Rodriguez's gorgeous pencils, uninked, and uncolored! (One of Wizard's most successful *s ever!) * The original, hard to find, Black and White Hurricane comic "VIOLENT MESSIAHS", published in '97 and pencilled by co- creator William O'Neill! * Pages from William O'Neill's unpublished 2nd issue! * The original '97 Dave Johnson cover, recolored by Travis Smith! (both nominees for this year's Wizard Awards) * A joint piece by Tone and William (donated to ACTOR for auction)! * And a plethora of other never before published pin-ups and sketches! BW 56pp $4.95 Cover price $5.95.