Violent Messiahs
Image Comics.
Genesis (Violent Messiahs: In the Beginning, Violent Messiahs:
Wizard ½; w Joshua Dysart; a Tone Rodriguez & Travis Smith).
[From Image Comics: 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 ½ with pages of hard to find material including:
Wizard ½ 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William O'Neill's unpublished 2nd issue!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]
1 The Book of Job (1-8; w Joshua Dysart; a Tone Rodriguez &
Travis Smith). [From Image Comics: A mysterious door
hides something old and alive. A hyper-violent sentinel 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. Into this wasteland come two men, saviors for a nihilistic
age, the serial killer "Family Man" and the hyper-violent vigilante
"Citizen Pain". Now Lieutenant Cheri Major (an outcast amongst
her peers) and Detective Earnest Houston (a perpetual screw- up) must follow
the clues into the heart of a great house where a mysterious door hides
the truth... to everything. In June 2002 Image will release the long awaited
Violent Messiahs trade paperback. The hefty tomb entitled "THE BOOK
OF JOB" will collect the exciting first 8-issue story arc, including
a bonus of previously unpublished art. Image Comics is proud to unleash
the cult hit that could only be described as a genre bending, theological,
sci-fi love story about criminal politics, the nature of violence and man's
search for individuality.] 