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Issue: A Distant Soil #25
Publication Date: June 1998
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Issues: #25 of 28 Issues (29 Printings)
Title:
Is Variant Variant: Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Variant
Rating:
Publisher: FlagImage
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Image Comics
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $4.70 CAD
$2.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
14 (2 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Mary Gray
Disclose Notes: Limited Edition of 450 signed and numbered copies printed to benefit the CBLDF.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Black and White interior; Color cover
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Colleen Doran (painting) ( signed)
Inker(s): Colleen Doran (painting) ( signed)
Colorist(s): Colleen Doran (painting) (signed)
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): A Distant Soil
Character(s): Liana; Jason; Seren [Rieken]; D'Mer
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In Content Item: FlagA Distant Soil #2 published April 2014
as [untitled] [Credits on Interior Page(s)]Reprinted in black and white on third page of credits.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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What Has Gone Before

Credits  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Colleen Doran
Penciller(s): Colleen Doran
Inker(s): Colleen Doran
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): A Distant Soil
Character(s): Seren [Rieken]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Includes recap. Small illustration of Seren reprinted from cover.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Colleen Doran
Penciller(s): Colleen Doran
Inker(s): Colleen Doran
Letterer(s): Colleen Doran
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): A Distant Soil
Character(s): Jason; Ninivir; Liana; Seren [Reiken]; D'Mer; Kovar; Brent; Corrine; Dunstan; Minetti; Reynaldo; Serezha; Bast; Chris
First Line: The Avatar's Apartments.
Synopsis: Seren and the rebels take Chris's body back to his quarters. He directs D'Mer to execute Jorvanna for trying to poison him. The rest of gang hold an Ovanan funeral ceremony for Chris. Meanwhile with Ninivir's help, Jason makes his way into Seren's chambers.
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Pages: 20
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Colleen Doran
Penciller(s): Colleen Doran
Inker(s): Colleen Doran
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Ovanan and On
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Letters from "TJ" Tom Jaramillo; Randi Mason, Daniel, Lucy McCahan and Allan Harvey. Small illustration of a selwit reprinted from cover.
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Original Art for Sale

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Spencer R. Beck
Penciller(s): Colleen Doran
Inker(s): Colleen Doran
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Bast; Jessica; Beys; Liana
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for A Distant Soil original art for sale with art used as background illustrations.
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A Distant Soil Sketchbook

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Colleen Doran
Penciller(s): Colleen Doran
Inker(s): Colleen Doran
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): A Distant Soil
Character(s): Sere; Bast; Reiken; Liana; Serezha; Chris
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Sketches done for the remarqued A Distant Soil hardcover edition as well as unpublished pages.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Colleen Doran
Penciller(s): ? (Photographs of Colleen Doran, Paul Trimble of Thunder Road Comics and Howard & Rob of 30th Century Comics)
Inker(s): ? (Photographs of Colleen Doran, Paul Trimble of Thunder Road Comics and Howard & Rob of 30th Century Comics)
Letterer(s): Typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for comic shops that support the book.
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Neil Gaiman's Troll Bridge

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Neil Gaiman (writer); Colleen Doran (adapter)
Penciller(s): Colleen Doran
Inker(s): Colleen Doran
Letterer(s): Colleen Doran
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Synopsis: A boy meets a troll under a bridge who threatens to eat him. The boy persuades the troll to let him go on the promise that he will return in the future to be eaten. Many years later, he returns and the troll takes his life and becomes him. And he becomes the troll.
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Pages: 13
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Colleen Doran
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Ephemera
Character(s): Colleen Doran; Steve Darnall; Alex Ross; Frank Plowright; Joe Sacco
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Updates on author's activities, personal appearances and back issues for sale.
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Horus Shadow Reigns

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Horus Odenthal [as Horus] (signed)
Inker(s): Horus Odenthal [as Horus] (signed)
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): Shadow Reigns
Character(s): Nuava
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Shadow Reigns issue #3 featuring cover art. Has quotes from Comic Shop News and Comics International.
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Bucconeer

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Michael Whelan
Inker(s): Michael Whelan
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Pyanfar Chanur
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for the 56th Annual World Science Fiction Convention. Guests of Honor included C.J. Cherryh and Michael Whelan. Illustration is a reworking of the Whelan cover for C.J. Cherryh's novel, The Pride of Chanur.
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Big News!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Michael T. Gilbert
Inker(s): Michael T. Gilbert
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Mr. Monster
Character(s): Mr. Monster; Gorzilla; Atomic Boy
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Mr. Monster vs. Gorzilla comic.
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Savage She-Dragon #51

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Erik Larsen (signed)
Inker(s): Erik Larsen (signed)
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Savage Dragon
Character(s): She-Dragon
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Ad for the Savage She-Dragon issue #51 comic featuring cover art. Has quote from Steve Gerber.
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Neil Gaiman's Troll Bridge

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Colleen Doran (painting) (signed)
Inker(s): Colleen Doran (painting) (signed)
Colorist(s): Colleen Doran (painting) (signed)
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Painting of troll for the Troll Bridge story.

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