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Issue: The First #1
Publication Date: November 2001
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Issues: #1 of 3 Issues
Title: Two Houses Divided
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Publisher: FlagCrossGen
Brand: CrossGen ComicsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: CrossGeneration Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 196
ISBN: 193148404X
UPC/EAN: 978193148404651995
Price: $29.95 CAD
$19.95 USD
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Content Items: 36 (8 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U. S.
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Binding: Softcover
Publishing Format: Collected Edition
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Two Houses Divided

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Penciller(s): Christopher Moeller (painted) (signed)
Inker(s): Christopher Moeller (painted) (signed)
Colorist(s): Christopher Moeller (painted) (signed)
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Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): The First
Character(s): Pesha; Seahn; Orium; Ingra; Pyrem; Trenin; Yala
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Creators

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Foreword

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Mark Alessi
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): various
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The First
Character(s): Persha; Seahn
First Line: A father is never supposed to play favorites among his children.
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Chapter .5

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Feature(s): The First
First Line: It's all about maahh-keting
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Disclose Notes: Introduction for the following six-page story that was included in all four of Crossgen's original titles two months before publication of The First #1.
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Writer(s): Barbara Kesel
Penciller(s): Bart Sears
Inker(s): Andy Smith
Colorist(s): Michael Atiyeh
Letterer(s): Dave Lanphear
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): The First
Character(s): Seahn; Persha; Enson
First Line: Here... I'm trusting you... rise.
Synopsis: Enson leads Seahn to a legendary object.
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Chapter 1

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Writer(s): Barbara Kesel
Penciller(s): Bart Sears
Inker(s): Andy Smith
Colorist(s): Michael Atiyeh
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): The First
Character(s): Persha; Seahn
First Line: The First are the pettiest kids in the high school cliques - they've been hanging around playing the game for so long they've gotten bored.
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Fast Times at Godhead High

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Feature(s): The First
First Line: Crack open your old high school yearbook.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Barbara Kesel
Penciller(s): Bart Sears
Inker(s): Andy Smith
Colorist(s): Michael Atiyeh
Letterer(s): Dave Lanphear
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): The First
Character(s): Trenin; Seahn; Persha; Kerspan; Todosi; Obo-san [Nobuyuki Tsugawa]; Gracos; Wyture
First Line: Gracos...
Synopsis: The First confront a sigil-bearer and one of their number is killed.
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Chapter 2

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bart Sears
Inker(s): Andy Smith
Colorist(s): Michael Atiyeh
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): The First
Character(s): Obo-san [Nobuyuki Tsugawa]; Seahn; Trenin
First Line: One of the great things about being CrossGen is that we get to break the rules.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Barbara Kesel
Penciller(s): Bart Sears
Inker(s): Andy Smith
Colorist(s): Michael Atiyeh
Letterer(s): Dave Lanphear
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): The First
Character(s): Pyrem; Ingra; Trenin; Orium; Yala; Gannish; Seahn; Persha; Obo-san [Nobuyuki Tsugawa]; Todosi; Kerspan; Enson; Wyture; Bard; Ihroe; Viham; Gracos
First Line: Imagine a cold night, a warm fire, and the storyteller's voice filling the empty gaps between stars with wonders.
Synopsis: The death of Kerspan shakes things up amongst the First.
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Chapter 3

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Writer(s): Bart Sears
Penciller(s): Bart Sears
Inker(s): Andy Smith
Colorist(s): Michael Atiyeh
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): The First
Character(s): Raamia
First Line: I do generally 'ultra-realistic' people - I dare say you don't see anyone I draw walking down the street.
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When the First Is a Second

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First Line: Irony in the comic book business is like Rolaids at a chile cook-off.
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Writer(s): Barbara Kesel
Penciller(s): Bart Sears
Inker(s): Andy Smith
Colorist(s): Michael Atiyeh
Letterer(s): Dave Lanphear
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): The First
Character(s): Seahn; Enson; Raamia; Altwaal; Ingra; Orium; Ghirretur; Pyrem; Trenin; Braag; Tulity; Persha; Wyture; Gannish
First Line: I'm going to see Raamia, Enson...
Synopsis: Raamia tells Seahn about Altwaal.
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Chapter 4

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Writer(s): Andy Smith
Penciller(s): Bart Sears
Inker(s): Andy Smith
Colorist(s): Michael Atiyeh
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): The First
Character(s): Altwaal
First Line: One of the good things about Bart and I working together so much - because we think alike in terms of artistic influences, I think he can get away with penciling a little less sometimes...
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The First Friendship

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First Line: When examining the remarkable artistic synergy between The First penciler Bart Sears and inker Andy Smith, one needs to look no farther than the longevity of their friendship.
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Writer(s): Barbara Kesel
Penciller(s): Bart Sears
Inker(s): Andy Smith
Colorist(s): Michael Atiyeh
Letterer(s): Dave Lanphear
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): The First
Character(s): Seahn, Raamia; Persha; Orium; Altwaal; Braag; Ingra; Trenin; Pyrem; Orium; Gannish; Yala; Ihroe; Tulity
First Line: Altwaal, you see, was greater than the greatest of us, but even his wisdom had limits.
Synopsis: Raamia tells of the war that erupted after her death and resurrection.
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Chapter 5

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Writer(s): Michael Atiyeh
Penciller(s): Bart Sears
Inker(s): Andy Smith
Colorist(s): Michael Atiyeh
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): The First
Character(s): Altwaal; Pyrem; Raamia
First Line: I was kind of jealous when there wasn't a colorist assigned to that team yet.
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The Return of Mike Atiyeh

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First Line: Mike Atiyeh thinks that the penciler of The First, Bart Sears, is trying to kill him.
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Writer(s): Barbara Kesel
Penciller(s): Bart Sears
Inker(s): Andy Smith
Colorist(s): Michael Atiyeh
Letterer(s): Dave Lanphear
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): The First
Character(s): Seahn; Raamia; Persha; Orium; Altwaal; Ingra; Rho Rhustane; Gannish; Yala
First Line: You come seeking truths of a time long ignored by seers and fools alike.
Synopsis: Raamia explains how Altwaal split the First into Houses Dexter and Sinister.
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Chapter 6

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Writer(s): Andrea DiVito
Penciller(s): Andrea DiVito
Inker(s): Andy Smith
Colorist(s): Michael Atiyeh
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): The First
Character(s): Persha; Wyture; Enson; Seahn
First Line: Mark Alessi came over to my desk while I was doing a back-up story for Scion, and he looked at the page and said, 'This is good, but you have to do better if you are going to pencil The First #6, and then I just remember it all going black.
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Sleepless in Oldsmar

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First Line: In some cultures, a boy marks his passage into manhood through a ritual, such as a hunt, some kind of physical challenge, or perhaps a symbolic ceremony.
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Writer(s): Barbara Kesel
Penciller(s): Andrea DiVito
Inker(s): Lary Stucker
Colorist(s): Paul Mounts
Letterer(s): Dave Lanphear
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): The First
Character(s): Trenin; Pyrem; Seahn; Enson; Ingra; Orium; Persha; Wyture; Gannish; Vechem; Ardia; Viham; Kerspan (image); Shinnsa; Empher; Tiena
First Line: Truth is a reality rooted in perception.
Synopsis: House Dexter has a memorial for Kerspan.
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Chapter 7

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Penciller(s): Bart Sears
Inker(s): Andy Smith
Colorist(s): Michael Atiyeh
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Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): The First
Character(s): Gannish
First Line: Psssst... care for a peek?
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The Mighty and All-Powerful Beeber

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First Line: Psssst... care for a peek?
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Writer(s): Barbara Kesel
Penciller(s): Bart Sears
Inker(s): Andy Smith
Colorist(s): Michael Atiyeh
Letterer(s): Dave Lanphear
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): The First
Character(s): Gannish; Enson; Persha; Wyture; Trenin; Seahn; Yala; Pyrem; Ingra; Orium; Viham; Gracos; Ravaca
First Line: Although I have gone within the starry expanse of the Eidolon to meet secretly with House Dexter...
Synopsis: Gannish crosses the Eidolon Rift to learn some answers.
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Raamia and Altwaal Pin-Up

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Penciller(s): Andy Smith (signed)
Inker(s): Andy Smith (signed)
Colorist(s): Michael Atiyeh (signed)
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Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): The First
Character(s): Raamia; Altwaal
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Penciller(s): Bart Sears (signed)
Inker(s): Andy Smith (signed)
Colorist(s): Michael Atiyeh (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): The First
Character(s): Altwaal; Antem; Buhlos; Ettik; Irhlist; Rowerd; Ordial; Trenin; Raamia; Gani; Ardia; Uden; Scullun; Shevaata; Pyrem; Attus; Worus; Indorienne; Yala; Hyreth; Quiottun; Leantin; Trachuur; Nevole; Reash; Vileesh; Culios; Santosi; Phyrunos; Lymenos; Idenlea; Ihroe; Gracos; Ravaca; Seahn; Ohmplos; Enson; Viham; Ibilus; Septuun; Elica; Fohierce; Hwinneth; Challou; Reng; Tlancor; Keki; Kerspan; Wraatic; Driush; Iverie; The Bard; Eindlui; Cieshnus; Yusu; Tuusfahyd; Rihom; Enlyus; Regiine; Fehest; Leonehet; Kohm; Iniul; Ahruula; Onfusio; Ghirretur; Orium; Syeniess; Tulity; Zitemyn; Rohntika; Etulan; Tizume; Hrundeth; Ingra; Braag; Magin; Thierlea; Ranspar; Gannish; Wyehold; Hyurd; Akki; Mharrut; Sniq; Shinnsa; Olhoouh; Vahanne; Witorey; Keekuurka; Rheeful; Aulfasha; Olitar; Sejo; Ondreng; Ostolo; Hwinneth; Umruuh; Rhorf; Entugro; Wrause; Onoury; Persha; Ohniss; Dheem; Gheetur; Tiena; Wyture; Nimatala; Empher; Wygheet; Towrik; Pentrus; Minity; Olannus; Khamieng; Rocos; Pikaa; Ermuche; Rhene; Arkrhud; Dessen; Breatos; Cyses
First Line: Originally available within the polybag of Wizard #112, this poster image contains 124 members of the First and appears here for the first time in print with the name chart along side.
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Judging a Cover by Its Look

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First Line: Making comic books is fun.
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Cover Art to Issue #2

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Penciller(s): Bart Sears
Inker(s): Andy Smith
Colorist(s): Michael Atiyeh
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): The First
Character(s): Obo-san [Nobuyuki Tsugawa]; Todosi; Trenin; Seahn; Enson
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Cover Art to Issue #5

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Penciller(s): Bart Sears
Inker(s): Andy Smith
Colorist(s): Michael Atiyeh
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): The First
Character(s): Ingra; Gannish; Yala; Trenin; Altwaal; Raamia
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First Line: CrossGen Comics offers a full line of monthly comic books for people with discerning tastes.
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First Line: Corporate Credits
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Christopher Moeller
Inker(s): Christopher Moeller
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Seahn; Trenin
First Line: Two houses divided face a threat to their very existence.
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