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Issue: Irredeemable #1
Publication Date: April 2009
 
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Publisher: FlagBoom! Studios
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Indicia Publisher: Boom! Studios
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Pages: 36
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Price: $3.99 USD
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Content Items: 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
9 (1 story, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Matt Gagnon
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: 6.5" x 10.2"
Paper Stock: glossy cover and interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Cover C Negative

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Jeffrey Spokes
Jeffrey Spokes
Jeffrey Spokes
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Subject Matter
superhero
Irredeemable
The Plutonian
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This variant, exclusive to retailer A Comic Shop and limited to 500 copies, uses Spokes' art to Cover C in "negative".
Title Page

Credits  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
? (logo, design); typeset
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The inside front cover has logo, credits, and indicia set against negative red-&-black detail of John Cassaday's art to Cover A.
Irredeemable [Chapter 1]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
superhero
Irredeemable
The Plutonian (introduction); The Hornet [Jim; full name unknown (see Notes)] (introduction; death); The Hornet's wife [Donna; full name unknown] (introduction; death); The Hornet's infant son [name unknown] (introduction; death); The Hornet's daughter [Sarah; full name unknown] (introduction; death) (see Notes); The Paradigm [Qubit (introduction); Scylla (introduction); Charybdis (introduction); Volt (introduction); Gilgamos (introduction); Bette Noir (introduction); Kaidan (introduction)] (introduction of group; see Notes); Samsara (introduction; apparent death); unidentified superheroes and supervillains (introduction of all; cameos; flashback)
A masked man called The Hornet is vaporized along with his wife and children by The Plutonian. One week later the happy meeting of "Tony" and Samsara, who would become crimefighting partners, is recalled when the members of The Paradigm desperately try to glean information that would let them stop their former teammate's rampage. As the heroes resolve to split up and track down leads on Plutonian's private life, he arrives, strangely satisfied when they escape.
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Miscellaneous
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Story is untitled beyond series title. First page has close-ups of Plutonian's glowing yellow eyes.
The Paradigm is named in #2. Sarah's death is confirmed in #3. The Hornet's first name is given in Irredeemable Special #1.
First trade-paperback collection credits Paul Azaceta with character design of The Plutonian.
Afterword

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
? (design); typeset
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Miscellaneous
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Text is set against negative red-&-black detail of Barry Kitson's art to Cover B.
The Unknown 5-Page Preview

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Fellipe Martins
Subject Matter
mystery, occult
The Unknown
Catherine Allingham (introduction); Ray Durrell (introduction); James Doyle (introduction)
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The first five pages of the story from The Unknown #1 are excerpted.
April Promo Page

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
? (Q&A); Darin Moiselle; Josh Lobis
various
various
various
typeset
Subject Matter
Boom! Studios
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Waid writes about Irredeemable in "Tick... Tick... Tick..." column. Page also includes Boom! masthead, brief Q&A with Caped writers Moiselle & Lobis, and small repros of covers to upcoming releases.
The Wheel of Time

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Tor Books and Dabel Brothers Publishing's adaptations of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time novels are advertised on the last interior page.
She Has Solved Every Mystery Known to Man. But There Is One Mystery That Remains... The Unknown!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
Erik Jones
Erik Jones
Erik Jones
?
Subject Matter
The Unknown
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The inside back cover hypes The Unknown #1 with solicitation copy and cover art.
Halo Wars

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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?
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Subject Matter
Halo Wars
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Miscellaneous
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Microsoft Game Studios' videogame Halo Wars for XBox is advertised on the back cover.

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