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Issue: Mystic #1
Publication Date: May 2001
 
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Title: Rite of Passage
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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: 1931484007
UPC/EAN: 978193148400851995
Price: $29.95 CAD
$19.95 USD
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Content Items: 40 (9 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: cardstock cover: glossy interior
Binding: softcover
Publishing Format: collected editions
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Joseph Michael Linser
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Mystic
Giselle Villard; Genevieve Villard; Skitter; Darrow [Arroh]
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Table of Contents

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Creators

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Foreword

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Mark Alessi
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Giselle Villard
It was hanging on the wall, one part inspiration and one part intimidation.
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Chapter 1

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Mystic
This place grows colder, my friend. Its energy wanes. I am seeking a solution and eagerly welcome your thoughts.
Two glowing-eyed entities discuss what to do about a problem and describe the world of Ciress.
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The glowing eyes and their discussion, except for the world each series is set on, appears in the openings of Meridian, Mystic, Scion, and Sigil.
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Ron Marz
Brandon Peterson
John Dell
Andrew Crossley
Dave Lanphear
Subject Matter
fantasy
Mystic
Stefan; Giselle Villard; Genevieve Villard; Skitter; Magus; Mondru; Atyaah; Zai; Vashua; Yinma; Alain LeCavalier; Aunmai; Jinai; Herotus; Mindoka; Adaya; Magus (spirit)
I'm going to show you something you've never seen before.
Genevieve is to become a Guild Master, but Giselle is given a sigil of power that messes up the ceremony.
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Chapter 1.5

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Brandon Peterson
John Dell
Andrew Crossley
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fantasy
Mystic
Giselle Villard; Genevieve Villard; Magus; Darrow [Arroh]
When CrossGen launched in May 2000, the goal was to debut with a splash.
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Ron Marz; Barbara Kesel
Claudio Castellini
Caesar Rodriguez; Andrew Crossley
Michael Atiyeh
Dave Lanphear
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fantasy
Mystic
Giselle Villard; Skitter; Genevieve Villard
Mmmmnnn...
Giselle deals with Genevieve about what happened at the ceremony.
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Chapter 2

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Ron Marz
Brandon Peterson
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Giselle Villard
I thought it would be much more interesting on a character level to saddle someone who didn't want all this magical power with the burden of carrying it.
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Marz Attacks!

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Chronicles contained the first display of the power Giselle inherited.
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Ron Marz
Brandon Peterson
John Dell
Andrew Crossley
Dave Lanphear
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fantasy
Mystic
Giselle Villard; Skitter; Thierry Chevalier; Alphonse; Magus; Mondru; Atyaah; Zai; Vashua; Yinma; Alain LeCavalier; Aunmai; Jinai; Herotus; Mindoka; Adaya; Magus (spirit); Genevieve Villard; Claude
First that weird guy comes up and shakes my hand...
The Guild Masters want to know what happened to the Guild Spirits.
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Chapter 3

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Brandon Peterson
Brandon Peterson
John Dell
Andrew Crossley
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fantasy
Mystic
Giselle Villard; Genevieve Villard
All the sweeping curves, the very graceful movement of the art, the fact that there are a lot of small design elements in the artwork, is all because of the art nouveau influence.
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Whole Nouveau Look

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Mystic penciler and CrossGen art director Brandon Peterson knew that Mystic, as the company's first monthly title...
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Ron Marz
Brandon Peterson
John Dell
Andrew Crossley
Dave Lanphear
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fantasy
Mystic
Giselle Villard; Magus; Mondu; Yinma; Vashua; Zai; Atyaah; Genevieve Villard; Alain LeCavalier; Aunmai; Jinai; Herotus; Mindoka; Adaya; Magus (spirit); Skitter; Darrow [Arroh]
Hey...
The Guild Masters try to take back the Guild Spirits.
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Chapter 4

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Andrew Crossley
Brandon Peterson
John Dell
Andrew Crossley
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fantasy
Mystic
Giselle Villard; Darrow [Arroh]
The biggest attraction for me from the beginning has been that there weren't any preset parameters.
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Comics on the Side

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By issue #4, Mystic had turned the world on its side.
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Ron Marz
Brandon Peterson
John Dell
Andrew Crossley
Dave Lanphear
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fantasy
Mystic
Alain LeCavalier; Aunmai; Jinai; Herotus; Mindoka; Adaya; Magus (spirit); Giselle Villard; Darrow [Arroh]; Momo; Genevieve Villard; Magus; Mondru; Yinma; Vashua; Zai; Atyaah; Alphonse; Thierry Chevalier; Skitter
You aided her!
Giselle meets Darrow.
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Chapter 5

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John Dell
Brandon Peterson
John Dell
Andrew Crossley
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fantasy
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Giselle Villard; Magus; Genevieve Villard (magical construct)
I love the backgrounds, almost more than the figures.
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InDELLible Inks

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For Mystic's John Dell - a veteran inker whose previous assignments included a critically-acclaimed run of DC's flagship title JLA - Mystic was a homecoming.
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Ron Marz
Brandon Peterson
John Dell
Andrew Crossley
Dave Lanphear
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fantasy
Mystic
Genevieve Villard; Magus; Mondru; Yinma; Vashua; Zai; Atyaah; Darrow [Arroh]; Giselle Villard; Skitter; Alain LeCavalier
How does it feel, Genevieve?
The Guild Masters send a magical construct of Genevieve to attack Giselle.
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Chapter 6

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Andrew Crossley
Brandon Peterson
John Dell
Andrew Crossley
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fantasy
Mystic
Giselle Villard
When I think of magic, I see it as something that pops out from the rest of the image.
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Colorful Characters

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Ciress is a world of magic, governed by the greatest sorcerers alive.
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Ron Marz
Brandon Peterson
John Dell
Andrew Crossley
Dave Lanphear
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fantasy
Mystic
Giselle Villard; Skitter; Alain LeCavalier; Magus (spirit); Aunmai; Magus; Mondru; Yinma; Vashua; Zai; Atyaah; Genevieve Villard; Jinai; Herotus; Mindoka
Mmmffh
Giselle fights the Guild Masters.
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Chapter 7

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Ron Marz
Steve McNiven
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Darrow [Arroh]; Giselle Villard
Just as Giselle's 'costume' consists of the ceremonial garb of her Guild, the other Guild Masters will have 'costumes' reflecting the design motif of that Guild.
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Guild by Association

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Brandon Peterson
John Dell
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Magus; Mondru; Atyaah; Yinma; Zai; Vashua; Genevieve Villard
From the very beginning, the world of Ciress was going to be governed by magical Guilds representing a wide variety of mystical disciplines.
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Ron Marz
Steve McNiven
Mark Lipka
JD Smith
Dave Lanphear
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fantasy
Mystic
Darrow [Arroh]; Momo; Skitter; Genevieve Villard; Giselle Villard; Ingra
Uh... boss?
Darrow meets with Ingra.
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Making comic books is fun.
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Introduction to the cover gallery.
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Brandon Peterson
John Dell
Andrew Crossley
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fantasy
Mystic
Magus; Giselle Villard; Genevieve Villard; Darrow [Arroh]
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Brandon Peterson
John Dell
Andrew Crossley
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Mystic
Giselle Villard
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Brandon Peterson
John Dell
Andrew Crossley
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fantasy
Mystic
Genevieve Villard; Giselle Villard
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Brandon Peterson
John Dell
Andrew Crossley
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fantasy
Mystic
Giselle Villard; Darrow [Arroh]
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Brandon Peterson
John Dell
Andrew Crossley
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fantasy
Mystic
Giselle Villard; Magus; Genevieve Villard (magical construct)
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Brandon Peterson
John Dell
Andrew Crossley
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fantasy
Mystic
Giselle Villard
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Steve McNiven
Batt
JD Smith
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Mystic
Darrow [Arroh]; Giselle Villard
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Brandon Peterson
John Dell
Andrew Crossley
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fantasy
Mystic
Skitter; Giselle Villard
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Cover done for a French comic fan magazine.
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CrossGen Comics

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Joseph Michael Linser
Joseph Michael Linser
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Giselle Villard
It wasn't Giselle Villard's moment.
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Back cover blurb.

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