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RAFFO
IMAN
SIROIS

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ISSUE
3

RAFFO
IMAN
SIROIS
US $3.99 | RATED T+ | www.darbypop.com
SUBSCRIPTION VARIANT COVER
PREVIOUSLY
MEE THE TEAM
NUR POPIA IMANPencils and Inks
Iman is an artist from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia who works under
the alias Popia as a conceptual artist by day, and as a comics
illustrator by night. Working predominantly in the digital format,
he has done preproduction art for numerous animated series,
movies, and games. Although he works in various mediums,
Imans true passion is comic books. With a very rich Asian
background, his ultimate goal is to fuse his traditional culture
with epic sci-/fantasy and share his inuences with a mass audience.
Visithttp://popia.deviantart.com/for more info or emailpopiapounder@yahoo.com.
Sexy-but-sadistic cyborg Superfecta 5 intends to lead an attack onthe legendary
desert city of ZenZion and take control of itsplentiful resourcesat the behest of a
despotic warlord named Kavanaugh.
When the leader of ZenZion is killed in the initial attack, his daughter Kathleen turns
to ex-soldier and mercenary Daniel Cray for assistance. The problem:no one trusts Cray.
And Cray trusts no one.
Kathleen oers Cray a deal; if he trains her volunteer army, she will pay for Crays
return to Earth. She then provides Cray with an array of weapons long-since outlawed in
ZenZion for good reason.
Though Cray believes there is no way the city will avoid complete annihilation,
he introduces a room of hapless students to the way of his fabled blade the
Malathane. Only six Swordsmen will make the cut. Even fewer will survive the battle.
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COVER A:
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Created and Written by
JOHN RAFFO
Pencils and Inks by
NUR POPIA IMAN
Colors by
DOUGLAS A. SIROIS
Letters by
TROY PETERI
Story Edited by
RENAE GEERLINGS
Design by
STEVE BLACKWELL
IDW Publishing Edits by
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