ISSUE #3




PUBLISHER- EPIC/MARVEL COMICS • CREATOR/CONSULTANT- CLIVE BARKER • DESIGNER- ROBBIN BROSTERMAN
CONSULTING EDITOR- DANIEL CHICHESTER • ASSISTANT EDITOR- MARIE JAVINS • EDITOR- MARGARET CLARK
EXECUTIVE EDITOR- CARL POTTS • EDITOR IN CHIEF- TOM DEFALCO • BUY THE COMIC
THE CRYSTAL PRECIPICE

WRITTEN BY- JAN STRNAD
PENCILS BY- STEVE BUCCELLATO
INKS BY- STAN DRAKE
LETTERS BY- MICHAEL HEISLER
COLORS BY- SHERILYN VAN VALKENBURGH

STORY: 3
LETTERING: 5
ARTWORK: 6
COLORS: 5

COMMENT

A crew stranded on a deserted planet goes insane...
Providing a recruiting opportunity for the Face Cenobite


THE BLOOD OF A POET

WRITTEN BY- R.J.M. LOFFICIER
ART BY- JOHN RIDGWAY
LETTERS BY- GASPAR SALADINO
COLORS BY- STEVE OLIFF

STORY: 1
LETTERING: 2
ARTWORK: 3
COLORS: 2

COMMENT

Tediously long story about a poet seeking acceptance...
Ultimately leading to him accepting his Cenobitic destiny


SONGS OF METAL & FLESH

WRITTEN BY- PETER ATKINS
ART BY- DAVE DORMAN & LURENE HAINES
LETTERS BY- PHIL FELIX

STORY: 6
LETTERING: 6
ARTWORK: 4
COLORS: 3

COMMENT

Blind piano prodigy double-crossed by those closest to him...
Leading to the ultimate act of revenge against them





LOGO DESIGN- ALEX JAY
FOREWORD BY- D.G. CHICHESTER
FRONT & END PIECE ILLUSTRATIONS BY- TED MCKEEVER
PAGE 4 ILLUSTRATION BY- A.C. FARLEY
PAGE 19 ILLUSTRATION BY- LOU HARRISON
PAGE 20, 46 & 47 ILLUSTRATIONS BY- BILL SIENKIEWICZ
PAGE 43 & 63 ILLUSTRATIONS BY- SCOTT HAMPTON
COVER- KEVIN O'NEILL
PUBLISHED APRIL 1990



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