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Preview page 1 of 6
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Visual description of preview page 1
Warriors clash among stone ruins. Blue energy crosses the battle, and an explosion fills the lower panels.
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Dialogue and lettering for preview page 1
The final boxes are staggered; labels identify their printed positions. The order shown follows the apparent phrase.
Speaker and panel descriptions identify visible positions in the artwork. Unnamed figures use visual descriptions.
Top caption:
A FEW YEARS FROM TODAY.
Middle-left action panel, black-clothed sword fighter:
HELP ME, TATSU.
Middle-left action panel, black-haired warrior in white and gold:
I'M TRYING.
Right action panel, upper black-and-yellow box:
CATCH...
Right action panel, middle black-and-yellow box:
A TIGER...
Right action panel, lower-right black-and-yellow box:
BY THE...
Right action panel, lower-left black-and-yellow box:
TOE?
Preview page 2 of 6
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Visual description of preview page 2
The battle continues around the stone steps. Fighters with blades and glowing hands face armored, lion-headed opponents.
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Dialogue and lettering for preview page 2
Speaker and panel descriptions identify visible positions in the artwork. Unnamed figures use visual descriptions.
Second panel, black-haired warrior with glowing hands:
ALLURE, KEEP THEM BACK WHILE I HEAL PING.
Second panel, red-clad masked woman:
OKAY, BUT EBONY...
Third panel, continuation of preceding balloon:
...IS MISSING.
Fourth panel, lion-headed armored fighter:
KILL THEM!
Bottom panel, red-bordered balloon beside foreground black-haired sword fighter:
GETTING A LITTLE CROWDED IN HERE.
Preview page 3 of 6
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Visual description of preview page 3
A man in a yellow coat stands among smoke and ruins. A smaller panel shifts to an earlier scene before returning to the fighters.
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Dialogue and lettering for preview page 3
Speaker and panel descriptions identify visible positions in the artwork. Unnamed figures use visual descriptions.
Upper-left, bald man in yellow coat, thought:
IF ONLY THEY KNEW...
Linked thought:
THEY'D BE FIGHTING WITH US, NOT AGAINST US.
Upper-right close-up, thought:
HAD WE KNOWN FROM THE BEGINNING...
Flashback caption:
4,000 YEARS AGO.
Flashback, red-lettered voice; speaker not identified:
BE GLAD TO SERVE ME, MY CHILD. I AM THE SAVIOR OF THIS WORLD.
Middle action panel, black-and-yellow box from armored yellow-and-gray figure:
POPOFF IS HERE.
Bottom action panel, black-haired sword fighter:
HE'S MINE!
Bottom action panel, red-clad masked woman:
NO PROBLEM.
Bottom-left black-and-yellow box from armored yellow-and-gray figure:
YEAH, I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE MY WAY TO THE EXIT.
Preview page 4 of 6
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Visual description of preview page 4
A woman in blue and gold moves deeper into a temple and approaches a carved stone structure beneath a green glow.
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Dialogue and lettering for preview page 4
Speaker and panel descriptions identify visible positions in the artwork. Unnamed figures use visual descriptions.
Upper-left narration caption:
MEANWHILE, DEEPER IN THE TEMPLE...
Upper-left lower caption labeled SENTRY:
HOW DID WE LOSE EBONY?
Upper-right caption labeled TORA:
AND WHERE DID THAT EXPLOSION COME FROM?
Upper-right lower caption labeled TATSU:
IT CAME FROM DEEP INSIDE THE MOUNTAIN.
Bottom-left caption labeled TEK:
A FIERY-TEMPERED WOMAN LOOSE IN AN ERUPTING MOUNTAIN...
Linked TEK caption:
NOT EXACTLY ROCKET SCIENCE.
Bottom-right, woman in blue and gold:
POPOFF, I THINK I FOUND THE KEYSTONE.
Preview page 5 of 6
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Visual description of preview page 5
The stone structure breaks apart in a burst of light. Energy surrounds the man in the yellow coat while nearby fighters react.
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Dialogue and lettering for preview page 5
Speaker and panel descriptions identify visible positions in the artwork. Unnamed figures use visual descriptions.
Top-left, woman touching the stone structure:
IT'S ACTIVATED.
Same balloon:
I'M IN PLACE,
Top-right, glowing bald man in yellow coat:
I ALREADY FEEL THE POWER.
Bottom-left, black-haired warrior in white and gold:
FORM UP!
Bottom-right, black-clothed sword fighter:
THAT WAS CLOSE.
Preview page 6 of 6
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Visual description of preview page 6
The warriors regroup among the ruins, with weapons raised and blue light surrounding their hands.
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Dialogue and lettering for preview page 6
Balloons are listed by printed position; their exact conversational order is not asserted.
Speaker and panel descriptions identify visible positions in the artwork. Unnamed figures use visual descriptions.
Top-center, black-haired warrior in white and gold:
YOU MAY EARN YOUR NAMES TODAY, LITTLE ONES.
Upper-right, black-and-yellow box from armored yellow-and-gray figure:
OR YOUR HOSPITAL BEDS.
Middle-left, black-haired sword fighter:
OR A GRAVE.
Middle-right, black-clothed sword fighter:
I THINK WE ALL DIE HERE TODAY.
Lower-left, red-clad masked woman:
DESIRE LIFE LIKE WATER.
Bottom, foreground masked fighter with blades:
DRINK DEATH LIKE WINE.
