Cover: Rodolfo Migliari

Common Grounds #5

Jun 2004 · Image · 2.99 USD

📊 ~8,061 copies sold its debut month

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In "Where Monsters Dine!", Larry delivers a truckload of donuts to a surprise reunion of 1960s giant monsters—each once defeated by a different nerdy hero. Now, inspired by Larry’s reflections on modern villainy, the creatures turn their attention to the Common Grounds foundation, wondering if it might hold answers about redemption. Written by Troy Hickman and illustrated by Angel Medina, with inks by Jon Holdredge and colors by John Starr and Beth Sotelo, the issue features a cover by Rodolfo Migliari.

Contains 2 stories

Where Monsters Dine!

13 pp · Science Fiction

GrondarCrittorrKrappWang Dang DoodleLarry, the delivery manLarry's unnamed helper

In "Where Monsters Dine!", Larry makes a late-night delivery of donuts to a secret gathering of 1960s giant monsters—once world-conquering threats, now retired and nostalgic. Drawn by a mix of hunger and curiosity, the monsters begin questioning their pasts and wonder if the Common Grounds foundation might hold answers about redemption.

Lovelife

9 pp · Superhero

Eternal FlameOola, a cave womanan unnamed Gypsy sorceressCalamity Janeand Patriette, a WWII Japanese heroine (cameos- all in flashback as Eternal Flame's past loves)an unnamed manvarious heroes and villains (cameos- as customers in the Shop)

In "Lovelife," Eternal Flame shares a quiet, intimate moment with a man at Common Grounds, where coffee and donuts give way to confessions about love and loss. As the two talk, Eternal Flame opens up about the relationships that have shaped him—each a chapter in a life lived beyond time.