Mage #4

Matt Wagner's Mage: The Hero Defined #4 arrives in November 1997 with a cover that puts the tension front and center — Kevin Matchbook wielding a crackling energy weapon mid-leap, a dreadlocked companion at his side, while a large, bespectacled figure looms watchfully in the foreground. Wagner handles both the writing and the full cover art himself, giving the series a unified vision that feels personal and assured. With a story titled "Bubble, Bubble, Toil And Trouble," this issue promises the kind of mythic mischief that makes this series such a compelling read.