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Cover: Matt Wagner

Mage: The Hero Discovered #1

Oct 1998 · Image · 5.95 USD; 9.45 CAD
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★ 1st appearance — Kevin Matchstick
About this Collection

This volume collects the first story arc of Matt Wagner's epic fantasy series, originally serialized in the 1980s. It follows Kevin Matchstick, an ordinary man who discovers he is the reincarnation of a legendary wizard, as he battles dark forces in a modern-day setting. This Image Comics edition reprints the complete 'Hero Discovered' saga in a single trade paperback.

Contains 2 stories
Chapter One: Outrageous Slings and Arrows
29 pp · Fantasy
Chapter Two: Too, Too Solid Flesh
29 pp · Fantasy

In "Chapter Two: Too, Too Solid Flesh," Kevin and Mirth face a new threat as a Grackleflint attacks a young woman, forcing them into a desperate confrontation. With the Umbra Sprite’s sons unleashed, the danger escalates as Kevin and Mirth must hold their ground against a tide of unnatural forces.

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Full credits

writer, artist, inker, letterer Matt Wagner
colorist Jeromy Cox
cover pencils, inks Matt Wagner

Reprints

↩ Reprints Mage #1 (1984), Mage #2 (1984)

Reprinted in Mage: el descubrimiento del héroe #1 (2003), Mage #1 (2004)

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