Pitt #2

Jul 1993 · Image · 1.95 USD; 2.45 CAD

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“Dead or Alive”

★ 1st appearance — Zoyvod

About this Issue

Pitt #2 is the narrative engine that transforms a solo monster-action book into a science-fiction family drama: it formally establishes that Timmy Bracken and Pitt share identical genetic signatures, the structural fact on which the entire series' emotional core depends. The issue also delivers the first named on-panel appearance of Zoyvod — the Creed emperor whose genetic contribution literally created Pitt — setting up the series' central antagonist for the long arc ahead. It further cements that Detective Bobbie Harras is actually the alien operative Rai-Kee in disguise, a revelation that reframes the human-procedural subplot running since issue #1 as part of a larger alien intelligence operation. Taken together, these interlocking disclosures make #2 the issue where Keown's creator-owned universe stopped being a collection of cool individual ideas and started behaving like a coherent mythology.

In "Dead or Alive," the deadly pursuit of Timmy takes a brutal turn when three Creed hunters, drawn by his identical genetic signature to Pitt, descend on his home. With no time to spare, Pitt steps in to protect the boy, setting off a violent confrontation that leaves the outcome uncertain. Written by Dale Keown and Brian Hotton, with art by Keown and inks by Scott Williams, this tense second chapter of Pitt’s story is brought to life with gritty visuals and sharp storytelling. The cover, penciled by Keown and inked by Williams, captures the moment’s raw intensity.

writer, artist Dale Keown · writer Brian Hotton · inker Joe Rubinstein · inker Scott Williams · colorist Joe Chiodo · colorist Olyoptics · letterer Chance Wolf · cover Dale Keown, Scott Williams

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History

Dale Keown conceived Pitt under direct encouragement from Todd McFarlane, who in late 1991 urged him — while Keown was still the principal artist on Marvel's Incredible Hulk — to develop creator-owned characters before the opportunity passed; Keown, caught without an idea, improvised a 'yes' and immediately set about designing the character. The series launched under Image Comics in January 1993, but issue #2 arrived a full six months later — a delay Keown later attributed to his perfectionism, a steep learning curve on the business side of self-publishing, and the distraction of a related musical side project called The Pitt Crew, a five-person band that recorded a 42-minute demo tied to the book. Scripter Brian Hotton worked from Keown's plots throughout the early run, with Joe Rubinstein and Scott Williams splitting inking duties on this issue and Joe Chiodo handling the colors.

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Cover-dated July 1993, published by Image Comics; story titled 'Dead Or Alive'; 36 pages; written (plot) by Dale Keown and (script) by Brian Hotton, penciled by Dale Keown, inked by Joe Rubinstein and Scott Williams, colored by Joe Chiodo, lettered by Chance Wolf, edited by Sasha Lemelin.
First appearance of Zoyvod on the Creed mothership: the Creed emperor is revealed as the series' primary villain when he learns Jereb has escaped inside Pitt's consciousness and fled to Earth.
First issue to formally name and feature Quagg in the context of the ongoing series; the Grand Comics Database lists Quagg among the credited characters for this issue.
The central plot mechanism — that Timmy Bracken and Pitt share an identical genetic signature, causing Creed bounty hunters to target the boy instead of Pitt — is introduced and drives the action here, making this issue the structural foundation for the Pitt-and-Timmy relationship that defines the entire series.
Detective Bobbie Harras is confirmed as the alien operative Rai-Kee in disguise, recontextualizing her presence in the NYPD subplot established in issue #1.
The six-month gap between issue #1 (January 1993) and issue #2 (July 1993) established Pitt as one of Image's most notoriously delayed titles from its earliest issues.
The issue contains a historically notable early advertisement for Gen 13, where the characters were still being marketed under the working title 'Gen X,' with art by J. Scott Campbell (credited as Jeffery Scott) and Alex Garner.
Pitt was the first major creator-owned title launched under the Image umbrella by a creator who was not one of Image's six founding partners, representing an early expansion of the Image model beyond its founders' own imprints.