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Cover: John McCrea

The Monarchy #5

Sep 2001 · DC · 2.50 USD; 4.25 CAD
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“The Boy Who Talked to Spiders”

A solitary figure stands atop a rocky spire, gun in hand, silhouetted against a vast planetary body in a cover that radiates eerie, otherworldly tension — and at the base of that spire, a writhing mass of giant spiders makes the title "The Boy Who Talked to Spiders" feel both literal and deeply unsettling. Inset portraits of two additional characters along the right edge hint at a larger ensemble caught up in whatever strange confrontation is unfolding. John McCrea's cover art for this 2001 WildStorm series delivers a genuinely striking image that pairs cosmic scale with creeping dread.

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writer Doselle Young · artist, inker Dean Ormston · colorist Ian Hannin · colorist Wildstorm FX · letterer Fishbrain · letterer Pearle · cover John McCrea

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Full credits

artist, inker Dean Ormston
colorist Ian Hannin
colorist Wildstorm FX
letterer Fishbrain
letterer Pearle
cover pencils, inks John McCrea

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