7th Sword #4

ISSUE

4

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RAFFO IMAN SIROIS

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COVER: ANDREW ROBINSON

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PREVIOUSLY… Sexy-but-sadistic cyborg Superfecta 5 intends to lead an attack on the legendary desert city of ZenZion — and take control of its plentiful resources at the behest of a despotic warlord named Kavanaugh.

When the leader of ZenZion is killed in the initial attack, his daughter Kathleen turns to ex-soldier and mercenary Daniel Cray for assistance. Kathleen offers Cray a deal; if he trains her “volunteer” army, she will pay for Cray’s return to Earth. Though Cray believes there is no way the city will avoid complete annihilation, he introduces a room of hapless students to the way of his fabled blade — the Malathane. Only six Swordsmen will make the cut. Even fewer will survive the battle.

Created and Written by JOHN RAFFO Layouts by DOUGLAS A. SIROIS Pencils and Inks by NUR “POPIA” IMAN Colors by DOUGLAS A. SIROIS Letters by TROY PETERI Story Edited by RENAE GEERLINGS Design by STEVE BLACKWELL

Now, word has come that Kavanaugh will be arriving with even greater firepower than originally anticipated. In response, Kathleen opts to activate a secret weapon, despite Cray’s warnings that the Hammerhead mechanoid could just as well destroy Zenzion itself. But when the choice is possible death by mech or certain death by Kavanaugh’s forces...

MEET THE TEAM TROY PETERI—Letters Troy has been lettering comics, seemingly, since paper was first invented by Sir Aloysius Paper Inventor back in the day. He’s worked on innumerable titles from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN to WITCHBLADE, and all points between.

He also writes comics, including the Radical Comics miniseries ABATTOIR and some upcoming work for Mark Waid’s digital comics website, Thrillbent. He has the mutant ability to NEVER be able to arrive at a traffic light when it is green and has yet to master the art of the “selfie.”

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THE 7TH SWORD #4. AUGUST 2014. FIRST PRINTING. © 2014 Darby Pop Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa Fe Street, San Diego, CA 92109. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in Korea. IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork.

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