Comics News Moonstone Comics in May 2009 By The Editor January 16, 2009 - 22:21 Writer(s): Mel Odom Penciller(s): Michael Stribling Cover Artist(s): Doug Klauba Title: The Phantom Generations. Issue number: Generation 3 32pgs, color, $3.99 Story: Mel Odom Art: Michael Stribling Cover: Doug Klauba A new maxi series of one shot comic novellas, with each issue (by a different creative team) telling a tale of one of the 21 Phantoms! Novelist Mel Odom (Buffy, Angel, etc) takes the third Phantom to the Caves of the Naga. The Phantom, along with the Bandar warriors, execute a stealthy- down and dirty, “search, destroy, and rescue” mission right smack dab in the middle of a desperate sin city. Once you’re in, there is only one way out. THE PHANTOM: GHOST WHO WALKS #3 Story: Mike Bullock, David Michelinie Art: Silvestre Szilagyi Colors: Bob Pedroza Cover A: Herb Trimpe- Terry Austin Cover B: Mick Collins 32pgs, color, $3.99 “END WAR Part III” Ripped from today’s headlines, the End War comes to a violent climax right here. Kazi’s found a way to kill The Man Who Cannot Die and with The Phantom out of commission, who will put an end to The Cleansing? Bonus: The serialized Phantom prose back-ups continue this issue. Title: ROTTEN #1 Story: Mark Rahner, Robertl Horton Art: Dan Dougherty 56pgs, color, $5.99 New series debut! A new twist on ZOMBIES with action, horror and the uncomfortably recognizable in the old West! A stop-lossed Army vet. A president in office without the popular vote. A terror crisis gripping the nation. Meet William Wade, newly minted – and seriously resentful – secret agent for President Rutherford B. Hayes. His mission with cerebral partner J.J. Flynn: travel the West and investigate outbreaks of the living dead -- each one more horrifyingly advanced than the last. 1877 is turning out to be one rotten year. Title: Captain Action #5 Story: Fabian Nicieza, Steven Grant Art: Mark Sparacio Colors: James Brown Covers: Mark Sparacio (modern)              Paul Gulacy (Retro)              (available individually) 32pgs, color, $3.99 The final chapter in the opening gambit of the new Captain Action! The first shot fired in the takeover of the United States happened not with a bang, but with a whisper.  Ride along with us as we discover who’s been infected with the Red Crawl, who hasn’t, and who’s who! And what or who is Dr. Evil? And what is the President going to do about ? This smash-mouth issue delivers! And next issue…MORE Captain Action than ever before! © Copyright 2002-2026 by Toon Doctor Inc. - All rights Reserved. All other texts, images, characters and trademarks are copyright their respective owners. Use of material in this document (including reproduction, modification, distribution, electronic transmission or republication) without prior written permission is strictly prohibited.