art from H.A.R.D. Corps #5, cover by Mike Leeke and Tom Ryder, interiors by Bernard Chang (1993)

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MOAR #comics. The Kickstarter #Harbinger #Omnibus collecting the original #ValiantComics series from the 90s, published by Alien Books. Since this is crowdfunding, there is an additional gimmick, where I claimed a small fame for myself at the first page column 1 of the "Producers" page. These are actually the names of the backers of the campaign.

I saw this flipping through my digital #comics collection. I remember being at a #ValiantComics panel a con in Portland when they unveiled this cover. People gasped and then applauded.

For context, Dr. Mirage could essentially call up and talk to the spirit of any dead person. EXCEPT her husband, for unknown reasons. She traveled to the Deadside and back searching for him. This makes the cover so powerful, beautiful, and a nice spoilery teaser.

Art by Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic