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''Deathmate'' was a six-part comic book crossover between Valiant Comics and Image Comics published in 1993 and 1994. Designated by color rather than issue numbers (namely Yellow, Blue, Black, and Red) plus two book-end issues, ''Deathmate Prologue'' and ''Deathmate Epilogue'', as well as Preview issues collected with comic products, the four main issues were written so they could be read in any order. Created at the peak of the comic book speculator boom, the project was heavily promoted and sold hundreds of thousands of copies, but was beset with production delays. The Image half (Black, Red, and Epilogue) came out severely behind schedule and out of sequence. ''Deathmate Red'' shipped after the epilogue issue, and despite cover dates of September 1993 to February 1994, the actual publication lag was far longer than six months. The plot evolved around a chance interdimensional meeting of two characters, Solar from Valiant and Void from Image's WildC.A.T.s. The two became lovers, but their joining would mean the destruction of both comic book universes. It is notable that only half of the Image founding members chose to take part. Erik Larsen, Jim Valentino, and Todd McFarlane were not involved, although Al Simmons makes a brief character appearance in ''Deathmate Red''. == The books == Preview Issues Green sold with Comic Defense comic bags or Advance Comics magazine Same story and cover, but with the logo of the sponsor in the corner Story: Solar and Prophet battle Erica Pierce Orange and Pink sold with Previews magazine Same story, but different covers Story: Archer chases Shadowman while Grifter chases Archer Books from Valiant * Deathmate Prologue "A Love to End All Time" Story: Bob Layton Pencils: Barry Windsor-Smith Inks: Jim Lee "Universal Truth" Story: Bob Layton Pencils: Rob Liefeld Inks: Bob Layton with Danny Miki and Dan Panosian * Deathmate Yellow "Jerked Through Time" (featuring characters from ''Archer & Armstrong'' and ''WildC.A.T.s'') Story: Mike Baron Pencils: Bernard Chang Inks: Rodney Ramos "Cat and Mouse" (featuring characters from ''Ninjak'' and ''WildC.A.T.s'') Story: Jorge Gonzalez. Pencils: Don Perlin Inks: Mike Manley "The Dying Game" (featuring characters from ''H.A.R.D. Corps'' and ''WildC.A.T.s'') Story: David Michelinie and Bob Layton Pencils: Mike Leeke Inks: Tom Ryder "Revelations and Recruitments" (featuring characters from ''Shadowman'' and ''WildC.A.T.s'') Story: Bob Hall Pencils: Mark Moretti Inks: John Dixon * Deathmate Blue "Battlestone vs. Magnus Outlaw!" (featuring characters from ''Brigade'' and ''Magnus: Robot Fighter'') Story: John Ostrander Pencils: Jim Calafiore Inks: Ralph Reese "Secret Forces" (featuring characters from ''Secret Weapons'' and ''Cyberforce'') Story: Joe St. Pierre Pencils: Sean Chen Inks: Kathryn Bolinger "Sacrifices" (featuring characters from ''Harbinger'', ''Brigade'', and ''Cyberforce'') Story: Maurice Fontenot Pencils: Howard Simpson Inker: Gonzalo Mayo "Supremely Darque" (featuring characters from ''Solar'' and ''Supreme'') Story: Kevin VanHook Pencils: Peter Grau Inker: Jimmy Palmiotti Books from Image * Deathmate Black (featuring characters from ''Gen¹³'', ''WildC.A.T.s'', ''Turok: Dinosaur Hunter'', ''Cyberforce'', and ''X-O Manowar'') Story: Brandon Choi and Eric Silvestri Pencils: Brandon Peterson, Brett Booth, Marc Silvestri, J. Scott Campbell (as Jeffrey Scott), Scott Clark, Greg Capullo, Jim Lee, and Whilce Portacio Inks: Scott Williams, Sal Regla, Alex Garner, and Trevor Scott * Deathmate Red (featuring characters from ''Youngblood'', ''Bloodshot'' and ''Eternal Warrior'') Story and Pencils: Rob Liefeld Script: Eric Stephenson Additional pencils: Jeff Matsuda, Rich Horie, Dan Fraga, Cedric Nocon, Dan Pacella, Anthony Winn, Marat Mychaels Inks: Danny Miki, Jon Sibal, Marlo Alquiza * Deathmate Epilogue Story: Bob Layton Pencils: Marc Silvestri and Joe Quesada Inks: Bob Layton and Scott Williams 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Deathmate」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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