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The Compleat Moonshadow                     Trade Paperback
Introduction by: Michael Zulli
Writer: John Marc DeMatteis
Artists: Jon J Muth, Kent Williams & George Pratt
Letterers: Kevin Nowlan & Gaspar Saladino
Editors: Bob Kahan, Jim Spivey, Margaret Clark, Archie Goodwin, Laurie Sutton, Karen Berger, Shelly Roeberg & Jenette Kahn
Wrap-a-Round Cover by: Jon J Muth (see 4th scan)

The classic series Moonshadow was originally published under Marvel’s Epic line in 1985. Then in 1994, DC Comics / Vertigo reprinted it unchanged with the exception of adding new cover art. Considered one of the most ground-breaking and literate comic series of all-time is finally collected in one mammoth volume, showcasing the very best in modern storytelling and painted artwork. This adult fairy tale is a work that evokes comparison with Lewis Carroll & William Blake. Although writer J.M. DeMatteis has gone on to become one of the most prolific writers in the comics business, Moonshadow represents some of his finest and most inspired work. Working with watercolorist Jon J Muth, he created a “fairy tale for adults” about a young boy coming of age and losing his innocence. It’s an elaborate allegory disguised as space fantasy, wherein the boy Moonshadow seeks his destiny from his upbringing in a galactic insane asylum. This single huge paperback volume collects both the original run of Moonshadow and its sequel, Farewell Moonshadow. Journey from the farther reaches of outer space to the starry skies of the inner spirit as the young dreamer Moonshadow and his cynical alien companion Ira set forth on the unforgettable intergalactic odyssey that science-fiction great Ray Bradbury called “beautiful, original, haunting.”

The Compleat Moonshadow contains:Moonshadow (1985 1st Series) Issues #1-12
In part #1, “Songs of Happy Chear”, Moonshadow is a young man who is raised in an intergalactic zoo.

Next in part #2, “A Very Uncomfortable Thing”, Sunflower, who is Moonshadow’s mother, is eaten alive by a baby alien she is trying to help.

Next in part #3, “The Crying of the Wind”, With Ira’s help, Moonshadow escapes from an insane asylum, only to get caught up in the character’s heist scheme.

Next in part #4, “The Hoofs of Wrath”, Moonshadow and Ira join the army and end up in a confusing war.

Next in part #5, “In a Lone Land”, Moonshadow endures the horrors of war in a conflict much like Vietnam. Later, Moonshadow’s genealogy is revealed.

Next in part #6, “Through the Window”, Moonshadow and the indulgent Ira are rewarded for their valor on the field of battle.

Next in part #7, “Book Seven: Counterpane”, Pobidiah Unkshush and his family become a nemesis of Moonshadow. Moonshadow is also ostracized by his former employers.

Next in part #8, “Book Eight: Candles”, Moonshadow finds himself in a world that refuses to acknowledge his existence. Luckily, he reunites with Lord Gaylord.

Next in part #9, “Gloriously Crown’d”, Moonshadow rescues the lecherous Ira from the despicable Unkshush family, who enlisted Ira to speak publicly about the war.

Next in part #10, “A Liberal Dosage”, Ira indulges his insatiable sexual appetite…

Next in part #11, “Contradictions”, Ira tells a variety of fictional origin stories to Moonshadow while imprisoned in the Unkshush dungeon.

Finally in part #12, “With Joy to Hear”, Followers of a religious cult are searching for their spiritual leader.
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Farewell, Moonshadow
A starry-eyed, Romantic traveler finds an elderly Moonshadow reflecting on his experiences in “a town built of Memory, Innocence, and a Joy infrequently glimpsed in long years of wandering.“ We learn of a time when he settled down, opened a tinker’s shop, married the beautiful Bettina, fathered four children – Mia, Charles, Charlotte, and Katherine – found himself occasionally tortured by dreams, and yearned at times for the secrets that the fat, silver moon seemed to keep from him.
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Trade Paperback collects: Moonshadow (1985 1st Series) #1-12 and Farwell, Moonshadow (1997).  Marvel Comics & DC Comics / Vertigo

Trade Paperback is bagged & boarded and will be carefully / securely packaged then shipped via USPS Priority Mail to ensure that it arrives to you perfectly and quickly.

First Printing
Publisher: DC Comics / Vertigo
Publication Date: 1998
Format: FC, 464 pages, TPB, 10.25″ x 6.5″
ISBN-10: 1563893436
ISBN-13: 9781563893438

Collectible Entertainment note: Trade Paperback is in Very Fine condition.  (micro-tear on backcover top right creating tiny flap) otherwise… Like New.  Beautiful!  Please See Scans!!  A must have for any serious Moonshadow collector and/or enthusiast.  A fun & entertaining read.  Recommended.

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