Mage: The Hero DiscoveredWritten and drawn by Matt Wagner, Colors by Jeromy Cox and James Rochelle
Collecting the first 15 chapters of the story of Kevin Matchstick. A simple man who attempts to stop what looks like a mugging in an alley. Matchstick isn't quite in time and the victim mutters the word "Grackleflint" to him before dying. And so begins Kevin Matchstick's journey to destiny. A destiny that will involve ghostly guardians, sardonic wizards, beautiful women and strange and deadly beasts...
Wagner crafts an epic story here, the first part of the Hero Trilogy (not that there is any sign of when he'll get to that third part). This 30 dollar paperback has over 400 pages of story plus extras like the original cover art and the short story "The Kelpie". A definite plus to add to any collection...