Mage:TPB: Hero Defined 3

Mage:TPB: Hero Defined 3The third of six volumes collecting MATT WAGNER's epic fantasy trilogy. THE HERO DEFINED was the series that first saw WAGNER join the ranks of Image Comics creators and continues the saga of the reborn Pendragon, Kevin Matchstick. Several years after the events of THE HERO DISCOVERED, Kevin finds himself partnered with a posse of comrades who also embody the powers and personas of ancient heroes. Together they confront and battle a litany of

The creative duo kicks things off with the menacing

and reveal a secret history that might end it all

BEASTS OF BURDEN ANIMAL RITES TP (C: 0-1-2) (W) Evan Dorkin (A/CA) Jill Thompson Black magic

KICK-ASS VS HIT-GIRL TP VOL 04 (MR) (W) Steve Niles (A) Marcelo Frusin (CA) John Romita It's Kick-Ass versus Hit-Girl

and they’re accompanied by some of the brightest new writers and artists in the DCU

GREG TOCCHINI and others Cover by PATRICK GLEASON The Dark Knight and the Boy Wonder face foes new and old

More (A) David Baldeon

where a terrifying disease has taken on almost deific connotations

but they’ll need one more to get the job done…none other than Lex Luthor

SUNNY ROLLS THE DICE GN (C: 0-1-0) (W) Jennifer Holm (A/CA) Matthew Holm Too cool for school

This is the story of what happened next

While the particulars are Chast-ian in their idiosyncrasies the themes are universal: adult children accepting a parental role