''The Necromancer'' is a
comic book
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published by the
Top Cow
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History
During the early years of Image Comics, which was founded in 1992, co-founder Marc Silvestri shared a studio with Jim Le ...
imprint of
Image Comics
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.
The comic was written by science fiction author and comic writer
Joshua Ortega
Joshua Ortega (born 1974) is an American author and journalist best known for his novel ''Frequencies'', as well as his comic book and graphic novel work on entertainment properties such as ''Star Wars'', '' Spider-Man'', '' Batman'', '' Star Tr ...
, with art on the first series by
Francis Manapul
Francis Manapul (born August 26, 1979) is a Filipino Canadian comic book artist and writer.
Career
Manapul is known for his work on ''Witchblade'' and '' The Necromancer'' for Top Cow, working on the former for three years, off and on, returnin ...
.
Publication history
''Necromancer'' was originally announced back in 2001 with Top Cow president
Matt Hawkins as the writer and
Brian Ching
Brian Ching (born May 24, 1978) is an American former professional soccer player who played for twelve years in Major League Soccer and represented the U.S. national team for eight years.
Ching's professional career began when he was the 16th ...
on art chores.
''Necromancer'' returned in the
2007
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"
Pilot Season" program from Top Cow. Ortega provided the script and
Jonboy Meyers took over on art, as Manapul was on exclusive contract to
DC.
Plot
The series follows Abby van Alstine, a teenage girl who discovers that she is part of a mystical subculture among society, possessing several growing powers of her own.
Collected editions
The first series was collected into a
trade paperback Trade paperback may refer to:
* Trade paperback, a higher-quality softcover version of a book
* Trade paperback (comics)
In comics in the United States, a trade paperback (shortened: TPB or trade) is a collection of stories originally published ...
in April 2007 ().
Necromancer Collected in Trade This April
Newsarama
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History
N ...
, February 1, 2007
Notes
References
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External links
Magic Words: Joshua Ortega talks "The Necromancer"
Comic Book Resources
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History
Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1995 as a development of the Kingdom Co ...
, October 5, 2005
Reviews
Review of ''Necromancer'' #1
an
Comics Bulletin
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History Silver Bullet Comicbooks
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During this ...
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