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Murderer, deMonic, Stealth, Stellar and hardcore

cReated by: robert KirKMan and Marc SilveStri

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pilot season declassified wRitten by: robert KirKMan, Marc SilveStri,bryan rountree and filip SabliKfoR tHis edition edited and desiGned by: phil SMith

PILOT SEASON: DECLASSIFIED, October 2009. FIRST PRINTING. Published by Image Comics, Inc. Offi ce of Publication: 2134 Allston Way, Second Floor Berkeley, CA 94704. $1.00 U..S.. MURDERERª AND © ROBERT KIRKMAN AND TOP COW PRODUCTIONS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. DEMONICª AND © ROBERT KIRKMAN AND TOP COW PRODUCTIONS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. STEALTHª AND © ROBERT KIRKMAN AND TOP COW PRODUCTIONS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. STELLARª AND © ROBERT KIRKMAN AND TOP COW PRODUCTIONS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. HARDCOREª AND © ROBERT KIRKMAN AND TOP COW PRODUCTIONS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Ò Murderer,Ó Ò Demonic,Ó Ò Stealth,Ó Ò Stellar,Ó Ò Hardcore,Ó the Murderer, Demonic, Stealth, Stellar and Hardcore logos, and the likeness of all featured characters are trademarks of Robert Kirkman and Top Cow Productions, Inc. All rights reserved. Any resemblance to actual persons (living or dead), events, institutions, or locales, without satiric intent, is coincidental. No portion of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the express written permission of Top Cow Productions, Inc. Printed by World Color Press, Inc., St-Romuald, QC., Canada. 10/21/09. PRINTED IN CANADA.

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DEMONIC

SerieS ArtiSt: Joe Benitez

the demon iS in hiS heAd. the demon mAkeS him Strong. the demon getS Angry when he doeSn’t kill. Scott grAveS iS poSSeSSed And he will do Anything the demon ASkS AS long AS it promiSeS not to mAke him kill hiS wife And dAughter. Scott StAlkS in the night AS demonic, A vigilAnte known for SAvAgely SlAughtering the wicked. he ASkS himSelf, how long cAn he continue living thiS wAy And whAt if the demon iSn’t reAl?

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MURDERER

SerieS ArtiSt: nelson Blake ii

JASon SpArkS iS curSed. hiS every wAking moment iS bombArded with the thoughtS of thoSe Around him. every dirty little Secret, every hidden deSire, ScreAmed At him in A cAcophony of voiceS in hiS heAd. the only wAy to Silence theSe voiceS, the only thing thAt bringS him A moment of piece... iS murder. but he’S trying to uSe hiS powerS for good.


MURDERER

SerieS ArtiSt: nelson Blake ii

JASon SpArkS iS curSed. hiS every wAking moment iS bombArded with the thoughtS of thoSe Around him. every dirty little Secret, every hidden deSire, ScreAmed At him in A cAcophony of voiceS in hiS heAd. the only wAy to Silence theSe voiceS, the only thing thAt bringS him A moment of piece... iS murder. but he’S trying to uSe hiS powerS for good.


DEMONIC

SerieS ArtiSt: Joe Benitez

the demon iS in hiS heAd. the demon mAkeS him Strong. the demon getS Angry when he doeSn’t kill. Scott grAveS iS poSSeSSed And he will do Anything the demon ASkS AS long AS it promiSeS not to mAke him kill hiS wife And dAughter. Scott StAlkS in the night AS demonic, A vigilAnte known for SAvAgely SlAughtering the wicked. he ASkS himSelf, how long cAn he continue living thiS wAy And whAt if the demon iSn’t reAl?


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STEALTH

SerieS ArtiSt: sheldon Mitchell

todd cArey iS recovering from A nASty divorce, hiS dAughter iS flunking out of college And he’S JuSt leArned thAt hiS fAther hAS been diAgnoSed with Alzheimer’S. unAble to reAlly tAke cAre of himSelf, todd hAS Allowed hiS fAther to move in with him. whAt todd doeSn’t know, iS thAt hiS fAther iS the mASked vigilAnte SteAlth... And hAS been hiS entire life. SteAlth hAS mAny enemieS And hiS errAtic behAvior could eASily get him killed--And All thiS trouble fAllS SquArely in todd’S lAp.


STEALTH

SerieS ArtiSt: sheldon Mitchell

todd cArey iS recovering from A nASty divorce, hiS dAughter iS flunking out of college And he’S JuSt leArned thAt hiS fAther hAS been diAgnoSed with Alzheimer’S. unAble to reAlly tAke cAre of himSelf, todd hAS Allowed hiS fAther to move in with him. whAt todd doeSn’t know, iS thAt hiS fAther iS the mASked vigilAnte SteAlth... And hAS been hiS entire life. SteAlth hAS mAny enemieS And hiS errAtic behAvior could eASily get him killed--And All thiS trouble fAllS SquArely in todd’S lAp.

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STELLAR

SerieS ArtiSt: Bernard chang

StellAr iS one of five geneticAlly enhAnced Super-humAnS creAted by the government of eArth. the proceSS uSed on her hAS mAde her toxic to other humAnS... And cAuSed the other four volunteerS to loSe their mindS. now bAniShed from eArth, StellAr roAmS to coSmoS trying to uSe her powerS for good, hAunted by the fAct thAt She cAn never return home--And her fellow Super-humAnS Are out there--reAdy to Strike At Any moment.


HARDCORE

SerieS ArtiSt: Brian stelfreeze

once the hArd core iS Shot into the bAck of your neck, An ASSASSin’S brAin wAveS cAn be trAnSmitted into your body--circumventing your brAin functionS--tAking complete control of your body. when ASSASSinS uSe thiS technology--your killer cAn be Anyone: your bArber, your neighbor or your wife. they Are the beSt ASSASSinS in the world--but whAt hAppenS when one of their own turnS AgAinSt them? who cAn you truSt when your enemy cAn chAnge hiS AppeArAnce AS eASy AS Someone chAngeS A Shirt?


STELLAR

SerieS ArtiSt: Bernard chang

StellAr iS one of five geneticAlly enhAnced Super-humAnS creAted by the government of eArth. the proceSS uSed on her hAS mAde her toxic to other humAnS... And cAuSed the other four volunteerS to loSe their mindS. now bAniShed from eArth, StellAr roAmS to coSmoS trying to uSe her powerS for good, hAunted by the fAct thAt She cAn never return home--And her fellow Super-humAnS Are out there--reAdy to Strike At Any moment.


HARDCORE

SerieS ArtiSt: Brian stelfreeze

once the hArd core iS Shot into the bAck of your neck, An ASSASSin’S brAin wAveS cAn be trAnSmitted into your body--circumventing your brAin functionS--tAking complete control of your body. when ASSASSinS uSe thiS technology--your killer cAn be Anyone: your bArber, your neighbor or your wife. they Are the beSt ASSASSinS in the world--but whAt hAppenS when one of their own turnS AgAinSt them? who cAn you truSt when your enemy cAn chAnge hiS AppeArAnce AS eASy AS Someone chAngeS A Shirt?


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/Piot SeaSon 2009 • VitaL Data/inteRnaL CoMMS aCCeSS/GRanteD

Let’S be CLeaR. i’Ve wanteD to woRk in CoMiCS My whoLe Life. SinCe i waS baReLy past ten and saw X-Men in the theateR, theRe haS been no qUeStion aS to what fieLD i wanteD to woRk in. in that DaRk theateR, the LaRGeR-than-Life PeRSonaS, the MinD-bLowinG ConCePtS, anD the jUSt fRiGGin’ CooLneSS of it aLL SUCkeD Me RiGht in. i Ran oUt to the LoCaL CoMiC ShoP anD waS in heaVen. i boUGht eVeRy X-Men book i CoULD finD. anD it waSn’t LonG befoRe i StUMbLeD oVeR My own DRoPPeD jaw when i CaUGht My fiRSt GLanCe of Marc SilveStriÕ S RUn on UnCanny X-Men anD My faVoRite ChaRaCteR, woLVeRine. afteR that, how CoULD i not beCoMe a RaVenoUS fan of anythinG anD eVeRythinG MaRC SiLVeStRi? how CoULD i not join the heRD anD beCoMe one of toP Cow’S biGGeSt fanS? i knew CoMiCS weRe My PaSSion, i knew CoMiCS weRe the PeRfeCt MaRRiaGe of StoRy, aRt, anD the fantaStiC, anD i knew it CoULDn’t Get any betteR. anD then inVinCibLe bURSt onto the SCene. iMaGe CoMiCS anD robert KirKMan UnVeiLeD a new heRo foR kiDS Like Me. he haD PRobLeMS with hiS PaRentS, PRobLeMS with GiRLS, anD PRobLeMS faR beyonD anythinG i haVe eVeR haD to taCkLe. bUt he taLkeD Like i DiD anD PeRSeVeReD thRoUGh aLL hiS SetbaCkS anD ShoRtCoMinGS that it MaDe aLL of the Petty SLiGhtS anD aDoLeSCent DRaMaS that aCCoMPanieD Me thRoUGh MiDDLe SChooL anD hiGh SChooL SeeM inSiGnifiCant in CoMPaRiSon. i PRaCtiCaLLy GRew UP with MaRk GRaySon! So why aM i teLLinG yoU thiS? beCaUSe i neVeR thoUGht i’D be inteRninG at toP Cow PRoDUCtionS. anD i neVeR thoUGht that i’D be StRUGGLinG to Get My foot in the DooR the SaMe yeaR that SiLVeStRi anD kiRkMan DeCiDeD to teaM UP anD CReate fiVe new ChaRaCteRS. bUt heRe i aM. anD it’S aLL haPPeninG So faSt! bUt with eVeRy SketCh that PaSSeS thRoUGh My hanDS anD eVeRy SCRiPt that GetS Left on the PRinteR foR jUSt a MinUte too LonG, My wiLLPoweR to UPhoLD My ConfiDentiaLity aGReeMent waVeRS fURtheR. i Gotta ShaRe thiS with yoU, My feLLow fanS. i jUSt Can’t heLP MySeLf. eVen if it MeanS i’LL LoSe My job…

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fRoM: RobeRt kiRkMan <-------------------.CoM>SUbjeCt: PiLot SeaSon 3 – LoCkeD Down yet?to: “PhiLiP w. SMith ii” <---------------.CoM>CC: “MaRC SiLVeStRi” <---------------.CoM>, “fiLiP SabLik” <----------------.CoM>, “Matt hawkinS” <---------------.CoM>Date: weDneSDay, febRUaRy 4, 2009, 4:55 PM

yoU GUyS haVe PiLot SeaSon 3 LoCkeD Down yet? i haD an iDea yoU GUyS MiGht be inteReSteD in…

-RobeRt

on weD, feb 4, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Matt hawkinS <-----------.CoM> wRote: we Can CeRtainLy Make RooM foR yoU =)

fiLiP – what’S the StatUS on oUR 09 PiLot SeaSonS? Do we haVe fiVe ContenDeRS yet oR woULD we haVe to PUSh baCk a PRojeCt to 2010 to Make RooM foR kiRkMan?

-MattthiS MeSSaGe waS Sent fRoM My iPhone

on weD, feb 4, 2009 at 5:48 PM, RobeRt kiRkMan <----------------.CoM> wRote:

My iDea waS CRazieR than that. i want to Do aLL fiVe MySeLf. i haVe MoRe ConCePtS than i Can Do MySeLf anD i thoUGht thiS woULD be a fUn way to Get MoRe of theM oUt theRe. i thoUGht we MiGht bRinG in MaRC anD haVe hiM DeSiGn the fiVe ConCePtS... anD Do fiVe new bookS, aLL Co-CReateD by MaRC anD MySeLf.

woULD thiS be SoMethinG yoU GUyS MiGht be inteReSteD in Down the Line?

if PoSSibLe, i’D aLSo Like to Do theM with the CoRe toP Cow GUyS on the aRt. MaRC on CoVeRS. thiS of CoURSe, iS jUSt a thoUGht--i Don’t know how bUSy yoU haVe theSe GUyS CURRentLy.

-RobeRt

on weD, feb 4, 2009 at 6:01 PM, fiLiP SabLik <------------------.CoM> wRote:

Hi RobeRt,

Matt anD i jUSt taLkeD oVeR yoUR PRoPoSaL anD we think thiS iS a GReat way to SnaG SoMe MaRVeL zoMbieS fans and inVinCibLe/waLkinG DeaD ReaDeRS who woULD be ReaLLy ReCePtiVe to toP Cow if they GaVe US a tRy. i’D Like to Set UP a ConfeRenCe CaLL toMoRRow So we Can DiSCUSS eVeRythinG bUt Let’S Get yoU in toUCh with MaRC fiRSt.

PhiL – i think we Can taLk to SoMe of the otheR CReatoRS we’Ve been taLkinG to aboUt PaRtiCiPatinG in PiLot SeaSon anD haVe theM DeVeLoP theiR PRojeCtS foR 2010 inSteaD.

-filip

on weD, feb 4, 2009 at 8:59 PM, MaRC SiLVeStRi <------------------.CoM> wRote:

LookS Like eVeRyboDy’S been bUSy whiLe i waS oUt of the offiCe toDay! i’M UP foR it So LonG aS we keeP the PRojeCtS inteReStinG anD the PRoCeSS fUn anD CoLLaboRatiVe. DiD anyboDy GiVe RobeRt a heaDS UP to know that if i Get fRee ReiGn to DeSiGn eVeRythinG, he betteR be PRePaReD to Sift thRoUGh an oCean of ConCePt SketCheS?-M


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/aRt by: Marc SilveStri

[MaRC, i’M DiGGinG thiS MUCh MoRe than the fiRSt take. he waS too CReePy anD eViL LookinG befoRe! - R]


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