DEADMAN 1 (MR)

DEADMAN #1 (MR)

DC COMICS

(W) Bruce Jones (A/CA) John Watkiss

Written by Bruce Jones

Art and cover by John Watkiss

   The superstar veteran team of fan-favorite writer Bruce Jones (NIGHTWING, THE WARLORD) and innovative artist John Watkiss (SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE, TRIGGER) explores the mysteries of life - and love - after death in this original re-imagining of the classic DC character. Combining over-the-top action and brain-tingling speculation, this is Deadman as only Vertigo could deliver in an ongoing series about sex and string theory; parapsychology and political conspiracy; where the "wonder years" and the afterlife are just two dimensions of the same reality.

   Brandon Cayce is cocky young pilot for a major airline who likes to fly right and party all night. With his older brother Scott at the controls, Brandon is "deadheading" a free flight with a hangover that won't quit. Without warning, Scott deliberately crashes the plane into a downtown London skyscraper. Brandon is killed in a horrifying wreck, along with everyone on board.

    And his day only gets worse from there.

    To survive his own demise, Brandon must confront these riddles head-on, until he realizes that the person with the answers may be his late brother's own wife -  a woman he once loved himself. And when he encounters her again, he finds that his love for her is one part of himself that will never die.

On sale August 16

32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

MATURE READERS    Edited by Jonathan Vankin