Midnight Nation

    (Image, 2000-2002)
™ and ©2000 J. Michael Straczynski

J. Michael Straczynski strikes again. After wowing audiences with his comic book debut Rising Stars, the writer made famous by Babylon 5 launches his own imprint (Joe’s Comics) under the Top Cow banner with the flagship title Midnight Nation. Complimenting verbose panels (what do you expect from a television writer?) with imagery that is both attractive and otherworldly, penciler Gary Frank is as much a visual storyteller as Straczynski is oral.

Detective David Grey is trying to solve a murder that no one wants or even cares about helping to solve. In his search for the killer, the detective comes across The Men—otherworldly beings that kill at will. But David’s encounter with them leaves him shouldering a fate worse than death—the loss of his soul. Transported to the “World In-Between”—an eerie ghost world populated by forgotten souls—David and his beautiful guide Laurel fight to reclaim the man’s soul. If he does not accomplish his mission within 11 months, he will turn into one of The Men and live a life trapped in an eternal hell.
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Midnight Nation #0.5

March, 2001
Cover Price: $5.00
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Midnight Nation #0.5 Variation C

March, 2001
Cover Price: $0.00
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Midnight Nation #0.5 Gold Edition

March, 2001
Cover Price: $9.00
1 copy available for $15.00 		J. Michael StraczynskiGary Frank
Midnight Nation #1

October, 2000
Cover Price: $2.50
6 copies available from $0.99 		J. Michael StraczynskiGary Frank
Midnight Nation #1 - 2nd printing

October, 2000
Cover Price: $2.50
4 copies available from $3.75 		J. Michael StraczynskiGary Frank
Midnight Nation #1 Variation A

October, 2000
Cover Price: $2.50
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Midnight Nation #1 Variation B

October, 2000
Cover Price: $2.50
1 copy available for $11.98 		Dynamic Forces Exclusive Cover B by Gary Frank; #875 of 10,000 copies J. Michael StraczynskiGary Frank
Midnight Nation #1 Variation F

October, 2000
Cover Price: $12.95
1 copy available for $4.95 		Dynamic Forces Blue Foil Cover F by Gary Frank; Blue foil stamped; Solicited by Dynamic Forces; Limited to 1,000 J. Michael StraczynskiGary Frank
Midnight Nation #1 Variation G

October, 2000
Cover Price: $10.00
3 copies available from $7.50 		Dynamic Forces European Cover G by Gary Frank; Limited to 5,000 J. Michael StraczynskiGary Frank
Midnight Nation #1 Variation H

October, 2000
Cover Price: $15.00
1 copy available for $22.50 		J. Michael StraczynskiGary Frank
Midnight Nation #2

November, 2000
Cover Price: $2.50
7 copies available from $0.99 		J. Michael StraczynskiGary Frank
Midnight Nation #3

December, 2000
Cover Price: $2.50
5 copies available from $0.99 		J. Michael StraczynskiGary Frank
Midnight Nation #4

January, 2001
Cover Price: $2.50
7 copies available from $0.30 		J. Michael StraczynskiGary Frank
Midnight Nation #5

March, 2001
Cover Price: $2.50
6 copies available from $0.99 		J. Michael StraczynskiGary Frank
Midnight Nation #6

April, 2001
Cover Price: $2.50
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Midnight Nation #7

June, 2001
Cover Price: $2.50
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Midnight Nation #8

July, 2001
Cover Price: $2.50
5 copies available from $0.99 		J. Michael StraczynskiGary Frank
Midnight Nation #9

January, 2002
Cover Price: $2.50
10 copies available from $1.25 		J. Michael StraczynskiGary Frank
Midnight Nation #10

March, 2002
Cover Price: $2.50
10 copies available from $0.99 		J. Michael StraczynskiGary Frank
Midnight Nation #11

June, 2002
Cover Price: $2.50
6 copies available from $1.75 		J. Michael StraczynskiGary Frank
Midnight Nation #12

July, 2002
Cover Price: $2.95
6 copies available from $1.75 		J. Michael StraczynskiGary Frank
Midnight Nation Book #1

January, 2003
Cover Price: $29.99
1 copy available for $2.75 		J. Michael StraczynskiGary Frank