Aspen Splash: 2007 Swimsuit Spectacular

    (Aspen, 2007)
™ and © Aspen MLT, Inc.

When hoping to catch fans’ attention with a new character, it’s often a good idea to make that character a beautiful, mermaid-like woman in tiny scraps of clothing. That was probably part of the thought behind Aspen, and it’s definitely part (if not all) of the appeal of this one-shot. Each page features various characters of the Aspen world—Aspen, Onyx, Miya, etc.—lounging about in provocative poses wearing tiny swimsuits (or less).

The art is nice, rendered by such talents as Michael Turner, Billy Tan, Randy Green, and many others. The issue features several different variant covers.

— Andy Richardson

			Notes	Writer	Artist
	#1 Variation A Date:  8/1/2007 Cover Price:  $2.99 NM Guide Price:  $11.50 2 copies available from $11.50	Cover A			Micah Gunnell, Alé Garza, Marcus To, Francisco Herrera, Talent Caldwell, Sean Galloway, Mark Roslan, Randy Green, Peter Steigerwald, Philip Tan, Michael Turner, Joel Gomez, Ryan Odagawa, Francis Manapul, Cross, Billy Tan
	#1 Variation B Date:  8/1/2007 Cover Price:  $2.99 NM Guide Price:  $2.99 No copies available	Cover B	San Diego Comic Con exclusive		Micah Gunnell, Alé Garza, Marcus To, Francisco Herrera, Talent Caldwell, Sean Galloway, Mark Roslan, Randy Green, Peter Steigerwald, Philip Tan, Michael Turner, Joel Gomez, Ryan Odagawa, Francis Manapul, Cross, Billy Tan
	#1 Variation C Date:  8/1/2007 Cover Price:  $2.99 NM Guide Price:  $2.99 1 copy available for $3.00	Cover C	Wizard World Chicago exclusive		Micah Gunnell, Alé Garza, Marcus To, Francisco Herrera, Talent Caldwell, Sean Galloway, Mark Roslan, Randy Green, Peter Steigerwald, Philip Tan, Michael Turner, Joel Gomez, Ryan Odagawa, Francis Manapul, Cross, Billy Tan
	#1 Variation D Date:  8/1/2007 Cover Price:  $2.99 NM Guide Price:  $2.99 No copies available	Cover D	Fantastic Realm UK exclusive		Micah Gunnell, Alé Garza, Marcus To, Francisco Herrera, Talent Caldwell, Sean Galloway, Mark Roslan, Randy Green, Peter Steigerwald, Philip Tan, Michael Turner, Joel Gomez, Ryan Odagawa, Francis Manapul, Cross, Billy Tan
	#1 Variation E Date:  8/1/2007 Cover Price:  $2.99 NM Guide Price:  $5.00 1 copy available for $5.00	Cover E			Micah Gunnell, Alé Garza, Marcus To, Francisco Herrera, Talent Caldwell, Sean Galloway, Mark Roslan, Randy Green, Peter Steigerwald, Philip Tan, Michael Turner, Joel Gomez, Ryan Odagawa, Francis Manapul, Cross, Billy Tan