A Distant Soil (2nd Series)

This series is the story of Jason and Lianna Scott. Held in a psychic research institute since they were children, they finally managed to escape by utilizing powers they had just discovered in themselves. Soon afterward, they were encountered Rieken and D’Mer, humanoids from another world, who had come to enlist the kids’ aid in freeing their galaxy from the enslaving power of the planet Ovanon. Lianna learns that she is an Avatar, potentially the most powerful psychic in the universe. Jason is a Disruptor, able to control the flow of electricity in people and things. So long as these two are alive, Ovanon’s power is in jeopardy.

A Distant Soil originally appeared as a preview in Elfquest #16, and went on to become a regular series for Elfquest publisher Warp Graphics. With this 1993 series, creator Colleen Doran decided to begin self-publishing with her new company Aria Press.

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#1

Jun 1991

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#1 - 2nd printing

Jun 1992

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#1 - 3rd printing

Nov 1993

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#1 - 4th printing

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#2

Feb 1992

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W: Colleen Doran, Mary Jo Duffy · A: Colleen Doran

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#2 - 2nd printing

Feb 1992

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#3

Jan 1993

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#3 - 2nd printing

Jan 1993

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#4

Feb 1993

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#4 - 2nd printing

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#5

Jun 1993

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#6

Feb 1993

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#7

Feb 1994

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#8

Jun 1994

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#9

Aug 1994

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W: Colleen Doran, Mary Jo Duffy · A: Colleen Doran

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#10

Dec 1994

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W: Colleen Doran · A: Colleen Doran

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#11

Apr 1995

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#12

Nov 1995

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#13

Jun 1996

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#14

Aug 1996

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All Sketchbook Issue

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#15

Aug 1996

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W: Colleen Doran · A: Colleen Doran

Image begins as publisher

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#16

Oct 1996

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B&W

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#17

Dec 1996

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B&W

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#18

Feb 1997

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#19

Apr 1997

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W: Colleen Doran · A: Colleen Doran

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#20

Jun 1997

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W: Colleen Doran · A: Colleen Doran, Karelyn Johnson

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#21

Sep 1997

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W: Colleen Doran · A: Colleen Doran

Includes sketchbook pages

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#22

Dec 1997

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#23

Feb 1998

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#24

Apr 1998

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#25

Jun 1998

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W: Colleen Doran, Neil Gaiman · A: Colleen Doran

15th anniversary issue; Double-sized

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#26

Nov 1998

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W: Colleen Doran · A: Colleen Doran

Not Christmas story

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#27

Apr 1999

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W: Colleen Doran, Sharon Lee, Steve Miller · A: Colleen Doran

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#28

Jul 1999

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W: Colleen Doran, Ellen Kushner · A: Colleen Doran

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#29

Mar 2000

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W: Colleen Doran, Delia Sherman · A: Colleen Doran

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#30

Aug 2000

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W: Colleen Doran, Bud Webster · A: Colleen Doran

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#31

Jan 2001

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W: Colleen Doran, Jan Strnad · A: Colleen Doran

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#32

May 2001

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W: Colleen Doran · A: Colleen Doran

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#33

Aug 2001

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W: Colleen Doran, Steve Darnall · A: Colleen Doran

Includes sketchbook pages, data file

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#34

Feb 2002

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W: Colleen Doran · A: Colleen Doran

Giant-size; Includes data file, sketchbook pages

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#35

Nov 2002

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W: Colleen Doran · A: Colleen Doran

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#36

Oct 2003

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#37

Jul 2004

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#38

Dec 2006

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#39

Apr 2013

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W: Colleen Doran · A: Colleen Doran

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#40

Jun 2013

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W: Colleen Doran · A: Colleen Doran

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#42

Oct 2013

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W: Colleen Doran · A: Colleen Doran

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Book #1

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W: Colleen Doran, Neil Gaiman · A: Colleen Doran

Collects A Distant Soil #1-12; The Gathering

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Book #1 - 3rd printing

Jul 2013

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Collects A Distant Soil #1-12; Introduction by Neil Gaiman; Published by Image

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Book #2

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Collects A Distant Soil #13-26; The Ascendant

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Book #3

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Immigrant Song; Remaindered

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