Issue Details

Issue	#30
Published	May 2003
Cover Price	2.95
Pages	36

Cover Details

Characters	Ingra; Persha
Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Barbara Kesel
Pencils	Andy Smith
Inks	Rob Hunter
Colors	Sumi Pak
Letters	Dave Lanphear

1 page recap "They Are the First"

Script	Barbara Kesel
Pencils	Andy Smith
Inks	Rob Hunter
Colors	Sumi Pak
Letters	Dave Lanphear

22 page First, The story "Who Will Bell The Cat?"

Characters	Pyrem; Persha; Wyture; Enson; Ingra
Synopsis	Persha and Ingra have different plans. One wants to unite the First, and the other won’t reveal her true intentions. As the passionate natures of mother and daughter collide, the world of Elysia will tremble.
Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Barbara Kesel
Pencils	Andy Smith
Inks	Rob Hunter
Colors	Sumi Pak
Letters	Dave Lanphear

1 page credits "Storytellers"

Script	Barbara Kesel
Pencils	Andy Smith
Inks	Rob Hunter
Colors	Sumi Pak
Letters	Dave Lanphear

1 page First, The promo (ad from the publisher) "Beware the Rising Tide"

Characters	Orium
Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Barbara Kesel
Pencils	Andy Smith
Inks	Rob Hunter
Colors	Sumi Pak
Letters	Dave Lanphear
Notes	Promo for "The First" #31

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "On Sale This Month from CGE"

Characters	Verityn; Cassie Starkweather; Ethan; Exeter; Crossovers
Notes	Promo for CGE comics on sale during April, 2003.

2 page letters page "Can't Get Enough"

Characters	Danik; Tug; Verityn; Capricia; Zephyre; Galvan; Gammid
Script	Gina M. Villa; Ian M. Feller
Notes	"Crosscurrents" column by Gina M. Villa; "On The Lam" column by Ian M. Feller; Creator Quiz; Read This!; Profile (Robert Rodi)

2 page advertisement "They've Got The Goods!"

Notes

Ad for Crossgen's Premier Retailers, including Phone Numbers and photo of one store.

1 page Simon Archard promo (ad from the publisher) "Ruse #19"

Characters	Simon Archard; Emma Bishop
Genre	Detective
Script	Scott Beatty
Pencils	Butch Guice
Inks	Michael Perkins
Colors	Laura Martin
Notes	Promo for Key Issue Ruse #19.

1 page Lady Death promo (ad from the publisher) "Brian Pulido's Lady Death: A Medieval Tale #4"

Characters	Lady Death
Genre	Fantasy
Script	Brian Pulido
Pencils	Ivan Reis
Inks	Marc Campos
Colors	Chris Blythe
Notes	Promo for Brian Pulido's Lady Death: A Medieval Tale (Crossgen, 2003 Series) #4.

1 page Solusandra promo (ad from the publisher) "Solus #3"

Characters	Solusandra
Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Barbara Kesel
Pencils	George Perez
Inks	Rick Magyar
Colors	Larry Molinar
Notes	Promo for Solus #3 (Crossgen, 2003 Series).

1 page Clan McGaren promo (ad from the publisher) "Brath #4"

Genre	Period
Script	Chuck Dixon
Pencils	Andrea Di Vito
Inks	John Dell
Colors	Rob Schwager
Notes	Promo for Brath #4 (Crossgen, 2003 Series)

1 page advertisement

Notes

Ad for Comicsontheweb.com