Destiny A Chronicle of Deaths Foretold (1997) comic books 1997
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Issue #1
Published Sep 1997 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
$2.50
Beginning a 3-issue miniseries delving into the past and future of Destiny of the Endless, with painted covers and framing sequences by Kent Williams. In the year 2009, a small town holds out against a devastating pandemic, its remaining inhabitants desperately hoping to survive the next outbreak of plague. Then a mysterious stranger arrives from nowhere, selling a page that he claims is not only taken from the Book of Destiny, but also foretells the four great plagues of humankind, including where the current one will strike next. To convince them of its worth, he offers to read from the page, revealing Destiny's role--as well as his own--in the previous three plagues, starting with the epidemic that struck the Byzantine empire. Written by Alisa Kwitney. Art by Kent Williams and Michael Zulli. Painted cover by Kent Williams. Mature Readers. FC, 48 pg. Prestige Format. Cover price $5.95.
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Issue #1DF.SIGNED
Destiny A Chronicle of Deaths Foretold (1997) #1DF.SIGNEDPublished Sep 1997 by DC/Vertigo.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Dynamic Forces Edition Signed by Michael Zulli - Limited to 1000 copies, Comes with COA. Beginning a 3-issue miniseries delving into the past and future of Destiny of the Endless, with painted covers and framing sequences by Kent Williams. In the year 2009, a small town holds out against a devastating pandemic, its remaining inhabitants desperately hoping to survive the next outbreak of plague. Then a mysterious stranger arrives from nowhere, selling a page that he claims is not only taken from the Book of Destiny, but also foretells the four great plagues of humankind, including where the current one will strike next. To convince them of its worth, he offers to read from the page, revealing Destiny's role--as well as his own--in the previous three plagues, starting with the epidemic that struck the Byzantine empire. Written by Alisa Kwitney. Art by Kent Williams and Michael Zulli. Painted cover by Kent Williams. Mature Readers. FC, 48 pg. Prestige Format. Cover price $5.95.
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Issue #2
Published Oct 1997 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
$2.50
Continuing the miniseries delving into the past and future of Destiny of the Endless. Welcomes warily into a community of holdouts from a modern-day plague, the mysterious John Ryder continues to tell his tale based on a prophetic page torn from the Book of Destiny. His second story, beautifully illustrated by Scott Hampton, captures a moment in time just before the Black Death overtook Europe in the 1300s, as seen through the eyes of a young princess for whom marriage is literally a matter of life and death. Written by Alisa Kwitney. Painted art by Kent Williams and Scott Hampton. Painted cover by Kent Williams. Mature Readers. FC, 48 pg. Prestige Format. Cover price $5.95.
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Issue #3
Published Nov 1997 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
$2.50
The enigmatic John Ryder reads the third and final tale from his prophetic book, which contains a page stolen from Destiny's own ancient tome of knowledge. This final story recounts the fate of a young woman living in a small English village in the 17th century, during the time of the Great Plague. Yet past and present intersect in unexpected ways as ancient predictions are fulfilled and Ryder finds himself at a crossroads, forced to choose between love...and Destiny. Written by Alisa Kwitney. Painted art by Kent Williams and Rebecca Guay. Painted cover by Kent Williams. Mature Readers. FC, 48 pg. Prestige Format. Cover price $5.95.
