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John Shirley (w) • Kevin Colden (a) • Ashley Wood, Kyle Hotz (c)“Death and Rebirth,” Part 1. THE CROW is reborn—in Tokyo. Can a dark spirit fight for the light? THE CROW has always done just that—striking from the shadows, a kind of shadow himself. The spirit of the Crow is back, transfiguring Jamie Osterberg, an American studying in Tokyo and deeply in love with his Japanese girlfriend, Yumi… until the love of his life is stolen. The Crow must once more make the wrong thing right—but this time he might have to do it by killing his own true love…FC • 32 pages • $3.99TRANSCRIPT
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THE CROW: DEATH AND REBIRTH #1. JULY 2012. FIRST PRINTING. “The Crow” © 2012 James O’Barr and © 1996 James O’ Barr (under exclusive license to Top Dollar Comics, Inc and Crowvision Inc, exclusivelylicensed to IDW Publishing). THE CROW ™ and “The Crow”, the original motion picture © 1995 Crowvision, Inc. Used with permission. All Rights Reserved. © 2012 Idea and Design Works, LLC. All Rights Reserved. IDWPublishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa Fe Street, San Diego, CA 92109. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Any similarities to persons living ordead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in Korea. IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork.
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c h a p t e r o n e : D e at h i s my d o j oDo·jo [doh-joh] Noun
A school or practice hall where karate, judo, or other martial artsare taught.Origin: < Japanese dōjō Buddhist seminary, drill hall,
transliteration of Sanskrit bodhimaṇḍa literally, seat of wisdom(equivalent to Chinese dàochǎng).
The Crow created by
James O ’ Barr Wr itten by: J oh n Sh irley • Art by: Kev i n Co lden
colors by: Matthew W i lso n • Letters by: S hawn LeeEd itor i al Ass i st by: to n i ko rde • Ed ited by: C h r i s Ryall
Cover BArt by Kyle Hotz
Colors by Dan Brown
Cover RI-AArt by Kent Williams
Cover AArt by Ashley Wood
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CON EXCLUSIVEArt by Kevin Colden
Cover RI-BArt by James O’Barr
HASTINGS EXCLUSIVE EXCLUSIVEArt by James O’Barr
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