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| Necromancer Volume 1 (Necromancer) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Joshua Ortega, Francis Manapul
Publisher: Top Cow Productions/Image Comics
Category: Book
List Price: $14.99
Buy New: $7.59
You Save: $7.40 (49%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 405162
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 10 x 6.5 x 0.4
ISBN: 1582406480
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5
EAN: 9781582406480
ASIN: 1582406480
Publication Date: July 4, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: brand new and unmarked shipped in mailer with tracking
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Product Description
From science fiction writer Joshua Ortega (Frequencies) and fan favorite penciler Francis Manapul (Witchblade, The Darkness), comes the story of Abigail van Alstine. Necromancer is a gothic fantasy adventure brought to you by two storytelling powerhouses who pull you in and never let go! Find out about the book people have been talking about all year!
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| Customer Reviews:
 Good one! April 22, 2008
I was attracted to this comic book by its cover and by the tittle. I hadn' seen a single issue of it before, so I didn't know if I would like it. Finally, after readng the other review there is for this item, I thought I would order it because I was thinking that the premise of the comic book was good. And like it I did. It's an amazing story, powerful, well drawn, and full of truths. Is a story that moves you, because you can feel what she feels when magic wakes up in her and unwillingly she calls on a demon who kills everyone that matters to her. From here, there's a story of learning, of growing, of being able to forgive oneself and fight to master her new magic abilities.
I really liked this one.
 Demons, Sorcery, and High School! July 17, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This trade paperback collects the first six issues of the ongoing series and I was pleasantly surprised by just how much I enjoyed the book. Abby Van Alstine is a typical suburban teen. She hangs out with friends, she's a cheerleader...but Abby is soon to find out that she holds a dark secret - she can control magic. Abby discovers this ability with terrifying and tragic results when she accidentally summons the demon Mali who promptly kills her friends and parents. Abby is captured by cultists who worship Mali, and refer to her as the transcendant. They want to force Abby to again call up Mali but she refuses.
Abby is rescued by a centuries old sorcerer named Locke, who takes her into his home and begins to teach her how to use her powers. Abby is sent to a new high school and discovers that there are other students like her that can use magic. But even going to a new school, Abby cannot escape her dark secret. When one of her classmates hangs himself, he still manages to carry on a conversation with her! Much of the book is told in a flashback sequence as Abby is at the mercy of another demon who is mentally torturing her. He is trying to get Abby to endure more and more physical and mental anguish until she takes her own life.
As you would expect with a Top Cow book, it is filled with very attractive female characters but this isn't about style over substance. The character of Abby is very well-defined. Abby actually acts like a teenager with the same problems they all face such as peer pressure and strict parents. There's still a lot yet to be revealed about who Locke is and why Abby and the others have the powers that they have. Francis Manapul's art is lush and bold and a bit reminiscent of Joe Chiodo's work with the big, watery eyes. This is a great place to start if you have not been reading the series up to this point.
Reviewed by Tim Janson
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