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A compelling saga of a man who lives forever, Saint Germaine is creator and writer Gary Reed's insightful journey that sweeps through the ages of historical and mythological views. Germaine pulls the memories of those about to die and binds them into his own. He is an amalgam of memories and his own mind is a history of mankind. Germaine can claim immortality yet he has died a thousand deaths. He has traversed the paths of mankind for untold years with his companion, Lilith. But Lilith's disappearance and the perils of the modern world direct him to undertake a new quest - to surrender his immortality. This is the introductory story of Saint Germaine and collects the Saint Germaine comic series, issues 1-4 plus the one shot, Restoration. The collection was originally released from Image Comics. Reviews: A jewel of writing and design...a work that dares to dream. - Lino Terlichi, Drive Magazine (Italy). .. .taken alternative comics into the next level of storytelling. I am in awe. ---Jazma Online. Eclectic, dense with meaning...the most intriguing immortal in comics since Neil Gaiman's Hob Gabling. ---Barry Lyga, Under the Reading Lamp, Diamond Comics. .. .a stunning example of the power of the medium. It should be exalted. ---John L. Kruze. Outstanding, simply outstanding. They don't get any better than this. ---Alicia Simmons, Fiction World.

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Gary Reed has created and written a number of titles in addition to Saint Germaine including Renfield, Red Dairies, A Murder of Scarecrows, Storyville, Raven Chronicles and others. He has had work published by Image, IDW, Penguin, Simon and Shuster, and of course, Caliber, a company he launched in the late 1980s. His Baker Street series has received two Harvey Award nominations and his long running series, Deadworld, has won three Ghastly Awards for the Best in Horror. Vince Locke first gained attention for his art on the long running zombie comic, Deadworld. He went to work for DC Comics on series such as American Freak, Witchcraft, and a long stint on Neil Gaiman's The Sandman. He also illustrated the graphic novel, A History of Violence, which became a major feature film. His latest book is from IDW, True Junction. He is also the illustrator of the covers for the death metal band, Cannibal Corpse. Contributors to Saint Germaine include Laurence Campbell who is well known for his Marvel work on Stephen King's Dark Tower, Punisher, DeadPool and Mike MIgnola's B.R.P.D., a tie-in to Hellboy. Mike Perkins has worked on Spider-Man, X-Men, Avengers, and the Brubaker run of Captain America. His most recent work is his co- created series, Rowan's Ruin. Guy Davis gained attention with his Baker Street series (co-created with Gary Reed) and known for his long run on Sandman Mystery Theater as well as B.R.PD. Currently Guy provides conceptual art for Guillermo del Toro including films and TV such as Pacific Rim, The Strain, and Crimson Peak. Galen Showman illustrated JLA: Age of Wonder and collaborated with P. Craig Russell on The Clowns for Dark Horse. He was one of the major contributors to Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book. Philippe Xavier started his career in the comic industry, on the 18 issue run of Legendlore for Caliber Comics. He has worked on Astonishing X-Men for Marvel and Books of Lore for Peregrine as well as magazines such as Heavy Metal and Frank Frazetta. Nate Pride illustrated for White Wolf Games and drew the Library of Wonder: Jules Verne from Barnes and Noble and contributed to the Eisner winning Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard.

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