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"On Earth-Omega, the grim vigilante called THE DRAGONFLY seeks justice in a dark world of sadistic criminals and corrupt cops. But on Earth-Alpha, his innocent counterpart DRAGONFLYMAN faces colorful villains like The Soundmaster alongside a cheerful police department! This volume careens like a rollercoaster from camp humor to gritty drama and back again, featuring the brutal menace of Kaktus, TWO versions of the tempter known as Devil Man—and the baffling mystery of Lady Dragonflyman! A prequel to the acclaimed AHOY Comics title THE WRONG EARTH, collecting all five issues of DRAGONFLY AND DRAGONFLYMAN plus the 2019 AHOY Free Comic Book Day story. Featuring covers by WRONG EARTH artist Jamal Igle. ""An ingenious concept... DRAGONFLY & DRAGONFLYMAN is just brilliantly executed; full of fun parallels and sharp observations about superhero narrative. "" -- Glen Weldon, NPR ""This is a smart series with profound insights (into Superhero Archetypes)."" -- Will Nevin, WMQ Comics"

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An ingenious concept... DRAGONFLY & DRAGONFLYMAN is just brilliantly executed; full of fun parallels and sharp observations about superhero narrative. --Glen Weldon NPR

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"Tom Peyer - AHOY Comics' editor-in-chief's long, curly hair was declared ""best in comics"" by the influential social media account Comics In The Golden Age. He has written such comics as Penultiman, Hashtag: Danger, High Heaven, Legion of Super-Heroes, Hourman, and Marvel Team-Up. One of the original editors of DC Comics' Vertigo imprint, today he writes and edits AHOY comics from a house across from a cemetery in a leafy suburb of Syracuse, NY. Peter Krause has worked as an artist in comics for over thirty years. Past credits include Power of Shazam!, Metropolis S.C.U. and Star Trek: The Next Generation for DC. His work with writer Mark Waid on Irredeemable (Boom Studios) and Daredevil: Road Warrior (Marvel) garnered several Eisner nominations. Most recently, he helped reimagine the Archie gang as teens during World War II in Archie: 1941. Russ Braun has been drawing comics for almost 30 years, with time away for a 7 year stint with Walt Disney Feature Animation. Known for his expressive character work and storytelling on everything from Batman, Swamp Thing, Fables and Jack of Fables, but perhaps best know for his frequent collaborations with Garth Ennis. You can find his work on russ-braun.com and on Instagram at russ.braun.589. A recipient of the 2011 Inkpot Award for outstanding achievement in Comic Art, industry veteran Jamal Igle is the writer/artist/creator of Molly Danger for Action Lab Entertainment; the co-creator of Venture with writer Jay Faerber; the artist of the series Black from Black Mask Studios; the artist for Supergirl; the artist for Dudley Datson (with writer Scott Snyder) from Dark Horse/comiXology; and the penciler of AHOY Comics' THE WRONG EARTH. Jamal's detailed pencils have graced books as varied as The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, the all-ages action miniseries Race Against Time, and mainstream hits such as G.I.Joe, Iron Man, Spider- Man and Green Lantern. Jamal has penciled popular runs on Firestorm the Nuclear Man, Nightwing, Tangent: Superman's Reign, Superman, Supergirl, and Zatanna for DC Comics; Noble Causes for Image Comics; New Warriors for Marvel Comics; and The Wrong Earth for AHOY. He's acted on the small screen, done voiceovers for commercials, packaged books for Scholastic, and drawn storyboards for Roughnecks: Starship Trooper Chronicles and Max Steel: MX1 for Sony Animation. Jamal is also a popular guest lecturer on the subjects of comics and animation."

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