Richards - The Scorpion King # 1 Front Cover (Art Alternate Edition)

Dark Horse Comics Info: The Scorpion King #1 (of 2) - Writer: Scott Allie, Cover Artist: Cliff Richards, Penciller: Cliff Richards, Inker: Will Conrad, Letterer: Pat Brosseau, Colorist: Dave Stewart, Genre: Action/Adventure. Prepare yourself for high adventure on the desert sands with The Scorpion King! It's finally here! The eagerly anticipated prequel to the blockbuster hit film The Mummy Returns is coming soon to theaters and comic-shops everywhere! The Scorpion King, a film guaranteed to be one of the hottest movies of the year, now hits comic book stores with an epic of monumental proportions. This is NOT an adaptation of the film, but the first in a two-issue series that follows the exploits of Mathayus, a young warrior destined to rule one of the mightiest empires on Earth. Destiny will call him the Scorpion King. To save his kingdom from an evil tyrant, Mathayus must recover a mystical book from the cave of an unspeakably horrific monster. This book holds the power to prophesize the future, and with it the power to rule the world! Scott Allie, creator and writer of Witch's Son, and penciller Cliff Richards (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) take you to a savage desert land of myth and monsters for action, drama, and mystical adventure! Publication Date: Mar 06, 2002, Format: Full color, 32 pages (1 of 2), Price: $2.99

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