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The Middleman, The Third Volume Inescapability

Together in one explosive tome, it’s all three volumes of “The Middleman,” the Viper Comics smash coming soon to ABC Family! It’s all here: the complete story of Wendy Watson - art student turned crime-fighter for the world’s most absurdly secretive organization - loaded with extras and ready for action!

In Stores this July!
336 pages / $19.95
ISBN-13: 978-0-9802385-4-9
Diamond Item Code: MAY08 4177

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The Middleman, Volume 3
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The Middleman, The Third Volume Inescapability

The Middleman and Wendy - secret agents for the world’s most absurdly secretive agency - return for an all-new adventure that redeﬁnes “shocking destiny,” and nothing will be the same after the uncompromising ﬁnale!

The search for a missing scientist plunges Wendy into a collision course with the darkest mysteries of The Middleman... what is the sinister organization known by the acronym “F.A.T.B.O.Y.” and why have its agents fought the Middlemen for centuries? What is the deep, dark secret driving the conﬂict between The Middleman and his arch-nemesis, the nefarious Kanimang Kang? Will Wendy ever ﬁnd a gallery that will hang her paintings?

All your questions will be answered – and your answers will be questioned - in the third volume of the series hailed by critics and fans, and named by the American Library Association as one of 2007’s “Great Graphic Novels For Teens.”

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The Middleman, The Second Volume Inevitability

Explosive doesn't begin to cover this collection of The Middleman! Not only does it include the entire rip-snortin' adventure that is volume two, but also three all-new "Legends of the Middleman" - thrilling tales of the Middlemen of yore guest-illustrated by three of comics' hottest artists! Adventure! Excitement! Masked
wrestlers! It's all here!

July 2006, ISBN: 0-9777883-4-2
128 pages, B&W
Only $9.95

Online Previews:

Read the entire first chapter online

Take a sneak peek of one of the Legends of the Middleman stories, illustrated by Josh Howard

Preview part of the Ardsworth's Field Guide to Common South American Wrestlers, which is included in this volume.

Issue 2.4

The Guilded Amphibian Supremacy.Trapped in an ancient pyramid! Pinned by enemy fire! Forced into gladiatorial combat! And that's just the first page! The latest adventure of The Middleman and Wendy closes as the rescue of Sensei Ping leads to a hail of fists of fury and shocking destiny... and the staggering revelation of The Golden Amphibian Supremacy!

32 pages, B&W
Diamond Previews item code:
FEB06 3370

Issue 2.3

The Sino-Mexican Revelation.The Middleman has been kidnapped by masked wrestlers! Ida has been decapitated! Ben has been shot! Wendy may be to blame! Alone and outgunned, Wendy must find a way to save her friends - can she do it? All your questions will be answered - and your answers will be questioned in "The Sino-Mexican Revelation!"

32 pages, B&W
Diamond Previews item code:
JAN06 3376

Issue 2.2

The Winnebago Interrogation Contingency. When Sensei Ping is kidnapped by masked wrestlers, The Middleman and Wendy are divided and on the run. Trapped in the crossfire of an ancient blood feud, Wendy must find a way to save the life of The Middleman and release Sensei Ping from the wrestlers’ nefarious grip!

32 pages, B&W
Diamond Previews item code:
DEC05 3324

Preview

Issue 2.1

The Entering Dragon Conundrum. The theft of the world’s rarest diamond by masked wrestlers is only the beginning of a world of trouble for The Middleman and Wendy... who must not only solve the crime, but also confront the most lethal man alive - the master of the Wu-Han Death Thumb - the man known only as Sensei Ping!

32 pages, B&W
Diamond Previews item code:
NOV05 3249

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of the extras

The Middleman, The Trade Paperback Imperative

Missed the first four issues of the indy smash hit, “The Middleman?” Catch up on the story of how talented amateur Wendy Watson became part of the world’s most ludicrously secret organization! Featuring a covert introduction by the mysterious Paul Dini, an eyes-only pin-up gallery, and recently-declassified sketches from Eisner-award nominated artist Les MccLaine!

January 2006
120 pages, B&W
Only $9.95

Issue 04 (of 04)

More info coming soon.

Preview

Issue 03 (of 04)
Cover colored by Dean Trippe

The Experimental Simian Identity
It’s mobsters vs. monkeys as an ultra-intelligent lab chimp who has seen too many goombah movies takes it upon himself to control all the rackets in the city... and in the crossfire: The Middleman and Wendy! Marlon Perkins meets Tony Montana as The Middleman and Wendy must navigate the treacherous waters of organized crime and genetically engineered primate research to uncover the experimental simian identity!

32 pages, B&W
Diamond Previews item code:
JUL05 3201

Preview

Issue 02 (of 04)
Cover colored by Dean Trippe

The Secret Recruitment Ultimatum
Wendy Watson leads a secret double life: apprentice monster-smasher for a ridiculously secret organization by day, struggling bohemian artist by night... and with her first big case - the murder of mobsters by a ruthless assassin who may not be entirely human - Wendy must decide between a life of unbridled normalcy and the neverending conflict between the good, the bad, and the simply repulsive!

32 pages, B&W
Diamond Previews item code:
JUN05 3288

Preview

Issue 01 (of 04)
Cover colored by Dean Trippe

The Temporary Employment Sanction
Wendy Watson thought she had it tough as a struggling young artist working a string of meaningless McJobs... until she met The Middleman. Now her life is filled with monsters, mindless destruction and one life-altering choice: to join or not to join the never-ending battle for truth, justice, and the other thing!

32 pages, B&W
Diamond Previews item code:
MAY05 3063



	Javier Grillo-Marxuach Javier Grillo-Marxuach is an award-winning writer and producer currently working on the hit NBC Network series "Medium." He has written and produced episodes of ABC's Emmy, Golden Globe and Writers' Guild Award-winning "Lost," as well as "Boomtown," "The Pretender," "Jake 2.0," "The Chronicle," "Charmed," "Three" and "seaQuest." Grillo-Marxuach has also sold and produced several network pilots, written and directed an award-winning short film, created a number of works for the stage and contributed freelance scripts and stories to "The Dead Zone," "Dark Skies," "Strange Frequency" and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit." Javier Grillo-Marxuach was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. His name is pronounced “Ha-vee-air Gree-joe Mark’s-watch.” Les McClaine Les McClaine is a cartoonist living in Waltham, Massachusetts. He is currently working on several print and web comics projects, including "The Middleman," "Jonny Crossbones," and "Highway 13." He has been a librarian, a record shop clerk, an usher, and a Santa wrangler. He is twelve feet tall.


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