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I have put the blurb next to each thumbnail that Dark Horse put on their
site about each issue. This is an attempt on my part to dissassociate
myself from their over the top hyperbole - but at least it's relevant!
Also check out Heart of Empire thumbnail galleries numbers two,
three and four.
The whole of the Adventures of Luther Arkwright is on the Heart of Empire Directors Cut , scanned in at an amazing quality level; the CD also
has the whole of Heart of Empire on it - and is only £12 including
all postage to anywhere in the world! For more info and to buy online,
see the Heart of Empire Directors Cut page.
Issue Nine Cover
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Teetering on the brink of the psychic equivalent
of the Big Bang, the bloody slaughter of the pro-democracy
demonstrators in Britannia Square continues unabated. Rose
Wylde prepares to sacrifice herself as the Princess Victoria
finally faces the true Heart of Empire--the all-powerful center
of evil. In this final chapter we witness the last of England
and beyond. The senses-staggering conclusion to the critically
acclaimed retro-SF adventure series.
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Issue Eight Cover
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All hell breaks out as we hurtle towards the finale; the
massacre begins in Britannia Square! Panic at Zerozero as
WOTAN screws up! The Rat's Castle Squad is caught in a withering
hail of bullets! An inexorable countdown to total destruction!
And Victoria finally confronts the ghastly truth, the source
of all her ills and the true Heart of Empire. Let the battle
commence!
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Issue Seven Cover
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As the countdowm to cataclysm nears its conclusion
the pace is heating up. The assassin Barbarini shears a bloody
path to the Empress's private orgy. The Levellers enter Britannia
Square to face the Militia like lambs to the slaughter. We
witness disaster at ZeroZero, the death of four major characters,
and at last face the true Heart of Darkness. All this plus
the Rat Woman, Kenny Baker, and Fairfax's finest fart yet.
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Issue Six Cover
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An issue full of revelations. American reporter Hiram J.
Kowolsky discovers his assistant Angela is much more than
she seems. Old Harry Fairfax finds that he still has some
of his old spark (but keep him away from open flame!). The
extent of the plot against the royal family is revealed. And
Princess Victoria receives the shock of her life.
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Issue Five Cover
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It's the eve of destruction and London goes
wild as Victoria descends into a terrifying nightmare. From
sunrise over Alsatia to the living hell of Bedlam and beyond,
from betrayal and plots of violent revolution to hot sex in
the Queen's bedchamber, this is probably the best single issue
of any comic you'll buy this year. Featuring a three-page
strip by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean.
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Issue Four Cover
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Luther Arkwright's daughter, Princess Victoria, comes into
her own when she single-handedly thwarts an assassination
attempt on activist Gabriel Shelley. Guns, knives, and hand
grenades become toys in her hands, then she becomes putty
in Shelley's. Meanwhile, papal assassin Father Barberini continues
to stalk Victoria's mother, the Queen.
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Issue Three Cover
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From the splendors of the Imperial palace and
the new St. Paul's Cathedral to the dangerous streets of Alsatia,
the cracks in Queen Anne's rule are beginning to show. The
seeds of rebellion are taking root, a Papal assassin stalks
the royal court, and Princess Victoria is discovering the
extent of her own, possibly uncontrollable, psychic powers.
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Issue Two Cover
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In a city to rival Gotham, the intrigue and tension begin
to build as we enter the Imperial Palace and meet the Empress'
public and private personas; one an Elizabethen fever-dream,
the other a walking nightmare! A labor of love by Eisner award-winning
writer-artist Bryan Talbot, sumptuously colored by Angus McKie
(Martha Washington).
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Issue One Cover
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In a world held in the iron grip of a totalitarian
empire, the dying Pope, guided by a vision from God, sends
his top assassin to the Imperial Palace with a dire mission
-- but the countdown to total destruction has already begun!
Meanwhile, the Princess Victoria embarks on a quest that will
turn her world upside down. The long-awaited stand-alone sequel
to The Adventures of Luther Arkwright is finally here. Bryan
Talbot has created an amazingly complex, yet accessible universe
filled with action, adventure, romance, heroism, and betrayal.
An epic tale that builds inexorably to a roller-coaster ride
that will have you hanging on every word and every image!
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