- The Necromancer (comics)
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character_name=The Necromancer
real_name=Abigail van Alstine
publisher=Top Cow Productions
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creators=Joshua Ortega
Francis Manapul
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powers=Spellcaster, Arcane knowledge, Sorcery"The Necromancer" is a
comic book published by theTop Cow imprint ofImage Comics .The comic is written by science fiction author turned comic writer
Joshua Ortega with art on the first series byFrancis Manapul .Overview
The story has been described by some as a 'dark version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.' While not an entirely accurate description, it is undeniable that Ortega's writing has some of the same elements -- a teenage girl dealing with destiny and the supernatural -- as
Joss Whedon 's Buffy did."Necromancer" was originally announced back in 2001 with Top Cow president
Matt Hawkins as the writer and Brian Ching on art chores."Necromancer" returned in the 2007 "
Pilot Season " program from Top Cow. [ [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=118405 Top Cow's Pilot Program - Talking About Pilot Season] ,Newsarama , June 26, 2007] Ortega provided the script [ [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=131849 Necromancing: Joshua Ortega on Pilot Season: Necromancer] ,Newsarama , October 5, 2007, 2007] [ [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=11771 Believe in Magic: Ortega Returns to "Necromancer"] ,Comic Book Resources , October 24, 2007] andJonboy Meyers took over on art, as Manapul was on exclusive contract to DC. [ [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=133559 Drawing The Necromancer: Talking to Jonboy Meyers] ,Newsarama , October 19, 2007]Collections
The first series was collected into a trade paperback in April 2007 (ISBN 1582406480). [ [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=99803 NECROMANCER COLLECTED IN TRADE THIS APRIL] ,
Newsarama , February 1, 2007]Notes
References
*comicbookdb|type=title|id=6192|title="Necromancer" (2005)
*gcdb series|id=27141|title="Necromancer: Pilot Season"External links
* [http://www.topcow.com/comics/63/current Top Cow's The Necromancer page]
* [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=28597 ORTEGA & MANAPUL'S NECROMANCER @ TOP COW] ,Newsarama , March 1, 2005
* [http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=6003 Magic Words: Joshua Ortega talks "The Necromancer"] ,Comic Book Resources , October 5, 2005
* [http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/reviews/112903775033035.htm Review of "Necromancer" #1] and [http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/reviews/113523044649157.htm #2] ,Silver Bullet Comic Books
* [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=131562 THE NECROMANCER: PILOT SEASON #1] ,Newsarama , October 3, 2007
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