The comic scripts | The Matchman

18 comic scripts

Issue 01 · Complete illustrated edition · 22/22 pages
Matchman Conquers All
Across Manhattan, Dr. Dejection's Anticupids turn lonely hearts toward despair. Matchman's search for a connection brings two strangers, and his enemies, to Union Square.
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Issue 02 · Complete illustrated edition · 22/22 pages
Anybody Got a Matchman?
Discordia ignites a war in Kaboumistan as part of Dr. Dejection's latest scheme. Matchman must bring his gift for reconciliation to a battlefield.
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Issue 03 · Complete illustrated edition · 22/22 pages
Game, Set and Matchman
A celebrity breakup turns into a government emergency, just as Scott's own date takes an awkward turn. His brother Super Ficial! is ready to make a bad situation worse.
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Issue 04 · Original script
A Match Made in Heaven
Discordia infiltrates a school and turns her golden apple on its pupils. Meanwhile, Azusa Zeitzler arrives at VALCom determined to become Matchman's sidekick.
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Issue 05 · Original script
A Match Made in Heaven, Part Two
With Matchman under Discordia's spell and Z-Girl captive, VALCom calls on the mysterious Supersigns. The battle for New York picks up where Book 4 left off.
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Issue 06 · Original script
Matchman in the Sky with Diamonds
The Beefeater kidnaps the Duchess of Dorking and plots to seize Britain's throne. Matchman's mission to London takes an unexpected turn, bringing the DoubleSign Twins into the adventure.
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Issue 07 · Original script
Pictures of Matchstick Men
An invitation to a Tokyo comics convention puts Matchman in the path of the Ina Morata cult. Officer Ikebana and the DoubleSign Twins help unravel a trap built around his fame.
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Issue 08 · Original script
Match Shtick
Women are disappearing from Israel, and the trail leads to a marriage broker in Queens. Matchman and Z-Girl investigate Mezuzah, whose collection of action figures hides a sinister secret.
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Issue 09 · Original script
Match Fu
A nightmare brings back Scott's memories of Dr. Wang, an enemy he thought he had left behind. In Hong Kong, a charity hospital gives Matchman reason to question the doctor's respectable new life.
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Issue 10 · Original script
New Socialist Matchman
A strange energy signal sends Matchman and Z-Girl to Siberia. They find the Soviet Onion, an alien intelligence with plans for Earth, and a young gunman eager to prove himself.
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Issue 11 · Original script
A Matchman for All Seasons
Amid the Iraq War, Matchman helps a soldier search for his family. Back at VALCom, Cheri Marinetti tries to reclaim her life after the golden apple's possession.
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Issue 12 · Original script
Love Thy Fellow Matchman
When a superpowered attacker targets gay New Yorkers, Matchman discovers a gap in his ability to sense danger. Watchwomyn and A-Boy bring their own strengths to the fight.
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Issue 13 · Original script
Ueberfly!
Wilhelmina von Kenya takes a dangerous interest in Scott and his powers. Her plans for a cache of Nazi technology begin the Ultima Thule storyline.
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Issue 14 · Original script
Behold the Matchman
Dr. Dejection travels back to the first century to attack Jesus. Matchman follows him into the past, where each attempt to change history creates fresh complications.
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Issue 15 · Original script
Glockenspiel Games
After Wilhelmina's escape, a toy-shop discovery gives VALCom a new lead. The trail draws Matchman, Z-Girl and Arnie Stetchkin into Der Glockenspiel's part of the Ultima Thule plot.
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Issue 16 · Original script
The Ultima Thule Project, Part Three
The Ultima Thule trail leads to Antarctica and a flying saucer armed for catastrophe. Matchman, Z-Girl and their allies race to stop Wilhelmina before she can use it.
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Issue 17 · Original script
Strike a Match!
After the Antarctica mission, Scott is learning to help VALCom without his powers. When a new B.L.A.H. recruit targets Z-Girl, the team must mount a rescue.
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Issue 18 · Original script
Paris Match; or The Roquefort Files
Still searching for his lost powers, Scott learns that Dr. Dendrite's experiment has found him an unexpected match. A trip to Paris brings romance, danger and Le Grand Fromage.
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