magic: the gathering #4 (of 4)
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Matt Forbeck (w) • Martín Cóccolo (a) • Karl Kopinski (c)Dack Fayden has finally caught up to the mage that destroyed his home village, but it might be too late: she has begun casting a deadly spell that will drain hundreds of their life force. And, now that Dack has arrived, he may fall prey to the same dark magic as the rest! FC • 32 pages • $3.99TRANSCRIPT
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Regular CoverArt by Karl Kopinski
Cover RIArt by Tyler Walpole
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Dack Fayden, Planeswalker thief, has stolen a valuable artifact from Ravnica,the Ancient Fang. Using his abilities to learn the artifact's secrets, instead hewitnesses the destruction of his hometown through the eyes of the villainthat committed the act: Sifa Grent. Dack sets out to track her down at hernext destination: Innistrad.
Dack finds Ingrid Reichart, a courageous Cathar, in the middle of a fightagainst the vampire minions of Baron Ekhart Von Falkenrath. Dack andIngrid escape back to her hometown, but Ingrid's father wants Dack gone.Dack opts to leave and continue on the trail of Sifa Grent, and Ingrid insistson coming along. When they arrive at Falkenrath Manor and find no traceof Sifa, Baron Ekhart let's Dack know that he's made a terrible mistake: sheamassed her troops and began an attack on Ingrid's hometown. Dack racesback and hopes he is not too late to save the day...
WRITTEN BY: MATT FORBECKART BY: MARTÍN CÓCCOLO
ART ASSISTS BY: CHRISTIAN DUCE
COLORS BY: J. EDWIN STEVENSCOLOR ASSISTS BY: BAILEIGH BOLTEN
LETTERS BY: SHAWN LEE
EDITED BY: CARLOS GUZMAN
Special thanks to Hasbro's Michael Kelly and Val Roca, and Wizards of the Coast's Brady Dommermuth, Jeremy Jarvis, Matt Cavotta, Elaine Chase, Mark Purvis, Paul Levy, Adam Dixon, Michael Gills, Adam Colby, & Greg Collins.
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