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PREVIOUSLY: When nerdy Oliver falls in love beautiful Casey, he has no idea that she’s been marked by her evil ex-boyfriend Gavin to be possessed by Kavaleth, Lord of Kaos. Now, Kavelth is in control of Casey, and it couldn’t have happened at a worse time – while enjoying dinner with Oliver’s mom and brother (who happens to be a priest).

Oliver Casey Gavin In Love with a Demon Posessed Bad Ex-Boyfriend

WRITTEN BY: Asa Shumskas-Tait ILLUSTRATED BY: Dennis Budd INKS AND LETTERING BY: Joe Caramagna COLORS BY: Stu Chaifetz COVER BY: Joseph Michael Linsner

CREATED BY: Scott Mitchell Rosenberg

Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, CHAIRMAN Brian Altounian, PRESIDENT & COO For press and promotional inquiries, please contact: Sean O’Reilly, VP OF PUBLISHING AND ANIMATION Adam Rosenblum Adam Rosenblum, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF [email protected] Zachary A. Pennington, MINISTER OF DESIGN 310-807-8100 Scott O. Brown, MASTER OF PRODUCTION Michael Tierney, ADAM’S HERO 1MFBTFWJTJUVTBU WWW.PLATINUMSTUDIOSCOMICS.COM

CONSUMED #3 Published September 2007 by Platinum Studios Comics, a division of Platinum Studios, Inc. 11400 Olympic Blvd., 14th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90064 through a distribution agreement with Top Cow Productions, Inc. CONSUMED, the CONSUMED logo, and the names and likenesses of all featured characters are trademarks of Platinum Studios, Inc. © 2007 Platinum Studios, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in USA.

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The BEST rock superheroes of all time return in the webcomic event of the year, now on-line at DrunkDuck.com! The Webcomics Community ™ ™ Each KISS member carries one of the world-protecting warrior spirits of the 4K. Go deeper into this all-new KISS 4K universe with exclusive on-line stories that expand the mythology of each member, Starchild, Chikara, Celestial and Demon.

KISS 4K, the KISS 4K logo, the KISS Comics Group logo, and the names and likenesses of all KISS characters are trademarks of KISS Catalog Ltd. KISS® is a registered trademark of KISS Catalog Ltd. Other featured characters are trademarks of Platinum Studios, Inc. and KISS Catalog, Ltd. © 2007 Platinum Studios, Inc. and KISS Catalog Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Scott Mitchell Rosenberg…Creator

I know most of you readers see me as a businessman, which three of the KISS characters. is kind of funny, because in truth I see myself as a creator ﬁ rst It’s good to be proud of what you do, and as a creator I am and businessman second. It is the love of the story that drew very proud of our books. me (no pun intended), to this business. You have many choices on the comic book rack, and I’m glad After I sold Malibu Comics to Marvel and then left, I took some you’re reading this one right now. time off to write. I used that hiatus to create the Macroverse; which details the storylines, characters and concepts of the universe, in which most of the Platinum characters exist. It set the ground rules for everything that we are now doing. From Scott Mitchell Rosenberg that world comes three of the comics this month, including: Consumed, The Weapon, and Ghosting.

This month, I am proud to present to you:

Consumed #3, written by Asa Shumskas-Tait. In this issue, Kaveleth has taken over Casey’s mind, but Oliver is hoping that it isn’t too late to save his new girlfriend’s life.

The Weapon #4, written by Fred Van Lente. Tommy and Megan have to ﬁ nd the secrets of the sacred scroll of Bohidharma. But, Tommy also ﬁ nds out that he doesn’t know everything about his new partner. This is the end of the mini-series, but I’m sure we will see Tommy and Megan again.

Ghosting #2, written by Fred Van Lente. The gang learns that Ghosting may be more than just a prank and that sometimes reality is much scarier. I’m not giving away any secrets, but don’t get too attached to any of our heroes.

KISS 4K #4, written by Ricky Sprague. KISS 4K is more than just a comic book story, it is a continuation of the mythology Creepy Carly is “Not Part of The Blood Nation” for the legendary rock band KISS. This month we are going For more twisted Creepy Carly goodness–if you can call it that–go to: to shock you, by going into the Marvel universe and killing off www.drunkduck.com/Creepy_Carly

STUFF THIS MONTH! (September, that is) GHOSTING #2 By Fred Van Lente, Charles Carvalho, Tom Smith Maggie, Sarah, Warren, and Josh learn that Ghosting may not just be a prank by the fraternities and sororities, but a real ghost. But to learn this, one might have to pay the ultimate price. Do you believe in ghosts? More importantly, do ghosts believe in you?

CONSUMED #3 By Asa Shumskas-Tait, Dennis Budd, Joe Caramagna and Stu Chaifetz Kavaleth, the Lord of Kaos, has taken over Casey’s mind, but Oliver is hoping that it isn’t too late to save his new girlfriend’s life before the demon takes her over completely and consumes the planet. Nobody said love was easy.

THE WEAPON #4 By Fred Van Lente, Scott Koblish and Paul Mounts Tommy Zhou, The Weapon, has to rescue his partner Megan, before the Lin Kui forest demons ﬁ nd the secrets of the sacred scroll of Bohidharma and kill her off. But does Tommy know everything about his new partner, or is she hiding a secret which could be more dangerous than the traps in the Shan-Tao temple?

KISS 4K: LEGENDS NEVER DIE #4 By Ricky Sprague, Bob Hall, Kevin Crossley and Jason Embury She puts into motion her campaign to kill off KISS 4K in every dimension where they exist. Meanwhile, the KISS 4K team learns they have been betrayed by someone they thought they could trust. ‘Nuff said!

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CREATOR INTERVIEW: DEAN MOTTER How did you get your start in this industry? Where do you draw your inspiration? I was doing freelance design work for one of the earliest direct Much comes from literature. Both classic and contemporary. market comic book stores in Toronto, The Silver Snail. The Quite a bit still comes from vintage films and television. owner had decided to follow Star*Reach’s lead and publish a “ground-level” comic. He brought me on to edit, assemble and Which of your mentors do you still look to for advice? design Andromeda, adapting work by Ellison, Van Vogt, Tiptree, I have my Mount Rushmore; Steranko, Wood, Toth, Eisner. I Arthur C. Clarke and others as well as original material. We ran look at their work and still aspire. But I have colleagues and for a couple years. This was about the same time Heavy Metal contemporaries. Kaluta, Sienkiewicz, Adams, Steacy, Rivoche, started up. This lead to work in Epic Illustrated, Byron Preiss, Rian Hughes, Daniel Torres, Darwyn Cooke, etc. Gaiman, Vortex (where I created Mister X) and DC (where I did The Moore, Miller, Bendis, Brubaker. Their work always excites me. Prisoner). When you are offered more than one project, what draws How have you seen the industry change over the years you to one over the others? from a creator’s stand point? Generally, I try to look for how I can put my stamp on the effort. Over the years everyone has become more savvy, comics If I’m not the creator it often means a bit of deconstruction. So I properties have begun to represent more lucrative motion look to projects that will allow me to do that. I think I am better picture and TV opportunities. So we creators have had to learn at writing darker, noir-ish tales as opposed to super-heroic how to negotiate. How to market ourselves. stories (which I do like reading) and science-fiction that is based on a modicum of science. I’m also fond of 20th century history. But mainly I’ve seen the nature of making comic books becoming worldly, both in terms of content and marketing. When I was reading comics as a 12-year-old they made sense. FOR THE COMPLETE INTERVIEW, PLEASE VISIT But as the audience and the creators matured, the degree WWW.PLATINUMSTUDIOSCOMICS.COM of sophistication rose as well. With the advent of desktop publishing and computer software, the field has broadened and the production values have risen. Even the old material has to be read through the prism of scholarship and pop culture history or at least camp irony. STUFF NEXT MONTH! (October, genius)

ATLANTIS RISING #1 By Scott O. Brown, Tim Irwin, and Andy Elder After more than a thousand years of peaceful coexistence, Atlantis and the surface world are on the brink of war with the fate of both civilizations hanging in the balance. This issue begins the war that will decide the fate of all humanity and Atlanteans.

GHOSTING #3 By Fred Van Lente, Charles Carvalho, Tom Smith It isn’t easy being a pledge. Warren has been committed to a psych ward after his run in with Ghoster and is warning that the ghost has come back to kill all the Omegas and Epsilons, and he may be right. One of our four heroes will meet their untimely demise, while two of the others might ﬁnd love….

CONSUMED #4 By Asa Shumskas-Tait, Dennis Budd, Joe Caramagna and Stu Chaifetz In this shocking conclusion, Oliver must choose whether or not to make the ultimate sacriﬁce in order to save his girlfriend’s soul and the very earth from the all consuming demon Kaveleth. But, nothing is ever that simple in Oliver’s life.

Unique TPB By Dean Motter, Dennis Calero This volume collects the 3-issue miniseries by Dean Motter. Convinced all his life that he was schizophrenic because of strange visions of another world, Jon Geoffries learns that he is seeing the Earth’s twin, and that he is Unique, one of the few people with no doppelganger on the other world...and the power to move between them at will. Now he’s a target of ruthless enemies who plan to use the connection between these two Earths to control the fates of billions.

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