Meridian TPB (2001-2003 CrossGen) comic books

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Flying Solo!" Collects Meridian (2000-2004) #1-7. Written by Babara Kesel. Art by Joshua Middleton and Steve McNiven, Dexter Vines, and Jordi Ensign. Painted cover by Steve Rude. This trade paperback is the perfect introduction for readers who have yet to try this fantastic series. It tells the story of 16-year old Sephie, who lives on a world where cities float in the sky and ships travel through the air. Her city, Meridian, is a city with an economy based on shipbuilding and made up of the finest craftsmen. All is well on Meridian until Sephie's Uncle Ilahn comes to visit his brother Turos, Meridian's Minister. Ilahn is the Minister of the sky city of Cadador. All his life he has dreamed of taking control of Meridian away from his brother and ruling the greatest empire on the planet. When both Turos and Ilahn are engulfed in a strange light, both are granted the sigil, the strange mark of power. Unfortunately, that power is too much for Turos to bear and his mark is transferred to his daughter, Sephie. What does the sigil mean? How did they both come to get it? What type of power does it bring? And with Turos out of the way, how can Sephie stop her Uncle from fulfilling his dreams of conquest? Follow Sephie's plight as she is whisked away from her homeland and realizes it is now her responsibility to find her way home to save her people from the oncoming invasion by Cadador. Also included is a complete cover gallery and humorous anecdotes from Barbara Kesel and other creators who have worked on this title. Colored by Mike Atiyeh, Morry Hollowell, and Paul Mounts. Softcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. "Flying Solo!" Collects Meridian (2000-2004) #1-7. Written by Babara Kesel. Art by Joshua Middleton and Steve McNiven, Dexter Vines, and Jordi Ensign. Painted cover by Steve Rude. This trade paperback is the perfect introduction for readers who have yet to try this fantastic series. It tells the story of 16-year old Sephie, who lives on a world where cities float in the sky and ships travel through the air. Her city, Meridian, is a city with an economy based on shipbuilding and made up of the finest craftsmen. All is well on Meridian until Sephie's Uncle Ilahn comes to visit his brother Turos, Meridian's Minister. Ilahn is the Minister of the sky city of Cadador. All his life he has dreamed of taking control of Meridian away from his brother and ruling the greatest empire on the planet. When both Turos and Ilahn are engulfed in a strange light, both are granted the sigil, the strange mark of power. Unfortunately, that power is too much for Turos to bear and his mark is transferred to his daughter, Sephie. What does the sigil mean? How did they both come to get it? What type of power does it bring? And with Turos out of the way, how can Sephie stop her Uncle from fulfilling his dreams of conquest? Follow Sephie's plight as she is whisked away from her homeland and realizes it is now her responsibility to find her way home to save her people from the oncoming invasion by Cadador. Also included is a complete cover gallery and humorous anecdotes from Barbara Kesel and other creators who have worked on this title. Colored by Mike Atiyeh, Morry Hollowell, and Paul Mounts. Softcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Going to Ground!" Collects Meridian (2000-2004) #8-14 and CrossGen Chronicles (2000) #3. Written by Babara Kesel. Art by Mike Wieringo, Steve McNiven, George Perez, Tom Simmons, and Jordi Ensign. This trade paperback continues the adventures of Sephie, a young adventure hero. Sixteen-year old Sephie lives on a world where cities float in the sky and ships travel through the air. Her city, Meridian, is a city with an economy based on shipbuilding and made up of the finest craftsmen. She's on a journey home after surviving what should have been her death: falling from the sky, but the sigil has granted Sephie some wonderful powers and she is able to survive both the fall and the betrayal of the Minister of Akasia. Sephie is being held prisoner in the dye vats of that city, but manages to escape, facing monstrous dangers on her route back to Meridian. She narrowly avoids encountering her Uncle Ilahn, whose sigil blazes red as he destroys, while hers glows gold as she renews. When Sephie learns she can fly, a whole new range of possibilities for heroism are opened to her, and she rises to each occasion. Softcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

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Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. "Going to Ground!" Collects Meridian (2000-2004) #8-14 and CrossGen Chronicles (2000) #3. Written by Babara Kesel. Art by Mike Wieringo, Steve McNiven, George Perez, Tom Simmons, and Jordi Ensign. This trade paperback continues the adventures of Sephie, a young adventure hero. Sixteen-year old Sephie lives on a world where cities float in the sky and ships travel through the air. Her city, Meridian, is a city with an economy based on shipbuilding and made up of the finest craftsmen. She's on a journey home after surviving what should have been her death: falling from the sky, but the sigil has granted Sephie some wonderful powers and she is able to survive both the fall and the betrayal of the Minister of Akasia. Sephie is being held prisoner in the dye vats of that city, but manages to escape, facing monstrous dangers on her route back to Meridian. She narrowly avoids encountering her Uncle Ilahn, whose sigil blazes red as he destroys, while hers glows gold as she renews. When Sephie learns she can fly, a whole new range of possibilities for heroism are opened to her, and she rises to each occasion. Softcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Taking The Skies!" Collects Meridian (2000-2004) #15-20. Written by Babara Kesel. Art by Steve McNiven and Tom Simmons. Cover by Steve McNiven. Sephie is out to wrest control of her world from her cruel Uncle Ilahn, another Sigil-Bearer. In this volume, she takes to piracy to disrupt the trade routes Ilahn controls, with tragic results for one of the floating sky islands on the fantasy world of Demetria. Meridian offers a young adventure hero for girls without leaving out the boys. All the alien wonder of a sci-fi fantasy world and the familiar trials of being sixteen years old are brought to life in a series that does for fantasy what Harry Potter does for magic. Softcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $15.95.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Coming Home!" Collects Meridian (2000-2004) #21-26. Written by Babara Kesel. Art by Steve McNiven and Tom Simmons. On a fantasy world of floating islands and flying ships, 16-year-old Sephie faces the cost of rebellion - her pirate forces find themselves facing off against an explosive projectile weapon of a kind never before known on Demetria! It's only the first of many trials the young Sigil-Bearer faces as she returns home to Meridian to face the changes that occupation by Cadadorian soldiers have forced on her beloved home. Sephie's Uncle Ilahn, her only living relative and deadliest enemy, lies in wait. The inevitable clash between them will cost Sephie more than she could ever dream. Softcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $15.95.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Minister of Calador!" Collects Meridian (2000-2004) #27-32. Written by Babara Kesel. Art by Steve McNiven and Tom Simmons. Sephie makes the difficult decision to leave Meridian again, this time to take the reins of the mightiest city-state on Demetria, Cadador. With Ilahn apparently dead, she faces no opposition...at least, that's how it appears. Softcover, 160 pages, full color. Cover price $15.95.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "Changing Course!" Collects Meridian (2000-2004) #33-38. Written by Babara Kesel. Art by Steve McNiven and Tom Simmons. Will Sephie, still growing into the role of a global guardian, find a new love - and is Jad really dead? Softcover, 160 pages, full color. Cover price $15.95.